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Monday, July 25, 2005

Fun on the Web vol 4 Issue 29

Fun on the weekly web and other chuckles
Volume 4 Issue 29 July 25, 2005

What a wild weekend! First my car died on Friday (I think
it may just be the battery.) Saturday we had a storm that
had winds clocked at 80-85mph so it was pretty wild here.
Unfortunately that storm kept me from a family party and
it was not as bad there (50 miles east of here). Sunday I
think we hit 100 but between air-conditioning and going to
the lake we survived. Anyway I hope you all made it too.

What a great idea just in from Erin:
Following the London bombing, an English Ambulance
Service has launched an international "( ICE ) In Case of
Emergency campaign", as they have discovered that at
almost every accident scene there is a working mobile/
cell phone on the victim(s).The idea is that you store the
word " I C E " in your mobile/cell phone address book,
and enter the number of the person you would want to
be contacted "In Case of Emergency".

Then in an emergency situation ambulance, paramedic,
police and/or hospital staff will then be able to quickly
find out who your next of kin are and be able to contact
them. It's so simple that everyone can do it.

Please do it now. Please will you also email this to your
entire address book, it won't take too many 'forwards'
before everybody will know about this. It really could
save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. For
more than one contact name ICE 1, ICE 2, ICE 3 etc.

From Erin more than you wanted to know about PETA
http://www.petakillsanimals.com/news.cfm

If you'd like to adopt a free cyberpet:
http://bunnyherolabs.com/adopt/

Did you ever wonder how news is presented elsewhere?
This site from Korea is in English. "OhmyNews began in
2000 carrying the banner 'every citizen is a reporter.' "
. . . "we began with 727 citizen reporters. Five years later
there are approximately 38,000 citizen reporters. "
http://english.ohmynews.com/english/eng_section.asp?article_class=3

The amazing true story of how a man cashed one of those
"junk" advertising checks and the uproar that the $95,000
deposit and subsequent withdrawal caused:
http://www.goodthink.com/$$tablecontents.html

Do you need to check out something from (or for) the
garden? Tips, terms, and forums are here:
http://www.gardenweb.com/

A foodie website: recipes, restaurants and cookbooks
with a twist, she just started Weight Watchers so the
emphasis should be on lighter fare:
http://spaces.msn.com/members/hcwatson/



Street photos from around Chicago taken with a cheapo
point and shoot camera by a man with questionable taste.
http://www.slats.org/

Same guy this time with found photos:
http://www.bighappyfunhouse.com/

More found photos:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/foundphotos/
http://www.renewal.org.au/object/photos/
http://www.moderna.org/lookatme/

Apparently this has become quite a hobby:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Hobbies/Collecting/Found_Photos/

Speaking of found photos, I have been sorting out the
office (where a stack of picture boxes taller than I am
were stored when I moved in.) I am looking for a better
way to store, archive, and share these photos. Anyone
have any ideas? Otherwise I will work through this list:
http://freebies.about.com/cs/digphotostorage/

Free file storage up to 50MB
http://www.uploadhut.com/

Photo sharing, printing and enhancing (even add music
to your photo album) since 1998. You can even use it for
posting pics to eBay or Yahoo auctions.
http://www.picturetrail.com/

I bet you never checked out all the cool things Yahoo
has to offer. (Yes you can store photos here.)
http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/family/more/



Yep you guessed it. They have quizzes:
http://quizilla.com/

Great Blues links site:
http://www.blueslinks.nl/home.php

Cool blues wear and other bluesy stuff:
http://www.cafepress.com/blueswearetc/192497

And finally if you thought YOU had a bad vacation try
reading some of these. It will help put things in perspective.
http://www.badvacations.com/


On to the chuckles:
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I did not lose my marbles, I sold them on E-Bay.

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My Definition of House Cleaning:

Turning the keyboard over and shaking out the crumbs.

Spitting on my finger to get a speck off my monitor.

Running disk cleanup.

Running scan disk.

Running defrag.

Running regclean.

Last but not least deleting email permanently from my
hard drive.

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Life's Crazy Rules
* Lerman's Law of Technology: Any technical problem
can be overcome given enough time and money.
Corollary: You are never given enough time or money.

* Murphy's First Law for Wives: If you ask your husband
to pick up five items at the store and then you add one
more as an afterthought, he will forget two of the first five.

* Law of the Search: The first place to look for anything is
the last place you would expect to find it.
Corollary: It will not be in the last place you expect to find it.

* Kauffman's Paradox of the Corporation: The less important
you are to the corporation, the more your tardiness or
absence is noticed.

* The Salary Axiom: The pay raise is just large enough to
increase your taxes and just small enough to have no effect
on your take-home pay.

* Miller's Law of Insurance: Insurance covers everything
except what happens.

* First Law of Living: As soon as you start doing what you
always wanted to be doing, you'll want to be doing something
else.

* Weiner's Law of Libraries: There are no answers, only
cross-references.

* Isaac's Strange Rule of Staleness: Any food that starts
out hard will soften when stale. Any food that starts out
soft will harden when stale.

* Kenny's Law of Auto Repair: The part requiring the
most consistent repair or replacement will be housed in
the most inaccessible location.

* Second Law of Business Meetings: If there are two possible
ways to spell a person's name, you will pick the wrong one.
Corollary - If there is only one way to spell a name, you will
spell it wrong anyway.

* The Grocery Bag Law: The candy bar you planned to eat
on the way home from the market is hidden at the bottom
of the grocery bag.

* Yeager's Law: Washing machines break down only during
the wash cycle.
Corollary: All breakdowns occur on the plumber's day off.

* Lampner's Law of Employment: When leaving work late,
you will go unnoticed. When you leave work early, you will
meet the boss in the parking lot.

* Quile's Consultation Law: The job that pays the most will
be offered when there is no time to deliver the services.

* Loftus' Law: Some people manage by the book, even
though they don't know who wrote the book or even
which book it is.

* Lovka's Dilemma: You never get away, you only get
someplace else.

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"This new "Star Wars" is supposed to be quite good.
It finally explains the transformation of how Anakin
Skywalker went from being a young white boy to
James Earl Jones." ~~ Jay Leno

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Popular Sayings, modified by the Internet

- Home is where you hang your @

- The E-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail.

- A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click.

- You can't teach a new mouse old clicks.

- Great groups from little icons grow.

- Speak softly and carry a cellular phone.

- C: is the root of all directories.

- Don't put all your hypes in one home page.

- Pentium wise; pen and paper foolish.

- The modem is the message.

- Too many clicks spoil the browse.

- The geek shall inherit the earth.

- A chat has nine lives.

- Don't byte off more than you can view.

- Fax is stranger than fiction.

- What boots up must come down.

- Windows will never cease.

- In Gates we trust.

- Virtual reality is its own reward.

- Modulation in all things.

- A user and his leisure time are soon parted.

- Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach
him to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks.

- There's no place like http://www.home.com

- Know what to expect before you connect.

- Oh, what a tangled Web site we weave when first we
practice.

- Speed thrills.

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"Have you ever noticed the escalator handrail and the
thing you are standing on don't move at the same speed?"
~~ George Carlin

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"Dogs lead a nice life. You never see a dog with a wrist
watch." ~~ George Carlin

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Trivia
Mary Queen of Scots was the first female know to play golf.

Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and
American Samoa do not observe Daylight Savings Time.

While it is acceptable to say "Congratulations" to the groom
to the bride it is proper to say "Best Wishes".

The original price for an Apple I computer was $666.66

Silly Putty was used to help fasten down tools on Apollo 8.

While tea contains more caffeine per pound than coffee. A
cup of brewed black tea has half the caffeine of a brewed
cup of coffee. Other types of tea have less.

Green tea has less caffeine than cola or chocolate.

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Huge site of amusing virus names like
"DISNEY VIRUS - Everything in the computer goes Goofy."
or
"Congressional Virus v 3.0 - Overdraws your disk space."
or
"Couch Potato Virus - Just sits there, eating chips all day. "
http://www.virushumor.com/

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Thoughts to Ponder

Why is it called a soap opera when nobody sings?

Why does jello have a smell when you add the powder in
the water, but when it "gels" the scent virtually disappears?

Can a unborn baby fart or burp?

If a baseball player hits a home run over the fence, but
then dies before he can run around the bases, does the
home run count?

If a General is a higher ranking officer than a Major, then
why is a major illness worse than a general illness?

Why don't they make Root Beer flavored ice cream?
Wouldn't it be better than root beer floats?

Why is there never a full English dinner or tea but there
is always a full English breakfast?

What is the point in saying "may I ask" and then follow it
up with a question?

Is it possible to be allergic to water?

When an atheist swears on a Bible before they testify in
court do they have to tell the whole truth and nothing
but the truth since they don't believe in God?

Why do cats like to dig their paws into something before
they lay down on it?

If a pack of gum says that each piece is 10 calories, is that
amount just chewing the gum, or also for swallowing it?

Why is there a little countdown (like 8, 7, 6, 5, 4) near the
bottom of the copyright info page in the beginning of many
books?

Why does the Easter bunny carry eggs? Rabbits don't lay eggs.

How come only your fingers and toes get wrinkly in the shower
and nothing else does?

Isn't it weird that all year round your parents tell you not to
play with fire, but on Independence Day they hand you a
package of explosives, a lighter, and say have fun?

Are tomatoes fruits or vegetables?

How come lotion is colored, but when you put it on, it doesn't
turn your skin that color?

Doesn't a lightning rod on top of church show a lack of faith?

Are there pink lemons that make pink lemonade?

Why do we say "heads up" when we actually duck?

What's a question with no answer called?

How do "do not walk on grass" signs get there?

When a store has double doors why do they only let you
use one of them?

If there was a crumb on the table and you cut it in half,
would you have two crumbs or two halves of a crumb?"

What was Captain Hook's name before he had a hook for
a hand?"

Do the actors on Unsolved Mysteries ever get arrested
because they look just like the criminal they are playing?

Do bald people get dandruff?

Why doesn't baking soda freeze?

What if you were to ask a genie to grant you more than
three wishes for one of you wishes?

If you made biscuits with chocolate milk instead of regular
milk, would they taste chocolaty?

If you rented a movie and were late returning it and then
you died would someone you knew or a family member
have to pay the late fee?

Can a person with no ears wear glasses?

Do the actors in the re-enactments on Americas most wanted,
ever get arrested (because they were seen on TV portraying
the criminal)?

Are people who are allergic to nuts allergic to coconuts too?

If someone's peeing and halfway through they die, would they
keep peeing or stop?

How come French fries are not considered vegetables, since
they are just deep fried potatoes?

Can you still say "Put it where the sun don't shine " on a
nude beach?

Do Jewish vampires avoid crosses or Stars of David?

Why is it that when adults have multiple personalities it's
schizophrenia, but when a child has imaginary friends it's
cute?

If you swallow a burp does it turn into a fart?

Can you put a gay man in a straight jacket?

Do they have burglar alarms at Christian bookstores?

Why do bullies always ask "what’s your problem" when
they're obviously not going to solve it?

Do stairs go up or down?

When people say, "I’m so tired it's not even funny" or "my
head hurts so much it's not even funny", why would it even
be funny in the first place?

Why is there a top line on lined paper if we never use it?

Do coffins have lifetime guarantees?

Why do the numbers on phones go down while the numbers
on calculators go up?

If Hooters were to become a door-to-door service would
they have to change their name to Knockers?

If the sky is the limit, then what is space, over the limit?

Are children who act in rated 'R' movies allowed to see them?

Can you make a candle out of your earwax?

When French people swear do they say pardon my English?

Aren't the 'good things that come to those who wait' just the
leftovers from the people that got there first?

If the swat team breaks down your door do they have to
replace it later?

Can a fire truck park in the fire lane?

Can it be cloudy and foggy at the same time?

"Cute as a button" Is that supposed to be a compliment?

Since when are buttons cute?

Can you breathe out of your nose and mouth at the same
time?

Are marbles made of marble?

Why does the last piece of ice always stick to the bottom of
the cup?

If you pay for a vacation and your plane crashes on the way
there, do you get you money back? (Granted you lived)

Why did Yankee Doodle name the feather in his hat Macaroni?

Isn't Disney World just a people trap operated by a mouse?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come
from morons?

Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet soup?

Can you get cornered in a round room?

Why don't the hairs on your arms get split ends?

If an atheist has to go to court, do they make him swear
on the Bible?

Why is it illegal to park in a handicapped parking space but
its ok to use a handicapped toilet?

In that song, she'll be coming around the mountain, who
is she?

How come we say 'It's colder than hell outside' when isn't
it realistically always colder than hell, since hell is sup-
posed to be fire and brimstone?

Why is it that if something says, "do not eat" on the
packaging it becomes extra tempting to eat?

Why are people so scared of mice, yet we all love Mickey
Mouse?

Wouldn't it be smart to make the sticky stuff on envelopes
taste like chocolate?

Why are the commercials for cable companies on cable
but not on regular television? Don't they want the people
without cable to buy the cable? "

Have you ever noticed that if you rearranged the letters
in mother in law, they come out to Woman Hitler?"

Isn't it funny how the word 'politics' is made up of the
words 'poli' meaning 'many' in Latin, and 'tics' as in
'bloodsucking creatures’?

Why is it that when things get wet they get darker, even
though water is clear??

Why is it that when you get out of a swimming pool, your
urine is hotter when you use the restroom?

Can mute people burp?

What happens if you put "this side up" face down while
popping microwave popcorn?

Why is chopsticks one of the easiest songs to play on the
piano, but the hardest thing to eat with?

How come you play at a recital, but recite at a play?

If a fork were made of gold would it still be considered
silverware?

If heat rises, then shouldn't hell be cold?

Why is there that little space inside strawberries, as if it
was meant for a pit, and then the seeds are on the outside?

Why isn't chocolate considered a vegetable, if chocolate
comes from cocoa beans, and all beans are a vegetable?

Do they have girl’s bathrooms in gay bars?

Why is toilet bowl cleaning liquid only blue?

Why is it when we talk to God we are praying, but when
God talks to us we are put into the loony bin?

Why do you go “back and forth” to town if you really must
go forth before you go back?

Why does shaped macaroni taste better than the normal
kind?

Why is vanilla ice cream white when vanilla extract is
brown?

Why can't you get a tan on your palms?

If your sick for one week and on one of those days they
had to cancel school because of snow, do you have to make
up that day in June?

Why do dogs sniff other dog’s bottoms to say hello, why
don’t they just bark in their face or something?

Why do companies offer you "free gifts?" Since when has a
gift NOT been free?

If something "goes without saying," why do people still
say it?

You know the expression, " Don't quit your day job?"
Well what do you say to people that work nights?

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"Sylvester Stallone is going to make "Rocky: 6"...I
believe in this one he's going to fight Angela Lansbury."
~~ Jay Leno

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OUR WEIRD LANGUAGE
* Why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing grocers
don't groce and hammers don't ham?

* Why do some people use the expression 'Good Grief'?
What is a Bad Grief?

* Why is the plural of goose-geese and not the plural of
moose-meese?

* If two mouses are mice and two louses are lice why aren't
two houses hice?

* If the plural of mouse is mice, what is the plural of spouse?

* Why do we say something is awfully good? What exactly
do we mean by this?

* Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not
one amend?

* Can you have only one plural?

* Have you ever wondered why just one letter makes all the
difference between here and there?

* Can you be frequent infrequently?

* Why do people say 'This and That' as opposed to 'That
and This'?

* If the plural of octopus is octopi and platypus is platypi
what is the plural of schoolbus?

* Why is sphinges the plural of sphinx if there's only one?

* What's the difference between new and brand new?

* Why do North Americans fill a form out but the English
fill it in?

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Thanks to Amanda for this one:
Fine
This is the word women use to end an argument when
they are right and you need to shut up.

Five Minutes
If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour. Five
minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given
five more minutes to watch the game before helping
around the house.

Nothing
This is the calm before the storm. This means "something"
and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin
with "nothing" usually end in "fine".

Go Ahead
This is a dare, not permission, DON'T DO IT!

Loud Sigh
Although not actually a word, the loud sigh is often
misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks
you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time
standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing".

That's Okay
This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman
can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to
think long and hard before deciding how and when you will
pay for your mistake.

Thanks
This is the least used of all words in the female vocabulary.
If a woman is thanking you, do not question it, just say
you're welcome and back out of the room slowly.

Send this to the Men you know and want to help, or ........
to the Women you know for a laugh.

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Thanks to Erin for this one:
A lady walks into a drug store and tells the pharmacist
she needs some cyanide.

The pharmacist said, "Why in the world do you need
cyanide?"

The lady then explained she needed it to poison her
husband.

The pharmacist's eyes got big and he said, "Lord, have
mercy-- I can't give you cyanide to kill your husband!
That's against the law! I'll lose my license, they'll throw
both of us in jail and all kinds of bad things will happen!
Absolutely not, I will not sell you any cyanide!"

The lady reached into her purse and pulled out a picture
of her husband in bed with the pharmacist's wife.

The pharmacist looked at the picture and replied, "Well,
now. You didn't tell me you had a prescription."

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Thanks to Mike for these:
The couple had been debating the purchase of a new
vehicle for weeks. He wanted a new truck. She wanted
a fast little sports-like car so she could zip through
traffic around town. He would probably have settled
on any beat up old truck, but everything she seemed to
like was way out of their price range.

"Look !" she said. I want something that goes from 0 to
200 in 4 seconds or less. "And my birthday is coming up.
You could surprise me."

For her birthday, he bought her a brand new bathroom
scale.

Services are pending

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Men
How many men does it take to open a beer?
None. It should be opened when she brings it.
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Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a
woman?
Because a woman who can't even afford a washing
machine will probably never be able to support you.
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Why do women have smaller feet than men?
It's one of those "evolutionary things" that allows
them to stand closer to the kitchen sink.
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How do you know when a woman is about to say
something smart?
When she starts a sentence with "A man once told me..."
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How do you fix a woman's watch?
You don't. There is a clock on the oven.
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Why do men fart more than women?
Because women can't shut up long enough to build up
the required pressure.
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If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is
yelling at the front door, who do you let in first?
The dog, of course. He'll shut up once you let him in.
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What's worse than a Male Chauvinist Pig?
A woman who won't do what she's told.
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I married a Miss Right.
I just didn't know her first name was Always.
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Scientists have discovered a food that diminishes a
woman's sex drive by 90%.
It's called a Wedding Cake.
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Why do men die before their wives?
They want to.
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Women will never be equal to men until they can walk
down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and
still think they are sexy.
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In the beginning, God created the earth and rested.
Then God created Man and rested.
Then God created Woman.
Since then, neither God nor Man has rested.
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Send this to a few good men who need a laugh and to the
select few women who can handle the truth!

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Funny Answering machine messages

A is for academics, B is for beer. One of those reasons is
why we're not here. So leave a message.

Hi. This is John. If you are the phone company, I already
sent the money. If you are my parents, please send money.
If you are my financial aid institution, you didn't lend me
enough money. If you are my friends, you owe me money.
If you are a female, don't worry, I have plenty of money.

Hi, I'm not home right now but my answering machine is,
so you can talk to it instead. Wait for the beep.

Hi! John's answering machine is broken. This is his
refrigerator. Please speak very slowly, and I'll stick your
message to myself with one of these magnets.

Hello, this is Sally's microwave. Her answering machine
just eloped with her tape deck, so I'm stuck with taking
her calls. Say, if you want anything cooked while you
leave your message, just hold it up to the phone.

Hello, you are talking to a machine. I am capable of
receiving messages. My owners do not need siding,
windows, or a hot tub, and their carpets are clean.
They give to charity through their office and do not
need their picture taken. If you're still with me, leave
your name and number and they will get back to you.

This is not an answering machine -- this is a telepathic
thought- recording device. After the tone, think about
your name, your reason for calling and a number where
I can reach you, and I'll think about returning your call.

Hi. I am probably home. I'm just avoiding someone I
don't like. Leave me a message, and if I don't call back,
it's you.

Hi, this is George. I'm sorry I can't answer the phone right
now. Leave a message, and then wait by your phone until
I call you back.

If you are a burglar, then we're probably at home cleaning
our weapons right now and can't come to the phone. Other-
wise, we probably aren't home and it's safe to leave us a
message.

You're growing tired. Your eyelids are getting heavy. You
feel very sleepy now. You are gradually losing your willpower
and your ability to resist suggestions. When you hear the
tone you will feel helplessly compelled to leave your name,
number, and a message.

Please leave a message. However, you have the right to
remain silent. Everything you say will be recorded and
will be used by us.

Hello, you've reached Jim and Sonya. We can't pick up the
phone right now, because we're doing something we really
enjoy. Sonya likes doing it up and down, and I like doing it
left to right ... real slowly. So leave a message, and when
we're done brushing our teeth, we'll get back to you.

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Cinderella is now 95 years old. After a fulfilling life with
the now dead prince, she happily sits upon her rocking
chair, watching the world go by from her front porch,
with a cat named Bob for companionship. One sunny
afternoon out of nowhere, appeared the fairy godmother.
Cinderella said, "Fairy Godmother, what are you doing
here after all these years"?


The fairy godmother replied, "Cinderella, you have lived
an exemplary life since I last saw you. Is there anything
for which your heart still yearns?"

Cinderella was taken aback, overjoyed, and after some
thoughtful consideration, she uttered her first wish: "The
prince was wonderful, but not much of an investor. I'm
living hand to mouth on my disability checks, and I wish
I were wealthy beyond comprehension. Instantly her
rocking chair turned into solid gold. Cinderella said, "Ooh,
thank you, Fairy Godmother".


The fairy godmother replied "it is the least that I can do.
What do you want for your second wish?" Cinderella
looked down at her frail body, and said, "I wish I were
young and full of the beauty and youth I once had." At
once, her wish became reality, and her beautiful young
visage returned. Cinderella felt stirrings inside of her that
had been dormant for years.

And then the fairy godmother spoke once more: "You have
one more wish; what shall it be?" Cinderella looks over to
the frightened cat in the corner and says, "I wish for you
to transform Bob, my old cat, into a kind and handsome
young man."

Magically, Bob suddenly underwent so fundamental a
change in his Biological make-up that, when he stood
before her, he was a man so beautiful the likes of him
neither she nor the world had ever seen. The fairy
godmother said, "Congratulations, Cinderella, enjoy your
new life.

With a blazing shock of bright blue electricity, the fairy
godmother was gone as suddenly as she appeared. For a
few eerie moments,Bob and Cinderella looked into each
other's eyes. Cinderella sat, breathless, gazing at the most
beautiful, stunningly perfect man she had ever seen.

Then Bob walked over to Cinderella, who sat transfixed in
her rocking chair, & held her close in his young muscular
arms. He leaned in close, blowing her golden hair with his
warm breath as he whispered..........
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"Bet you're sorry you neutered me."

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Monday, July 18, 2005

Fun on the Web vol 4 Issue 28

Fun on the weekly web and other chuckles
Volume 4 Issue 28 July 18, 2005



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that your buddy is offline, use this service bot program
to deliver the message when they come back online again.
http://www.offlinemessenger.com/faq.php



Or try Yahoo Messenger which had this feature built into
the main program long ago. It's also stable, has more fun
gimmicks like environments, audibles, and icons. You can
reach me at Blues_N_More_Blues@yahoo.com if you
want to add me to your buddy list or contacts.
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?qt=Yahoo+messenger&tg=dl-2001
While you are there check out the other cool stuff you
can add to your chat experience. Note Trillian which
allows you to chat on AOL, MSN, YAHOO, and ICQ all
at the same time with ease. (there are others like this
but I used Trillian). It worked well, is a small file, had
an icon that's not as noticed as ICQ, MSN or Yahoo,
and could be very unobtrusive at work.

More Messenger add ons
http://mess.be/

Check out the cute cats
http://gallery.ratemykitten.com/kitten/540/000098246/index.html
and the top 20
http://www.ratemykitten.com/top.html

A great free dictionary to bookmark that even includes
specialized medical and financial terminology which
often eludes regular online dictionaries:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/


Do you need a list manager?
http://noroom.msnfanatic.com/listmanager/

Vintage blues and jazz records for sale
http://www.document-records.com/

Remember Country Joe and the Fish? (It's a Treat to
Beat Your Feet in the Mississippi Mud) He has a fun site
with a great jukebox full of nostalgia:
http://countryjoe.com/jukebox.htm

Although Hip Hop is not my thing this site was fun. It's
for a movie coming out this month but has interactive
"Create Your Own Beat "which you can then send to a
friend and "Pimp DJ's (the hero) Ride ".
http://www.hustleandflow.com/

One of the featured sites on MSN Spaces this week:
http://spaces.msn.com/members/publicservant/

Free online games:
http://www.gamegarage.co.uk/games/top10/
http://www.gsn.com/

Quiz - are you romantic or a realist
http://www.blogthings.com/romanticorrealisticquiz/

New York City probably has more bloggers per square
mile than anywhere else in the world. NYCBloggers.com
is an effort to put those bloggers on the map.
http://www.nycbloggers.com/

Ok I admit that I am suprised by this author since I met
her in the "blonde bombshell" mode but based on reading
her blog she was present when Mitchell was told about
Watergate and was deeply involved in the Republican
Party so I guess her involvement in political commentary
now is a natural reaction.
http://www.mamievandoren.com/weblog/

I found her "guest blogging" here :
http://www.psotd.com/

Is the jig up? The Big Brass Alliance thinks so:
http://www.bigbrassblog.com/bba/

On to the chuckles:
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"Some of us learn from the mistakes of others; the rest
of us have to be the others. " ~~ Anonymous

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"As long as you're going to be thinking anyway,
THINK BIG." ~~ Donald Trump

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"The problem with the world is that everyone
is a few drinks behind." ~~ Humphrey Bogart

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"A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that
not everybody wishes you well." ~~ Dan Rather

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MUSIC QUOTES

"What we play is life."~~ Louis Armstrong

"Music is a higher revelation than philosophy."
~~ Beethoven

"There are only two types of music - good and bad."
~~ Miles Davis"

If ever there was a good time, so help me God, there
was good times on BealeStreet."~~ Bukka White

"If I get killed in a juke joint, I promise not to
recommend that anyone else go there..."
~~ Jim O'Neal

"Without music, life would be a mistake."
~~ Friedrich Nietzsche

"The blues ain't about feelin' bad; it's about makin' others
feel worse." ~~ Bleedin' Gums Murphy

"When I die, they gonna say 'He couldn't play shit, but he
sure made it sound good!' " ~~ Hound Dog Taylor

"All music is folk music. Horses don't sing."
~~ Big Bill Broonzy

"I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my
swimming pool than play Bach and starve."
~~ Xavier Cugat"

[Musicians] talk of nothing but money and jobs. Give me
businessmen every time. They really are interested in
music and art." ~~ Jean Sibelius, explaining why he rarely
invited musicians to his home.

"The amount of money one needs is terrifying..."
~~ Ludwig van Beethoven

"Only become a musician if there is absolutely no other
way you can make a living."
~~ Kirke Mecham, on his life as a composer"

I am not handsome, but when women hear me play,
they come crawling to my feet." ~~ Niccolo Paganini

"Of course I'm ambitious. What's wrong with that?
Otherwise you sleep all day." ~~ Ringo Starr

"Flint must be an extremely wealthy town: I see that
each of you bought two or three seats." ~~ Victor
Borge, playing to a half-filled house in Flint, Michigan.

"If one hears bad music it is one's duty to drown it by
one's conversation." ~~ Oscar Wilde

"Critics can't even make music by rubbing their back
legs together." ~~ Mel Brooks

"I may look like a wrench, but I'm no tool"~~ Ike Turner

"Remember folks - If you drink, don't drive. Don't even
putt." ~~ Dean Martin

Information is not knowledge.
Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is not truth.
Truth is not beauty.
Beauty is not love.
Love is not music.
Music is the best.
~~ Frank Zappa

"By 2006, the music we know as the blues will exist only
in the classical music section of your public library."
~~ Dan "Elwood Blues" Ackroyd's intro to the 1978 album
by The Blues Brothers, "Briefcase Full Of Blues."

More quotations (some are rather beyond bawdy but it's
up to you to persue these if you are interested):
http://koti.mbnet.fi/wdd/quotations.htm

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"Angelina Jolie is in Ethiopia to adopt an orphaned baby
girl. Didn't she just adopt a kid last month? What was his
name? Oh, Brad Pitt." ~~ Jay Leno

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"President Bush had a minor bike accident today. The
White House physician said he should be fine and back
on his Big Wheel in no time. It's apparently hard to tip
one of those too. It got caught in the colored streamers."
~~ Conan O'Brien

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RANDOM TIDBITS

The U.S. is home to 2/3 of the world's lawyers.

The word nightmare is the private name of a medieval
female demon that attacked sleeping people. "Mare"
means goblin in Old English.

Popcorn was invented by American Indians.

Beethoven was 5'2".

There are 63,360 inches in a mile.

It takes about 150 days for your fingernails to grow
from your cuticles to your fingertips.


In 1889, the 1st coin-operated telephone, patented by
Hartford, CT inventor William Gray, was installed in
the Hartford Bank. Local calls on a "pay phone" in the
U.S. cost only 5 cents everywhere until 1951.

No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.

McDonald's is...
* the largest toy distributor in the world
* the largest owner of playgrounds in the world
* the #1 owner of property in the world

Walgreens is the only FORTUNE 500 company other
than Wal-Mart to have increased both sales and earnings
every year for the past 30 years. A new Walgreens store
opens every 19 hours.

Mosquitos are attracted to people who have recently
eaten bananas.

About half of all Americans are on a diet on any given day.

A one minute kiss burns 26 calories.

Frowning burns more calories than smiling (but are the
wrinkles worth it?)

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You know you have a BIG dog when...

* The sound of running water makes you jump up and
yell, "OUTSIDE!"

* You tell your dog to sit, and he backs up until he finds
a chair.

* It takes 3 people to get your dog on the scale at the vets.

* You walk your dog and everyone knows him by name,
but you have no idea who these people are.

* You carry a tape measure with you when shopping for
a new vehicle.

* You have given up on water dishes and you just use the
bathtub.

* You've learned to force a smile when asked "do you have
a saddle for that thing?"

* Your veterinarian has been able to put in a swimming
pool, build a large home, buy jet skis and a vacation home
in Florida.

* You're holding him straddled between your legs when the
doorbell rings and you find yourself quickly transported
straight to the front door.

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The common custom of placing X's on envelopes, notes
and at the bottom of letters to mean kisses dates back to
Medieval ages, when a cross was drawn on documents or
letters to mean sincerity and honesty. A kiss was then
placed upon the cross, by the signer as a display of their
of their sworn oath. It was also used in early Christian
history as much of a display of the same. Since most of
the common people were unable to read or write, the 'X"
was placed on documents, and a kiss placed upon it as a
show of their sincerity, gradually, as it was used so often,
the cross was hurried drawn and often resembled an "X".

The "O" is of North American descent, no one really seems
to know how it was started. When arriving to the US, some
Jewish immigrants would use an "O" on documents, not
using the sign of the cross, and shop keepers would often
use an "O" when signing documents, in place of an "X".
Perhaps now it is used as the "O" being rounded represents
arms encircling another, as in an embrace.

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There were three priests in a railroad station, all wanting
to go home to Pittsburgh. Behind the ticket counter was a
very, very shapely lass, well endowed, gorgeous, amazing
woman. The priests were all in embarrassing new territory,
so they drew straws to determine who would get the tickets.

The first priest approached the window. “Young lady,” he
began, “I would like three pickets to titsburg.” Whereupon
he completely lost his composure and fled.

The second priest approached. “Young lady, I would like
three tickets to Pittsburgh,” he began, “and I would like the
change in nipples and dimes.” So, of course, he also fled.

Then came the third. “Young lady, I would like three
tickets to Pittsburgh, and I would like the change in nickels
and dimes. And I must say,” he continued, “if you insist on
dressing like that when you get to the pearly gates, St.
Finger’s going to shake his peter at you.”

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Super Cheesy Pick-Up Lines
Do you know what would look good on you? Me.

Is that a run in your stockings, or is it the stairway to
heaven?

Your lips are a little wrinkled... Mind if I press them?

My name's _______, but you can call me Tonight.

Baby, I'm an American Express lover...You shouldn't go
home without me!

If I was in charge of the alphabet I'd put U and I together.

Can I get some fries with that shake?

My pants don't like you, so should I lose you or the pants?

You're gonna have to apologize to your neighbors tomorrow.
Why? 'Cause we're gonna keep them up all night!

I just had a bag of Skittles. Want to taste the rainbow?

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20 Reasons Chocolate is Better Than Sex
1) You can GET chocolate.
2) "If you love me, you'll swallow that" has real meaning
with chocolate.
3) Chocolate satisfies even when it has gone soft.
4) Two People of the same sex can have chocolate without
being called nasty names.
5) You can make chocolate last as long as you want it to.
6) You can have chocolate even in front of your mother.
7) If you bite nuts too hard, the chocolate won't mind.
8) You can safely have chocolate while you are driving.
9) The word "commitment" doesn't scare off chocolate.
10) You can have chocolate on top of your workbench
or desk during working hours without upsetting your
co-workers.
11) You can have chocolate any time of the month.
12) You don't get hairs in your mouth with chocolate.
13) When you have chocolate it does not keep the neighbors
awake.
14) You can ask a stranger for chocolate without getting
your face slapped.
15) You can have as many kinds of chocolate as you can
handle.
16) You are never too young or too old for chocolate.
17) With chocolate there's no need to fake it.
18) Chocolate doesn't make you pregnant.
19) Good chocolate is easy to find.
20) With chocolate, size doesn't matter.

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A guy was hitch-hiking on a very dark and stormy night.
The night was getting on and no cars went by. Suddenly
he saw a car roll slowly toward him and stop. Without
thinking about it, the guy jumped into the back seat and
closed the door when he suddenly realized there was
nobody behind the wheel!

Just then the car started slowly rolling forward again. He
was beginning to get really freaked out when he noticed a
curve in the road ahead. He was just thinking about climb-
ing into the front seat when a hand mysteriously appeared
through the window and moved the wheel.

The guy, paralyzed in terror, watched how the hand
appeared every time right before a curve. Gathering his
courage, the guy finally jumped out of the car and ran to
the nearest town.

Wet and in shock, he went to a restaurant and started
telling everybody about the horrible experience he just
went through. About half an hour later, two guys walked
into the same restaurant. They were looking around for
a table when one said to the other, "Hey, look, isn't that
the jerk who got in the car when we were pushing it?"

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Hilarious Headlines of 1999

(these where really put into print in papers)

1. Include Your Children When Baking Cookies
2. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say
3. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
4. Drunks Get Nine Months in Violin Case
5. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
6. Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
7. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
8. British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
9. Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
10. Clinton Wins Budget; More Lies Ahead
11. Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told
12. Miners Refuse to Work After Death
13. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
14. Stolen Painting Found by Tree
15. Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout Counter
16. War Dims Hope for Peace
17. If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While
18. Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
19. Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge
20. New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
21. Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Space
22. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
23. Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
24. Typhoon Rips through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

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He didn't like the casserole
And he didn't like my cake.
My biscuits were too hard...
Not like his mother used to make.
I didn't perk the coffee right
He didn't like the stew,
I didn't mend his socks
The way his mother used to do.
I pondered for an answer
I was looking for a clue.
Then I turned around and smacked him...
Like his Mother used to do.

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And finally these are from Mike

What is a Yankee?
The same as a quickie, but a guy can do it alone

What is the difference between a Harley and a Hoover?
The position of the dirt bag.

Why is divorce so expensive?
Because it's worth it.

What do you see when the Pillsbury Dough Boy bends
over?
Doughnuts.

Why is air a lot like sex?
Because it's no big deal unless you're not getting any.

What do you get when you put 50 lesbians and 50
politicians in a room together?
100 people who don't do dick..

What do you call a smart blonde?
A golden retriever.

What do attorneys use for birth control?
Their personalities.

What's the difference between a girlfriend and wife?
45 lbs. (ouch)

What's the difference between a boyfriend and husband?
45 minutes.

Why do men want to marry virgins?
They can't stand criticism.

Why is it so hard for women to find men that are sensitive,
caring, and good-looking?
Because those men already have boyfriends.

What's the difference between a new husband and a new
dog?
After a year, the dog is still excited to see you.

What makes men chase women they have no intention of
marrying?
The same urge that makes dogs chase cars they have no
intention of driving.

A brunette, a blonde, and a redhead are all in third grade.
Who has the biggest boobs?
The blonde, because she's 18.

Why don't bunnies make noise when they have sex?
Because they have cotton balls.

What did the blonde say when she found out she was
pregnant?
"Are you sure it's mine?"

What's the difference between Beer Nuts and Deer Nuts?
Beer Nuts are $1, and Deer Nuts are always under a buck.

Why does Mike Tyson cry during sex?
Mace will do that to you.

Why do men find it difficult to make eye contact?
Breasts don't have eyes.

Why do drivers' education classes in Redneck schools use
the car only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays?
Because on Tuesday and Thursday, the Sex Ed class uses it.

What's the Cuban National Anthem?
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Where does an Irish family go on vacation?
A different bar.

What would you call it when an Italian has one arm shorter
than the other?
A speech impediment.

What does it mean when the flag at the Post Office is flying
at half-mast?
They're hiring.

What's the difference between a southern zoo and a
northern zoo?
A southern zoo has a description of the animal on the
front of the cage along with... "a recipe."

How do you get a sweet little 80-year-old lady to say the
F... word? Get another sweet little 80-year-old lady to
yell *BINGO*!

What's the difference between a northern fairytale and a
southern fairytale?
A Northern fairytale begins "Once upon a time..."
A southern fairytale begins "Y'all ain't gonna believe this shit".

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Monday, July 11, 2005

Fun on the Web vol 4 Issue 27

Fun on the weekly web and other chuckles
Volume 4 Issue 27 July 11, 2005

Wow another week has zoomed past me with painting
being the major thing going on. The kids will be out of
the apartment and into their new house by the weekend
and it has a long way to go yet. The dry wall man is going
to finish adding texture to the walls today (we hope) so
we can paint even more rooms. Both the baths, the boys'
room, the family room, and part of the master bedroom
still need paint. The trim and doors can be installed later.

The carpet will be installed this week, if it ever arrives
and I hope we can find a vinyl installer with time available
soon. Thank goodness Adam, Amanda's Dad and Grandpa
have gotten as much done as they could, but I think the
kids will be staying here for at least a few days. It will be
so nice when its done. Right now it's looking pretty rough
since a wall was moved in the master bedroom to combine
two small bedrooms into a larger one with a walk-in closet
and the bathroom is just empty except for a tub. It's been
a lot like that new show Property Ladder without the huge
budget for remodeling and they will live there for a while.
http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/propertyladder/propertyladder.html

Andrea recommended this site with emergency emails
for weather or Homeland Security alerts sent to your
PDA or your regular email account.
http://www.emergencyemail.org/Default.asp

Erin recommended this site to get your own personal
USPS-approved postage
http://www.photo.stamps.com


It doesn't matter if you use IE or Office, to be able to
use this site with its free templates and clip art, but if
you do the demos and tips will help you too.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

Great web searching tips
http://searchenginewatch.com/facts/

Great resource for world wide travel tips
http://www.nytimes.com/travel

Wow free tarot readings, I Ching, Numerology and more
http://www.facade.com/


Personality tests and quizzes
http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/

Quizzes like what is your flavor of ice cream and what is
your warning lable:
http://www.go-quiz.com/

True stories from the emergency room:
http://spaces.msn.com/members/deaconscavern/

Its easy to get sucked into the blogs when you can find the
good ones arranged by category:
http://spaces.msn.com/members/spaces-hall-of-fame/

If you need help making a blog Pete gives great directions:
http://spaces.msn.com/members/fantasypete/

Not for kids (bad language, blood, guts, gore, and more
that's objectionable but funny) cartoon website
http://joecartoon.atomfilms.com/pages/topten/

If bad movies are your dark secret, this is the site for you:
http://www.badmovies.org/

Family Friendly Media Reviews
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/

Bad Astronomy reviews the latest Star Wars movie
http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/movies/starwars_sith_review.html

Cool downloads
http://www.paintedbus.com/

Free game downloads:
http://www.suricate-software.com/

Awsome blues links
http://www.bluesfestivalguide.com/index.html
http://www.homeoftheblues.org/
http://www.bluesup.com/bluesfestivals.html

On to the chuckles:
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"Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since
I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy."
~~ Groucho Marx

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"As a child, a library card takes you to exotic, faraway
places. When you're grown up, a credit card does it."
~~ Sam Ewing

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And remember, "Civilization is just a slow process of
learning to be kind."

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So, three notes walk into a bar -- a G, an Eb, and a C.
The bartender looks up and says "We don't serve minors."

So the Eb leaves and the other two have a fifth between
them.

After a few drinks, the G was out flat, and the experience
was diminished.

Eventually, the C sobers up, sees one of his friends missing,
the other one passed out, and realizes to his horror that
he's under a rest.

C was brought to trial, found guilty and convicted of
contributing to the diminution of a minor and was sentenced
to 10 years of DS without Coda at the Paul Williams/Neil
Sedaka Correctional Facility.

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About 2 years ago my wife and I were on a cruise through
the western Mediterranean aboard a Princess ship. At dinner
we noticed an elderly lady sitting alone along the rail of the
grand stairway in the main dining room. I also noticed that
all the staff, ships officers, waiters, busboys, etc., all seemed
very familiar with this lady. I asked our waiter who the lady
was, expecting to be told she owned the line, but he said he
only knew that she had been on board for the last four
cruises, back to back.

As we left the dining room one evening I caught her eye and
stopped to say hello. We chatted and I said, "I understand
you've been on this ship for the last four cruises."

She replied, "Yes, that's true."

I stated, "I don't understand" and she replied, without a
pause, "It's cheaper than a nursing home."

So, there will be no nursing home in my future. When I get
old and feeble, I am going to get on a Princess Cruise Ship.
The average cost for a nursing home is $200 per day. I
have checked on reservations at Princess and I can get a
long term discount and senior discount price of $135 per
day. That leaves $65 a day for:

1. Gratuities which will only be $10 per day.

2. I will have as many as 10 meals a day if I can waddle to
the restaurant, or I can have room service (which means
I can have breakfast in bed every day of the week).

3. Princess has as many as three swimming pools, a workout
room, free washers and dryers, and shows every night.

4. They have free toothpaste and razors, and free soap and
shampoo.

5. They will even treat you like a customer, not a patient.
An extra $5 worth of tips will have the entire staff scram-
bling to help you.

6. I will get to meet new people every 7 or 14 days.

7. T.V. broken? Light bulb need changing? Need to have the
mattress replaced? No Problem! They will fix everything
and apologize for your inconvenience.

8. Clean sheets and towels every day, and you don't even
have to ask for them.

9. If you fall in the nursing home and break a hip you are on
Medicare; if you fall and break a hip on the Princess ship
they will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life. Now
hold on for the best! Do you want to see South America, the
Panama Canal, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, or name
where you want to go? Princess will have a ship ready to go.
So don't look for me in a nursing home, just call shore to ship.

P.S. And don't forget, when you die, they just dump you
over the side at no charge.

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"You Might Be A Yankee If..."
You think Heinz Ketchup is SPICY!

You've watched the movie "Deliverance" and you're
afraid to ever go on a camping trip.

For breakfast, you'd rather have potatoes than grits.

You can name at least 4 hockey teams.

You don't know what a moon pie is.

You've never eaten Okra.

You wonder why people in restaurants don't talk as loud
as you do.

You have never planned your summer vacation around a
gun-and-knife show.

You don't have any problems pronouncing "Worcestershire
sauce" correctly.

You've never had grain alcohol.

You are familiar with all the rules to Lacrosse.

You have no idea what a polecat is.

You don't see anything wrong with putting a sweater on
a poodle.

You don't have bangs.

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These are purported to be real personalized license
plates for cars in the United States.

WUF WUF - On a Brown Rover
2QT4U - 2 Cute for you
TUSKY - To ski
TIHS O - This one that works in the rear view mirror.
(This guy fooled the Ontario authorities. )
4MYEGO - On a Porsche.
BSSCLRNT - On a professional bass clarinetist' car.
BANDLADY - On a high school band teacher's car.
ORFFAN - On a car of music educator, who teaches
using methods developed by Carl Orff.
SEWBIZ - On the car owned by a sewing machine dealership.
IDUNTOLU - Seen on a school principal's car. He was in
charge of discipline.
GGR OOM - On a Horse Grooming Company car.
PN DCTR - On acupuncturist's car.
6UL DV8 - Sexual Deviate
JUNK - On a 1993 GMC (jimmy). On a recycler of junk
metals in Maryland.
ML8ML8 - I'm late, I'm late

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Mark Twain sat on the train next to a gloom-and-doomer
who said, "Do you realize that every time I take a breath,
10,000 people on this planet die?"

Twain replied, "Hmmm...ever try cloves?"

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A Texas rancher, visiting a South Dakota farmer friend,
asked him to show him his farm. After seeing the 1,000
acre spread, the Texan bragged that down home he
could get into his car, drive all day, and by evening would
not have gotten to the distant point of his ranch.

The South Dakotan simply replied, "You know, I had a
car like that once."
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A salesman, tired of his job, gave it up to become a
policeman. Several months later, a friend asked him
how he liked his new role.

"Well," he replied, "the pay is good and the hours aren't
bad, but what I like best is that the customer is always
wrong."

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EMS humor
ABC - Ambulate Before Carry
ABC - Airway Billing Collections
AMF-YOYO - Adios Mother F-----, You're On Your Own
A.F.U. - All F*@#%! Up
AHF - Acute Hissy Fit
AQR - Ain't Quite Right
ART - Assuming Room Temperature
BMW - Bitch Moan & Whine
BOHICA - Bend Over Here It Comes Again
CATS - Cut All to Sh*t
CC - Cancel Christmas
CCFCCP - Coo Coo For Cocoa Puffs
CTD - Circling the Drain
DFO - Done Fell Out
DILLIGAF - Do I Look Like I Give a F#%$ ?
DND - Damn Near Dead
DOB - Dead on Bed
DRT - Dead Right There
DPS - Dumb Parent Syndrome
NPS - New Parent Syndrome
DWPA - Dying With Paramedic Assistance
EMT - Empty Minded Troll
EMT - Every Menial Task
EMT - Eggcrate Mattress Technician
EMT - Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies
EMT - Emergency Medical Taxi
EMT - Extra Man on Truck
EMS - Extra Marital Sex
EMS - Earn Money Sleeping
FDSTW - Found Dead Stayed That Way
FDGB - Fall Down Go Boom
FTD - Fixin To Die
FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition
GOMER - Get out of my E.R.
GMC - Groan Moan & Complain.
GRAHOB - Grim Reaper At Head Of Bed
HIBGIA - Had It Before, Got It Again
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
LOLNAD - Little Old Lady No Acute Distress
LOLFDGB - Little Old Lady Fall Down Go Boom
LDF - Lying Down Fit
MARWB - Met At Road With Bag
MUH - Messed Up Heart
NLPR - No Longer Playing Records
PUHA - Pick Up and Haul Ass
PBAB - Pine Box At Bedside
PBS - Pretty Bad Shape
PCL - Pre Code Looking
PEFYC - Pre Extricated For Your Convenience
(through the windshield)
PSO - Passed Smooth Out
PPA - Practicing Proffessional Alcoholic
TBC - Total Body Crunch
TFTS - Too Fat To Survive
TLC - Tube, Lavage & Charcoal
TMB - Too Many Birthdays
SIO - Sleeping It Off
TSL - To Stupid to Live
WADAO - Weak And Dizzy All Over
WUD - Woke Up Dead

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World's Easiest Quiz
(Passing requires 4 correct answers!)
1. How long did the Hundred Years War last?
2. Which country makes Panama hats?
3. From which animal do we get catgut?
4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October
Revolution?
5. What is a camel's hair brush made of?
6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after
what animal?
7. What was King George VI's first name?
8. What color is a purple finch?
9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
Scroll down to the bottom for the answers...

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Hillbilly Medical Terms

Benign..........................What you be after you be eight.

Bacteria........................Back door to cafeteria.

Barium.........................What you do with dead folks.

Cesarean Section..........A neighborhood in Rome.

Catscan........................Searching for the cat.

Cauterize......................Made eye contact with her.

Colic............................A sheep dog.

Coma...........................A punctuation mark.

D&C............................Where Washington is.

Dilate...........................To live longer than your kids do

Enema..........................Not a friend.

Fester...........................Quicker than someone else.

Fibula...........................A small lie.

G.I.Series....................World Series of military baseball.

Hangnail......................What you hang your coat on.

Hospital.......................The biggest building in town, other
than Joe's feed warehouse or Franks lumber mill.

Impotent......................Distinguished, well known.

Labor Pain...................Getting hurt at work.

Medical Staff................A Doctor's cane, sometimes shown
with a snake.

Morbid........................A higher offer than I bid.

Nitrates.......................Cheaper than day rates

Node...........................I knew it.

Outpatient...................A person who has fainted.

Pap Smear...................A fatherhood test.

Pelvis...........................Second cousin to Elvis.

Post Operative.............A letter carrier

Recovery Room...........Place to do upholstery.

Secretion.....................Hiding something

Seizure........................Roman emperor who lived in the
Ceasarean Section.

Tablet.........................A small table to change babies on.

Terminal Illness...........Getting sick at the train station.

Tumor........................More than one.

Urine..........................Opposite of mine.

Varicose......................Near by

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TOP TEN SIGNS YOU'VE BEEN IN CORPORATE
AMERICA TOO LONG...

10. You decide to re-organize your family into a "team-
based organization."

9. You refer to dating as test marketing.

8. You can spell "paradigm."

7. You actually know what a paradigm is.

6. You write executive summaries on your love letters.

5. Your Valentine's Day cards have bullet points.

4. You celebrate your wedding anniversary by conducting
a performance review.

3. You believe you never have any problems in your life,
just "issues" and "improvement opportunities."

2. You can explain to somebody the difference between
"re-engineering," "down-sizing," "right-sizing," and "firing
people."

And the number 1 sign you've been in corporate America
too long...1. You use the term "value-added" without laughing.

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Is this what they mean by going to hell in a handbag?

Our Cash, Which art on plastic
Hallowed be thy name
Thy Gucci Watch
Thy Prada Bag
In Saks As it is in Neimans
Give us each day our Platinum Visa
And forgive us our Overdraft
As we forgive those who cease our Mastercard
Lead us not into Kmart
And deliver us from Target
For thine is Versace,
the Akira & Armani
For Chanel No. 5 and Eternity

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A Dozen Wise Sayings
1. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.
2. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
3. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've
never tried before.
4. Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.
5. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more
than going to a garage makes you a mechanic.
6. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
7. Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.
8. Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.
9. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
10. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness
of the waist change places.
11. Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away
three weeks before you need it.
12. Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they
shall never cease to be amused.

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The following are real statements found on insurance
claim forms. Drivers attempted to summarize the details
of an accident succinctly...

--- Coming home, I drove into wrong house and collided
with a tree I don't have.

--- I thought my window was down, but found it was up
when I put my head through it.

--- The other car collided with mine without giving warning
of its intentions.

--- The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number
of times before I hit him.

--- I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my
mother-in-law and headed over the embankment.

--- In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.

--- I had been shopping for plants all day and was on my
way home. As I reached an intersection a hedge sprang up
obscuring my vision, and I did not see the other car.

--- The telephone pole was approaching. I was attempting
to swerve out of its way when it struck the front end.

--- I was thrown from the car as it left the road. I was later
found in the ditch by some stray cows.

--- The indirect cause of the accident was a little guy in a
small car with a big mouth.

--- I had been driving for 40 years when I fell asleep at the
wheel and had an accident.

--- I was on my way to the doctor with rear end trouble
when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an
accident.

--- As I approached the intersection a sign suddenly
appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared
before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.
To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck
the pedestrian.

--- My car was legally parked as it backed into the other
vehicle.

--- An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car
and vanished.

--- I told the police that I was not injured, but upon
removing my hat found that I had a fractured skull.


--- I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the
other side of the curb when I struck him.

--- The pedestrian had no idea which direction to run,
so I ran over him.

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Thanks to Mike for this one:
An Indian walks into a cafe with a shotgun in one hand
pulling a male buffalo with the other. He says to the
waiter, "Want coffee."

The waiter says, "Sure chief, coming right up."

He gets the Indian a tall mug of coffee. The Indian drinks
the coffee down in one gulp, turns and blasts the buffalo
with the shotgun, causing parts of the animal to splatter
every where, then just walks out.

The next morning the Indian returns. He has his shotgun
in one hand pulling another male buffalo with the other.
He walks up to the counter and says to the waiter, "Want
coffee."

The waiter says, "Whoa, Tonto! We're still cleaning up your
mess from yesterday. What was all that about, anyway?"

The Indian smiles and proudly says, "Training for upper
management position: Come in, drink coffee, shoot the bull,
leave mess for others to clean up, disappear for rest of day.

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Answers:
1. 116 years
2. Ecuador
3. Sheep and Horses
4. November
5. Squirrel fur
6. Dogs (Canines)
7. Albert
8. Crimson
9. New Zealand
Maybe it wasn't so easy after all!!

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Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Fun on the Web vol 4 Issue 26

Fun on the weekly web and other chuckles
Volume 4 Issue 26 July 5, 2005

I hope you all had a happy 4th OF July. If you didn't get
enough fireworks, play with fireworks online:
http://www.njagyouth.org/Liberty_.htm
http://www.dti.gov.uk/fireworks/fire_you/cool_kid.htm
http://www.nfpa.org/sparky/fireworks/design/fireworks1.htm
http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth/fireworks.html
http://www.kidskonnect.com/FourthofJuly/LadyLiberty/liberty_dl.htm

Firework Downloads
http://www.fireworks.com/interactive/fireworks_show/default.asp
http://www.zambellifireworks.com/desktop.html

Patriotic Games, crossword, word search or unscramble
http://www2.aristotle.net/july4th/fireworks/index.html

More games and fun for the 4th
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/funology1/july4.htm

Leave it to PBS to entertain and teach at the same time.
Here they have interactive fireworks but also the Anatomy
of a Firework and Name That Shell:
http://www.surfnetkids.com/cgi-local/go.cgi?http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fireworks/

Danger - 1st Amendment attack:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/30/politics/30leak.html?ei=5065&en=af889a6c760bc524&ex=1120708800&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print

If time is the enemy then some Cliff Notes on the Downing
Street memos may help understand the hubbub
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/_/id/7416234?pageid=rs.Politics&pageregion=single2

Sandra Day O'Connor and the Supreme Court
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/02/politics/politicsspecial1/02oconnor.html?th&emc=th

Special section on Autism
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health/healthspecial2/?8dpc

A skeptical view of alternative treatments, myth, science,
new age, conspiracy, religion and faith.
http://amr2you.blogspot.com/

Free directory assistance:
http://www.anywho.com
http://www.switchboard.com
http://www.whowhere.lycos.com
http://www.whitepages.com

For $10,000 what would you have tattooed?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/30/AR2005063000702_pf.html

Here's a neighborhood you may want to stay out of
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050630/D8B1N4400.html

Places to start for ideas on data privacy
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/02/technology/02instincts.html?ex=1120536000&en=ed29bcf6da6db180&ei=5070

10 things about World Records
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4634367.stm

Pasadena offers daily earthquake probabilities for California
http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/step/

Interesting article from Erin on the Amish and gene
hunting. Surprisingly they willingly participate in
this project with its advanced techno twist
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/amish_gene_hunting

PC World does it again, the Best Products of 2005:
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120763,pg,12,00.asp

Downloads and screensavers:
http://www.paintedbus.com/

Panicware Pop-Up Stopper
http://www.panicware.com/product_psfree.html

Downloadable music from The Band
http://theband.hiof.no/sounds/index.html

More music downloads
http://music.download.com/2001-1_32-0.html?tag=tab

Follow the link to download or stream these shows:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/BandanaBlues

Looking for Podcasts:
http://digitalflotsam.org/
http://www.podcastalley.com/index.php

A great blues site with many biographies some with video
http://www.the-blindman.com/index.htm

If you like blues and can get to NY City on Friday July 15
this concert is free at 7:30 pm.
http://www.brooklynx.org/celebrate/2005_popups/musselwhite.asp

An international magazine of cultural criticism covering
most cultural products, including music, television, films,
books, video games, computer software, theatre, the
visual arts, and the Internet.
http://www.popmatters.com/

A small but fun website for very young kiddies. Check out
their games, activities, birthdays, and competitions. http://www.five.tv/accessibility/programmes/milkshake/

Free animated online stories for kids
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
http://www.storybookonline.net/

101 Car Travel Games & Road Trip Ideas for Kids
http://www.momsminivan.com/

Who knew people like these:
http://www.hosta.org/

On to the chuckles:
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"It is being reported that over 500 female soldiers have
gotten free breast implants while in the service. And that's
while Bush was president. Imagine how many there were
under Clinton." ~~ Jay Leno

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G. C.'s Guide to Dining Out
"There are certain clues that tell you how much a restaurant
will cost. If the word cuisine appears in the advertising, it will
be expensive. If they use the word food, it will be moderately
priced. However, if the sign says eats, even though you'll save
some money on food, your medical bills may be quite high."
~~ George Carlin

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WHEN DOES LIFE BEGIN? A minister, a priest, and a rabbi
were discussing when life begins."Those of my faith," said the
minister, "believe that life starts when the heart begins to beat."

"We take a different view," said the priest. "We believe life
starts at the moment of conception."

"Well," said the rabbi, "it is our belief that life starts when
the kids move out and the dog dies."

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I was with a friend in a cafe' when our conversation was
interrupted by a noisy car alarm. "What good are car
alarms when no one pays any attention to them?"
I wondered aloud.

"Sometimes they are quite effective," my friend corrected
me. "Last summer, my teenager spent a lot of time at the
neighbor's. Whenever I wanted him home, I'd go out to
the driveway and kick his car."

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If you think technology has changed the work world,
just take a look at what's happening in never-never land.
A recent update reports that today:

Little Bo Peep never loses sheep because of the embedded
silicon identity chips.

Cinderella searches for her prince on Match.com - and
leases her pumpkin-colored SUV at Avis.com.

Hansel and Gretel use the GPS rather than breadcrumbs
but have reported problems stuffing the wicked witch
into her microwave oven.

To avoid travel stress, Alice now plans her Wonderland
vacation with velocity.com.

A reformed Ebenezer Scrooge sends Bob Cratchett to
update his certification for Excel and Quicken.

Jack's making a fortune on his beanstalk bioengineering
breakthrough.

Old McDonald uses voice recognition to make ordering
easy at his agricultural auction site EIEIO.COM.

Romeo and Juliet avoid tragic problems by keeping in touch
through their cell phones.

With her early Web capabilities, Charlotte is now a motivational
speaker at tech conferences around the world.

The Pied Piper switched career fields after his tunes were
bootlegged on Napster.

King Arthur has replaced that expensive round table with
satellite videoconferencing.

Gulliver is on sabbatical using up all his frequent flyer miles.

Jack and Jill order their Evian on peapod.com.

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"KID'S LETTERS to PRESIDENT BUSH" BY Bill Adler

Here are a few of the letters from the book.

** Dear Mr. President: How much money does the president
make? Could you please write and tell me because if it isn't
enough money then I will become a dentist. Timothy U., age
7, Jamestown, NY

** Do you have any friends in Congress? My mom says your
only friend is the vice-president. Richard D., age 8, Green-
wich, CT

** Someday I hope there will be a woman president. But not
my sister. She will drive everybody crazy----the Democrats
and Republicans. A citizen, Lawrence K., age 8, Atlanta, GA

** What is your favorite book? My mom said it is the Bible
because you have to pray a lot. Kimberly W., age 8,
Meriden, CT

** Dear President Bush: Can you help with the weather in
Seattle? It rains too much. My mom said not even the
president can do anything about the weather. I hope she is
wrong. We need more sunshine in Seattle. Elizabeth P., age
8, Seattle, WA

** What does Congress do all day? My dad told me that
Congress doesn't do anything but make trouble. Ralph N.,
Palm Beach, FL

** Do you go to church on Sunday? I hope so because my
mother says our country needs all the help we can get from
God. Melissa, age 9, La Fayette, IN

** I hope I can be president someday but my mother says
first I should get a real job and work. Jerome F., age 7,
New York, NY

** I think you won the election because you were a better
speaker even if a lot of people didn't know what you were
talking about. Tracey O., age 10, Green Valley, AZ

** My girlfriend Betsy and I would like to get married in
the White House when we get married someday. We will
be married in 20 years. Peter N., age 7, Bismarck, ND

** Dear President Bush: What size shoes do you wear?
My grandfather died last month and he left a lot of shoes
and my brother and I would like to send you and the vice-
president a pair of shoes. Do you like brown shoes or black
shoes? We will shine the shoes before we send them to you.
Joey P., age 8, Erie, PA

** I knew you would win the election when my best friend
Amy said you would lose. Amy is always wrong. Julie P.,
age 9, Exeter, RI

** On TV you didn't answer some questions because you
said the answer was classified. Can I classify my answers?
I got into trouble when I admitted I broke something I
shouldn't have touched. If I could say the answer if classified,
I wouldn't be in trouble. Martin J., age 9, Philadelphia, PA

** Dear Mr. President: My girlfriend Alyssa is a Republican
and I am a Democrat. Someday we may get married. Can a
Democrat marry a Republican and be happy? I am 12 and
my girlfriend is 11. We would like your answer before we
are 18. Thank you, Ryan C., age 12, Philadelphia, PA

** I've been practicing piano for two years and I hate it and
I am awful. My mom said President Nixon played piano. Did
you play piano because President Nixon did? I think two
years of being a bad player is enough. Please write my mom
and tell her. She likes you most of the time. Melissa E., age
10, Shaker Heights, OH

** And finally a young man who is wise beyond his years.....
Someday if we have a woman president we will need more
closets in the White House so the president will have room
for all her clothes. My mom has three closets and my sister
has two closets and my dad and my brother and I have to
share closets. Michael P., age 8, San Diego, CA

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When I was a kid, my dad and I had a running joke. If
anyone asked what he did for a living, I always said,
"He's a sports mechanic. He fixes boxing matches and
horse races."Once I answered a teacher this way.

She flipped out and summoned my parents. Dad calmed
her down by explaining it was a joke."So what do you
really do?" she asked.

Dad, a sales rep for a pharmaceutical company said,
"You're not going to like this, - I make a living selling
drugs..."

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WHAT IS A GRANDPARENT?
Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little
children of her own. They like other people's.

A grandfather is a man grandmother.

Grandparents don't have to do anything except be there
when we come to see them. They are so old they shouldn't
play hard or run.

It is good if they drive us to the store and have lots of
quarters for us.

When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like
pretty leaves and caterpillars. They show us and talk to us
about the colour of the flowers and also why we shouldn't
step on "cracks."

They don't say, "Hurry up."

Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to tie your shoes.

They wear glasses and funny underwear.

They can take their teeth and gums out.

Grandparents don't have to be smart.

They have to answer questions like "why isn't God married?"
and "How come dogs chase cats?"

When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't mind if
we ask for the same story over again.

Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if
you don't have television, because they are the only grown
ups who like to spend time with us.

They know we should have snack-time before bedtime and
they say prayers with us every time, and kiss us even when
we've acted bad.

A 6 year old was asked where his grandma lived. ''Oh,'' he
said, ''she lives at the airport, and when we want her we
just go get her. Then when we're done having her visit, we
take her back to the airport.''

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The blonde went to an eye doctor to have her eyes
checked for glasses. The doctor directed her to read
various letters with the left eye while covering the
right eye. The blonde was so mixed up on which eye
was which that the eye doctor had to take a paper bag
with a hole to see through, covered up the appropriate
eye and asked her to read the letters. As he did so, he
noticed the blonde had tears streaming down her face.
"Look," said the doctor, "there's no need to get so
emotional about getting glasses."

"I know," agreed the blonde, "But I kind of had my
heart set on wire frames."

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"If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all of the
impersonators would be dead." ~~ Johnny Carson

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Government Verbosity:
Pythagorean theorem: 24 words.
The Lord's prayer: 66 words.
Archimedes' Principle: 67 words.
The 10 Commandments: 179 words.
The Gettysburg address: 286 words.
The Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words.
U.S. Government regulations on cabbage sales: 26,911
words.

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"According to Entertainment Weekly the new term for
gay lovers is 'manpanions'. Well, at least it doesn't sound
gay." ~~ Jay Leno

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Just before their first long deployment two Navy buddies
were talking about the stress of leaving their families. A
senior officer, a veteran of many deployments, overheard
the conversation and offered the following advice: "You
must be sensitive to your wives' emotional needs," he said.
"Never, ever, whistle while you pack!"

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Thanks to Christine for this one:
"Hello?"

"Hi honey, this is Daddy, Is Mommy near the phone?"

"No Daddy, she's upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Paul "

After a brief pause, Daddy says, "But honey, you haven't
got an "Uncle Paul "

"Oh yes I do, and he's upstairs in the room with Mommy
right now"

Brief Pause

Uh, okay then, this is what I want you to do. Put the phone
down on the table, run upstairs and knock on the bedroom
door, and shout to Mommy that Daddy's car just pulled
into the driveway"


"Okay Daddy, just a minute"

A few minutes later the little girl comes back to the phone.
"I did it Daddy"

"And what happened honey?" He asked

"Well, Mommy got all scared, jumped out of bed with no
clothes on and ran around screaming. Then she tripped
over the rug, hit her head on the dresser and now she
isn't moving at all!"

"Oh my God!!! What about your Uncle Paul ?"

"He jumped out of the bed with no clothes on too. He was
all scared and he jumped out of the back window and into
the swimming pool. But I guess he didn't know that you
took out the water last week to clean it, he hit the bottom
of the pool and I think he's dead"


Long Pause




Longer Pause

Then Daddy says, "Swimming pool?? ... Is this 486-5731 ??"

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