Trivia for Squiggle #51
Ok, so instead of playing catch-up with the two issues of TFS that I missed these past two weeks, I'm just going to consider these recent days as yet another 'season in the abyss'...yeah, I'm lame like that. Work has just been insane and I've been having chronic back pains, so my mind hasn't been on blogging as of late...yeah, again, I'm lame like that. So here is the new issue of Trivia for Squiggle. Number 1275 is one my favorites so far, and I was just wondering if my British readers could verify number 1269...the sad thing is, I'd probably watch that show at least once...or twice...is it still airing?
1251. One of pitcher Nolan Ryan's jockstraps recently sold at auction for $25,000.
1252. The Nike swoosh was designed by a Portland State University student, and purchased by Nike for $35.
1253. Gerald Ford once worked as a cover model for Cosmopolitan magazine.
1254. Gillette spent $1,000,000 to place razor samples in the welcome bags handed out at the Democratic National Convention, only to have them confiscated as they were considered a threat. This caused huge delays at all security checkpoints.
1255. Quebec City, Canada, has about as much street crime as Disney World.
1256. Jim Carrey voted in 2004 at the Beverly Hills City Hall. He had an assistant wait in line for him, however.
1257. As part of a charity event, 500 cats were spayed and neutered in the cafeteria of an elementary school. School was cancelled for days and $10,000 was spent on cleaning and sterilizing the room.
1258. The United States has five percent of the world's population, but twenty-five percent of the world's prison population.
1259. Seven percent of Americans claim they never bathe at all.
1260. The largest McDonald's is in Beijing, China - measuring 28,000 square feet. It has twenty nine cash registers.
1261. There are between 5,000 and 7,000 tigers kept as pets in the United States.
1262. The chicken is one of the few things that man eats before it's born and after it's dead.
1263. 32 out of 33 samples of well-known brands of milk purchased in Los Angeles and Orange counties in California had trace amounts of perchlorate. Perchlorate is the explosive component in rocket fuel.
1264. The leading cause of on-the-job deaths in workplaces in America is homicide.
1265. Americans take an average of just ten days per year vacation. In France, the law guarantees everyone five weeks of vacation, and most full-time workers get two full months vacation.
1266. The IRS admits that one in five people who call their help line get the wrong answer to their question.
1267. The thong accounts for 25% of the United States women's underwear market.
1268. When you hear a bullwhip snap, it's because the tip is traveling faster than the speed of sound.
1269. There is a television show on a British cable called "Watching Paint Dry". Viewers watch in real-time. Gloss, semi-gloss, matte, satin, you name it. Then viewers vote out their least favorite.
1270. The largest ocean liners pay a $250,000 toll for each trip through the Panama Canal. The canal generates fully one-third of Panama's entire economy.
1271. A party boat filled with 60 men and women capsized in Texas after all the passengers rushed to one side as the boat passed a nude beach.
1272. The spring thaw finally allows cemeteries in Alaska to start digging graves for those who died during the winter.
1273. Orthodox rabbis warned that New York City drinking water might not be kosher; it contains harmless micro-organisms that are technically shellfish.
1274. David Bowie thinks he is being stalked by someone who is dressed like a giant pink rabbit. Bowie has noticed the fan at several recent concerts, but he became alarmed when he got on a plane and the bunny was on board.
1275. If you hook Jell-O up to an EEG, it registers movements almost identical to a human adult's brain waves.
Achoo: Let's get out of this ladies clothing and get into our tights!
The previous post's quote was from "Shanghai Knights"
Chon Wang = Jackie Chan
1251. One of pitcher Nolan Ryan's jockstraps recently sold at auction for $25,000.
1252. The Nike swoosh was designed by a Portland State University student, and purchased by Nike for $35.
1253. Gerald Ford once worked as a cover model for Cosmopolitan magazine.
1254. Gillette spent $1,000,000 to place razor samples in the welcome bags handed out at the Democratic National Convention, only to have them confiscated as they were considered a threat. This caused huge delays at all security checkpoints.
1255. Quebec City, Canada, has about as much street crime as Disney World.
1256. Jim Carrey voted in 2004 at the Beverly Hills City Hall. He had an assistant wait in line for him, however.
1257. As part of a charity event, 500 cats were spayed and neutered in the cafeteria of an elementary school. School was cancelled for days and $10,000 was spent on cleaning and sterilizing the room.
1258. The United States has five percent of the world's population, but twenty-five percent of the world's prison population.
1259. Seven percent of Americans claim they never bathe at all.
1260. The largest McDonald's is in Beijing, China - measuring 28,000 square feet. It has twenty nine cash registers.
1261. There are between 5,000 and 7,000 tigers kept as pets in the United States.
1262. The chicken is one of the few things that man eats before it's born and after it's dead.
1263. 32 out of 33 samples of well-known brands of milk purchased in Los Angeles and Orange counties in California had trace amounts of perchlorate. Perchlorate is the explosive component in rocket fuel.
1264. The leading cause of on-the-job deaths in workplaces in America is homicide.
1265. Americans take an average of just ten days per year vacation. In France, the law guarantees everyone five weeks of vacation, and most full-time workers get two full months vacation.
1266. The IRS admits that one in five people who call their help line get the wrong answer to their question.
1267. The thong accounts for 25% of the United States women's underwear market.
1268. When you hear a bullwhip snap, it's because the tip is traveling faster than the speed of sound.
1269. There is a television show on a British cable called "Watching Paint Dry". Viewers watch in real-time. Gloss, semi-gloss, matte, satin, you name it. Then viewers vote out their least favorite.
1270. The largest ocean liners pay a $250,000 toll for each trip through the Panama Canal. The canal generates fully one-third of Panama's entire economy.
1271. A party boat filled with 60 men and women capsized in Texas after all the passengers rushed to one side as the boat passed a nude beach.
1272. The spring thaw finally allows cemeteries in Alaska to start digging graves for those who died during the winter.
1273. Orthodox rabbis warned that New York City drinking water might not be kosher; it contains harmless micro-organisms that are technically shellfish.
1274. David Bowie thinks he is being stalked by someone who is dressed like a giant pink rabbit. Bowie has noticed the fan at several recent concerts, but he became alarmed when he got on a plane and the bunny was on board.
1275. If you hook Jell-O up to an EEG, it registers movements almost identical to a human adult's brain waves.
Achoo: Let's get out of this ladies clothing and get into our tights!
The previous post's quote was from "Shanghai Knights"
Chon Wang = Jackie Chan
posted by Scott at 1:19 PM
3 Comments:
1252 - How gutted must he feel?
1258 - Wow.
1259 - Pew!
1265 - 10 days?! Geez. I've also heard that you guys have like hardly any Bank Holidays either. Harsh.
1269 - http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_970522.html?menu=news.technology.websites
1270 - THere's a smutty joke there somewhere! =]
1275 - Is Jell-O anything like jelly?
1259: I'm pretty sure that there are diseases you can contract by refraining from cleaning.
Squiggle: What's a bank holiday? Are you talking about government holidays? (I'm assuming you mean holidays that banks stay closed.) We don't have too many of those. I think we might have 4. Or 6. Something like that. It definitely isn't more than 6.
They don't sell Jell-O in the U.K.? You didn't grow up with commercials where Bill Cosby gets kids to eat Jell-O? (Why would you, really?) It's a gelatin dessert by Kraft foods. (website)
Actually, I just found the official Jell-O Museum website. It's a very very American thing, apparently. The site even has a cheesy animated American flag and the words "GOD BLESS THE USA" prominently printed underneath. I still figured that the pervasive nature of American capitalism would find a way to sell it's product all over the world.
It's a national holiday yeah. I've done some research and I believe what you call Jell-O is otherwise known as Jelly in the UK. =]
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