Fun Facts - Page 7

Clodfobble · 09-30-2010, 01:13 AM

"Once all the Germans
Were warlike, and mean,
But that couldn't happen again.
We taught them a lesson
In nineteen-eighteen,
And they've hardly bothered us since then!"

xoxoxoBruce · 09-30-2010, 03:11 AM

Ha, that must have been written in 1920.

Each year, the US buries enough caskets to use;

30 million ft of hardwood
90,272 tons of steel
2,700 tons of copper and bronze

GunMaster357 · 09-30-2010, 05:01 AM

How many tons of flesh?

classicman · 09-30-2010, 11:38 AM

Why do zippers have a YKK on them? Whats it stand for?

The YKK stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha. In 1934 Tadao Yoshida founded Yoshida Industries Limited. This company is now the worlds foremost zipper manufacturer, making about 90% of all zippers in over 206 facilities in 52 countries.
They also make the machines that make the zippers.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-05-2010, 11:51 AM

More people are born on Oct 5th, than any other day.

HungLikeJesus · 10-05-2010, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

More people are born on Oct 5th, than any other day.

This is a small sample (about 2,000 employees), but there is only one person at my work with an October 5th birthday. There are 9 with October 10th and 9 with October 31st birthdays.

monster · 10-05-2010, 01:57 PM

Then clearly your employer is OctoberFifthist. people should sue.

skysidhe · 10-05-2010, 04:46 PM

I am days too late for that statistic, but I know three people born on my birthday and one person the day before and one after.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-06-2010, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

This is a small sample (about 2,000 employees), but there is only one person at my work with an October 5th birthday. There are 9 with October 10th and 9 with October 31st birthdays.

http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/F...052004/1523986

GunMaster357 · 10-06-2010, 09:30 AM

Quote:

The average pregnancy lasts 274 days. Oct. 5, he wrote in an e-mail, is about 274 days from New Year's Eve, the day millions of Americans are celebrating with alcohol.

Can we deduce from that fact that a lot of Americans are drunkard's children?

Shawnee123 · 10-06-2010, 09:46 AM

One of my cow orkers at my old job got pregnant at our state conference. Our conferences can get a little crazy. She and her husband got a darling girl out of the deal.

So, what happens at conference does not always stay at conference!

Pete Zicato · 10-06-2010, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GunMaster357

Can we deduce from that fact that a lot of Americans are drunkard's children?

You couldn't tell from the dain bramage?

GunMaster357 · 10-06-2010, 10:40 AM

I could tell that, I was just waiting for someone to confirm that fact.

Spexxvet · 10-06-2010, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

One of my cow orkers at my old job got pregnant at our state conference. Our conferences can get a little crazy. She and her husband got a darling girl out of the deal.

So, what happens at conference does not always stay at conference!

Was her husband at the conference?

Shawnee123 · 10-06-2010, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Was her husband at the conference?

Yeah, I know that wasn't clear. They weren't married then, but had been together for a while. He worked in IT at the same school where we worked, so went along to conference as a guest and probably sat in on some technical breakout sessions. We'd all had a drunken night: took a bus to Dave and Busters and had a blast. Some more than others, apparently.

09-30-2010, 01:13 AM	#91
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	"Once all the Germans Were warlike, and mean, But that couldn't happen again. We taught them a lesson In nineteen-eighteen, And they've hardly bothered us since then!" __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-30-2010, 03:11 AM	#92
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ha, that must have been written in 1920. Each year, the US buries enough caskets to use; 30 million ft of hardwood 90,272 tons of steel 2,700 tons of copper and bronze __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 09-30-2010 at 04:23 AM.

09-30-2010, 05:01 AM	#93
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	How many tons of flesh? __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

09-30-2010, 11:38 AM	#94
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Why do zippers have a YKK on them? Whats it stand for? The YKK stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha. In 1934 Tadao Yoshida founded Yoshida Industries Limited. This company is now the worlds foremost zipper manufacturer, making about 90% of all zippers in over 206 facilities in 52 countries. They also make the machines that make the zippers. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-05-2010, 11:51 AM	#95
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	More people are born on Oct 5th, than any other day. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-05-2010, 01:57 PM	#97
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Then clearly your employer is OctoberFifthist. people should sue. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-05-2010, 04:46 PM	#98
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I am days too late for that statistic, but I know three people born on my birthday and one person the day before and one after.

10-06-2010, 09:46 AM	#101
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	One of my cow orkers at my old job got pregnant at our state conference. Our conferences can get a little crazy. She and her husband got a darling girl out of the deal. So, what happens at conference does not always stay at conference! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-06-2010, 10:40 AM	#103
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	I could tell that, I was just waiting for someone to confirm that fact. __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

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