IF A PERSON CALLED SIMON ASHTON (SIMON_25_@HOTMAIL.CO.UK)
CONTACTS YOU THROUGH EMAIL DON'T ACCEPT HIM. DELETE HIM
BECAUSE HE IS A HACKER!!
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ADDS HIM THEN YOU WILL GET HIM ON YOUR LIST.
HE WILL FIGURE OUT YOUR ID COMPUTER ADDRESS,
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AND FAST, BECAUSE IF HE HACKS THEIR EMAIL HE HACKS YOUR MAIL TOO!!!!!...
PASS ON TO ALL YOUR ADDRESSES AS FAST AS YOU CAN
You know you're a TRUE Floridian if.... Your Socks are only for bowling....
You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five
minutes.
A 'good parking place' has nothing to do with distance from the store, but
everything to do with shade.
Your winter coat is made of denim.
You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.
You're younger than -50- but some of your friends are over -65-
Anything under 70 degrees is chilly
You've driven through Yee Haw Junction.
You know that no other grocery store can really compare to Publix.
Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.
You know that anything hurricane under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking
up for
You dread "love bug" season (and you know what "love bugs" are!)
You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane
Charley or Hurricane Frances. You know them as just Andrew, Charley, Frances
, Ivan, Jeanne & Wilma......
You know what a "snowbird" is and, more importantly when they'll leave.
You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty 'average'.
'Down South' really means Key West
Flip-flops are everyday wear. Shoes are for business meetings and church,
but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before! Ties... we don't need no
stinkin' ties!
You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and just one sweatshirt (and it is
on the hanger in the closet)
You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level (even at DisneyWorld)
You know the four -4- seasons really are: hurricane season, love bug season,
tourist season & Summer
You've actually hosted a hurricane party.
You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Withlacoochee and Micanopy.
You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a
boat yourself.
You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas and New Years (oh yeah!)
You recognize Miami-Dade as 'Northern Cuba.'
You not only forward this, but you understand every word of it!
The law which most are not aware of, clearly states that between 6 pm and 6
am, a woman has the right to REFUSE to go to the Police Station, even if an
arrest warrant has been issued against her. It is a procedural issue that a
woman can be arrested between 6 pm and 6am, ONLY if she is arrested by a
woman officer and taken to an ALL WOMEN police station. If she is arrested
by a male officer, it has to be proven that a woman officer was on duty at
the time of arrest.
Please forward this to as many girls you know. Also to guys.... as this can
help them protect their wives, sisters and mothers.
It is good for us to know our rights. To what extent it becomes of use
remains to be seen in any situation. But as they say, Knowledge is Power.
I did not know this and I am sure lots of us don't. Please be informed.
LITTLE PIECES OF HISTORY!
In George Washington's days, there were no
cameras. One's image was either sculpted or
painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed
him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back
while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices
charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted,
but by how many limbs were to be painted.
Arms and legs are 'limbs,' therefore painting them
would cost the buyer more. Hence the expression, 'Okay,
but it'll cost you an arm and a leg.'
(Artists know hands and arms are more difficult to
paint)
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As incredible as it sounds, men and women took
baths only twice a year (May and October) Women kept their hair covered,
while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs.
Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool. They couldn't wash t he
wigs, so to clean them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in
the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes. The heat
would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term 'big
wig.' Today we often use the term 'here comes the
Big Wig' because someone appears to be or is powerful
and wealthy.
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In the late
1700's, many houses consisted of a large room with only
one chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded down from the wall, and was
used for dining. The 'head of the
household' always sat in the chair while everyone else
ate sitting on the floor. Occasionally a guest, who was
usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair during
a meal. To sit in the chair meant you were important and in
charge. They called the one sitting in the chair the
'chair man.' Today in business, we use the
expression or title 'Chairman' or 'Chairman of
the Board..'
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Personal hygiene left much room for improvement. As a result, many women
and men had developed acne scars by adulthood. The women would spread bee's
wax over their facial skin to smooth out their complexions. When they were
speaking to each other, if a woman began to stare at another woman's face
she WA s told, 'mind your own bee's wax..'
Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence the term 'crack a
smile'. In addition, when they sat
too close to the fire, the wax would melt . . . Therefore,
the expression 'losing face.'
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Ladies wore corsets, which would
lace up in the front. A proper and dignified woman, as in
'straight laced'. . Wore a tightly tied
lace.
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Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax
levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the 'Ace of
Spades.' To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead.
Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be
stupid or dumb because they weren't 'playing with a full deck.'
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Early politicians
required feedback from the public to determine what the
people considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV's or
radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and
bars. They were told to 'go sip some ale' and listen to people's
conversations and political concerns.. Many assistants were dispatched at
different times. 'You go sip
here' and 'You go sip there.' The two words
'go sip' were eventually combined when referring to
the local opinion and, thus we have the term
'gossip.'
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At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint and quart-sized
containers.
A bar maid's job was to keep an eye on the customers and keep the drinks
coming. She had to pay close attention
and remember who was drinking in 'pints' and who was
drinking in 'quarts,' hence the term 'minding
your'P's and Q's '
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One more and betting you didn't know this!
In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried
iron cannons. Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary
to keep a good supply near the cannon. However, how to prevent them from
rolling about the deck? The best storage method devised was a square-based
pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine, which rested
on sixteen.. Thus, a
supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to
the cannon. There was only one
problem...how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding or
rolling from under the others. The solution was a metal
plate called a 'Monkey' with 16 round indentations.
However, if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly
rust to it.
The solution to the rusting problem was to make 'Brass
Monkeys.' Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts
much more and much faster than iron when chilled.
Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations
would shrink so much that the iron cannonballs would come right off the
monkey. Thus, it was quite literally, 'Cold enough to freeze the balls off
a brass
monkey.' (All this time, you thought that was an
improper expression, didn't you.)
