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Sunday, June 5, 2005MIND YOUR P's & Q'sEnglish pubs serve drinks in pints & quarts. In the olden days bartenders would keep unruly customers in order by telling them to mind their pints & quarts. Aside: See where mind your P’s & Q’s comes from? Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 4:31 PM Comments (5) (link) Friday, April 15, 2005THIS IS JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT….In trying to delete the kazillion bits of email I have, I found these interesting tidbits, so here goes:- Sitophobia - fear of food. Polyphagia - excessive appetite or eating. Bibacious – being more than a little fond of drinking. Undecennary – an 11 year period or an eleventh anniversary.... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 10:44 AM Comments (6) (link) Tuesday, December 14, 2004I'VE GOT MORE PHOBIA....The fear of getting wrinkles is rhytiphobia. The fear of falling or being in love is philophobia. The fear of writing is called graphophobia. The fear of hearing good news is called euphobia. Something I just wondered. Does phobia have a singular form, like maybe phobium? (funny sounding, isn't it?) Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 9:09 AM Comments (7) (link) Tuesday, October 26, 2004ALL ABOUT YOUR FEARSThe fear of talking is laliophobia. The fear of hair is chaetophobia. The fear of sitting still is cathisophobia. The fear of sitting down is thaasophobia. ASIDE:....The things we're afraid of are neverending. Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 5:39 AM Comments (2) (link) Friday, October 22, 2004....AND NOW FOR YOUR USELESS TRIVIA FIX!The Olympic flag features five interlocking Olympic rings - blue, black, green, red, and yellow - on a white background. The flag was designed in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin and the rings represent five continents - Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe. At least one of the five... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 6:10 PM Comments (4) (link) |
About this BlogEnough with the serious stuff... Trivia fascinates me and I have a burning desire to involve others in this useless, aimless, but fun activity. I am a strong believer in learning something new everyday and so I am foisting this knowledge on you as well. Who knows when you will need some useless, tid bit of information to form part of one of your yarns. Call it a community service if you will. You'll thank me for it one day!LinksIsland ReflectionsIt's My Write! Religion Versus Christ Small Island Utility Watch The Jamaican Connection |
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