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Q: Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes
have buttons on the left? A: When buttons were invented they were very
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*Don't know if true, but these "facts" are interesting'*
*Q: Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes
have buttons on the left?*
* A: When buttons were invented they were very expensive and worn primarily
by the rich. Since most people are right-handed
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handedness>, 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.*
*Q: Why do ships and aircraft use 'mayday' as their call for help? A: This
comes from the French word m'aidez - meaning 'help me' -- and is
pronounced, approximately, 'mayday.'*
*Q: Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'? A: 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 (mis)pronounced it 'love.'*
*Q. Why do Xs at the end of a letter signify kisses? A: 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.*
*Q: Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_passing>'? A: In card games
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_game> 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.*
*Q: Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast? A: 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.*
*Q: Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'?*
*A: 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.*
*Q: Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'? A: 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.*
*Q: In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from? A. 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 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.’*
*Q: Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs? A: Long ago dishes and
cookware in Europe were made of a 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.*
Now you know!
~Steve~ * H/T I_Man*
*Steve <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/stungunsandmace/>* |
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