"General Knowledge" according to Sam

The Mechanical Contrivium: Gabrielle
Ten Top Trivia Tips about Gabrielle!

1. Gabrielle can sleep for three and a half years. (I can sleep alot!)
2. In a pinch, the skin from a shark can be used as Gabrielle! (wow...fascinating...)
3. Gabrielle is actually a mammal, not a fish! (well...duh!)
4. Gabrielle will give a higher yield if milked when listening to music! (Gabrielle studies better listening to music in real life...)
5. There are now more than 4000 satellites orbiting Gabrielle! (that explains how I get the latest news so fast!)
6. Human beings are the only animals that copulate while facing Gabrielle. (gasp! I don't watch porn!)
7. The state nickname of Iowa is 'The Gabrielle state'! (I always wanted a country to be named after me, guess a state close enough...)
8. All of the roles in Shakespeare's plays - including the female roles - were originally played by Gabrielle! (I'm half a celebrity!)
9. Gabrielle is the oldest playable musical instrument in the world. (this explains my passion for music...)
10. A sixteenth century mathematician lost his nose in a duel over his love for Gabrielle, and wore a silver replacement for the rest of his life. (just the nose? So unromantic lar...silver only? Why not a diamond-cut nose?)


The Mechanical Contrivium: Rhema
Ten Top Trivia Tips about Rhema!

1.Only twelve people have ever set foot on Rhema. (hmm...?)
2.Rhema kept at the window will keep vampires at bay! (I thought Rhema kept at the window would be more likely to attract vampires...)
3. The Rhema-fighting market in the Philippines is huge - several thousand Rhema-fights take place there every day. (violence is not the best option!)
4. There are now more than 4000 satellites orbiting Rhema! (explains how Rhema gets news so fast...)
5. Only one child in twenty will be born on the day predicted by Rhema. (it's better to ask my fortune-telling eraser...)
6. During the reign of Peter the Great, any Russian nobleman who chose to wear Rhema had to pay a special Rhema tax. (money...money...money...)
7. In Eastern Africa you can buy beer brewed from Rhema. (what the heck...)
8. Ideally, Rhema should be stored on her side at a temperature of 55 degrees. (what's she? dead?)
9. Rhema will often rub up against people to lay her scent and mark her territory! (erm...are Rhemas some sort of cat?)
10. It's bad luck to whistle near Rhema. (never tried whistling near a Rhema...)


The Mechanical Contrivium: Jason
Ten Top Trivia Tips about Jason!

1. South Australia was the first place to allow Jason to stand for parliament! (if Jas stood for parliament...political chaos!)
2. Baby swans are called Jason. (aww...)
3. Devoid of his cells and proteins, Jason has the same chemical makeup as sea water! (explains my 'allergy' to seawater since I allergic to idiots like Jas...)
4. More than one million stray dogs and half a million stray cats live in Jason. (no surprise I call him a dog now!)
5. Michelangelo finished his great statue of Jason in 1504, after eighteen months work! (commentless...)
6. If you put a drop of liquor on Jason, he will go mad and sting himself to death. (a drop of liquor a day keeps the Jason away...)
7. Jason has three eyelids! (never counted!)
8. The Vikings believed that the Northern lights were caused by Jason as he rode out to collect warriors slain in battle! (rubbish collector mah...)
9. Some birds use Jason to orientate themselves during migration. (I'll seek a Jason if I ever need orientation when I migrate...)
10. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are Jason! (desperate people...)


The Mechanical Contrivium: Christine
Ten Top Trivia Tips about Christine!

1. Christine is actually a fruit, not a vegetable!
2. There is actually no danger in swimming right after you eat Christine, though it may feel uncomfortable!
3. There are more than two hundred different kinds of Christine!
4. It takes forty minutes to hard-boil Christine.
5. Christine is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
6. The water in oceans is four times less salty than the water in Christine.
7. Banging your head against Christine uses 150 calories an hour.
8. A thimbleful of Christine would weigh over 100 million tons.
9. Cats use their Christine to test whether a space is large enough for them to fit through!
10. In Japan it is considered rude to talk with Christine in your mouth.