Something Different This Time

[Little Black Duck]

Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?

A. All invented by women.

Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled

"Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...

and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts...

So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them

"Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."

It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"

Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle,

of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service.

"Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.

Finally one for the Wabbit Kayo who is good at Maths..

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

[Little Black Duck]

When I see this posted I feel very Libya-ish

Please forgive me..

[suegha]

Good, apart from the fact that we do not order our beer in quarts, or at least not in any pub I have ever been in!

[Thaddeus]

Minding your P's and Q's is an old typesetting term.

And

Even when it is acknowledged that the correct form is wet your whistle, odd stories about the origin of the phrase continue. The ever-popular one is that mugs or tankards formerly had whistles baked or built into them, so that pub patrons could whistle to the bartender when they were ready for a refill. Apart from some modern creations, no such mug or tankard has ever been found, nor has any historical reference to such things. So, folks, the phrase is a pretty easy one to explain: to wet your whistle is to moisten your whistling organs by having a drink.

Gary Starkweather, a researcher who is trying to figure out how to take the paper out of newspapers, will speak at SFU on Feb. 17 as the last lecture in the current distinguished lecture series sponsored by the centre for systems science.

Starkweather, who is renowned for inventing the laser printer while working for Xerox in 1971

Odd name for a woman.

And

http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp

Sorry for being pedantic

I may do Kevlar and staircases later

[kayo]

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