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Top Hats! A Menace To Society!!!

July 9th 2008 10:30
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James Heatherington, the inventor of the top hat, introduced his design to the world in London during 1797.

Upon leaving the shop wearing his unusual headwear he was surrounded by a crowd of onlookers where some pushing and shoving ensued, resulting in women fainting and a young boy having his arm broken.

As a result of this, Heatherington was arrested, summoned to appear in court, and fined £50 for going about in a manner "calculated to frighten timid people."

Within a month, he was of course overwhelmed with orders for the new design.

Class distinction being what it is, only the less informed still call it a top hat. The middle classes referred to as a 'silk hat'. A gentleman always asked for a 'topper'.

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Unusual Occupations

July 2nd 2008 08:19
Ant Catcher - catches ants for use in ant farms.

Bone Crusher - crushes animal bones into a powder in order to make glue.
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UnRhymable Words

February 25th 2008 10:37
There are some words in the English language for which there is absolutely no rhyming counterpart. you might think that I'm talking about some obscure word in the dictionary like agathokakological. But no, I'm actually talking about common, every day, garden variety, words.

Try as you might, there is not a single word that rhymes with either:
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EYELID TWITCHING!!!

February 1st 2008 22:45
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Who else here is a card carrying member of the Eye Twitch Club???

I'm sure there are quite a few of us out there. you wake up in the morning, and everything seems normal, but then one of your eyelids decides to branch out on it's own, despite any central commands from the brain.
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2007 Cost Of Gifts for 12 Days Of Christmas

December 16th 2007 00:05
If you were around in the early infancy of this blog, you may remember last Christmas this post on the cost of The 12 Days Of Christmas.
Twelve Days Of Christmas


Well PNC have of course updated their figures for the current year with the following results.
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SQUIRRELLY Interesting Squirrel Facts!!

November 16th 2007 09:16
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Grey squirrels have been known to build nests in many unusual places, such as in cars, chimney's, barbecue grills and under porches rather than in the more cosy household attic.

A squirrel's brain is about the size of a walnut.
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BANANA PEELS - SLIPPERY Little Suckers!!

November 14th 2007 10:09
Banana peels - touted all over the world as being slippery little suckers. Old wives tale or just another cliche?

Up until now, that's pretty much what I had thought and that the most fun you could have with bananas (aside from any dirty-minded thoughts) was throwing old, rotten bananas into ceiling fans. Don't believe me on that one either.......well as it happens, an entire class in my high school was given detention many years ago for that one....
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CALLING ALL INSOMNIACS!!!

November 12th 2007 11:16
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To insomniacs one and all, you're not alone. Even some of the rich and famous have suffered throughout these tiring times, with a variety of interesting methods used to combat this sleep-deprived state.

1. W.C. Fields would sometimes stretch out in a barber's chair, complete with barbers towels to nod off.
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MEN! Something To Be Scared Of!

August 16th 2007 00:35
The Thinker Rodin
There are many things in the world to be scared of, and many people are scared of many different things, but I bet you didn't know that there is actually a condition known as 'androphobia', in other words, fear of men!

While I admit men are hairy, dirty, often smelly beasts that women may want to distance themselves from, dropping their laundry everywhere, unable to aim completely straight at the toilet bowl despite years of practice ( Honestly guys, if us ladies can aim a common garden hose without too much of a problem, then surely you can have a little more control over something that's actually physically attached to you!), don't know where common household items are, forget special dates etc, etc, etc, I didn't realise there was an actual phobia about them.
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The LIGHTER Side of SCRABBLE!!!

August 3rd 2007 00:35
* In 1996 a woman was charged with assault when she struck her husband over the head with a Scrabble board.

* A resident in an old people’s home was thrown out when she admitted she didn’t play Scrabble.
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Mad Music Facts

July 23rd 2007 00:45
The old Aerosmith hit “Dude Looks Like a Lady” was written about Vince Neil of Motley Crue.

Liv Tyler, Steve Tyler’s daughter ad no idea that the lead singer of Aerosmith was actually her father, until she went to one of their concerts, saw him onstage and without knowing why, felt a very strong connection to him.
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Morning Thunder, The Facts On FLATULENCE

July 6th 2007 00:25
We all do it! There are those who will deny it, but even dead people fart!

Fifteen Flatulent Facts:
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Fad DIETS - How Many Can You Name?

June 28th 2007 02:34
Many people are overly obsessed about losing weight and going on diets.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's a bad thing, there are some people who genuinely do need help with losing some of those unwanted pounds, but with so many different diet types around that come and go at the same rate as fashion, it does make you wonder about what really works.

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ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS CHAMPIONSHIPS!

June 24th 2007 00:01
Rock, Paper, Scissors - most of us have come across this game somewhere in our childhood, but obviously it's now been taken to a whole new level.
rock paper scissors

For those who don't know the game involving hand signals, Rock wins against Scissors, Scissors wins against Paper and Paper wins against Rock.
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