Phils Phun

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COMING SOON

Many parts of Australia are in the midst of very hot conditions

and raging bushfires at present

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Make Love not War

A Kiss for Peace

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Fascinating Animal Pictures

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Those Funny Animals

PENGUINS....LOL

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One last look at 2013

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Smitty was a heating and cooling technician

. His assistant was a small chimpanzee

he had trained to do all the duct work.

The chimp had no fear of heights or confined spaces,

and besides, he didn’t have to be paid.

One day, Smitty got a call from a customer

who said his air conditioner had broken down.

Smitty went over and discovered some defective ducting.

The customer asked if it would be hard to fix.

“No problem,” replied Smitty

, “I have a little duct ape that will take care of it!”

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Muppets Most Wanted

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Winter Fun in Washington

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Things to do when it gets cold outside

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The morning after a terrible snowstorm,

I spotted my neighbor Janet shoveling her driveway.

I waved hello and asked why her husband wasn't out helping her.

She explained that one of them had to stay inside

and look after their two small children.

They had flipped a coin to determine who would

be the one to go out and shovel.

"Sorry to hear of your bad luck," I said.

"Don't be," she replied quickly.

"I won!"

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Phun Phacts

thanks Kitty L

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Now, I didn't know that!

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,

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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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.'

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Q. Why do X's 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.

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Q: Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called

'passing the buck'?

A: 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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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.

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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 center 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.

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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.’

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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.

So there you are! Now you know!

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You should have bought a Squirrel !!!