For thos afflicted with children ( yes i am)

[Hoppy]

The following came from an anonymous Mother in Austin, Texas: "Things
I've learned from my Children (honest & no kidding):"

> 1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 3 bedroom house about 4 inches deep.
>
> 2. If you spray hair spray on a nylon duster and then run over it with roller skates / blades, they can ignite.
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> 3. A 3-year olds voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.
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> 4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a large room.
>
> 5. You should not throw balls up when the ceiling fan is on, using the ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can then hit a ball a long way.
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> 6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a ball hit by a ceiling fan.
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> 7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh," it's already too late.
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> 8. Brake fluid mixed with Bleach makes smoke, and lots of it.
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> 9. A six-year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies.
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> 10. Certain bits of Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old.
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> 11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.
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> 12. Super glue is forever.
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> 13. No matter how much Jelly you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.
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> 14. Pool filters do not like Jelly.
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> 15. VCR's do not eject toasted sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.
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> 16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
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> 17. Marbles in petrol tanks make lots of noise when driving and very expensive to remove.
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> 18. You probably do not want to know what that smell really is.
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> 19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on. Plastic toys do not like ovens.
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> 20. The average response time for the fire brigade is about 20 minutes.
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> 21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.
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> 22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.
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> 23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
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> 24. The mind of a 6-year old is a wonderful and amazing thing.
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> True story:
> One day the infant school teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to accumulate the building materials for his home. She read,"..And so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said, "Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?'" The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think that man said?" One little boy raised his hand and said, "I think he said...'Holy xxxxx! A talking pig!'" The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.
>
> 25. 60% of men who read this will try mixing the bleach and brake fluid.

 

[Paul Evans]

The following came from an anonymous Mother in Austin, Texas: "Things
I've learned from my Children (honest & no kidding):"

> 1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 3 bedroom house about 4 inches deep.
>
> 2. If you spray hair spray on a nylon duster and then run over it with roller skates / blades, they can ignite.
>
> 3. A 3-year olds voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.
>
> 4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a large room.
>
> 5. You should not throw balls up when the ceiling fan is on, using the ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can then hit a ball a long way.
>
> 6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a ball hit by a ceiling fan.
>
> 7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh," it's already too late.
>
> 8. Brake fluid mixed with Bleach makes smoke, and lots of it.
>
> 9. A six-year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies.
>
> 10. Certain bits of Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old.
>
> 11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.
>
> 12. Super glue is forever.
>
> 13. No matter how much Jelly you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.
>
> 14. Pool filters do not like Jelly.
>
> 15. VCR's do not eject toasted sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.
>
> 16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
>
> 17. Marbles in petrol tanks make lots of noise when driving and very expensive to remove.
>
> 18. You probably do not want to know what that smell really is.
>
> 19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on. Plastic toys do not like ovens.
>
> 20. The average response time for the fire brigade is about 20 minutes.
>
> 21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.
>
> 22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.
>
> 23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
>
> 24. The mind of a 6-year old is a wonderful and amazing thing.
>
> True story:
> One day the infant school teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to accumulate the building materials for his home. She read,"..And so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said, "Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?'" The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think that man said?" One little boy raised his hand and said, "I think he said...'Holy xxxxx! A talking pig!'" The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.
>
> 25. 60% of men who read this will try mixing the bleach and brake fluid.

You been having a hard time since Hoppy Jr came along :11:

 

[FreeFloat]

..........laughing til tears stream down my face.................

 

[Ontario Diver]

>
> 8. Brake fluid mixed with Bleach makes smoke, and lots of it.
>

Didn't work.

 

[Dave in PA]

...and the other 40% of the men who read it already have done it!

Try ATF fluid....if that doesn't work, try, nevermind....that's all I'm saying. There is a lot of household stuff out there that works, and is nasty and messy and if you can't figure it out, I'm not helping you!

 

[H2Andy]

:rofl:

those are awesome!

however, i don't think it came from someone in Austin. No one in Austin calls
a gas tank a "petrol tank" (see number 17). however, they do commonly in the UK.

my suspicion is that this was put together by a Brit.

well...now that i think about it, it could be a Brit living in Austin.... hmmm....

 

[watermonkey]

...and the other 40% of the men who read it already have done it!

Try ATF fluid....if that doesn't work, try, nevermind....that's all I'm saying. There is a lot of household stuff out there that works, and is nasty and messy and if you can't figure it out, I'm not helping you!

Not to rain on anyones parade, but, actually bleach and some other household things make a LOT of smoke, only minor problem is that the smoke is VERY toxic and corrosive. A good hit of corrosive gas in your lungs would probably limit your dive career (or life).

 

[Mrs Mares]

> 16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.

As my daughter found out when she was six, a week after I had done a parachute jump. She ended up breaking her arm. :11:

 

[Fly N Dive]

H2Andy, ive seen this with both gas tank and petrol tank, and fire department and fire brigade. so it could be either

 

[CathyI8205]

> 7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh," it's already too late.
>
> 21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.
>
> 22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.
>
> 23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
>
> True story:
> One day the infant school teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to accumulate the building materials for his home. She read,"..And so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said, "Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?'" The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think that man said?" One little boy raised his hand and said, "I think he said...'Holy xxxxx! A talking pig!'" The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.

Uh oh, now I'm in trouble at work for laughing so hard! I loved it! (And it all is soooo true!)