Chuckle 5051
(Today’s Chuckle thanks go to Nancy in Sun City AZ)
~Why Do~ (Plus: Today in history, Word for the day, Today’s
horoscope, Maxine and 6 Diff’s)
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.
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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.'
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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.'
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(Today
in History Click)
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
(Sharpen your vocabulary by clicking Word for the Day)
www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
(For today's Horoscope click Today's Horoscope)
http://www.prokerala.com/astrology/horoscope/
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Maxine
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Eye exercise time; Spot the 6 diff’s
