Pointless Facts Thread

[Erik Magnus Lehnsherr]

Originally posted by truthteller
Doooooood..... You find a thread ya like and just latch right on, eh?

I am really bored.

 

[Truthteller]

You're about to break my freakin' browser Man!! Heehehhe

 

[Truthteller]

Well, we certainly have plenty to read now! lol

 

[spiderrasmon]

Did you know that you should close the toilet lid before flushing?
Aerosolized particles from inside the bowl can jump 20 feet in the air!

 

[Winter Spleen]

In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

 

[The Question]

Robin Milliams and Christopher Reeve were colledge roommates.

 

[Winter Spleen]

The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.)

 

[gap5ewl]

6% of Americans believe Elvis is still alive

 

[comicgirl]

6% of Americans believe Elvis is still alive

he's not............

 

[Franklin Richards]

George Spelvin


I'd hazard a thought that almost everyone connected with 'legit theatre' is familiar with the tradition that any actor who plays two different roles in the same show often adopts the alias of "George Spelvin" for his second character. Many are the surmises as to the origin of this name, but the one given most credence is that one of the great producers, if not the greatest, on the American theatrical scene originated this alias.

During early readings for one of his productions he suddenly realized to his horror that there were 13 characters in the play. Aquiver with righteous superstition and not wishing to offend the deities of the theatre by opening a new play with 13 actors in the cast, he hired only 12 and had one them double the 13th character. Presumably the actor did a complete change of wardrobe and makeup so that hopefully the audience wouldn't know that he was playing two parts. To further compound the subterfuge he was listed in the programme as playing the first role under his real name and his second role was accredited to "George Spelvin", a name created for the occasion by that super-superstitious late, great showman, David Belasco.

Thus, it is opined, was George Spelvin the legendary character created.

 

[JLBats]

Operation Northwoods, a 1962 United States Department of Defense plan to commit acts of terrorism (real and/or simulated) on American tourists in Cuba and blame them on the Castro government to encourage support for an invasion of the country to depose Castro, was long considered to be a groundless conspiracy theory until the project's documents were declassified and published. The operation was approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but was rejected by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, was fired shortly after.

 

[comicgirl]

Operation Northwoods, a 1962 United States Department of Defense plan to commit acts of terrorism (real and/or simulated) on American tourists in Cuba and blame them on the Castro government to encourage support for an invasion of the country to depose Castro, was long considered to be a groundless conspiracy theory until the project's documents were declassified and published. The operation was approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but was rejected by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, was fired shortly after.

oh, I heard about this one a while ago....we wanted Castro in the worst way back in the day

 

[gap5ewl]

what a surprise....

 

[JLBats]

oh, I heard about this one a while ago....we wanted Castro in the worst way back in the day

Enough to kill innocent citizens. This ****ing sickens me.

 

[comicgirl]

Enough to kill innocent citizens. This ****ing sickens me.

sure, I think all goverments sometimes view individuals as expendable to the bigger picture

 

[JLBats]

sure, I think all goverments sometimes view individuals as expendable to the bigger picture

It's greatly disturbing to me.

 

[JLBats]

Retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler, an outspoken isolationist and anti-war activist, testified to the U.S. Congress in 1934 that a group of the wealthiest American industrialists had approached him to organize a coup d'état to overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt and establish a fascist government. The alleged Business Plot was not publicly verified beyond Butler's congressional testimony.

 

[Winter Spleen]

Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.

 

[Riven]

When you bump your head, your brain will not suffer damage on the side you bumped it, but on the opposite side. This is because your brain floats in liquid to cushion the blow from exactly such a bump. It does however repercuss against the opposite side, causing brain damage to that side instead.

 

[TheSumOfGod]

Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.

Who the f*** thought that celery Jell-O would work?

Anyway, POINTLESS FACT: Stimulating your prostate while *********ing on a regular basis will PREVENT both prostate cancer and testicular cancer, which is why very few gay men have either.

 

[Dark Phantom]

Anyway, POINTLESS FACT: Stimulating your prostate while *********ing on a regular basis will PREVENT both prostate cancer and testicular cancer, which is why very few gay men have either.

So you're saying that I'm staying healthy?!!

 

[Jolie_Desastre]

a camel can drink a bathtub full of water in less than an hour

shrimps brains are located in their butts....there i said it!!!

 

[PEE WEE HERMAN]

Holy Crap Erik, what's wrong with you.

You could've just posted the site where you got all those, jesus...

 

[Riven]

The phenomenon of having more than five fingers on a single hand is called polydactyly and is considered by oriental cultures to be a sign of much good fortune.

 

[Da Docta]

wow, nice thread
too bad i cant contribute