BEER TRIVIA........
It was the accepted practice in Babylonia 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" or what we know today as the "honeymoon".
Before thermometers were invented, brewers would dip a thumb or finger into the mix to find the right temperature for adding yeast. Too cold, and the yeast wouldn't grow. Too hot, and the yeast would die. This thumb in the beer is where we get the phrase "rule of thumb".
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's".
Beer was the reason the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. It's clear from the Mayflower's log that the crew didn't want to waste beer looking for a better site. The log goes on to state that the passengers "were hasted ashore and made to drink water that the seamen might have the more beer".
After consuming a bucket or two of vibrant brew they called aul, or ale, the Vikings would head fearlessly into battle often without armor or even shirts. In fact, the term "berserk" means "bare shirt" in Norse, and eventually took on the meaning of their wild battles.
DID YOU KNOW ??
Michael Jordon will make over $300,000 a game: $10,000 a minute assuming he averages about 30 minutes a game.
Assuming $40 million in endorsements next year, he'll be making $178,100 a day working or not.
Assuming he sleeps 7 hours per night, he makes $52,000 every night while visions of sugarplums dance in his head.
If he goes to a movie, it'll cost him $7.00, but he'll make $18,550 while he's there.
If he decides to have a 5 minute egg, he'll make $618.00 while its boiling.
He makes $7,415.00 per hour more than the minimum wage.
He'll make $3,710.00 while watching an episode of Friends.
If he wanted to save up for a new Acura NSX (90,000) it would take him a whole12 hours.
If someone had to hand him his salary and endorsement money, they would have to hand him $2.00 every second.
He'll probably pay around $200.00 for a nice round of golf but he will be reimbursed $33,390.00 for that round.
If you were given a tenth of a penny for every dollar he made, you'd be living comfortably at $65,000.00 per year.
Next year, he'll make twice as much as all of our past presidents for all their terms combined.
Amazing isn't it?
BUT: JORDON WILL HAVE TO SAVE 100% OF HIS INCOME FOR 270 YEARS TO HAVE A NET WORTH EQUIVALENT TO
THAT OF BILL GATES.
AMAZING FACTS....DID YOU KNOW THAT:
President Bush in 1991.
*My young brother asked me what
happens after we die. I told him we get buried under a bunch of dirt and
worms eat our bodies. I guess I should have told him the truth--that most
of us go to Hell and burn eternally--but I didn't want to upset him. Age
10
*When I go to heaven, I want to
see my grandpa again. But he better have lost the nose hair and the old-man
smell. Age 5
*I once heard the voice of God.
It said "Vrrrrmmmmm." Unless it was just a lawn mower. Age 11
*I don't know about you, but I enjoy
watching paint dry. I imagine that the wet paint is a big freshwater lake
that is the only source of water for some tiny cities by the lake. As the
lake gets drier, the population gets more desperate, and sometimes there
are water riots. Once there was a big fire and everyone died. Age 13
*I like to go down to the dog pound
and pretend that I've found my dog. Then I tell them to kill it anyway
because I already gave away all of his stuff. Dog people sure don't have
a sense of humor. Age 14
*I believe you should live each
day as if it is your last, which is why I don't have any clean laundry
because, come on, who wants to wash clothes on the last day of their life?
Age 15
*Whenever I start getting sad about
where I am in my life, I think about the last words of my favorite uncle:
"A truck!" Age 15
*It sure would be nice if we got
a day off for the president's birthday, like they do for the queen. Of
course, then we would have a lot of people voting for a candidate born
on July 3 or December 26, just for the long weekends. Age 8
*As you make your way through this
hectic world of ours, set aside a few minutes each day. At the end of the
year, you'll have a couple of days saved up. Age 7
*Democracy is a beautiful thing,
except for that part about letting just any old yokel vote. Age 10
*Home is where the house is. Age
6
*Often, when I am reading a good
book, I stop and thank my teacher. That is, I used to, until she got an
unlisted number. Age 15
*It would be terrible if the Red
Cross Bloodmobile got into an accident. No, wait. That would be good because
if anyone needed it, the blood would be right there. Age 5
*Give me the strength to change
the things I can, the grace to accept the things I cannot, and a great
big bag of money. Age 13
*The people who think Tiny Tim is
strange are the same ones who think it odd that I drive without pants.
Age 15
*I bet living in a nudist colony
takes all the fun out of Halloween. Age 13
*For centuries, people thought the
moon was made of green cheese. Then the astronauts found that the moon
is really a big hard rock. That's what happens to cheese when you leave
it out. Age 6
*Think of the biggest number you
can. Now add five. Then, imagine if you had that many Twinkies. Wow, that's
five more than the biggest number you could come up with! Age 6
*The only stupid question is the
one that is never asked, except maybe "Don't you think it is about time
you audited my return?" or "Isn't is morally wrong to give me a warning
when, in fact, I was speeding?" Age 15
*Once, I wept for I had no shoes.
Then I came upon a man who had no feet. So I took his shoes. I mean, it's
not like he really needed them, right? Age 15
*I often wonder how come John Tesh
isn't as popular a singer as some people think he should be. Then, I remember
it's because he sucks. Age 15
*I gaze at the brilliant full moon.
The same one, I think to myself, at which Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato
gazed. Suddenly, I imagine they appear beside me. I tell Socrates about
the national debate over one's right to die and wonder at the constancy
of the human condition. I tell Plato that I live in the country that has
come the closest to Utopia, and I show him a copy of the Constitution.
I tell Aristotle that we have found many more than four basic elements
and I show him a periodic table. I get a box of kitchen matches and strike
one. They gasp with wonder. We spend the rest of the night lighting farts.
Age 15
*If we could just get everyone to
close their eyes and visualize world peace for an hour, imagine how serene
and quiet it would be until the looting started. Age 15
Thomas Edison was afraid
of the dark. (Hence, the light bulb?)
*This was taken from an actual newspaper
contest where entrants age 4 to 15 were asked to imitate "Deep Thoughts
by Jack Handey."