[1] FORTNIGHT comes from 'Fourteen Nights' (Two Weeks).
[2] POP MUSIC is 'Popular Music' shortened.
[3] MOPED is the short term for 'Motorized Pedaling'.
[4] BUS is the short term for 'Omnibus' that means everybody.
[5] DRAWING ROOM was actually a 'withdrawing room' where people withdrew after Dinner. Later the prefix 'with' was dropped..
[6] NEWS refers to information from Four directions
N, E, W, and S.
[7] AG-MARK, which some products bear, stems from 'Agricultural Marketing'.
[8] QUEUE comes from 'Queen's Quest'. Long back a long row of people were waiting to see the Queen. Someone made the comment Queen's Quest..
[9] JOURNAL is a diary that tells about 'Journey for a day' during each Day's business.
[10] TIPS come from 'To Insure Prompt Service'. In olden days to get Prompt service from servants in an inn, travelers used to drop coins in a Box on which was written 'To Insure Prompt Service'. This gave rise to the custom of Tips.
[11] JEEP is a vehicle with unique Gear system. It was invented during World War II (1939-1945). It was named 'General Purpose Vehicle (GP)'.GP was changed into JEEP later.
[12] Coca-Cola was originally green.
[13] The most common name in the world is Mohammed..
[14] The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with Asia, America, Australia, Europe
[15] The strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE.
[16] TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
[17] Women BLINK nearly twice as much as men!!
[18] You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
[19] It is impossible to lick your elbow.
[20] Wearing HEADPHONES for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
[21] It is physically impossible for PIGS to look up into the sky.
[22] The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
[23] Each KING in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
[24] What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
All invented by women.
[25] A CROCODILE cannot stick its tongue out.
[26] A SNAIL can sleep for three years.
[27] All POLAR BEARS are left handed.
[28] BUTTERFLIES taste with their feet.
[29] ELEPHANTS are the only animals that can't jump.
[30] In the last 4000 years, no new ANIMALS have been domesticated.
[31] STEWARDESSES is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
[32] The human HEART creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
[33] RATS multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
[34] People say "BLESS YOU" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
[35] If you SNEEZE too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. So good to bless the sneezing person
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Stories. Short stories, long stories, interesting stories. If you love reading stories, this blog is for you. I have collected stories over a period of time and I upload one story every alternate day. These stories are not my own work but are a collection of interesting items and stories. Apart from stories I also upload any item which I feel is interesting or useful
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
The secret of Ping Pong Ball
One man got a child
1 year later – man asked the child-what to gift you?
Child said
Ping pong ball
2′nd b’day-
Father- what gift you want?
Son – ping pong ball
3rd b’day
Father- what gift you want?
Son – ping pong ball
4th bday
Father- what gift you want?
Son – ping pong ball
5th bday
Father- what gift you want?
Son – ping pong ball
6thb’day
Father- what gift you want?
Son – ping pong ball
24th birthday
Father- what gift you want?
Son – ping pong ball
He got married
At honeymoon
Wife-what do u want?
Husband-ping pong ball
25th bday
Wife – what gift you want?
Husband-ping pong ball
26th bday
Wife – what gift you want?
Husband-ping pong ball
27th bday
Wife – what gift you want?
Husband-ping pong ball
His kids become 15 yrs old
40th bday
Kids- Father what gift you want?
Father – ping pong ball
41st b’day
Kids- Father what gift you want?
Father – ping pong ball
42nd bday
Kids- Father what gift you want?
Father – ping pong ball
79th b’day
Kids- Father what gift you want?
Father – ping pong ball
Time for his death
All the people from whom he took ping pong ball
Came to him and asked
Why did you ask for ping pong ball all the time?
He said give me a ping pong ball then I will tell you…
Then those people gave him a ping pong ball
He said when I will be extremely near to death then I will tell
During those last moments when he is about to die
Everyone reached him and asked
Tell us why did you ask for ping pong ball always?
He said.
I asked for a ping pong ball on my every b’day because
And he died… before he could tell the Reason…
What a tragedy! What a tragedy!!! Hmmmm?
Why should I suffer alone after receiving this email? That’s why I
Forwarded this to you!!
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1 year later – man asked the child-what to gift you?
Child said
Ping pong ball
2′nd b’day-
Father- what gift you want?
Son – ping pong ball
3rd b’day
Father- what gift you want?
Son – ping pong ball
4th bday
Father- what gift you want?
Son – ping pong ball
5th bday
Father- what gift you want?
Son – ping pong ball
6thb’day
Father- what gift you want?
Son – ping pong ball
24th birthday
Father- what gift you want?
Son – ping pong ball
He got married
At honeymoon
Wife-what do u want?
Husband-ping pong ball
25th bday
Wife – what gift you want?
Husband-ping pong ball
26th bday
Wife – what gift you want?
Husband-ping pong ball
27th bday
Wife – what gift you want?
Husband-ping pong ball
His kids become 15 yrs old
40th bday
Kids- Father what gift you want?
Father – ping pong ball
41st b’day
Kids- Father what gift you want?
Father – ping pong ball
42nd bday
Kids- Father what gift you want?
Father – ping pong ball
79th b’day
Kids- Father what gift you want?
Father – ping pong ball
Time for his death
All the people from whom he took ping pong ball
Came to him and asked
Why did you ask for ping pong ball all the time?
He said give me a ping pong ball then I will tell you…
Then those people gave him a ping pong ball
He said when I will be extremely near to death then I will tell
During those last moments when he is about to die
Everyone reached him and asked
Tell us why did you ask for ping pong ball always?
He said.
I asked for a ping pong ball on my every b’day because
And he died… before he could tell the Reason…
What a tragedy! What a tragedy!!! Hmmmm?
Why should I suffer alone after receiving this email? That’s why I
Forwarded this to you!!
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Saturday, October 1, 2011
Cat
The following was developed as a mental age assessment by the School of Psychiatry at Harvard University
Take your time and see if you can read each line aloud without a mistake.
The average person over 50 years of age cannot do it!
1. This is this cat.
2. This is is cat.
3. This is how cat.
4. This is to cat.
5. This is keep cat.
6. This is an cat.
7. This is old cat.
8. This is fool cat.
9. This is busy cat.
10. This is for cat.
11. This is forty cat.
12. This is seconds cat.
Now go back and read the third word in each line from the top down and I bet you cannot resist passing it on!
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Take your time and see if you can read each line aloud without a mistake.
The average person over 50 years of age cannot do it!
1. This is this cat.
2. This is is cat.
3. This is how cat.
4. This is to cat.
5. This is keep cat.
6. This is an cat.
7. This is old cat.
8. This is fool cat.
9. This is busy cat.
10. This is for cat.
11. This is forty cat.
12. This is seconds cat.
Now go back and read the third word in each line from the top down and I bet you cannot resist passing it on!
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Are women clever?
A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the
ball into the woods.
She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog
in a trap.
The frog said to her, ‘If you release me from this trap, I
will grant you three wishes.’
The woman freed the frog, and the frog said,
‘Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes.
Whatever you wish for, your husband will get ten times of it!’ The woman
said, ‘That’s okay.’
For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world.
The frog warned her, ‘You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to’.
The woman replied, ‘That’s okay, because I will be the most beautiful woman and he will have eyes only for me.’
So, KAZAM- she’s the most beautiful Woman in the world!
For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.
The frog said, ‘That will make your husband the richest man in the world. And he will be ten times richer than
you. ‘
The woman said, ‘That’s okay, because what’s mine is his and what’s his is mine.’
So, KAZAM- she’s the richest woman in the world!
The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, ‘I’d like to have a
mild heart attack.’
Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don’t
mess with them.
Attention
female readers:
This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue
feeling good!
Male readers: Please scroll down.
The man had a heart attack ten times ‘milder’ than his wife!!!
Moral of the story : Women are really dumb but think they’re really smart …
Let them continue to think that way and just enjoy the show
PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to show that women never listen!!!
You can forward this to all the guys for a good laugh, and to all the ladies who have a good sense of humor
ENJOY………………..
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ball into the woods.
She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog
in a trap.
The frog said to her, ‘If you release me from this trap, I
will grant you three wishes.’
The woman freed the frog, and the frog said,
‘Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes.
Whatever you wish for, your husband will get ten times of it!’ The woman
said, ‘That’s okay.’
For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world.
The frog warned her, ‘You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to’.
The woman replied, ‘That’s okay, because I will be the most beautiful woman and he will have eyes only for me.’
So, KAZAM- she’s the most beautiful Woman in the world!
For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.
The frog said, ‘That will make your husband the richest man in the world. And he will be ten times richer than
you. ‘
The woman said, ‘That’s okay, because what’s mine is his and what’s his is mine.’
So, KAZAM- she’s the richest woman in the world!
The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, ‘I’d like to have a
mild heart attack.’
Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don’t
mess with them.
Attention
female readers:
This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue
feeling good!
Male readers: Please scroll down.
The man had a heart attack ten times ‘milder’ than his wife!!!
Moral of the story : Women are really dumb but think they’re really smart …
Let them continue to think that way and just enjoy the show
PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to show that women never listen!!!
You can forward this to all the guys for a good laugh, and to all the ladies who have a good sense of humor
ENJOY………………..
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
How we treat our family
About the Family
I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
'Oh excuse me please' was my reply.
He said, 'Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you.'
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown.
He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
'While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.
Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue..
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.'
By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said.
'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'
He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.'
I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way..'
He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway.'
I said, 'Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.'
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I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
'Oh excuse me please' was my reply.
He said, 'Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you.'
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown.
He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
'While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.
Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue..
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.'
By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said.
'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'
He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.'
I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way..'
He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway.'
I said, 'Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.'
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