Things to Share - July 28th, 2008

Point to Ponder

Where are the germs that cause good breath?

Quotes of the Day

People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
  - AJ Liebling

To be great is to be misunderstood.
  - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin

Useless Knowledge

A gang of elks
A cast or kettle of hawks
A mob of emus
A brood of hens
A business or fesnyng of ferrets
A drift or parcel of hogs
A charm of finches

Facts

8 yr old Chelsea Lannon received a patent in '94 for her pocket diaper, a diaper with a pocket to hold a baby wipe and baby powder puff.

Only 3 have ever won medals at both the WinterSummer Olympics: Eddie EaganUSA, Jacob ThamsNorway,Christa Luding-Rothenburger Germany.

The U.S shreds 7000 tons of used currency each year.

Weird

JAPAN: japan's first mass-produced 'energy boosting' eel drink has gone on sale.

Immigration officers had a "Kinder Surprise" when they discovered a woman smuggling drugs using a plastic container from one of the children's treats.

A model faces up to four years in jail in Peru for being photographed sitting naked on the nation's flag.

You Might  be a Redneck if...

...before you eat dinner you say, "Jeet yet?" "No, djew?" "Aight."

Jokes of the Day

Huge Pause

A bear walks into a bar and says, "I want a bourbon and............... coke"
The bartender asks "what's with the huge pause?"
The bear says, "I've had them all my life."

An Old Fart

One evening, a family brings their frail, elderly mother to a nursing home and leaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next morning, the nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair at a window overlooking a lovely flower garden.

She seems okay but after a while she slowly starts to lean over sideways in her chair. Two attentive nurses immediately rush up to catch her and straighten her up.

Again, she seems okay but after a while she starts to tilt to the other side. The nurses rush back and once more bring her back upright. This goes on all morning.

Later, the family arrives to see how the old woman is adjusting to her new home. "So Ma, how is it here? Are they treating you all right?" they ask.

"It's pretty nice," she replies. "Except they won't let you fart."

Brunette Meets Genie

A brunette is walking through the country, when she finds a bottle. She rubs it and, you guessed it, a genie appears.

The genie says, "You are allowed three wishes. But, I must warn you, anything you get, all the blondes in the world get twice as much."

The woman says, "Okay. Give me a nice house."

The genie replies, "You now have one nice house and all the blondes in the world have two."

The the lady says, "Give me a gorgeous man."

The genie replies, "You now have one gorgeous man, while all the blondes have two."

The lady says, "For my last wish, Genie, see that stick over there? Beat me half to death with it."

Word of the Day

quondam: former; sometime.

Today's Reason to Drink

July 28, 2008

Happy Independence Day...in Peru! Break out the beer, grill, and fireworks again!

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Thing to Ponder

How does one actually zip their lip?

You might be a REDNECK if...

...you have buried a dog and cried like a baby.

Jokes of the Day

Pa Won't Like It

A farm boy accidentally overturned his wagonload of corn. The farmer who lived nearby heard the noise and yelled over to the boy, "Hey Willis, forget your troubles. Come in and visit with us. I'll help you get the wagon up later."

"That's mighty nice of you," Willis answered, "but I don't think Pa would like me to."

"Aw come on boy," the farmer insisted.

"Well okay," the boy finally agreed, and added, "but Pa won't like it."

After a hearty dinner, Willis thanked his host. "I feel a lot better now, but I know Pa is going to be real upset."

"Don't be foolish!" the neighbor said with a smile. "By the way, where is he?"

"Under the wagon."

The Living Satues

Two statues stood in a city park: one female and the other male. These statues faced each other for many years.

Early one morning, an angel appeared before the statues and said, "Since the two of you have been exemplary statues and have brought enjoyment to many people, I am giving you your greatest wish. I hereby give you the gift of life. You have 30 minutes to do whatever you desire."

And with that command, the statues came to life. The two statues smiled at each other, ran toward some nearby woods and dove behind a couple of bushes. The angel smiled to himself as he listened to the two statues giggling, bushes rustling, and twigs snapping.

After fifteen minutes, the two statues emerged from the bushes, satisfied and smiling.

Puzzled, the angel looked at his watch and asked the statues, "You still have fifteen minutes. Would you like to continue?"

The male statue looked at the female and asked, "Do you want to do it again?"

Smiling, the female statue said, "Sure. But this time YOU hold the pigeon down and I'll crap on its head!"

Today's Reason to Drink

Celebrate Simón Bolívar Day! You know, the famous South American revolutionary after which Bolivia takes its name.

Facts of the Day

Horses can eat 24 hours without stopping

While our eyes are the same size from the day we are born, our ears and nose keeps growing.

Quotes

Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.
- Senator Dianne Feinstein

What happens when the future has come and gone?
- Robert Half

Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.
- Katharine Hepburn

Useless Trivia

Coyotes are extremely loyal to their mates. If one is caught in a trap, the other will bring small game for it to eat; it will soak itself in a river to allow its thirsty mate to chew on its damp fur for water. It has been documented that the free coyote will stay with its captive partner until death.

Just Plain Weird

SWEDEN: Swedish airport staff were not amused when a team from a TV comedy show tried to check in a suitcase with a dwarf inside.

A judge has chastised parents for calling their child 'Sex Fruit' and 'Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii'.

Places are still unfilled on the UK's first degree course in Funeral Services - an essay on burial rituals anyone?

Hurricane Dolly

I usually stay out of the sunshine (sleep all day). But today I was up watching 'Dolly' as she made her way towards the South Texas Coast. It's been a long time since Port Aransas has had a direct hit from a hurricane and local legend has it that we are due one soon and when it comes it's gonna be the BIG one. This one wasn't it. There have been several scares. One of them was 'Katrina' but all we ended up with there was a "Premature Evacuation".

I hope that I'm not around for the big one. I've watch this sleepy little drinking town with a fishing problem grow bigger and bigger for the last nine years and hate the idea of seeing it all blown away.

Asta La Vista

Bcc: An Email to Mom

Do you get those forwarded messages all the time. Every now and then you have the urge to pass it along to everyone you know? My 83 year young Mother got her first computer a little while ago and she's doing pretty good. However, she has started forwarding me these, what I call "pass around emails" that show every one and thier mother, brothers and sisters etc, email addresses. The following is the suggestion that I emailed back to her tonight:

________________________________________________________

This is the meat of the message you sent to me. I want to explain to you a little about security and computer integrity. I hope you take heed because every time you forward one of these messages you show your email and everyone elses email that shows up to hundreds of people that you don't really know. Do you want people you don't know, knowing your password?

There are clues to email theft and the one that is most blatant is to ask you to forward it on to ## so many people and ADD THEM. So everytime anyone does what he/she requests they keep getting more and more email addresses. This is how you start getting all kinds of Junk Mail.

Also, in most Email programs, there is a button you can click to add every address in the message to their contact list. When they send out all of these things it goes out to people they don't even know and your address can be added to thousands of peoples contact list all over the World Wide Web.

There are a combination of things you can do to prevent this.

Cut and Paste - You scroll down to the meat of the message and just cut and paste that into a NEW email. Then you pick the person that requested you to send it back to them and put that address in the To: field. Next, you click on the Add Bcc link, usually located right about the Subject: field. (Bcc stands for Blind Carbon Copy) Then another To: Field will open up. You then add the address of your family and friends and then touch up you message and send it.

This way each time you send an email this way you will have kept up the "ring" and the people who you sent it to will see only two addresses, your's and their's.
You will never end up in people's contact list that you don't know. I'm thinking that the you have inherited, contests, I need you help with a forigen bank, junk emails end up in your mail box by the one's who start one of these to pass along with no other intent in mind than getting as many email address as they possibly can.

Cut and Paste and using the Bcc are the keys to computer security and integrity.

Now send this to 250,000 other people and please, please, please don't add me unless you put me in the Bcc.

I hope you understand that I'm just trying to protect you and help you at the same time.

Love You Mom,

Van
____________________________________________________________________

If you don't understand you can click on THIS to see further explanation.

You Might Be.....

You might be a REDNECK if…

…you can burp and say your name at the same time.

…the people on Jerry Springer’s show remind you of your neighbors.

…you think Possum is The ‘Other White Meat’.

…you carried a fishing pole into Sea World.

…you met your present girlfriend as a result of a message on the wall of the mens’ room at the Flying J Truck Stop.

…you think a quarter horse is a ride out in front of the Wal-Mart.

…your huntin dawg had a litter of puppies in the living room and nobody noticed.

…you think safe sex is a padded headboard.

…you and your dog use the same tree.

…you believe dual air bags refer to your wife and mother-in-law.

If you answered yes to any of the above, you might be a redneck…

Things to Share

Things I Found To Share

July 22, 2008

Odd Facts

The only continent without a desert is Europe.

In ancient Egypt people used pillows made of stone.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

Quotes of the Day

The only continent without a desert is Europe.

In ancient Egypt people used pillows made of stone.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

New Links

Funny Transportation Pictures

Parents Day - Quotes

Are the diagonals parallel?

Point to Ponder

Why do we buy a product that takes 2000 flushes to get rid of?

You might be a redneck if:

...the Halloween pumpkin on your front porch has more teeth than your wife.

Joke of the day

The Engineer

An engineer dies and reports to the pearly gates. St. Peter checks his dossier and says, "Ah, you're an engineer -- you're in the wrong place."
So, the engineer reports to the gates of hell and is let in. Pretty soon, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in hell, and starts designing and building improvements. After awhile, they've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and the engineer is a pretty popular guy.
One day, God calls Satan up on the telephone and says with a sneer, "So, how's it going down there in hell?"
Satan replies, "Hey, things are going great. We've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next."
God replies, "What??? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake -- he should never have gotten down there; send him up here."
Satan says, "No way. I like having an engineer on the staff, and I'm keeping him."
God says, "Send him back up here or I'll sue."
Satan laughs uproariously and answers, "Yeah, right. And just where are YOU going to get a lawyer?

Who's Better?

Three young boys were fighting over whose dad was the best.

"My dad is so good he can shoot an arrow, run after it, get in front of it, and catch it in his bare hands."

"My dad is so good that he can shoot a gun, run after the bullet, get in front of it and catch it in his bare hands."

"I've got you both beat. My dad's so good because he works for the city. He gets off work at 5:00 and is home by 4:30."

Hope you enjoyed these.

MCRD San Diego

I was piddling around and ended up at the place where I went to boot camp back in '71. Come to find out the lawyer I had to go see at Cherry Point, NC, is now in charge of the whole enchilada.

clipped from www.mcrdsd.usmc.mil Brigadier General Angela (Angie) Salinas Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot/Western Recruiting Region Brigadier General Angela (Angie) Salinas began her military career when she enlisted into the Marine Corps in May 1974. Following recruit training at Parris Island, S.C., she served as a legal services clerk until 1977 when she was selected for the Enlisted Commissioning Program and commissioned a second lieutenant in December 1977. She has commanded at every rank and has served as Series Commander, Woman Recruit Training Command, Parris Island, South Carolina, Commanding Officer, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion, Camp Pendleton, CA, Commanding Officer, Recruiting Station Charleston, West Virginia, Commanding Officer, 4th Recruit Training Battalion and Commanding Officer, 12th Marine Corps District, San Diego, CA.

Gotta Get One

This would really make a canoe trip special. I can imagine what it would be like up north where they have all the lakes that are crystal clear.

clipped from www.toxel.com Transparent Canoe See the world below you with remarkable clarity in this two person transparent canoe. This hard shell transparent canoe provides 100% visability. It weighs only 40 lbs., and is lighter than most aluminum or wood canoes. Price: $1,475 + $175 Shipping

This guitar is on the top of my wish list. I already have two Dean Guitars and one Dean 6-string banjo. They are an awesome product and worth looking into if your looking for a guitar.

Work Week

Had a pretty good time hosting Karaoke Friday and Saturday night. I really like my life here. Most people work a 5 day week and then get 2 days off. I'm just the opposite. I work 2 nights (only 4 hours a night)and then I get a 5 day weekend.

Have a great Sunday.

Light at the End

Yep, he's fixing to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

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It's 4:20 Somewhere

I think it's hillarious that they chose 4:20 for the display.

clipped from www.impactlab.com Fingernail Displays TX54 is a disposable timepiece that is worn on the user’s thumbnail. While its translucency makes it blend seamlessly with the hand, a selection of text color options and a glow feature that activates on command make it easy to read.

Problems Installing the "My Blog List" Element in Blogger?

They came out with this a little while ago. I could not get it to work. Then I got it working on one of my blogs but couldn't get it to work on the rest.

It seems that you can't do it by clicking the layout link from the Dashboard. You have to go to the blog and then click on the customize link up in the right hand corner of the screen. That takes you directly to the layout screen and you can then add the element.

I don't know how to get word to the blogger people. If you are having problems intalling this element, this should do the trick.

Lost Love

Poor guy. But for every guy this has happened to, there is about 1/5th of a gal who's going through the same thing. Hope I got my math right.

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Words to Avoid

Author: David Bowman, Precise Edit
About the author: David Bowman is the Owner and Chief Editor of Precise Edit, a comprehensive editing, proofreading, and document analysis service for authors, students, and businesses. Precise Edit also offers a variety of other services, such as translation, transcription, and website development.

10 Words to Avoid When Writing

Writing is a combination of art and craft. The art comes from much reading, talking, thinking, dreaming, and writing. The craft is primarily technique. Some techniques are complex, but a few are very simple and will instantly strengthen your writing. In many cases, however, strengthening writing simply means avoiding those things that weaken it.

We have identified 10 words that nearly always weaken writing. In no particular order, they are as follows.

1. Really: "Avoiding this word is a really great idea."

Reason: A really great idea is the same as a great idea. If you need to emphasize something, such as the "greatness" of an idea, use a single word that means what you are trying to say, e.g., "Avoiding this word is an excellent idea."

2. You: "Sometimes, you feel like writing is too hard."

Reason: I never feel this way, so this statement is not true. The writer probably means "I" or "some writers," e.g., "Sometimes, I feel like writing is too hard." "You" should only be used when you are actually writing to, and about, the reader, not when making general statements.

3. Feel: "I feel the government should stop people from writing poorly."

Reason: Which emotion is being "felt"? What is the writer touching and, therefore, feeling? Usually, the writer means "believe" or "think." "Feel" is also used by authors to describe a character's emotions, as in "He felt despondent." Instead, the writer should show the emotions through the character's words and actions.

4. Think: "I think the government should stop people from writing poorly."

Reason: If you write an opinion, the reader understands that you also think it. Just say what it is you think, e.g., "The government should stop people from writing poorly."

5. As: "As you write this word, poke out your eyes. It's weak as it can cause confusion."

Reason: A person usually cannot do two actions simultaneously, so "as" doesn't make sense in the first sentence. It could be rewritten, "Write this word, then poke out your eyes." In the second sentence, the writer should use "because." Until reading the rest of the sentence, the reader doesn't know if "as" means two actions are occurring simultaneously or means “because.”
6. A lot: "A lot of writing could be made better."

Reason: How much is "a lot"? 100 documents? 50% of everything I have written? 1% of one million books? The term "a lot" is meaningless without the context, but if you give the context, you don't need the term "a lot." Also, this is highly subjective. "A lot" to one person may seem like "some" to another.

7. Sort of/Kind of: "Using these words is sort of annoying to the reader."

Reason: If using these words is only sort of annoying, you haven't told the reader exactly what it is. If it is annoying, say so: "Writing this way annoys the reader." If it is not annoying, tell the reader exactly what it is, e.g., "Using these words bothers readers." Use words that mean what you are trying to say, and give the reader exact descriptions. This also applies to "kind of."

8. Like: "Using these words is like baking with spoiled milk."

Reason: If this is like something, then it is NOT that thing. Giving accurate descriptions and using correct verbs will reduce your need to use "like," e.g., "These words spoil your writing." A good simile can enhance your writing, but using too many makes writing tedious, so try to think of a different way to express your ideas.

9. Just: "Some people are just persnickety about writing. It's just the way they write."

Reason: The word "just" doesn't add any real value to these sentences. Leaving them out results in the same meanings and makes the sentences much tighter and more direct: "Some people are persnickety about writing. It's the way they write." Doesn't that just sound better?

10. Used to: "He used to write like this when he started writing."

Reason: Using fewer words to express an idea is almost always a good idea, so "used to write" can be written "wrote," as in, "He wrote like this when he started writing." The problem is that "used to write" and "when he started writing" both express events in the past, which is redundant. In nearly every case, "used to . . ." can be replaced with a past tense verb.

The sample sentences demonstrate poor uses of these words, but you will find good uses, too. In fact, some of them are perfectly fine in some contexts or when used in particular ways. Your level of formality, purpose, voice, and audience will determine whether or not to use these words. If you're not sure whether or not to use them in a particular sentence, our advice is to avoid them.

Precise Edit editors keep a sharp eye out for these troublesome and confusing words. We evaluate their use and, in most cases, find a way to revise the sentences so we don't use them. The result is stronger writing that more clearly and more professionally communicates the author's ideas.

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How to Hug a Baby

Man! That dog must weigh at least 125-150 pounds. Must be smart as hell to be that gentle around a baby. I would really love to see a video of this interaction.

clipped from www.dnaco.net How to properly hug a baby If you think you've spotted a baby, verify by employing classic sniffing techniques. Baby powder is a dead giveaway. Flatten the baby before actually beginning the hugging process. Simply slide paws around baby and prepare for possible close-up. If a camera is present, you will need to execute the difficult and patented hug, smile, and lean in order to achieve the best photo quality.

Notre Dame

Awesome! I'd never seen this before. Amazing

clipped from stuckincustoms.com The Grandeur of Notre Dame This is the tiny little hillside chapel of Notre Dame de Lyon. It was a healthy walk to the top all by my lonesome with my tripod and ipod. It was once again one of those places where you are not supposed to use tripods. But I simply state that I am on a mission from God, and then they generally back off either in awe or confusion.

Bits of Useless Trivia

It's just a bit of fun - Flash games, videos, funny photos, jokes. -: "UK Useless Facts

* 95% of £5 notes have been in contact with cocaine.
* If you buy a lottery ticket at 7pm on Saturday, you are more likely to die in the hour before the draw than you are to win.
* No word in the English language rhymes with the word unicorn.
* The easiest way to become a millionaire is to convert £4 sterling into Turkish Lire.
* The Guiness Book of Records lists 'The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick' as the hardset tongue twister.
* The most dangerous part of a plane journey from the UK to Australia is the drive to the airport.
* An average of four people a year in Britain are killed by writing instruments.
* Three serious accidents a year in Britain can be attributed to pencil sharpeners.
* Last year, 43 British adults died in their bathtubs.
* 27 million porn mags are sold in the UK each year.
* Britons eat on average 2.2 curries a week - spending £2.8 billion every year.
* Lambeth council in south London owes £850 million (as of 1999) - this is more than the national debt of Guatemala.
* During December 1998, Barclays Bank's cash machines in the UK dispensed a total of £1.24 billion in notes."

Look Who Stopped By

Gee ma, you'll never know who stopped by the store today.....



Funny videos

Drunk Squirrel

Some people may think that the taping of this was cruel, that the people should have rushed the poor squirrel to the vet. Have you ever been drunk. Did people bundle you up and take you to the doctor. Hell no. You sobered up. Poor squirrel probably had a killer headache the next morning along with a bad case of cotton mouth. You don't really want to make contact with the squirrel, so just let the poor little guy/girl sleep it off. You have to admit that watching a drunk squirrel is pretty amusing. Beats watch drunk humans, well, maybe not.

glumbert - Drunk squirrel stumbles up tree

The World's Smallest Orange

How to Make a Paper Rose

Stay at Home Server

Enjoy.

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First 10 - Weird English Words

You can find more lists like this one at the following address : http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/20-weird-english-words/

clipped from listverse.com 20 Weird English Words English is a wonderful language with some of the strangest pronunciation rules and words that come from many other languages. This is a list of 20 weird English words. 1. Erinaceous Like a hedgehog 2. Lamprophony Loudness and clarity of voice 3. Depone To testify under oath 4. Finnimbrun A trinket or knick-knack 5. floccinaucinihilipilification Estimation that something is valueless. Proper pronunciation based on Latin roots: flockə-nowsə-nəkələ-pələ-fək-ation. 6. Inaniloquent Pertaining to idle talk 7. Limerance An attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love. 8. Mesonoxian Pertaining to midnight 9. Mungo A dumpster diver - one who extracts valuable things from trash 10. Nihilarian A person who deals with things lacking importance (pronounce the ‘h’ like a ‘k’).

The Second Ten

Find more here: http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/20-weird-english-words/

clipped from listverse.com 20 Weird English Words English is a wonderful language with some of the strangest pronunciation rules and words that come from many other languages. This is a list of 20 weird English words. 11. Nudiustertian The day before yesterday 12. Phenakism Deception or trickery 13. Pronk A weak or foolish person 14. Pulveratricious Covered with dust 15. Rastaquouere A social climber 16. Scopperloit Rude or rough play 17. Selcouth Unfamiliar, rare, strange, marvelous, wonderful. For example: The List Universe is such a selcouth website! 18. Tyrotoxism To be poisoned by cheese 19. Widdiful Someone who deserves to be hanged 20. Zabernism The abuse of military power or authority. I wonder how long it will take for this one to show up in the comments.

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