95 Years Young And More... :) Shangy! >Here are the details on our Yahoo ShangyFunList: To Subscribe send a blank email to ShangyFunList-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To UnSubscribe send a blank email to ShangyFunList-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShangyFunList or Web Site: http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/ShangyFunList.html Group email address: ShangyFunList@yahoogroups.com or email me here: bcrsystems@earthlink.net ================ >-->In The 'Shangy' News :) >2 Hot Off The 'Shangy' Press :) Our Latest hottie comes from forwards from our friends Sandi and John-Paul. Often the best way to handle stress is through humor and the way our congress is spending our hard earned money it isn't any wonder why we have some great cartoons on Politics! This horrendous Obama Health Bill is yet another disturbing and stressing government takeover of our freedom and rights. Not to mention our pocketbooks! So here to help us deal with the stress of it all is some great smiles... /\/\ / / / _/,/ / _/` (/"/////, ( '```--.___ /' _), ,- '-. /, / \ (\ \, \_()/ \) )' =_ )) | | | .// _/) ( ( \_ // / \ >_,\ (/)= / | | | \ #\| / |=| |=|\ ( ( (=> ( >( >),) | | |=| \ ( ( / / / / ) |/ \ /_( /_( , || )/.,_ ). /\\_(\,/, //- / /_(_( / ,\. b'ger .- '-'-'-,)\/.')) Humor In Politics 3 http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/politics3.html --- ...Wonderful! Thanks Sandi And John-Paul! This next one comes from two of our friends Sandi and Buffalo. I could not resist doing up this cute one and hope you all enjoy it as much as I did making it! ____ ___ _.--"""-, / ) / \ .' `\ / _\ / \/ \ / .-' / _ | /.-.--.-.-.)/ / ( )\_ .\|(_._.__._._) / \,' \/ \ \ / : , | 0 _ 0 |/ : \ _/ (_) |`\ ,' `; "\ \ / / | | | /'. '._.' .' / \_,' .( '-----'` .'-. '-._ .-'\ '. [ `''''') ) `\ { ( ( ,\ / /\ '-..-'/ ; .-' ( '. / | .' ) `;---'` | /' /__.-' } / / O ' '----' ; / ! ___ { ! }/ \ ( _--- / | ___----'(__ .-' !\___/ .---' / .-.--' '------'------ --( ____)/ _-' (;(;;---'' (_(_(;; miraculis /jgs Christmas With Pets http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/christmaspets.html --- ...Definitely a fun one! Thank You Sandi And Buffalo! -<>- *~* What An Awesome Month Of Caring And Sharing! __,=,__ .~`` .` `.``~. | . . |____ `-;=============;""""` ( (. _).) \ | | \ `-.___.' / '._ _.' /`''''\ / \ | |/\/\/\/|.-. |-|/\/\/\/|;' ) (__/_______| _) #########'._) jgs |==|=|__ ,,,(______)_),,,, ,,,;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;,,,, ,,,;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;,,, ,;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;, We had one of our record months last month! Over 72,000 pages were viewed! That is pretty awesome for us! 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Thank You! =================================================================== >-->From The FunnyBone: How Much Do You Make A Day? \\\\\\, _/'' \\\ A business owner decides to take a tour \ D around his business and see how things \_ / are going. He goes down to the shipping <\ />,_ docks and sees a young man leaning / \Y/ /` \ against the wall doing nothing. || # | | || # | | The owner walks up to the young man and says, || # | | "Son, how much do you make a day?" ||=[]=| | || |__| The guy replies, "150 dollars." //| | /||\ | | | The owner pulls out his wallet, gives him | | | $150, and tells him to get out and never ( ( | come back. | | | [_[___] A few minutes later the shipping clerk says jgs (_(____| to the boss, "Have you seen that UPS driver? I left him standing around here?" =================================================================== >-->From BizarreNews: DINER SLANG Part #1 I found the neatest web page devoted to diners and diner culture. Yes, apparently there is such a thing! The coolest part of the page was a list of ‘diner slang.’ Diner slang was popular in diners, luncheonettes and lunch rooms from the 1920s until the 1970s. Although many of the terms were created for fun and to lighten the stress of the restaurant environment, having distinct names for menu items helped the short order cooks (according to the web page). You’ve probably heard some of this in old movies. But I found it so amusing I pulled some of the best slang to create a little quiz for you! I’ve provided the answers below, so let’s see if you’d make a good Soup jockey. Identify the following… Paint it red Java, Joe or a cup of mud A blonde with sand Shake one in the hay Cackle fruit Wreck ‘em Adam & Eve on a raft On the hoof Bloodhound in the Hay Whistleberries Frog sticks Paint a bow-wow red Irish turkey Zeppelins in a fog Burn one Pin a rose on it Burn one; drag it through the garden and pin a rose on it. --->Look for The answers Later in this eemail :) ============================================================ >-->From Our Friend Viv :) _...._ .'.o' o.'. /o o .o' o'\ |'.o 'o. o'.o| |o. o' o 'o .| \ o .o.'o'./ '._o__o_.' \ / || || || || || jgs || \/ >Tiger Woods... Tiger Woods spoke Sunday (January 18, 2009) at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington during "We Are One," an inauguration celebration for President-elect Barack Obama. Below is the text of his speech, entitled "You'll Never Walk Alone," as posted on his Web site: "I grew up in a military family -- and my role models in life were my Mom and Dad, Lt. Col. Earl Woods. My dad was a Special Forces operator and many nights friends would visit our home. They represented every branch of service, and every rank. In my Dad, and in those guests, I saw firsthand the dedication and commitment of those who serve. They come from every walk of life. From every part of our country. Time and again, across generations, they have defended our safety in the dark of night and far from home. Each day -- and particularly on this historic day -- we honor the men and women in uniform who serve our country and protect our freedom. They travel to the dangerous corners of the world, and we must remember that for every person who is in uniform, there are families who wait for them to come home safely. I am honored that the military is such an important part, not just of my personal life, but of my professional life as well. The golf tournament we do each year here in Washington is a testament to those unsung heroes. I am the son of a man who dedicated his life to his country, family and the military, and I am a better person for it. In the summer of 1864, Abraham Lincoln, the man on whose memorial we stand, spoke to the 164th Ohio Regiment and said: "I am greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call of their country." Just as they have stood tall for our country -- we must always stand by and support the men and women in uniform and their families. Thank you, and it is now my pleasure to introduce the U.S. Naval Glee Club." I have never been more proud of Tiger Woods than when I heard his 2-minute tribute to the military at the Inaugural Celebration in Washington DC. You know he was greatly pressured to be there. You know the liberals have been mad at him for a decade for not joining their ranks. You know he didn't want to be there. So instead of paying homage to Obama, he paid tribute to our soldiers. Not one time did Tiger mention Obama or the inauguration or the new administration. You know, he knew he would disappoint, even anger, many, many liberals. But Tiger is his own man. His old man taught him to be his own man. Somewhere in that cold, gray Washington sky, old Earl was smiling down on his son. Official Website for Tiger Woods http://www.tigerwoods.com/defaultflash.sps --- ...Tiger Woods is in the news again, but I think I'll remember him more for this! Thanks Viv! -<>- .---. ___ /_____\ /\.-`( '.' ) / / \_-_/_ \ `-.-"`'V'//-. `.__, |// , \ |Ll //Ll|\ \ |__// | \_\ /---|[]==| / / \__/ | \/\/ /_ | Ll_\| |`^"""^`| | | | | | | | | | | | | L___l___J jgs |_ | _| (___|___) ^^^ ^^^ This video has received a lot of attention. As of right now, it is showing well over a half a million hits since it was posted on March 1. It is also controv... .. Produced by a man with no military affiliation, nor by his family. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHz5tevLAw --- ...Very telling - I like the comments from the viewers too! Thanks Viv! -<>- ____ _____ / \ _.-'_.-' \ _\/ _/ ___)/ __< <'-;:\_ _\ '; \_\ >/-,\ snd ""` |_\ >Alan Jackson Video: A MUST SEE!!! Even if you aren't a country music fan, I think you'l l agree that Alan Jackson's rendition of this hymn is beautiful, as is the slide show reminding us of the reason this country became the greatest nation in the history of mankind. It also reminds us that, if we don't return to God, we will lose it all. (Notice the tears falling from the face of the Eagle.) http://www.openmyeyeslord.net/UltimateFreedom.htm --- ...Nice! Thanks Viv! Finally Obama is gonna quit dithering so our troops may be better protected! -<>- >Shark Break: THIS IS SOOO COOL. CLICK ON LINK BELOW; BUT FIRST READ ABOUT THE CHANGES YOU CAN MAKE (INSTRUCTIONS JUST BELOW LINK).. ,| / ; / \ : ,'( |( `.\ : \ `\ \. \ `. | `. \ `-._ ; \ \ ``-.'.. _ `._ `. `-. ```-...__ .'`. --.. ``-..____ ,'.-'`,_-._ (((( -->In The Worldly News :) >From BizarreNews: .--. {\ / q {\ { `\ \ (-(~` { '.{`\ \ \ ) {'-{ ' \ .-""'-. \ \ {._{'.' \/ '.) \ {_.{. {` | {._{ ' { ;'-=-. | {-.{.' { ';-=-.` / {._.{.; '-=- .' {_.-' `'.__ _,-' jgs |||` .='==, -- Turkey advice hotline has heard it all ----- NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The longtime U.S. supervisor of the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line says her job is to soothe the nerves of harried Thanksgiving cooks. On Thanksgiving, at least, Marty Van Ness is everyone’s mother as she dispenses sage (and savory) advice from Butterball’s Talk- Line headquarters in Naperville, Ill., the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Wednesday. Van Ness has been on the Talk-Line for 18 years and says she has heard it all in that span. “The most distressed calls are when someone has mishandled the turkey,” Van Ness told the newspaper. “They call because they think they have a safety issue, and they want me to tell them, ‘You’ll be fine.’” She says she tells callers who have made too a big mess of the Thanksgiving feast to salvage the meal that she sympathizes, and wishes them better luck for next year. “People are relieved they have someone to talk to who will hear them, and not judge them,” she told the Journal Sentinel. “I would never tell them they’re stupid. Every- one makes mistakes.” (\ (\ /) /) \\|| ||// > / \ < //\\ //\\ (/ /,\ .-. /,\ \) | _ _ | \<.I.>/ | |\ | _ | \ @ _.... _ \(_) / `@-------"` ` \ `"""`\ @ \/ @-@' \ | / | | | | /\ \ / / ,) .-"";"`'. ( / // / \ /`-. '-. / // / | / `-. \ /_// /` / / \ | (_(/ / /_/ | | /_/ jgs (_( |_| (_( (_( -- Zoo selling reindeer poo necklaces ----- BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Officials at an Illinois zoo said the facility’s gift shops will soon be selling necklace pendants made from dried reindeer dung. The Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington said the Magical Reindeer Gem necklaces, which go on sale Friday for $15 each, were inspired by tree ornaments made from the same substance that went on sale at the zoo last year, The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reported. “We kept hearing from people who were buying the ornaments, ‘Do you have any jewelry?’” said Susie Ohley, spokeswoman for the Miller Park Zoological Society. “We thought we would make them available for the big shopping day,” she said of the launch Friday, the largest shopping day of the year. “It may be silly, but it not only brings in money and support to the zoo, (but) it brings people smiles.” Ohley said the zoo expects to make as much as $16,500 from sales of the ornaments and necklaces during the holiday season. ========================================================== *------------ Part 2 - Diner Slang Answers ------------* Paint it red = Put ketchup on an item Java, Joe or a cup of mud = Coffee A blonde with sand = Coffee with cream and sugar Shake one in the hay = Strawberry milkshake Cackle fruit = Eggs Wreck ‘em = Scrambled eggs Adam & Eve on a raft = Two poached eggs on toast On the hoof = Any kind of meat cooked rare Bloodhound in the Hay = Hot dog and Sauerkraut Whistleberries = Baked beans Frog sticks = French fries Paint a bow-wow red = Gimme a hot dog with ketchup Irish turkey = Corned beef and cabbage Zeppelins in a fog = Sausages and mashed potatoes Burn one = Put a hamburger on the grill Pin a rose on it = Add onion to an order Burn one; drag it through = Hamburger with lettuce, tomato the garden and pin a rose = onion on it. P.S. Now You Can Follow BIZARRE NEWS on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/MyBizarreNews Follow Your Favorite GopherCentral Publications on Twitter: http://www.gophertweets.com/ ============================================================ >--->From Our Friend Jo Ann :) ::: BREAKING NEWS ::: In 2010 the government will start deporting all the mentally ill people. I started crying when I thought of you. Run my little crazy friend, Run! ,,, !/:. /::\". !!::: :::::\". ," \:,:: ::::::\ ". ,","\::. \:::::":\ "/""V' :' !::::\ ! \ \ __ "::::\ \ ! \.&&&&, ," __ ", CD,&&&&&&' \ ". 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A humble man without a political bone in his body, he has never spoken out before about a government official, until now. He dictated this letter to a friend, signed it and mailed it to the president. Dear President Obama, My name is Harold Estes, approaching 95 on December 13 of this year. People meeting me for the first time don't believe my age because I remain wrinkle free and pretty much mentally alert. I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1934 and served proudly before, during and after WW II retiring as a Master Chief Bos'n Mate. Now I live in a "rest home" located on the western end of Pearl Harbor allowing me to keep alive the memories of 23 years of service to my country. One of the benefits of my age, perhaps the only one, is to speak my mind, blunt and direct even to the head man. So here goes. I am amazed, angry and determined not to see my country die before I do but you seem hell bent not to grant me that wish. I can't figure out what country you are the president of. You fly around the world telling our friends and enemies despicable lies like: " We're no longer a Christian nation" " America is arrogant" - (Your wife even announced to the world,"America is mean- spirited. " Please tell her to try preaching that nonsense to 23 generations of our war dead buried all over the globe who died for no other reason than to free a whole lot of strangers from tyranny and hopelessness.) I'd say shame on the both of you but I don't think you like America nor do I see an ounce of gratefulness in anything you do for the obvious gifts this country has given you. To be without shame or gratefulness is a dangerous thing for a man sitting in the White House. After 9/11 you said," America hasn't lived up to her ideals." Which ones did you mean? Was it the notion of personal liberty that 11,000 farmers and shopkeepers died for to win independence from the British ? Or maybe the ideal that no man should be a slave to another man that 500,000 men died for in the Civil War ? I hope you didn't mean the ideal 470,000 fathers, brothers,husbands,and a lot of fellas I knew personally died for in WWII,because we felt real strongly about not letting any nation push us around because we stand for freedom. I don't think you mean the ideal that says equality is better than discrimination. You know the one that a whole lot of white people understood when they helped to get you elected. Take a little advice from a very old geezer,young man. Shape up and start acting like an American.If you don't, I'll do what I can to see you get shipped out of that fancy rental on Pennsylvania Avenue .You were elected to lead not to bow, apologize and kiss the hands of murderers and corrupt leaders who still treat their people like slaves. And just who do you think you are telling the American people not to jump to conclusions and condemn that Muslim major who killed 13 of his fellow soldiers and wounded dozens more. You mean you don't want us to do what you did when that white cop used force to subdue that black college professor in Massachusetts who was putting up a fight ? You don't mind offending the police calling them stupid but you don't want us to offend Muslim fanatics by calling them what they are,terrorists. One more thing. I realize you never served in the military and never had to defend your country with your life but you're the Commander-in-Chief now,son. Do your job. When your battle-hardened field General asks you for 40,000 more troops to complete the mission, give them to him. But if you're not in this fight to win, then get out. The life of one American soldier is not worth the best political strategy you're thinking of. You could be our greatest president because you face the greatest challenge ever presented to any president. You're not going to restore American greatness by bringing back our bloated economy. That's not our greatest threat. Losing the heart and soul of who we are as Americans is our big fight now. And I sure as hell don't want to think my president is the enemy in this final battle. Sincerely, Harold B. Estes When a 95 year old hero of the "the Greatest Generation" stands up and speaks out like this, I think we owe it to him to send his words to as many Americans as we can. Please pass it on. --- ...Awesome! Bless His Heart, You can tell he is very upset! And Rightfully so! Thanks Sandi! You can read more about this letter and this man on snopes.com http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/haroldestes.asp -<>- I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, the wars, global warming, my savings, Social Security, my credit card debt... I called Lifeline. 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I called concerning a problem with something I bought for a christmas present. The representative was so very nice. After I told her my problem She said, I'll have to switch you. Just tell them what you did me and they will take care of you! Don't worry, you are protected through our buyer protection program. I thought all was well until I got a robot that wanted me to enter my account number which I have no idea what that is! So then I had to wait while the robot kept saying 'I'm sorry. I couldn't hear you. Please say or type that in again.' Finally an actual person answered the phone. I must of got through to India! I love the accent! NOT! I couldn't hardly understand him and neither could my husband but I knew I wasn't going to tell him my husband's SS#! He came back after a long pause of looking me up via my phone number instead. However, I quickly handed the phone to Paul when the guy started saying he wanted me to call this number which I wasn't sure what he was saying. He told my husband in v - e - r- y slow words that he couldn't help us and said we had to go through another department. Paul said he would of decked him if he was on this side of the phone. I thought OK and dialed the number Paul had written down thinking at least now I was going to get somewhere. I was happy until a robot came on wanting the web code just like when I first had phoned them. Amazing! I was sent full circle right back where I started from! They should call their support line 'fun with circles and squares'. Squares being the robots and foreign accent speaking person we had to deal with! Guess who got bad marks on the customer support evaluation survey they emailed to us? ================================================================== >-->From CleanLaffs: A supposedly true story out of San Francisco (but who knows): . . | , \ ' / ` ,-. ' --- ( ) --- \ / _|=|_ |_____| kat A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the branch & wrote "this iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this bag." While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller's window. So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to Wells Fargo. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She read it and surmising from his spelling errors that he wasn't the brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America. Looking somewhat defeated, the man said, "OK" and left. He was arrested a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at Bank of America. -<>- At the outpatient surgery center where I work, the anesthesiologist often chatted with patients before their operations to help them relax. One day he thought he recognized a woman as a co-worker at the VA hospital where he had trained. When the patient confirmed that his hunch was correct, he said, "So, tell me, is the food still as bad there as it used to be?" "Well, I suppose," she replied, "I'm still cooking it." -<>- Vacationing in Alaska, I couldn't help but notice all the warnings about bears posted in campgrounds, visitors centers and rest areas advising people not to feed the bears, how to avoid bears, what to do if a bear sees you, what to do if a bear attacks, and so on. My favorite, however, was a hand-lettered sign on the door of a small gas station in a remote area. It said: "Warning! If you are being chased by a bear, don't come in here!" -<>- While standing watch in the Coast Guard station in Juneau, Alaska, I got a call from the Navy in the nearby city of Adak. They had lost contact with one of their planes and needed the Coast Guard to send an aircraft to find it. I asked the man where the Navy aircraft had last been spotted so we would know where to search. "I can't tell you," the Navy man said. "That's classified." -<>- We were four frugal young teachers. But a couple times a year we treated ourselves to the best Manhattan had to offer. As we approached the famous restaurant Lutece, we questioned whether we were dressed perfectly. Could we pass as urban sophisticates? The maitre d' met us at the door, all smiles and bows. When he took my raincoat, I began to look over the cozy little bar and anticipate the charming basket of pastry that was our appetizer. Then the maitre d' returned to our group, gingerly holding a fabric softener sheet that had fallen from my coat sleeve. "Madam," he said, "Your Bounce." [This is funny to me because I have had a date discover a fabric softener sheet hiding up my sleeve before. Thanks to Reader's Digest.] -<>- A young man applied for a job at a new factory being built in a nearby town. He entered the main office, where the receptionist directed him down the hall to an office where he was to be interviewed by the Personnel Officer. After several minutes of describing and explaining all about the new factory, the Personnel Officer told the young man, "We need individuals who are totally responsible." The young man grinned and responded: "Well, I sure qualify. Everywhere I've worked, when something went wrong, I was always responsible!" ========================================================= >-->From ScreamOfTheCrop: - . _+ - . @=, .+ . - p "} - . + /_/T>\ + - . /`~~||/ . + ./ //\\ - . - ` \\ \\ . - . ~` ~` _ + >Snippets from British News 1) Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, spokesman for North West Gas said, "We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible Mr Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house." (The Daily Telegraph) 2) Police reveal that a woman arrested for shoplifting had a whole salami in her knickers. When asked why, she said it was because she was missing her Italian boyfriend. (The Manchester Evening News) 3) Irish police are being handicapped in a search for a stolen van, because they cannot issue a description. It's a Special Branch vehicle and they don't want the public to know what it looks like. (The Guardian) 4) A young girl who was blown out to sea on a set of inflatable teeth was rescued by a man on an inflatable lobster. A coastguard spokesman commented, "This sort of thing is all too common". (The Times) 5) At the height of the gale, the harbourmaster radioed a coastguard and asked him to estimate the wind speed. He replied he was sorry, but he didn't have a gauge. However, if it was any help, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff. (Aberdeen Evening Express) 6) Mrs Irene Graham of Thorpe Avenue, Boscombe, delighted the audience with her reminiscence of the German prisoner of war who was sent each week to do her garden. He was repatriated at the end of 1945. She recalled "He'd aways seemed a nice friendly chap, but when the crocuses came up in the middle of our lawn in February 1946, they spelt out "Heil Hitler." (Bournemouth Evening Echo) -<>- A list of actual announcements that London Tube train drivers have made to their passengers: 1) "Ladies and Gentlemen, I do apologise for the delay to your service. I know you're all dying to get home, unless, of course, you happen to be married to my ex-wife, in which case you'll want to cross over to the Westbound and go in the opposite direction". 2) "Your delay this evening is caused by the line controller suffering from E & B syndrome, not knowing his elbow from his backside. I'll let you know any further information as soon as I'm given any." 3) "Ladies and gentlemen, we apologise for the delay, but there is a security alert at Victoria station and we are therefore stuck here for the foreseeable future, so let's take our minds off it and pass some time together. All together now....'Ten green bottles, hanging on a wall.....'". 4) "We are now travelling through Baker Street, as you can see Baker Street is closed. It would have been nice if they had actually told me, so I could tell you earlier, but no, they don't think about things like that". 5) "Beggars are operating on this train, please do NOT encourage these professional beggars, if you have any spare change, please give it to a registered charity, failing that, give it to me." 6) During an extremely hot rush hour on the Central Line, the driver announced: "Step right this way for the sauna, ladies and gentleman...unfortunately towels are not provided". 8) "Let the passengers off the train FIRST!" (Pause ....) "Oh go on then, stuff yourselves in like sardines, see if I care - I'm going home...." 9) "Please allow the doors to close. Try not to confuse this with 'Please hold the doors open'. The two are distinct and separate instructions." 10) "Please note that the beeping noise coming from the doors means that the doors are about to close. 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