# Fresh Meat (Sorry Uke, this ain't about new a butcher) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 15, 2000, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497 "2000-06-15T16:55:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/1 "2000-06-15T16:55:21Z")
I think most people here like putting the lie to these e-mail lists of “facts.” Here’s a bunch of them I received earlier today. I corrected the spelling errors and deleted the more egregious ones. The rest I give to you; have at 'em folks. [ul] [li]The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; “7” was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. “UP” indicated the direction of the bubbles.[/li] [li]Mosquito repellents don’t repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito’s sensors so they don’t know you’re there.[/li] [li]Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 Feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. _(Cecil did an column on this one)_[/li] [li]The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.[/li] [li]American car horns beep in the tone of F.[/li] [li]No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.[/li] [li]Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.[/li] [li]1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.[/li] [li]You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.[/li] [li]Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.[/li] [li]The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum.[/li] [li]The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.[/li] [li]A Boeing 747’s wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers’ first flight.[/li] [li]American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.[/li] [li]Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.[/li] [li]The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA.”[/li] [li]Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.[/li] [li]The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.[/li] [li]The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.[/li] [li]Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.[/li] [li]The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.[/li] [li]Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.[/li] [li]Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a Pez dispenser.[/li] [li]Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.[/li] [li]Adolf Hitler’s mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.[/li] [li]Marilyn Monroe had six toes.[/li] [li]All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn’t like being seen wearing them in public.[/li] [li]Walt Disney was afraid of mice.[/li] [li]The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/2 "2000-06-15T17:00:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > [li]No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.[/li] > \*\* Cecil did a column on this one too. [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a910705.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a910705.html) ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/3 "2000-06-15T17:03:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > [li]The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.[/li] > \*\* Unce Cece again [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_195](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_195) ---
**Author:** ![Fyodor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/958977/32.png) [@Fyodor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fyodor)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/4 "2000-06-15T17:23:06Z")
My humble contribution - I just checked a deck of cards and the king of hearts is the only king without a moustache. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/5 "2000-06-15T17:55:20Z")
Alright, anyone who can conclusively tell me if Marilyn Monroe had 6 toes or not gets one free Blow Pop. (no euphemisms, please.) When in doubt, resport to bribery. ---
**Author:** ![Poirot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@Poirot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poirot)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/6 "2000-06-15T18:10:21Z")
My niece has 5-1/2 toes on one foot. Her big toe has two bones. She’s still only two months old, but in a couple of months she’ll have it removed, so she won’t need orthopedic shoes all her life. ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/7 "2000-06-15T18:33:26Z")
> [@](#): > > American car horns beep in the tone of F. I don’t see how _all_ of them can beep with the same note, but I’ll take my guitar tuner out tonight and check it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jayron\_32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@jayron\_32](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayron_32)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/8 "2000-06-15T18:49:43Z")
> [@](#): > > 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television. Unprovable, but I’ll buy it. I’ve bene on TV no less than 5 seperate times. OK, New Hampshire Public Television… but it still qualifies! > [@](#): > > Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older. Possibly true for certain varieties of oak, but in my experience, the oaks in my front yard growing up were considerably less than 50 years old, and produced acorns. > [@](#): > > Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. As far as I know, Venus IS the only planet with a retrograde rotation. Hey, even chance says you get one right once in a while. > [@](#): > > Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a Pez dispenser. Patently wrong. I believe I have seen KISS pez dispensers, but this seems wrong at face value. > [@](#): > > All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn’t like being seen wearing them in public. All, or nearly all, presidents are old men. All, or nearly all, old men need glasses. This doesn’t seem so weird. A weirder fact is that 4 of the last 5 presidents have been left handed. (Ford, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton) > [@](#): > > Walt Disney was afraid of mice. possibly true, but unverifiable. Another fallacy was that Walt Disney could actually draw. He couldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/9 "2000-06-15T19:02:11Z")
\*\*Fresh Meat (Sorry Uke, this ain’t about new a butcher) Unc:\*\* Hey, atsa funny! My old butcher, Dominic, he talk like-a that, too! ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/10 "2000-06-15T19:19:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > [li]Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.[/li]\*\* Sadly, I actually know what dust is made of. I did a research paper on it in college. Common household dust does contain, among other things, a small portion of dead skin but the primary component of dust is the Dust Mite (_Dermatophagoides farinae_). The dust mite is a sightless, eight-legged creature that feeds primarily on shedded skin cells. Yes, there are dust mites in your bed, munching happily on your dead skin but NO, dust mites do not make up half the weight of your mattress. Dust also contains quite a bit of cellulose, regular dirt, triglycerides (released when cooking) and rubber. I’ll shut up now so you won’t realize how Cliff Clavin I am. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/11 "2000-06-15T19:24:06Z")
I saw a picture recently that was taken before MM got the spare toes removed. And a closeup of her foot in which you could see where they would have been. If I could just remember where… ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/12 "2000-06-15T19:27:28Z")
A Boeing 747’s wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers’ first flight. True 747-400 wing span 212 feet. Wright Brothers first flight 120 feet in 12 seconds at a ground speed of 6.8 mph and an air speed of 30 mph. Keith ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/13 "2000-06-15T19:28:31Z")
Bribery will get you everywhere Swiddles. I’ve found the following exchange on [http://www.deja.com](http://www.deja.com) > [@](#): > > In the Oct. 5, 1999, issue of the Globe tabloid, there are photos of MM taken before she became a movie star. They are from the collection of the photographer, a man named Joe Jasgur. One of the photos includes a close-up of MM’s left foot and clearly shows (or at least to me it seems to clearly show) a sixth toe. The text says that the toe was removed before she became a Sex Symbol. -posted on 10/05/99 > [@](#): > > Hello, I’ve seen the photo of Marilyn that started all the fuss and imho she did NOT have six toes. The picture is taken at the beach and her foot is splayed out at an awkward angle and the sand and shadows all combined to form the illusion of an extra toe. > If you like to get your information from the source, the > photographers name is Joseph Jasgur and he has an excellent website and fan club for Marilyn called Hollywoodland. -posted 10/06/99 I can’t find any reference to the whole toe thing on the referenced web page, but I suppose you could e-mail the photographer if you really wanted to. It sounds to me like the tabloid made something up. Shocking! ---
**Author:** ![ren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/14 "2000-06-15T19:44:28Z")
> [@](#): > > [ul] > [li]The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.[/li][/ul] Confirmed. > [@](#): > > [ul] > [li]Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.[/li][/ul] Debatable. Assuming “counterclockwise” means “in the same direction as Earth”, Venus’s obliquity is 178 degrees, so it clearly qualifies for clockwise rotation. Uranus, however, is also a strong contender, having an obliquity of 97.9 degrees. That’s just enough to make it appear to rotate sort of clockwise as well. > [@](#): > > [ul] > Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a Pez dispenser. > [/ul] Well, I once broke the head off a Pez dispenser and sent it to a friend in France as an authentic “Marie Antoinette” Pez. Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![ren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/15 "2000-06-15T19:54:55Z")
obliquity 122 degrees. Another strong contender. That is, [if you consider Pluto a planet](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=26071). ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Propski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@Guy\_Propski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Propski)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/16 "2000-06-15T21:11:54Z")
Jayron–re: Walt Disney. You’re exagerating Walt’s (lack of) skills. Walt could draw fine; he was a trained draftsman. Walt just wasn’t in the same league as Ub Iwerks, his long-time associate. Early on Walt realized he should leave the drawing up to Ub and company, while he focused on the business. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/17 "2000-06-15T21:27:28Z")
Hey, Unc! You do this to keep some of the guys out of the parties? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/18 "2000-06-15T21:41:51Z")
\ Not true. I’ve folded a piece of paper more than seven times. I believe Cecil also did an article on this one. \ What raging donkeys do you know of? Last I heard there weren’t any donkeys on steroids or with sniper rifles. \<1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.\> I’ve been on at least three times. My sisters have both been on at least once. I’m not positive about my mother, and fairly certain my father has not. My brother has not. So that’s 3/6=1/2. Get six people who haven’t been on television and you have yourself a case. \ I find this hard to believe. You are at least keeping your eyes open when you watch tv, whereas you’re not using much more than your autonomic nervous system when you sleep. Heck, even eating while you watch tv is burning calories. \ I can’t conclusively verify this, but I don’t think that’s true across the board. \ Define “efficient.” \ Cecil also did a column on this one and I think the 57 refers to the number of products the company had out at the time, or something close to it. I also remember him saying something about how the guy who chose the logo thought 57 was a cool number, since at the time the company technically had like 63 products or something. Whatever. \ I read that in a book of made-up words once. It might be true. I just threw out my dictionary today so I can’t verify that. \ In a somewhat related story, Adolf Hitler was part Jewish. His Jewish grandfather (“bob”) abused Hitler’s father (“john”) which is one reason Hitler hated Jews. I believe Cecil covered this in one article as well. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/19 "2000-06-15T22:27:35Z")
> [@](#): > > Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts As a Barbie collector, I can state with absolute certainty that this is quite true. ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497/20 "2000-06-15T22:59:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > That is, if you consider Pluto a planet. > \*\* Hey! I was a planet long before your skinny butt showed up around here! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-meat-sorry-uke-this-aint-about-new-a-butcher/22497.md?page=2)