November 29, 2009
FW: An Actual Google Auto Complete
Archive for the ‘Forwarded Email’ Category.
November 7, 2009
FW: Interesting Things to Know
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BUT PROBABLY DON’T
1. Money isn’t made out of paper, it’s made out of cotton.
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana)
paper.
3. The dot over the letter ‘i’ is called a ‘tittle.’
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller .
6. 40% of McDonald’s profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
7. 315 entries in Webster ’s 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
8. The ’spot’ on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He
was albino.
9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents,
daily.
10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
11. Chocolate affects a dog’s heart and nervous system; a few ounces
will kill a small-sized dog.
12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the
shark’s stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
13. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).
14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn’t
wear pants.
15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830’s as medicine.
16. Upper- and lower-case letters are named ‘upper’ and ‘lower’
because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters,
the Upper case’ letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored
the smaller, ‘lower case’ letters.
17. Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the
other at the same time, hence multi-tasking was invented.
18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War
II were made of wood.
19. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was
never a recorded Wendy before!
21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange,
purple, and silver.
22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years
to paint Mona Lisa ’s lips.
23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go
mad and sting itself to death
24. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original ‘Halloween’ was a
Captain Kirk’s mask painted white..
25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you
have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being
able to make change for a dollar (good to know.)
26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can’t
sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)
27. The phrase ‘rule of thumb’ is derived from an old English law,
which stated that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your
thumb.
28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record
player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was
the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a
piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It’s the same with
apples.
30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book
most often stolen from Public Libraries.
33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into
space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.
I NEED TO REMEMBER THIS.
34. George Carlin said it best about Martha Stewart, “Boy, I feel a
lot safer now that she’s behind bars. O. J. Simpson and Kobe Bryant are still
walking around; Osama Bin Laden too, but they take the ONE woman in America
willing to cook, clean, and work in the yard, and they haul her off to jail.”
June 12, 2009
FW: This is why I send e-mail
This is why I send e-mail
This explains why I forward jokes.
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.
After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.
When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.
When he was close enough, he called out, ‘Excuse me, where are we?’
‘This is Heaven, sir,’ the man answered. ‘Wow! Would you happen to have some water?’ the man asked.
Of course, sir. Come right in, and I’ll have some ice water brought right up.’The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
‘Can my friend,’ gesturing toward his dog, ‘come in, too?’ the traveler asked.
‘I’m sorry, sir, but we don’t accept pets.’
The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog.
After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading thr ough a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence.
As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.
’Excuse me!’ he called to the man. ‘Do you have any water?’
‘Yeah, sure, there’s a pump over there, come on in.’
‘How about my friend here?’ the traveler gestured to the dog..
‘There should be a bowl by the pump.’
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it.
The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, and then he gave some to the dog.
When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree.
‘What do you call this place?’ the traveler asked.
‘This is Heaven,’ he answered.
‘Well, that’s confusing,’ the traveler said. ‘The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.’
‘Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That’s hell.’
‘Doesn’t it make you mad for them to use your name like that?’
‘No, we’re just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.’
Soooo…
Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without writing a word.
Maybe this will explain.
When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you do? You forward jokes.
When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you forward jokes.
When you have something to say, but don’t know what, and don’t know how, you forward jokes.
Also to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still important, you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get?
A forwarded joke.
So, next time if you get a joke, don’t think that you’ve been sent just another forwarded joke, but that you’ve been thought of today and your friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile.
You are all welcome @ my water bowl anytime!
April 30, 2009
FW: So this is how you get swine flu
January 13, 2009
FW: How To Stop Getting Forwarded Emails
Sent in by: Jason from West Jordan, Utah
Text from ThanksNo.com
Thanks. No.
Hi. The person who sent you this link is a friend who likes you a lot but who wants you to respect their email address, their privacy, and their time.
Chances are, this person asked you to visit this page because you did one of these things:
- Forwarded a funny story, a virus warning, or a photo that you enjoyed
- Sent email to lots of people using the “To:” line (instead of the “BCC:” line), thereby exposing your friend’s email address to strangers
- CC’d your friend unnecessarily on something you had sent primarily to someone else
In any case, you might want to go back and have another look at the email they’re replying to. They asked you to visit here because, while they love getting one-on-one, personal messages from you, they really don’t want to receive more messages like the one you just sent. Cool?
You’re not a bad person, and no one hates you, but it would be valuable to learn the very personal preferences of your friends, family members, and co-workers before including them in unrequested email or choosing to expose their private address to people they don’t know.
Thanks for understanding, and if this same thing ever happens to you, feel free to reply to an email you don’t want by pasting this in:
Hi there, beloved friend of this email recipient:
Please visit http://thanksno.com/
Because this person likes getting personal messages from you, but doesn’t want any more email like this, please.
Love,
ThanksNo.com
ThanksNo.com is a free service from your friends at 43 Folders. It is provided in the hope it will be useful, but it is offered on an as-is basis and without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
January 11, 2009
FW: Northern Lights and Fire Rainbow over Yellow Knife Canada
THIS IS A FIRE RAINBOW – THE RAREST OF ALL NATURALLY OCCURRING ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA.
THE PICTURE WAS CAPTURED THIS WEEK ON THE IDAHO / WASHINGTON BORDER. THE EVENT LASTED ABOUT 1 HOUR.
CLOUDS HAVE TO BE CIRRUS, AT LEAST 20K FEET IN THE AIR, WITH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF ICE CRYSTALS AND THE SUN HAS TO HIT THE CLOUDS AT PRECISELY 58 DEGREES.
January 10, 2009
FW: The Charlie Schulz Philosophy
Sent in by: Tyler from Littleton, Colorado
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip.
You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them.
Just read the e-mail straight through, and you’ll get the point.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
4 Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
6. Name the last decade’s worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
These are no second-rate achievers.
They are the best in their fields.
But the applause dies..
Awards tarnish.
Achievements are forgotten.
Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here’s another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special!!
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Easier?
The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials…
the most money… or the most awards.
They simply are the ones who care the most!
Pass this on to those people who have made a difference in your life, like I did.
‘Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia!’
December 20, 2008
How Santa Gets a Flat
December 19, 2008
A Snowman Funeral
December 18, 2008
Snowman Being Robbed
It’s not worth it, Roy! Let’s just give him our noses & let him go!