Relieve stress with a laugh

Updated 6 August 2004

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I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it

I used to have a handle on life - but mine broke.

Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.

You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.

Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.

I am not a complete idiot, some parts are missing.

Out of my mind, back in five minutes.

Ever stop to think? and forget to start again?

It IS as bad as you think, they ARE out to get you.

I took an IQ test and the results were negative.

They call it PMS because Mad Cow disease was already taken.

The trouble with life is...there's no background music.

I don't have to be dead to donate my organ!

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up a thousand times the memory.

The original point and click interface was a Smith and Wesson

Computer programmers don't byte, they just nibble a bit.

Computer programmers know how to use their hardware.

My wild oats have turned to Shredded Wheat....

The meek shall inherit the earth ... after we're through with it...

Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up.

The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

Some people are alive, only because it's illegal to kill them.

Failure is not an option, it comes bundled with the software.

Consciousness - that annoying time between naps...

...and finally...

The sex was so good that even the neighbours had a cigarette..

Whacky definitions

Arachnoleptic fit (n.) The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked
through a spider web.

Beelzebug (n.) Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at 3 in the
morning and cannot be cast out.

Bozone (n.) The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from
penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the
near future.

Cashtration (n.) The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent
for an indefinite period.

Caterpallor (n.) The colour you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.

Decaflon (n.) The gruelling event of getting through the day consuming only things that
are good for you.

Dopelar effect (n.) The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when you come at them
rapidly.

Extraterrestaurant (n.) An eating place where you feel you've been abducted and
experimented upon. Also known as an E-T-ry.

Faunacated (adj.) How wildlife ends up when its environment is destroyed. Hence
faunacatering (v.), which has made a meal of many species.
Grantartica (n.) The cold, isolated place where art companies dwell without funding.

Hemaglobe (n.) The bloody state of the world.

Kinstirpation (n.) A painful inability to move relatives who come to visit.

Lullabuoy (n.) An idea that keeps floating into your head and prevents you from drifting
off to sleep.

Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right?
And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like a serious bummer.

Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the recipient who doesn't get
it.

Ever been forced to use an unfamiliar computer?

I bet Apple are feeling flushed ... http://www.electric-chicken.co.uk/

Terror alert ... and what to do if aliens invade

Advice from the Department of Vague Paranoia:

http://www.preparingforemergencies.co.uk

SAD MEDICAL COMMENTARY

Further proof that the long term implications of drugs / procedures must be fully
considered:

Premise: Over the past few years, more money has been spent on breast implants and
Viagra than on Alzheimer's.

Conclusion: In a few years, we will have a lot of people running around with huge breasts
and erections who cannot remember what to do with them.

Wooooo Wooooo Wooooo!

Two Indians and a Hillbilly were walking in the woods, all of a sudden one of the Indians
ran up a hill to the mouth
of a small cave.
"Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!" he called into the cave and then he listened very closely
until he heard an answering, "Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!" He tore off his clothes and
ran into the cave.

The Hillbilly was puzzled and asked the other Indian what that was all about, was the
other Indian crazy or what? "No," said the Indian. "It is our custom during mating season
when Indian men see cave, they holler 'Wooooo Wooooo! Wooooo!' into the opening. If
they get an answer back, it means there is a girl in there waiting to mate."

Just then they saw another cave. the Indian ran up to the opening of the cave, stopped,
and hollered, "Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!" Immediately, there was an answering
"Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!" from deep inside the cave. He tore off
his clothes and ran into the cave.

The Hillbilly wandered around in the woods alone for a while, and then he came upon a
great big cave. As he looked in amazement at the size of the huge opening, he was
thinking, "Hoo, man! Look at the size of this cave! It is bigger than those the Indians
found. There must be some really big, fine women in this cave!" He stood in front of the
opening and hollered with all his might "Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!"

He grinned and closed his eyes in anticipation, and then he heard the answering call,
"WOOOOOOOOO! WOOOOOOOOO! WOOOOOOOOO!" with a gleam in his eyes
and a smile on his face, he raced into the cave, tearing off his clothes as he ran.

The following day, the headline of the local newspaper read..........

"NAKED HILLBILLY RUN OVER BY FREIGHT TRAIN"

Skilled and unskilled labor

Sven and Ole worked together and both were laid off, so off they went to the
unemployment office. Asked his occupation, Ole said, 'Panty stitcher. I sew the elastic
onto cotton panties.' The clerk looked up panty stitcher. Finding it classed as unskilled
labor, she gave him $300 a week unemployment pay.

Sven was asked his occupation. 'Diesel fitter,' he replied. Since diesel fitter was a skilled
job, the clerk gave Sven $600 a week. When Ole found out he was furious. He stormed
back in to the office to find out why his friend and co-worker was collecting double his
pay. The clerk explained: Panty stitchers were unskilled and diesel fitters were skilled
labor.

'What skill?' yelled Ole. 'I sew the elastic on the panties, Sven pulls them down on his
head and says, 'Yah, diesel fitter.'
Costume dilemma

A bald man with a wooden leg gets invited to a Halloween party. He doesn't know what
costume to wear to hide his bald head and his leg so he writes to a costume company to
explain his problem.

A few days later he received a parcel with the following note:

Dear Sir,
Please find enclosed a pirate's outfit. The spotted handkerchief will cover your bald head
and, with your wooden leg, you will be just right as a pirate.
Very truly yours,
Acme Costume Co.

The man thinks this is terrible because they have just emphasized his wooden leg and so
he writes a letter of complaint. A week goes by and he receives another parcel and a note,
which says:

Dear Sir,
Please find enclosed a monk's habit. The long robe will cover your wooden leg and, with
your bald head, you will really look the part.
Very truly yours,
Acme Costume Co.

Now the man is really upset since they have gone from emphasizing his wooden leg to
emphasizing his bald head so again he writes the company another nasty letter of
complaint.

A few days later, he gets a small parcel and a note which reads:

Dear Sir,
Please find the enclosed bottle of molasses. Pour the molasses over your bald head, stick
your wooden leg up your ass and go as a caramel apple.
Very truly yours,
Acme Costume Co.

Indian Winter

It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new Chief if the
winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was an Indian Chief in a modern society, he
had never been taught the old secrets, and when he looked at the sky he couldn't tell what
the weather was going to be.

Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he replied to his tribe that the winter was indeed
going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect wood to be prepared.
But also being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea, went to the phone
booth, called the National Weather Service and asked,

"Is the coming winter going to be cold?"

"It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold indeed," the meteorologist at the
weather service responded. So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect
even more wood in order to be prepared.

One week later he called the National Weather Service again. "Is it going to be a very
cold winter?"

"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied, "it's going to be a very cold
winter."

The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of wood
they could find. Two weeks later he called the National Weather Service once again.
"Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?"

"Absolutely," the man replied. "It's going to be one of the coldest winters ever."

"How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked.

The weatherman replied, "The Indians are collecting wood like crazy."

Positive attitude required

A New York woman was at her hairdresser's on Park Avenue getting her hair styled prior
to a trip to Rome with her boyfriend. She mentioned the trip to the hairdresser, who
responded,

"Rome?" Why would anyone want to go there? It's crowded and dirty and full of Italians.
You're crazy to go to Rome. So, how are you getting there?"

"We're taking Continental," was the reply. "We got a great rate!"

"Continental?" exclaimed the hairdresser. "That's a terrible airline. Their planes are old,
their flight attendants are ugly, and they're always late. So, where are you staying in
Rome?"

"We'll be at this exclusive little place over on Rome's left bank called Teste..."

"Don't go any further. I know that place. Everybody thinks its gonna be something
special and exclusive, but it's really a dump, the worst hotel in the city! The rooms are
small, the service is surly and they're overpriced. So, whatcha doing when you get there?"
"We're going to go to see the Vatican and we hope to see the Pope."

"That's rich," laughed the hairdresser. "You and a million other people trying to see him.
He'll look the size of an ant. Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You're really
going to need it."

A month later, the woman again came in for a hairdo. The hairdresser asked her about her
trip to Rome.

"It was wonderful," explained the woman, "not only were we on time in one of
Continental's brand new planes, but it was overbooked and they bumped us up to first
class. The food and wine were wonderful, and I had a handsome 28-year-old steward who
waited on me hand and foot. And the hotel -- it was great! They'd just finished a $5
million
remodeling job and now it's a jewel, the finest hotel in the city. They, too, were
overbooked, so they apologized and gave us their owner's suite at no extra charge!"

"Well," muttered the hairdresser, "that's all well and good, but I know you didn't get to
see the Pope."

"Actually, we were quite lucky, because as we toured the Vatican, a Swiss Guard tapped
me on the shoulder and explained that the Pope likes to meet a few of the visitors and if
I'd be so kind as to step into his private room and wait, the Pope would personally greet
me." Sure enough, five minutes later, the Pope walked through the door and shook my
hand! I knelt down and he spoke a few words to me."

"Oh, really...What'd he say?"

He said, "Where'd you get that shitty hairdo?"

Job opportunity - CIA assassin

A few months ago, there was an opening with the CIA for an assassin. These highly
classified positions are hard to fill, and there's a lot of testing and background checks
involved before you can even be considered for the position. After sending some
applicants through the background checks, training and testing, they narrowed the
possible choices down to 2 men and a woman, but only one position was available. The
day came for the final test to see which person would get the extremely secretive job. The
CIA men administering the test took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him
a gun. We must know that you will follow your instructions no matter what the
circumstances," they explained.

"Inside this room, you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her."
The man got a shocked look on his face and said, "You can't be serious! I could never
shoot my own wife!"

"Well," says the CIA man, "You're definitely not the right man for this job then."

So they bring the second man to the same door and hand him a gun. "We must know that
you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances," they explained to the
second man. "Inside you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her."

The second man looked a bit shocked, but nevertheless took the gun and went in the
room. All was quiet for about 5 minutes, then the door opened. The man came out of the
room with tears in his eyes. "I tried to shoot her, I just couldn't pull the trigger and shoot
my wife. I guess I'm not the right man for the job." "No," the CIA man replied, "You
don't have what it takes. Take your wife and go home."

Now they're down to the woman left to test. Again they lead her to the same door to the
same room and handed her the same gun. "We must be sure that you will follow
instructions no matter what the circumstances, this is your final test. Inside you will find
your husband sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill him."

The woman took the gun and opened the door. Before the door even closed all the way,
the CIA men heard the gun start firing. One shot after another for 13 shots. They heard
screaming, crashing, banging on the walls. This went on for several minutes, then all
went quiet. The door opened slowly, and there stood the woman.

She wiped the sweat from her brow and said "You guys didn't tell me the gun was loaded
with blanks! I had to beat him to death with the chair!"

Complaint

A guy joins a monastery and takes a vow of silence: he's allowed to say two words every
seven years. After the first seven years, the elders bring him in and ask for his two words.
"Cold floors," he says. They nod and send him away. Seven more years pass. They bring
him back in and ask for his two words. He clears his throats and says, "Bad food." They
nod and send him away. Seven more years pass. They bring him in for his two words. "I
quit," he says. "That's not surprising," the elders say. "You've done nothing but complain
since you got here."

THE KIDS TODAY

Two college kids were arrested for public and underage drinking.

The arresting officer told them they were entitled to a phone call, since he was unable to
reach either parents.
Some time later, a man entered the station and the sergeant said, "I suppose you're the
kids' lawyer."

"Nope," the man replied. "I'm just here to deliver them a pizza."

What mother likes

Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they
discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother.

The first said, "I built a big house for our mother."

The second said, "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver."

The third smiled and said, "I've got you, both beat. You remember how Mom enjoyed
reading the Bible? And you know she can't see very well. I sent her a remarkable parrot
that recites the entire Bible. It took elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He's one of
a kind. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it."

Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks:

"Milton," she wrote one son, "the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but
I have to clean the whole house."

"Gerald," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel. I stay most of the time at home, so
I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!"

"Dearest Donald," she wrote to her third son, "you have the good sense to know what
your mother likes. The chicken was delicious."

Cooked Chicken

6-7 lb. chicken

1 cup melted butter
1 cup stuffing
1 cup uncooked popcorn
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Brush chicken well with melted butter, salt and pepper.
Fill cavity with stuffing and popcorn. Place in baking pan in oven.

Listen for popping sounds; when chicken's a** blows out the oven door and flies across
the room, chicken is done.
One liners

"Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her
a house,"
- Lewis Grizzard

"The problem with the designated driver program, it's not a desirable job. But if you ever
get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At the end of the night, drop them off at the
wrong house."
- Jeff Foxworthy

"See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to
run one at a time."
- Robin Williams

"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will
choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base."
- Dave Barry

"What do people mean when they say the computer went down on them?"
-Marilyn Pittman

"Relationships are hard. It's like a full time job, and we should treat it like one. If your
boyfriend or girlfriend wants to leave you, they should give you two weeks' notice. There
should be severance pay, and before they leave you, they should have to find you a
temp."
- Bob Ettinger

"My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and
threw her off the boat. I said, 'Mom, they weren't trying to teach you how to swim."'
- Paula Poundstone

"A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I
just want to say to the authors of that study: Duh."
- Conan O'Brien

"Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?? I'm halfway through my fishburger
and I realize, Oh my God.... I could be eating a slow learner."
- Lynda Montgomery

"The day I worry about cleaning my house is the day Sears comes out with a ride-on
vacuum cleaner."
- Roseanne

"I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, "Gee, I'm
enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's go west.'"
- Richard Jeni

"If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead."
-Johnny Carson

"Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography."

- Paul Rodriguez

"My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty, and that's the law."
- Jerry Seinfeld

"In elementary school, in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file line from
smallest to tallest. What is the logic? Do tall people burn slower?"
- Warren Hutcherson

"Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same."

- Oscar Wilde

"Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution yet."
-Mae West

"Suppose you were an idiot... And suppose you were a member of Congress...But I repeat
myself."
- Mark Twain

"Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find
Kuwait."
- A. Whitney Brown

"Ah, yes, divorce......., from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through
his wallet."
- Robin Williams

"Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the
month that I can be myself."
- Roseanne

"Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place."

- Billy Crystal

"You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My
God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'"
-Dave Barry

"We have women in the military, but they don't put us in the front lines. They don't know
if we can fight or if we can kill. I think we can. All the general has to do is walk over to
the women and say, 'You see the enemy over there? They say you look fat in those
uniforms.'"
-Elayne Boosler

"If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten."

- George Carlin

"When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not
screaming like all the passengers in his car.
- Unknown

MONEY

It can buy a House

But not a Home

It can buy a Bed

But not Sleep

It can buy a Clock

But not Time

It can buy you a Book

But not Knowledge

It can buy you a Position

But not Respect

It can buy you Medicine

But not Health

It can buy you Blood

But not Life

It can buy you Sex

But not Love

So you see money isn't everything. And it often causes pain and suffering.

I tell you all this because I am your Friend, and as your Friend I want to take away your
pain and suffering...

So send me all your money and I will suffer for you.

I ACCEPT CASH, MONEY ORDERS, PERSONAL CHECKS AND CREDIT CARDS
(MASTERCARD, VISA, SWITCH).

Velly solly!

Dear China,

We're sorry that you don't train your fighter pilots better. As a token of our apology,
here's a copy of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000. (Please take note of the Copyright)

We're sorry that you're front-line fighter planes can't outmaneuver a 35 year old prop-
driven airliner. Perhaps you'd like to consider purchasing some surplus 1950s era
Lockheed Starfighters from Taiwan. (We just replaced all theirs with shiny new F-16's)

We're sorry his aircraft recognition skills were so poor he didn't realize the EP-3 aircraft
was propeller driven and flew his aircraft through its propeller arc, destroying his aircraft
and nearly killing 24 American crewmen.

We're sorry that you believe your territorial waters extend all the way to Australia. For
future reference, here's an American 6th grade geography textbook. (Please take note of
the Copyright information printed inside the cover.)

We're sorry we have to fly surveillance missions to monitor a country that has nuclear
missiles pointed at us.

We're sorry your fighter pilot's survival training and equipment was so inadequate that he
couldn't survive until your poorly trained and equipped navy could find him (they turned
down our offer for search and rescue assistance).

We're sorry you violated international law and arrested the crewmen of an aircraft that
legally diverted into your airfield under emergency conditions caused by your pilot's
actions. We're sorry you violated international law and boarded a state aircraft.

We're sorry that you can't seem to see your part of this incident. We know that it may
seem easier to blame others than to take responsibility. Consider this fact while we build
several new Aegis destroyers for our friends in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

We're especially sorry for treating you with such respect for the last 20 years. We will
definitely rethink this policy and probably go back to treating you like a common,
untrustworthy street gang very soon.

We're very sorry for ever granting you Most-Favored-Nation trading status and
supporting your entrance into the World Trade Organization. This will be rectified at the
soonest possible opportunity.
We're sorry the world is now seeing you for the enemy of freedom, truth, and democracy
that you really are. We're sorry you see yourself as a superpower when in reality you are
a third world nation (the average Chinese worker earns less than 10 cents a day).

We're sorry you are losing so much face over this. We're sorry that you were able to steal
missile and nuclear secrets from us.

We're sorry you haven't learned from the Soviet Union's collapse and failed to embrace
democracy and capitalism (compare tiny Taiwan and mainland China; same people, same
culture, but Taiwan's capitalistic economy is a powerhouse and China's economy is still
mired in communism).

And most of all, we're sorry for the Chinese people who suffer its leaders' incompetence.

Sincerely,

The United States of America

PS... Kiss our ass.

Things to do at Walmart / ASDA while your friends / family take their own sweet
time

1. Get boxes of condoms and randomly put them in peoples' carts when they aren't
looking.

2. Set all the alarm clocks to go off at 10-minute intervals.

3. Make a trail of orange juice on the floor to the rest rooms.

4. Walk up to an employee and tell him/her in an official tone, "I think we have a code 3
in housewares," and see what
happens.

5. Put some M&M's on lay away.

6. Move CAUTION WET FLOOR signs to carpet areas.

7. Set up a tent in the camping department, tell others you'll only invite them in if they
bring pillows from the bedding department.

8. When someone asks if they can help you, begin to cry and ask, "Why won't you people
leave me alone?"

9. Look right into the security camera and use it as a mirror while you pick your nose.
10. Dart around suspiciously while humming the theme from 'Mission Impossible.'

11. While handling guns in the hunting department ask the clerk if he knows where the
anti-depressants are.

12. In the auto department practice your Madonna look using different size funnels.

13. Hide in the clothing rack and when people browse through whisper "PICK ME! PICK
ME!!!!!"

14. When an announcement comes over the loud speaker assume the fetal position and
scream "NO! NO! It's those voices again!"

15. Go to the fitting room and yell real loud....."Hey we're out of toilet paper in here!"

How many members of your star sign does it take to change a light bulb?

ARIES: Just one. You want to make something of it?

TAURUS: One, but just try to convince them that the burned-out bulb is useless and
should be thrown away.

GEMINI: Two, but the job never gets done -- they just keep discussing who is supposed
to do it and how it's supposed to be done!

CANCER: Just one. But it takes a therapist three years to help them through the grieving
process.

LEO: Leos don't change light bulbs, although sometimes their agent will get a Virgo in to
do the job for them while they're out.

VIRGO: Approximately 1.000000 with an error of +/- one millionth.

LIBRA: Er, two. Or maybe one. No, on second thought, make that two. Is that okay with
you?

SCORPIO: That information is strictly secret and shared only with the Enlightened Ones
in the Star Chamber of the Ancient Hierarchical Order.

SAGITTARIUS: The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of
us, and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned-out light bulb?

CAPRICORN: I don't waste my time with these childish jokes.

AQUARIUS: Well, you have to remember that everything is energy, so....

PISCES: Light bulb? What light bulb?

What's Your "Southern" Sign?

Some of us (especially Southerners) are pretty skeptical of horoscopes, and it has become
obvious that our present astrological signs have served their purpose and that we should
get rid of them.

When out and about, one can see bulls, and once in a great while, even a ram. Up the
street, there may be some twins. The rest of these things are just too obscure. You only
see crabs on vacation. There are no lions or scorpions; not many archers and no water
bearers. Virgins? The town's not crawling with them either. What we need are
SOUTHERN things.

OKRA (Dec 22 - Jan 20):

Although you appear crude, you are actually very slick on the inside. Okras have
tremendous influence. An older Okra can look back over his life and see the seeds of his
influence everywhere. Stay away from Moon Pies.

CHITLIN (Jan 21 - Feb 19):

Chitlins come from humble backgrounds. A chitlin, however, can make something of
himself if he's motivated and has lots of seasoning. In dealing with Chitlins, be careful.
They can erupt like Vesuvius. Chitlins are best with Catfish and Okra.

BOLL WEEVIL (Feb 20 - Mar 20):

You have an overwhelming curiosity. You're unsatisfied with the surface of things, and
you feel the need to bore deep into the interior of everything. Needless to say, you are
very intense and driven as if you had some inner hunger. Nobody in their right mind is
going to marry you, so don't worry about it.

MOON PIE (Mar 21 - April 20):

You're the type that spends a lot of time on the front porch. It's a cinch to recognize the
physical appearance of Moon Pies. Big and round are the key words here. You should
marry anybody who you can get remotely interested in the idea. It's not going to be easy.
This might be the year to think about aerobics. Maybe not.

POSSUM (APR 21 - May 21):

When confronted with life's difficulties, possums have a marked tendency to withdraw
and develop a don't-bother-me-about-it attitude. Sometimes you become so withdrawn,
people actually think you're dead. This strategy is probably not psychologically healthy,
but seems to work for you. One day, however, it won't work and you may find your
problems actually running you over.

CRAWFISH (May 22 - June 21):

Crawfish is a water sign. If you work in an office, you're always hanging around the
water cooler. Crawfish prefer the beach to the mountains, the pool to the golf course, the
bathtub to the living room. You tend to be not particularly attractive physically, but you
have very, very good heads.

COLLARDS (June 22 - July 23):

Collards have a genius for communication. They love to get in the "melting pot" of life
and share their essence with the essence of those around them. Collards make good social
workers, psychologists, and baseball managers. As far as your personal life goes, if you
are Collards, stay away from Moon Pies. It just won't work. Save yourself a lot of
heartache.

CATFISH (July 24 - Aug 23):

Catfish are traditionalists in matters of the heart, although ones whiskers may cause
problems for loved ones. You catfish are never easy people to understand. You prefer the
muddy bottoms to the clear surface of life. Above all else, Catfish should stay away from
Moon Pies.

GRITS (Aug 24 - Sept 23):

Your highest aim is to be with others like yourself. You like to huddle together with a big
crowd of other Grits. You love to travel though, so maybe you should think about joining
a club. Where do you like to go? Anywhere they have cheese or gravy or bacon or butter
or eggs. If you can go somewhere where they have all these things, that serves you well.

BOILED PEANUTS (Sept 24 - Oct 23):

You have a passionate desire to help your fellow man. Unfortunately, those who know
you best - your friends and loved ones -- may find that your personality is much too salty,
and their criticism will probably affect you deeply because you are really much softer
than you appear. You should go right ahead and marry anybody you want to because in a
certain way, yours is a charmed life. On the road of life, you can be sure that people will
always pull over and stop for you.

BUTTER BEAN (October 24 - Nov 22):

Always invite a Butter Bean because Butter Beans get along well with everybody. You,
as a Butter Bean, should be proud. You've grown on the vine of life and you feel at home
no matter what the setting. You can sit next to anybody. However, you, too, shouldn't
have anything to do with Moon Pies.

ARMADILLO (Nov 23 - Dec 21):

You have a tendency to develop a tough exterior, but you are actually quite gentle. A
good evening for you? Old friends, a fire, some roots, fruit, worms and insects. You are a
throwback. You're not concerned with today's fashions and trends. You're not concerned
with anything about today. You're really almost prehistoric in your interests and behavior
patterns. You probably want to marry another Armadillo, but Possum is another
somewhat kinky, mating possibility.

Bummer
One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the evil that was going on. He
decided to send an angel down to Earth to check it out. So He called one of His best
angels and sent the angel to Earth for a while. When he returned he told God, yes it is bad
on Earth, 95% is bad and 5% is good. Well, He thought for a moment and thought maybe
He'd better send down a second angel to get another point of view. So God called another
angel and sent him to Earth for a time too. When the angel returned he went to God and
told him "Yes, the Earth is in decline. 95% is bad and 5% is good." God said this was not
good. So He decided to send email to the 5% that were good. He wanted to encourage
them, give them a little something to help them keep going. Do you know what that e-
mail said? Oh, you didn't get one either, huh? Bummer.

A mass of nerves

A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak. After mass he asked
the monsignor how he had done. The monsignor replied, "When I am worried about
getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of vodka next to the water glass. If I start to get
nervous, I take a sip." So next Sunday he took the monsignors advice. At the beginning of
the sermon, he got nervous and took a drink. He proceeded to talk up a storm. Upon his
return to his office after mass, he found the following note on the door:
1. Sip the Vodka, don't gulp.
2. There are 10 commandments, not 12.
3. There are 12 disciples, not 10.
4. Jesus was consecrated, not constipated.
5. Jacob wagered his donkey, he did not bet his ass.
6. We do not refer to Jesus Christ as the late J.C.
7. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are not referred to as Daddy, Junior and the Spook.
8. David slew Goliath, he did not kick the shit out of him.
9. When David was hit by a rock and knocked off his donkey, don't say he was stoned off
his ass.
10. We do not refer to the cross as the "Big T"
11. When Jesus broke the bread at the Last Supper he said, "Take this and eat it for it is
my body." He did not say "Eat me."
12. The Virgin Mary is not called "Mary with the Cherry."
13. The recommended grace before a meal is not: Rub-A-Dub-Dub thanks for the grub,
yeah God.
14. Next Sunday there will be a taffy pulling contest at St.Peter's, not a peter pulling
contest at St. Taffy's.

Great Truths

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:

1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.

2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person.
4) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
5) Puppies still have bad breath, even after eating a Tic-Tac.
6) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time..
7) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
8) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:

1) Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.

2) Families are like fudge . . . mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
3) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
4) My mind not only wanders; sometimes it leaves completely.
5) If you can remain calm while all others around you are losing their heads, maybe you
just don't understand the problem.

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD:

1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

2) Insanity is my only means of relaxation.
3) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once
got from a roller coaster.
5) One of life's mysteries is how a two pound box of candy can make a person gain five
pounds.
6) God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far
behind, I will live forever.
7) I finally got my head together, and my body fell apart.
8) There cannot be a crisis this week; my schedule is already full.
9) Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today.
10) Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness.
11) Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it.

THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE:

1) You believe in Santa Claus.

2) You don't believe in Santa Claus.
3) You are Santa Claus.
4} You don"t remember who you are?

Quickies...

What's the biggest problem for an atheist?

No one to talk to during orgasm.
Why does Mike Tyson cry during sex?
Mace will do that to you.

Did you hear about the Chinese couple who had a retarded baby?
They named him Sum Ting Wong.

What's the Cuban National Anthem?

Row row row your boat.

North South Divide

What's the difference between a Southern zoo and a Northern zoo?

A Southern zoo has a description of the animal on the front of the cage, along with a
recipe.

What's the difference between a Northern fairytale and a Southern fairytale?

A Northern fairytale begins "Once upon a time."
A Southern fairytale begins "'Y'all ain't gonna believe this shit."

Talking Metronome

I had purchased a talking metronome while I was attending a conference in New York for
music teachers.

Before my son and I boarded our flight home, I hefted my carry-on bag onto the security-
check conveyor belt. The guard's eyes widened as he watched the monitor. He asked what
I had in the bag, then slowly pulled out the six-by-three-inch black box covered with dials
and switches. Other travelers, sensing trouble, vacated the area.

"A metronome," I replied weakly, as my son cringed in embarrassment. "It's a talking

metronome," I insisted. "Look, I'll show you." I took the box and flipped a switch,
realizing that I had no idea how it worked, "One... two... three... four," it said. Everyone
breathed a sigh of relief.

As we gathered our belongings, my son whispered, "Aren't you glad it didn't go 'four...
three... two... one...?'"

25 facts of life

1. I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow is not looking
good either.

2. I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.
3. Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to get along without it.

4. Accept that some days you are the pigeon and some days the statue.

5. Needing someone is like needing a parachute. If he isn't there the first time, chances
are you won't be needing him again.

6. I don't have an attitude problem, you have a perception problem.

7. Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky, and I thought to myself, where
the heck is the ceiling?

8. My reality check bounced.

9. On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.

10. I don't suffer from stress. I'm a carrier.

11. You are slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter.

12. Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with
ketchup.

13. Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.

14. Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with
experience.

15. A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick in the butt.

16. Don't be irreplaceable - if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

17. After any salary raise, you will have less money at the end of the month than you did
before.

18. The more junk you put up with, the more junk you are going to get.

19. You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a clip board.

20. Eat one live toad the first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you
the rest of the day.

21. If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.

22. When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.
23. Following the rules will not get the job done.

24. When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to
the question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?"

25.Due to the never-ending workload, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned
off until further notice.

Things to Remember

Love is grand; divorce is at least a hundred grand.

Time may be a great healer, but it's also a lousy beautician.

Remember: amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.

Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.

Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good.

An optimist thinks that this is the best possible world. A pessimist fears that this is true.

Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just stand there.

My inferiority complex is not as good as yours is.

I'm having an out of money experience.

It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the
questions.

You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once
got from a roller coaster.

Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.

The Ideal Husband

There are several men in the locker room of a private club after exercising.

Suddenly a cell phone that was on one of the benches rings.

A man picks it up and the following conversation ensues:

"Hello?"
"Honey, It's me."
"Sugar!"
"Are you at the club?"
"Yes."
"Great! I'm at the mall 2 blocks from where you are. I saw a beautiful mink coat... It's
absolutely gorgeous!! Can I buy it?"
"What's the price?"
"Only $1,500.00"
"Well, OK, go ahead and get it, if you like it that much..."
"Ahhh and I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the 2001 at a really good
price ... ; and since we need to exchange the BMW that we bought last year..."
"What price did he quote you?"
"Only $60,000..."
"OK, but for that price I want it with all the options."
"Great!, before we hang up, something else..."
"What?"
"It might look like a lot, but I was reconciling your bank account and...I stopped by the
real estate agent this morning and I saw the house we had looked at last year ... ; it's on
sale!! Remember? The one with a pool, English Garden, acre of park area, beachfront
property..."
"How much are they asking?"
"Only $450,000... a magnificent price, and I see that we have that much in the bank to
cover..."
"Well, than go ahead and buy it, but just bid $420,000. OK?"
"OK, sweetie... Thanks! I'll see you later!! I love you!!!"
"Bye... I do too..."

The man hangs up, closes the phone's flap and raises his hand while holding the phone
and asks all those present:

"Does anyone know who this phone belongs to?"

To dream ... ze impossible dream

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the
official language of the EU rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part
of her negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some
room for improvement and has accepted a 5-year phase-in plan that would be known as
'Euro English'.

In the first year 'S' will replace the soft 'C'. Sertainly, this will make sivil servants jump
with joy. The hard 'C' will be replaced with the 'K'. This should klear up konfusion and
keyboards kan have one less letter.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome 'PH'
will be replaced with 'F'. This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.

In the third year, publik akseptance of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage
where more komplikated
changes are possible. Government will enkorage the removal of double letters, which
have always been a deterant to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of
the silent 'e' in the language is disgrasful, and they should go away.

By the 4th yar, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing 'TH' with 'Z' and 'W' with
'V'. During ze fifz yar, ze uneseary 'O' kan be dropd from vords kontaining 'OU' and
similar changs vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.

After zis fifz yar, ve vi hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikutlis
and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer.

ZE DREM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!!

Important UK Government Announcement

NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE

To the citizens of the United States of America:

In the light of your failure to elect a President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves,
we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her
Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states,
commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new
prime
minister (the Rt Hon.Tony Blair, MP, for the 97.85% of you who have until now been
unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America
without the need for further elections. If you're lucky this will be Robin Cook who will
continue to inform parliament of progress by sending weekly letters from America.

Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. No-one knows or understands how they work
anyway. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you
noticed.

To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are
introduced with immediate effect

1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up
"aluminium." Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly
you have been pronouncing it. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable
levels. Look up "vocabulary." Using the same twenty seven words interspersed with filler
noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of
communication. Look up "interspersed". Webster will be made illegal. So will Funk and
Wagnall; these names may offend public morality. The words "Cuba" and "Havana" will
once again be permitted, but only under licence.

2. There is no such thing as "US English." We will let Microsoft know on your behalf.
Microsoft will be merged with ICL thus avoiding all that expensive legal action designed
to to overcome Microsoft's position of dominance as a leading software supplier. The
merger of all ICL and Microsoft products will take place immediately; it won't take long
given the apparent similarity of bugs.

3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that
hard.

4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys.

5. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen," but only
after fully carrying out task 1. We would not want you to get confused and give up half
way through.

6. You should stop playing American "football." There is only one kind of football. What
you refer to as American "football" is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are
aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no-one else plays
"American" football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play
proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult
game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which is
similar to American "football," but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty
seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like nancies). We are hoping to get together
at least a US rugby sevens side by 2005.

7. You should declare war on Quebec and France, using nuclear weapons if they give you
any merde. The 98.85% of you who were not aware that there is a world outside your
borders should count yourselves lucky. The Russians have never been the bad guys.

8. July 4th is no longer a public holiday. November 8th will be a new national holiday,
but only in England. It will be called "Indecision Day". Henceforth turkey may be served
on any day, not just on Thanksgiving.

9. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and it is for your own good. When
we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean. All Ford cars with cruise
control must immediately be handed in to your nearest branch of the Health and Safety
Executive. Use a tow truck or you may get to the car pound sooner than you think.

10. Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us crazy.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Anagrams

An Anagram is a word or phrase made by transposing or rearranging the letters of

another word or phrase. Someone out there either has far too much time to waste or is
deadly at Scrabble.

DORMITORY
When you rearrange the letters:
Dirty Room

EVANGELIST
Evil's Agent

SLOT MACHINES
Cash Lost in 'em

MOTHER-IN-LAW
Woman Hitler

A DECIMAL POINT
I'm a Dot in Place

THE EARTHQUAKES
That Queer Shake

ELEVEN PLUS TWO

Twelve plus one

CLINTON PRESIDENT OF THE USA

To copulate he finds interns

To stop, press start...

For those of you who have had experience with computers and their glitches and
idiosyncrasies, and downright illogical workings, you'll appreciate the following:

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer
industry with the auto industry and stated "if GM had kept up with the technology like
the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the
gallon."

In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating:

If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the
following characteristics:

1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.

3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull
over to the side of the road, close all of the car windows, shut it off, restart it, and reopen
the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.

4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut
down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

5. Only one person at a time could use the car unless you bought "CarNT," but then you
would have to buy more seats.

6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as
fast and twice as easy to drive -- but would only run on five percent of the roads.

7. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a
single "General Protection Fault" warning light.

8. New seats would force everyone to have the same sized butt.

9. The airbag system would ask "are you SURE?" before deploying.

10. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let
you in until you simultaneously
lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.

11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of Rand McNally Road
maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though they neither need nor want them. Attempting
to delete this option would immediately cause the car's performance to diminish by 50%
or more. Moreover, GM would become a target for investigation by the Justice Dept.

12. Every time GM introduced a new car, car buyers would have to learn to drive all over
again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

13. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.

RULES OF THE AIR

1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.

2. If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get
smaller. That is, unless you keep pulling the stick all the way back, then they get bigger
again.

3. Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.

4. It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there than up there wishing you
were down here.

5. The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

6. The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it
stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.

7. When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.

8. A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A 'great' landing is one after
which they can use the plane again.

9. Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them
yourself.

10. You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the ramp.

11. The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large
angle of arrival, small probability of survival and vice versa.

12. Never let an aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn't get to five minutes earlier.

13. Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be another
airplane going in the opposite direction. Reliable sources also report that mountains have
been known to hide out in clouds.

14. Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of take-offs
you've made.

15. There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately no one
knows what they are.

16. You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill
the bag of experience before you
empty the bag of luck.

17. Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.
18. If all you can see out of the window is ground that's going round and round and all
you can hear is commotion coming from the passenger compartment, things are not at all
as they should be.

19. In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum going hundreds of miles per
hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose.

20. Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes
from bad judgment.

21. It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as much as possible.

22. Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.

23. Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law. And it's not subject to repeal.

24. The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you, runway behind
you, and a tenth of a second ago.

SOME CHUCKLES....

Adam and Eve had an ideal marriage. He didn't have to hear about all the men she could
have married,
and she didn't have to hear about the way his mother cooked.

A police recruit was asked during the exam, "What would you do if you had to arrest
your own mother?" He
said, "Call for backup."

A Sunday school teacher asked the children just before she dismissed them to go to
church, "And why is it
necessary to be quiet in church?" Annie replied, "Because people are sleeping."

A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six
year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honor thy father and thy mother," she
asked "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?"
Without missing a beat one little boy answered, "Thou shall not kill."

A wise schoolteacher sends this note to all parents on the first day of school: "If you
promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school, I'll promise not to
believe everything he says happens at home.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Answers:

PAT BUCHANAN
To steal a job from a decent, hardworking American.

DR SEUSS
Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes! The chicken crossed the
road, but why it crossed, I've not been told!

ERNEST HEMINGWAY
To die. In the rain.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their
motives called into question.

JERRY FALWELL
Because the chicken was gay! Isn't it obvious? Can't you people see the plain truth in
front of your face? The chicken was going to the "other side." That's what "they" call it:
the "other side." Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And, if you eat that chicken, you
will become gay too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that
the liberal media whitewashes with seemingly harmless phrases like "the other side."
That chicken should not be free to cross the road. It's as plain and simple as that.

GRANDPA
In my day, we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Someone told us that the
chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough for us.

ARISTOTLE
It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

KARL MARX
It was a historical inevitability.

SADDAM HUSSEIN
This was an unprovoked act of rebellion, so we were quite justified in dropping 50 tons
of nerve gas on it.

RONALD REAGAN
What chicken?

KEN STARR
I intend to prove that the chicken crossed the road at the behest of the president of the
United States of America in an effort to distract law enforcement officials and the
American public from the criminal wrongdoing our highest elected official has been
trying to cover up. As a result, the chicken is just another pawn in the president's ongoing
and elaborate scheme to obstruct justice and undermine the rule of law. For that reason,
my staff intends to offer the chicken unconditional immunity provided he cooperates
fully with our investigation. Furthermore, the chicken will not be permitted to reach the
other side of the road until our investigation and any congressional follow-up
investigations have been completed. (We also are investigating whether Sid Blumenthal
has leaked information to the Reverend Jerry Falwell, alleging the chicken to be
homosexual in an effort to discredit any useful testimony the bird may have to offer, or at
least to ruffle his feathers.)

CAPTAIN JAMES T KIRK

To boldly go where no chicken has gone before.

FOX MULDER
You saw it cross the road with your own eyes. How many more chickens have to cross
before you believe it?

FREUD
The fact that you are at all concerned that the chicken crossed the road reveals your
underlying sexual insecurity.

BILL GATES
I have just released eChicken 98, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file
your important documents, and balance your checkbook - and Internet Explorer is an
inextricable part of eChicken.

EINSTEIN
Did the chicken really cross the road or did the road move beneath the chicken?

BILL CLINTON
I did not cross the road with THAT chicken. What do you mean by "chicken"? Could you
please define "chicken"?

LOUIS FARRAKHAN
The road, you will see, represents the black man. The chicken crossed the black man in
order to trample him and keep him down.

THE BIBLE
And God came down from the heavens, and He said unto the chicken, "Thou shalt cross
the road." And the chicken crossed the road, and there was much rejoicing.

COLONEL SANDERS
I missed one?

Some interesting facts:

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months, and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound
energy to heat up one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it.)

A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes. (In my next life I want to be a pig.)

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. (Still not over that pig thing.)

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. (Is that why Flipper
is always smiling? And why isn't the pig included in this list? Maybe 30-minute orgasms
aren't as fun as I imagine...)

On average, people fear spiders more then they do death.

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. (Hmmmmmm.)

A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight, and always
falls over on its right side when intoxicated. (From drinking little bottles of what exactly?
Did the government pay for this research?)

Polar bears are left-handed. (Who knew? Who cares? Did the government pay for this
too? Probably...)

The flea can jump 350 times its body length. That's like a human jumping the length of a
football field.

A cockroach will live 9 days without its head before it starves to death.

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The
female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off. (Hi, honey. I'm home. What the...?)

Some lions mate over 50 times a day. (In my next life I still want to be a pig. Quality over
quantity, you know?)

Butterflies taste with their feet. (Oh, jeez!)

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that.)

Starfish don't have brains. (I know some people like this too.)

Finally ... a Barbie I can relate to!

At long last, here are some new Barbie dolls to celebrate her maturity.

1. Bifocals Barbie
Comes with her own set of blended-lens fashion frames in six wild colors (half-frames
too!), neck chain and large-print editions of Vogue and Martha Stewart Living.

2. Hot Flush Barbie

Press Barbie's belly-button and watch her face turn beet red while tiny drops of
perspiration appear on her forehead. Comes with hand-held fan and tiny tissues.

3. Facial Hair Barbie

As Barbie's hormone levels shift, see her whiskers grow. Available with teensy tweezers
and magnifying mirror.

4. Flabby Arms Barbie

Hide Barbie's droopy triceps with these new, roomier-sleeved gowns. Good news on the
tummy front, too ... muumuus with tummy-support panels are included.

5. Bunion Barbie
Years of disco dancing in stiletto heels have definitely taken their toll on Barbie's dainty
arched feet. Soothe her sores with the pumice stone and plasters, then slip on soft terry
mules.

6. No-More-Wrinkles Barbie
Erase those pesky crow's-feet and lip lines with a tube of Skin Sparkle-Spackle, from
Barbie's own line of exclusive
age-blasting cosmetics.

7. Soccer Mom Barbie

All that experience as a cheer-leader is really paying off as Barbie dusts off her old high
school megaphone to root for Babs and Ken, Jr. Comes with minivan in robin-egg blue or
white, and cooler filled with doughnut holes and fruit punch.

8. Mid-life Crisis Barbie

It's time to ditch Ken. Barbie needs a change, and Alonzo (her personal trainer) is just
what the doctor ordered, along with Prozac. They're hopping in her new red Miata and
heading for the Napa Valley to open a B&B. Includes a real tape of Breaking Up Is Hard
to Do.

9. Divorced Barbie
Sells for $399.99. Comes with Ken's house, Ken's car, and Ken's boat.

10. Recovery Barbie

Too many parties have finally caught up with the ultimate party girl. Now she does
Twelve Steps instead of dance steps. Clean and sober, she's going to meetings religiously.
Comes with a little copy of The Big Book and a six-pack of Diet Coke.
11. Post-Menopausal Barbie
This Barbie wets her pants when she sneezes, forgets where she puts things, and cries a
lot. She is sick and tired of Ken sitting on the couch watching the tube, clicking through
the channels. Comes with Depends and Kleenex. As a bonus this year, the book Getting
In Touch with Your Inner Self is included.

REJECTED STATE MOTTOS

Alabama: At Least We're not Mississippi

Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't be Wrong!
Arizona: Dehyd-rific!
Arkansas: Litterasy Ain't Everthing
California: As Seen on TV
Colorado: If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother
Connecticut: Like Massachusetts, Only Dirtier and With Less Character
Florida: Ask Us About Our Grandkids
Georgia: We Put the "Fun" in Fundamentalist Extremism
Hawaii: Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death to Mainland Scum, But Leave Your
Money)
Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes... Well Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real
Good
Illinois: Gateway to Iowa
Indiana: 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free
Iowa: Land of James T Kirk
Kansas: First Of The Rectangle States
Kentucky: Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names
Louisiana: We're Not All Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign
Maine: Cheap Lobster
Maryland: A Thinking Man's Delaware
Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's (For Most Tax Brackets)
Michigan: First Line of Defense From the Canadians
Minnesota: For Sale
Mississippi: Come Feel Better About Your Own State
Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars at Work
Montana: Land of the Big Sky, the Unabomber, and Very Little Else
Nebraska: Ask About Our State Motto Contest
Nevada: Whores and Poker!
New Hampshire: Go Away and Leave Us Alone
New Jersey: You Want a ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here!
New Mexico: Lizards Make Excellent Pets
New York: You Have the Right to Remain Silent, You Have the Right to an Attorney
North Carolina: Tobacco is a Vegetable
North Dakota: Um... We've got... Um... Dinosaur Bones? Yeah, Dinosaur Bones!
Ohio: Don't Judge Us by Cleveland
Oklahoma: Like the Play, Only No Singing
Oregon: Spotted Owl, It's What's For Dinner
Pennsylvania: Truckers are not always right; our roads just a little deprived.
Rhode Island: We're Not REALLY An Island
South Carolina: Remember the Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender
South Dakota: Closer Than North Dakota
Tennessee: The Educashun State
Texas: Se Hablo Ingles
Utah: Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus
Vermont: Yep
Virginia: Who Says Government Stiffs and Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?
Washington: Help! We're Overrun By Nerds and Slackers!
Washington, DC: Wanna Be Mayor?
West Virginia: One Big Happy Family -- Really!
Wisconsin: Come Cut Our Cheese
Wyoming: Wynot?

SUCCESS

At age 4, success is......................not peeing your pants.

At age 12, success is.....................having friends.
At age 20, success is.....................having sex.
At age 35, success is.....................making money.
At age 60, success is.....................having sex.
At age 70, success is.....................having friends.
At age 80, success is.....................not peeing your pants.

What do they teach our kids these days?

Actual answers in a 6th grade history test

1. Ancient Egypt was inhabited by mummies and they all wrote in hydraulics. They lived
in the Sarah Dessert. The climate of the Sarah is such that the inhabitants have to live
elsewhere.

2. Moses led the Hebrew slaves to the Red Sea, where they made unleavened bread,
which is bread made without any ingredients. Moses went up on Mount Cyanide to get
the ten commandments. He died before he ever reached Canada.

3. Solomom had three hundred wives and seven hundred porcupines.

4. The Greeks were a highly sculptured people, and without them we wouldn't have
history. The Greeks also had myths. A myth is a female moth.

5. Socrates was a famous Greek teacher who went around giving people advice. They
killed him. Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock. After his death, his career
suffered a dramatic decline.

6. In the Olympic games, Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled biscuits, and threw the java.

7. Julius Caesar extinguished himself on the battlefields of Gaul. The Ides of March
murdered him because they thought he was going to be made king. Dying, he gasped out:
"Tee hee, Brutus."

8. Joan of Arc was burnt to a steak and was canonized by Bernard Shaw.

9. Queen Elizabeth was the "Virgin Queen." As a queen she was a success. When she
exposed herself before her troops they all shouted, "Hurrah."

10. It was an age of great inventions and discoveries. Gutenberg invented removable type
and the Bible. Another important invention was the circulation of blood. Sir Walter is a
historical figure because he invented cigarettes and started smoking. Sir Francis Drake
circumcised the world with a 100-foot clipper.

11. The greatest writer of the Renaissance was William Shakespeare. He was born in the
year 1564, supposedly on his birthday. He never made much money and is famous only
because of his plays. He wrote tragedies, comedies and hysterectomies, all in Islamic
pentameter. Romeo and Juliet are an example of a heroic couple. Romeo's last wish was
to be laid by Juliet.

12. Writing at the same time as Shakespeare was Miguel Cervantes. He wrote Donkey
Hote. The next great author was John Milton. Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Then his wife
died and he wrote Paradise Regained.

13. Delegates from the original 13 states formed the Contented Congress. Thomas
Jefferson, a Virgin, and Benjamin Franklin were two singers of the Declaration of
Independence. Franklin discovered electricity by rubbing two cats backwards and
declared, "A horse divided against itself cannot stand." Franklin died in 1790 and is still
dead.

14. Abraham Lincoln became America's greatest Precedent. Lincoln's mother died in
infancy, and he was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands. Abraham
Lincoln freed the slaves by signing the Emasculation Proclamation. On the night of April
14, 1865, Lincoln went to the theater and got shot in his seat by one of the actors in a
moving picture show. They believe the assinator was John Wilkes Booth, a supposingly
insane actor. This ruined Booth's career.

15. Johann Bach wrote a great many musical compositions and had a large number of
children. In between, he practiced on an old spinster which he kept up in his attic. Bach
died from 1750 to the present. Bach was the almost famous composer in the world and so
was Handel. Handel was half German, half Italian and half English. He was very large.
16. Beethoven wrote music even though he was deaf. He was so deaf he wrote loud
music. He took long walks in the forest even when everyone was calling for him.
Beethoven expired in 1827 and later died for this.

17. The nineteenth century was a time of a great many thoughts and inventions. People
stopped reproducing by hand and started reproducing by machine. The invention of the
steamboat caused a network of rivers to spring up. Cyrus McCormick invented the
McCormick raper, which did the work of a hundred men. Louis Pasteur discovered a cure
for rabbis. Charles Darwin was a naturalist who wrote the Organ of the Species. Madman
Curie discovered radio. And Karl Marx became one of the Marx Brothers.

Whilst on the subject of teachers...

Teacher: "What happens when a body is immersed in water?"

Pupil: "The phone rings."

"I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you because someone has printed
gibberish all over it and put your name at the top." (English Professor, Ohio University)

Q: What's pink and hairy and hangs out your underpants?

A: Your Mum.

Actual Church Bulletins

The 1991 Spring Council retreat will be hell May 10 & 11.

Pastor is on vacation. Massages can be given to the church secretary.

The ladies of the church have cast-off clothing of every kind and they may be seen in the
church basement Friday.

Don't let worry kill you. Let the Church help.

The associate minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday:
"I Upped My Pledge - Now Up Yours."

A new loud speaker system has been installed in the church. It was given by one of our
members in honor of his wife.

Weight Watchers will meet at 7 p.m. in the church. Please use large double door at the
side entrance.
The senior choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the
choir.

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?". Come early and
listen to our choir practice.

Irving Beltson and Jessie were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship
that began in their school days.

The Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10. All ladies are invited to
lunch in the Friendship Hall after the B.S.

DOCTORS NOTES ON PATIENTS CHARTS

Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.

On the 2nd day the knee was better and on the 3rd day it disappeared completely.

She has had no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed
last night.

The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1993.

The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.

Discharge status: Alive but without permission.

The patient refused an autopsy.

The patient has no past history of suicides.

Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital.

Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.

She is numb from her toes down.

While in the ER, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.

Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid.

She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce.

The pelvic examination will be done later on the floor.

Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.

You know you've had too much of the 1990's when...

1.) You tried to enter your password on the microwave.

2.) You now think of three espressos as "getting wasted."
3.) You haven't played solitaire with a real deck of cards in years.
4.) You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
5.) You e-mail your son in his room to tell him that dinner is ready, and he e-mails you
back "What's for dinner?"
6.) Your daughter sells Girl Scout Cookies via her web site.
7.) You chat several times a day with a stranger from South Africa, but you haven't
spoken to your next door neighbor yet this year.
8.) You didn't give your valentine a card this year, but you posted one for your e-mail
buddies via a web page.
9.) Your daughter just bought a CD of all the records your college roommate used to
play.
10.) You check the ingredients on a can of chicken noodle soup to see if it contains
echinacea.
11.) You check your blow dryer to see if it's Y2K compliant.
12.) Your grandmother clogs up your e-mail Inbox, asking you to send her JPEG files of
your newborn so she can create a screen saver.
13.) You pull up in your own driveway and use your mobile phone to see if anyone is
home.

Captalism

TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM (extinct)

You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.
You sell them and retire on the income.

ENRON VENTURE CAPITALISM

You have two cows.
You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters
of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a
debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all
four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows.
The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary
to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder
who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company.
The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on
one more.
The public buys your bull.
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
You are surprised when the cow drops dead.

A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.

A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow
and produce twenty times the milk.
You then create clever cow cartoon images called Cowkimon and market
them World-Wide.

A GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month,
and milk themselves.

A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Both are mad.

ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.
You break for lunch.

RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
You count them again and learn you have 12 cows.
You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.

A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you.
You charge others for storing them.

A HINDU CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You worship them.

A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them.
You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the
newsman who reported the numbers.

You have been warned

True life product warnings:

On a blanket from Taiwan:

NOT TO BE USED AS PROTECTION FROM A TORNADO.

On a helmet mounted mirror used by US cyclists:

REMEMBER, OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE ACTUALLY BEHIND YOU.

On a Taiwanese shampoo:
USE REPEATEDLY FOR SEVERE DAMAGE.

On the bottle-top of a (UK) flavoured milk drink:

AFTER OPENING, KEEP UPRIGHT.

On a New Zealand insect spray:

THIS PRODUCT NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS.

In a US guide to setting up a new computer:

TO AVOID CONDENSATION FORMING, ALLOW THE BOXES TO WARM UP TO
ROOM TEMPERATURE BEFORE OPENING. (Sensible, but the instruction was
INSIDE the box.)

On a Japanese product used to relieve painful haemorrhoids:

LIE DOWN ON BED AND INSERT POSCOOL SLOWLY UP TO THE PROJECTED
PORTIONLIKE A SWORD-GUARD INTO ANAL DUCT. WHILE INSERTING
POSCOOL FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, KEEP QUIET.

In some countries, on the bottom of Coke bottles:

OPEN OTHER END.

On a packet of Sunmaid raisins:

WHY NOT TRY TOSSING OVER YOUR FAVOURITE BREAKFAST CEREAL?

On a Sears hairdryer:
DO NOT USE WHILE SLEEPING.

On a bag of Fritos:
YOU COULD BE A WINNER! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. DETAILS INSIDE.
On a bar of Dial soap:
DIRECTIONS - USE LIKE REGULAR SOAP.

On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom of the box):

DO NOT TURN UPSIDE DOWN.

On Marks & Spencer bread pudding:

PRODUCT WILL BE HOT AFTER HEATING.

On a Korean kitchen knife:

WARNING KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN.

On a string of Chinese-made Christmas lights:

FOR INDOOR OR OUTDOOR USE ONLY.

On a Japanese food processor:

NOT TO BE USED FOR THE OTHER USE.

On Sainsbury's peanuts:
WARNING - CONTAINS NUTS.

On an American Airlines packet of nuts:

INSTRUCTIONS - OPEN PACKET, EAT NUTS.

On a Swedish chainsaw:
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO STOP CHAIN WITH YOUR HANDS OR GENITALS (What
kind of consumer phone-call led to this warning?)

On a child's superman costume:

WEARING OF THIS GARMENT DOES NOT ENABLE YOU TO FLY. (That's right,
destroy a universal childhood fantasy!)

Great quotes

"You know, I go to the theatre to be entertained...I don't want to see plays about rape,
sodomy and drug abuse...I can get all that at home." (Peter Cook)

"Sometimes I lie awake at night in my bed and I watch the stars, and I wonder, where the
fuck is my ceiling?" (Tiffany-Joanne)

"Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of
training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the
history of the world." (Dave Barry)
"Marriage is a wonderful invention. But, then again, so is the bicycle repair kit." (Billy
Connolly)

"Whenever I have to decide between two evils, I always choose the one I haven't tried
before." (Mae West)

Anonymous quotes

There are two major products to come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe
this to be a coincidence.

Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.

Seminars, n: From "semi" and "arse", hence, any half-assed discussion.

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