I've been "tagged" by Bee to come up with seven random things, so here goes:
- 0.438 (according to my calculator).
- The picture above.
- Irn Bru is a banned substance in the USA.
- The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
- If all the Smarties eaten in one year were laid end to end, they would go round the Earth's equator two and a half times.
- They've removed the entry about the man who ate a bicycle in the Guinness Book of Records in case someone tries it and sues them.
- The composer JS Bach died in 1750 after an operation on his eyes went wrong.(No anaesthetic, sterilisation, etc in those days...)
- Other people have a lot more confidence in my knowledge and ability than I do.
- Lethargy and Thoughtlessness are my biggest failings.
- I suffered from Petit Mal epilepsy as a child - they made me take a medicine so heavily laced with cherry flavour that it made me sick, and put me off cherry flavoured things for about 10 years.
- At a party, I'll be the one in the corner not talking.
- I drink too much, but I'm not an alcoholic, nor am I drunk all the time like Jean Knee says ;-)
- I've sung in 4 Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
- I was one of the few people at school who never had a nickname.
16 comments:
Hahaha! I wonder how many crazy things have been left out of Guiness. And how many crazy things there are...
Yeah, I'm the corner-dweller often enough as well. But just fire up those drinking skills and viola! Instant social butterfly...yeahh!
are we supposed to pick out the one that is false here?
I pick "I've sung in 4 Gilbert and Sullivan operas."
as the false one
BRIAN!!! I love the the first 7 random things! Leave it to a Math Guy to take it literally! :o) Did I spell literally right? Looks wrong.
There are too many so here is the Bush Chimp.
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushchimplookalikes.htm
What is "Petit Mal" epilepsy? Is it different than the regular one? Regarding the nickname thing, I was the one that gave myself a nickname in school. Some people still call me Hulk.
Berta:
At some point they started to worry about things like gluttony, then apparently took out all of the eating ones. I remember there was a record for eating baked beans with a toothpick.
Jean Knee:
It's true! I wasn't any good, but was an enthusiastic bass-baritone.
This haughty youth,
He speaks the truth
Whenever he finds it pays:
And in this case
It all took place
Exactly as he says!
Spelling Bee:
Literally is correct.
BD:
Petit Mal is "absence", when your concious brain shuts off for a few seconds or minutes. The sufferer doesn't realise. It often goes as you get older - mine stopped when I was about 10, but you do get adult sufferers. You don't have a fit, or collapse - just freeze (so I'm told).
The other epilepsy is "Grand Mal".
Bee:
That link is GREAT!
Hey! I think blogger is better now. I got my comments e-mail.
Good! It's still coming up at least partly in English though. Which is a real pain, as I'm not used to it ;-)
NO!! You mean you have to read in English??? The Nerve!!
No, what's confusing is that all of the buttons and links are in English, especially when writing a post. And I'm just not used to it, so I have to double check everything before clicking on it...
Brian, just what is the deal with you and Greek? Where do you live? why Greek?
Jean Knee:
I live in Britain. I lived in Cyprus for a few years - I was born there, because my father was in the Army.
So in my teens I had this idea that I wanted to learn Greek. I learned the basics after we moved back here, but with no-one to talk to, didn't take it any further.
About a year ago I bought my first computer, and got internet access, and realised that I could use this to get Greek language content. So I have a rule that I use Greek wherever possible.
So I've no real need or reason to learn it - I'm fulfilling a lifetime dream. I wonder sometimes if I could get a job in Greece, then I'd really be able to get good at it...
oh, I kinda know what you mean...I'm getting quite good at pig latin
I was born in Texas, I will die in Texas
seriously, I've never taken a foreign language but I know I'd suck at it
Uh, weren't you also supposed to list embarrasing moments? Just wondering.... ;)
Anon:
Yes, but I couldn't think of anything. I was hoping no-one would notice. How embarrassing ;-)
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