https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cGorycU_rZ0?feature=share Deck of cards we heard in our tys age in Radio KR IRS 31225
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 at 06:53, Seshadri Vellimedu <[email protected]> wrote: > A different kind of forward from Rao. > Thanks. > > On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 at 22:58, R V Rao <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Now, there will not be many people who know some of these. But some >> should be recognised. >> >> 1. In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to >> beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. >> Hence we have 'the rule of thumb.' >> >> 2. Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled >> 'Gentlemen Only... >> Ladies Forbidden'... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English >> language. >> >> 3. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from >> history: >> Spades - King David, >> Hearts - Charlemagne, >> Clubs -Alexander the Great, >> Diamonds - Julius Caesar >> >> 4. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by >> ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the >> bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... 'goodnight, sleep tight.' >> >> 5. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a >> month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law >> with all the mead he could drink. >> Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this >> period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon. >> >> 6. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... >> So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell >> at them 'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.' >> It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's' >> >> 7. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into >> the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they >> used the whistle to get some service. >> 'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice. >> >> 8. In 1696, William III of England introduced a property tax that >> required those living in houses with more than six windows to pay a levy. >> In order to avoid the tax, house owners would brick up all windows except >> six. (The Window Tax lasted until 1851, and older houses with bricked-up >> windows are still a common sight in the U.K.) As the bricked-up windows >> prevented some rooms from receiving any sunlight, the tax was referred to >> as “daylight robbery”! >> >> Now, there you have the origin of these phrases. >> Interesting isn’t it!! 😁😁 >> >> Have a Great Monday 😍 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "societyforservingseniors" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/society4servingseniors/CAPVuisVtkkbgvDpS-mShek%2B0cdShiv2CHe4aYfE6B1pCbE0DOA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/society4servingseniors/CAPVuisVtkkbgvDpS-mShek%2B0cdShiv2CHe4aYfE6B1pCbE0DOA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "societyforservingseniors" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/society4servingseniors/CAOB%2BDpYiBtkzvWF8rv%3D81Qr%2BbHof3bPAhnYfWDmvehGTrqWA_Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/society4servingseniors/CAOB%2BDpYiBtkzvWF8rv%3D81Qr%2BbHof3bPAhnYfWDmvehGTrqWA_Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorEkothNytf_A39PSFajbcxRvWxA%2BJcqjV1%2BRQkCHz9gA%40mail.gmail.com.
