A Lady's Ruminations

"Jane was firm where she felt herself to be right." -Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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I'm also a usually quiet, reserved Lady, who enjoys books, tea, baking, and movies! I spend most of my time reading one of my favorite books or wishing I was reading my favorite books. My Grand Passion is history, particularly the Regency Period in England, when Jane Austen wrote, Lord Nelson defeated the French Fleet at Trafalgar, the Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon, and men were Gentlemen and women Ladies. I cherish the thought of being a Lady and love manners, being proper, and having proper tea. My favorite tea is Twinings, especially Earl Grey or Prince of Wales. My specialty to make is Scones with Devon Cream. I am a Catholic and a Conservative.


Saturday, March 11, 2006

Things to Consider

Just for fun:

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it!)
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
Polar bears are left handed.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.
Starfish don't have brains.
Remember, when someone annoys you, it takes 42 muscles in your face to frown. But, it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and smack someone.
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
Why isn't 'phonetic' spelled the way it sounds?
Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?
Why ARE there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?
Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime?
If 7-Eleven is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?
If a cow laughed, would milk come out her nose?
•If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how does TEFLON stick the pan?
If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped it from a height, what would happen?
If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?
You know how most packages say "Open here"?
What is the protocol if the package says, "Open somewhere else"?
Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?