Did you know!
1. In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man
was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his
thumb.
Hence we have the rule of thumb. '
2. Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented.
It was ruled' Gentlemen Only ...
Ladies Forbidden ' ... and thus the word GOLF entered into
the English language.
3. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great
king from history:
Spades-King David,
Hearts-Charlemagne,
Clubs -Alexander the Great,
Diamonds-Julius Caesar
4. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed
frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the
mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on.
Hence the phrase .........' goodnight, sleep tight. '
5. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 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, which we
know today as the honeymoon.
6. Since 1966, England fans have said they are going to win
the cup at the start of every football competition, hence the
phrase" deluded twat
was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his
thumb.
Hence we have the rule of thumb. '
2. Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented.
It was ruled' Gentlemen Only ...
Ladies Forbidden ' ... and thus the word GOLF entered into
the English language.
3. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great
king from history:
Spades-King David,
Hearts-Charlemagne,
Clubs -Alexander the Great,
Diamonds-Julius Caesar
4. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed
frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the
mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on.
Hence the phrase .........' goodnight, sleep tight. '
5. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 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, which we
know today as the honeymoon.
6. Since 1966, England fans have said they are going to win
the cup at the start of every football competition, hence the
phrase" deluded twat
