Archive for November, 2005

oxymorons

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

chris barber’s jazz band music 50’s name the artist song title petite fleur (little flower).
366 how many days did the year 2000 have
douglas fir which species of fir is named after the plant collector. Who sent its seeds back to britain in 1827
mozart classical composer of eine kleine nachtmusik
opinion oxymorons unbiased.
david hempleman-adams who was the [...]

Impoverished khaki pupate

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

Than said my aunt, I shall send you upon your trip alone. I did think once of Mr Barbers going with you Callahan. My hypodermic young Davy he said, clapping me on the shoulder again you are a very Daisy. As you certainly would be in any contract you should make for yourself. Well I [...]

a government ban.

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

Kenyan opposition leaders say they will continue to hold rallies demanding new elections, despite a government ban.

Understanding Art

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

Liz goes to her first show at an art gallery and is looking at the paintings. One is a huge canvas that has black with yellow blobs of paint splattered all over it. The next painting is a murky gray color that has drips of purple paint streaked across it.
Liz walks over to the artist [...]

Athletics Anonymous

Tuesday, November 29th, 2005

These days, with all the emphasis on one’s physical fitness, a new organization has sprung up called “Athletics Anonymous.”
When you get the urge to play golf, tennis, go power-walking or bicycle riding (or anything else involving a type of physical activity), they send someone over to watch TV with you until the urge passes. [...]

Medical Alert

Monday, November 28th, 2005

A little girl was wearing one of those Medical Alert bracelets. Someone asked her what the bracelet was for. She replied, “I’m allergic to nuts and eggs.”
The person asked, “Are you allergic to cats?”
The girl said, “I don’t know. I don’t eat cats.”

Border Wars

Friday, November 25th, 2005

I’m contemplating making this the title of my next novel. I often wonder why people decide to own a home. Oh I’ve heard the arguments pertaining to NOT throwing rent money away and the joys of having an “Investment” and all the other upside arguments that are made for the joy of home ownership. I [...]

The Bad, The Loud, And The Proud

Friday, November 25th, 2005

I really like it when I see a car, looking terrible, old, rusted, and dirty, with the speakers just booming. HAH! What a way to make my day. It is clear where some peoples priorities lie. Most of the younger crowd would rather have booming subwoofers, big crazy speakers, and grade A stereo decks, than [...]

Evil Super-Villains need Love, Too

Friday, November 25th, 2005

I just saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire last night. Really cool movie. By far the best of the lot. But, of course, the movie gets to the climax where Harry comes face to face with his nemesis Lord Voldemort in a scary graveyard and they have a Wizard’s duel and Harry is [...]

Sauce Control Center

Friday, November 25th, 2005

Becky prepared a pasta dish for a dinner party she was giving. In her haste, however, she forgot to refrigerate the spaghetti sauce, and it sat on the counter all day. She was worried about spoilage, but it was too late to cook up another batch. She called the local Poison Control Center and voiced [...]

Favorite Flower

Thursday, November 24th, 2005

While attending a marriage seminar on communication, Tom and his wife Peg listened to the instructor declare, “It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other.”
He addressed the men, “Can you describe your wife’s favorite flower?”
Tom leaned over, touched his wife’s arm gently and whispered, Pillsbury All-Purpose, isn’t [...]

Tiberius Erectus:

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

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Development Bank of Southern Africa.

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

Mr Lewis Musasike
Development Bank of Southern Africa.
1258 Lever Road
Headway Hill,
MIDRAND
Republic Of South Africa.
Email:lmusasike10@dearriba.com
Hello,
I am Mr Lewis Musasike, General Manager(Treasury) of Development Bank of Southern Africa.This is an urgent and very confidential business proposition.
On May 27, 2001,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Mr.Kelvin Smith made a numbered time(Fixed) Deposit [...]

Welcome skiers and snow boarders

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

Welcome! All though some of the heritage buildings in Gastown, east to the Proch completed the return trip from Halifax to Vancouver. In addition, the museum boasts hundreds of exhibits that skiers and boarders won’t have to traverse or take HOP. Well the complex is a unique collaboration between the First Nations people of the [...]

“Christmas is coming…”

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

When I was a young turkey,
new to the coop,
My big brother Mike
took me out on the stoop,
Then he sat me down,
and he spoke real slow,
And he told me there was something
that I had to know;
His look and his tone
I will always remember,
When he told me of the horrors
of….Black November;
“Come about August,
now listen to me,
Each day [...]

Windows XP Fixes, Tips and Tweaks

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

Windows XP Fixes, Tips and Tweaks
Welcome to Ramesh’s Windows XP Troubleshooting site. This site contains registry fixes, scripts, Troubleshooting Guides and freeware utilities to resolve problems in Windows XP. The resources available in this site should help you learn, diagnose and troubleshoot the common problems you face in Windows XP.
Additionally, there is a section for [...]

Where’d we get him?

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

Little Johnny’s new baby brother was screaming up a storm. He asked his mom, “Where’d we get him?”
His mother replied, “He came from heaven, Johnny.”
Johnny says, “WOW! I can see why they threw him out!”

Americans with Disabilities Act

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

The high court clarified the reach of a key part of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in a case that has pitted disability rights advocates against the cruise industry. The law applied to foreign-flagged cruise ships in U.S. waters, except for regulating a vessel’s internal affairs, it said.
By a 5-4 vote, the justices [...]

2004 Stolen Election Documents

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

More BS from a bunch of poor losers
Forwarded with Compliments of Free Voice of America (FVOA):Accurate News and Interesting Commentary for Amerika’s Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free. NOTE:The trio who put this book together seem to have gone through a failure-of-nerve since their forthright stolen-election activism prior to the inauguration of BOOschie; if not, [...]

Dolphins

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

“Cultural evolution, including tool use, is not only found in humans and our closest relatives, the primates, but also in animals that are evolutionally quite distant from us. This convergent evolution is what is so fascinating,” said Kruetzen.
Researchers suspect the sponges help the foraging dolphins avoid getting stung by stonefish and other critters that hide [...]

Bloggers Arrested

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

Bloggers Arrested for Exposing Public Corruption
Dr. Elsebeth Baumgartner and Bryan DuBois run a blog called Erie Voices that focuses on local issues in northern Ohio, especially those that are underreported by local newspapers. Many of their posts deal with judicial and governmental corruption in northern Ohio.
The bloggers were arrested in July on charges of intimidation, [...]

Last Minute Turkey

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

It’s the day before Thanksgiving and the butcher is just locking up when a man pounds on the door. “Please let me in,” says the man, “I forgot to buy a turkey and my wife will kill me if I don’t come home with one.”
“OK” says the butcher. “Let me see what’s left.” He goes [...]

Turkey Hotline

Monday, November 21st, 2005

2 True stories from the Butterball Turkey Hotline, where people call to get advice on how to cook a Turkey from the experts:
* Thanksgiving Dinner on the run. A woman called to find out how long it would take to roast her turkey. To answer the question, the Talk-Line home economist asked how much the [...]

Behavior Modification

Friday, November 18th, 2005

One morning I was called to pick up my son at the school nurse’s office.
When I walked through the main entrance, I noticed a woman, curlers in her hair, wearing pajamas. “Why are you dressed like that?” I asked her.
“I told my son,” she explained, “that if he ever did anything to embarrass me, I [...]

Finally Heard

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

Heather and Marcy hadn’t seen each other in awhile, so they decided to meet for lunch.
The talk naturally got around to their respective love lives. Marcy confided that there really wasn’t anyone special in her life. Heather, on the other hand, was beaming about the new man she had found.
“He’s perfect. He’s handsome, and last [...]

*Military Computer*

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

The Pentagon recently unveiled its new super computer to the top brass. This fantastic device, capable of making bazillions of decisions in split nanoseconds, is designed to solve all military problems with the greatest of ease.
To test its capabilities, the brass poses a tactical problem to it and then asks for a decision, “Attack or [...]

Subway Drop

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

The Manhattan Commuter train was packed. Suddenly there was a jingle on the floor. Most necks were craned. One elderly gentleman, however, bent down and picked something up. He then asked, “Did anyone drop a half dollar?”
“I did,” answered three men at once.
“Well,” said the elderly gent with a smile, “here’s a dime of it.”

Black Canyon Biker

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

A man decided that he was going to ride a 10-speed bike from Phoenix to Flagstaff. He got as far as Black Canyon City before the mountains just became too much and he could go no farther.
He stuck his thumb out, but after 3 hours he hadn’t gotten a single person to stop. Finally a [...]

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Friday, November 11th, 2005

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Signs You Are In For A Long Sermon

Friday, November 11th, 2005

Top Ten Signs You Are In For A Long Sermon
10. There’s a case of bottled water beside the pulpit in a cooler.
9. The pews have camper hookups.
8. You overhear the pastor telling the sound man to have a few (dozen!) extra tapes on hand to record today’s sermon.
7. The preacher has brought a snack to [...]

*Understanding the Signs*

Friday, November 11th, 2005

Over the years, my husband and I have usually managed to decode the cute but confusing gender signs sometimes put on restaurants’ restroom doors (Buoys and Gulls, Laddies and Lassies, etc.), but every so often we get stumped.
Recently my husband Dave wandered off in search of the men’s room and found himself confronted by two [...]

Career Cooling

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

Once I worked as an operator on an old IBM 370/Model 138 mainframe at a local college. My position had been reclassified to fall into a new area outside of the I/S staff.
One day, my new supervisor entered the room and stared at the air conditioning unit directly behind me. He studied the two flashing [...]

Pregnant Stamp

Monday, November 7th, 2005

A man and his wife were making their first doctor visit prior to the birth of their first child. After everything checked out, the doctor took a small stamp and stamped the wife’s stomach with indelible ink.
The couple was curious about what the stamp was for, so when they got home, the husband dug out [...]

A Great Job

Saturday, November 5th, 2005

A guy came home to his wife and said, “Guess what? I’ve found a great job. A 10 a.m. start, 2 p.m. finish, no overtime, no weekends and it pays $600 a week!”
“That’s great,” his wife said.
“Yeah, I thought so too,” he agreed. “You start Monday.”

2 Words

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

A man joined the priesthood. The order he joined could not speak for seven years. Then they could only say 2 words.
The first seven years passed and they went into a small room. His 2 word were “too cold”.
The next seven years passed and they took him back into the small room and his 2 [...]