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".
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey
Month or what we know today as the honeymoon.
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. That's where we get the phrase, "mind your P's and Q's"
Many years ago in England, to get a drink refill, people used a whistle to call for service. Thus, "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
It was illegal to have sex in the old days without permission of the King. Fornication Under Consent of the King would hang on the door. Hence the saying “fucking”
The Rarest of All Naturally Occuring Atmospheric Phenomena: FIRE RAINBOW
Clouds need to be cirrus at least 20K feet in the air, with right amount of ice crystals and the sun has to hit the clouds at precisely 58 degrees. This event lasted one hour in Idaho/Washington border, USA, March 2007.
Family and friends in Bali
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