Fujiology Archive/fujiology_archive_v1_0.iso/N/NEON_L/NLGC14.ZIP/NLGC14.MSA/FORTUNE/FOF.DAT

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FRANZ LISZT COMPOSED TWENTY SEVEN ORCHESTRAL WORKS!  2
A DORSET VICAR BLOWING OUT  THE ALTER CANDLES EXPLODED  AND DIED INSTANTLY!  1
WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW IS A PALINDROME!  1
YOU SEE A FRIEND AND SAY    HELLO BUT THE CHINESE MAY   ENQUIRE IS YOUR STOMACH IN  ORDER!  1
YOU CAN ESCAPE THE PENALTY  OF YOUR CRIME BY JOINING UP IN THE FOREIGN LEGION!  2
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA CAN BE SEEN FROM THE MOON!  2
NO CHRISTIAN WAS THROWN TO  THE LIONS OR MARTYRED IN    THE COLOSSEUM IN ROME!  1
THE MYSTIC LAND FROM THE    STORY OF PETER PAN IS BEST  KNOWN AS NEVER-NEVER LAND!  2
THE FOUR QUARTERS ON A HOT  CROSS BUN REPRESENT THE     QUARTERS OF THE MOON!  1
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL WAS A SCHOOL DUNCE!  2
EVE DID NOT EAT AN APPLE IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN!  1
A COLLECTION OF PEACOCKS IS BETTER KNOWN AS A MUSTER!  1
THE COLLECTIVE TERM FOR A   GATHERING OF FERRETS IS     KNOWN AS A BUSINESS!  1
YOUR THIRTIETH WEDDING      ANNIVERSARY IS IVORY!  2
HOME IS THE SAILOR HOME     FROM THE SEA IS A FAMOUS    QUOTATION!  2
ELEMENTARY! MY DEAR WATSON  WAS A PHRASE OFTEN QUOTED   BY SHERLOCK HOLMES!  2
SOME SQUIDS ARE LUMINOUS TO ATTRACT PREY!  1
THE MAIN CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD IS CAUSED BY    DRIVING TO CLOSE TO THE CAR OR VEHICLE IN FRONT!  2
PETROL WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD  UNDER THE NAME MOTOR SPIRIT  1
IF YOU ORDER A COKE THEN    YOU SHOULD ONLY BE SERVED A COCA COLA - ANY OTHER COLA  IS NOT COKE!  1
JOHN NAPIER INVENTED        LOGARITHMS IN I6I4!  1
JOHN WALKER INVENTED THE    FIRST MODERN WATCH!  1
WILD ANIMALS DO NOT SNORE!  1
THE BOARD GAME MONOPOLY IS  OR WAS OUTLAWED IN RUSSIA!  1
IF A TIBETAN STICKS OUT HIS TONGUE AT A WOMAN SHE LIKES IT VERY MUCH!  1
I976 WAS THE YEAR OF THE    MONKEY FOR THE CHINESE!  2
MICHELANGELO ONCE SAID THAT MARRIAGE IS THE ONLY GREAT  ADVENTURE OPEN TO COWARDS!  2
THE ASTRONOMER PARTICK      MOORE WAS BORN IN I9[3!  1
IT TOOK 30 YEARS TO BUILD   NELSONS COLUMN!  1
THE BOXER MUHAMMED ALI WAS  BORN IN I945!  2
THE BOXER ROCKY MARCIANO    DIED IN I967!  2
THE BOXER SUGAR RAY LEONARD WAS BORN IN I956!  1
OSLO WAS ONCE CALLED BY THE NAME OF CHRISTIANIA!  1
GRAPHOSPASM IS BETTER KNOWN AS WRITERS CRAMP!  1
THE ELECTRIC EEL IS NOT     REALLY AN EEL BUT A FISH!  1
A DELTIOLOGIST IS SOMEONE   WHO COLLECTS POSTCARDS!  1
A WOMANS RELEXES WORK TEN   TIMES FASTER THAN A MANS!  1
HEN PARROTS TALK MORE THAN  COCK PARROTS!  2
MEN HAVE BETTER MEMORIES    THAN WOMEN!  2
MEN CHANGE THEIR MINDS MORE OFTEN THAN WOMEN!  1
HOSPITALS SAY THAT WOMEN    FALL OUT OF BED TWICE AS    OFTEN AS MEN!  2
THE MALE KANGAROO CONTINUES TO GROW FOR ITS ENTIRE LIFE  1
WOMEN GET DRUNK FASTER THAN MEN BECAUSE THEIR BODIES    CONTAIN LESS WATER!  1
APOLLO 8 MADE THE FIRST     MANNED MOON FLIGHT!  1
THE FIRST AMERICAN SPACE    SHUTTLE LAUNCHED WAS CALLED CHALLENGER!  2
SAINT LAWRENCE IS THE       PATRON SAINT OF GROCERS!  2
A HIPPOPOTAMUS CAN RUN      FASTER THAN A MAN!  1
DIVORCE WHICH WAS ABOLISHED IN FRANCE IN I8I6 WAS LEGAL AGAIN IN I884!  1
A GOOGOL IS THE NUMBER ONE  WITH ONE HUNDRED NOUGHTS    AFTER IT!  1
ESKIMOS CAN GIVE YOU ANY OF TWENTY DIFFERENT WORDS ALL  MEANING SNOW!  1
THE AMPERSAND (&) WAS ONCE  A LETTER OF THE ALPHABET!  1
A HORSE IS USUALLY MOUNTED  FROM THE RIGHT SIDE!  2
THE FIRST FOOT THAT STOOD   ON THE MOON WAS ARMSTRONGS  RIGHT FOOT!  2
SAMMY DAVIS JRS LEFT EYE IS MADE FROM GLASS!  1
YOUR SKIN KILLS GERMS AT    FASTER THAN I5OO A SECOND!  1
THE SKIN ON YOUR EYELID IS  THE THINNEST SURFACE SKIN   ON THE HUMAN BODY!  1
THE GESTATION PERIOD OF AN  ELEPHANT IS I9 MONTHS!  2
A LIE DETECTOR CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FACT AND FICTION!  2
IN I9[0 THE PRICE OF A TON  OF COAL DELIVERED IN THE    LONDON AREA WAS TWO POUNDS!  2
THE PLANET MERCURY HAS FOUR MOONS!  2
TRITON AND NEREID ARE THE   NAMES OF THE TWO MOONS OF   URANUS!  2
THE FIFTH OF THE SEVEN      DEADLY SINS IS ENVY!  2
THE FIRST OF THE SEVEN      DEADLY SINS IS PRIDE!  1
THE HWANG-HO RIVER FLOWS    INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC!  1
FEMINISTS ONCE SERIOUSLY    PROPOSED THAT THE TERM      MANKIND SHOULD BE CHANGED   TO READ PERSONKIND!  1
FIRE ACCOUNTS FOR THE MOST  ACCIDENTAL DEATHS!  2
DUCKS ONLY LAY THEIR EGGS   IN THE MORNING AND NEVER IN THE EVENING!  1
THE ALBATROSS ONLY COMES    IN-LAND TO DRINK OF FRESH   WATER!  2
THERE ARE TOWNS IN NORFOLK  CALLED GREAT SNORING AND    LITTLE SNORING!  1
THE WORD FRIT CAN BE FOUND  ON A RESTAURANT MENU AND    MEANS FRIED!  1
NAPOLEON HAD CONQUERED      ITALY BY THE TIME HE WAS    TWENTY SIX YEARS OLD!  1
SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN WAS    NOT REALLY AN ARCHITECT     BUT AN ASTRONOMER!  1
CASANOVA ENDED HIS LIFE IN  THE QUIET PROFESSION OF A   LIBRARIAN!  1

OUT OF I00 WOMEN SURVEYED   DENIM JEANS WERE SAID TO BE THE MOST DIFFICULT ITEM TO  IRON!  2
AT ONE TIME MARKS & SPENCER USED THE SLOGAN DON'T ASK   THE PRICE IT'S A PENNY!  1
THE FIRST SIGN OF THE       ZODIAC IS GEMINI!  2
BOLIVIAN BULL FIGHTERS EAT  GARLIC TO INTIMIDATE THE    BULL THEY ARE FIGHTING!  1
CAIN KILLED ABEL ON FRIDAY!  1
ADAM AND EVE DIED ON A      WEDNESDAY!  2
CHRIST WAS CRUCIFIED ON     A FRIDAY!  1
MIGRAINE SUFFERERS SHOULD   AVOID EATING WHEAT!  1
A CAMEL CAN WALK IN GREAT   HEAT FOR TEN DAYS WITHOUT   WATER!  2
A COWS MILK IS RICHER THAN  THE MILK OF A CAMEL!  2
YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO BUY A PENCIL THAT CONTAINED LEAD!  1
JULIUS CAESAR WAS NEVER A   ROMAN EMPEROR!  1
IT IS TRUE THAT NERO DID IN FACT FIDDLE WHILST ROME WAS IN FLAMES!  2
THE TEETH OF A WHITE SHARK  ARE AS HARD AS STEEL!  1
IN THE RHYME THREE MEN IN A TUB THEY WERE ACTUALLY THE  BUTCHER THE TAILOR AND THE  CANDLESTICK MAKER!  2
THE THREE CARDINAL VIRTUES  ARE FAITH HOPE AND CHASTITY  2
A BLINDWORM IS ACTUALLY A   LEGLESS LIZARD AND NOT A    WORM AT ALL!  1
A TURKEY IN TURKEY IS KNOWN AS A TURKEY!  2
TIN CANS ARE NOT MADE FROM  TIN!  1
THE CLEOPATRA NEEDLES WERE  TAKEN FROM CLEOPATRAS TOMB!  2
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY HAS   HER TORCH IN THE LEFT HAND!  2
THE MAGICIAN CHUNG LING SOO WAS REALLY KNOWN AS WILLIAM ROBINSON!  1
THE GIRLS NAME NATALIE IS   DERIVED FROM LATIN NATALE   DOMINI - MEANING CHRISTMAS  DAY!  1
LIGHTENING STRIKES TEN      TIMES MORE PEOPLE AFTER     THAN BEFORE LUNCH!  1
FIFTEEN STONES IS EQUAL TO  TWO HUNDRED AND TEN POUNDS!  1
WHEN VOLTAIRES TOMB WAS     OPENED IN I864 THERE WAS    NO BODY THERE!  1
THE COLLECTIVE TERM FOR     GOLDFINCHES IS A CHARM!  1
BRONZE SIGNIFIES YOUR NINTH WEDDING ANNIVERSAY!  2
IF YOU MAKE IT TO YOUR      SEVENTY FIFTH WEDDING YOU   CELEBRATE ANOTHER DIAMOND   ANNIVERSARY!  1
HESPERIDES WERE THE THREE   SISTERS WHO GUARDED THE     GOLDEN FLEECE!  2
IF YOU WRITE TO HM THE      QUEEN YOU SHOULD ADDRESS    YOUR ENVELOPE - TO THE      QUEENS MOST EXCELLENT       MAJESTY!  1
JAMES CAGNEY NEVER ONCE IN  FILM SAID - YOU DIRTY RAT!  1
BULLDOG DRUMMOND WAS A REAL LIFE DETECTIVE!  2
WILLIAM LEE INVENTED THE    SEWING MACHINE IN I784!  2
I984 SIGNIFIED THE YEAR OF  TIGER FOR THE CHINESE!  2
NEUTRON STARS ARE ALSO      KNOWN AS QUASARS!  2
THE ASTRONOMER PATRICK      MOORE DISLIKES POTATOES!  2
THE ACTUAL STATUE OF NELSON WEIGHS IN AT EIGHTEEN TONS!  1
WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT   DESIGNED AND FLEW THE FIRST POWERED HEAVIER THAN AIR    MACHINE!  1
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD THERE   ARE ROUGHLY THREE BILLION   CHRISTIANS!  2
ZAIRE WAS ONCE KNOWN AS THE BELGIAN CONGO!  1
DJAKARTA WAS ONCE KNOWN AS  DANZIG!  2
A MUCKNA IS AN ELEPHANT     WITH NO TUSKS!  1
EFFECT IS A VERB MEANING TO INFLUENCE!  2
JUPITER IS ONE BILLION      KILOMETERS FROM EARTH!  1
CLEOBULBUS OF RHODES IS     FAMED FOR HIS SAYING  -     MODERATION IS THE CHIEF     GOOD!  1
SOLON OF ATHENS IS FAMED    FOR HIS SAYING - SURETYSHIP BRINGS RUIN!  2
SAINT JEROME IS THE PATRON  SAINT OF LIBRARIANS!  1
THE PARIS NEWSPAPER LE      MATIN WAS LAUNCHED  IN      THE YEAR I884!  1
WASHING IS ACTUALLY BAD FOR YOU AS IT RINSES AWAY THE   NATURAL ACIDS IN YOUR SKIN!  2
IN THE BIBLE NINEVEH WAS    GIVEN FORTY DAYS IN WHICH   TO REPENT!  1
PRINCESS ALEXANDRINA WAS    BORN IN I8I9!  1
THE FIRST WOMAN DOCTOR WAS  CALLED ELIZABETH BLACKWELL!  1
STEPHENSON DROVE THE FIRST  STEAM LOCOMOTIVE IN I8[9!  2
SLAVERY WAS ABOLISHED IN    THE UNITED STATES IN I86I!  1
THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS WAS STARTED IN I864!  1
LORD LISTER INTRODUCED      ANTISEPTIC SURGERY!  1
THE WRITER HG WELLS WAS     BORN IN I877!  2
THE FIRST TYPEWRITER WENT   ON SALE IN THE YEAR I874!  1
ALBERT EINSTEIN WAS BORN IN THE SAME YEAR AS THE TAY    BRIDGE DISASTER!  1
RADIUM WAS DISCOVERED IN    THE YEAR I895!  2
THE TRAINING OF NURSES      WAS INSTITUTED IN I860!  1
CHLOROFORM WAS FIRST USED   AS AN ANAESTHETIC IN I847   IN GREAT BRITAIN!  1
QUEEN VICTORIA DIED IN THE  YEAR I903!  2
THE CRIMEAN WAR TOOK PLACE  BETWEEN I854 AND I856!  1
DAVID HUGHES INVENTED THE   MICROPHONE!  1
FREE EDUCATION IN BRITAIN   WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN THE YEAR I889!  2
VICTORIA BECAME QUEEN OF    ENGLAND IN THE YEAR I835!  2
TRADE UNIONS WERE FIRST     LEGALISED IN I87I!  1
THE PLANET NEPTUNE WAS      DISCOVERED IN I846!  1
THE SUEZ CANAL WAS OPENED   IN THE YEAR I869!  1
THE AUTHOR OF ALICE IN      WONDERLAND - LEWIS CARROLL  WAS BORN IN THE YEAR I83[!  1
THE THOMAS COOK TRAVEL      AGENCY WAS FOUNDED IN I8[I!  2
CHARLOTTE BRONTE WAS NOT    A NOVELIST!  2
THE BOER WAR STARTED IN     THE YEAR I899!  1