It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month
after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all
the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was
lunar based, this period was called the honey month...which we know today as
the honeymoon.
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you
would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
Many years ago, in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled to be "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"....and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
........ Speaking of golf, Congratulations to Phil Mickelson who finally won a Major this weekend when he won the Masters. I bet no one is happier than he is right now.
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