Absolutely Useless Facts About Yourself, No One Cares About

Thoth · Post by **Thoth** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:20 pm

I use the same freezer at work that belonged to Noble Prize Winner Rosalyn Yalow.

underscoretim · Post by **underscoretim** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:23 pm

I have a shirt in my closet that belonged to Alec Baldwin.

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:25 pm

I used to throw the shot put

Moe_Meerschaum · Post by **Moe_Meerschaum** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:28 pm

Marlon Perkins and I once both waited for our wives outside the ladies' restroom at the St. Louis airport.

FlyCruiser · Post by **FlyCruiser** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:30 pm

I'm directly related to Humphrey Bogart. He and my grandmother were first cousins.

ryland · Post by **ryland** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:39 pm

My chest hair grows in patches.

Post by **UncleBob** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:40 pm

My great-grandmother's maiden name was Walton and she lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia.

Jonno · Post by **Jonno** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:00 pm

My feet are weird, my second and third toes on both feet are slightly webbed (No it does not help me swim better, I've heard that to many times).

Del · Post by **Del** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:01 pm

My dad's family are hillbillies.

I have an Aunt Elli Mae and an Uncle Bobby Joe, and my grandma chewed tobacco all her life. Mostly Twist.

Okay... that's slightly more interesting than the rules require. But not by much.

dennisthemenace · Post by **dennisthemenace** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:04 pm

Reportedly, I'm a distant cousin of Ralph Waldo Emerson; through my father's mother's father James Emerson Flynn, who was born in the same part of Northern Ireland as Errol Flynn. I'd rather be related to Errol, but can't prove that one. Come to think of it, I can't prove Ralph Waldo either; I only have Grandma's word for it.

dennisthemenace · Post by **dennisthemenace** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:26 pm

OH NO! I've just noticed that I've broken my personal determination to NEVER post in The Youth Room. Is forgiveness possible?

Nathaniel_Firethorn · Post by **Nathaniel_Firethorn** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:34 pm

I've met three to-be billionaires in my life -- Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Andy Viterbi. (It didn't rub off.)

~\U NF

scottwhitesell · Post by **scottwhitesell** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:35 pm

One of my great grandfathers donated most of the land that The University of Notre Dame is built on and he is one of the first buried in the cemetary in the middle of campus.

I have always loved this little fact and it is the reason for my love for Notre Dame sports, but nobody else is ever impressed by it.

FlyCruiser · Post by **FlyCruiser** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:40 pm

dennisthemenace wrote:OH NO! I've just noticed that I've broken my personal determination to NEVER post in The Youth Room. Is forgiveness possible?

It's ok.. I accidentally posted in the Theology section today..

Skip · Post by **Skip** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:41 pm

scottwhitesell wrote:I have always loved this little fact and it is the reason for my love for Notre Dame sports, but nobody else is ever impressed by it.

Wouldn't have anything to do with your Michigan address, would it?

scottwhitesell · Post by **scottwhitesell** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:50 pm

Skip wrote:
scottwhitesell wrote:I have always loved this little fact and it is the reason for my love for Notre Dame sports, but nobody else is ever impressed by it.
Wouldn't have anything to do with your Michigan address, would it?

Oh, I am sure it does! That and the fact that I am not Catholic. There are a few Notre Dame fans around here. It helps that the back up QB is from about 15 miles away and goes to our church.

MacGuru · Post by **MacGuru** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:04 pm

My Great Uncle is (was) Roone Arledge, producer of the Olympics on ABC for 30 years, creator of Wide World of Sports, Monday Night Football, the Slow-motion replay and President of ABC for 30 years.

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:07 pm

My wifes friend's mom is close friends with AC/DC's Brian Johnson

Roadmaster · Post by **Roadmaster** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:15 pm

dennisthemenace wrote:OH NO! I've just noticed that I've broken my personal determination to NEVER post in The Youth Room. Is forgiveness possible?

Forgiveness? Sure. Your Gentleman of the Briar title could be in jeopardy however.

LtMac · Post by **LtMac** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:27 pm

I worked a special detail at work when President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Vice-President Al Gore And Tipper Gore came to town on Bill Clinton's 50th birthday. I met, spoke to, and shook hands with all four on the airport tarmac before they boarded their planes to leave.

LtMac