"Sixteen." Right. 12/19/08

"Write 16 random facts about yourself then tag 16 people including the one who tagged you."

I've been tagged in about two of these by now. I'm sure virtually everyone I tag has too. Just by going on the collective "Notes" page, it gets FILLED with people unwillingly conforming to society. I told myself I wouldn't do it....

... and I'm not.

Here's sixteen random facts:

1. The Catcher in the Rye is the worst book ever written. And despite the fact that no one has a good reason why, you'll never be able to find six people who will say that.

2. The sitting President will always suck. Scientifically proven.

3. Alabama has relegalized slavery in the 1980s. No one noticed.

4. Whoever deemed the Republicans the "red" party is an idiot.

5. The name "Berlin" means "swamp." Adolf Hitler wanted to rename it "Germania."

6. CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien had a bet to see who could write the most Fantastic Biblical parallel. Apparantly Tolkien won.

7. Since Jesus and his family weer Jewish, wouldn't it make sense to have a menorah on the Nativity scene?

8. Napoleon used to relieve stress by playing with a yo-yo.

9. Marie Antoinette invented the first modern wine glass by making a mold of her breast.

10. If you're barelling down the highway at a safe 65 mph, and someone jumps out of the bushes and sprints across the road, if you hit them, it's legally your fault. (See my article "The 28th Amendment")

11. The "Star-Spangled Banner" that Francis Scott Key wrote about in 1815 had 15 stars AND 15 stripes. It wasn't until after that Congress decided to keep a static 13 stripes for the original colonies.

12. Hebrew scholars copy the Torah down in scrolls just as they have been for thousands of years. After everytime they write the word "YHWH" which is the equivalent of "God," "Lord," "Jehovah," and "Yahweh" they must wash their clothes, shower, and put on a clean set of clothes.

13. Psalm 19 says "the Lord" six times in rapid succession. (See above.)

14. Spain was the first country to legalize gay marriage.

15. In Saudi Arabia the age of consent is 14. Of course, if you're unmarried, the penalty is death.

16. In China, the leading cause of death is being born with a vagina.

12/19/08