- The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." (my eyes screeched to a stop when i read this one)
- All of the clocks in Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20. (why not 11 p.m. or 1 a.m.?)
- The first Ford cars had Dodge engines. (next time someone says that Fords are better than Dodges you have something to throw in their face!)
- Ingrown toenails are hereditary. (what the fuck? damn it dad)
- The most common name in the world is Mohammed. (and here I thought it was mary)
- The state with the longest coastline in the US is Michigan. (i'm having a hard time believing this one)
- If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom. (i always wondered why i always called tails. now i know it's cuz i'm smart!)
- The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. (attention spelling bee 2006 judges: see if those smarty pants can spell this one!)
- When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city. (can we say HICKS??)
- No word in the English language rhymes with month. (perfect for circle of death..you drinkers know what i'm talking about!)
- Wayne's World was filmed in two weeks. (Wow them boys are gooooooddd)
- "Ever think you're hearing something in a song, but they're really singing something else? The word for mis-heard lyrics is 'mondegreen,' and it comes from a folk song in the '50's. The singer was actually singing "They slew the Earl of Morray and laid him on the green," but this came off sounding like 'They slew the Earl of Morray and Lady Mondegreen.'" (Okay so this one is boring for most of you but my boyfriend is going to love it: you see i have a little problem with singing the right words to songs. that problem is that i don't!)
Hope that these facts can be of some interest to you. I plan on running right out to show everyone how smart I am. LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME.
7 comments:
Regarding Pulp Fiction and clocks:
"There is a persistent myth that that all the clocks in the movie are set to 4:20 (although, certainly all the clocks on the wall in the pawn shop are set to 4:20). However, in at least two scenes it is obvious that this is not the case. In the "Bonnie Situation" while Jimmy, Vince and Jules are drinking coffee in the kitchen, the clock clearly reads 8:15. Secondly, when Vince and Jules go to retrieve the briefcase, it is "7:22 in the a.m.". The significance of the time 4:20 is that it is slang for smoking marijuana."
Aww thanks for the clarification missfortune hunter! Now we have another random fact: 4:20 is slang for smoking marijuana :)
Ha ha ha
I'm bored also and JUST got the chance to read your stuff - while at work also! ha ah aha
I'm trying to figure out how to use 4:20 in a sentence with a co-worker to see what kinda reaction I get.
Great idea. I love it. Here are some ideas: I'm going out to 4:20. Is it 4:20 yet? Tonight at 4:20 I'll be busy. Wanna go 4:20? Hurry up 4:20 already!
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis??
and here i thought it was
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
It is my goal to use pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
tommorow once i learn to pronounce it.
Pronouncing is definitely going to be a challenge. I thought supercalifragi....whatever was the longest word to. All these years I've been tellin people that and now i feel dumb
i didn't allie..you have to help me. and i used to be a smoker...
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