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

[Peter Hansen]

Karel The Post has been deleted

OK, I'll not kill the post like I did with your racist joke. Instead I'll link to Hate and Deception on the Web, from tha ALA (American Library Association).

While it is not completely impossible that white supremacists (and survivalists like Joel Skousen) have something meaningful to add to the discussion about Martin Luther King, may he rest in peace, when that contribution turns out to be largely negative, at least a grain of scepticism seems indicated.

The sexual abuse story attributed to Abernathy is a hoax.

No, Martin Luther King was not a saint who never sinned in his life. That doesn't justify slander like the stuff you publish however.

Regards,

Karel

The POST has been deleted by me !

Karel this information was taken directly from the web , if the story is a HOAX then I stand corrected. Once again one must always question anything written on the internet .
The fact still remains the same , I only have faith in and trust my parents .....because they were always there for me . In the past , I had put my faith in certain political and religious leaders, and I have been disappointed .

I am only looking for the truth and not extremist writing on either side , but that appears very difficult to find.

[skiracer]

i think it is common knowledge that he was a womanizer. no big deal on my part. if the blacks want and need a hero that much then they are only deceiving themselves. who cares. elliot spitzer might feel slighted but he is white and accountable.

[Karel]

The POST has been deleted by me !

Karel this information was taken directly from the web , if the story is a HOAX then I stand corrected. Once again one must always question anything written on the internet .
The fact still remains the same , I only have faith in and trust my parents .....because they were always there for me . In the past , I had put my faith in certain political and religious leaders, and I have been disappointed .

I am only looking for the truth and not extremist writing on either side , but that appears very difficult to find.

Thank you.

The internet is a difficult place to get information from and scepticism should be encouraged. Try to find sites with opposing views on exactly the case you are investigating. If you find them, try to weigh their arguments. And noticing that it is not possible to come to a conclusion in such a research is an option too.

Regards,

Karel

[tintin]

Dear Peter -

I enjoy your posts and insight, but not this time.

Martin Luther King was not a saint. However, your crap about him goes way over the line.

I heard him speak many times.

I marched with Martin Luther King, as I'm sure many of your readers here did also.

He helped bring America into the 20th century.

Civil rights are a jewel in America's cap, and every conservative politician, would, upon thought, agree.

I hope to contiue enjoying your posts and insight.

Tintin

[skiracer]

Dear Peter -

I enjoy your posts and insight, but not this time.

Martin Luther King was not a saint. However, your crap about him goes way over the line.

I heard him speak many times.

I marched with Martin Luther King, as I'm sure many of your readers here did also.

He helped bring America into the 20th century.

Civil rights are a jewel in America's cap, and every conservative politician, would, upon thought, agree.

I hope to contiue enjoying your posts and insight.

Tintin

was he anyless of a hypocrite or a womanizer than elliot spitzer?

[Peter Hansen]

A New Hybrid Car

A new Hybrid Battery car by HYBR ......just what ya need for that quick drive to the bakery to smell fresh bread! Too bad is costs 6 figures!

http://www.hybridtechnologies.com/multimedia/video/20070411/popular_mechanics_test_drives_l1x_75

[billyjoe]

Spring is here ! The high school kids are playing baseball,softball, and tennis behind my house.
People are wearing short sleaved shirts, it's in the 70's and the ice cream truck is playing music. The funny thing is there's still melting snow piles,but almost all gone.

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

[riverbabe]

Spring is here ! The high school kids are playing baseball,softball, and tennis behind my house.
People are wearing short sleaved shirts, it's in the 70's and the ice cream truck is playing music. The funny thing is there's still melting snow piles,but almost all gone.

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

Jeepers billyjoe: "Spring is sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the birdies is? They say the birds is on the wing; but how absurd, I know the wings is on the bird!"

[Peter Hansen]

3 POWERFUL lines To Live by

"Never give up!

Never, ever give up!

Never, ever, ever give up!"



The three lines above were the sum total of Winston Churchill's commencement speech at Yale University immediately after world war II. He spoke those words and then sat down. His message that night lives on.

[Peter Hansen]

Math Is FUN

This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint...

What Makes 100%?

What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?

Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?

We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%.
How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
and
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 =96%
But,
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5= 100%
And,
B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20= 103%
AND, look how far ass kissing will take you.
A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7= 118%
So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the Bullshit and Ass kissing
that will put you over the top.

"REMEMBER
SOME PEOPLE ARE ALIVE SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS ILLEGAL TO SHOOT THEM."


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[billyjoe]

Pete,
You are wise beyond your years, regardless of your age. I like to give 110% myself.

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

[IIC]

Having Kids

Having Kids:

Your Clothes:
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy.
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.
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Preparing for the Birth:
1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don't bother because you remember that last time, breathing didn`t do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.
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The Layette:
1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?
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Worries:
1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a whimper, a frown--you pick up the baby.
2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.
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Pacifier:
1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it.
2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby's bottle.
3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.
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Diapering:
1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour, whether they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.
3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.
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Activities:
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour.
2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner.
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Going Out:
1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times.
2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.
3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.
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At Home:
1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.
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Swallowing Coins:
1st child: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand x-rays.
2nd child: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to pass.
3rd child: When third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!

[billyjoe]

Doug,
Did I tell you about the time my oldest swallowed a quarter and spit up 2 dimes and a nickle. He's always been good with money.

Just went to a Target store for the first time in my life. Can anyone tell me why they have those red bowling balls around the parking lot? My mother claims she was never in a McDonalds until she was over 70.

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

[Peter Hansen]

Gee .....Redneck Girls Sure Can Drink!

Drinking with a Redneck Girl
A Mexican, an Arab, and a redneck girl are in the same bar.
When the Mexican finishes his beer, he throws his glass in the air, pulls out his pistol, and shoots the glas s to pieces. He says, 'In Mexico, our glasses are so cheap we don't need to drink with the same one twice.'


The Arab, obviously impressed by this, drinks his beer, throws it into the air, pulls out his AK-47, and shoots the glass to pieces. He says, 'In the Arab World, we have so much sand to make glasses that we don't need to drink with the sam e one twice either '




The redneck girl, cool as a cucumber, picks up her beer, downs it in one gulp, throws the glass into the air, whips out her 45, and shoots the Mexican and the Arab. Catching her glass, setting it on the bar, and calling for a refill, she says,




'In America we have so many illegal Mexicans and Arabs that we don't have to drink with the same ones twice.'
'God Bless America

[skiracer]

Drinking with a Redneck Girl
A Mexican, an Arab, and a redneck girl are in the same bar.
When the Mexican finishes his beer, he throws his glass in the air, pulls out his pistol, and shoots the glas s to pieces. He says, 'In Mexico, our glasses are so cheap we don't need to drink with the same one twice.'


The Arab, obviously impressed by this, drinks his beer, throws it into the air, pulls out his AK-47, and shoots the glass to pieces. He says, 'In the Arab World, we have so much sand to make glasses that we don't need to drink with the sam e one twice either '
The redneck girl, cool as a cucumber, picks up her beer, downs it in one gulp, throws the glass into the air, whips out her 45, and shoots the Mexican and the Arab. Catching her glass, setting it on the bar, and calling for a refill, she says,
'In America we have so many illegal Mexicans and Arabs that we don't have to drink with the same ones twice.'
'God Bless America

this is a true story. in 1970, about tw0 years out of the army and as wild as you can get, me and two good buddies go down into Mexico to see which way the wind is blowing. in a cantina in the Michoacan state which is pretty far down on the pacific coast we make a deal to buy some product from three of the local capitalists dealing in contraband. Michoacan is a state in mexico where some of the best product in the world is grown. this is my first trip into mexico for this type of business and the two guys i am with are Nelson Jinx, who is dead now, and Frank DellaRusso, who is also dead. two of my closest friends at the time. just back from viet nam there is not much that would surprise me and not much that i have not done already in my 23 years on earth. the two guys that i am with were not in
the service but were not pushovers and the last thing they were about was taking shit from anyone.
anyway the mexicans take our money and tell us to come back in about 2 hours to consumate our deal. they leave and we stay in the cantina and drink it up for the next two hours buying drinks for everyone. it was a real party. Nelson was as bad ass an individual as i have ever known and you had to be on your toes with him because you never knew what he might pull next. Frankie's father was a mob guy and could have been in the movies. suave and handsome and always dressed to perfection. Frankie was the same way but just not as mean. a very handsome kid and you would never expect him to do anything like what was about to come down.
the mexicans come back and we expect to take the product and leave without any bullshit but it didn't come down that way. I guess they thought we were just some young gringos and that they could do anything that they wanted to do with us. i remember the one guy who took the money spoke first and told us that he couldn't get what we were looking for and that he was sorry. no problemo and we asked for the money back but the mexican looked us right in the eye and said that he had lost it. nelson, never missed a beat, and in an instant pulled his pistol out and shot the first guy in the kneecap without blinking an eye. the place grew very very silent and, myself included, no one knew what was going to happen next. there was about 5 or 6 mexicans in the cantina. nelson lines everyone in the cantina up against the wall. i thought for sure he was going to shoot all of them but instead empties all of their pockets plus we take all the money from the box behind the bar and walk out of the bar like nothing happened. there was one phone line in the bar which i cut while nelson had them up against the wall and two real old pickup trucks parked outside which i pulled the spark plug wires from before we left. it's been awhile and alot of water has passed under the bridge. i am not the same person as i was then but i know exactly how that American girl felt.