Jack.Sparrow

We'll begin with a box and the plural is boxes.
But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxes.

The one fowl is a goose but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.

You may found a lone mouse or a whole set of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses not hice.

If the plural of man is always called men,
Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?

If I speak of a foot and you show me...

A few more

• It is estimated that 15% of people chew on their toenails.
• The identity of Jack the Ripper is still unknown.
• 318 miles is the speed of the fastest wind ever recorded.
• The leader in brains is the leech, with 32!
• Ironically the fear of long words is a phobia by the name of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
• Only 38% of people in the United States eat breakfast on a daily basis
• The olive tree has a life span of up to 1500 years.
• About one trillion

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London Times Obituary of the late Mr. Common Sense

'Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who
has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was,
since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
Knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the
worm; Life isn't always fair; and maybe it was...

A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door.

It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams.

There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with those important to him. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.

Over...

I really don't know what blogs are for, so here you go

• In Baltimore, Maryland, it is not legal to take a lion to the movies.
• Hippos have killed more than 400 people in Africa - more than any other wild animal.
• Dragonflies are one of the fastest insects, flying 50 to 60 mph.
• In its entire lifetime, the average worker bee produces 1/12th teaspoon of honey.
• The world's largest mammal, the blue whale, weighs 50 tons at birth. Fully grown, it weighs as much as 150 tons.

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