Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/2773/interesting-stuff I got this in an email and thought i&#39;d put it on here! In the 1400&#39;s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have &#39;the rule of thumb&#39; --------------------------------en-USTelligent Community 10Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/24268?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 24 May 2009 08:54:00 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:80d4f1f9-c1b7-4eb0-bb4c-0e883d12d62druth.e.morris<p>Santa (st. Nicholas) is the patron saint of...... Presents!!!<img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/emotion-5.gif" alt="Wink" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/24264?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 24 May 2009 08:10:26 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:8188deb8-1c64-41d7-97b8-888c14b78fccVicky RVN<p>Well you def learn something new every day!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/24194?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 23 May 2009 20:23:46 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:32e8bd68-0510-49cc-ad99-730107da9f67Claire Cameron<p>[quote user=&quot;Nick Shackleton&quot;] <p>[quote user=&quot;MissVetNurse&quot;] </p> <p>[quote user=&quot;Nick Shackleton&quot;] </p> <p>[quote user=&quot;STRVN&quot;] </p> <p>[quote user=&quot;Nick Shackleton&quot;] </p> <p>you know why Father Christmas got changed to red???</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote] <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;was it something to do with the coke add,?</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote] <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Well done sandra </p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote] <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Does anyone know who or what&nbsp;St Nicholas (Santa) is the patron saint of?</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote] <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas</a>&nbsp;Patron saint of sailors, merchants,&nbsp;archers and children</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>He&#39;s also the patron saint of Pawnbrokers, their symbol is the three gold sacks, </p> <p>the story goes that a man had 2 daughters and had no money to feed himself so he was gonig to sell his daughters and was devastated, that night he went to sleep and st nicholas dropp 3 bags of gold through his window, he therefore didnt need to sell his daughters!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/24193?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 23 May 2009 20:19:52 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:d6d53251-480f-4b9f-a8c7-0ab99e369f77Nick Shackleton <p>[quote user=&quot;MissVetNurse&quot;] <p>[quote user=&quot;Nick Shackleton&quot;] </p> <p>[quote user=&quot;STRVN&quot;] </p> <p>[quote user=&quot;Nick Shackleton&quot;] </p> <p>you know why Father Christmas got changed to red???</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote] <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;was it something to do with the coke add,?</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote] <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Well done sandra </p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote] <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Does anyone know who or what&nbsp;St Nicholas (Santa) is the patron saint of?</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas</a>&nbsp;Patron saint of sailors, merchants,&nbsp;archers and children</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/24189?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 23 May 2009 20:01:27 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:e9fea053-7095-4a2d-be2b-29a870ca5232Claire Cameron<p>[quote user=&quot;Nick Shackleton&quot;] <p>[quote user=&quot;STRVN&quot;] </p> <p>[quote user=&quot;Nick Shackleton&quot;] </p> <p>you know why Father Christmas got changed to red???</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote] <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;was it something to do with the coke add,?</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote] <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Well done sandra </p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Does anyone know who or what&nbsp;St Nicholas (Santa) is the patron saint of?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/24093?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 23 May 2009 11:39:02 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:f65e2095-4c71-4ede-b9c6-b7c9f6c6b686Fleabee99<p>cool, enjoyed reading that <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/24089?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 23 May 2009 11:31:56 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:d557b2a0-5c82-40ac-b669-564c16512d2eNick Shackleton <p>[quote user=&quot;STRVN&quot;] <p>[quote user=&quot;Nick Shackleton&quot;] </p> <p>you know why Father Christmas got changed to red???</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote] <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;was it something to do with the coke add,?</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Well done sandra </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/24075?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 23 May 2009 07:26:19 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:0bd5ffcf-7bcb-4cd3-8c6a-c3f214d3cbe9Mrs Dot Dot<p>I love all these random facts! They&#39;re great! </p> <p><img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/emotion-2.gif" alt="Big Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/24065?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 23 May 2009 00:27:38 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:6f901d8e-1198-465e-a8ab-899d57e098d7Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA<p>[quote user=&quot;Nick Shackleton&quot;] <p>you know why Father Christmas got changed to red???</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>&nbsp;was it something to do with the coke add,?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/23996?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 22 May 2009 20:43:33 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:1404793e-cc6a-48cb-9b4e-17ae67557489Vicky RVN<p>Hmm something in the back of my mind says i know why but they grey matter isn&#39;t working&nbsp;very well at remembering!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/23995?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 22 May 2009 20:39:50 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:4874bc81-f964-4c76-b491-959c10760a22Nick Shackleton <p>you know why Father Christmas got changed to red???</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/23993?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 22 May 2009 20:31:56 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:427522cc-e2da-47fe-8b6d-a239c03327f5Vicky RVN<p>If i get any more emails like it i&#39;ll put them on here!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/23987?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 22 May 2009 20:16:20 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:3260918a-db39-40c5-93af-982c548f58c9Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA<p>I like all of these, can we get some more?/<img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/23977?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 22 May 2009 18:27:35 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:7efb6d34-7c42-41f2-b80a-fc99f9a76e8cVicky RVN<p>Good <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Interesting stuff...https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/23974?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 22 May 2009 18:07:37 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:a04c8caa-80ec-4bdc-b771-ac888d4d43e0Kathryn Welsh<p>Nice one - made me smile on a Friday afternoon x x</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>