An elderly gent was invited to his old friends' home for dinner one evening.
He was impressed by the way his buddy preceded every request to his wife with endearing terms-- Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, Pumpkin etc. The couple had been married almost 70 years and, clearly, they were still very much in love.
While the wife was in the kitchen,the man leaned over and said to his host, "I think it's wonderful that,after all these years, you still call your wife those loving pet names."
The old man hung his head. "I have to tell you the truth," he said, "I forgot her name about 10 years ago."
Have you ever wondered how it can be affordable
to cover large architectural pieces in gold leaf?
The answer lies in the amazing malleability of gold. This precious metal can be pounded as thin as 3
millionths of an inch or less. That means it would
take over 300,000 sheets of it stacked together to
make a pile one inch high!
