The 1973 top ten hit “Little Willy” was actually written about William of Orange, a monarch known throughout Europe for his star-shooting, shimmy-shuffle style.
Eevry US President has carved his name in a floor joist in the White House basement, dating back to James Knox Polk, who, according to graffiti carved by James Buchanan, “sucks.”
Gnats have actually been known to read short novels at one sitting.
Oh dear. This one got my coworkers to stick their heads in to see why I was squeeing like a pig.
The origin of the word “leftovers” is from the French * Le Ftovers* which, loosely translated, means “the stuff we didn’t eat when we should have and now have to try again or else give to the family pet or grind and feed to the baby.”
If a giraffe could leap, pound for pound, as high as the grasshopper, he’d avoid a lot of trouble.
That’s SO PC…
Well, they were both supposedly in the early 60s, which is what made me pick your particular post even though it’s a bit of a stretch since the year isn’t exact, but more importantly, this is a thread about useless, pointless facts, so someone had to bring it up!
OK, now I see it.
You could have also gone with 1920s style death bagels.
My favorite Claven-ism involves weak buffalo, brain cells and beer. I’ve been meaning to look it up all day, and I finally got the chance.
Brilliant!
The origins of Jazz actually date back to the old English tradition of the “pibroche” or “pee break.” Since musicians at that time were not allowed to take intermissions during performances while at the same time consuming copious amounts of mead, a way had to be found for the music to keep flowing while giving the performers the opportunity to relieve themselves. The “pibroche” style was created to allow one musician to play solo while others went to the loo, each taking their turn either playing solo or peeing so the music could continue uninterrupted.
Ah ha! Someone spotted it!
Ah ha! Someone spotted it!
The verb cite was not formally accepted as a noun replacing citation until the SDMB Council of 2003.