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Message 1 of 7 in Discussion

From: JohnB (Original Message)

Sent: 5/27/2002 3:41 AM

May 26/02

Question:

Why is it called a "hamburger" if it doesn't contain ham?

Answer:

At first glance, it seems that the word "hamburger" is a combination of the words "ham" and "burger." Therefore, one naturally assumes that a hamburger is a burger that contains ham.

But the word "hamburger" actually traces its roots back to Hamburg Germany, where people used to eat a similar food called the "Hamburg steak." Eventually, the Hamburg steak made its way to the United States, where people shortened its name to "hamburger."

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From: JohnB

Sent: 5/28/2002 5:12 AM

May 27/02

Question:

Were hot dogs ever made of dogs?

Answer:

No. But when they were first introduced, people wouldn't touch hot dogs for fear that they were made of dogs.

(More in the next question.)

Message 3 of 7 in Discussion

From: JohnB

Sent: 5/28/2002 5:16 AM

May 28/02

Question:

How'd the hot dog get its strange name?

Answer:

The hot dog was originally called "frankfurter" after Frankfurt, Germany, its birthplace. But from the beginning people called it "dachshund sausage," because it looked like the long, thin dog.

In the US, the German sausage was especially popular with New York baseball fans, who bought the newfangled sandwich from vendors who sold them by yelling, "Get your dachshund sausages while they're red hot."

Ted Dorgan, a leading cartoonist, thought these vendors were so comical, that he decided to lampoon them. In his cartoon, they were shown selling REAL dachshund dogs in a roll, yelling "Get your hot dogs!" at each other. The name stuck, and the rest is history.

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From: JohnB

Sent: 5/29/2002 8:05 AM

May 29/02

Why do we say that something temporarily repaired is "jury-rigged?"

Don't confuse this with what Al Capone and John Gotti attempted when confronted by 12 people deciding their innocence or guilt.

For its source, we need to go to sea. In the days of sailing ships it was often necessary to make repairs to a damaged mast in order to complete a voyage, since without that piece of nautical hardware you could be left dead in the water in more ways than one. The result was called a "jury-mast," a term first used in the 16th century for a temporary fix that got your ship into port. "Jury" may have been a corruption of "journey," but more likely stems from the Latin word, "adjutare," which meant to help - think "adjutant."

Today we might apply this expression to the temporary repair the country mechanic makes on your car to get you back to the city, leaving you jury-rigged and cash-impaired.

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From: JohnB

Sent: 5/30/2002 5:48 AM

May 30/02

Our American Friends (Hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend!)

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Everyday, citizens of the United States pass more than 9 million cubic feet of gas.<o:p></o:p>

On any given day, Americans spend over $33 million buying lottery tickets.<o:p></o:p>

Americans spend $300 million on clothes everyday.<o:p></o:p>

Americans eat an average of 24 million hotdogs everyday. <o:p></o:p>

75 acres of pizza are eaten in the U.S. everyday.<o:p></o:p>

In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.<o:p></o:p>

About 96% of all American children can recognize Ronald McDonald.<o:p></o:p>

70% of the houses in the United States are painted white.<o:p></o:p>

There are approximately 450 million chickens in the U.S.<o:p></o:p>

There are more plastic flamingos in America than real ones.<o:p></o:p>

In Kentucky, 50% of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers.<o:p></o:p>

Almost a quarter of the land are in Los Angeles is taken up by automobiles.<o:p></o:p>

In Los Angeles there are fewer people than there are automobiles.<o:p></o:p>

The 12th president of the United States was David Rice Atchinson, a Missouri senator who served for one day in 1849.<o:p></o:p>

Millie the White House dog earned more than 4 times as much as President Bush in 1991.<o:p></o:p>

Mailing an entire building has been illegal in the U.S. since 1916 when a man mailed a 40,000 ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates.<o:p></o:p>

In 1980, the Yellow Pages accidentally listed a Texas funeral home under frozen foods.<o:p></o:p>

A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana. <o:p></o:p>

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.<o:p></o:p>

The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used. <o:p></o:p>

Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan. <o:p></o:p>

If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?

Message 7 of 7 in Discussion

From: JohnB

Sent: 5/31/2002 4:27 PM

May 31/02

BOUNCE CLOTHES SOFTENER

And all this time we've just been putting Bounce in the dryer when:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them.<o:p></o:p>

It takes the odour out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often.<o:p></o:p>

Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.<o:p></o:p>

Eliminates static electricity from your television screen. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.<o:p></o:p>

Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce.<o:p></o:p>

Freshen the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.<o:p></o:p>

Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.<o:p></o:p>

Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.<o:p></o:p>

Freshen the air in your car. Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.<o:p></o:p>

Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti static agent apparently weakens the bond between the food and the pan while the fabric softening agents soften the baked-on food.<o:p></o:p>

Eliminate odours in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.<o:p></o:p>

Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.

Eliminate static electricity from venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.<o:p></o:p>

Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.<o:p></o:p>

Eliminate odours in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.<o:p></o:p>

Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight so they will smell better in the AM.<o:p></o:p>

Some of these might be worth trying and I can personally vouch for the ants one. I used a "no-name" store brand sheet and it worked liek a charm.

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