Total Trivia

[AphroditeReborn]

The Greek myth of Aphrodite and Adonis is actually quite ancient, possibly stemming from the early Mesopotamian era. Some scholars think that it may be one of the oldest surviving Levantin/Mediterranean myths...

Where oh where is my Adonis??

Trivia: a pregnant goldfish is called a twat

 

[lolitalollypop]

The 1st cd pressed in the US was Bruce Springstein's 'Born In The USA'...

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Seeing an ambulance is very unlucky unless you pinch your nose or hold your breath until you see a black or a brown dog.

that would suck cuz my neighborhood has no dogs and abulences all the time

Where does that put me? I work for the ambulance service... I guess I must be very unlucky

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

I wonder if that applies to chocolate!!

That's grounds for sending him to the guillotine

 

[CCaprice]

That's grounds for sending him to the guillotine

You betcha!

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The first mouthful of a carbonated beverage sometimes makes me experience a single hiccup and sometimes doesn't.

HICCUPS: a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound. (http://www.dictionary.com)


CURES:
- Drinking a glass of water
- Having someone “scare” you
- Breathing into a paper bag
- Standing on your head while drinking a glass of water?!?).
- Hold your breath and swallow three times
- Place hands high on a wall, lean forward a hold breath

Good Luck

 

[CCaprice]

The chance of being born on Leap Day is about 684 out of a million, or 1 in 1461. Less than 5 million people have their birthday on Leap Day.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Persistent hiccups is a symptom of renal failure.

 

[CCaprice]

Top fears:

#1 is the fear of death: necrophobia.
#2 is the fear of failure,: kakorrhaphiophobia

 

[CCaprice]

Persistent hiccups is a symptom of renal failure.

Due to too much alcohol?

 

[CCaprice]

Unlucky 13?

The number 13 in Greek is triskaideka and the fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.

It is believed that the fear for the number 13 stems from primitive man being unable to count past 12. Numbers beyond 12 do now have an individual and independent name but are a combination of the first 12 numbers. With 12 being the end of the line, 13 was moving into unknown territory.

In Norse mythology the 13th number led to the death of Baldur, the beloved of the gods. When the 12 gods gathered for a banquet in Valhalla, Loki gatecrashed the party, increasing the number to 13, which led to the death of Baldur.

It also happens that in Tarot cards, 13 is called "Death."

 

[CCaprice]

The "unlucky 13" is the reason why the thirteen loaves that bakers once supplied were never called by the number, but described as "a baker's dozen."

The thirteenth loaf was regarded as a special bribe for the devil not to spoil the sale or the bread.

 

[Daizie]

Google receives more than 200 million search queries a day, more than half of which come from outside the United States. Peak traffic hours to google.com are between 6 a.m. and noon PST, when more than 2,000 search queries are answered a second.

 

[CCaprice]

Lucky 13?

The Mayas worshipped the 13 gods of the upper world.

The Aztecs climbed 13 steps to their sacred places.

Buddhists paid homage to 13 Buddhas.

According to Judaism, God revealed Himself by 13 attributes of bountiful mercy (Exodus 34: 6-7). The orthodox Jewish prayer book holds the Thirteen Principles of Faith

 

[MSH2]

The "unlucky 13" is the reason why the thirteen loaves that bakers once supplied were never called by the number, but described as "a baker's dozen."

The thirteenth loaf was regarded as a special bribe for the devil not to spoil the sale or the bread.

The Thirteenth loaf began because by law, loaves had to weigh a certain weight. And by adding in an extra 13th Baker's loaf, they could garantee the loaves would weigh enough and thus escape prosecution. Its a very old law, and I cant remember where it began its 3am, my brain's comfortably pickled in good south african wine

 

[CCaprice]

The Thirteenth loaf began because by law, loaves had to weigh a certain weight. And by adding in an extra 13th Baker's loaf, they could garantee the loaves would weigh enough and thus escape prosecution. Its a very old law, and I cant remember where it began its 3am, my brain's comfortably pickled in good south african wine

Yup, here's what I found:

The oldest known source and most probable origin for the expression "baker's dozen" dates to the 13th century in one of the earliest English statutes, instituted during the reign of Henry III (r. 1216-1272), called the Assize of Bread and Ale.

Bakers who were found to have shortchanged customers could be liable to severe punishment. To guard against the punishment of losing a hand to an axe, a baker would give 13 for the price of 12, to be certain of not being known as a cheat. Specifically, the practice of baking 13 items for an intended dozen was to prevent "short measure", on the basis that one of the 13 could be lost, eaten, burnt or ruined in some way, leaving the baker with the original dozen.

 

[MSH2]

Yup, here's what I found:

The oldest known source and most probable origin for the expression "baker's dozen" dates to the 13th century in one of the earliest English statutes, instituted during the reign of Henry III (r. 1216-1272), called the Assize of Bread and Ale.

Bakers who were found to have shortchanged customers could be liable to severe punishment. To guard against the punishment of losing a hand to an axe, a baker would give 13 for the price of 12, to be certain of not being known as a cheat. Specifically, the practice of baking 13 items for an intended dozen was to prevent "short measure", on the basis that one of the 13 could be lost, eaten, burnt or ruined in some way, leaving the baker with the original dozen.

Yupyup Took their beer and bread very seriously those fellows

 

[CCaprice]

Yupyup Took their beer and bread very seriously those fellows

Important stuff! Especially back then

In 1659, the first South African wine was produced at the Cape of Good Hope.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Due to too much alcohol?

I have an alcohol problem, I can't afford it - that's the problem

 

[CCaprice]

I have an alcohol problem, I can't afford it - that's the problem

LOL That sounds like a Rodney Dangerfield line

 

[Stryderthorongil]

I have an alcohol problem, I can't afford it - that's the problem

(((Lorraine)))

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

(((Lorraine)))

{{{Stryder}}}

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Six dimensional space as represented by a computer graphic...

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j160/Gaia_Lorraine/6dimensioncomputergeneratedimage.jpg

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Songs with female names

-------- P ---------

Pamela Pamela : Wayne Fontana : 1966
Pamela Throws A Party : Joe Reisman : 1957
Patricia : Perry Como : 1950
Patricia : Perez Prado : 1958
Patricia Twist : Perez Prado : 1962
Patsy : Jack Scott : 1960
Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy) : Scritti Politti : 1988
Patti Ann : Johnny Crawford : 1962
Patty Baby : Freddy Cannon : 1963
Don't Wanna Think About Paula : Dickey Dee : 1963
Hey Paula : Paul & Paula : 1962
Peg O' My Heart : Jerry Murad's Harmonicats : 1946
Peg : Steely Dan : 1977
Peggy O'Neill : Slim Whitman : 1968
Peggy Sue : Buddy Holly : 1957
Peggy Sue Got Married : Buddy Holly : 1959
Lady Penelope : The Shadows : 1966
Penny Candy : Jim Reeves : 1957
Polly : Nirvana : 1994
Priscilla : Eddie Cooley & The Dimples : 1956
Dear Prudence : The Beatles : 1968
Dear Prudence : Siouxsie & the Banshees : 1983

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Persistent hiccups is a symptom of renal failure.

Due to too much alcohol?

There are many possible causes of kidney damage. They include:

* Decreased blood flow, which may occur with extremely low blood pressure caused by trauma, surgery, serious illnesses, septic shock, hemorrhage, burns, or dehydration
* Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
* Infections that directly injury the kidney such as acute pyelonephritis or septicemia
* Urinary tract obstruction (obstructive uropathy)
* Autoimmune kidney disease such as interstitial nephritis or acute nephritic syndrome
* Disorders that cause clotting within the thin blood vessels of the kidney
o Idiopathic thrombocytopenic thrombotic purpura (ITTP)
o Transfusion reaction
o Malignant hypertension
o Scleroderma,
o Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
o Disorders of childbirth, such as bleeding placenta abruptio or placenta previa