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2/12/2010 5:14:35 PM EDT
Benjamin Franklin slept in four beds every night. He had a theory that a warm bed sapped a man’s vitality. So when one bed became too warm, Ben jumped into another.

i am convinced BF was batshit crazy
2/12/2010 5:19:23 PM EDT
[#1]
I heard he used to sit in a drafty room, naked, for hours.  Under the impression that all the fresh, cold air did him good.  Then he died of pneumonia.

2/12/2010 5:20:09 PM EDT
[#2]
Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of persons. Depending on the nature of the property, an owner of property has the right to consume, sell, rent, mortgage, transfer, exchange or destroy their property, and/or to exclude others from doing these things.[1][2][3] Important widely-recognized types of property include real property (land), personal property (physical possessions belonging to a person), private property (property owned by legal persons or business entities), public property (state owned or publicly owned and available possessions) and intellectual property (exclusive rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.), although the latter is not always as widely recognized or enforced.[4] A title, or a right of ownership, is associated with property that establishes the relation between the goods/services and other persons, assuring the owner the right to dispose of the property as they see fit. Some philosophers assert that property rights arise from social convention. Others find origins for them in morality or natural law.

Hows that for nuts?
2/12/2010 5:20:39 PM EDT
[#3]
Fortune cookies are an entirely American thing.
2/12/2010 5:21:02 PM EDT
[#4]
I just got back from watching "Edge of Darkness"


Good fracking movie.
2/12/2010 5:21:24 PM EDT
[#5]
Quoted:
Benjamin Franklin slept in four beds every night. He had a theory that a warm bed sapped a man’s vitality. So when one bed became too warm, Ben jumped into another.

i am convinced BF was batshit crazy


Or an eccentric genius. Fine line I am sure.

2/12/2010 5:23:17 PM EDT
[#6]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Benjamin Franklin slept in four beds every night. He had a theory that a warm bed sapped a man’s vitality. So when one bed became too warm, Ben jumped into another.

i am convinced BF was batshit crazy


Or an eccentric genius. Fine line I am sure.



He must have owned four beds, it is his buisness
2/12/2010 5:24:19 PM EDT
[#7]
From the stories that I've heard, old Ben likely had a comely winch in each of those beds.
2/12/2010 5:24:27 PM EDT
[#8]
He actually had a different woman in each bed.



ETA

Dagnabit so close.

2/12/2010 5:25:04 PM EDT
[#9]
But...it's when it's all warm and cozy that it's at its best.



He was crazy.
2/12/2010 5:25:32 PM EDT
[#10]



Quoted:


From the stories that I've heard, old Ben likely had a comely winch in each of those beds.


wench

 



It's wench




Well, I hope it wasn't a winch.
2/12/2010 5:27:11 PM EDT
[#11]
Quoted:
Benjamin Franklin slept in four beds every night. He had a theory that a warm bed sapped a man’s vitality. So when one bed became too warm, Ben jumped into another.

i am convinced BF was batshit crazy


Do you have any references for this information that you are stating as fact?

I just spent several minutes on Google looking for any reference that BJ slept in four different beds everynight and came up empty handed.
2/12/2010 5:27:52 PM EDT
[#12]
Wait a sec.



"Tonights" useless knowledge?



Was there a "Todays" useless knowledge that I missed?



How about "Tomorrows" useless knowledge? - will that be "Todays useless knowledge, just posted a day late?



"This mornings" useless knowledge? - Have I ever missed those?



That is all useless knowledge I need to know about.


2/12/2010 5:29:00 PM EDT
[#13]
"Koala fingerprints are similar to human fingerprints; even with an electron microscope, it can be quite difficult to distinguish between the two."
2/12/2010 5:32:43 PM EDT
[#14]
In Washington D.C., you can use a handshake to seal a deal - but it is suggested you count your fingers afterwards.


2/12/2010 5:37:24 PM EDT
[#15]
The word "micturate" is synonymous with "urinate."

Try it out with friends and at parties.  "Holy fuck, I've really got to micturate."
2/12/2010 5:39:36 PM EDT
[#16]



Quoted:





Quoted:

From the stories that I've heard, old Ben likely had a comely winch in each of those beds.


wench  



It's wench




Well, I hope it wasn't a winch.
Whole new kinda crazy to think about though..  






 
2/12/2010 5:40:06 PM EDT
[#17]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Benjamin Franklin slept in four beds every night. He had a theory that a warm bed sapped a man’s vitality. So when one bed became too warm, Ben jumped into another.

i am convinced BF was batshit crazy


Do you have any references for this information that you are stating as fact?

I just spent several minutes on Google looking for any reference that BJ slept in four different beds everynight and came up empty handed.


This must be misinformation.  It would only take two beds to accomplish this.  And it wouldn't work in the summer . . . no AC.
2/12/2010 5:41:09 PM EDT
[#18]
are bonita fish big?
2/12/2010 5:42:16 PM EDT
[#19]



Quoted:


are bonita fish big?


Possibly, but the are good looking.





 
2/12/2010 5:43:13 PM EDT
[#20]
Quoted:
Wait a sec.

"Tonights" useless knowledge?

Was there a "Todays" useless knowledge that I missed?

How about "Tomorrows" useless knowledge? - will that be "Todays useless knowledge, just posted a day late?

"This mornings" useless knowledge? - Have I ever missed those?

That is all useless knowledge I need to know about.


Is that you, Mr. Carlin?
2/12/2010 5:55:36 PM EDT
[#21]
Quoted:
Wait a sec.

"Tonights" useless knowledge?

Was there a "Todays" useless knowledge that I missed?

How about "Tomorrows" useless knowledge? - will that be "Todays useless knowledge, just posted a day late?

"This mornings" useless knowledge? - Have I ever missed those?

That is all useless knowledge I need to know about.


i posted next tuesday's useless knowledge last monday. did you get it?
2/12/2010 5:57:29 PM EDT
[#22]



Quoted:

i posted next tuesday's useless knowledge last monday. did you get it?


That explains why I feel like I have jet lag.



 
2/12/2010 6:55:20 PM EDT
[#23]
I call B.S.


Why 4 beds?  Why not just switch out between 2?
2/12/2010 6:57:18 PM EDT
[#24]
I think old Ben actually said "whore beds", not "4 beds".
2/12/2010 7:00:26 PM EDT
[#25]
Quoted:
Benjamin Franklin slept in four beds every night. He had a theory that a warm bed sapped a man’s vitality. So when one bed became too warm, Ben jumped into another.

i am convinced BF was batshit crazy


He was.

BTW, there is no such thing as useless knowledge.
2/12/2010 7:01:32 PM EDT
[#26]



Quoted:


Benjamin Franklin slept in four beds every night. He had a theory that a warm bed sapped a man’s vitality. So when one bed became too warm, Ben jumped into another.



i am convinced BF was batshit crazy


Question.



Perhaps there was a different woman in every bed?



Maybe ol Ben had a good idea...




 
2/12/2010 7:13:09 PM EDT
[#27]
Quoted:
The word "micturate" is synonymous with "urinate."

Try it out with friends and at parties.  "Holy fuck, I've really got to micturate."


"So every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the victim?"
2/12/2010 7:14:00 PM EDT
[#28]
Quoted:
From the stories that I've heard, old Ben likely had a comely winch in each of those beds.


Ben seemed like the kinda guy who'd go for a Warn 8274. Those are very comely when mounted on the front bumper of a CJ or Scout.
2/12/2010 7:15:35 PM EDT
[#29]
A tRNA molecule is bound to its proper amino acid by a molecule called aminoacyl-tRNA synthase. The resulting amino acid/tRNA complex is know as amino acyl-tRNA. There can be up to four specific tRNAs for any one amino acid. The amino acid purine has four for instance, because there are 4 mRNA codons that code for purine, thus there must be 4 tRNAs with anti codons cooresponding to those mRNA codons. Not really useless, it's actually quite important, but this happens to be what I am studying for class at this moment, and re-writing this shit helps me remember it!
2/12/2010 7:17:33 PM EDT
[#30]
Quoted:
I think old Ben actually said "whore beds", not "4 beds".


PFFFFT! I believe it-he was supposedly quite the ladies man.
2/12/2010 7:19:28 PM EDT
[#31]
Quoted:

Quoted:

Quoted:
From the stories that I've heard, old Ben likely had a comely winch in each of those beds.

wench  

It's wench

Well, I hope it wasn't a winch.
Whole new kinda crazy to think about though..  

 


When you get to be as old as Ben got, you might need a come-along to haul the ole pecker up to full sail.
2/12/2010 7:20:05 PM EDT
[#32]
18 USC 922 (o) infringes on your 2nd Amendment rights.  You were sold out by the NRA in 1986.
2/12/2010 7:23:16 PM EDT
[#33]

the human head weighs 8 pounds
2/12/2010 7:26:16 PM EDT
[#34]



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the human head weighs 8 pounds


My scale read more like 7.



 
2/12/2010 7:30:28 PM EDT
[#35]
I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?
2/12/2010 7:33:01 PM EDT
[#36]
that guy was nuttier than squirrel shit.
2/12/2010 7:33:36 PM EDT
[#37]
wow, did not know this, and didn't really need to know this, but interesting none-the-less
2/12/2010 7:45:13 PM EDT
[#38]
I love cold sheets, and I rotate my pillow 3~4 times a night to sleep on the cool side.



Quoted:



18 USC 922 (o) infringes on your 2nd Amendment rights.  You were sold out by the NRA in 1986.



I hate 922 (r)...











 
2/12/2010 7:48:50 PM EDT
[#39]



Quoted:


Benjamin Franklin slept in four beds every night. He had a theory that a warm bed sapped a man’s vitality. So when one bed became too warm, Ben jumped into another.



i am convinced BF was batshit crazy


The man could of been on to something, they say hot tubes and tight undies kill you soldiers......

I'm just sayin



 
2/12/2010 7:50:31 PM EDT
[#40]
I flip my pillow to get to the cold side during the night.


In other news I just made some jasmine rice and chicken simmered in chicken stock.  Tis excellent.
2/12/2010 7:52:09 PM EDT
[#41]
Quoted:
Benjamin Franklin slept in four beds every night. He had a theory that a warm bed sapped a man’s vitality. So when one bed became too warm, Ben jumped into another.

i am convinced BF was batshit crazy



BF banged a whole lot of women (even French women) until he was dead.  The man was a genius.
2/12/2010 8:18:14 PM EDT
[#42]
Quoted:
Benjamin Franklin slept in four beds every night. He had a theory that a warm bed sapped a man’s vitality. So when one bed became too warm, Ben jumped into another.

i am convinced BF was batshit crazy


From what I've read about Ben, it is more likely he had a fresh woman in each bed, and moved every time he exhausted one of them...
2/12/2010 8:22:57 PM EDT
[#43]



Quoted:



Quoted:

The word "micturate" is synonymous with "urinate."



Try it out with friends and at parties.  "Holy fuck, I've really got to micturate."




"So every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the victim?"


I'm convinced that there is a Big Lebowski quote relevant to almost any topic




 
2/12/2010 8:26:40 PM EDT
[#44]



Quoted:





Quoted:



the human head weighs 8 pounds


My scale read more like 7.

 
You forgot to wait till they are full grown.





 
2/12/2010 8:28:38 PM EDT
[#45]
Dolph Lundgren was the worst, and first movie "Punisher"
2/12/2010 8:42:47 PM EDT
[#46]
The Alabama state constitution has over 350,000 words, making it 12 times longer than the average state constitution, and includes provisions pertaining to mosquito control taxes, bingo, and prostitution.
 
2/12/2010 8:58:26 PM EDT
[#48]





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From the stories that I've heard, old Ben likely had a comely winch in each of those beds.




He pulled trailers while in REM sleep?
 
2/12/2010 8:59:10 PM EDT
[#49]



Quoted:





Quoted:




Quoted:



the human head weighs 8 pounds


My scale read more like 7.

 
You forgot to wait till they are full grown.



 
Which head we talkin' about?






 
2/12/2010 8:59:46 PM EDT
[#50]
Quoted:
He actually had a different woman in each bed.

ETA
Dagnabit so close.


damm that is what I was going to say
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