Golf
Hyperbole
Acronymania
Obscure Sayings
Dad Jokes
100
Golf was invented in this country.
Scotland.
100
The origin of the expression "I could eat a horse" first appeared in this year.
1790
100
OWCA is the organization from Phineas and Ferb that Perry the Platypus works for me.
Organization Without a Cool Acronym
100
"An elephant walked over your ear" is a Russian saying that means this.
You have no talent or ear for music.
100
Why isn't there more infighting between skeletons?
They don't have the guts.
200
The odds of a pro golfer making a hole in one in any course is roughly this chance.
1 in 3,000 for a pro, 1 in 12,500 for an amateur
200
A 2020 survey of over 500 US anglers found this many admit to exaggerating the size of their catch when telling friends.
53%
200
FAST is used in assessing if a person is having a stroke and stands for this.
Face Arm Speech Time
200
"He thinks he's the first hand of the cake" is a Argentinian saying meaning this.
To describe someone who think they are way better than anyone else.
200
I'm reading a book about the effects of zero gravity.
I can't seem to put it down.
300
King James II of Scotland banned golf in 1457 for this reason.
It was distracting men from archery practice, which was a bad thing because they were actively under attack from 4 different neighboring enemies.
300
The origin of the phrase "Break a leg" comes from this unexpected place.
Hals- und Beinbruch — literally "neck and leg break" — used by German World War I and II aviators to wish each other luck. It was picked up by actors before auditions and performances as a mocking tone due to their relatively safe nature compared to dogfights.
300
TOOT is an acronym used by optometrists and is a shorthand way of describing this common event and stands for this.
Transient Obstructive Ocular Trope, when you accidentally look directly at a bright light and are left with that temporary, blinding dark spot in your vision.
300
"To buy a cat in a sack" is a Polish saying that means this.
To buy something from a shady seller without making sure they are legit
300
Which great honor was given to the guy who invented knock-knock jokes?
He was given the NO-bell prize.
400
The word golf came from the old Dutch world "kolf" meaning this.
Club.
400
Bill Gates claimed in 2004 the most amount of processing power needed for any home computer would never exceed 640 kilobytes of RAM, but was quickly wrong because in 2005 the average amount of computing power was this.
256 MB of RAM, roughly 800 times more then good ol' Bill predicted.
400
SHIELD, from the MCU, stands for this.
Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division
400
"There is no cow on the ice" is a Swedish saying that means this.
There is absolutely no immediate danger, so don't panic.
400
I told my doctor I broke my arm in two places.
He told me to stop going to those places.
500
Golf is one of two sports to have ever been played here.
On the moon, along with javelin.
500
A survey conducted about lying on job applications revealed that this percent of people admit to lying on their resumes.
39% of the responders admitted to lying, with only 7% of them ever having to face any consequences for their actions.
500
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER stood for this.
MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging
Its a bit of a stretch
500
"When the trout sits upon the highest branch of the fir tree" is a Turkish saying that means this.
A way of describing something that will never happen, Turkish equivalent of "when hell freezes over"
500
You know what I said to the guy who invented the number zero?
Thanks for nothing.
600
At TPC Sawgrass, a golf course in Florida, the club fishes this many balls from the infamous water feature that marks the center of their course.
60,000
600
The last words of General John Sedgwick during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House before getting shot in the eye was this.
"They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance"
600
CAPTCHA is the system of tests used to very a human presence online and stands for this.
Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
600
"To slide on a sandwich" is a Swedish saying that means this.
To have an incredibly easy life, or to get a great opportunity without having to work hard for it.
600
I got fired from the bank today when a woman asked me to check her balance.
I pushed her over and she didn't appreciate that.