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Since most schools are back in session -

The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think - rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men.
- Bill Beattie

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1917 - 1963

Question asked on 09/01/2008 at 06:12 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
- William Cowper, 1731 - 1800
This is the original quote for "Variety is the spice of life."
So today as people keep trying to invent new and better things most of which become and are accidents.
Even in the 19th century people were inventing things and what they came up with was different than what they intended the outcome. The following is such a story.
It was on this day in 1837 that John Lea and William Perrins, successful chemists (pharmacists) at Worcester, England, began commercial manufacture of Worcestershire sauce. Early in the decade they had attempted to make a curry sauce for some noblewomen who missed the flavors they had come to know while in India, but the results were inedible. Somehow a barrel of the nasty, fishy sauce ended up in storage, and after quietly fermenting in the back of the warehouse, it turned out to be a winner. Lea and Perrins' fermented anchovy elixir became Worcestershire sauce. No where near the taste of the curry sauce they were trying to develope.

Question asked on 08/28/2008 at 10:38 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Do you know who said:

"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."

See below.

The answer to: "Quote of the Day (8/22/08)"

Question asked on 08/22/2008 at 06:42 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

An army marches on its stomach.

Circumstances - what are circumstances? I make circumstances.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

Men, in general, are but great children.

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

We must laugh at man, to avoid crying for him.

- All from Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769 - 1821

Question asked on 08/20/2008 at 12:31 PM :: Comments to date: 0

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Shmuel Gelbfisz was born at Warsaw, Poland on this day in 1882. While living with relatives in England he adopted a less imposing name, Samuel Goldfish. He moved to the US in 1899 and became a very successful glove salesman, but ended up making movies - over seventy of them. Five years after his first picture he adopted the name we recognize: Samuel Goldwyn. Between his high energy and English being his second language, he said some wonderfully absurd things. Some are just absurd, some manage to be profoundly true in their absurdity.

Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.

I paid too much for it, but it's worth it.

I read part of it all the way through.

Flashbacks are a thing of the past.

If I look confused it’s because I’m thinking.

Our comedies are not to be laughed at.

There is a statue of limitation.

What we need now is some new, fresh clichés.

- All from Samuel Goldwyn, 1882 - 1974

Question asked on 08/18/2008 at 12:24 PM :: Comments to date: 0

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Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.... Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
- Helen Keller, 1880 - 1968
Your real security is yourself. You know you can do it, and they can't ever take that away from you.
- Mae West, 1892 - 1980
If you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience.
- Eddie Rickenbacker, 1890 - 1973

Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, though the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase.
- William Congreve, 1670 - 1729
The search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The fact is security can only be achieved through constant change, adapting old ideas that have outlived their usefulness to current facts.
- William O. Douglas, 1898 - 1980
Security is when everything is settled. When nothing can happen to you. Security is the denial of life.
- Germaine Greer

On this day in 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. Perhaps I'm too cynical, but somehow I've never expected this was going to pay off for my generation. I'm not alone. None of the quotes in the database suggest that a government program is likely to be a source of security, nor is anything else for that matter.

Question asked on 08/14/2008 at 07:34 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Some people have such a talent for making the best of a bad situation that they go around creating bad situations so they can make the best of them.

Kerr, 1923 - 2003

Question asked on 07/31/2008 at 08:27 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent.

Jean Kerr, 1923 - 2003

Question asked on 07/29/2008 at 07:25 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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You don't seem to realize that a poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a rich person who is unhappy, because the poor person has hope. He thinks money would help.

Jean Kerr, 1923 - 2003

Question asked on 07/27/2008 at 07:24 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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A lawyer is never entirely comfortable with a friendly divorce, anymore than a good mortician wants to finish his job and then have the patient sit up on the table.

Jean Kerr, 1923 - 2003

Question asked on 07/25/2008 at 07:23 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.
- James Cash Penney, 1875 - 1971

This is still true today.

Question asked on 07/18/2008 at 05:45 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
Most of my advances were by mistake. You uncover what is when you get rid of what isn't.
Thinking is a momentary dismissal of irrelevancies.
When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only of how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
- All from R. Buckminster Fuller, 1895 - 1983

Question asked on 07/16/2008 at 03:14 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Richard Buckminster Fuller was born at Milton, Massachusetts on this day in 1895. In 1912 he represented the fifth generation of Fullers accepted at Harvard, but probably the first to be expelled from that school. Twice. By turns he was an inventor, architect, author, mathematician, economist, philosopher, and poet. "Bucky" invented the geodesic dome and coined the phrase "spaceship Earth".

Think globally, act locally.

I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly.

Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.

All from R. Buckminster Fuller, 1895 - 1983

Question asked on 07/14/2008 at 01:11 PM :: Comments to date: 0

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Those who won our independence by revolution were not cowards. They did not fear political change. They did not exalt order at the cost of liberty.
- Louis Dembitz Brandeis, 1856 - 1941

Question asked on 07/05/2008 at 06:17 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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To live outside the law you must be honest.

Being noticed can be a burden. Jesus got himself crucified because he got himself noticed. So I disappear a lot.

I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me.

People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.

When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it - don't back down and don't give up - then
you're going to mystify a lot of folks.

It was like a flying saucer landed. That's what the sixties were like. Everybody heard about it, but only a few really saw it.
- All from Bob Dylan

Question asked on 07/01/2008 at 07:43 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, employ someone, or forbid your children to do it.
- Monta Crane

Question asked on 06/27/2008 at 10:07 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Beware what you set your heart upon, for it shall surely be yours.

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is the triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

The truth, the hope of any time, must always be sought in minorities.

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not yet beautiful.

What would be the use of immortality to a person who cannot use well a half an hour?
- All from Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803 - 1882

Question asked on 06/25/2008 at 07:40 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me.
- Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 1884 - 1980
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.
- Bertrand Arthur William Russell, On Education, 1926
When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.
- Edgar Watson Howe, Country Town Sayings, 1911
To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girlfriends.
- Benjamin Franklin, 1706 - 1790
Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: Their measurements are being taken and compared.
- Erica Jong
It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind one's back, that are absolutely and entirely true.
- Oscar Wilde, 1854 - 1900

Question asked on 06/20/2008 at 07:23 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope and that enables you to laugh at all of life's realities.
- Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904 - 1991

Question asked on 06/16/2008 at 07:20 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - that myth is more potent than history. I believe that dreams are more powerful than facts - that hope always triumphs over experience - that laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.

If you want an interesting party sometime, combine cocktails and a fresh box of crayons for everyone.

To be human is to keep rattling the bars of the cage of existence, hollering, 'What's it for?'

The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.

The devil made me do it the first time, and after that I did it on my own.

- All from Robert Fulghum Author of , "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten"

Question asked on 06/12/2008 at 07:12 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring people.
- Edgar Degas, 1834 - 1917

Question asked on 06/10/2008 at 07:19 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
- Albert Einstein, 1879 - 1955

Question asked on 06/05/2008 at 07:17 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
- Confucius

Question asked on 06/02/2008 at 06:44 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement.
- John Stuart Mill, 1806 - 1873

In todays words - Think out of the box.

Question asked on 05/30/2008 at 07:25 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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One can never know for sure what a deserted area looks like.

What does it mean to pre-board? Do you get on before you get on?

By George Carlin

Question asked on 05/28/2008 at 07:28 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Is there another word for synonym?

The day after tomorrow is the third day of the rest of your life.

By George Carlin

Question asked on 05/25/2008 at 07:23 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Cloud nine gets all the publicity, but cloud eight actually is cheaper, less crowded, and has a better view.

I don’t have a fear of heights. I do, however, have a fear of falling from heights.

By George Carlin

Question asked on 05/23/2008 at 07:26 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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I married beneath me. All women do.

Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.

We women talk too much, but even then we don't tell half what we know.

By Nancy Astor

Question asked on 05/19/2008 at 09:53 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything, or nothing.

By Nancy Astor

Question asked on 05/19/2008 at 09:49 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.

The more syllables a euphemism has, the further divorced from reality it is.

By - George Carlin

Question asked on 05/16/2008 at 07:19 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!

We think too much and feel too little.

Life is a beautiful magnificent thing, even to a jelly fish.

All from - Charlie Chaplin, 1889 - 1977

Question asked on 05/01/2008 at 07:41 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.

Charlie Chaplin

Question asked on 04/28/2008 at 07:40 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision.
- Dick Armey

Question asked on 04/26/2008 at 06:17 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Politics and the Economy

"My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it." -- Barack Obama

Why does he want to change the greatest nation in history? To what?

Question asked on 04/25/2008 at 06:40 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the Headless Monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.

Charlie Chaplin

Question asked on 04/24/2008 at 07:38 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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I like things Simple. It is so easy to uncomplicate your life if you keep it simple. The simple pleasures of life are the most gratifying. The acronym for KISS is Keep It Simple Stupid, or Sweet.

A few Simple Quotes that follow are very powerful and time tested truths in Life.

Worry gives a small thing a big shadow.
- Swedish proverb

God gave burdens, also shoulders.
- Yiddish proverb

One meets one's destiny often in the road one takes to avoid it.
- French proverb

Question asked on 04/18/2008 at 07:00 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every ten minutes.

- J. William Fulbright, 1905 - 1995

Question asked on 04/12/2008 at 06:29 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Positive reinforcement is hugging your husband when he does a load of laundry. Negative reinforcement is telling him he used too much detergent.
- Dr Joyce Brothers

Question asked on 03/28/2008 at 02:06 PM :: Comments to date: 0

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Friendship is the golden thread that ties the hearts of all hearts of all the world.
- John Evelyn, 1620 - 1706

Question asked on 03/21/2008 at 07:57 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Every great leap forward in your life comes after you have made a clear decision of some kind.
- Brian Tracy

Question asked on 03/18/2008 at 07:31 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.
- Don Herold, 1889 - 1966

Question asked on 03/15/2008 at 07:29 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Pride goeth before a fall.

By Mr. Eliot Spitzer.

Wall Street cheered on Monday when the news came out.
Mr. Spitzer did good in the beginning but later became a victim just like all of his old targets.
A perfect case where money doesn't corrupt but power eventually corrupts.

Question asked on 03/13/2008 at 05:39 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.
- An Wang

Question asked on 03/12/2008 at 07:27 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of a faraway place. A traveler on the plane sees the farmhouse and dreams of home.
- Carl Burns

Question asked on 03/09/2008 at 07:23 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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The word "politics" is derived from the word "poly" meaning "many", and the word "ticks", meaning "blood sucking parasites".

It's amazing how the democratic primaries are really entertaining this year. But if you listen to their rhetoric they both are politicians. Read the quote.

Question asked on 03/06/2008 at 08:06 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.
- George Bernard Shaw, 1856 - 1950

Question asked on 03/01/2008 at 01:24 PM :: Comments to date: 0

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Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.
- Anna Mary Robertson Moses, 1860 - 1961, Grandma Moses

Happy Leap Year Day!

Question asked on 02/29/2008 at 05:15 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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I've been on a calendar, but never on time.
- Marilyn Monroe, 1926 - 1962

Question asked on 02/28/2008 at 06:14 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."

Mark Twain

Question asked on 02/20/2008 at 04:06 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"One common mistake most people make is to attempt to find time, instead of make time."
Paul J. Meyer

Question asked on 02/19/2008 at 04:10 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"If we did all we were capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves."
Thomas Edison

Question asked on 02/18/2008 at 04:08 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we'll make one." John Maxwell

Question asked on 02/17/2008 at 04:07 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"There are three things that are extremely hard - steel, a diamond, and to know oneself." Benjamin Franklin

Question asked on 02/16/2008 at 04:05 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them". John Maxwell

Question asked on 02/15/2008 at 02:03 PM :: Comments to date: 0

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People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
- Joseph F. Newton

Question asked on 02/14/2008 at 07:13 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Watch your 'Thoughts,' they become words.
Watch your 'Words,' they become actions.
Watch your 'Actions,' they become habits.
Watch your 'Habits,' they become character.
Watch your 'Character,' for it becomes your Destiny.
Feng Shui Horoscope

Question asked on 02/13/2008 at 05:06 AM :: Comments to date: 1

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The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
- David Russell

Question asked on 02/08/2008 at 07:11 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Watch your 'Thoughts,' they become words.
Watch your 'Words,' they become actions.
Watch your 'Actions,' they become habits.
Watch your 'Habits,' they become character.
Watch your 'Character,' for it becomes your Destiny.

I will repeat this next week because it is what people are all about.

Question asked on 02/03/2008 at 03:04 PM :: Comments to date: 0

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At the end of a day in 1905, mine supervisor Frederick Wells was heading out of the Cullinan diamond mine in Gauteng, South Africa. He looked up and saw what he thought was a chunk of glass stuck in the wall as a prank, but it was the largest gem diamond ever found at 3,106 carats. The Cullinan Diamond was sent to Asscher Brothers of Amsterdam for cutting, where it was studied for months before the first cut was attempted because of a major flaw near the center. The two largest pieces are part of the British Crown Jewels and can be seen in the Tower of London. Here are some thoughts on lesser Diamonds.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
- Confucius, c.551 - 479 BC
Modest expression is a beautiful setting to the diamond of talent and genius.
- Edwin Hubbel Chapin, 1814 - 1880
A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool.
- Joseph Roux, 1834 - 1905
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.
- Peter Marshall
Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.
- John Webster, 1580 - 1632

Question asked on 01/30/2008 at 06:29 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"Things that matter most should not be at the mercy of things which matter least."
Johann Goethe
"Doing the right thing is more important than doing things right."
Peter Drucker
"In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."
Theodore Roosevelt

Question asked on 01/22/2008 at 06:08 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine... and those who don't.
As Ben Franklin said: 'In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. '
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) - bacteria found in feces. In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.

However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.
Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health.

Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of poop.

There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service.

Question asked on 01/16/2008 at 06:40 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Now that New Years is going into the 2nd week have you stayed on your journey to change things for the better?
If not pick one saying that motivates you. Print it out and put it on your mirror to see every morning and change yoou thinking to do what ever you want to do. Everyday.

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.
- Henry James, 1843 - 1916

A year from now you may wish you had started today.
- Karen Lamb

Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion. Stop withholding your love until that special person materializes. Every day you are alive is a special occasion. Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God.
- Mary Manin Morrissey

If we really want to live, we'd better start at once to try.
- Wystan Hugh Auden, 1907 - 1973

If you have made mistakes ... there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.
- Mary Pickford, 1893 - 1979

Question asked on 01/12/2008 at 08:05 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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The person who is waiting for something to turn up might start with their shirt sleeves.
- Garth Henrichs

Question asked on 01/10/2008 at 06:03 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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It's time to start living the life you've imagined.
- Henry James, 1843 - 1916

Question asked on 01/07/2008 at 06:01 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse."

Joseph Rudyard Kipling, 1865 - 1936

Question asked on 01/02/2008 at 06:37 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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2008 - It's finally here. Happy New Year!!!!!

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
- Carl Bard

Question asked on 01/01/2008 at 07:18 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Dreams nourish the soul just as food nourishes the body. The pleasure of the search and of adventure feeds our dreams.
- The Pilgrimage
By Paulo Coelho

Question asked on 12/26/2007 at 04:43 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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To know all things is not permitted.
- All from Horace, 65 - 8 BC
This is profound. I have learned that the more you know the less you realize that you do know.
Yet we have a natural curiosity to want to learn more and more. Knowledge feeds the mind and the soul.
Yet Horace in today's quote stated it very simply.
We still strive to learn more. Keep it up.
The 3 stages of learning.
Education - gathering knowledge
Experience - using knowledge
Wisdom - using knowledge from your experiences for the betterment of mankind.

The cycle never ends if you want to stay young of mind.

Question asked on 12/16/2007 at 07:07 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we'll make one." John Maxwell

I have found that successful people are not afraid of mistakes. They take the situation at hand, delve into finding as many options to solve the situation and take the best course of action available at the time. If it is a mistake then they learn from it and fix it. They move on to the next problem area and keep attacking the problems until they are solved. Don't look back and beat yourself up on what you should have done but learn from it so you don't repeat the same mistake.
Thomas Edison made more mistakes in creating the light bulb but used the experiences to get the light bulb.
Keep on plugging away and you will get there.

Question asked on 12/13/2007 at 07:29 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.
- Dr. Dale E. Turner

What does it matter to be laughed at? The big public, in any case, usually doesn't see the joke, and if you state your principles clearly and stick to them, it's wonderful how people come around to you in the end.
- George Orwell, 1903 - 1950

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.
- Helen Keller, 1880 - 1968

Learn the fundamentals of the game and stick to them. Band-Aid remedies never last.
- Jack William Nicklaus

Optimism and humor are the grease and glue of life.
- Philip Butler

Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.
- Vista M. Kelly

Question asked on 12/10/2007 at 06:50 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"All men are mortal. Socrates was mortal. Therefore, all men are Socrates."

"If it bends, it's funny; if it breaks, it's not funny."

"It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens."

"The good people sleep much better at night than the bad people. Of course, the bad people enjoy the waking hours much more."

"You can live to be 100 if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be 100."
- Famous lines from Woody Allen

Question asked on 12/07/2007 at 06:19 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"If we did all we were capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves."

Thomas Edison

Question asked on 11/27/2007 at 07:33 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, 'whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't haveto speak German."
You could have heard a pin drop!

Question asked on 11/24/2007 at 05:14 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?'

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: "Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting the victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships;
How many does France have?"
Once again, dead silence.

Question asked on 11/17/2007 at 05:11 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of 'empire building' by George Bush.

He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.'
It became very quiet in the room.

Question asked on 11/10/2007 at 05:08 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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The average tourist wants to go to places where there are no tourists.
- Sam Ewing

Question asked on 11/06/2007 at 07:52 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

Question asked on 10/31/2007 at 06:06 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Why is the person who invests all your money called a broker?

Question asked on 10/24/2007 at 06:05 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.
- John Kenneth Galbraith

Only intuition can protect you from the most dangerous individual of all, the articulate incompetent.
- Robert Bernstein

Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.
- Milton Friedman

Question asked on 10/20/2007 at 06:52 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

Question asked on 10/17/2007 at 06:03 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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A nervous taxpayer was unhappily conversing with the IRS auditor who had come to review his records. At one point the auditor exclaimed, "Mr. Carr, we feel it is a great privilege to be allowed to live and work in the USA. As a citizen you have an obligation to pay taxes, and we expect you to eagerly pay them with a smile."

"Thank God," returned Mr. Carr, "I thought you were going to want cash!"

Question asked on 10/11/2007 at 09:01 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Why do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering?

Question asked on 10/10/2007 at 06:01 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?

Question asked on 10/04/2007 at 06:00 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I'll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I'll give you a stock clerk."

J.C. Penney

Question asked on 09/26/2007 at 06:51 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"Motivation is like food for the brain.
You can't get enough in one sitting.
It needs continual and regular top ups." Peter Davies

Question asked on 09/21/2007 at 06:49 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."

Zig Ziglar

Question asked on 09/12/2007 at 06:34 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

Question asked on 09/04/2007 at 03:23 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Question asked on 09/02/2007 at 03:22 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

Pay off your credit cards every month.

Question asked on 08/31/2007 at 03:21 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

Question asked on 08/29/2007 at 03:20 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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When in doubt, just take the next small step.

Question asked on 08/27/2007 at 03:18 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

Question asked on 08/25/2007 at 03:17 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

You probably missed this in the rush of news, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper, an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.

So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know what an American is . So they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!)

"An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.

An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.

An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses.

An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.

An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world.
The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence , which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.

An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return.

When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country!

As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan . Americans welcome the best of everything..the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best services. But they also welcome the least.

The national symbol of America , The Statue of Liberty, welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America .

Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.

So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself . Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.

Question asked on 08/22/2007 at 06:17 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

This is a true story from the Microsoft Word Help line, which was
transcribed from a recording monitoring the customer care department.

Needless to say, the Help Desk employee was fired.
However, he is currently suing Microsoft for "Termination without
Cause."
This is the actual dialogue of a former Microsoft Word Customer
Support employee (now I know why they record these conversations)

"Rich Hall computer assistance; may I help you?"
"Yes, well, I'm having trouble with Word."
What sort of trouble?"
"Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went
away."
"Went away?"
"They disappeared."
"Hmmm. So what does your screen look like now?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing?"
It's a blank; it won't accept anything when I type"
"Are you still in Word,or did you get out?"
"How do I tell?"
"Never mind, can you move your cursor around the screen?"
"There isn't any cursor: I told you, it won't accept anything I type."
"Does your monitor have a power indicator?"
"What's a monitor?">
"It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does it
have a little light that tells you when it's on?"
"I don't know."
"Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the power
cord goes into it. Can you see that?"
"Yes, I think so."
"Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into
the wall."
"Yes, it is."
"When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two
cables plugged into the back of it, not just one?"
"No."
"Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the
other cable.">
"Okay, here it is."
"Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the back
of your computer."
"I can't reach."
"Uh huh Well, can you see if it is?"
"No."
"Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over?"
"Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle it's because it's
dark."
"Dark?"
"Yes, the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in
from the window."
"Well, turn on the office light then."
"I can't."
"No? Why not?"
"Because there's a power failure."
"A power....... a power failure?.... Aha, Okay, we've got it licked
now.
Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff your
computer came in?"
"Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."
"Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up just like it
was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you bought it from."
"Really? Is it that bad?"
"Yes, I'm afraid it is."
"Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?"
"Tell them you're too stupid to own a computer."

Question asked on 08/06/2007 at 06:21 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

Manure... An interesting fact
Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries,Manure was used as fertilizer, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before Commercial Fertilizer's invention, so large shipments of manure were common.
It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas.
As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can imagine what could (and did) happen.
Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!
Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening
After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term "Ship High In Transit" on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.
Thus evolved the term " S.H.I.T " , (Ship High In Transport) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.
You probably did not know the true history of this word.
Neither did I.
I had always thought it was a golf term

Question asked on 07/29/2007 at 08:42 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.

Question asked on 06/29/2007 at 06:03 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.

Question asked on 06/22/2007 at 06:02 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

Patient was alert and unresponsive.

Question asked on 06/15/2007 at 06:01 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

Occasional, constant infrequent headaches.

Question asked on 06/08/2007 at 06:00 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

While in ER, she was examined, x-rated, and sent home.

Question asked on 06/01/2007 at 06:53 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

She is numb from her toes down.

Question asked on 05/25/2007 at 06:52 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.

Question asked on 05/18/2007 at 06:51 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year old male, mentally alert but forgetful.

Question asked on 05/13/2007 at 06:49 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

Discharge status: Alive but without permission.

Question asked on 05/04/2007 at 06:47 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.

Question asked on 04/27/2007 at 06:37 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.

Question asked on 04/20/2007 at 06:36 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD

1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you
once got from a roller coaster.
5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.

Question asked on 04/17/2007 at 06:51 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

Our tTax System Explained in Simple Terms!!!!!!

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100.
If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
1. The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
2. The fifth would pay $1.
3. The sixth would pay $3.
4. The seventh would pay $7.
5. The eighth would pay $12.
6. The ninth would pay $18.
7. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.

So, that's what they decided to do.
The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until on day, the owner threw them a curve. "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20. "Drinks for the ten now cost just $80."

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?'.

They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33, but if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the
amounts each should pay.

And so:
1. The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
2. The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).
3. The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).
4. The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
5. The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).
6. The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).

Each of the six was better off than before and the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings.

"I only got a dollar out of the $20, "declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man," but he got $10!" "Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar, too." It's unfair that he got TEN times more than I!" "That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!"

"Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!" The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!

That, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being
wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore.

In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.

David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
University of Georgia

For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.

Question asked on 04/14/2007 at 06:28 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.

Question asked on 04/13/2007 at 06:35 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Politics and the Economy

The year is 1906. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1906

The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47.

A three-minute call from Denver cost eleven dollars. There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California.

With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!

The average wage in the US. was 22 cents per hour.

The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year

A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at HOME-ninety percent of all U.S. doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press. AND the government as "sub-standard." Sugar cost four cents a pound.

Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. ?? (EE-EWW)? Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.

The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.

There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.!

Question asked on 04/11/2007 at 06:53 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:

1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.
2) Wrinkles don't hurt.
3) Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts..
4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fibre, not the toy

Question asked on 04/10/2007 at 06:48 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

The patient has no previous history of suicides.

Question asked on 04/06/2007 at 06:32 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Character

GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED

5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap

Question asked on 04/04/2007 at 06:09 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Character

GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptise cats.
2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person.
4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.

Continued tomorrow:

Question asked on 04/03/2007 at 07:07 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.

The patient refused an autopsy.

Question asked on 03/30/2007 at 06:30 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

These are actual writings from various hospital charts:

Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.

Question asked on 03/26/2007 at 09:13 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Politics and the Economy

Right on, Andy Rooney!
Andy Rooney said on "60 Minutes" a few weeks back:
I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers.
The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America.
Try to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens... Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.
Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.
I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason; that is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts!
ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE?
I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion.
I have the right "NOT" to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.
When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities where 70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling; it is the Law of Probability.
I believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, a pack of cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As a matter of fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have to speak English!
My father and grandfather didn't die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours.
I think the police should have every right to shoot your sorry ass if you threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word "freeze" or "stop" in English, see the above lines.
I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, trinket store, or any other business.
We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they could come over here and tell us our constitution is a living document; and open to their interpretations.
I don't hate the rich I don't pity the poor.
I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television.
That doesn't stop you from watching them
I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next operating system that's better, and put your name on the building.
It doesn't take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds when necessary, and say "NO!"
I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please don't pretend they are a political statement. And, please, stay home until that new lip ring heals. I don't want to look at your ugly infected mouth as you serve me French fries!
I am sick of "Political Correctness" I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa; so how can they be "African-Americans"? Besides, Africa is a continent. I don't go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else.
And if you don't like my point of view, tough...
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL! AMEN!
I was asked to send this on if I agree or delete if I don't. It is said that 86% of Americans believe in God. Therefore I have a very hard time understanding why there is such a problem in having "In God We Trust" on our money and having "God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. Why don't we just tell the 14% to Shut Up, lay down and BE QUIET!!!

Question asked on 03/17/2007 at 05:26 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

Marine Corp's General Reinwald was interviewed on the radio the other day and you have to read his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this!!!! This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of National Public Radio (NPR) interview between a female broadcaster and US Marine Corps General Reinwald who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military installation.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things are
you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?

GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery, and shooting.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?

GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly
dangerous activity to be teaching children?

GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching them
proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.
.

GENERAL REINWALD: Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a
prostitute, but you're not one, are you?

The radio went silent and the interview ended.

Question asked on 03/16/2007 at 06:03 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Visionary

It was autumn, and the Red Indians on the remote reservation asked their new chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was a Red Indian chief in a modern society, he couldn’t tell what the weather was going to be. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect wood to be prepared.

But, being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, “Is the coming winter going to be cold?”

“It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold indeed,” the meteorologist at the weather service responded.

So the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood.

A week later, he called the National Weather Service again.

“Is it going to be a very cold winter?”

“Yes,” the man at the National Weather Service again replied, “It’s definitely going to be a very cold winter.”

The chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of wood they could find.

Two weeks later, he called the National Weather Service again.

“Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?”

“Absolutely,” the man replied.

“It’s going to be one of the coldest winters ever.”

“How can you be so sure?” the chief asked.

The weatherman replied, “The Red Indians are collecting wood like crazy.”

Continued-

The answer to: "A Tale of Predictions (3/11/07)"

Question asked on 03/11/2007 at 08:39 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

“As a general rule, it is foolish to do just what other people are doing, because there are almost sure to be too many people doing the same thing.”

William Stanley Jevons
(1835–1882)

In the market if everyone is buying and has bought a certain stock or sector or fad or whatever there will be very little demand left for that item. So when there are too many people doing the same thing the top or bottom is in place.

Therefore when you see and hear everyone doing or talking about the same thing then be prepared for the trend to reverse. The best example of this is the dotcom days of 1999.

What is todays frenzy?

Readers give me feedback and I will let you know if there is a common theme amongst the population.

Question asked on 03/10/2007 at 08:27 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Category: Quote of the Day

If you had purchased $1,000 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.

“With Enron, you would have $16.50 left of the original $1,000.

“With WorldCom, you would have less than $5 left.

“If you had purchased $1,000 of Delta Air Lines stock, you would have $49 left.

“But if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer and then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling refund, you would have $214. Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle.”

“It's called the 401-keg plan.”

Have a good and restful and semi-sober weekend.

Question asked on 03/09/2007 at 06:07 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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In the year 2007, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the United States, and said, "Once again, the earth has become wicked and
overpopulated, and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build anotherArk and save 2 of every living thing along with a few good humans."

Hegave Noah the blueprints, saying, "You have 6 months to build the Ark before I will start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights."

Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his yard - but noArk.

"Noah!" He roared, "I'm about to start the rain! Where is the Ark?"

"Forgive me, Lord," begged Noah, "but things have changed. I needed a building permit. I've been arguing with the inspector about the need for
a sprinkler system. My neighbors claim that I've violated the neighborhoodzoning laws by building the Ark in my yard and exceeding the height
limitations. We had to go to the Development Appeal Board for a decision.

Then the Department of Transportation demanded a bond be posted for the future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions, to
clear the passage for the Ark's move to the sea. I told them that the sea would be coming to us, but they would hear nothing of it.

Getting the wood was another problem.There's a ban on cutting local trees in order to save the spotted owl. I tried to convince the environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the owls - but no go!

When I started gathering the animals, an animal rights group sued me. They insisted that I was confining wild animals against their will. They
argued the accommodation was too restrictive, and it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a confined space.

Then the EPA ruled that I couldn't build the Ark until they conducted an environmental impact study on your proposed flood.

I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the Human Rights Commission on how many minorities I'm supposed to hire for my building crew.

Immigration and Naturalization is checking the green-card status of most of the people who want to work.

The trades unions say I can't use my sons. They insist I have to hire only Union workers with Ark-building experience.

To make matters worse, the IRS seized all my assets, claiming I'm trying to leave the country illegally with endangered species.

So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least 10 years for me to finish this Ark."

Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow stretched across the sky. Noah looked up in wonder and asked, "You
mean you're not going to destroy the world?"

"No," said the Lord. "The government beat me to it."

Question asked on 03/03/2007 at 06:28 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Trading online is just great.
I find it really speeds things up.
I now get my margin calls 5x faster than before.

Question asked on 02/24/2007 at 07:45 PM :: Comments to date: 0

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What is a billion???

The next time you hear a politician use the word "billion" in a casual manner, think about whether you want the "politicians" spending your tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases.

A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
c. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
d. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
e. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at New Orleans. It's amazing what you can learn with
some simple division .
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number, what does it mean?
a. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you each get $516,528.
b. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home gets $1,329,787.
c. Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012
Washington, D.C HELLO!!! .. Are all your calculators broken??
If you as a taxpayer want this tell your congressman, Senator, and President how you are tired of them spending your money.
Continue.

The answer to: "What is a Billion? Tax Time (2/23/07)"

Question asked on 02/23/2007 at 07:09 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Be aware of the next expected merger so that you can get in on the ground floor and laugh.

Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will become:

Fairwell Honeychild.

Question asked on 02/17/2007 at 06:55 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Be aware of the next expected merger so that you can get in on the ground floor and laugh.

Knotts Berry Farm and the National Organization of Women will become:

Knott NOW.

Question asked on 02/10/2007 at 06:53 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Be aware of the next expected merger so that you can get in on the ground floor and laugh.

Grey Poupon and Docker Pants are expected to become:

Poupon Pants.

Question asked on 02/03/2007 at 02:51 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Be aware of the next expected merger so that you can get in on the ground floor and laugh.

Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Dakota Mining will merge and become:

Zip-Audi DoDa.

Question asked on 01/31/2007 at 02:34 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Be aware of the next expected merger so that you can get in on the ground floor and laugh.

FedEx is expected to join its major competitor, UPS, and become:

FedUP.

Question asked on 01/28/2007 at 02:49 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Be aware of the next expected merger so that you can get in on the ground floor and laugh.

3M will merge with Goodyear and become:

MMMGood.

Question asked on 01/24/2007 at 02:32 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Be aware of the next expected merger so that you can get in on the ground floor and laugh.

Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crackers join forces and become:
Poly, Warner Cracker.

Question asked on 01/20/2007 at 02:30 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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A man who was called to testify at the IRS, asked his accountant for advice on what to wear. "Wear your shabbiest clothing. Let him think you are a pauper," the accountant replied.
Then he asked his lawyer the same question, but got the opposite advice. "Do not let them intimidate you. Wear your most elegant suit and tie."

Confused, the man went to his Rabbi, told him of the conflicting advice, and requested some resolution of the dilemma.
"Let me tell you a story," replied the Rabbi. "A woman, about to be married, asked her mother what to wear on her wedding night. 'Wear a heavy, long, flannel nightgown that goes right up to your neck.' But when she asked her best friend, she got conflicting advice. Wear your most sexy negligee, with a v-neck right down to your navel."

The man protested: "What does all this have to do with my problem with the IRS?"

The Rabbi replied, "No matter what you wear, you are going to get screwed."

Question asked on 01/18/2007 at 07:17 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Be aware of the next expected merger so that you can get in on the ground floor and laugh.

Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W. R.Grace Co. will merge and become:
Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace.

Question asked on 01/17/2007 at 06:27 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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A nervous taxpayer was unhappily conversing with the IRS auditor who had come to review his records. At one point the auditor exclaimed, "Mr. Carr, we feel it is a great privilege to be allowed to live and work in the USA. As a citizen you have an obligation to pay taxes, and we expect you to eagerly pay them with a smile."

"Thank God," returned Mr. Carr, "I thought you were going to want cash!"

Question asked on 01/15/2007 at 07:15 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Live a good honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

Question asked on 12/31/2006 at 05:01 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

Question asked on 12/29/2006 at 03:00 PM :: Comments to date: 0

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Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values.

Question asked on 12/27/2006 at 04:59 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Spend sometime alone everyday.

Question asked on 12/23/2006 at 04:58 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

Question asked on 12/21/2006 at 04:56 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.

Question asked on 12/19/2006 at 04:54 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

Editorial comment. Lawyers, CPA's, Judges and politicians at their finest.

Question asked on 12/17/2006 at 04:51 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

The Bible also says "Be careful for what you wish for."

Question asked on 12/15/2006 at 04:17 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Follow the three R's:

Respect for self.
Respect for others and
Responsibility for all your actions.

Question asked on 12/13/2006 at 03:47 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Instructions for Life

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risks.

When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

Question asked on 12/11/2006 at 11:44 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Did you know that on the average in the US that:

40 people go to the hospital for dog bites every minute.

Question asked on 12/01/2006 at 02:40 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Did you know that on the average in the US that:

40 people go to the hospital for dog bites every minute.

Question asked on 12/01/2006 at 02:40 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Did you know that:

Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.

Question asked on 11/29/2006 at 02:34 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Did you know that:

When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!

Question asked on 11/27/2006 at 02:32 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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This looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty
uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde
Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit
plae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

Question asked on 11/25/2006 at 02:29 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Did you know that:

People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more catching germs in a confined space.

Question asked on 11/22/2006 at 02:28 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Did you know that:

A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 yrs.

Question asked on 11/20/2006 at 02:19 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."

It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"

Question asked on 11/18/2006 at 02:27 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Did you know:

Alfred Hitchcock did not have a bellybutton.

Stock note. Caution.
The November 3rd reaction low also marks important
technical support for the cash Dow Industrials, cash S&P 500 and the cash
NASDAQ 100, since this was the only time in the last few months that the three
indices broke a previous week's low. If this reaction low is violated, it
should elect a big nest of liquidation orders. This could be the catalyst that
triggers a sizable correction in the stock market.

Question asked on 11/17/2006 at 02:17 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Did you know that:

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

Question asked on 11/15/2006 at 02:14 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."

Question asked on 11/11/2006 at 02:25 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey

Question asked on 11/04/2006 at 02:16 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

Question asked on 10/27/2006 at 02:15 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

Question asked on 10/20/2006 at 02:14 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Question asked on 10/13/2006 at 01:45 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

Question asked on 10/06/2006 at 01:42 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments .

Question asked on 09/29/2006 at 11:40 AM :: Comments to date: 0

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The first novel ever writ