Fun Stuff...Off Topic(O/T)

[Peter Hansen]

Billie Yes

Pete and Micro,
You could do something worse than stand on the 3rd rail, but I don't want to think about it. Gives me flashbacks to electric fences of my youth.

------------billy

Boy when I think back to my youth ........I remember some of the foolish things I had done ......but hey it was a learning experience .....and I'm still learning!
My first job was a paper route with 72 customers....at age 11.....you had to be 12 but I lied to get the job. Basically it taught me discipline and rsponsiblity, and the fact that money does not grow on trees.
I had to ride my bike everyday , except SUNDAY , about 3 miles to complete my route in all types of weather. There were no videogames at that time, and consequently an obesity problem among teenagers was unheard of. It was a great experience for me.

[riverbabe]

Boy when I think back to my youth ........I remember some of the foolish things I had done ......but hey it was a learning experience .....and I'm still learning!
My first job was a paper route with 72 customers....at age 11.....you had to be 12 but I lied to get the job. Basically it taught me discipline and rsponsiblity, and the fact that money does not grow on trees.
I had to ride my bike everyday , except SUNDAY , about 3 miles to complete my route in all types of weather. There were no videogames at that time, and consequently an obesity problem among teenagers was unheard of. It was a great experience for me.

My first job too, age 11--delivering the Toronto Star every day (including weekends, The Star Weekly) and more when the boy next door (Billy) who also delivered went on holidays. I remember it paid pretty well but my least favorite chore was "collecting" the payments once a week. Lots of walking. Couldn't use my bike because the paper sack was too big and heavy for the "carrier."

At age 14 my next job was working as a stock girl and sometimes sales girl at the five-and-dime (owned by a friend of my parents who turned a blind eye to my age -- I was tall) for 35 cents an hour. Ah, nostalgia!

[Peter Hansen]

River True True

My first job too, age 11--delivering the Toronto Star every day (including weekends, The Star Weekly) and more when the boy next door (Billy) who also delivered went on holidays. I remember it paid pretty well but my least favorite chore was "collecting" the payments once a week. Lots of walking. Couldn't use my bike because the paper sack was too big and heavy for the "carrier."

At age 14 my next job was working as a stock girl and sometimes sales girl at the five-and-dime (owned by a friend of my parents who turned a blind eye to my age -- I was tall) for 35 cents an hour. Ah, nostalgia!

I actually had a lady who would send her kid to the door when I was collecting. The child would reply , "My Mommie is not home" , but I would see her mom trying to hide behind the refrigerator ......those were the days!

[Peter Hansen]

Cogent Medical Advice , Not OBAMA CARE LOL

There is a medical distinction between Guts and Balls. We've all heard about people having Guts or Balls. But do you really know the difference between them? In an effort to keep you informed, here are the definitions:

GUTS - Is arriving home late after a night out with the guys, being met by your wife with a broom, and having the Guts to ask: 'Are you still cleaning, or are you flying somewhere?' BALLS - Is coming home late after a night out with the guys, smelling of perfume and beer, lipstick on your collar, slapping your wife on the butt and having the Balls to say: 'You're next, Chubby.' I hope this clears up any confusion on the definitions. Medically speaking, there is no difference in the prognosis: Both result in death.

[Peter Hansen]

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[Peter Hansen]

What Did That Old Say?

Carnation Milk 65 Years Ago ...This is PRICELESS

A little old lady from Wisconsin had worked in and around her family dairy farms since she was old enough to walk, with hours of hard work and little compensation.

When canned Carnation Milk became available in grocery stores in approximately the 1940s, she read an advertisement offering $5,000 for the best slogan. The producers wanted a rhyme beginning With 'Carnation Milk is best of all.'

She thought to herself, I know all about milk and dairy farms. I can do this! She sent in her entry, and several weeks later, a black limo pulled up in front of her house.

A man got out and said, 'Carnation' LOVED your entry so much! We are here to award you $2,000 even though we will not be able to use it!'

Here is what the good woman wrote

"Carnation Milk is best of all,
No tits to pull, no hay to haul
no buckets to wash, no shit to pitch
just poke a hole in the son-of-a bitch"

[Karel]

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Carnation Milk 65 Years Ago ...This is PRICELESS

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Thank you Pete for deleting the first one. It was, indeed, a false rumor. Unfortunately that doesn't make the second one true, even if it has been funny for over a century now:

Snopes on Carnation Milk

For those who got the email notification, here is Snopes about the 3.8% sales tax on real estate rumor.

While I consider investigations like that for Carnation Milk more or less as part of the fun, we really can't have this site propagating the lies you do not find in the real media.

Regards,

Karel

[Peter Hansen]

Thanks Karel

I guess the jury is still out on the carnation milk LOL

[Peter Hansen]

You Are Important!

We all make contributions in a small way ......here is one of them

As we get older - we sometimes begin to doubt our ability to "make a difference" in the world. It is at these times that our hopes are
boosted by the remarkable achievements of other "seniors" who have found the courage to take on challenges that would make many of us wither. Harold Schlumberg is such a person:














QUOTE FROM HAROLD

I've often been asked, 'What do you old folks do now that you're retired?'
Well...I'm fortunate to have a chemical engineering background and one of the things I enjoy most is converting beer, wine and whisky into pee. I do it everyday and I really enjoy it.

Harold should be an inspiration to us all.

[Karel]

We all make contributions in a small way ......here is one of them

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Harold should be an inspiration to us all.

Here's to Harold!

[Peter Hansen]

UNBELIEVABLE Car Site

This is a web-site featuring the original factory brochures for nearly every American car you have ever owned. Pick the manufacturer, the year and the model. Enjoy!

http://www.lov2xlr8.no/broch1.html

[Peter Hansen]

Slick check it out!

This year we will experience 4 unusual dates.... 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 .... NOW go figure this out.... take the last 2 digits of the year you were born plus the age you will be this year and it WILL EQUAL TO 111

[billyjoe]

Pete,
So if I was born in 1911. I takes 11 plus 100 and , by golly yer right. I'm danged how ye figgered it 111 years young!

-----------billy

[Peter Hansen]

Billie Happy Birthday LOL

Pete,
So if I was born in 1911. I takes 11 plus 100 and , by golly yer right. I'm danged how ye figgered it 111 years young!

-----------billy

Ya beat Jack LeLane LOL

[Peter Hansen]

Try This At Work!

A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITYThis is definitely full disclosure.........
To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity
1.. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.
2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice!
3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, ask If They Want Fries with that.
4. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks . Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.
5. In the Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write ' For Marijuana.
6. Skip down the hall Rather Than Walk and see how many looks you get.
7. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.
8. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is 'To Go'.
9. Sing Along At The Opera.
10. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You have a headache.
11. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream 'I Won! I Won!'
12. When Leaving the Zoo, Start Running towards the Parking lot, Yelling 'Run For Your Lives! They're Loose!'
13. Tell Your Children Over Dinner, 'Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go..'

And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity

14. PICK UP A BOX OF CONDOMS AT THE PHARMACY, GO TO THE COUNTER AND ASK WHERE THE FITTING ROOM IS.