Trivia for Squiggle #L
Howdy, folks! Welcome to the 50th issue of Trivia for Squiggle! It's all random crap as usual, but today's last entry makes me wonder...I sort of understand how it's possible, but putting reality aside and letting my fantasies run rampant, I now have a really spectacular and gnarly image in my head...
1226. A private elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, accidentally served margaritas to its schoolchildren, thinking it was limeade.
1227. The Chicago Cubs are suing former Hartford Courant newspaper carrier Mark Guthrie to get back $301,000 in pay that was intended to go to a Cubs pitcher with the same name. The Tribune Company owns both the Hartford Courant and the Chicago Cubs.
1228. In February 2004, a Disney World employee was killed when he fell from a parade float and was trapped between two float sections. OSHA termed this a serious workplace violation, but Disney was fined only $6,300.
1229. The second Saturday in September is usually a popular time for weddings. Not in 2004, as most couples did not want their anniversaries on September 11.
1230. Mel Gibson has personally earned almost $400,000,000 from his movie "The Passion of the Christ".
1231. Austin High School in Texas has removed candy from its vending machines. Now some enterprising students are earning $200 per week dealing in black market candy.
1232. In 2004, Virgin Atlantic Airlines introduced a double bed for first class passengers who fly together.
1233. The world's largest book, "Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey" is in a Chicago public library. The book measures 5 feet tall by 7 feet wide when open. It weighs 133 pounds.
1234. Oprah Winfrey and Elvis Presley are distant cousins.
1235. The company that manufactures the greatest number of women's dresses each year is Mattel. Barbie's got to wear something.
1236. La Paz, Bolivia is the world's most fireproof city. At 12,000 feet about sea level, the amount of oxygen in the air barely supports a flame.
1237. The estates of 22 dead celebrities earned over $5 million in 2004. These celebrities include Elvis Presley, Dr. Seuss, Charles Schulz, J.R.R. Tolkien and John Lennon.
1238. George Washington spent about 7% of his annual salary on liquor.
1239. If you disassembled the Great Pyramid of Cheops, you would get enough stones to encircle the earth with a brick wall twenty inches high.
1240. Nearly one third of New York City public school teachers send their own children to private schools.
1241. The New York City Police Department has a $3.3 billion annual budget, larger than all but 19 of the world's armies.
1242. Al Gore's roommate in college (Harvard, class of 1969) was Tommy Lee Jones.
1243. A chef's hat is shaped the way it is for a reason: its shape allows air to circulate around the scalp, keeping the head cool in a hot kitchen.
1244. Life expectancy for Russian men has actually gone down over the past 40 years. A Russian male born today can expect to live an average 58 years.
1245. Each year, sixteen million gallons of oil run off pavement into streams, rivers and eventually oceans in the United States. This is more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.
1246. An employee of the Alabama Department of Transportation installed spyware on his boss's computer and proved that the boss spent 10% of his time working (20% of time checking stocks and 70% of the time playing solitaire). The employee was fired, the boss kept his job.
1247. Solid structures (parking lots, roads, buildings) in the United States cover an area the size of Ohio.
1248. A Brussels Airlines flight to Vienna was aborted because the pilot was attacked in the cockpit. The attacker was a passenger's cat, who got out of its travel bag.
1249. At General Motors, the cost of health care for employees now exceeds the cost of steel.
1250. Each year, more people are killed by teddy bears than by grizzly bears.
Gang Leader: Don't fuck with the Lords of Hell.
Chris: Don't fuck with the babysitter.
The previous post's quote was from "Jason X" (aka: "Friday the 13th: Part Ten" or as I like to refer to it: Jason in Space!)
VR teen girl #1 = Kaye Penaflor
VR teen girl #2 = Tania Maro
1226. A private elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, accidentally served margaritas to its schoolchildren, thinking it was limeade.
1227. The Chicago Cubs are suing former Hartford Courant newspaper carrier Mark Guthrie to get back $301,000 in pay that was intended to go to a Cubs pitcher with the same name. The Tribune Company owns both the Hartford Courant and the Chicago Cubs.
1228. In February 2004, a Disney World employee was killed when he fell from a parade float and was trapped between two float sections. OSHA termed this a serious workplace violation, but Disney was fined only $6,300.
1229. The second Saturday in September is usually a popular time for weddings. Not in 2004, as most couples did not want their anniversaries on September 11.
1230. Mel Gibson has personally earned almost $400,000,000 from his movie "The Passion of the Christ".
1231. Austin High School in Texas has removed candy from its vending machines. Now some enterprising students are earning $200 per week dealing in black market candy.
1232. In 2004, Virgin Atlantic Airlines introduced a double bed for first class passengers who fly together.
1233. The world's largest book, "Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey" is in a Chicago public library. The book measures 5 feet tall by 7 feet wide when open. It weighs 133 pounds.
1234. Oprah Winfrey and Elvis Presley are distant cousins.
1235. The company that manufactures the greatest number of women's dresses each year is Mattel. Barbie's got to wear something.
1236. La Paz, Bolivia is the world's most fireproof city. At 12,000 feet about sea level, the amount of oxygen in the air barely supports a flame.
1237. The estates of 22 dead celebrities earned over $5 million in 2004. These celebrities include Elvis Presley, Dr. Seuss, Charles Schulz, J.R.R. Tolkien and John Lennon.
1238. George Washington spent about 7% of his annual salary on liquor.
1239. If you disassembled the Great Pyramid of Cheops, you would get enough stones to encircle the earth with a brick wall twenty inches high.
1240. Nearly one third of New York City public school teachers send their own children to private schools.
1241. The New York City Police Department has a $3.3 billion annual budget, larger than all but 19 of the world's armies.
1242. Al Gore's roommate in college (Harvard, class of 1969) was Tommy Lee Jones.
1243. A chef's hat is shaped the way it is for a reason: its shape allows air to circulate around the scalp, keeping the head cool in a hot kitchen.
1244. Life expectancy for Russian men has actually gone down over the past 40 years. A Russian male born today can expect to live an average 58 years.
1245. Each year, sixteen million gallons of oil run off pavement into streams, rivers and eventually oceans in the United States. This is more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.
1246. An employee of the Alabama Department of Transportation installed spyware on his boss's computer and proved that the boss spent 10% of his time working (20% of time checking stocks and 70% of the time playing solitaire). The employee was fired, the boss kept his job.
1247. Solid structures (parking lots, roads, buildings) in the United States cover an area the size of Ohio.
1248. A Brussels Airlines flight to Vienna was aborted because the pilot was attacked in the cockpit. The attacker was a passenger's cat, who got out of its travel bag.
1249. At General Motors, the cost of health care for employees now exceeds the cost of steel.
1250. Each year, more people are killed by teddy bears than by grizzly bears.
Gang Leader: Don't fuck with the Lords of Hell.
Chris: Don't fuck with the babysitter.
The previous post's quote was from "Jason X" (aka: "Friday the 13th: Part Ten" or as I like to refer to it: Jason in Space!)
VR teen girl #1 = Kaye Penaflor
VR teen girl #2 = Tania Maro
posted by Scott at 5:35 PM
4 Comments:
I liked 1227. If they screwed up, how is it Guthrie's fault and why should he get sued?
Oh! I'm guessing that the quote is from Adventures in Babysitting.
Adventures in Babysitting too? I never knew there was a sequel two that movie! That's to good!
The Mel Gibson fact is truly disturbing.
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