What do mean by cloud 9 ? (Trivia )
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1. WHY:
Why do men’s clothes have buttons on the right while women’s clothes have buttons on the left ?
BECAUSE:
When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid’s right ! And that’s where women’s buttons have remained since.
2. WHY:
Why do ships and aircraft use ‘mayday’ as their call for help ?
BECAUSE:
This comes from the French word ’m’aidez’ – meaning ‘help me’ – and is pronounced, approximately, ‘mayday’.
3. WHY
Why are zero scores in tennis called ‘love’ ?
BECAUSE:
In France, where tennis became popular, the round zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called ’l’oeuf’, which is French for ‘the egg’. When tennis was introduced in the US, Americans (naturally), mispronounced it ‘love’.
4. WHY:
Why do X’s at the end of a letter signify kisses ?
BECAUSE:
In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.
5. WHY:
Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called ‘passing the buck’ ?
BECAUSE:
In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would ‘pass the buck’ to the next player.
6. WHY:
Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast ?
BECAUSE:
In earlier times it used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host’s glass with his own.
7. WHY:
Why are people in the public eye said to be ‘in the limelight’ ?
BECAUSE:
Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and theatres by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, a performer ‘in the limelight’ was the centre of attention.
8. WHY:
Why is someone who is feeling great ‘on cloud nine’ ?
BECAUSE:
Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares.
9. WHY:
In golf, where did the term ‘Caddie’ come from ?
BECAUSE:
When Mary Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl, Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the Scots game ‘golf’. He had the first course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when she returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced ‘ca-day’ and the Scots changed it into caddie.
10. WHY:
Why are many coin collection jar banks shaped like pigs ?
BECAUSE:
Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of dense orange clay called ‘pygg’. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as ‘pygg banks’. When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a container that resembled a pig. And it caught on.
Friends,
Advising authorities about right and wrongA Canadian female liberal wrote a lot of letters to the Canadian government, complaining about the treatment of captive insurgents (terrorists) being held in Afghanistan National Correctional System facilities.
She demanded a response to her letter
She received the following reply:
Ahmed will not wish to interact with you or your daughters except sexually… since he views females as a form of property, thereby having no rights, including refusal of his sexual demands. This is a particularly sensitive subject for him.
You also should know that he has shown violent tendencies around women who fail to comply with the dress code that he will recommend as more appropriate attire. I’m sure you will come to enjoy the anonymity offered by the burka over time. Just remember that it is all part of ‘respecting his culture and religious beliefs’ as described in your letter. You take good care of Ahmed and remember that we will try to have a counsellor available to help you over any difficulties you encounter while Ahmed is adjusting to Canadian culture. Thanks again for your concern. We truly appreciate it when folks like you keep us informed of the “PROPER WAY TO DO OUR JOB AND CARE FOR OUR FELLOW MAN”.Good luck and God bless you.
Cordially, Gordon O’ConnorInverted rhymes
Homesickness is love a
past that still
did not pass,
Recursar a gift
that hurts us,
And I do not see a future
that invites us …
PABLO NERUDA
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And if so invites us,
we have to live our future,
although it is something that hurts us …
Let us live this gift
totally did not pass,
and we have to live it yet,
forgetting what was the last …
The meaning of life is to find your gift.
The purpose in life is to give it away.
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SUNNY LEONE comes in COMEDY NIGHTS WITH KAPIL and one guy from the audience says: “Ji main aapka bahut bada fan hun. Saari movies dekhi hai aapki. Aapke saath aapki movie ka ek step karna chahta hu” And Sidhu says: Guru, Har pila fruit aam nhi hota… Har sita ka pati ram nhi hota… Thodi jeb dhili karo or uthao hotel ka kharcha… Kyunki ye vo step karti he jo khule aam nhi hota… Thoko taali!!😂