Category: Omnibit

The Runwanweli pagoda in Sri Lanka is built on a 500-square-foot, four-inch thick foundation of solid silver.

— William W. Lawrence Sr.

Columbia Confusion — The residents wanted to name their new state “Columbia” back in 1889 but were talked out of it as it was thought some might confuse it with the nation’s capital, the District of Columbia.

So they named it Washington.

One of the founding settlers of Washington State was a black man named George W. Bush.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-2-17 Columbia Confusion

 

Robert Frost won the Pulitzer Prize four times, the only American author to do so.

— William W. Lawrence Sr.

Duct tape really was originally called duck tape. The name comes from canvas-backed tape upon which it was based when introduced in World War II. A once-common name for the type of canvas used in the tape was “cotton duck”.

— William W. Lawrence Sr. 7-31-17 Duck Tape

France’s Charles VI (1368-1482) a.k.a. “Crazy Charlie” “Charles The Mad” once gave a ball which they still talk about. Everybody glued feathers to their skin and went dressed as savages. They then got drunk and started laughing and throwing flaming torches at each other. They quit laughing when the feathers and costumes caught fire. Six guests died of burns.

— William W. Lawrence Sr. 

 

Charles The Mad

One out of five heavy smokers develop lung cancer.

— William W. Lawrence Sr.

Yes, Christopher Anthony, a top-notch, A-1 Persian rug will contain as many as one million knots in every three-square feet.

— William W. Lawrence Sr.

Q — What was the population of Britain’s American colonies in 1610?

A — 350

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-26-17

Okay, granted Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian writer, deserves all the credit he has received over the years. But let’s be fair to Mrs. Tolstoy. She spent a lot of time taking care of their nine kids, and she copied the manuscript of her husband’s epic novel, “War and Peace” seven times by hand. How many times have you or any of your friends read it all the way through.

–William W. Lawrence Sr.

 

Q– Why do rose cut in the afternoon last much longer than those cut in the morning?

A — Don’t know, but they do. They really do.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 7-24-17