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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: True or false... #48814 11/28/01 12:08 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 K Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel K Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 > > 22. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. Definitely untrue: In most advertisements, there is no watch whatsoever. But apart from such quibbling: Don't know what the practice is nowadays, but it used to be 8:20 instead. The (untrue) urban legend was that this time was selected in honor of President Lincoln, being (supposedly) the time at which he was shot. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted True or false... Geoff 11/27/01 05:30 AM Re: True or false... Wordwind 11/27/01 03:06 PM Re: True or false... tsuwm 11/27/01 03:41 PM Re: True or false... Keiva 11/28/01 12:13 AM Re: Words beginning with 'it' Wordwind 11/28/01 12:31 AM Re: Words beginning with 'it' Keiva 11/28/01 02:04 AM Re: Rubber Bands. Faldage 11/27/01 05:12 PM Re: Maine Faldage 11/27/01 05:19 PM Re: True or false... Keiva 11/28/01 12:08 AM Re: True or false... WhitmanO'Neill 11/28/01 05:17 AM Lincoln Memorial TEd Remington 11/28/01 03:16 PM Re: Lincoln Memorial TEd Remington 11/28/01 03:26 PM Re: Lincoln Memorial Jazzoctopus 11/28/01 05:42 PM Re: Lincoln Memorial Wordwind 11/28/01 11:04 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 767 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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