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Sunday, November 07, 2010

Old Hollywood Squares

These great questions and answers are from days when "Hollywood Squares" game show responses were spontaneous and clever, not scripted and (often) dull as they are now. Peter Marshall was the host asking the questions, of course.

Please note: Alot of these people answering the questions are now no longer with us!

Q. Do female frogs croak?
A. Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water long enough.

Q. If you're going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be?
A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.

Q. True or False, a pea can last as long as 5,000 years.
A. George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes.

Q. You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman?
A. Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake.

Q. According to Cosmo, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think that he is attractive, is it okay to come out and ask him if he's married?
A. Rose Marie: No, wait until morning.

Q. Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older?
A. Charley Weaver: My sense of decency.

Q. In Hawaiian, does it take more than three words to say "I Love You"?
A. Vincent Price: No, you can say it with a pineapple and a twenty.

Q. What are "Do It," "I Can Help," and "I Can't Get Enough"?
A. George Gobel: I don't know, but it's coming from the next apartment.

Q. As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while talking?
A. Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing old question Peter, and I'll give you a gesture you'll never forget.

Q. Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?
A. Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.

Q. Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get any during the first year?
A. Charley Weaver: Of course not, I'm too busy growing strawberries.

Q. In bowling, what's a perfect score?
A. Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy.

Q. It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps. One is politics, what is the other?
A. Paul Lynde: Tape measures.

Q. When you pat a dog on its head he will wag his tail. What will a goose do?
A. Paul Lynde: Make him bark?

Q. If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to?
A. Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark.

Q. According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people?
A. Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army.

Q. While visiting China, your tour guide starts shouting "Poo! Poo! Poo!" What does this mean?
A. George Gobel: Cattle crossing.

Q. Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on his head, what was he trying to do?
A. George Gobel: Get it in his mouth.

Q. When a couple have a baby, who is responsible for its sex?
A. Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car, the rest is up to him.

Q. Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they?
A. Charley Weaver: His feet

Q. According to Ann Landers, what are two things you should never do in bed?

A. Paul Lynde: Point and Laugh.

Saturday, November 06, 2010

"Rain"



Interesting links and things


Electronic Spy Camera Shirt:

Remove camera before washing. ;-) ThinkGeek

LEGO STAR WARS: BOMBAD BOUNTY:

This very well done. Funny as well.


13 More Awkward Store Names:

NSFW! BannedInHollywood

Chevrolet Camaro Personal Computer:

We should all get these for the office.
I wonder how “fast” it runs. CamaroBlog


The Economy is so bad that...


I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.

CEO's are now playing miniature golf.

Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.

I saw a Mormon with only one wife.

I bought a toaster oven and my free gift was a bank.

Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America.

Motel Six won't leave the light on anymore.

A picture is now only worth 200 words.

They renamed Wall Street "Wal-Mart Street."

When Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room.

The Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas is now managed by Somali pirates.

And finally...

I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc., I called the Suicide Hotline. I got a call center in Pakistan, and when I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited and asked if I could drive a truck...


*Thanks, Bright Eyes

Daylight Savings Time Ends

Daylight Savings End For You.. Not here in Saskatoon, tho... We never change!

Hope you enjoy your one more hour of sleep tonight!!! Put yer clock back, eh?

Yodeling


Have you ever wondered where and how yodeling began?

Many years ago a man was traveling through the mountains of Switzerland Nightfall was rapidly approaching and he had nowhere to sleep. He went up to a farmhouse and asked the farmer if he could spend the night. !

The farmer told him that he could sleep in the barn.

As the story goes, the farmer's daughter asked her father, 'Who is that man going into the barn?'

'That fellow traveling through,' said the farmer. 'needs a place to stay for the night, so, I told him he could sleep in the barn.'

The daughter said, 'Perhaps he is hungry.' So she prepared him a plate of food for him and then took it out to the barn

About an hour later, the daughter returned. Her clothing disheveled and straw in her hair. Straight up to bed she went.

The farmer's wife was very observant. She then suggested that perhaps the man was thirsty. So she fetched a bottle of wine, took it out to the barn,! And she too did not return for an hour. Her clothing was askew, her blouse buttoned incorrectly. She also headed straight to bed.

The next morning at sunrise the man in the barn got up and continued on his journey, waving to the farmer as he left.

When the daughter awoke and learned that the visitor was gone, she broke into tears. 'How could he leave without even saying goodbye,' she cried. 'We made such passionate love last night!'


'What?' shouted the father as he angrily ran out of the house looking for the man, who by now was halfway up the mountain.


The farmer screamed up at him, 'I'm going to get you! You had sex with my daughter!'


The man looked back down from the mountainside, cupped his hand next to his mouth, and yelled out.....




'LAIDTHEOLADEETOO'


*Thanks, Gary

Friday, November 05, 2010

Sister Barbara


Sitting by the window of her convent, Sister Barbara opened a letter from home one evening. Inside the letter was a $100 bill her parents had sent.

Sister Barbara smiled at the gesture. As she read the letter by the window, she noticed a shabbily dressed stranger leaning against the lamp post below.

Quickly, she wrote, "Don't despair. Sister Barbara," on a piece of paper, wrapped the $100 bill in it, got the man's attention and tossed it out the window to him. The stranger picked it up, and with a puzzled expression and a tip of his hat, went off down the street.

The next day, Sister Barbara was told that a man was at her door, insisting on seeing her. She went down, and found the stranger waiting. Without a word, he handed her a huge wad of $100 bills.

"What's this?" she asked.

"That's the $8,000 you have coming Sister," he replied. "Don't Despair paid 80-to-1."

Coffee, Anyone?

Coffee Anyone? Click here to start

Follow these instructions:

1. Choose your language and Put the coin in the slot

2. Choose the drink you want

3. Click on the cup after it fills

4. Click on "Open" or "Apri"

Click here or on the picture to start.


Bullied? It Gets Better!

Click here for support. The Trevor Project
Click above for support. The Trevor Project

If Life Gives You Melons...


If Life Gives You Melons...
*Thanks, Gary

Thursday, November 04, 2010

SLEEPBOX


Interesting concept, but who cleans up after you sleep? It has everything except a bathroom/sink.

Sleepbox - Click here to visit the site
I think we should get at least 3 of them at work. Save people sleeping at their desk.



Click here to see more!


The Vader Sessions


Bob Hope In Heaven


For those of you too young to remember Bob Hope, ask your Grandparents.

I HOPE THIS WILL PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND IN YOUR HEART. Tribute to a man who DID make a difference.


Bob Hope



ON TURNING 70
'You still chase women, but only downhill.'

ON TURNING 80
'That's the time of your life when even your birthday suit needs pressing.'

ON TURNING 90
'You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.'

ON TURNING 100
'I don't feel old. In fact , I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap.'

ON GIVING UP HIS EARLY CAREER, BOXING
'I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.'

ON NEVER WINNING AN OSCAR
'Welcome to the Academy Awards or, as it's called at my home, 'Passover'.

ON GOLF
'Golf is my profession. Show business is just to pay the green fees.'

ON PRESIDENTS
'I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.'

ON WHY HE CHOSE SHOWBIZ FOR HIS CAREER
'When I was born, the doctor said to my mother, Congratulations, you have an eight pound ham.

ON RECEIVING THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL
'I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it.'

ON HIS FAMILY'S EARLY POVERTY
'Four of us slept in the one bed. When it got cold, mother threw on another brother.'

ON HIS SIX BROTHERS
'That's how I learned to dance. Waiting for the bathroom.'

ON HIS EARLY FAILURES
'I would not have had anything to eat if it wasn't for the stuff the audience threw at me.'

ON GOING TO HEAVEN
'I've done benefits for ALL religions. I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.'


*Thanks, DW

"The 10 Manliest Cars in History"


Check out number 6 – 763 mph! and number 8, but the last 10 seconds. Crunch – good bye Viper.




Click here to see them all!

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

LITTLE LARRY....


LITTLE LARRY.....



A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses. She started her class by saying, 'Everyone who thinks they're stupid, stand up!' After a few seconds, Little Larry stood up. The teacher said, 'Do you think you're stupid, Larry?' 'No, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself!'

LITTLE LARRY

Larry watched, fascinated, as his mother after her shower applied firming lotion on her face. 'Why do you do that, mommy?' he asked. 'To make my skin tighten up,' said his mother. 'Maybe you should put some on your bum!

LITTLE LARRY

Larry watched again, fascinated, as his mother now smoothed cold cream on her face. 'Why then do you do that, mommy?' he asked. Now pissed off, she replied 'To make myself beautiful for your dad,' said his mother, who then began removing the cream with a tissue.
'What's the matter, asked Larry 'Are you Giving up?'

LITTLE LARRY

The math teacher saw that Larry wasn't paying attention in class. She called on him and said, 'Larry! What are 2 and 4 and 28 and 44?' Larry quickly replied, 'NBC, FOX, ESPN and the Cartoon Network!'

LITTLE LARRY

Larry's kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station where they saw pictures tacked to a bulletin board of the 10 most wanted criminals. One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person. 'Yes,' said the policeman. 'The detectives want very badly to capture him. Larry asked,"Why didn't you keep him when you took his picture ? "

This last one is the best one!!

LITTLE LARRY


Little Larry attended a horse auction with his father. He watched as his father moved from horse to horse, running his hands up and down the horse's legs and rump, and chest. After a few minutes, Larry asked, 'Dad, why are you doing that?' His father replied, 'Because when I'm buying horses, I have to make sure that they are healthy and in good shape! Larry, looking worried then said, 'Dad, I think the mail man wants to buy Mom .....'


*Thanks, Auntie Connie

A Personal Remembrance


Look at this lady - Let us never forget!

Irena Sendler
The world hasn't just become wicked...it' s always been wicked. The prize doesn't always go to the most deserving.



Irena Sendler

There recently was a death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena.

During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist.

She had an 'ulterior motive'.

She KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews (being German).

Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried and she carried in the back of her truck a burlap sack, (for larger kids).

She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto.

The soldiers of course wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking covered the kids/infants noises.

During her time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 kids/infants.

Irena Sendler
She was caught, and the Nazi's broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely.

Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar, buried under a tree in her back yard.

After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived it and reunited the family.

Most had been gassed. Those kids she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted.

Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize.

She was not selected.

Al Gore won --- for a slide show on Global Warming.

63 years later



Remember
In MEMORIAM - 63 YEARS LATER

It is now more than 60 years after the Second World War in Europe ended.

This is posted, in memory of the six million Jews, 20 million Russians, 10 million Christians, 15,000 homosexuals and 1,900 Catholic priests who were murdered, massacred, raped, burned, starved and humiliated!

Now, more than ever, with Iraq , Iran , and others, claiming the HOLOCAUST to be 'a myth'.

It's imperative to make sure the world never forgets, because there are others who would like to do it again.

Non-Sequiter
click on the cartoon to make it bigger in a new window


*Thanks, Auntie Connie

TROY - The Latest Strip


--Wizard's Note: I have updated all the TROY posts to reflect Michael Derry's new domain. Links are no longer broken--


This a gay-themed comic

Click Above Then choose 'Current Strip'

Click Above Then choose 'Current Strip'.



The new comic, Troy #266 is out in the magazines and up online. It’s just like old times when Troy and Rigo go out for a “good-bye for now” cocktail.

And you can find Michael's books and ebooks for sale at TROYTooner.


Prayer to Saint Brother Andre


Saint Brother Andre
Prayer to Saint Brother Andre

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Why Our Great-Grandparents Have Such Fond Memories Of Their Youth...


(I'm surprised that they remember anything!!)


Bayer's 'Heroin'
A bottle of Bayer's 'Heroin'. Between 1890 and 1910 heroin was sold as a non-addictive substitute for morphine. It was also used to treat children suffering with a strong cough.


Coca Wine
Coca Wine, anyone? Metcalf's Coca Wine was one of a huge variety of wines with cocaine on the market. Everybody used to say that it would make you happy and it would also work as a medicinal treatment.


Mariani Wine
Mariani Wine. Mariani wine (1875) was the most famous Coca wine of it's time. Pope Leo XIII used to carry one bottle with him all the time. He awarded Angelo Mariani (the producer) with a Vatican gold medal.


Maltine
Maltine. Produced by the Maltine Manufacturing Company of NewYork. It was suggested that you should take a full glass with or after every meal. Children should only take half a glass.


Paper weight
A paper weight. A paper weight promoting C.F. Boehringer & Soehne (Mannheim, Germany ). They were proud of being the biggest producers in the world of products containing Quinine and Cocaine.


Opium for ashthma
Opium for Asthma. At 40% alcohol plus 3 grams of opium per tablet, it didn't cure you, but you didn't care...


Cocaine Tablets
Cocaine Tablets (1900). All stage actors, singers, teachers and preachers had to have them for a maximum performance. Great to 'smooth' the voice.


Cocaine Drops
Cocaine drops for toothache. Very popular for children in 1885. Not only did they relieve the pain, they made the children very happy!


Opium for new-borns
Opium for new-borns. I'm sure this would make them sleep well (not only the Opium, but also 46% alcohol)!

It's no wonder they were called, 'The Good Old Days'!!

From cradle to grave...

Everyone Was Stoned!!!


*Thanks, Dwight

Wise Words


Be Wise

Be Wise!Did you know that the way you sleep could aggravate your back?

For the best sleep position, lie on your side with your thighs drawn up toward your chest and a pillow between your legs. If your sleep on your back, support your knees and neck with pillows. And sleep on your stomach only if a small pillow cushions your lower abdomen.

- Mayo Clinic -


Be Wise!Sugar and weight

A recent study found that cutting out sugary beverages speeds weight loss, so if you are trying to lose weight, pay attention to what you drink.

Be Wise!Light a Candle

It is better to try to light a candle than to curse the dark.

--ancient chinese proverb


Be Wise!Today's Job hunting Statistics and Strategy

Looking for a new job today is very different from looking for a job even five years ago. Here are a few statistics and tips to keep in mind when organizing your thoughts to formulate your plan.

1. 80% of new jobs today are acquired through networking.

2. You find a new job by as much as 40% faster when working with an employment coach.

3. As many as 48% of companies admit they have passed over or eliminated a candidate as a result of information they've discovered about a candidate on-line.

When looking for a new job today, "googling" yourself at least once a week is a must! Make sure your resume contains POWERFUL content, not just duties or responsibilities have a networking strategy in order and only then hit the ground running!

Happy hunting!



Be Wise!Estate planning for a blended family

A QTIP trust, (qualified terminable interest property trust) lets you provide for your current spouse and your children from a previous marriage. You decide how much of your estate should go into a QTIP trust after your death. These assets give your spouse income for life. After your spouse dies, the principal goes to your children.


Be Wise!Knowledge

I am the pupil within the Eye; the retina is Knowledge, yet when detached, I am blind to life.

Be Wise!Double dipper?

A study performed at Clemson University found that double dipping can transfer at least 50 to 100 bacteria from mouth to dip with every bite.


Giggles, Gaffaws and Groaners...




Bob Hill and his new wife Betty were vacationing in Europe, as it happens, near Transylvania. They were driving in a rental car along a rather deserted highway. It was late, and raining very hard. Bob could barely see 20 feet in front of the car.

Suddenly the car skids out of control! Bob attempts to control the car, but to no avail! The car swerves and smashes into a tree. Moments later, Bob shakes his head to clear the fog. Dazed, he looks over at the passenger seat and sees his wife unconscious, with her head bleeding! Despite the rain and unfamiliar countryside, Bob knows he has to carry her to the nearest phone.

Bob carefully picks his wife up and begins trudging down the road. After a short while, he sees a light. He heads towards the light, which is coming from an old, large house. He approaches the door and knocks. A minute passes. A small, hunched man opens the door. Bob immediately blurts, "Hello, my name is Bob Hill, and this is my wife Betty. We've been in a terrible accident, and my wife has been seriously hurt. Can I please use your phone?"

"I'm sorry," replied the hunchback, "but we don't have a phone. My master is a doctor; come in and I will get him!"

Bob brings his wife in. An elegant man comes down the stairs. "I'm afraid my assistant may have misled you. I am not a medical doctor; I am a scientist. However, it is many miles to the nearest clinic, and I have had a basic medical training. I will see what I can do. Igor, bring them down to the laboratory."

With that, Igor picks up Betty and carries her downstairs, with Bob following closely. Igor places Betty on a table in the lab. Bob collapses from exhaustion and his own injuries, so Igor places Bob on an adjoining table. After a brief examination, Igor's master looks worried.

"Things are serious, Igor. Prepare a transfusion." Igor and his master work feverishly, but to no avail. Bob and Betty Hill are no more.

The Hills' deaths upset Igor's master greatly. Wearily, he climbs the steps to his conservatory, which houses his grand piano. For it is here that he has always found solace. He begins to play, and a stirring, almost haunting, melody fills the house.

Meanwhile, Igor is still in the lab tidying up. His eyes catch movement, and he notices the fingers on Betty's hand twitch, keeping time to the haunting piano music. Stunned, he watches as Bob's arm begins to rise, marking the beat! He is further amazed as Betty sits straight up! Unable to contain himself, he dashes up the stairs to the conservatory. He bursts in and shouts to his master: "Master, Master! The Hills are alive with the sound of music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"



God created the donkey & said to him: “You will work unceasingly from sunrise to sunset carrying burdens on your back. You will eat grass, you will have no intelligence & you will live 50 years.

You will be a donkey. “The donkey answered: “I will be a donkey, but to live 50 years is too much. Give me only 20 years. God granted his wish.

God created the dog and said to him: "You will be a dog.” You will guard the house of man. You will be his best friend. You will eat the scraps that he gives you and you will live 25 years. You will be a dog. “The dog answered: “Master, to live 25 years is too much, you give me only 10 years. God granted his wish. God created the Monkey and said to him: “You will be a monkey.” You will swing from branch to branch doing tricks. You will be amusing and you will live 20 years. You will be a monkey. “The monkey answered: “Master to live 20 years is too much, you give me only 10 years. God granted his wish.

Finally God created the man and said to him: “You will be a man, the only rational creature on the face of the earth.” You will use your intelligence to become master over all animals. You will dominate the world and you will live 20 years. Man responded: "I will be a man but to live only 20 years is very little, give the 30 years that the donkey refused, the 15 years that the dog did not want and the 10 years the monkey refused. God granted his wish. And since then, man lives 20 years as a man, he marries and spends 30 years like a donkey, working and carrying all the burdens on his back. Then when his children are gone, he lives 15 years like a dog, taking care of the house and eating whatever is given to him, so that when he is old, he can retire and live 10 years like a monkey, going from house to house, from one son or daughter to another, doing tricks to amuse his grandchildren.



A pilot landed a plane with a rather bumpy landing. As part of his job he was required to stand by the terminal door and say goodbye to the passengers as they exited the airplane. He was afraid that someone might say something about his rather less than perfect landing, but everyone left without saying a word except for one passenger, an elderly lady, she slowly approached the pilot after most passengers had exited the plane and asked, "Did we land? Or were we shot down?"



A cannibal entered the meat market to buy something nice for dinner. The owner greeted him and told him to look around. The cannibal began to inspect the meat case and noticed the market specialized in brain.

Upon further inspection he noticed a marked disparity between the costs of brain meats. A carpenter's brain sells for $1.50 per pound. A plumber's brain sells for $2.25 per pound. He noticed with alarm that a politician's brain sells for $375.00 a pound. With not a little curiosity he asked the owner why the huge difference in price between the similar meats.

The owner responded with a deadpan look on his face, "Do you realize how many politicians it takes to get a pound of brains?"

HYUK!

All too rarely, airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture", and their other announcements a bit more entertaining.

Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

1. On a Continental Flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort, and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants."

2. On landing the stewardess said, "There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out off this airplane."

3. As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"

4. After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."

5. "In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with more than one small child, pick your favorite."



The following 15 Police Comments were taken from actual police car videos around the country. Count down to #1...

#15 "Relax, the handcuffs are tight because they're new. They'll stretch after you wear them a while."

# 14 "If you take your hands off the car, I'll make your birth certificate a worthless document."

#13 "If you run, you'll only go to jail tired."

#12 "Can you run faster than 1200 feet per second? Because that's the speed of the bullet that'll be chasing you."

#11 "You don't know how fast you were going? I guess that means I can write anything I want to on the ticket, huh?"

#10 "Yes, sir, you can talk to the shift supervisor, but I don't think it will help. Oh, did I mention that I'm the shift supervisor?"

#9 "Warning! You want a warning? O. K., I'm warning you not to do that again or I'll give you another ticket."

#8 "The answer to this last question will determine whether you are drunk or not. Was Mickey Mouse a cat or a dog?"

#7 "Fair? You want me to be fair? Listen, fair is a place where you go to ride on rides, eat cotton candy, and corn dogs and step in monkey poo. "

#6 "Yeah, we have a quota. Two more tickets and my wife gets a toaster oven."

#5 "In God we trust, all others we run through NCIC."

#4 "How big were those 'Just two beers' you say you had?"

#3 "No sir, we don't have quotas anymore. We used to, but now we're allowed to write as many tickets as we can."

#2 "I'm glad to hear that chief (of Police) Hawker is a personal friend of yours. So you know someone who can post your bail."

The envelope please.....................

AND THE WINNER IS ...



#1 "You didn't think we give pretty women tickets? You're right, we don't. Sign here."

HYUK!

A kindergarten pupil told his teacher he’d found a cat, but it was dead. “How do you know that the cat was dead?” she asked her pupil.

“Because I pissed in its ear and it didn’t move,” answered the child innocently.

“You did WHAT?! ?” the teacher exclaimed in surprise.

“You know,” explained the boy, “I leaned over and went ‘Pssst!’ and it didn’t move.”



Neff: 150 Obama-appointed gays and (not) counting


President Barack Obama
By Lisa Neff, columnist, 365gay.com

I had a “so what” moment last week.

A news release came into my Mail application, one of maybe 100 releases to arrive October 26th. The headline heralded, “Obama appoints record number of gay officials.”
I read on.

President Barack Obama has appointed more openly gay officials than any other president in U.S. history.

The number, at half-way through Obama’s term, is estimated at 150 appointments, from “agency heads and commission members to policy officials and senior staffers.” The prior record number of appointments was made by Bill Clinton over his eight years in office and estimated at 140. Note the use of “estimate,” which to me means that we don’t really know the number, making about 150 a record that needs an asterisk.

The Senate had to confirm two dozen of Obama’s openly gay appointees, including John Berry as director of the Office of Personnel Management, which oversees the nation’s 1.9 million federal workers.

“Eh, so what,” I thought.

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Monday, November 01, 2010

A unique shipping notice I received!


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Cockroach King Concerned Over Recent Rise Of Bedbugs


Cockroach King Concerned Over Recent Rise Of Bedbugs
GRAND IMPERIAL THRONE ROOM, CASTLE ROACH—His Royal Highness, King Leopold Blattodea IV, undisputed lord and ruler of the cockroaches, expressed dismay and concern Monday that the recent rise in bedbug populations could threaten his sovereignty over the realm of human squalor.

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*The Onion

Sites and articles of interest...


China builds the world's fastest supercomputer - CTV News

A buck’n 2,507 trillion calculations, per second computer! CTV.ca

1200lbs Pumpkin Drop

I thought a falling piano was fatal. YouTube

HP Slate 500 Tablet PC overview - HP Small & Medium Business products

HP’s answer to the iPad. Hey, wasn’t this invented before? Oh yah, it was called a tablet! Too bad they didn’t pursue more of these at the time. HP.com


Angels, explained by children


All children are angels

I only know the names of two angels,
Hark and Harold.

-Gregory, age 5


Everybody's got it all wrong.
Angels don't wear halos anymore.
I forget why, but scientists are working on it

-Olive, age 9


It's not easy to become an angel!
First, you die.
Then you go to Heaven,
and then there's still
the flight training to go through.
And then you got to agree
to wear those angel clothes.

-Matthew, age 9


Angels work for God and watch over kids
when God has to go do something else.

-Mitchell, age 7


My guardian angel helps me with math,
but he's not much good for science.

-Henry, age 8


Angels don't eat,
but they drink milk from Holy Cows!!!

-Jack, age 6


Angels talk all the way
while they're flying you up to heaven.
The main subject is where you went wrong before you got dead.

-Daniel, age 9


When an angel gets mad, he takes
a deep breath and counts to ten.
And when he lets out his breath again,
somewhere there's a tornado.

-Reagan, age 10


Angels have a lot to do
and they keep very busy.
If you lose a tooth,
an angel comes in through your window
and leaves money under your pillow.
Then when it gets cold,
angels go south for the winter.

-Sara, age 6


Angels live in cloud houses made by God
and his son,
who's a very good carpenter.

-Jared, age 8


All angels are girls because
they gotta wear dresses
and boys didn't go for it.

-Antonio, age 9


My angel is my grandma who died last year.
She got a big head start on helping me
while she was still down here on earth.

-Ashley ~ age 9


Some of the angels are in charge
of helping heal sick animals and pets.
And if they don't make the animals
get better,
they help the child get over it.

- Vicki, age 8


What I don't get about angels is why,
when someone is in love,
they shoot arrows at them.

-Sarah, age 7


*Thanks, Darcene

November


Montreal in November, credit Evelyn Reid
Photo Credit, Evelyn Reid, About.com: Montreal


by Thomas Hood

No sun--no moon!
No morn--no noon!
No dawn--no dusk--no proper time of day--
No sky--no earthly view--
No distance looking blue--

No road--no street--
No "t'other side the way"--
No end to any Row--
No indications where the Crescents go--

No top to any steeple--
No recognitions of familiar people--
No courtesies for showing 'em--
No knowing 'em!

No mail--no post--
No news from any foreign coast--
No park--no ring--no afternoon gentility--
No company--no nobility--

No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Samhain*

samhain

And the fires
Shall burn
And the wheel of life
Shall turn
And the dead will come home, on Samhain

And then
The night sky
On a lunar light
midnight
And the dead will come home, on Samhain

Little children
Dress like beasts
In the lamp-lit
Dark streets
And the dead come alive, on Samhain

Come away
From this island earth
Come back to
The moment of your birth
And the dead come alive, on Samhain

Ever since
The dawn of time
This day has been for them
Lay your minds on the line
And await the dead, on Samhain

When the wall
Grows thin
Allows the dead
To come in
So await the dead, on Samhain

I will see you, come Samhain

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Glen Whitman, Gather.com

*Pronounced: SOW-in (as in "cow"), (or sometimes sew-WIN)
For more pagan pronunciations, click here.
**Read about Samhain