It's cold! It is 25 degrees Fahrenheit outside right now and it was 25 degrees Fahrenheit exactly 12 hours ago ... it hasn't changed all bloody day!
OK it was 19 degrees Fahrenheit 16 hours ago , so I guess we DID have a warming spell today.
For all you metric system users out there those temperatures are below Zero for you!
All this in the land of liquid asphalt in August where is is so hot the roads literally revert to their more viscous form and the humidity hits you like a ton of bricks and instantly make you wetter than you ware just stepping out of the shower.
We ain't used to this ...
Monday, December 22, 2008
Millions of Monkeys
Once upon a time a man appeared in a village and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each.
The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them.
The man bought thousands at $10 and, as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their effort.
He next announced that he would now buy monkeys at $20 each.
This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again.
Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms.
The offer increased to $25 each and the supply of monkeys became so scarce it was an effort to even find a monkey, let alone catch it!
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at $50 each!
However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would buy on his behalf.
In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers: ‘Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has already collected. I will sell them to you at $35 and when the man returns from the city, you can sell them to him for $50 each.’
The villagers rounded up all their savings and bought all the monkeys for 700 billion dollars.
They never saw the man or his assistant again, only lots and lots of monkeys!
Now you have a better understanding of how the WALL STREET BAILOUT PLAN WILL WORK !!!!
Read more at Guerrilla News Network.
Carnegie Heroes awards 19 medals
A Wisconsin man who lunged in front of a train to save a 3-year-old from certain death and two men who entered a burning building to rescue two little girls were among 19 people awarded Carnegie medals for their courage.
Merlin Harn, 40, and his wife were driving by a railroad track on Sept. 1, 2007, in their hometown of Menasha, Wisconsin, when they saw an unattended 3-year-old boy wandering on the tracks.
Before police arrived, the crossing lights, bells and whistles went off.
Harn ran to the boy, grabbed him under the arms and carried him to safety seconds before the train passed them, its emergency brake activated.
The Carnegie Heroes Fund gave its fourth group of awards this year to 19 people who risked their own lives to save others.
Some of the people died or were injured rescuing others who were drowning, being attacked or were trapped in fires.
Another of the heroes, James Carpenter, was at his home in Gloversville, New York, when he noticed the house next door had gone up in flames.
Running into the burning building, Carpenter, 28, made his way through dense smoke and found two girls trapped on the second floor.
He grabbed 5-year-old Chelsea and made his way out of the house with her, but her 3-year-old sister, Jocelyn, remained inside.
Leanue Davis Jr., who lived in the burning home, then entered, ran upstairs and called for the little girl.
Grabbing Jocelyn, Davis realized the stairs were impassable.
He went into a bedroom and lowered her out the window into the arms of two men outside.
Fire and drownings accounted for most of the disasters leading to heroism.
Among the other heroes was Walter Rosenthal, 58, of Toms Place, California.
He died trying to save James J. Juarez and John S. McAndrews from suffocation after they were buried by snow at a resort in Mammoth Lakes, California, on April 6, 2006.
Steel baron Andrew Carnegie launched the hero fund in 1904 after hearing about rescue stories from a mine disaster that had killed 181 people.
Since then, $31.1 million has been awarded to 9,243 people.
Each recipient, or their heirs, receives $6,000 and a medal.
Merlin Harn, 40, and his wife were driving by a railroad track on Sept. 1, 2007, in their hometown of Menasha, Wisconsin, when they saw an unattended 3-year-old boy wandering on the tracks.
Before police arrived, the crossing lights, bells and whistles went off.
Harn ran to the boy, grabbed him under the arms and carried him to safety seconds before the train passed them, its emergency brake activated.
The Carnegie Heroes Fund gave its fourth group of awards this year to 19 people who risked their own lives to save others.
Some of the people died or were injured rescuing others who were drowning, being attacked or were trapped in fires.
Another of the heroes, James Carpenter, was at his home in Gloversville, New York, when he noticed the house next door had gone up in flames.
Running into the burning building, Carpenter, 28, made his way through dense smoke and found two girls trapped on the second floor.
He grabbed 5-year-old Chelsea and made his way out of the house with her, but her 3-year-old sister, Jocelyn, remained inside.
Leanue Davis Jr., who lived in the burning home, then entered, ran upstairs and called for the little girl.
Grabbing Jocelyn, Davis realized the stairs were impassable.
He went into a bedroom and lowered her out the window into the arms of two men outside.
Fire and drownings accounted for most of the disasters leading to heroism.
Among the other heroes was Walter Rosenthal, 58, of Toms Place, California.
He died trying to save James J. Juarez and John S. McAndrews from suffocation after they were buried by snow at a resort in Mammoth Lakes, California, on April 6, 2006.
Steel baron Andrew Carnegie launched the hero fund in 1904 after hearing about rescue stories from a mine disaster that had killed 181 people.
Since then, $31.1 million has been awarded to 9,243 people.
Each recipient, or their heirs, receives $6,000 and a medal.
Important Accomplishments
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
~ Dale Carnegie.
'Sopranos' actor cleared of murder in police death
Lillo Brancato, who played a bumbling aspiring mobster on "The Sopranos," was cleared Monday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of an off-duty policeman during a drunken, late-night search for drugs.
The jury convicted Brancato of a lesser charge of attempted burglary.
He faces from three to 15 years in prison; the former actor could get credit for time served because he has been behind bars nearly three years.
The jury convicted Brancato of a lesser charge of attempted burglary.
He faces from three to 15 years in prison; the former actor could get credit for time served because he has been behind bars nearly three years.
Eighteen and she wants more?
You would think they would have learned what causes this by now!
Michelle Duggar gave birth to her 18th child,
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008.
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008.
Speaking of Shoes and Throwing
Pie Throwers Union Sue Shoe Thrower, Claim Monopoly On Public Acts of Humiliation
In a move that will forever define the acceptable means of public humiliation through projectiles, the Pie Throwers Union of America, chapter 301, has brought a lawsuit against Muntazer al-Zaidi, the notorious Bush shoe thrower who assaulted the President with his flung footwear on Sunday.
“Pie throwing is a pre-meditated act that involves both baking and aiming” said union leader Brent Clarke “it is an art that pre-dates the three stooges”
When asked about the merits of shoe throwing, Clarke scoffed: “Shoe throwing is a spontaneous act that might have as much to do with itchy feet as it has to do with bad foreign policy”.
It is unclear which court will hear the case, as many potential judges have expressed fear over presiding without some protection from errant shoes and pies.
And I Quote
Speaking about shoes ...
"Bush moved pretty quickly... He reacted pretty good when you see him... Too bad he didn't react that way with bin laden or Katrina...or the mortgage crisis
...or Lehman Brothers...I don't think Bush really has dodged anything like that,
well, since the Vietnam War."
~ Letterman
Shrub to Mugabe - Resign
Over a year and a half ago Barack Obama introduced a resolution condemning Mugabe's actions in Zimbabwe. and the shrub did nothing.
Now the cabal is calling for Mugabe to resign citing a failed economy and the government's penchant for torturing and extraordinary rendition as the reason.
Why the sudden interest from the shrub and the cabal now?
Could it be that Voice of America reports:
Call us cynical but seems a bit strange in the timing here. Also a bit of the pot calling the kettle black, as well.
Now the cabal is calling for Mugabe to resign citing a failed economy and the government's penchant for torturing and extraordinary rendition as the reason.
Why the sudden interest from the shrub and the cabal now?
Could it be that Voice of America reports:
Mr. Mugabe said he had taken control of agriculture by seizing nearly all white-owned farms, and that it is now time to take over all foreign companies, in particular foreign-owned banks.
Call us cynical but seems a bit strange in the timing here. Also a bit of the pot calling the kettle black, as well.
Can you believe this horseshit?!
Look at the horseshit the wing-nuts are spewing now ...
Dimbulb: Democrats Started The Economic Crisis To Help Elect Obama
Today, the New York Times had an article about how right-wing talk radio is gearing up to aggressively go after President-elect Obama over the next four years. Lush Dimbulb demonstrated his commitment to this crusade today on his radio show by blaming Democrats — especially Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — for starting the current economic crisis.What is so tragic is some morons will believe this horseshit ...Here’s how Dimbulb’s conspiracy theory goes: Schumer caused on run on IndyMac bank in California this summer, in order to create a feeling of financial panic amongst the public. Democrats then capitalized on this panic with electoral wins in the White House and Congress. The purpose of gaining this power, according to Limbaugh, was to nationalize U.S. industries:
Dimbulb: Who’s benefiting? Aside from the people being bailed out. The Democrat party and Barack Obama are benefiting.
Smart kids more likely to be heavy drinkers
The Colony Club in Soho has been a watering hole for hard-drinking creative types since it was founded by Muriel Belcher in the late 1940s. It is a reasonable bet that her confidants - Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Jeffrey and Bruce Bernard, Michael Andrews, Eduardo Paolozzi and other regulars from the art and entertainment world - would have had high IQs. Some members may have been nightmare clients for their bank managers, exasperating husbands, wives or lovers, but no one would doubt their talents, originality and intellectual ability.Research has now shown a link between high childhood IQ and an adult enthusiasm for alcohol that leads in some cases to problem drinking.
Parents may be aware that the easiest children to have around the house, and those who are also the most likely to have a predictable, comfortable lifestyle when adults, are those with a slightly above average intelligence, neither too clever, nor stupid.
Science News
4,300-year-old pharaonic tombs unveiled near Cairo
A pair of 4,300-year-old pharaonic tombs discovered at Saqqara indicate that the sprawling necropolis south of Cairo is even larger than previously thought, Egypt's top archaeologist said.
The rock-cut tombs were built for high officials - one responsible for the quarries used to build the nearby pyramids and another for a woman in charge of procuring entertainers for the pharaohs.
"We announce today a major, important discovery at Saqqara, the discovery of two new tombs dating back to 4,300 years ago," said Zahi Hawass, as he showed reporters around the site.
"The discovery of the two tombs are the beginning of a big, large cemetery."
The discovery indicates that there is even more to the vast necropolis of Saqqara, located 12 miles south of the capital, Cairo, he added.
In the past, excavations have focused on just one side of the two nearby pyramids - the Step Pyramid of King Djoser and that of Unas, the last king of the 5th Dynasty.
The area where the two tombs were found, to the southwest, has been largely untouched.
Our 154th Country
Carolina Naturally would like to welcome our newest readers in our 154th country : British Virgin Islands.
And then it happened ...
A man was sailing down a winding mountain road when a car swerved around a curve he was approaching. Its driver, a woman, rolled down her window, stuck her head out, and yelled "Pig!" at him. Thinking fast, the man put his head out and yelled after her "Bitch!" Complimenting himself on thinking fast for once, he tooled around the curve and into a large hog standing in the middle of the road ...
*****
A rich man died and went to The Judgment. St. Peter met him at the Gates of Heaven and said, "Before you meet with God, I thought I should tell you - we've looked at your life, and your really didn't do anything particularly good or bad. We're not at all sure what to do with you. Can you tell us anything you did that can help us make a decision?"
The man thought for a moment and replied, "Yeah, once I was driving along in my Ferrari and came upon a woman who was being harassed by a group of bikers. So I pulled over, got out my tire iron, and went up to the leader of the bikers. He was a big, muscular, hairy guy with tattoos all over his body and a ring pierced through his nose. Well, I tore the nose ring out of his nose, and told him he and his gang had better stop bothering the woman or they would have to deal with me!"
"I'm impressed," St. Peter responded, "When did this happen?"
"About two minutes ago," came the reply.
*****
Casey came home from the doctor looking very worried. His wife said, "What's the problem?" He said, "The doctor told me I have to take a pill every day for the rest of my life." She said, "So what? Lots of people have to take a pill every day their whole lives." He said, "I know, but he only gave me four pills"Train Travrel
Three lawyers and three engineers are traveling by train to a conference.
At the station, the three lawyers each buy tickets and watch as the three
engineers buy only a single ticket.
"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks a lawyer.
"Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
They all board the train. The lawyers take their respective seats but all
three engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind them.
Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting
tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please." The
door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand.
The conductor takes it and moves on.
The lawyers see this and agree that it is quite a clever idea so, after the
conference, they decide to copy the engineers on the return trip and save
some money (recognizing the engineers' superior intellect).
When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip.
To their astonishment, the engineers don't buy a ticket at all.
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed lawyer.
"Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
When they board the train the three lawyers cram into a restroom and the
three engineers cram into another one nearby.
The train departs.
Shortly afterward, one of the engineers leaves his restroom and walks over
to the restroom where the lawyers are hiding. He knocks on the door and
says, "Ticket, please."
Winners share $3 billion in Spain's El Gordo lottery
Economic pain eased for many in Spain today (Monday, December 22, 2008) as the Christmas lottery - billed among the world's richest - dished out some $3.23 billion (euro2.32 billion) in prizes.
The top prize of the lottery dubbed El Gordo (The Fat One) went to holders of tickets bearing the number 32365.
The winning number appears on 1,950 tickets, each of which wins $418,000 (euro300,000).
OK, where is my share!? Congratulations to the lucky ones in El Gordo for 2008
The top prize of the lottery dubbed El Gordo (The Fat One) went to holders of tickets bearing the number 32365.
The winning number appears on 1,950 tickets, each of which wins $418,000 (euro300,000).
*****
OK, where is my share!? Congratulations to the lucky ones in El Gordo for 2008
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