Just an FYI for everyone. Freeones has started a new FREE file Transfer service, files up to 2 GB. Sounds like a good deal. I'm gonna try it out, but this might be very helpful to the VNA.
https://freeones.wetransfer.com/
Just tried it, all went well. Sent myself a 185mb file, simple and easy..
Vicky, might it be worthy of posting the link somewhere here on the forum? Maybe up top somewhere?
All the news that's fit to print
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I know we don't really get political here, but with all of the "Fiscal Cliff" talk and John Boners failure to work to settle the issue, sometimes you've just gotta put things in perspective. (Yes, I know it's Boehner, and I'm a Republican, but this guy is just being an ass. His own party is getting fed up with him,)
The section about Wal-Mart, according to Snopes, is pretty much true. (Search for "How big is Wal-Mart.") The entire article, then, should make all of you think.
At the end of the email is the usual attempt to shame the reader; "99% of people won't have the guts to forward this. I'm one of the 1% -- I just did" But, in this instance, maybe you should cut and paste this and send it to your friends.
Article Follows:
Wal-Mart vs. The Morons
1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart every hour of every day.
2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!
3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) than Target sells all year.
4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target +Sears + Costco + K-Mart combined.
5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people, is the world's largest private employer, and most speak English.
6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the world.
7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger and Safeway combined, and keep in mind they did this in only fifteen years.
8. During this same period, 31 big supermarket chains sought bankruptcy.
9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.
10. Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the USA of which 1,906 are Super Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had five years ago.
11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur at Wal-Mart stores. (Earth's population is approximately 6.5 Billion.)
12. 90% of all Americans live within fifteen miles of a Wal-Mart.
You may think that I am complaining, but I am really laying the ground work for suggesting that MAYBE we should hire the guys who run Wal-Mart to fix the economy.
This should be read and understood by all Americans, Democrats, Republicans, EVERYONE!!
To President Obama and all 535 voting members of the Legislature:
It is now official that the majority of you are corrupt morons:
A. The U.S.Postal Service was established in 1775. You have had 237 years to get it right, and it is broke.
B. Social Security was established in 1935. You have had 77 years to get it right, and it is broke.
C. Fannie Mae was established in 1938. You have had 74 years to get it right, and it is broke.
D. The War on Poverty started in 1964. You have had 48 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor" and they only want more.
E. Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965. You have had 47 years to get it right and they are broke.
F. Freddie Mac was established in 1970. You have had 42 years to get it right
and it is broke.
G. The Department of Energy was created in 1977 to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. It has ballooned to 16,000 employees with a budget of $24 billion a year and we import more oil than ever before. You had 35 years to get it right and it is an abysmal failure.
You have FAILED in every "government service" you have shoved down our throats while overspending our tax dollars.
AND YOU WANT AMERICANS TO BELIEVE YOU CAN BE TRUSTED WITH A GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM??
Folks, keep this circulating. It is very well stated. Maybe it will end up in the emails of some of our "duly elected' (they never read anything) and their staff will clue them in on how Americans feel.
AND
I know what's wrong. We have lost our minds to "Political Correctness!"
Someone please tell me what the HELL's wrong with all the people that run this country!!!!!!
We're "broke" & can't help our own seniors, veterans, orphans, homeless, etc.?
In the last months we have provided aid to Haiti, Chile, Japan and Turkey, and now Pakistan, previous home of Osama bin Laden. Literally, BILLIONS of DOLLARS!!!
Our retired seniors living on a 'fixed income' receive no aid nor do they get any breaks.
AMERICA: a country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed hungry, elderly going without 'needed' meds, and mentally ill without treatment, etc, etc.
Imagine if the *GOVERNMENT* gave 'US' the same support they give to other countries. Sad isn't it?
Walt again: It's true. We have billions and billions to help other countries, but not enough to help our own. In fact, to trim budgets, Congress wants to cut Medicare and Medicaid to the seniors, wants to trim the Dept of Education (you know, the one that educates our children?) and aid to the homeless and mentally ill among numerous other programs that help those in need, such as unemployment benefits for those who have been unemployed for longer than 27 weeks - you know, the ones who have been unemployed for 4 years"
Have you heard even one Senator or Congressman offering to cut his own highly overpriced wages, benefits and perks? Have you heard even one offer to pay more taxes, like so many millionaires have offered? Doesn't it seem like Congress is "mentally ill?" I know their actions make me physically ill.
My wish would be that 50% of Americans would cut and paste this into an email to their elected representatives. I think that, tomorrow, i am going to do that. (I will correct the reference to John "Boner." You don't want to be stupid when trying to get a point over.)
The section about Wal-Mart, according to Snopes, is pretty much true. (Search for "How big is Wal-Mart.") The entire article, then, should make all of you think.
At the end of the email is the usual attempt to shame the reader; "99% of people won't have the guts to forward this. I'm one of the 1% -- I just did" But, in this instance, maybe you should cut and paste this and send it to your friends.
Article Follows:
Wal-Mart vs. The Morons
1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart every hour of every day.
2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!
3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) than Target sells all year.
4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target +Sears + Costco + K-Mart combined.
5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people, is the world's largest private employer, and most speak English.
6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the world.
7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger and Safeway combined, and keep in mind they did this in only fifteen years.
8. During this same period, 31 big supermarket chains sought bankruptcy.
9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.
10. Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the USA of which 1,906 are Super Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had five years ago.
11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur at Wal-Mart stores. (Earth's population is approximately 6.5 Billion.)
12. 90% of all Americans live within fifteen miles of a Wal-Mart.
You may think that I am complaining, but I am really laying the ground work for suggesting that MAYBE we should hire the guys who run Wal-Mart to fix the economy.
This should be read and understood by all Americans, Democrats, Republicans, EVERYONE!!
To President Obama and all 535 voting members of the Legislature:
It is now official that the majority of you are corrupt morons:
A. The U.S.Postal Service was established in 1775. You have had 237 years to get it right, and it is broke.
B. Social Security was established in 1935. You have had 77 years to get it right, and it is broke.
C. Fannie Mae was established in 1938. You have had 74 years to get it right, and it is broke.
D. The War on Poverty started in 1964. You have had 48 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor" and they only want more.
E. Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965. You have had 47 years to get it right and they are broke.
F. Freddie Mac was established in 1970. You have had 42 years to get it right
and it is broke.
G. The Department of Energy was created in 1977 to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. It has ballooned to 16,000 employees with a budget of $24 billion a year and we import more oil than ever before. You had 35 years to get it right and it is an abysmal failure.
You have FAILED in every "government service" you have shoved down our throats while overspending our tax dollars.
AND YOU WANT AMERICANS TO BELIEVE YOU CAN BE TRUSTED WITH A GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM??
Folks, keep this circulating. It is very well stated. Maybe it will end up in the emails of some of our "duly elected' (they never read anything) and their staff will clue them in on how Americans feel.
AND
I know what's wrong. We have lost our minds to "Political Correctness!"
Someone please tell me what the HELL's wrong with all the people that run this country!!!!!!
We're "broke" & can't help our own seniors, veterans, orphans, homeless, etc.?
In the last months we have provided aid to Haiti, Chile, Japan and Turkey, and now Pakistan, previous home of Osama bin Laden. Literally, BILLIONS of DOLLARS!!!
Our retired seniors living on a 'fixed income' receive no aid nor do they get any breaks.
AMERICA: a country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed hungry, elderly going without 'needed' meds, and mentally ill without treatment, etc, etc.
Imagine if the *GOVERNMENT* gave 'US' the same support they give to other countries. Sad isn't it?
Walt again: It's true. We have billions and billions to help other countries, but not enough to help our own. In fact, to trim budgets, Congress wants to cut Medicare and Medicaid to the seniors, wants to trim the Dept of Education (you know, the one that educates our children?) and aid to the homeless and mentally ill among numerous other programs that help those in need, such as unemployment benefits for those who have been unemployed for longer than 27 weeks - you know, the ones who have been unemployed for 4 years"
Have you heard even one Senator or Congressman offering to cut his own highly overpriced wages, benefits and perks? Have you heard even one offer to pay more taxes, like so many millionaires have offered? Doesn't it seem like Congress is "mentally ill?" I know their actions make me physically ill.
My wish would be that 50% of Americans would cut and paste this into an email to their elected representatives. I think that, tomorrow, i am going to do that. (I will correct the reference to John "Boner." You don't want to be stupid when trying to get a point over.)
I can resist everything except temptation.
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Eating out anytime soon? Be sure they wipe down your table first.
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I run a restaurant in a small town. Recently, my wife came home on my day off and told me that during the lunch hour, one of our servers had come into the kitchen and announced that they'd need extra sanitizer on table 29 because a mother was changing her baby on it!
What has happened in our society that people don't understand that this is unsanitary and rude? Had I been there, I don't know that I could have kept a civil tongue, and I feel like people today regard my disgust as unreasonable. Is there something I'm missing here? -- CAFE CRAZY
DEAR "CRAZY": I don't know who you have been talking to, but your disgust is not "unreasonable." What that mother was missing was common sense and courtesy for those around her. I agree that changing a baby on a restaurant table was out of the ballpark -- particularly if a changing table was available in the women's restroom of your cafe. (I'm assuming there is one, but if there isn't, the situation should be immediately rectified.)
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I run a restaurant in a small town. Recently, my wife came home on my day off and told me that during the lunch hour, one of our servers had come into the kitchen and announced that they'd need extra sanitizer on table 29 because a mother was changing her baby on it!
What has happened in our society that people don't understand that this is unsanitary and rude? Had I been there, I don't know that I could have kept a civil tongue, and I feel like people today regard my disgust as unreasonable. Is there something I'm missing here? -- CAFE CRAZY
DEAR "CRAZY": I don't know who you have been talking to, but your disgust is not "unreasonable." What that mother was missing was common sense and courtesy for those around her. I agree that changing a baby on a restaurant table was out of the ballpark -- particularly if a changing table was available in the women's restroom of your cafe. (I'm assuming there is one, but if there isn't, the situation should be immediately rectified.)
I can resist everything except temptation.
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DANISH hairdressers are to challenge a ruling that men's and women's haircuts should be the same price.
The country's Board of Equal Treatment effectively ruled last month that price differences were illegal.
It ordered a salon advertising women's haircuts for 528 krone ($89) and men's for 428 krone ($72) - plus an extra fee for long hair - to pay 2500 krone ($424) to a woman who had filed a complaint.
The Danish organization for independent hairdressers and cosmeticians has called the decision absurd, and warned of ‘pricing chaos' for customers.
Its chairman, Connie Mikkelsen, said: "Quite simply, it takes a longer time with women".
The organization has begun an appeal against the board's decision.
Well, Anyone can see where this one is going. Ladies, don't hike your skirts up in thanks yet. I can guarantee you, women's haircut prices will not be coming down to men's price levels. Just the opposite. Men's prices will be going up to equal women's prices. So, the men are the ones who should be raising a stink.
But, as stated in the article, there is a price difference because women's hair is generally longer and therefore takes more time. That doesn't take into account those women with short, or "bob" haircuts, tho. Men with long hair don't figure int the equation because they don't get haircuts.
Of course, that's not really much of a difference as listed in the article. I can get a haircut for $8 - $10, and I see women's haircuts for $40. Where's the fairness there?
The country's Board of Equal Treatment effectively ruled last month that price differences were illegal.
It ordered a salon advertising women's haircuts for 528 krone ($89) and men's for 428 krone ($72) - plus an extra fee for long hair - to pay 2500 krone ($424) to a woman who had filed a complaint.
The Danish organization for independent hairdressers and cosmeticians has called the decision absurd, and warned of ‘pricing chaos' for customers.
Its chairman, Connie Mikkelsen, said: "Quite simply, it takes a longer time with women".
The organization has begun an appeal against the board's decision.
Well, Anyone can see where this one is going. Ladies, don't hike your skirts up in thanks yet. I can guarantee you, women's haircut prices will not be coming down to men's price levels. Just the opposite. Men's prices will be going up to equal women's prices. So, the men are the ones who should be raising a stink.
But, as stated in the article, there is a price difference because women's hair is generally longer and therefore takes more time. That doesn't take into account those women with short, or "bob" haircuts, tho. Men with long hair don't figure int the equation because they don't get haircuts.
Of course, that's not really much of a difference as listed in the article. I can get a haircut for $8 - $10, and I see women's haircuts for $40. Where's the fairness there?
I can resist everything except temptation.
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Dang! Another story on GMA (Good Morning America, TV show.)
The story was about an app on your phone where you can preview 90 second clips sent in by others, and select one you like for a blind date. Not my cup o' tea, but in todays world, maybe not a bad idea. It even comes with a link that will send you a fake phone call if the date is going badly. You look at your phone, click the link and a few seconds later, your phone rings. You talk a moment, ("What? Really? Oh, NO! I'll be right there.") and you're off the hook. Problem?
The excuse the lady in the story used? "I'm sorry, my mom needs help with her DVD player. I'll have to leave." Really? Your mom's DVD player?? That's why you're leaving our date?
"Mom! Catch it on reruns. I'm on a date!"
Plus, if you got a date through this app, your "date" knows all about the fake phone call feature.
"Oh, I'm sorry. My sisters cat just threw up a mouse and I have to take her some Pepto Bismol."
"Really? Did you forget that I know all about the fake phone call deal?"
My suggestion? Go find a date in real life! Dating someone is not a game show!
The story was about an app on your phone where you can preview 90 second clips sent in by others, and select one you like for a blind date. Not my cup o' tea, but in todays world, maybe not a bad idea. It even comes with a link that will send you a fake phone call if the date is going badly. You look at your phone, click the link and a few seconds later, your phone rings. You talk a moment, ("What? Really? Oh, NO! I'll be right there.") and you're off the hook. Problem?
The excuse the lady in the story used? "I'm sorry, my mom needs help with her DVD player. I'll have to leave." Really? Your mom's DVD player?? That's why you're leaving our date?
"Mom! Catch it on reruns. I'm on a date!"
Plus, if you got a date through this app, your "date" knows all about the fake phone call feature.
"Oh, I'm sorry. My sisters cat just threw up a mouse and I have to take her some Pepto Bismol."
"Really? Did you forget that I know all about the fake phone call deal?"
My suggestion? Go find a date in real life! Dating someone is not a game show!
I can resist everything except temptation.
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Remember Australia's girl Michelle Jenneke at the Barcelona 2012 games? Here's a reminder.
Looks like Michelle is now a Swimsuit girl in the Sports Illustrated 2013 Calendar. I think I'll cut out her picture aqnd paste it over every month.
Looks like Michelle is now a Swimsuit girl in the Sports Illustrated 2013 Calendar. I think I'll cut out her picture aqnd paste it over every month.
I can resist everything except temptation.
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I thought this was kind of cute.
Apparently the deodorant company Nivea has "ambushed" people in airports, making them think they are wanted by the authorities, to raise their stress levels. Here is the story about it.
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/n ... 19045.html
Apparently the deodorant company Nivea has "ambushed" people in airports, making them think they are wanted by the authorities, to raise their stress levels. Here is the story about it.
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/n ... 19045.html
I can resist everything except temptation.
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And now a message regarding our wonderful government. Yes, we live in (what used to be) the greatest country in the world, but I sure wonder where it's headed. I won't be around to see where it goes, but I sure worry for my son.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if you can get arrested for expired tags on your car but not for being in the country illegally.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you "safe".
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if you have to have your parents signature to go on a school field trip but not to get an abortion.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if an 80 year old woman can be strip-searched by the TSA but a Muslim woman in a burka is only subject to having her neck and head searched.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if using the "N" word is considered "hate speech," but writing and singing songs about raping women and killing cops is considered "art".
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more dollars of our money.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if a seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for calling his teacher
"cute" but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if the Supreme Court of the United States can rule that lower courts cannot display the 10 Commandments in their courtroom, while sitting in front of a display of the 10 Commandments.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if children are forcibly removed from parents who appropriately discipline them
while children of "underprivileged" drug addicts are left to rot in filth infested cesspools of a “home”.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if the government's plan for getting people back to work is to provide 99 weeks of unemployment checks (to not work.)
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if being self-sufficient is considered a threat to the government.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if politicians think that stripping away the amendments to the constitution is really protecting the rights of the people.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if the rights of the Government come before the rights of the individual.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if you can write a post like this just by reading the news headlines.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big screen TV while your neighbor defaults on his mortgage (while buying iPhones, TV's and new cars) and the government forgives his debt and reduces his mortgage (with your tax dollars).
We could go on and on .. It's bizarre. Let's just call it a day and not even try to figure it out.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if you can get arrested for expired tags on your car but not for being in the country illegally.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you "safe".
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if you have to have your parents signature to go on a school field trip but not to get an abortion.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if an 80 year old woman can be strip-searched by the TSA but a Muslim woman in a burka is only subject to having her neck and head searched.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if using the "N" word is considered "hate speech," but writing and singing songs about raping women and killing cops is considered "art".
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more dollars of our money.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if a seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for calling his teacher
"cute" but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if the Supreme Court of the United States can rule that lower courts cannot display the 10 Commandments in their courtroom, while sitting in front of a display of the 10 Commandments.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if children are forcibly removed from parents who appropriately discipline them
while children of "underprivileged" drug addicts are left to rot in filth infested cesspools of a “home”.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if the government's plan for getting people back to work is to provide 99 weeks of unemployment checks (to not work.)
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if being self-sufficient is considered a threat to the government.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if politicians think that stripping away the amendments to the constitution is really protecting the rights of the people.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if the rights of the Government come before the rights of the individual.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if you can write a post like this just by reading the news headlines.
You know you live in a Country run by idiots if you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big screen TV while your neighbor defaults on his mortgage (while buying iPhones, TV's and new cars) and the government forgives his debt and reduces his mortgage (with your tax dollars).
We could go on and on .. It's bizarre. Let's just call it a day and not even try to figure it out.
I can resist everything except temptation.
On Thursday in Edmonton at a meat packing plant a "cow" got out of a pen and made a run for it. The guy in charge instead if sending out a few guys to round the animal up let a bull loose to attract it. So now they had a 1000 lb cow and a 1800 lb bull out. Fish and wildlife went and tranquilized both the animals. When asked why he let a bull loose to attract a "steer" he said he didn't know a steer was a male (without nuts)! Sounds like that place is in capable hands
Julie, Lady on the streets; freak in the sheets
Some of the best cowboys, are Cowgirls!!
Some of the best cowboys, are Cowgirls!!
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Haven't seen any activity on the "Lavatory Occupied" front in a while, so thought I'd post this item from the "10 Shocking Secrets of Flight Attendants."
7. We'll also notice if you try to join the Mile High Club
It's usually the long line of people waiting to use the bathroom that gives you away, and nine times out of 10, it's a passenger who asks the flight attendants to intervene. Strictly speaking, it's not against the law to join the Mile High Club. But it is against the law to disobey crew member commands. If we ask you to stop doing whatever it is you're doing, by all means, stop! Otherwise, you're going to have a very awkward conversation when you meet your cell mate.
7. We'll also notice if you try to join the Mile High Club
It's usually the long line of people waiting to use the bathroom that gives you away, and nine times out of 10, it's a passenger who asks the flight attendants to intervene. Strictly speaking, it's not against the law to join the Mile High Club. But it is against the law to disobey crew member commands. If we ask you to stop doing whatever it is you're doing, by all means, stop! Otherwise, you're going to have a very awkward conversation when you meet your cell mate.
I can resist everything except temptation.
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A lot of folks can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in our country. Well, there's a very simple answer.
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Nobody bothered to check the oil.
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We just didn't know we were getting low.
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The reason for that is purely geographical. Our OIL is located in:
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ALASKA
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California
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Coastal Florida
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Coastal Louisiana
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Coastal Alabama
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Coastal Mississippi
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Coastal Texas
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North Dakota
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Wyoming
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Colorado
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Kansas
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Oklahoma
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Pennsylvania
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And Texas
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Our dipstick is located in the White House!
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Any Questions?
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Nobody bothered to check the oil.
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We just didn't know we were getting low.
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The reason for that is purely geographical. Our OIL is located in:
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ALASKA
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California
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Coastal Florida
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Coastal Louisiana
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Coastal Alabama
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Coastal Mississippi
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Coastal Texas
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North Dakota
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Wyoming
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Colorado
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Kansas
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Oklahoma
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Pennsylvania
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And Texas
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Our dipstick is located in the White House!
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Any Questions?
I can resist everything except temptation.
What we need to do is....DRILL BABY DRILL!
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Thought you would enjoy this educational moment in American history. Can you name this strange old tool? Do you know what it is?
It is a Tobacco Enema Administration tool.
Tobacco Smoke Enemas (1750s – 1810s)
The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient’s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims.
A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration.
Doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase “blowing smoke up your ass.”
Amazingly, it is still in constant use in Washington D.C. by the best senators and representatives our tax money can buy.
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Tobacco Smoke Enemas (1750s – 1810s)
The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient’s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims.
A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration.
Doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase “blowing smoke up your ass.”
Amazingly, it is still in constant use in Washington D.C. by the best senators and representatives our tax money can buy.
I can resist everything except temptation.
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INTERNET WARNING!!!
I was just made aware of this. If you receive an email titled "Naked Picture of Nancy Pelosi," do NOT open it!
It contains a naked picture of Nancy Pelosi.
I was just made aware of this. If you receive an email titled "Naked Picture of Nancy Pelosi," do NOT open it!
It contains a naked picture of Nancy Pelosi.
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Anthony_JK
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WalterB wrote:Thought you would enjoy this educational moment in American history. Can you name this strange old tool? Do you know what it is?
It is a Tobacco Enema Administration tool.
Tobacco Smoke Enemas (1750s – 1810s)
The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient’s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims.
A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration.
Doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase “blowing smoke up your ass.”
Amazingly, it is still in constant use in Washington D.C. by the best senators and representatives our tax money can buy.
Tobacco enemas. Yeah. So, that's how the phrase "You're just blowing smoke out of your ass" came to shape...right, Walt???
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"Sex is part of nature. I choose to go along with nature." -- Marilyn Monroe
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"A slut is best defined as anyone -- man or woman -- who lives and breathes by the basic philosophy that sex is nice and pleasure is good for you." -- Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy, The Ethical Slut
"Sex is part of nature. I choose to go along with nature." -- Marilyn Monroe
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WalterB
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Is your day giving you grief? Let's clear up a few things.
1. Why is "patience" a virtue? Why can't "hurry the fuck up" be a virtue?
2. I'm not saying let's go kill all the stupid people - I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem sort itself out.
3. To me, "drink responsibly" means don't spill any.
4. Not to get technical, but according to chemistry, alcohol is a solution.
5. I've got to stop saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.
6. I hate it when people are at my house and ask, "Do you have a bathroom?" No, we just shit in the yard.
7. Sometimes you have to burn a few bridges to keep the crazies from following you.
8. Those who say, "There is no such thing as a stupid question," have never worked in Customer Service.
9. Money can't buy happiness, but poverty can't buy anything!
10. My girlfriend just caught me blow-drying my penis and asked what I was doing. Apparently, "Heating your dinner" was not the right answer.
11. I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People get out of the way much faster.
12. Sometimes I look at certain people and think "Really? That's the sperm that won?"
13. If sex between three people is a threesome, and sex between two people is a twosome, I think I'm starting to understand why people call me handsome.
14. I see you're playing stupid again. Guess what? You're winning.
15. I'm really sorry I hurt your feelings when I called you stupid. I really thought you all ready knew.
16. There should be an extra day between Friday and Saturday to recover from the week. We could call it, "I feel like Shiturday."
17. If you think that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, it's because it's fertilized with bullshit.
Have a nice day.
1. Why is "patience" a virtue? Why can't "hurry the fuck up" be a virtue?
2. I'm not saying let's go kill all the stupid people - I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem sort itself out.
3. To me, "drink responsibly" means don't spill any.
4. Not to get technical, but according to chemistry, alcohol is a solution.
5. I've got to stop saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.
6. I hate it when people are at my house and ask, "Do you have a bathroom?" No, we just shit in the yard.
7. Sometimes you have to burn a few bridges to keep the crazies from following you.
8. Those who say, "There is no such thing as a stupid question," have never worked in Customer Service.
9. Money can't buy happiness, but poverty can't buy anything!
10. My girlfriend just caught me blow-drying my penis and asked what I was doing. Apparently, "Heating your dinner" was not the right answer.
11. I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People get out of the way much faster.
12. Sometimes I look at certain people and think "Really? That's the sperm that won?"
13. If sex between three people is a threesome, and sex between two people is a twosome, I think I'm starting to understand why people call me handsome.
14. I see you're playing stupid again. Guess what? You're winning.
15. I'm really sorry I hurt your feelings when I called you stupid. I really thought you all ready knew.
16. There should be an extra day between Friday and Saturday to recover from the week. We could call it, "I feel like Shiturday."
17. If you think that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, it's because it's fertilized with bullshit.
Have a nice day.
I can resist everything except temptation.
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WalterB
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It's amazing some of the stories that get front page coverage, while the meaningful articles get buried on page 4.
AUSTIN - A bill that would allow the state to drug-screen unemployment applicants passed the state house.
That's it. That's the article. Doesn't say anything about welfare or any other government entitlement. But, it's a start. If I have to take a drug test to get a job, then there's no damn reason you shouldn't have to take a drug test to get free money from me (That's where the government's money comes from - from me via the taxes I pay.)
I think I posted this bit before - Ron White's comments on the Texas death penalty.
Here's the text, in case you have trouble understanding it.
"I'm from Texas. In Texas, we have the death penalty, and we use it!" (cheers from the audience.)
"That's right. If you come to Texas and kill somebody, we will kill you back." (More cheers.)
"That's our policy. They're trying to pass a bill right now through the Texas Legislature that'll speed up the process of execution in heinous crimes where there's more than three credible eye-witnesses. If more that three people saw you do what you did, you don't sit on death row for 15 years, Jack, you go straight to the front of the line. Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty, my state's putting in an express lane." (More raucous cheers.)
I love this state.
AUSTIN - A bill that would allow the state to drug-screen unemployment applicants passed the state house.
That's it. That's the article. Doesn't say anything about welfare or any other government entitlement. But, it's a start. If I have to take a drug test to get a job, then there's no damn reason you shouldn't have to take a drug test to get free money from me (That's where the government's money comes from - from me via the taxes I pay.)
I think I posted this bit before - Ron White's comments on the Texas death penalty.
Here's the text, in case you have trouble understanding it.
"I'm from Texas. In Texas, we have the death penalty, and we use it!" (cheers from the audience.)
"That's right. If you come to Texas and kill somebody, we will kill you back." (More cheers.)
"That's our policy. They're trying to pass a bill right now through the Texas Legislature that'll speed up the process of execution in heinous crimes where there's more than three credible eye-witnesses. If more that three people saw you do what you did, you don't sit on death row for 15 years, Jack, you go straight to the front of the line. Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty, my state's putting in an express lane." (More raucous cheers.)
I love this state.
I can resist everything except temptation.
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