Twisters Fact Of The Day and Riddle Thread !

[Twisteruk]

Contrary to popular belief, the light bulb was not invented by Edison but Joseph Swan, who received the patent about a year before Edison.

WoW died age 85, damn fine innings for that era 

[chrisbis]

A farmers son if i remember wright from the documentary on the whole illuminating subject.

sorry boys!!

[chrisbis]

If the speed of light is Soooooooooooooo fast....


how come it takes so long to change a light bulb!??

[chrisbis]

He who laughs last.... laughs the longest.



He He, he he, he he,

[chrisbis]

I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out,
I only lock every other one.
I figure no matter how long somebody stands there
picking the locks, they are always locking three.
-- Elayne Boosler

[ThomasGrant]

If the speed of light is Soooooooooooooo fast....


how come it takes so long to change a light bulb!??

Good one.
That should be in the Humour section.

[ThomasGrant]

"All for one... and one for All..."
Three Musketeers.

It could go in Quotes for the day.
But it also serves as proverb.

Or I could just say...

All is One...

And

One is all...and in all...

Message from the Divine. (Author Unknown)

[chrisbis]

If love be the food of mankind








> whats for desert??

[chrisbis]

Scotish Proverb---

  Don't marry for money, you can borrow it cheaper. !!

[chrisbis]

Originally bubble wrap was conceived as a wallpaper.
Since that did not work out, it was used as a wrapping material.
Every year enough bubble wrap is made to stretch it all the way to moon and back.

[chrisbis]

The name Pepsi came from the word "dyspepsia" since it
was originally thought to be a medicine against indigestion.

[Twisteruk]

The Antarctic is a continent entirely surrounded by oceans; the Arctic is an ocean almost entirely surrounded by continents.

[Twisteruk]

The Arctic expresses the sum of all wisdom: silence. WALTER BAUER (1877-1960)

 

[chrisbis]

If you scream in outer space- nobody can hear you!

[Twisteruk]

Stinging nettles were brought to Britain by the Roman legions. They rubbed their joints with them to relieve the pain of arthritis.