Gentle Trivia and Jokes; Phobias; Laws; Quotations

A beautiful Fall day.   Almost 80 degrees and sunny.  We just got back from a kind-of "picnic" for our fellow home owners at CLV.  Everybody brought some food.. we took my usual brownies.. that disappeared almost immediately.  (I didn't think they were that good... but other folks did I guess.)

Yesterday, I ranted about the election again.  Now that it is out of my system, I can get to writing about gentler and maybe funnier things.  We'll see.

Trivia

Q.  Why do we call policemen "the fuzz?"
A.  Because London bobbies once wore fuzzy helmets.

Q.  Who invented Fanta sodas?
A.  The Coca Cola plant in Germany at the start of World War II.  It was not invented by the Nazis, as rumor has it; nor was it produced under the direction of Hitler's Third Reich.

Phobias (per The Book of Weird and Unusual Trivia)

arachibutyrophobia -- a fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.

ergophobia -- fear of work

phengophobia -- fear of daylight or sunshine

soceraphobia -- fear of parents in law

hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia --  fear of long words

Weird Animal Laws (same  reference work)

It's illegal to imitate an animal in Miami.

In Florida, it is illegal to have sexual relations with a porcupine.

Giving booze to a fish is illegal in Oklahoma.

Mythical Creatures (same reference work)

chimera: part serpent, lion and goat

griffin:  half eagle, half lion

basilisk: a serpent, lizard, or dragon said to kill by breathing on or looking at its victims

Famous Quotations (per Readers Digest)

Julia Childs:  "Honestly, the only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook."

Benjamin Franklin:  "Wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy."

Dennis Miller:  "You know there's a problem when you realize that out of the three Rs, only one begins with an 'R'."

Shane Richie: "I don't believe in reincarnation, and I didn't believe in it when I was a hamster."

Funny Stuff: (A little naughty)

"An acquaintance walked past Algonquin Round Table member Marc Connelly and ran a hand over Connelly's bald pate. 'that feels just as smooth and as nice as my wife's behind,' he said.  Connelly, running his own hand over his head, remarked, 'So it does!'"
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From leatherneck.com:  A Marine General went to the doctor for his annual physical.  Among the questions his doctor asked was "When was the last time  you made love?"

"Oh," mused the General, "1945."

"That long ago? asked the doctor.

"It's not so bad" said the general, pointing to his watch.  "It's only 21.13."
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