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onecutemoose Bouncing Between Wonderland & Neverland
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Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 8:27 am Post subject: |
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Ding-a-ling-a-ling!!!
You win!
…and you're up!
Merry Christmas!
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redbaron314 Air Cargo Agent
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Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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Does anyone know where we get the phrase," God Bless You" and explain it? _________________
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redbaron314 Air Cargo Agent
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Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="RichInOrlando"]The Space Shuttle Orbiters names were
Enterprise
Columbia
Challenger
Discovery
Atlantis
Endeavor.[/quote
true but enterprise isn't an orbiter really it only flew over the desert lake bed in California and on the back of a 747 to fl to stand on the launch pad 39A which i think i have the only picture made of it, so really it's not an orbiter it's only a glider. _________________
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WDWFan Pilot
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:27 am Post subject: |
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The phrase God Bless You, (which I firmly believe we should still use, although not for these reasons) as I've been told, was started because it was thought your heart stopped/skipped when you sneezed, so the blessing was in the hopes that God would allow it to restart. |
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redbaron314 Air Cargo Agent
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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I was taught it came out of the dark ages during the plague cause sneezing was thought to be one of the symptoms of the illness. The violent sneezing was thought you would sneeze you soul right out of your body so they would say God bless you in order for God to protect you. Now in German we say Gesundheit (good health) for the same reason
But like other tales who really knows at this point, I mean look at the song ring around the roses talks about the plague and London bridges falling down about the burning of London bridge when they used to build on it, some stories have more sinister meanings _________________
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WDWFan Pilot
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:23 am Post subject: |
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unlikely to ever get closer sources than those... |
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redbaron314 Air Cargo Agent
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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True fan but I asked my old history teacher about it and that's what he told me so I hope he's right _________________
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WDWFan Pilot
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:35 am Post subject: |
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see... now that raises so many more questions... was it a public school teacher? A private school teacher, a parochial school teacher.... |
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Disney3xJC Pilot
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:56 am Post subject: |
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So who has the next trivia question? _________________ John |
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onecutemoose Bouncing Between Wonderland & Neverland
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:16 am Post subject: |
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24 hour rule---you do
go for it!
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Disney3xJC Pilot
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Ok, in honor of the Super Bowl today, who was the MVP of the first Super Bowl? _________________ John |
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GrumpyDaddy UAB's 1st Goofy Challenge Finisher
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:25 am Post subject: |
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Bart Starr? |
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Disney3xJC Pilot
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:00 am Post subject: |
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That is correct! He was actually the MVP of Super Bowls I and II.
You're up GrumpyDaddy!! _________________ John |
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GrumpyDaddy UAB's 1st Goofy Challenge Finisher
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:44 am Post subject: |
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Sticking with the Super Bowl theme.
What year was the first Super Bowl played in?? |
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Disney3xJC Pilot
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:27 am Post subject: |
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1967? I was 6 years old... _________________ John |
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