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  • Cocaine_Nosejob
    Cocaine_Nosejob Posts: 1,744
    The idea for Godzilla came from a horrible accident when a U.S. atomic test bomb went off in the Pacific, contaminating a Japanese fishing boat’s crew and catch. The fictionalized lumbering demon was a metaphor for America.
    "The customer...is always...an ASSHOLE"

    "The world fascinates me."

    "Doesn't mean that much to me, to mean that much to you"

  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Reindeer like to eat bananas.
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    “Pretty Boy” Floyd might have been one of America’s most notorious bank robbers, but he couldn’t have been too bad a guy: On bank heists, he was known for destroying mortgage papers, consequently freeing hundreds of people from property debt.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • EddieVedderFan1
    EddieVedderFan1 Posts: 176
    If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.
    There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened.

    We do not inherit the earth from our parents. We borrow it from our children.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    chadwick wrote:
    “Pretty Boy” Floyd might have been one of America’s most notorious bank robbers, but he couldn’t have been too bad a guy: On bank heists, he was known for destroying mortgage papers, consequently freeing hundreds of people from property debt.

    GENIUS!!! :D

    No American has died of 'old age' since 1951.
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    GENIUS!!! :D

    No American has died of 'old age' since 1951.

    i thought it was brilliant too.
    try this one.
    i think this one is pretty wild.

    President James Garfield could write Greek with one hand while simultaneously writing Latin with the other.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    chadwick wrote:
    i thought it was brilliant too.
    try this one.
    i think this one is pretty wild.

    President James Garfield could write Greek with one hand while simultaneously writing Latin with the other.

    Wow! :eek:


    During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food. (That's the weight of about 6 elephants)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Terryible
    Terryible Posts: 462
    When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.
    26/02/1998 Wellington, 09/09/2006 Marseille, 16/09/2006 Verona
    23/09/2006 Berlin, 30/09/2006 Athens, 18/07/2007 London
    02/07/2009 Honolulu (EV Solo), 22/11/2009, Sydney, 29/11/2009 Christchurch
  • Cocaine_Nosejob
    Cocaine_Nosejob Posts: 1,744
    Blue eyes are the result of an ancient genetic mutation.
    "The customer...is always...an ASSHOLE"

    "The world fascinates me."

    "Doesn't mean that much to me, to mean that much to you"

  • zircona1
    zircona1 Posts: 293
    The only animal able to contract leprosy (besides humans) is the armadillo.
    "As long as the music's loud enough, we won't hear the world falling apart."—Jubilee

    "I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions." - George Carlin
  • elvistheking44
    elvistheking44 Posts: 4,547
    [quote="Drop The Leash 10


    No NFL team which plays its home games in a dome has ever won a Superbowl[/quote"]

    The Colts beat the Bears in 07, they played home games in the RCA DOME....
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    To what family of animals does a Hyena belong? Dog?

    Nope.

    It's actually related to weasels, ferrets, polecats, stoats and civets. The Hyena is a giant, very angry weasel.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Cocaine_Nosejob
    Cocaine_Nosejob Posts: 1,744
    The very first high heels were made for soldiers in the 1500s who needed a way to keep their feet snugly tucked into their stirrups while riding on horseback.
    "The customer...is always...an ASSHOLE"

    "The world fascinates me."

    "Doesn't mean that much to me, to mean that much to you"

  • GVN2FLI
    GVN2FLI Posts: 46
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    To escape the jaws of a crocodile, push your thumbs into its eyes - it will release you instantly.



    No NFL team which plays its home games in a dome has ever won a Superbowl


    Hello, Indianapolis Colts????
    I am Jack, The Pumpkin King!
    The eyes are the groin of the head.
  • pineapplesandwaves
    pineapplesandwaves Posts: 584
    During the Pleistocene, there was a type of beaver the size of a black bear. It became extinct during the Ice Age.
    No time to be void or save up on life. You got to spend it all.
  • Cocaine_Nosejob
    Cocaine_Nosejob Posts: 1,744
    The U.S. Census reports that over the average Fourth of July holiday, 150 million hot dogs will be consumed by Americans.

    :eek: gross...
    "The customer...is always...an ASSHOLE"

    "The world fascinates me."

    "Doesn't mean that much to me, to mean that much to you"

  • Austicman
    Austicman Posts: 1,328
    Until European settlement there were no hoofed animals on the Australian continent.
    I can't go the library anymore, everyone STINKS!!
  • Red_Dot
    Red_Dot Posts: 1,454
    The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

    The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
    Take me for a ride before we leave...
  • PJ_Saluki
    PJ_Saluki Posts: 1,006
    "In writing his own tombstone, Thomas Jefferson penned a lengthy memorial listing many of his great accomplishments, from “author of the Declaration of Independence” to “founder of the University of Virginia.” However, he did forget one small achievement. The tombstone fails to mention that Jefferson was once president of the United States."

    Neat site.
    "Almost all those politicians took money from Enron, and there they are holding hearings. That's like O.J. Simpson getting in the Rae Carruth jury pool." -- Charles Barkley
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Jimi Hendrix actually opened for the Monkees.


    *(i'm posting this one cause it was actually submitted to that site from someone from West Chester Pa...on town over from me:))
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"

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