Winstonm Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I always wondered why my parents named me asshole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bid_em_up Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 My best laughs are never to my jokes. On an obscurely related topic, it's a good thing my parents named me Josh because that's what everyone calls me. So, you are "Joshing" then? :lol: As a numismatist (coin collector), I was already aware of this story, but thought I would share it: From WikiAnswers:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_did_the_te...g_you_come_from "Just joshing you" came from the late 1800's and has a very interesting story behind it! Josh Tatum was a deaf mute, but a very enterprising young man from the midwest. In 1883 the US Mint came out with a new nickel. It was deemed the Liberty Head Nickel and on the reverse side had a large roman numeral V stamped on it. The new nickel did not have the word "cents" or "nickel" stamped on it. Josh Tatum noticed this and the fact that it was nearly the same size as the US $5.00 gold piece, which at the time was used as common currency. With the help of a friend familiar in gold electroplating base metal, they turned these coins into a literal gold mine. Tatum went from town to town going into shops, stores & mercantiles. He was very careful not to purchase anything that cost more than a nickel, where he would hand over one of these gold plated nickels. The clerk would accept the coin, and in most instances give Josh back $4.95 in change, which he happily would take. By the time law enforcement caught up to him, he had visited hundreds of towns & had amassed a small fortune!. The Law prosecuted him but ironcially he was found not guilty on the most serious charges, because he only purchased items that totaled 5 cents, and because he was deaf & could not speak he never represented that it was a new $5.00 gold piece. The same year, the US mint added the word "cents" to the Liberty Head Nickle in an effort to bring this type of fraud to a halt. Hence the famous saying "your not Joshing me are you"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I'd be interested to hear about coin collecting in either this thread or another thread. How did you get into it? How large is the collection? Any remarkable pieces in your possession? How long have you been collecting? Do you collect other things? Did this hobby evolve from collecting one thing into something more serious/substantial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 damn supremes are at it again... the best gov't money can buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 now i gotta say, this is cool the only trouble is, i already have f-250s 6" off my bumper on the interstates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyams Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Waiting for the Super Bowl action.... it means for the halftime show :)The Who? Mostly dead. Wonder why they were chosen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I observed that the best laughs I get are always to my jokes. Does this make me a narcissist, a schizophrenic or just a moron? LOL! Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Madmen Season Two Episode 4 "The New Girl" Those scenes in Peggy's apartment were amazing. Can you imagine hanging out with Bobbie Barrett for a few days? And the way she said "Do you understand what I'm saying, dear?" When's the last time you saw anything like that on TV? Or anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 If you set your thermostat to 68 degrees it counteracts Global Warming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Waiting for the Super Bowl action.... it means for the halftime show <_<The Who? Mostly dead. Wonder why they were chosen Petty, Paul, Stones, The Boss, Prince in last couple of years...the organizers seem to like the older generation of r'&roller...still better than many of these todays synthetic bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Waiting for the Super Bowl action.... it means for the halftime show :(The Who? Mostly dead. Wonder why they were chosen Petty, Paul, Stones, The Boss, Prince in last couple of years...the organizers seem to like the older generation of r'&roller...still better than many of these todays synthetic bands. Reasonable but subjective evaluation. Green Day, The Offspring for thirty-somethings, Modest Mouse, Jet, Killers etc. for twenty-somethings and Justin Beeber etc for younger BUT who buys what is advertised? Ahhhh, that explains the choice rather more effectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Question: Is Janet Jackson's Super Bowl constume the reason t.v. is called the "boob tube"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy4hoop Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 It wasn't the costume, it was the "wardrobe malfunction." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 the making of avatar is proof that 9/11 was staged Originally Posted by TheStarOnlineKUALA LUMPUR: There is strong evidence that the Sept 11 attacks on the United States that killed nearly 3,000 could have been “staged” as an excuse to mount attacks on the Muslim world, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “If they can make Avatar, they can make anything,” the former prime minister told a press conference here yesterday after delivering his speech at the General Conference for the Support of Al-Quds to aid the Palestinians.read more that's probably not as far out as hugo chavez blaming the haiti earthquake on the u.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Jack Bauerrrrrrrrrrr Note: I do not condone torture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Jack Bauerrrrrrrrrrr Since it's the hijacked thread and all... in Euchre, the JACKS of the trump suit and the other suit of the same color are called BOWERS. See how it all comes back around like a great big circle?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Jack Bauerrrrrrrrrrr Since it's the hijacked thread and all... in Euchre, the JACKS of the trump suit and the other suit of the same color are called BOWERS. See how it all comes back around like a great big circle?! wow... and lincoln's secretary of something was named kennedy and kennedy's was called lincoln and lincoln was shot at ford's theater and kennedy was shot in a ford and, and... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 in german common language every JACK is a BAUER (or BUBE) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Will the circle be unbrokenBy and by, lord, by and byThere’s a better home a-waitingIn the sky, lord, in the sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Will the circle be unbrokenBy and by, lord, by and byThere’s a better home a-waitingIn the sky, lord, in the sky Brother Winston, we welcome you back into the flock. It is a great day when the sinner repenteth his mistaken ways and returneth to the true faith. Hallelujah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 in german common language every JACK is a BAUER (or BUBE) lol really? That's probably how they came up with his name then. Now it's just synonymous with badass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdanno Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 I observed that the best laughs I get are always to my jokes. Does this make me a narcissist, a schizophrenic or just a moron?My best laughs are never to my jokes.Just shows you both have taste for jokes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 My best laughs are always hanp jokes ainec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 in german common language every JACK is a BAUER (or BUBE) lol really? That's probably how they came up with his name then. Now it's just synonymous with badass is euchre a german game, then? there you have the left and the right bauers. jack of trump, and jack of the same color... they are the two highest cards, in that order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Jack Bauerrrrrrrrrrr Since it's the hijacked thread and all... in Euchre, the JACKS of the trump suit and the other suit of the same color are called BOWERS. See how it all comes back around like a great big circle?! missed this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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