TRUE FACTS: Volume Two (969 hits)
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Submitted by wijormiclat (View user info) at 2007-06-01 22:20:09 EDT
These are true facts, as documented by the Smithsonian Institute of General Knowledge and Internal Regualtions.
- In baseball, the term "Clubhouse" (where the team changes) originates from the beginnings of the game. Before baseball stadiums were constructed, most games were local. The teams originally changed in treehouses to circumvent the problem of peeping Toms. These changing rooms were typically accompanied with a sign at the bottom of a ladder that stated "No Girls Allowed."
- Most domesticated felines cannot see through glass.
- The game of softball was originally played in colonial times with sun-dried Grizzly Bear testicles. Grizzly Bears were renowned for their large, durable, yet spongy testicles; hence the Home "Softball."
- The Jimi Hendrix album "Electric Lady Land" was named after his favorite exotic dancer club in the red light district of Amsterdam. It featured top notch dancers that would occasionally would receive a slight shock via the pole, which achieved the desirable effect of erect nipples.
- Midgets (but not dwarves) are sterile, due to a recessive trait that renders the gonads useless.
- Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to make an alcoholic drink from fermented horse urine. It was brewed during the Dark Ages in Western Europe during periods of poor harvest where there was not enough spare grain to make grain alcohol. This is where Sacha Baron Cohen got the idea for his horse urine joke in the movie "Borat."
- Paris Hilton is an adopted child from the country of Sweden. Her biological parents are currently unknown.
- The slang term for a wild punch "haymaker" originates from when farmers would beat hay with gloved fists in order to make it easier to consume by infant cattle.
- The Scottish actor, Sean Connery, appeared as an extra in a hardcore homosexual pornography film entitled "The Hot Buns of Navarone" prior to becoming a high profile Hollywood movie star.
- The swear word "shit" was originally a nautical acronym that stood for "Ship High in Transit." S.H.I.T. boats were special navy frigates that were constructed to be abnormally buoyant in water in order to allow for higher speeds. In order to maintain buoyancy members of the crew did not enjoy the luxury of latrines, and instead had to defecate and urinate off the side of the boat.
User Reviews
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-06-05 04:56:55 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
so JoeyG is a pathetic, retarded, detective, scientist.
+2 to him for being male and multi-tasking.
also, Abe Lincoln was gay.
It's a FACT!
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-05 04:12:30 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-05 08:54:26 BST (#)
Ranking: 2
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Joey G face the facts. I just owned you like a little bitch. Gnight.
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Yeah..... *sure* y'did. You keep thinking that, wijormy.....
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-05 03:54:26 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Joey G face the facts. I just owned you like a little bitch. Gnight.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-05 03:41:24 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-05 00:48:51 BST (#)
Ranking: 2
The 13/40 calculation doesn't include this review and the one below obviously. You're so pathetic that you probably WOULD point that out.
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Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-05 00:46:16 BST (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-02 08:18:59 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
These 'facts' are just complete bollocks.
Sorry, but they are.
I could quite easily state that my left testicle has a more powerful gravitational pull than all the moons of Jupiter, but that doesn't make it true.
p.s: My left testicle has a more powerful gravitational pull than all the moons of Jupiter.
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No matter what you say... You've already embarrassed yourself far more than I can.
However, your assumption that I have a poor grasp of the English language is definitely true because of ONE grammar mistake... Right!?!!?!??!!?! (Note for Joey G: no I am not being serious. This is called sarcasm)
ARE YOU A DETECTIVE TOO?????
FACT: JOEY G IS RETARDED.
One more thing... How am I the one that is all bent out of shape when you're the one that has reviewed this post 13 times? 13/40 That's almost A THIRD (32.5% to be exact) of all the reviews.
BONUS FACT: JOEY G IS ALSO PATHETIC.
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You really don't listen, do you?
IT WAS CRITICISM, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
Deal with it and stop being such a whiny little bitch, k?
Submitted by Lugalug (user info) at 2007-06-04 21:07:00 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
JoeyG, the fact that you had to argue at all disproves your "above it all" assertion.
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2007-06-04 20:38:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Nice to see other people having pointless internet battles... I was getting lonely.
HA HA! NERDS!
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-04 19:48:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
The 13/40 calculation doesn't include this review and the one below obviously. You're so pathetic that you probably WOULD point that out.
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-04 19:46:16 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-02 08:18:59 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
These 'facts' are just complete bollocks.
Sorry, but they are.
I could quite easily state that my left testicle has a more powerful gravitational pull than all the moons of Jupiter, but that doesn't make it true.
p.s: My left testicle has a more powerful gravitational pull than all the moons of Jupiter.
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No matter what you say... You've already embarrassed yourself far more than I can.
However, your assumption that I have a poor grasp of the English language is definitely true because of ONE grammar mistake... Right!?!!?!??!!?! (Note for Joey G: no I am not being serious. This is called sarcasm)
ARE YOU A DETECTIVE TOO?????
FACT: JOEY G IS RETARDED.
One more thing... How am I the one that is all bent out of shape when you're the one that has reviewed this post 13 times? 13/40 That's almost A THIRD (32.5% to be exact) of all the reviews.
BONUS FACT: JOEY G IS ALSO PATHETIC.
Submitted by ticklish_squirrel (user info) at 2007-06-04 12:33:12 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I heard that "Shit," though it does stand for Ship High In Transit, actually stems from manure shipments releasing methane and killing people that would breathe it in when it was held lower in storage so they would store it higher up so people wouldn't die. Or maybe it would explode...
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-06-04 04:51:35 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Batman isn't gay.
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2007-06-04 03:43:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Either you were lying or you were shit at humour. I chose not to overanalyse it, because it merited a negative rating either way.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-04 03:09:26 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-03 21:41:07 BST (#)
Ranking: 2
JoeyG... The pretty much the only people that rated this post negatively either believed the facts, or didn't realize I was being facetious.
WEIRD...
You're retarded
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Y'know, coming from anyone that didn't have a username like 'wijormclat', I might find that offensive.
And as for 'The pretty much the only people that rated this post' goes, well...... try and learn the English language before you *try* to insult somebody.
Yes, I realised this post wasn't supposed to be serious.
That doesn't stop it from being shit.
Get fuk the programme, learn sum stufz and note reality mite make yooz better personz in teh reel world!!!!111111oneoneoneoneone etc
Or, just fuck off and die somewhere.
If you can't take criticism, then I'm afraid this really isn't the place for you. If you actually took notice of what I was trying to tell you, then you would realise that I wasn't just having a cheap shot.
If it wasn't clear enough, my meaning was along the lines of 'you are trying to be funny but you are not'.
Does that make more sense?
Now, instead of trying to call me names, (which OMG makes me soooooooooooooooo angry and well upset coz I can't takez the internet pressure and I might just cry, OMG) maybe you should just take the comment with the intent it implied and move on from it.
Grow, and become a better person.
Go on, at least try it. You might learn something.
Unless the -2 REALLY upset you, in which case you can always complain to bart and give him a good laugh, too.
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-03 16:41:07 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
JoeyG... The pretty much the only people that rated this post negatively either believed the facts, or didn't realize I was being facetious.
WEIRD...
You're retarded.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-03 15:41:29 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
And if you wish to embarrass yourself further, why dont you make a post about it?
Twat.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-03 15:29:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Submitted by EchoBoxing (user info) at 2007-06-03 17:38:47 BST (#)
Ranking: 2
dear joey,
stop. you're pretty fucking annoying. you got burned. stop trying to save face. tuck your tail between your legs and walk away
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Dear alter,
No. Yes I am. No I didn't. Why the fuck would I try and save face against such a worthless piece of shit like this?
And why would you try and stick up for such fucking worthlessness unless you are the same person who wrote this vile piece of shit?
So funny that the 'EchoBoxing' alter only makes an appearance to vote against good entries and highly rate the fucking trash that pollutes this place.
I will not 'tuck my tail between my legs and walk away'.
Mainly, because I am a human being, and therefore have no distinguishable tail. Take biology 101, dickface. You might learn something. Maybe not, as you are cleary inept of any genuine social interaction.
Even if I did have a tail, I wouldn't bow down to your whimsical request.
If you have a problem with me, then speak to me under your normal account you fucking stupid retarded piece of horseshit.
Otherwise, STFU.
(That means 'Shut The Fuck Up', but you probably know that, because I imagine that many people have said it to you before).
Submitted by EchoBoxing (user info) at 2007-06-03 12:38:47 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
dear joey,
stop. you're pretty fucking annoying. you got burned. stop trying to save face. tuck your tail between your legs and walk away.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-03 05:54:26 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
p.s: My left testicle has a more powerful gravitational pull than all the moons of Jupiter.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-03 05:53:53 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-03 10:51:37 BST (#)
Ranking: 1
What the hell.
Have a +1 for....um.... something.
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Global Warming. Thats what you can have it for.
Did you know that global warming is the number 1 reason why women have breast implants?
Seriously.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-03 05:51:37 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
What the hell.
Have a +1 for....um.... something.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-03 05:51:02 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Yep, still shit.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-03 05:50:45 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
*Looks at it upside down*
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-03 05:50:30 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I'm not having a go or anything, it's just the fact that this was shit whichever way you look at it.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-03 05:49:45 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
If you want to be satirical, try using satire.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-03 05:49:12 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
And a fucking brilliant one at that.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-03 05:48:40 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-02 18:14:18 BST (#)
Ranking: 2
OMG JOEY G HOW'D YOU KNOW I MADE UP THE FACTS? ARE YOU A SCIENTIST?
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Yes.
Submitted by DonovanMD (user info) at 2007-06-02 21:17:53 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I laughed, pretty decent post.
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2007-06-02 20:20:41 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-02 13:15:55 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
People like Phallic and Joey G are the entire reason I made this post. Hilarious.
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Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2007-06-01 23:58:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
If it was an attempt at satire, it wasn't a very good one
Submitted by mockidol (user info) at 2007-06-02 13:35:54 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Apple juice is great for cleaning contact lenses.
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-02 13:15:55 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
People like Phallic and Joey G are the entire reason I made this post. Hilarious.
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-02 13:14:18 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
OMG JOEY G HOW'D YOU KNOW I MADE UP THE FACTS? ARE YOU A SCIENTIST?
Submitted by d_prime (user info) at 2007-06-02 12:08:35 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
http://www.ubersite.com/m/108908#2431930
I don't see how the Internet has a "weight" at all. What physical object involved with the Internet were they weighing?
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2007-06-02 12:01:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
you lying son of a bitch
Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2007-06-02 11:42:58 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Not even fit for Letterman.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2007-06-02 08:25:23 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
No Comment
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-06-02 08:18:59 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
These 'facts' are just complete bollocks.
Sorry, but they are.
I could quite easily state that my left testicle has a more powerful gravitational pull than all the moons of Jupiter, but that doesn't make it true.
p.s: My left testicle has a more powerful gravitational pull than all the moons of Jupiter.
Submitted by MyNameIsTim (user info) at 2007-06-02 07:58:18 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
No Comment
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2007-06-02 03:58:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
The phrase was in inverted commas.
Submitted by Realpolitik (user info) at 2007-06-02 03:36:04 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
TRUE FACT: the internet weighs (and this is true, read it in Discover if you don't believe me) the same as a grain of sand. And you have 3lbs of bacteria in you digestive system. And you probably have fleas that live in the roots of your eyelashes.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-06-02 03:31:56 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Most, if not all, of these are utter bullshit. But +1 for the ruse.
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2007-06-02 01:40:16 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
enjoyable.
Submitted by kuroneko_sama (user info) at 2007-06-02 01:27:23 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
i have never encountered a cat that couldnt see out a glass window... my cats go batshit for the birds in the front yard
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-02 00:27:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Smithsonian+Institute+of+General+Knowledge&btnG=Google+Search
On a serious note, I can't believe you actually had to google it. You're an idiot and you're pathetic.
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2007-06-01 23:58:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
Why is it the only google hit for "Smithsonian Institute of General Knowledge" was this post?
If it was an attempt at satire, it wasn't a very good one.
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-06-01 23:08:11 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-01 22:52:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Shit...
hence the Home "Softball."
should be
hence the name "Softball."
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-06-01 22:46:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
all facts are true, dickweed.
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2007-06-01 22:41:58 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Yeah... I write for Time, I took some of the facts off my article.
I'm lazy... Sue me.
Submitted by EchoBoxing (user info) at 2007-06-01 22:21:39 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
i read a couple of those in Time and Newsweek a while back but most are fresh