Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Handy Things To Know

Which paint to use-
          oil based on raw wood exteriors; latex everywhere else.  flat on walls, semigloss on moldings, semigloss or high-gloss on kitchen and bathroom walls.
          for oil-based paints use bristle brushes and clean up with paint thinner; for latex, use nylon brushes and clean up with warm, slightly soapy water.
                           http://www.getpaint.net/
Wooden boxes absorb moisture in the air, keeping the contents from getting rusty.
                           http://www.woodmagazine.com/                   
There is no such fish as a sardine.  Sardine is a generic term used for herring, pilchard and the other small fish they pack in those little oblong cans.
                           http://www.fish.com/
Chocolate screws up dogs' hearts.  It can be lethal to our canine pals - one Hershey's bar is more than enough to kill a puppy.                          

http://www.hersheys.com/nightatthemuseum/#/sweeps   win $50,000

Pokers dead man's hand, the cards "Wild Bill" Hickok was reported to have been holding when he was shot dead, is aces over 8's.
                           http://www.pokerstars.com/
The Presidential Succession:  Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro Temp-ore of the Senate, Secretaries of Cabinet in the order they were created; Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury and so on...                   
                            http://www.whitehouse.gov/
How to win more coin tosses:  always call tails.  On U.S. coins, the heads side, with its big, solid portrait, weighs more.           
                            http://coins.about.com/
The logic behind Mount Rushmore-
          Washington - the nation's founding.
          Jefferson - the nation's political philosophy.
          Lincoln - the nation's preservation.
          Roosevelt - the nation's expansion and conservation.
                           http://www.mountrushmoreinfo.com/
Don't eat clams that when cooked, shells don't open!
                           http://www.clams.org/
How to relieve thirst in the wild -
          A pebble held in the mouth will stimulate saliva production and kill that dry-mouth feeling.
                           http://www.thirstthemovie.org/

1 comment:

  1. Lisa's pretty smart, but I bet she didn't even know all this. Just kiddin' round. I was just trying this comment thing out for ya. Love Ya!

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