Oscar Wilde - "Either that wallpaper goes or I do."
The Danielle Hope Appreciation Thread (Part 12)
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The telephone was thought to have too many short comings to be considered as a means of easy communications according to a Western Union internal memo.
When told about the new invention of sound for the movies, H.M. Warner said "Who the h.... wants to hear actors talk."
An executive of the Decca Record Company turned down the Beatles because they did not like their sound and they thought guitar music was on the way out.
Lord Kelvin, president of the Royal Society which is dedicated to science, said that heavier than air flying machines were impossible.
If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?". It wasn't until 1895 that someone suggested answering the phone with the phrase "number please?"
It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.
The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
Originally Posted by RobertAston:
“Benny & Joon or Forrest Gump?”
“Benny & Joon or Forrest Gump?”
Forrest Gump, but i haven't heard of the first movie.
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