777 - seven seven seven

This is your lucky post. It's short. The test isn't. No fair using the search feature. How do you say 'seven' in the Mutu language? You can find it HERE. Everyone take your time looking. Bilbo has one minute. He should know this already.

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776 - Blue

The humor that is. It's late and I haven't posted yet. So into the grab bag for a blue joke.

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During one of her daily classes, a teacher trying to teach good manners, asked her students the following question: ' Michael, if you were on a date having dinner with a nice young lady, how would you tell her that you have to go to the bathroom?' Michael said, 'Just a minute I have to go pee.' The teacher responded by saying, 'That would be rude and impolite.' 'What about you Sherman, how would you say it?' Sherman said, 'I am sorry, but I really need to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back.' 'That's better, but it's still not very nice to say the word bathroom at the dinner table.' 'And you, little Edward, can you use your brain for once and show us your good manners?' 'I would say: Darling, may I please be excused for a moment? I have to shake hands with a very dear friend of mine, whom I hope to introduce you to after dinner.'

775 - Disappearing comments

So your checking out blogs for the fourth time today. You check the comments to see if something new is there. Hey wait. I know I put a comment here earlier. I've been deleted! Well maybe not.

My son-in-law has started a blog. Things that own me. So I left a comment yesterday. I just checked it. Comments - 0. WTF! Is he messing with me? He wouldn't do that. Would he? (actually he would) So I think, hit the refresh button. Boom, there's my comment, back from comment neverland. So before you leave another comment, refresh. Your comment may actually still be there.

And my son-in-law (collector) is posting the stuff he has collected in his still short life. I don't think I could live long enough to post all the crap I've collected over the years. My 10 years of stamp collecting could take up two life times to post.

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774 - Guess where I was

Take a close look at the guy in the bottom picture. You may recognise him from a picture on his blog. His much younger picture. He sort of still looks like that. Close enough anyway.

So Claudia and I went to a Baptist service last night. A full length Baptist service. Very nice people but they could easily compete with the Catholics. Especially when they have a guest speaker. One that really likes to talk. But guess what? He's a really good speaker. Like Claudia said, "it's like he was talking to us and not at us".

John did really good. You would think he's been doing this a long time. WAIT! He has. He told me he won a public speaking contest against a bunch of high schoolers when he was 9 years old. That was a looong time ago. But he's only gotten better with age. He's really good.

The disappointing part? Only one magic trick. Of course I had to look it up on the net to see how it was done. And after looking at it, I see how it works but not why. WAIT! You don't know exactly what I'm talking about do you? Sorry, if I told you I'd have to kill you. (Somebody used that line on me once. Who was that?)

773 - Phone joke

My sister came up with a good one. I glad she still works at the phone company (and not me).

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After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion, that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago.

Not to be outdone by the New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, a California archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story in the LA Times read:

'California archaeologists, finding traces of 200 year old
copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already
had an advanced high-tech communications network a
hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers.'

One week later, The Argus Leader, a local newspaper in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, reported the following:

After digging as deep as 30 feet in his pasture near Nunda, South Dakota, Ole Olson, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Ole has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, South Dakota had already gone wireless.

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772 - Backup or bonus

Not having heard from Bilbo, I thought I would do a backup Cartoon Saturday. I know everyone needs their fix so here goes. (Without most of the verbiage that goes along with the toons.) ((I am NOT Bilbo)) (((If he posted consider this a bonus.)))

Cornered - This is just a good pun. I'm not pointing out that Bilbo is shorter than me and John.



Nonsequitur - And 12 O'clock and ....



Family Circus - I can get hit several times and still not be illuminated.



Duplex - I'll bet Andrea can't get this far away from any of her pets.



Garfield - Maybe this is why I don't wake up early.



But then there is always a good explanation for everything.



See, a perfectly logical explanation.



What?



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771 - XY

Genes that is. XY boy. XX girl. Well maybe. Here's an article from New Scientist. (click it to make it bigger)


And if you want to explore the XY world a little more, here's my post 388 which explores a lot more than X and Y.

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770 - Parkour

I don't think I've heard of this before (parkour). But it has supposedly been around since the 80's. It's like ninja practice. It's also trying to see if you can kill yourself in a spectacular way. It seems to be worldwide but is getting more prominent here in St. Louis. This first video is one I made recently of me doing some parkour tricks. Pay no attention to the person at the end of the video.





Then if you want to know even more here's another site.

PARKOUR SITE

769 - Score one for the 'normal' person

Perhaps you've heard about Susan Boyle? The singer on Britains got Talent that shocked the show with her singing? Well here's the whole thing.

SUSAN

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768 - Blame

I ran across this article about who is to blame for the financial crisis. It doesn't leave anybody out, including you.

CRISIS

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767 - Segway car

In case you have a death wish, here's your chance to fulfill it. Here's a product looking for a market. Why would anyone buy one of these rolling death traps? By a motorcycle. Buy a real 'small car'. But this thing?! Hey, maybe they can make one where you hang upside down in the little cabin, just for fun.



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766 - Just not the same

I found two of Mike Peters editorials that have the same theme of 'it's just not the same'.

765 - Shift happens

You may have seen this video already. It seems to be making the email rounds. There is a version 1, 2 and 3. Below is version 3 (I think). Also, I've got the link to the website of the people that made it.

I haven't checked any of the data. But it must be true, it's on the internet.



VERSION 2 (I've also found version 3 listed as version 1)

Shift happens website.

764 - Shooting stars ..... no wait ...

Ohhhh ... look at that beautiful shooting star.



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763 - ACK!

It was a busy day yesterday for a retired guy. So this post is short and sweet. Well maybe not so sweet. As a matter of fact, it might be a bitter pill to swallow.

NEWS ARTICLE

762 - Email detour

I got this in an email and thought I'd detour it through a blog. You can cut and paste it back to email if you want. (my comments)

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This one is kind of fun! And pretty tough!
Rules: it's harder than it looks! (no it's not)
Copy and paste into a new email, erase my answers, enter yours, and send it on to 10 people including the one that sent this to you. (or back to the person that sent it to you)

Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following questions.

They have to be real places, names, things. Nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial. You can't use your name for the boy/girl name question.


1. What is your name: Mike

2. A 4 letter word: Make

3. A boy's name: Mark

4. A girl's name: Mary

5. An occupation: Maintenance

6. A color: Mauve

7. Something you wear: chain Mail

8. A Beverage: Milk

9. Something found in a bathroom: Mouthwash

10. A place: Missouri

11. Something you shout: MWAHAHAHAHA

761 - Space shuttle

So he says to himself, "I could down load all 48 pictures and upload them to my blog." Then he says, "ARE YOU NUTS! Just put the link up! OK OK!"

So here's a link to a site that has a bunch of cool pictures about the preparation of the space shuttle. Blow up the slide show to full screen.

SLIDE SHOW.

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760 - New Stock Market Terms

CEO – Chief Embezzlement Officer
CFO - Corporate Fraud Officer
BULL MARKET – A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius
BEAR MARKET – a 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry, and the husband gets no sex.
VALUE INVESTING – The art of buying low and selling lower.
P/E RATIO – The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the market keeps crashing.
BROKER – What my financial planner has made me.
STANDARD & POOR - Your life in a nutshell.
STOCK ANALYST – Idiot who just downgraded your stock.
STOCK SPLIT – When your ex-wife and her lawyer split your assets equally between themselves.
MARKET CORRECTION - The day after you buy stocks.
CASH FLOW – The movement your money makes as it disappears down the toilet.
YAHOO – What you yell after selling it to some poor sucker for $240 per share.
WINDOWS – What you jump out of when you're the sucker who bought Yahoo at $240 per share.
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR – Past year investor who's now locked up in a nuthouse.
PROFIT – an archaic word no longer in use.


(And don't forget today is Friday the 13th)

759 - The River

Since it's Easter, we'll go with a religous theme.

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A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, 'If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.'

With even greater emphasis he said, 'And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.'

And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he said, 'And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.'

Sermon complete, he sat down..

The song leader stood very cautiously and announced with a smile, 'For our closing song, let us sing Hymn #365, 'Shall We Gather at the River.'

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That was a joke right? Well maybe not. At least not like yesterdays.

Look here.

So I wondered if Aimee was real? Yes. (lots of reading)

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758 - A likeness.

It's cartoon Saturday at Bilbo's. And if you had to pick a cartoon character that was Bilbo who would it be? I think a good candidate would be … Dilbert. Picture a cartoonish Bilbo. He’d look a little like Dilbert, don’t you think? He has to. Why? To make my punch line for this cartoon work! Actually a lead in prepunch line.


AGNES, THE EARLY YEARS.



(For those that don't know, Agnes is Bilbo's wife.)

757 - A post, not an airplane

My lead is starting to turn back into gold again. Slowly. Veery slooowly. (which is a good thing)


TRANSFORMATION

Each Friday night after work, Bubba would fire up his outdoor grill and cook a venison steak.

But, all of Bubba's neighbors were Catholic… And since it was Lent, they were forbidden from eating meat on Friday. The delicious aroma from the grilled venison steaks was causing such a problem for the Catholic faithful that they finally talked to their priest. The Priest came to visit Bubba, and suggested that he become a Catholic.

After several classes and much study, Bubba attended Mass and as the priest sprinkled holy water over him, he said, "You were born a Baptist, and raised a Baptist, but now you are a Catholic."

Bubba's neighbors were greatly relieved, until Friday night arrived, and the wonderful aroma of grilled venison filled the neighborhood. The Priest was called immediately by the neighbors, and, as he rushed into Bubba's yard, clutching a rosary and prepared to scold him, he stopped and watched in amazement.

There stood Bubba clutching a small bottle of holy water, which he was carefully sprinkling over the grilling meat, chanting, "You wuz born a deer, you wuz raised a deer, but now you is a catfish."

756 - Yesterday

No not the Beatles song. My post that didn't show up. I knew I was going to be busy. I postdated the post so it would show up at midnight. FAIL! It works all of the time when I check it the next morning (11:00am is still morning isn't it?). When I don't check it, then it's - FAIL!

I'm sure I did something wrong, hit a wrong button, executed a bad command, something.... But to keep yesterdays post from going to waste I'll just refer you back a day. Because, I was expecting a lot of responses to the question I asked. I got one response so far but no answer.

Thanks to Fiona for asking 'where the hell was my post' on a post from two days ago. It felt great to be missed. Even if it was only by one person.

Now I'm going to do what I should have done 2 days ago. It's only 10:30pm now. So I'll hit post, then come back to edit, go to post options and change the time and date to Thursday. The post will still be there but the date will show Thursday.

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755 - What would you do?

(This didn't post at midnight like it was supposed to. And I didn't check it this AM.)

Bill McClellan is a columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He is also on a weekly PBS talk show (Donnybrook) here in St. Louis. Although he claims to be a liberal, he's more center than extreme left. I've seen his conservative side come out on the TV show. Here's his column from Monday.

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A liberal went for a walk in Forest Park on Saturday morning. His mind was going a million miles an hour. He was demonizing success and daydreaming about a maximum wage. Why should a CEO of a publicly traded company make more than $1 million a year?

Then he tried to think of cheerier things — world peace, a heftier estate tax, publicly subsidized mass transit, legalized drugs. Oh, yes, those things made him feel better.

He reached the crest of a hill on the south side of Forest Park, between the main entrance to the St. Louis Zoo and the construction at Hampton Avenue. A man was sitting on the curb. He was wearing a helmet. A man and a young woman were hovering over him. A bicycle was lying at his feet.

The liberal approached the threesome. The man had been riding his bicycle and had fallen. He had hit his head. The other two were concerned and were trying to help. Immediately, the liberal thought of a Big Government solution.

"I've got a phone. Do you guys want me to call an ambulance?" he asked.

"I don't know," said the young woman, who turned out to be the wife of the injured man. "Do you think you need an ambulance?" she asked her husband.

He seemed dazed. He was not sure what he needed.

The other man soon left. He must have been a compassionate conservative. He had been willing to help, but then he realized that his help was not needed. Or maybe he did not want to be part of a Big Government solution.

The liberal asked the bicyclist what had happened. "I don't know. I don't remember," the bicyclist said.

"You need an ambulance," the liberal said.

He was thinking about the actress Natasha Richardson. She died last month after a brain hemorrhage caused by blunt impact to her head after falling on a ski slope in Canada. She initially turned down medical treatment.

Then again, a conservative might point out the information came from the drive-by media. Probably 1,000 people fell and hit their heads and were just fine, but leave it to the drive-bys to focus on the one who died. The conservative might argue the real story is about socialized medicine, but the drive-bys try to make it about the unpredictable nature of head injuries. There ought to be a bounty on those drive-bys!

But the liberal thought about Natasha Richardson and he also recalled a woman who died several years ago in Forest Park after hitting her head when she fell while rollerblading, and so without further discussion, he called 911.

Guess what? A recorded voice said something that the liberal couldn't understand. He's almost deaf. Then some kind of lettering came up on the phone. The liberal can't read without his glasses. He handed the phone to the bicyclist's wife. "You call," he said.

She looked frazzled. Her husband was sitting on the curb, bleeding and dazed. She was not sure what to do. And this was the kind of help she was getting? She took the phone and dialed 911. The recorded message said the operators were busy but would be available in a minute. She waited until an operator came on the line. She explained that her husband had fallen off his bicycle.

The liberal did not think she was exhibiting the proper sense of urgency, but perhaps he was thinking that just because it is not his nature to remain calm and collected in an emergency. The operator asked the woman if the injuries were serious enough to require an ambulance. You have to pay for an ambulance, the operator said. "Should we pay for an ambulance?" the woman asked her husband. He shook his head.

So the woman declined an ambulance and handed the phone back to the liberal. She tried to help her husband to his feet, but that did not work. He could not stand up. He plopped back to the curb.

"I don't mean to be pushy, but you really need an ambulance," the liberal said.

He could not stand to think that Big Government was not the solution. And money? That cheered the liberal. Spending other people's money is something he likes to do. Don't worry about money. The taxpayers can pick up the bill. Or maybe a bailout.

More Bill McClellan

754 - Another threefer

Email jokes! I think a couple of these are rebirths of old jokes. Let's see how old you are again.

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Dave walked into a sports bar around 9:58 pm. He sat down next to a blonde at the bar and stared up at the TV. The 10 pm news was coming on. The news crew was covering the story of a man on the ledge of a large building preparing to jump.

The blonde looked at Dave and said, "Do you think he'll jump?" Dave said, "You know, I bet he'll jump." The blonde replied, "Well, I bet he won't." Dave placed a $20 bill on the bar and said, "You're on!"

Just as the blonde placed her money on the bar, the guy on the ledge did a swan dive off the building, falling to his death.

The blonde was very upset, but willingly handed her $20 to Dave, saying, "Fair's fair. Here's your money." Dave replied, "I can't take your money. I saw this earlier on the 5 pm news, and I knew he would jump."

The blonde replied, "I did too, but didn't think he'd do it again."

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A woman and a baby were in the doctor's examining room, waiting for the doctor to come in for the baby's first exam. The doctor arrived, and examined the baby, checked his weight, and being a little concerned, asked if the baby was breast-fed or bottle-fed.

'Breast-fed,' she replied. 'Well, strip down to your waist,' the doctor ordered. She did. He pinched her nipples, pressed, kneaded, and rubbed both breasts for a while in a very professional and detailed examination.

Motioning to her to get dressed, the doctor said, 'No wonder this baby is underweight. You don't have any milk!' 'I know,' she said , 'I'm his Grandma, but I'm glad I came.'

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The doctor, after an examination, sighed and said, 'I've some bad news... You have cancer, and you'd best put your affairs in order.

The woman was shocked, but managed to compose herself and walk into the waiting room where her daughter had been waiting. 'Well daughter, we women celebrate when things are good, and we celebrate when things don't go so well. In this case, things aren't well. I have cancer. Let's head to the club and have a martini.

After 3 or 4 martinis, the two were feeling a little less somber. There were some laughs and more martinis. They were eventually approached by some of the woman's old friends, who were curious as to what the two were celebrating. The woman told her friends they were drinking to her impending end. 'I've been diagnosed with AIDS.' The friends were aghast, gave the woman their condolences and beat a hasty retreat.

After the friends left, the woman's daughter leaned over and whispered, 'Mom, I thought you said you were dying of cancer, and you just told your friends you were dying of AIDS! Why did you do that!?

"Because I don't want any of those bitches sleeping with your father after I'm gone."

753 - Threefer

Three miscellaneous videos today. The first one is a TV joke/ candid camera type of video. Candid camera ..... where have I heard that recently???


Toilet Prank Gone Bad - Just For Laughs - The funniest videos are a click away


Ever wonder if your TV remote is working? Here's an easy way to test it. I may be the last person on earth to find this out because everyone I've mentioned this too said "I knew that". But the video is funny even without the informative part of it. It really works.


See An Infrared Light! - The most popular videos are here


Ever see the movie 'White guys can't dance'? Here's proof. I don't care what Bilbo says.


Electric Slide - the Other Version - For more funny videos, click here

752 - Quotes

I've had some quotes sitting in my emergency blog file for awhile. Time to bring some more out of hiding.


"Don't count your chickens before they cross the road." (my chickens were on the road when the recession bus came along)

"Jumping to conclusions can be bad exercise."

"Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect."

"When dangling, watch your participles." (a Bilbo type of quote)

"Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died."

"If you don't care where you're going any road will get you there."

"The easy way is always mined."

"So many books...So little time."

"Don't put all your eggs in the wrong basket." (now they tell me)

"He who forgives ends the quarrel."

"The Road to Enlightenment is long and difficult. Bring snacks and a book to read."

"If you're feeling good, don't worry. You'll get over it."

751 - Email stuff

Got this in an email from a freind. I must really be old because I knew the answers by just reading the questions. I only had to reference the choices twice to double check what I thought was right. So I got 20 out of 20.

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MEMORY TEST!
This is NOT a pushover test. There are 20 questions. Average score is 12. It will help if you are over 60! This one will be difficult for the younger set. Have fun, but no peeking! When you forward this to your friends/family, put your score in the subject line & let them know your score. Have Fun!


1. What builds strong bodies 12 ways?

A. Flintstones vitamins
B. The Buttmaster
C. Spaghetti
D. Wonder Bread
E. Orange Juice
F. Milk
G. Cod Liver Oil


2. Before he was Muhammed Ali, he was...

A. Sugar Ray Robinson
B. Roy Orbison
C. Gene Autry
D. Rudolph Valentino
E. Fabian
F. Mickey Mantle
G. Cassius Clay


3. Pogo, the comic strip character said, 'We have met the enemy and...

A. It's you
B. He is us
C. It's the Grinch
D. He wasn't home
E. He's really me an
F. We quit
G. He surrendered


4. Good night David.

A. Good night Chet
B. Sleep well
C. Good night Irene
D. Good night Gracie
E. See you later alligator
F. Until tomorrow
G. Good night Steve


5. You'll wonder where the yellow went...

A. When you use Tide
B. When you lose your crayons
C. When you clean your tub
D. If you paint the room blue
E. If you buy a soft water tank
F. When you use Lady Clairol
G. When you brush your teeth with Pepsodent


6. Before he was the Skipper's Little Buddy, Bob Denver was Dobie's friend...

A. Stuart Whitman
B. Randolph Scott
C. Steve Reeves
D. Maynard G Krebbs
E. Corky B. Dork
F. Dave the Whale
G. Zippy Zoo


7. Liar, liar....

A. You're a liar
B. Your nose is growing
C. Pants on fire
D. Join the choir
E. Jump up higher
F. On the wire
G. I'm telling Mom


8. Meanwhile, back in Metropolis, Superman fights a never ending battle for truth, justice and...

A. Wheaties
B. Lois Lane
C. TV ratings
D. World peace
E. Red tights
F. The American way
G. News headlines


9. Hey kids! What time is it?

A. It's time for Yogi Bear
B. It's time to do your homework
C. It's Howdy Doody Time
D. It's Time for Romper Room
E. It's bedtime
F. The Mighty Mouse Hour
G. Scoopy Doo Time


10. Lions and tigers and bears...

A. Yikes
B. Oh no
C. Gee whiz
D. I'm scared
E. Oh my
F. Help! Help!
G. Let's run


11. Bob Dylan advised us never to trust anyone...

A. Over 40
B. Wearing a uniform
C. Carrying a briefcase
D. Over 30
E. You don't know
F. Who says, 'Trust me'
G. Who eats tofu


12. NFL quarterback who appeared in a television commercial wearing women's stockings...

A. Troy Aikman
B. Kenny Stabler
C. Joe Namath
D. Roger Stauback
E. Joe Montana
F. Steve Young
G. John Elway


13. Brylcream....

A. Smear it on
B. You'll smell great
C. Tame that cowlick
D. Grease ball heaven
E. It's a dream
F. We're your team
G. A little dab'll do ya


14. I found my thrill....

A. In Blueberry muffins
B. With my man, Bill
C. Down at the mill
D. Over the windowsill
E. With thyme and dill
F. Too late to enjoy
G. On Blueberry Hill


15. Before Robin Williams, Peter Pan was played by...

A. Clark Gable
B. Mary Martin
C. Doris Day
D. Errol Flynn
E. Sally Fields
F. Jim Carey
G. Jay Leno


16. Name the Beatles...

A. John, Steve, George, Ringo
B. John, Paul, George, Roscoe
C. John, Paul, Stacey, Ringo
D. Jay, Paul, George, Ringo
E. Lewis, Peter, George, Ringo
F. Jason, Betty, Skipper, Hazel
G. John, Paul, George, Ringo


17. I wonder, wonder, who...

A. Who ate the leftovers?
B. Who did the laundry?
C. Was it you?
D. Who wrote the book of love?
E. Who I am?
F. Passed the test?
G. Knocked on the door?


18. I'm strong to the finish...

A. Cause I eats my broccoli
B. Cause I eats me spinach
C. Cause I lift weights
D. Cause I'm the hero
E. And don't you forget it
F. Cause Olive Oyl loves me
G. To outlast Bruto


19. When it's least expected, you're elected, you're the star today....

A. Smile, you're on Candid Camera
B. Smile, you're on Star Search
C. Smile, you won the lottery
D. Smile, we're watching you
E. Smile, the world sees you
F. Smile, you're a hit
G Smile, you're on TV


20 What do M & M's do?

A. Make your tummy happy
B. Melt in your mouth, not in your pocket
C. Make you fat
D. Melt your heart
E. Make you popular
F. Melt in your mouth, not in your hand
G. Come in colors


Below are the answers:
1. D - Wonder Bread
2. G - Cassius Clay
3. B - He Is Us
4. A - Good night, Chet
5. G - When you brush your teeth with Pepsodent
6. D - Maynard G. Krebbs
7. C - Pants On Fire
8. F - The American Way
9. C - It's Howdy Doody Time
10. E - Oh My
11. D - Over 30
12. C - Joe Namath
13. G - A little dab'll do ya
14. G - On Blueberry Hill
15. B - Mary Martin
16. G - John, Paul, George, Ringo
17. D - Who wrote the book of Love
18. B - Cause I eats me spinach
19. A - Smile, you're on Candid Camera
20. F - Melt In Your Mouth Not In Your Hand

750 - Danger

Well the dreaded virus day has come and gone. But if you want to find out some more about the Con*&^ whatever virus, here's a link to visit.

VIRUS


And then here's a video that will make you think twice about driving over a flooded road. Make sure to watch the whole video.


Scarify a Road Surface - The funniest bloopers are right here


Update on cell phone follies. I found some free software on the internet. I haven't downloaded it yet, but nothing bad could happen, could it........

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749 - Laughing

I need to do more of this to forget the last few days which aren't over yet.

Maybe Bilbo can tell us what this first gal is laughing about.









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748 - WTF2!

So he goes to the cell phone store like he's supposed to. And he buys the USB cable like he's supposed to. He goes back home and plugs in the the USB cable to the cell phone and computer. The computer says, "New device found. Insert your disk". WTF!

I sort of saw this coming when I opened the USB cable and there was no disk inside. Where are the drivers going to come from?

So he goes to the ATT website to download some drivers. Hmmmmmm There doesn't seem to be anything there to download. So he goes to the LG website. Hmmmmmm Nothing here either. Let's call LG and see what they have to say. LG says I can use my bluetooth to connect. Hmmmmmm Yesterday they said I couldn't use blueteeth. What about the USB cable? Well, load your program and ...... wait, what program? You didn't buy a program, she said? You don't provide drivers for your product, he said? Nope, she said. So now that I have the cable I have to buy a program to make it work? Yup.

What program? Well, you can go to any third party vendor .... wait, you don't sell the program to make your phone work? Nope. That's an accessory and we don't sell that. (to be continued)

(continued) I forgot to mention the comment "well just transfer your pictures to your memory card." My what? "Oh you didn't buy a memory card?" OHHHHH you wanted tires with your new car! That's gonna cost extra. (to be continued)


Sidenote - While at the cell phone store I ask about a carrying case for the phone I bought last month. Answer - We don't have one because we don't carry that phone anymore. What? Yes I have an 'old' phone. It seems that new cell phones come out every 4 months and I must have puchased my new old phone in it's 4th month of life.

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