Things to Make You go Hmmm! - Make sure you are not Breaking the Law

Now these facts will really startle you if they don't make you stay in bed for the rest of your life in a place of safety..........or is it!!!

There are many things which are illegal.  I know you might say, obviously if you were to shoplift or break the speed limit you might not be surprised to find yourself on the wrong side of the law.  But what if you weren't even aware you were breaking a law in the first place?

A lady who was lost driving her car in the UK did a very sensible thing.  She saw a parked police car and thought that is an ideal person to help me.  She safely parked her car behind the police car to ask directions.  Once out of her car the parked up policeman got out of his vehicle and promptly arrested her for parking in a bus stop - yes those of us who live in the UK should know this fact.

If you live in London, UK according to the 1839 motropolitan police act is is an offence which can result in a hefty fine today amounting to £200 if you beat your carpet in the street.  As a special dispensation, door mats are an exception to this rule providing they are beaten before 8am.

Two young Mum's were threatened with prosecution because they were quite unknowingly breaking the law.  How? They had been looking after each others daughters for 2 days a week- unpaid.  The crime - they had not registered their "supposed" business with the authorities.  If you have been breaking the law in this way  you can now relax because after a massive outcry the rules were reversed by ministers making it legal to have you children looked after for free by a friend.

Any football clubs who charge for entry into a game on Sunday is, in fact, breaking the law.  Why? because under the 1780 British law it is illegal for a house, room or an other area to be used for public entertainment if a fee has been charged.  Ooops! who wants the job of taking on FA (Football Association)

Not sure if this is actually legal or not but lets get a petition to get John Cleese arrested for brutaly beating his car, screaming like a maniac on the public highway, destroying perfectly good trees and having an offensive car  none of which is illegal but parking on the pavement is actually illegal.

Things to Make you go Hmmm!

It is estimated that if everyone in the world had the same consumption rates as the United States. It would take 5.3 planets earths to support them.

Now I don't know about you but it seems to me that something is wrong here. Surely it is not necessary to consume so much in order to survive.  The USA has a consumption rate twice that of the next highest consuming country which is the UK. India uses less than the recommended quota.

Things to Make you go Hmmm!

Things to make you go Hmmm! - Men are Just Happier People


Wedding dress £2000. Tux rental-£100.
People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them.
The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected.
New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.
One mood all the time.
Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.
You know stuff about tanks.
A five-day holiday requires only one suitcase.
You20can open all your own jars.
You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.
If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.
Your underwear is £4.95 for a three-pack.

Things to Make you go Hmmm! - How fickle men are.

Two men waiting at the Pearly Gates strike up a conversation.
"How'd you die?" the first man asks the second.
"I froze to death," says the second.
"That's awful," says the first man. "How does it feel to freeze to
death?"
"It's very uncomfortable at first", says the second man. "You get
the shakes, and you get pains in all your fingers and toes. But
eventually, it's a very calm way to go. You get numb and you kind
of drift off, as if you're sleeping. How about you, how did you
die?"
"I had a heart attack," says the first man. "You see, I knew my
wife was cheating on me, so one day I showed up at home
unexpectedly. I ran up to the bedroom, and found her alone,
knitting. I ran down to the basement, but no one was hiding there,
either. I ran up to the second floor, but no one was hiding there
either. I ran as fast as I could to the attic, and just as I got
there, I had a massive heart attack and died."
The second man shakes his head. "That's so ironic," he says.
"What do you mean?" asks the first man.
"If you had only stopped to look in the freezer, we'd both still
be alive."

Things To Make You Go Hmmm - Men Are Just Happier People

MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER PEOPLE –
What do you expect from such simple creatures?
Your last name stays put.
The garage is all yours.
Wedding plans take care of themselves.
Chocolate is just another snack.
You can never be pregnant.
You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park.
You can wear NO shirt to a water park.
Car mechanics tell you the truth.
The world is your urinal.
You never have to drive to another petrol station toilet because this one is just too icky.
You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt.
Same work, more pay.
Wrinkles add character.

Things To Make You Go Hmmm...

You Know You're Living In 2009 When...

Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

Leaving the house without your mobile phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or even 60) years of your life is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.

You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee.

Things To Make You Go Hmmm - 2009

You Know It's 2009 When ...

It's years since you've played Solitaire with real cards
Your family consists of three people and you have fifteen contact numbers for them
You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you
You park outside your house and use your mobile phone to see if anyone is in to help you carry the shopping
You use your credit card pin to set the microwave

Things to Make You Go Hmmm

If the statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.


In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase ... "goodnight, sleep tight."

Things to Make you go Hmmm! - Weird but Take a Closer Look

Tihs is a ruren, aoploeigs if you hvae arlaedy raed tihs, gmernlis on the bolg.....

Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.


I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to rscheearcs at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, maens it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

Things to make you go Hmmm - Sandkat

Things to make you go Hmmm! . . just more extremely interesting stuff

This might look weird but don't delete it - you can read it.

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to rscheearcs at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, maens it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?