Things you didn't know

Burning Down · 02-09-2013, 07:31 AM

I hate giving urine samples. When I was in the hospital last year (wow it's been a year already lol), I had to give my doctors regular samples so they could see how my body was metabolizing the cocktail of drugs I was taking. The worst part is that instead of a cup, it was a test tube! Do you know how hard it is for a girl to pee into something that's only an inch wide? Not to mention that I just had surgery too so I was in pain.

I've never given a urine sample for a job or anything else before, but I can only imagine that's it's just as unenjoyable.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-09-2013, 07:52 AM

Getting away from the piss theme.

Paul Simonon of The Clash was the first live person other than the Queen to be photographed and put on the front of a Royal Mail stamp. The rules Royal Mail had at the time were that to be on a stamp you either had to be a reigning monarch or dead.

It happened when Royal Mail issued a collection of album cover stamps of which London Calling was one of them and nobody noticed. The rules have since been changed & living people can now be featured on a stamp.

Psy-Fi · 02-09-2013, 09:25 AM

Here are a few I had copied from a couple of other sites some time ago. Thought I'd share them here...

Coca-cola was originally green
Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury
Smartest dogs: 1) border collie; 2) poodle; 3) golden retriever. Dumbest dog: afghan
The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters
First novel ever written on a typewriter was "Tom Sawyer"
Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school
There are more collect calls on Father's Day than any other day of the year
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs
Men get hiccups more often than women
Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better
Amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class: $440,000
City with the most Rolls Royces per capita: Hong Kong
Chances that an American lives within 50 mi of where he/she grew up: 1 in 2.
State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
Chances of a white Christmas in New York: 1 in 4
Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28
Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38
Portion of land in the US owned by the government: 1/3
Percentage of Americans that eat at McDonalds each day: 7
Estimated percentage of American adults who go on a diet each year: 44
Percentage of Americans who say that God has spoken to them: 36
Percentage of Americans who regularly attend religious services: 43
City with the highest per capita viewership of TV evangelists: Washington DC
Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland or Disney World: 70
Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80
Percentage of American women who say they would marry the same man: 50
Percentage of men who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 58
Percentage of women who say they are happier: 85
Number of different familial relationships for which Hallmark makes cards: 105
Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
Portion of ice cream sold that is vanilla: 1/3
Portion of potatoes sold that are French-fried: 1/3
Percentage of bird species that are monogamous: 90
Percentage of mammal species that are: 3
Number of US states that claim test scores in their elementary schools are above national average: 50
Portion of Harvard students who graduate with honors: 4/5
Chances that a burglary in the US will be solved: 1 in 7
Only food that does not spoil: honey
Only bird that can fly backwards: Hummingbird
Only continent without reptiles or snakes: Antarctica
Only animal besides human that can get sunburn: Pig
Ostriches stick their heads in the sand to look for water
An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it
In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees
Polar bears are left-handed
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair
The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910
The youngest pope was 11 years old
Proportional to their weight, men are stronger than horses
Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving dinner
Your nose and ears never stop growing
Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined
The parachute was invented by Leonardo da Vinci in 1515

The Batlord · 02-09-2013, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

Getting away from the piss theme.

Paul Simonon of The Clash was the first live person other than the Queen to be photographed and put on the front of a Royal Mail stamp. The rules Royal Mail had at the time were that to be on a stamp you either had to be a reigning monarch or dead.

It happened when Royal Mail issued a collection of album cover stamps of which London Calling was one of them and nobody noticed. The rules have since been changed & living people can now be featured on a stamp.

So The Clash are helping to fund the government? Viva la revolution.

Trollheart · 02-09-2013, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CLOSER

MSG is a known carcinogen banned in Europe.

Really? Has anyone told Michael?

Plankton · 02-10-2013, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janszoon

But seriously, I posted that from the waiting room of the place I had to go to for a drug test for the job I was just offered. The amount of time I had to wait, the number of people I had to talk to and everything else that lead up to the act of pissing in a cup was a hell of a lot more involved than I ever could have imagined.

I thought maybe you were referring to the new manditory testing for welfare recipients in Florida.

You should see the spectacle they make of it when you're in the service.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 02-10-2013, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burning Down

I hate giving urine samples. When I was in the hospital last year (wow it's been a year already lol), I had to give my doctors regular samples so they could see how my body was metabolizing the cocktail of drugs I was taking. The worst part is that instead of a cup, it was a test tube! Do you know how hard it is for a girl to pee into something that's only an inch wide? Not to mention that I just had surgery too so I was in pain.

I've never given a urine sample for a job or anything else before, but I can only imagine that's it's just as unenjoyable.

I've given my urine to many a hospital trip and only one blood test. The cups are hard to pee into and it's gone on my hands too, ick!

14232949 · 02-10-2013, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

Here are a few I had copied from a couple of other sites some time ago. Thought I'd share them here...

Polar bears are left-handed

Unless I'm mistaken, being left handed is a trait determined by genetics. No two individuals have identical DNA make-up's and I find it incredibly hard to believe that every member of this species have inherited the exact same trait when it comes to right vs left handed usage.
You'd have to study each individual to determine whether or not this is the case, and I'm going to go out on a limb and say that biologists have not studied every single polar bear ever to confirm this.

Trollheart · 02-10-2013, 02:09 PM

... also, that would be left-pawed, would it not? Southpaw?

The Batlord · 02-11-2013, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

I've given my urine to many a hospital trip and only one blood test. The cups are hard to pee into and it's gone on my hands too, ick!

I'm sure the doctors were pretty confused since she just came in for a flu shot.

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	... also, that would be left-pawed, would it not? Southpaw? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-09-2013, 07:31 AM	#121 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I hate giving urine samples. When I was in the hospital last year (wow it's been a year already lol), I had to give my doctors regular samples so they could see how my body was metabolizing the cocktail of drugs I was taking. The worst part is that instead of a cup, it was a test tube! Do you know how hard it is for a girl to pee into something that's only an inch wide? Not to mention that I just had surgery too so I was in pain. I've never given a urine sample for a job or anything else before, but I can only imagine that's it's just as unenjoyable.

02-09-2013, 09:25 AM	#123 (permalink)
Psy-Fi Aficionado of Fine Filth Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: You don't want to look in there. Posts: 6,884	Here are a few I had copied from a couple of other sites some time ago. Thought I'd share them here... Coca-cola was originally green Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury Smartest dogs: 1) border collie; 2) poodle; 3) golden retriever. Dumbest dog: afghan The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters First novel ever written on a typewriter was "Tom Sawyer" Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school There are more collect calls on Father's Day than any other day of the year It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs Men get hiccups more often than women Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better Amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class: $440,000 City with the most Rolls Royces per capita: Hong Kong Chances that an American lives within 50 mi of where he/she grew up: 1 in 2. State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska Chances of a white Christmas in New York: 1 in 4 Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28 Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38 Portion of land in the US owned by the government: 1/3 Percentage of Americans that eat at McDonalds each day: 7 Estimated percentage of American adults who go on a diet each year: 44 Percentage of Americans who say that God has spoken to them: 36 Percentage of Americans who regularly attend religious services: 43 City with the highest per capita viewership of TV evangelists: Washington DC Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland or Disney World: 70 Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80 Percentage of American women who say they would marry the same man: 50 Percentage of men who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 58 Percentage of women who say they are happier: 85 Number of different familial relationships for which Hallmark makes cards: 105 Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000 Portion of ice cream sold that is vanilla: 1/3 Portion of potatoes sold that are French-fried: 1/3 Percentage of bird species that are monogamous: 90 Percentage of mammal species that are: 3 Number of US states that claim test scores in their elementary schools are above national average: 50 Portion of Harvard students who graduate with honors: 4/5 Chances that a burglary in the US will be solved: 1 in 7 Only food that does not spoil: honey Only bird that can fly backwards: Hummingbird Only continent without reptiles or snakes: Antarctica Only animal besides human that can get sunburn: Pig Ostriches stick their heads in the sand to look for water An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees Polar bears are left-handed Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910 The youngest pope was 11 years old Proportional to their weight, men are stronger than horses Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving dinner Your nose and ears never stop growing Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined The parachute was invented by Leonardo da Vinci in 1515