Every Alaskan citizen over the age of 6 months receives a $1,000 oil
dividend check every year. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
In ancient China people committed suicide by eating a pound of salt.
On the other hand, there still are plenty of people in China. If the population of that huge country walked past you in single file, the line would go round the world and never end, because of the rate of reproduction. Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
It's going to be a long wait 'til baseball season opens April 4, 2012 with
Cardinals playing the Marlins. Sign in to see full entry.
If you'd rather not diet - go to Mars where, if you weigh 100 lbs, you'll
only weigh 38 lbs. Do the math: if you weigh 200 on Earth, you'll weigh only 76 lbs on Mars! (and we're not talking candy bars!) Sign in to see full entry.
Lady Astor once told Winston Churchill, "If you were my husband I would
."poison your coffee." Replied Winston Churchill, "If you were my wife, I would drink it." (With troubles such as this, it's no wonder Churchill limited himself to 15 cigars a day to comfort his problems away!) Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, November 25, 2011
In 1993 the U.S. government spent $277,000 on pickle research.
This is far more than the entire 1789 Fed debt mentioned in previous post. Sign in to see full entry.
Talk about CHANGE ! In 1789 the U.S. Federal Government debt was
only $190,000. Sign in to see full entry.
When deciding your vote, base it on facts re/candidates, because
if you don't, you may be basing your vote on assumptions, meaning- you're reading between the lines, so here's what you really know. NOTHING! Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from an old English law stating
that you can't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. Sign in to see full entry.
Have you ever thought you were psychic?
Last night I dreamed that I received a letter from a friend I had not heard from for a very long time. THEN, this morning - opened email to find a welcome Thanksgiving greeting and note from her. A psychic experience, or, coincidence? Sign in to see full entry.