Funny Facts for the Day

The Viking wrote: Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple

95% of you will try to Rhyme a word with one of the 4 above.

The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver."

I definitely think you ought to make that 100%!

serenity wrote:

The Viking wrote: Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple

95% of you will try to Rhyme a word with one of the 4 above.

The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver."

I definitely think you ought to make that 100%!

Yeah I made up the 95%. 100% was probably closer. But it is said that 134% of people make up statistics.

Male echidnas have a four-headed penis.

The Viking wrote: No word in the English language rhymes ...purple

I beg to differ:

Roses are red, violets are purple
Sugar is sweet
So is maple syrple.

The Viking wrote: But it is said that 134% of people make up statistics.

They say 3 percent of the people use 5 to 6 percent of their brain
97 percent use 3 percent and the rest goes down the drain
I'll never know which one I am but I'll bet you my last dime
99 percent think we're 3 percent 100 percent of the time

64 percent of all the world's statistics are made up right there on the spot
82.4 percent of people believe 'em whether they're accurate statistics or not
I don't know what you believe but I do know there's no doubt
I need another double shot of something 90 proof
I got too much to think about

Statistician Blues
By Todd Snider

EddieWess wrote:

The Viking wrote: But it is said that 134% of people make up statistics.

They say 3 percent of the people use 5 to 6 percent of their brain
97 percent use 3 percent and the rest goes down the drain
I'll never know which one I am but I'll bet you my last dime
99 percent think we're 3 percent 100 percent of the time

64 percent of all the world's statistics are made up right there on the spot
82.4 percent of people believe 'em whether they're accurate statistics or not
I don't know what you believe but I do know there's no doubt
I need another double shot of something 90 proof
I got too much to think about

Statistician Blues
By Todd Snider

Well said!