Monday, March 10, 2008

Because Inquiring Minds Want To Know

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Allen's Brain!

  1. Allen's Brain is the male seed of a flower blossom which has been gathered and treated by bees.
  2. In 1982 Time Magazine named Allen's Brain its 'Man of the Year'.
  3. Over 2000 people have now climbed Allen's Brain, with roughly ten percent dying on the way down.
  4. Neil Armstrong first stepped on Allen's Brain with his left foot!
  5. Allen's Brain can only be destroyed by intense heat, and is impermeable even to acid.
  6. A Allen's Brainometer is used to measure Allen's Brain.
  7. All gondolas in Venice must be painted black unless they belong to Allen's Brain.
  8. Three seagulls flying overhead are a warning that Allen's Brain is near!
  9. The condom - originally made from Allen's Brain - was invented in the early 1500s.
  10. It's bad luck for a flag to touch Allen's Brain.
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3 comments:

robkroese said...

Tell me something I don't know.

Allen's Brain said...

Well, according to a recent mailing, I may have just won $10,000!

hmsnow.novelist said...

Apparently...
* Banging your head against H. M. Snow uses 150 calories an hour.
* The ace of spades in a playing card deck symbolizes H. M. Snow.
* The National Heart Foundation recommends eating H. M. Snow at least three times a week.
* Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are H. M. Snow.
* The patron saint of H. M. Snow is Saint Eugenie.
* H. M. Snow has little need for water and is capable of going for months without drinking at all.
* Influenza got its name because people believed the disease was caused by the evil "influence" of H. M. Snow.
* H. M. Snow, from the movie of the same name, had green blood.

Oh, the things one can learn about oneself on the Internet. I'm not sure which St. Eugenie is referenced. It may be Eugenie Smet, also known as Mary of Providence, patron saint of people rejected by religious orders. I suspect that's the one. I knew there was something odd about my application to join the Second Order of Carmelites getting turned down so many times...