Thursday, November 5, 2009

Cool english sayings



from Suhriya Ali Sudor
date Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:53 PM
subject [xbp84] Cool english sayings



Bet you didn't know...

1. In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One's image was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are 'limbs,' therefore painting them would cost the buyer more.

Hence the expression, 'Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg.' (Artists know hands and arms are more difficult to paint)


2. As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year (May and October). Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool. They couldn't wash the wigs, so to clean them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes. The heat would make the wig big and fluffy hence the term “big wig”.

Today we often use the term here comes the “Big Wig” because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy.


3. In the late 1700's, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded down from the wall, and was used for dining. The 'head of the household' always sat in the chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor.

Occasionally a guest, who was usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal. To sit in the chair meant you were important and in charge. They called the one sitting in the chair the 'chair man.' Today in business, we use the expression or title 'Chairman' or 'Chairman of the Board


4. Personal hygiene left much room for improvement. As a result, many women and men had developed acne scars by adulthood. The women would spread bee's wax over their facial skin to smooth out their complexions.

When they were speaking to each other, if a woman began to stare at another woman's face she was told, 'mind your own bee's wax.' Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence the term 'crack a smile'. In addition, when they sat too close to the fire, the wax would melt . . . Therefore, the expression 'losing face'?


5. Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the 'Ace of Spades.' To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead.

Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't 'playing with a full deck.'


6. Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV's or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to 'go sip some ale' and listen to people's conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. 'You go sip here' and 'You go sip there.'

The two words 'go sip' were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term 'gossip’.


7. At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint and quart-sized containers. A bar maid's job was to keep an eye on the customers and keep the drinks coming. She had to pay close attention and remember who was drinking in 'pints' and who was drinking in 'quarts,' hence the term 'minding your 'P's and Q’s?’


Bet you have not heard of this one ....


8. In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. However, how to prevent them from rolling about the deck, the best storage method devised was a square-based pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem...how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding or rolling from under the others. The solution was a metal plate called a 'Monkey' with 16 round indentations.

However, if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make 'Brass Monkeys.' Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled.

Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannonballs would come right off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally, 'Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.' (All this time, you thought that was an improper expression, didn't you.)


If you don't send this fabulous bit of historic knowledge to any and all your unsuspecting friends, your floppy is going to fall off your hard drive and kill your mouse.


Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Women o women

from Nelly Omar
date Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:04 PM



A man is driving in his car on a road.



A woman is driving in her car on the same road, but in the opposite direction




When they pass each other, the man opens his window and shouts to the woman:
DONKEY!

The woman immediately responds:
MONKEY!

Both continue their separate ways, the woman being very satisfied with her quick and smart reaction.

And just as she reaches the first curve in the road …



Moral:
“Women never really understand what men are trying to say to them."


pagar makan padi


from Nelly Omar
date Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:02 PM
subject [xbp84] harap kan pagar , pagar makan padi......

Siot je kan..


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The world’s most offensive-looking plant : cili sunat

Hot Stuff
Mother Nature must be playing a prank on mankind (and womankind as well) when such extraordinary vegetables appear.

These are actual peppers from a garden. They are called 'Peter Peppers'..



The world’s most offensive-looking plant

When I first saw its picture, I thought it’s just another photoshopped hoax, but digging deeper, I was surprised to discover that it’s a real plant, usually called the Peter Pepper, scientific name capsicum annuum var. annuum ‘Peter’.

It’s native to Louisiana and Texas .

It’s been called many other names, including Chilli Willy and Penis Chilli; and has been judged “Most Pornographic Pepper” by Organic Gardening Magazine...

Not surprising, since it looks like so:
Apparently it has always been grown more as an ornamental thing, rather than to be eaten, although it’s perfectly edible.

By the way, a farmer who specializes in growing them says they can grow up to 18" long!

Sort of brings a tear to your eyes, doesn't it?


Sunday, October 25, 2009

Ayat Quran keluar pada kulit bayi rusia


From: Adlin
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 11:36 AM
Subject: FW: Mufti Rusia komen ayat pada kulit bayi



Mufti Rusia komen ayat pada kulit bayi



MOSCOW - Majlis Mufti Rusia kelmarin sebulat suara menyatakan bahawa ayat suci al-Quran yang muncul dua kali seminggu pada kulit Ali Yakubov iaitu seorang bayi lelaki berusia sembilan bulan di wilayah Dagestan, selatan Rusia merupakan amaran tuhan kepada semua penduduk Islam di Rusia dan Dagestan.

Menurut kenyataan majlis itu, mengikuti perintah Allah dan meninggalkan segala persengketaan, mewujudkan keamanan sesama umat Islam dan dengan jiran, membersihkan diri daripada dosa dan mula mengamalkan prinsip kejiranan selain bermaaf-maafan menyebabkan penduduk Islam di negara tersebut akan mendapat keampunan Allah.

Menurut beberapa laporan, ibu bapa Ali yang tinggal di bandar Kizlyar di wilayah Dagestan dan kalangan imam tempatan mendakwa ayat suci al-Quran itu muncul pada hari Isnin dan Jumaat sebelum hilang dan digantikan dengan ayat baru.

Salah satu ayat itu bermaksud: "Allah ialah Pencipta segala yang ada.".

Apabila ayat suci seterusnya muncul, Ali tidak dapat tidur sepanjang malam dan mengalami demam dengan kepanasan badannya tidak dapat dikurangkan walaupun dengan menggunakan ubat-ubatan kuat.

Semasa dia dilahirkan, Ali didapati menghidap penyakit jantung dan berkaitan dengan otak tetapi dia sembuh sepenuhnya selepas ayat al-Quran mula muncul pada tubuhnya. - Agensi


MOSCOW - Pakar-pakar perubatan di Rusia bingung berikutan penemuan ayat-ayat suci al-Quran dan Arab pada kulit seorang bayi berusia sembilan bulan di Dagestan, Rusia, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Ayat-ayat itu muncul pada belakang, tangan, kaki dan perut Ali Yakubov pada setiap malam Isnin dan Jumaat sebelum hilang tetapi diganti dengan beberapa ayat al-Quran baru dua kali seminggu.

Pakar-pakar perubatan Rusia menyatakan, mereka tidak tahu bagaimana fenomena itu boleh berlaku selepas perkataan Allah mula muncul pada dagu bayi tersebut ketika dia berusia beberapa minggu.


Namun, ketika mengulas mengenainya, pakar-pakar perubatan dan keluarga bayi itu mengaku bahawa ayat-ayat suci itu menjelma sendiri pada badan Ali dan bukan ditulis oleh manusia.

"Ali akan berasa kurang sihat manakala suhu badannya meningkat kepada 40 darjah Celsius setiap kali ia berlaku menyebabkan dia menangis," kata ibunya Madina Yagubova.

Kini, tempat Ali dilahirkan iaitu di Kampung Red Oktober, Dagestan menjadi tumpuan orang ramai yang mahu melihat keanehan itu.


Paparan mengenai kejadian aneh di Dagestan, wilayah selatan Rusia yang menjadi sasaran pertempuran antara tentera Rusia dengan pejuang-pejuang Islam itu turut dipaparkan di laman perkongsian video YouTube.

"Ali merupakan tanda kebesaran Tuhan. Kelahirannya di Dagestan bagi menyedarkan penduduknya supaya bersatu," kata seorang ahli parlimen di wilayah itu, Akhmedpasha Amiralaev. - Agensi

Friday, October 23, 2009

Canton's baby herbal soup for health


On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Nicky Yaya wrote:

This is worrying, ridiculous and inhuman!

A town in Canton is now on trend taking baby herbal soup to increase health and sexual performance/stamina. The cost in China currency = approx $4000. A factory manager was interviewed and he testified that it is effective because he is a frequent customer. It is a delicacy whereby expensive herbs are added to boil the baby with chicken meat for 8 hours boiling/steaming.

He pointed to his second wife next to him, who is 19 (he is 62), and testified that they have sex everyday. After waiting for a co uple of weeks, he took this reporter to the restaurant when he was informed by restaurant Manager that the spare rib soup (local code for baby soup) was now available.

This time, it was a couple who have 2 daughters and this 3rd one was confirmed to be a daughter again. So the couple aborted the baby which was 5 months old. Those babies close to be born and die naturally costs 2000 in China currency. Those aborted ones cost a few hundreds in China Currency. Those couples who did not want to sell dead babies, placentas can be accepted also for couple of hundreds.

The reporter making comment that is this the problem arise from Chinese being taking too much attention in healt h or is the backfire when China introduced one child in a family policy (since majority prefers to have male babies and those poorer families need ended up selling their female babies.)





Top joke around the world


On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Nicky Yaya wrote:

Top Joke in Australia

A young man went to his father one day to tell him that he wanted to get married.

His father was happy for him. He asked his son who the girl was, and he told him that it was Samantha, a girl from the neighborhood.

With a sad face the old man said to his son, ''I'm sorry to say this son but I have to. The girl you want to marry is your sister, but please don't tell your mother.''

The young man again brought three more names to his father but ended up frustrated because the response was still the same.

So he decides to go to his mother. ''Mom I want to get married but all the girls that I love, dad said they are my sisters and I mustn't tell you.''

His mother smiling said to him, ''Don't worry my son, you can marry any of those girls. You're not his son.


Top Joke in Northern Ireland

A doctor says to his patient, 'I have bad news and worse news'.
'Oh dear, what's the bad news?' asks the patient.
The doctor replies, 'You only have 24 hours to live'.
'That's terrible', said the patient.
'How can the news possibly be worse?'
The doctor replies, 'I've been trying to contact you since yesterday'.


Top Joke in UK

A woman gets on a bus with her baby.
The bus driver says: 'That's the ugliest baby that I've ever seen. Ugh!'
The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming.
She says to a man next to her: 'The driver just insulted me!'
The man says: 'You go right up there and tell him off, go ahead,
I'll hold your monkey for you.


Top Joke in USA

A man and a friend are playing golf one day at their local golf course.

One of the guys is about to chip onto the green when he sees a long funeral procession on the road next to the course.

He stops in mid-swing, takes off his golf cap, closes his eyes, and bows down in prayer.

His friend says: 'Wow, that is the most thoughtful and touching thing I have ever seen. You truly are a kind man.'

The man then replies: 'Yeah, well we were married for 35 years.'


Top Joke in England

Two weasels are sitting on a barstool. One starts to insult the other one.
He screams, 'I slept with your mother!'
The bar gets quiet as everyone listens to see what the other weasel will do.
The first again yells, 'I SLEPT WITH YOUR MOTHER!'
The other says, 'Go home dad you're drunk.'

Five strangest beach of the world

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Sumatera EarthQuake

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Afandi Sidek wrote:







Burial in Tibet


On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Nelly Omar
wrote:

Do you realize Tibetans do not bury their dead and there are no cemetary.
They feed the corpse to vultures and death ceremony can take up to 3 years to complete their re-incarnation














Wednesday, September 9, 2009

where is ele?

from : Mohamad Zuber
reply-to : mrsmbpx84@yahoogroups.com
date Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 2:04 PM
subject [xbp84] Cari gajah tersembunyi..


















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