#16 The Peterbald cat breed has webbed feet.

#17 Driving a semi is a lot like driving a Morris Mini except you sit up higher and have a louder horn.

#18 The fact that the words "Yurt" and "Yog(h)urt" come from the same culture indicates that the Mongols are fond of the syllable "urt".

#19 The need to mow your lawn every week or so in the spring is often due to the fact we seldom raise sheep anymore.

#20: Today's featured aircraft by Dicksbro, the Packard/Le Pere, never actually served in World War One. It was often referred to by the acronym LUSAC ((L)ePere (U)nited (S)tates (A)rmy (C)ombat). It was originally intended to be a two-seat fighter, but the US couldn't actually carry out the grand plans it had to build flocks of combat aircraft, train the aircrew, and station them in France before the end of the war. The "11" is the model number, and is the Arabic eleven, not the Roman numeral two.

Thank you for your historical insight, gekkogecko. I can see you are quite an authority on WWI aircraft which I am not. My congratulations! :thumbs:

#21: Yesterday after a very cold week, we hit 50 degrees yesterday. Felt like spring had arrived. Today is suppose to take us back to reality. Weather is wonderful whether it's hot or cold. :)

#22: Compared to a cigarette, a hookah session delivers about 25 times the tar, 2.5 times the nicotine, and 10 times the carbon monoxide.

#23: Cars are like charities ... you can never spend enough on them to quench their thirst for more.

#24 You will get more stuff in your chirstmas stocking if, when hanging it, you do so by the neck until it's dead.

#25 Because of concern over football violence; I understand the Superbowl this year will be replaced by Gilligan's Island re-runs.

#26 Tulips on an organ are better than flowers on a piano.

#27 Just think ... a year from now we'll get a chance to help raise money for the next elections after this years. :(

#28 Pronoia is the opposite of paranoia.

#29 Cheaper gas in large part depends on the price of beans.

#30 The best way to rid yourself of fire ants is to slather yourself in honey, and lay facedown in their nests.