Useless Knowledge Thread - Page 7

Green Lantern · #**121** 05-11-2010, 10:51 AM

A Lepidopterist is a person who collects Butterflies

A Vecturist is a person who collects Subway Tokens

A Copoclephilist is a person who collects Key Rings

Martin Riggs · #**122** 05-11-2010, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Green Lantern

Barack Obama is our 44th president, but there actually have only been 43 presidents: Cleveland was elected for two nonconsecutive terms and is counted twice, as our 22nd and 24th president.

Nine Presidents never attended college: Washington, Jackson, Van Buren, Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln, A. Johnson, Cleveland, and Truman.

If the origin of man is africa then isnt Barack Obama the 43ed African american President?

Green Lantern · #**123** 05-11-2010, 11:29 AM

White Out was invented by the mother of Mike Nesmith (formerly of the Monkees).

Hope · #**124** 05-11-2010, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Green Lantern

A Lepidopterist is a person who collects Butterflies

A Vecturist is a person who collects Subway Tokens

A Copoclephilist is a person who collects Key Rings

A Numismatist is a person who collects coins.

BeingReal · #**125** 05-11-2010, 04:54 PM

An animal epidemic is called an epizootic.

wrsny337 · #**126** 05-11-2010, 05:05 PM

In Alabama it is illegal:

To play dominoes on Sunday.

To wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.

To place salt on a railroad track (it's punishable by death).

wrsny337 · #**127** 05-11-2010, 05:20 PM

In Florida:

An unmarried women who parachutes on Sundays may be jailed.

In Sarasota, it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.

Green Lantern · #**128** 05-11-2010, 05:21 PM

my daughter just brought home from the school library a book on silly laws from across the country.

They're great to read through.

wrsny337 · #**129** 05-11-2010, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Green Lantern

my daughter just brought home from the school library a book on silly laws from across the country.

They're great to read through.

Check it out:
http://www.totallyuselessknowledge.com/laws.php

wrsny337 · #**130** 05-11-2010, 05:27 PM

In South Bend, Indiana, monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes.

Can u imagine?

Green Lantern · #**131** 05-11-2010, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wrsny337

In South Bend, Indiana, monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes.

Can u imagine?

can you imagine the nuisance all those smoking monkeys must have been to pass an ordinance like this?

wrsny337 · #**132** 05-11-2010, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Green Lantern

can you imagine the nuisance all those smoking monkeys must have been to pass an ordinance like this?

Just got an image of a bunch of monkeys smoking cigars while sitting at a bar drinking shots of Jose Cuervo and telling off-color jokes.

Green Lantern · #**133** 05-11-2010, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by wrsny337

Just got an image of a bunch of monkeys smoking cigars while sitting at a bar drinking shots of Jose Cuervo and telling off-color jokes.

the mayor walks in and sees the scene before and swears that he'll have none of that and at the next meeting proposes the law.

wrsny337 · #**134** 05-11-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Green Lantern

the mayor walks in and sees the scene before and swears that he'll have none of that and at the next meeting proposes the law.

While the monkeys sit in the peanut gallery, getting all rowdy, drinking shots, and flicking their bics. No wonder the law went down!!

Green Lantern · #**135** 05-11-2010, 06:16 PM

i'm staying outta South Bend.

Kamma70 · #**136** 05-11-2010, 06:21 PM

wrsny337 · #**137** 05-11-2010, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamma70

So sorry.

In Minnesota, women may face up to 30 days in jail if they impersonate Santa Claus . . . and it's also illegal to tease skunks.

Go figure.

copperpot · #**138** 05-11-2010, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by wrsny337

Just got an image of a bunch of monkeys smoking cigars while sitting at a bar drinking shots of Jose Cuervo and telling off-color jokes.

It happens

chimp_playing_poker_smoking.jpg

BeingReal · #**139** 05-12-2010, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by wrsny337

In Alabama it is illegal:

To place salt on a railroad track (it's punishable by death).

Where are Hammer and gp80mac when we need them? Why on earth would it be illegal to place salt on a railroad track?

BeingReal · #**140** 05-12-2010, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by wrsny337

So sorry.

In Minnesota, women may face up to 30 days in jail if they impersonate Santa Claus . . . and it's also illegal to tease skunks.

Go figure.

One has to question why you coupled those two facts together...women and skunks?

Ok, here's mine:
Chances that an American lives within 50 miles of where they grew up: 201 in 2.