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Old 19-03-2010, 20:06   #91
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Heinrich Heine, a German Poet who died 1856, left everything to his wife with the proviso she re-marry the reason being "So there will be at least one man to regret my Death"
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Old 29-03-2010, 19:13   #92
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i liked the quote at the end of it ...

The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V of Germany (1500-58) was said to have spoken French to men, Italian to women, Spanish to God and German to horses.

All skill is in vain when an angel pees in the touchhole of your musket. GERMAN PROVERB
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Old 04-04-2010, 22:44   #93
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another one ...

During World War II, Germans owned most of the delicatessens along the coast of Long Island, New York. It was not uncommon for U-boats patrolling the Atlantic to surface and send a dinghy ashore to pick up breakfast.
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Old 05-04-2010, 10:42   #94
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There appears to be a rather "Teutonic" theme just of late on this side

Having a poke at the "Hermans" a truly British Pastime long may it remain so
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Old 05-04-2010, 13:23   #95
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another one ...

All centipedes are predators. They kill their prey with poisonous claws attached to their heads. The Giant Centipede is 30cm long and kills small mammals and reptiles. It is extremely painful to be bitten by one.

Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount. OMAR BRADLEY (1893-1981) US general
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Old 17-04-2010, 16:33   #96
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heres another ..

Goldfish are much more intelligent than they look and enjoy music.

Goldfish don't bounce. BART SIMPSON
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Old 20-04-2010, 15:12   #97
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Nobody knows where the word "golf" comes from.

Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing. DAVE BARRY
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Old 23-04-2010, 21:49   #98
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so which numbskull repealed it ...



King James II of Scotland (1430-60) made golf illegal on pain of death.

Golf always makes me so damned angry. KING GEORGE V of England (1865-1936)
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Old 24-04-2010, 12:03   #99
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Approximately 20 million golf balls are lost in water hazards on British golf courses every year.

One of the advantages bowling has over golf is that you seldom lose a bowling ball. DON CARTER
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Old 25-04-2010, 19:43   #100
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Nobody knows where the word "golf" comes from.
The Dutch claim it ! Golf was first mentioned in the Netherlands around 1297 & it is presumed to be a corruption of the Dutch word " Kolf " which means club or bat. Or so they maintain !
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Old 12-05-2010, 00:56   #101
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heres another from the bbc website ...

The ancient Greek punishment for adultery was to shove a radish up the adulterer's bottom.

I live too near a wood to be scared by owls. GREEK PROVERB
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Old 13-05-2010, 15:52   #102
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The ancient Greek punishment for adultery was to shove a radish up the adulterer's bottom.

I live too near a wood to be scared by owls. GREEK PROVERB
Well they are Greeks when all is said & done. And have you seen some of their artefacts ??
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Old 15-05-2010, 19:36   #103
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heres another ..

While their owners are alive, the noses and ears of human beings, the teeth of rodents, the antlers of deer and the skulls of giraffes never stop growing.

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. IRISH SAYING


so there wasnt one pinnochio .. theres more ...
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Old 15-05-2010, 23:27   #104
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The time to worry is when the coffin lids burst off - everyone should be buried face down.
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Old 29-05-2010, 12:22   #105
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In 1883, Sitting Bull was invited as guest of honour to address a celebration of the completion of the Northern Pacific Railway. Speaking in Sioux through a translator, his speech began: "I hate all white people. You are thieves and liars". The interpreter, taken by surprise, hastily improvised a string of flowery complements in English, with the result that the speech greeted with rapturous applause, much to Sitting Bull's amusement.

I will gladly lecture for fifty dollars, but I'll not be a guest for less than a hundred. ELBERT HUBBARD (1856-1915)
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