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Interesting History - Where did Piss Poor and other expressions come from?

Where did Piss Poor come from?   Interesting History -  They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot and then once a day it was taken and sold to the tannery....... if you had to do this to survive you were " Piss Poor. " But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot....... they " didn't have a pot to piss in " and were the lowest of the low. The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be.   Here are some facts about the 1500s: Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June.  However, since they were starting to smell....... Brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor.  Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married. Baths consisted of a big tub filled with...

Cincinnati Ranked #2 In Nation For Fantasy Football

Cincinnati is the second-biggest city in the nation for football -- fantasy football. Yahoo! Sports said Tuesday that the city was second in Sports Fantasy Football players per capita during the 2010 season. Pittsburgh rank ed 10th. Green Bay was No. 1, with 1 out of every 29 players nationwide. Check it all out right here . 

21 reasons why the English language is so hard to learn

1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used  to produce produce. 3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. 4) We must polish the Polish furniture. 5) He could lead if he would get the lead out. 6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. 7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. 8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. 9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. 10) I did not object to the object. 11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid. 12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row. 13) They were too close to the door to close it. 14) The buck does funny things when the does are present. 15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line. 16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. 17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail. 18) After a number of injections my jaw got number. 19) Upon seeing the tear i...

How to tell if you're driving to fast

Beautiful Birds

1. Himalayan Monal 2. Formosan Magpie    3. Flamecrest     4. Golden Pheasant  5. Green Jay   6. Kingfisher    7. Lady Amherst's Pheasant    8. Bleeding Heart Pigeons    9. Nicobar Pigeon    10. Quetzal   11. Winson's Bird Of Paradise   12. No Idea What Bird This Is, But It's Totally Rad    13. Peacock    14. Sup, Polish Chicken 

Southerners have a way with words!

These are actual comments made by South Carolina Troopers that were taken off their car videos: 1 . "You know, stop lights don't come any redder than the one you just went through . " 2 . "Relax, the handcuffs are tight because they're new . They'll stretch after you wear them a while . " 3 . "If you take your hands off the car, I'll make your birth certificate a worthless document . " (My Favorite) 4 . "If you run, you'll only go to jail tired . " 5 . "Can you run faster than 1200 feet per second? Because that's the speed of the bullet that'll be chasing you . " (LOVE IT) 6 . "You don't know how fast you were going? I guess that means I can write anything I want to on the ticket, huh?" 7 . "Yes, sir, you can...