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A B I T F R O M E V E RY T H I N G 353
MANY DIFFERENT WAYS
TO SAY "VERY GOOD"
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What your birth month says Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic
about you? Loves peace and serenity
Sensitive to others
Loves to serve others
JANUARY Not easily angered
Ambitious and serious Trustworthy
Loves to teach and be taught Appreciative and returns kindness
Always looking at people's flaws and weak- Observant and assess others
nesses Revengeful
Likes to criticize Loves to dream and fantasize
Hardworking and productive Loves traveling
Smart, neat and organized Loves attention
Sensitive and has deep thoughts Hasty decisions in choosing partners
Knows how to make others happy Loves home decors
Quiet unless excited or tensed Musically talented
Rather reserved Loves special things
Highly attentive Moody
Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds
Romantic but has difficulties expressing love APRIL
Loves children Active and dynamic
Homely person Decisive and haste but tends to regret
Loyal Attractive and affectionate to oneself
Needs to improve social abilities Strong mentality
Easily jealous Loves attention
Diplomatic
FEBRUARY Consoling
Abstract thoughts Friendly and solves people's problems
Loves reality and abstract Brave and fearless
Intelligent and clever Adventurous
Changing personality Loving and caring
Temperamental Suave and generous
Quiet, shy and humble Emotional
Low self esteem Revengeful
Honest and loyal Aggressive
Determined to reach goals Hasty
Loves freedom Good memory
Rebellious when restricted Moving
Loves aggressiveness Motivate oneself and the others
Too sensitive and easily hurt Sickness usually of the head and chest
Showing anger easily Easily get too jealous
Dislike unnecessary things
Loves making friends but rarely shows it MAY
Daring and stubborn Stubborn and hard-hearted
Ambitious Strong-willed and highly motivated
Realizing dreams and hopes Sharp thoughts
Sharp Easily angered
Loves entertainment and leisure Attracts others and loves attention
Romantic on the inside not outside Deep feelings
Superstitious and ludicrous Beautiful physically and mentally
Spendthrift Firm standpoint
Learns to show emotions Easily influenced
Needs no motivation
Easily consoled
MARCH Systematic (left brain)
Attractive personality Loves to dream
Affectionate Strong clairvoyance
Shy and reserved Understanding
Secretive Sickness usually in the ear and neck
Good imagination
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Good debating skills Temperamental and unpredictable
Good physical Moody and easily hurt
Weak breathing Witty
Loves literature and the arts Sentimental
Loves traveling Not revengeful
Dislike being at home Forgiving but never forgets
Restless Dislike nonsensical and unnecessary things
Not having many children Guides others physically and mentally
Hardworking Sensitive and forms impressions carefully
High spirited Caring and loving
Spendthrift Treats others equally
Strong sense of sympathy
JUNE Wary and sharp
Thinks far with vision Judge people through observations
Easily influenced by kindness Hardworking
Polite and soft-spoken No difficulties in studying
Having lots of ideas Loves to be alone
Sensitive Always broods about the past and the old
Active mind friends
Hesitating Likes to be quiet
Tends to delay Homely person
Choosy and always wants the best Waits for friends
Temperamental Never looks for friends
Funny and humorous Not aggressive unless provoked
Loves to joke Prone to having stomach and dieting prob-
Good debating skills lems
Talkative Loves to be loved
Daydreamer Easily hurt but takes long to recover
Friendly Overly concerned
Knows how to make friends Puts in effort in work
Abiding
Able to show character AUGUST
Easily hurt Loves to joke
Prone to getting colds Attractive
Loves to dress up Suave and caring
Easily bored Brave and fearless
Fussy Firm and has leadership qualities
Seldom show emotions Knows how to console others
Takes time to recover when hurt Too generous and egoistic
Brand conscious Takes high pride of oneself
Executive Thirsty for praises
Stubborn Extraordinary spirit
Those who love me are enemies Easily angered
Those who hate me are friends Angry when provoked
Easily jealous
JULY Observant
Fun to be with Careful and cautious
Secretive
Thinks quickly
Difficult to fathom and to be understood
Quiet unless excited or tensed Independent thoughts
Takes pride in oneself Loves to lead and to be led
Has reputation Loves to dream
Easily consoled Talented in the arts, music and defense
Honest Sensitive but not petty
Concern about people's feelings Poor resistance against illnesses
Tactful Learns to relax
Friendly Hasty
Approachable Romantic
Very emotional Loving and caring
Loves to make friends
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SEPTEMBER Thinks forward
Suave and compromising Unique and brilliant
Careful, cautious and organized Extraordinary ideas
Likes to point out people's mistakes Sharp thinking
Likes to criticize Fine and strong clairvoyance
Quiet but able to talk well Can become good doctors
Calm and cool Careful and cautious
Kind and sympathetic Dynamic in personality
Concerned and detailed Secretive
Trustworthy, loyal and honest Inquisitive
Does work well Knows how to dig secrets
Sensitive Always thinking
Thinking Less talkative but amiable
Good memory Brave and generous
Clever and knowledgeable Patient
Loves to look for information Stubborn and hard-hearted
Must control oneself when criticizing If there is a will, there is a way
Able to motivate oneself Determined
Understanding Never give up
Secretive Hardly become angry unless provoked
Loves sports, leisure and traveling Loves to be alone
Hardly shows emotions Thinks differently from others
Tends to bottle up feelings Sharp-minded
Choosy especially in relationships Motivates oneself
Loves wide things Does not appreciates praises
Systematic High-spirited
Well-built and tough
OCTOBER Deep love and emotions
Loves to chat Romantic
Loves those who loves him/her Uncertain in relationships
Loves to takes things at the centre Homely
Attractive and suave Hardworking
Inner and physical beauty High abilities
Does not lie or pretend Trustworthy
Sympathetic Honest and keeps secrets
Treats friends importantly Not able to control emotions
Always making friends Unpredictable
Easily hurt but recovers easily
Bad tempered DECEMBER
Selfish Loyal and generous
Seldom helps unless asked Patriotic
Daydreamer Active in games and interactions
Very opinionated Impatient and hasty
Does not care of what others think Ambitious
Emotional Influential in organizations
Decisive Fun to be with
Strong clairvoyance Loves to socialize
Loves to travel, the arts and literature Loves praises
Soft-spoken, loving and caring Loves attention
Romantic Loves to be loved
Touchy and easily jealous Honest and trustworthy
Concerned Not pretending
Loves outdoors Short tempered
Just and fair Changing personality
Spendthrift and easily influenced Not egoistic
Easily lose confidence Takes high pride in oneself
Hates restrictions
NOVEMBER Loves to joke
Has a lot of ideas Good sense of humor
Difficult to fathom Logical
A B I T F R O M E V E RY T H I N G 357
THE PSYCHOLOGY
OF COLORS
People react differently to the many colors combinations around them. The list below gives
information about the psychological reaction most people associate with the main colors.
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1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
Did you know that ... implemented on July 16, 1969, make it ille-
gal for US citizens to have any contact with
extraterrestrials or their vehicles?
It is impossible to lick your elbow. Forty percent of all people who come to a
A crocodile can't stick its tongue out. party in your home snoop in your medicine
A shrimp's heart is in their head. cabinet.
When you sneeze, your heart stops for a The electric chair was invented by a den-
millisecond. tist.
In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a The cigarette lighter was invented before
period of 80 years, no one reported a sin- the match.
gle case where an ostrich buried its head in 100% of all lottery winners gain weight.
the sand or attempted to do so. Thirty-five percent of the people who use
In the United States alone, there is a law- personal ads for dating are already mar-
suit every 30 seconds. ried.
It is physically impossible for pigs to look A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one
up into the sky. knows why.
More than 50% of the people in the world 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are
have never made or received a telephone caused by people sitting on them and pho-
call. tocopying their buttocks.
Rats and horses can't vomit. In the course of an average lifetime you
The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is will, while sleeping, eat 70 assorted insects
said to be the toughest tongue twister in and 10 spiders.
the English language. 160 cars can drive side by side on the
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's
rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you widest road.
can rupture a blood vessel in your head or Most lipstick contains fish scales.
neck and die. If you keep your eyes open Cat's urine glows under a black-light.
by force, they can pop out. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is
two rats could have over a million descen- different.
dants.
Wearing headphones for just an hour will and last but not least...
increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 Over 75% of people who read this will try
times. to lick their elbows!
If the U.S. government has no knowledge
of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section
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language which end in "dous": tremen-
Think you know everything? dous, horrendous, stupendous, and haz-
ardous.
Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de
Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerat- Porciuncula"
ed. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
dynamite Tigers have striped skin, not just striped
There are 293 ways to make change for a fur.
dollar. In most advertisements, the time displayed
The average person's left hand does 56% on a watch is 10:10.
of the typing. Al Capone's business card said he was a
A shark is the only fish that can blink with used furniture dealer.
both eyes. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame
There are more chickens than people in the Street were named after Bert the cop and
world. Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a
Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown Wonderful Life."
in New Jersey. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
The longest one-syllable word in the A goldfish has a memory span of three sec-
English language is screeched. onds.
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag fly- A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
ing over the Parliament building is an It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes
American flag. open.
All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" The giant squid has the largest eyes in the
are stuck on 4:20. world.
No word in the English language rhymes In England, the Speaker of the House is not
with month, orange, silver, or purple. allowed to speak.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that The microwave was invented after a
ends in the letters "mt. researcher walked by a radar tube and a
All 50 states are listed across the top of the chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
Almonds are a member of the peach fami- The average person falls asleep in seven
ly. minutes.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf
room during a dance. ball.
Maine is the only state whose name is just "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is
one syllable. typed with only the left
There are only four words in the English
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"But what ... is it good for?" -- Engineer at some of your parts, and what do you think
the Advanced Computing Systems Division about funding us? Or we'll give it to you.
of IBM, 1968, commenting on the We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we'll
microchip. come work for you.' And they said, 'No.' So
then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they
"640K ought to be enough for anybody." -- said, 'Hey, we don't need you. You haven't
Bill Gates, 1981 got through college yet.'" -- Apple
Computer Inc. founder Steve Jobs on
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcom- attempts to get Atari and H-P interested in
ings to be seriously considered as a means his and Steve Wozniak's personal comput-
of communication. The device is inherently er.
of no value to us." -- Western Union inter-
nal memo, 1876. "Professor Goddard does not know the
relation between action and reaction and
"The wireless music box has no imaginable the need to have something better than a
commercial value. Who would pay for a vacuum against which to react. He seems
message sent to nobody in particular?" -- to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily
David Sarnoff's associates in response to in high schools." -- 1921 New York Times
his urgings for investment in the radio in editorial about Robert Goddard's revolu-
the 1920s. tionary rocket work.
"The concept is interesting and well- "Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground
formed, but in order to earn better than a to try and find oil? You're crazy." -- Drillers
'C,' the idea must be feasible." -- A Yale who Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his
University management professor in project to drill for oil in 1859.
response to Fred Smith's paper proposing
reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith "Stocks have reached what looks like a
went on to found Federal Express Corp.) permanently high plateau." -- Irving Fisher,
Professor of Economics, Yale University,
"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's 1929.
falling on his face and not Gary Cooper." --
Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no
leading role in "Gone With The Wind." military value." -- Marechal Ferdinand
Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole
"A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the Superieure de Guerre.
market research reports say America likes
crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies "Everything that can be invented has been
like you make." -- Response to Debbi invented." -- Charles H. Duell,
Fields' idea of starting Mrs. Fields' Cookies. Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents,
1899.
"We don't like their sound, and guitar
music is on the way out." -- Decca "Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridicu-
Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962. lous fiction." -- Pierre Pachet, Professor of
Physiology at Toulouse, 1872
"Heavier-than-air flying machines are
impossible." -- Lord Kelvin, president, "The abdomen, the chest, and the brain
Royal Society, 1895. will forever be shut from the intrusion of
the wise and humane surgeon." -- Sir John
"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed
done the experiment. The literature was Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria
full of examples that said you can't do 1873.
this." -- Spencer Silver on the work that led
to the unique adhesives for 3-M "Post-It" "There is no reason anyone would want a
Notepads. computer in their home." -- Ken Olson,
president, chairman and founder of Digital
"So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've Equipment Corp., 1977
got this amazing thing, even built with
A B I T F R O M E V E RY T H I N G 361
Secrets to a Long, Happy We always hold hands. If I let go, she
shops.
Marriage!
She has an electric blender, electric toast-
er, and electric bread maker. Then she said,
Two times a week, we go to a nice restau- "There are too many gadgets, and no place
rant, have a little wine, some good food to sit down!" So I bought her an electric
and companionship. She goes Tuesday's, I chair.
go Friday's.
My wife is on a new diet. Coconuts and
We also sleep in separate beds. Hers is in bananas. She hasn't lost weight, but BOY,
Florida and mine is in Cincinnati. can she climb a tree now.
I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps She ran after the garbage truck, yelling,
finding her way back. "Am I too late for the garbage?" The driver
said, "No, jump in!" and last but not least...
I asked my wife where she wanted to go
for our anniversary. Somewhere I haven't She got a mud pack and looked great for
been in a long time!" she said. So I sug- two days. Then the mud fell off!
gested the kitchen.
Below, you'll find the questions that might just make up the world's easiest
quiz... But, be careful... Giving correct answers is far harder than you think! Enjoy!
1. How long did the Hundred Years War 1. 116 years, from 1337 to 1453.
last? 2. Ecuador.
2. Which country makes Panama hats? 3. From sheep and horses.
3. From which animal do we get catgut? 4. November. The Russian calendar was
4. In which month do Russians celebrate 13 days behind ours.
the October Revolution? 5. Squirrel fur.
5. What is a camel's hair brush made of? 6. The Latin name was Insularia Canaria -
6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are Island of the Dogs.
named after what animal? 7. Albert. When he came to the throne in
7. What was King George VI's first name? 1936, he respected the wish of Queen
8. What color is a purple finch? Victoria that no future king should ever
9. What country do Chinese gooseberries be called Albert.
come from? 8. Distinctively crimson.
10. How long did the Thirty Years War 9. New Zealand.
last? 10. Thirty years of course from 1618 to
1648!
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There was a young girl, a sweet lamb,
LIMERICKS Who smiled as she entered a tram.
After she had embarked,
The conductor remarked,
"Your fare." And she said, "Yes I am."
There was a young fellow named Hall,
Who fell in the spring in the fall;
An indolent vicar of Bray
'Twould have been a sad thing
His roses allowed to decay.
If he'd died in the spring.
His wife, more alert,
But he didn't - he died in the fall.
Bought a powerful squirt
And said to her spouse, "Let us Spray."
There was an old fellow of Lyme
Who married three wives at one time.
There was a young bard of St. Anne
When asked, "Why the third?"
Whose limericks never would scan;
He explained, "One's absurd,
When they said it was so,
And bigamy, sir, is a crime."
He replied: "Yes, I know,
But I make a rule of always trying to get just
There was a young lady of Lynn
as many words into the last line as I
Who was so uncommonly thin
possibly can."
That when she essayed
To drink lemonade,
A decrepit old gasman, named Peter.
She slipped through the straw and fell in.
While hunting around his gas heater.
Touched a leak with his light;
There was a young lady of Bygur
He rose out of sight -
Who went for a ride on a tiger;
And as everyone who knows anything
They returned from the ride
about poetry can tell you
With the lady inside,
he also ruined the meter.
And a smile on the face of the tiger.
A groundhog who lived in St. Paul
There was a young lady named Bright
Was the laziest groundhog of all.
Whose speed was far faster than light.
On the second of Feb
She set out one day
He stayed in his bed,
In a relative way,
And spring didn't come until fall!
And returned home the previous night.
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