4. 1.)We have all been there :P
Many banks in post renaissance Europe issues
small,porcelain ”borrowers tiles”.like credit cards
these were also imprinted with the owners
name,credit limit and name of the bank.each time
the customer wanted to borrow money he had to
present the tile to the bank teller who would
compare the tile with how much the customer had
already borrowed.
Which colloquial phrase comes from this
practice?
5.
To be broke.
If the borrower was past the limit ,the teller broke
the tile on the spot.
10. 4.)Sitter.
In Thomas.L Freidman's book 'The Lexus and the
olive tree',the following theory was presented
'No two countries that both have X , have fought
a war since both have got X. This is known as the
Golden arches theory of conflict prevention.
What is X ?
11.
12. 5.) GIVE ME X.
The Word X originally comes from the greek
word meaning 'sand tray'.originally coloumns of
pebbles were laid out on the sand for the same
purposes as X.
14. 6.) what phrase ?
It was first used by promoter Horace Lee Logan on
December 15, 1956 near Shreveport, Louisiana, to
plead with concert goers not to leave a concert hall to
try to see X as he left and instead remain to see the
other acts on the bill. The full quotation was:
"Alright, alright, X I've told you absolutely straight up
to this point, he left the stage and went out the back
with the policeman and he is now gone.”
What pop culture phrase is this?
16. 7.) GIVE ME X
Patients suffering from a rupture of the biceps tendon
may develop a buldge in their arm.This is the
retracted muscle bunched up in the arm. This is
referred to as X muscle cause of its similarity to a
certain someone.
19. POTTI SRIRAMULU.He became famous for
undertaking a hunger strike in support of the
formation of an Indian state for the Telugu-speaking
population of Madras Presidency; he lost his life in
the process. His death sparked public rioting, and
Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru declared the
intent to form Andhra State three days following.
20. 9.) NOT INDIAN.
When henry ford passed away on April 7 th 1947 ,at
fairy lane. Among his final possesions was said to be
a test tube, in this test tube is said tobe something
that belonged to a pioneer of engineering. What was
in it ?
22. 10.)
The 35SQ Astron was unvieled in tokyo on december
25th,1969.With a limited production of just 100 peices
and each one costing about 450000 yen.the rough
equvalent of a toyota corolla. What am i talking
about ?
44. TIMES AGAIN.
THESE ARE AMONG THE VERY FINITIE LIST
PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE TIMES 100
LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
MULTIPLE TIMES. WITH OPRAH WINFREY
WITH A WHOPPING 9 ENTRYS.
47. 1.)
Wallet adjective
When you pay someone a small fee to park your car
and bring it back to you ,usually at five star hotels.
Often pronounced 'vallay'
On what crowd sourced website would you find this
wacky definition ?
49. 2.)
THIS 13 PART TV SHOW.although almost 30 years
old was still one of the most widely watched science
shows in the world.
Recently a new re-vamped version with seth
mcfarlance and neil degrasse tyson as the host was
set to be made .
What is this TV SHOW ?
55. 5.)
This is an image of mayawati statue being removed
from a park in lucknow because she claimed ,an
important accessory which she beleived gave her a
more proffessional look was not present.
What was this ?
63. 8.)
Vaibhav bedi sued hindustan unilever ltd in november
2009 citing depression and physcological damage
due to one of its more popular products . What
product and give me the funda ?
64. AXE.
He was depressed cause after 7 years of using AXE he
still could not get the AXE effect and girls were not
chasing after him .
Talk about a forever alone fag :P