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MAY GOD BLESS ALL OUR ANGELS MOST ABUNDANTLY! ================ *~* A REMINDER: PLEASE Send me sweet, interesting, funny, inspiring, family type forwards ANY TIME here... bcrsystems@earthlink.net I Need them, Love them, Use them, and Share them! THANK YOU!! ================ >-->In The 'Shangy' News :) >Hot Off The 'Shangy' Press... This one is sizzling! It comes from our friend Jo Ann. I found it pretty interesting what artists do with food! Be sure to watch the video! Funny stuff! \`. |\ \`-. \ `.| \!,, \ \ `.\ _ (__ _ `-.> \ ___ \ __ `-/,o-./O `. ._` -// j_ | `` _<` |\__( \--' ' \ . > _ `--' _/ ; | / `----.. . / ( | ( `. Y ) \ \ ,-.-.| |_ (_ `.`.___\ \ \/=.`. __) `--,==\ )==\,\ (_ ,'\===`--'====\,\ `-. ,'.` ============\,\ (`-' /`=.`Y=============\,\ .' /`-. `|==============\_,-._ /`-._`=|=___=========,'^, c-) \`-----+' ._)=====_(_`-' ^-'`-. -----`=====, \ `.-==(^_ ^c_,.^ `^_\----- (__/`--'('(_,-._)-._,-.,__)`) hjw `-._`._______.'_.-' `---------' Playing With Food 2 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/food2.html --- ...What a SMILES one! Thank you Jo Ann! -<>- >>>>>>> READER COMMENT <<<<<<< . , - * - ' ) _(_ ,' `. / \ |M A I L| \ / `.___,' >From Our Friend Jewelle concerning this BizarreNews item: -- Junk mail quickly fills senior's home ---------- FORT WORTH, Texas - A Texas woman said her father receives so much junk mail that his house is full of letters and on a recent day he received 96 pieces of mail. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported the Fort Worth woman and her 81-year- old father, whose names were not released by the newspaper, said the man's house is littered with junk mail, including a 3 1/2-foot pile of letters on his breakfast table. The woman said her father, who received 96 pieces of junk mail Monday alone, gives about $2,500 a year to various charities and began receiving junk mail in amounts too large to fit through his mail slot about a year ago. The daughter said she has been mailing the companies to ask them to take her father off their mailing lists, but the process has been slow. "How many others is this happening to?" the daughter asked. "This isn't right. Our seniors shouldn't be treated this way." "This has to be a true story. I never gave that much to charities, but once I was giving to a religious group, and quickly received 6 mails from similar groups. My aunt started giving to a group of disadvantaged children and the same thing happened to her. I ordered from a mail catalog and requested my address not to be sold but quickly I received 8 other catalogs to order from. Now when you order from TV or the internet you are called that you can receive X amount of free gallons of gas or a wal mart gift card. So it's best to only buy from stores or give to charities with a money order with no name or address on it so you're not bothered with unwanted catalogs and telephone calls. Too bad the man couldn't sell the junk mail, then it would profit him." -Jewelle --- ...Yes, Jewelle. Many do this! What is really sad is after my mom passed, she kept getting mail. She'd get more mail then me and even credit cards from banks wanting to give her money! I don't sell lists. Just not right. ==================================================================== >-->From The FunnyBone: . _, |`\__/ / \ . .( | __T| / | _.---=======' | What do you call a deer that can kick // {} a ball with his left and right feet? `| , , {} \ /___; ,' ) ,-;` `\ // | / ( ;|| ||`\\ ||| bambidextrus || \\ ||| jgs )\ )\ )|| `" `" `"" ================================================================== +------------- More Bizarre August Holidays --------------+ August 11 is Presidential Joke Day August 12 is Middle Child's Day August 13 is Blame Someone Else Day August 14 is National Creamsicle Day August 15 is National Relaxation Day & National Failures Day August 16 is Bratwurst Festival August 17 is National Thriftshop Day August 18 is Bad Poetry Day August 19 is Potato Day August 20 is National Radio Day ==================================================================== >-->From Our Friend D L :) , /), (( -.((_)) _,) ,\`.'_ _`-',' `.> <> <> (,- ,', | `._,) (( ) |, (`--' `'( ) _--_,-.\ SSt /,' \( ) `' (( `\ >DIARY OF A YANKEE; JUST MOVED TO NEW ORLEANS: APRIL 30th: New Orleans is such a fantastic place to live! Just got to Fat City and love it already. Now this is a state that knows how to live – beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. What a place! There is a party or festival for every animal, vegetable, fruit, food, pastime, hobby or excuse there is to have a good time. I watched the sunset from Waterfront Park lying on a blanket. It was beautiful. I think I have finally found my home. I love it here. Oh man, I kid you not, the food is simply d-elicious! I am stocking up on cookbooks, except I find that everyone just guesses at the amount of ingredients they put in their recipes and no one really measures anything. I hope my Joanie can catch on to this new way of cooking but she says that is harder than it looks. , /), (( -.((_)) _,) ,\`.'_ _`-',' `.> <> <> (,- ,', | `._,) (( ) |, (`--' `'( ) _--_,-.\ SSt /,' \( ) `' (( `\ MAY 14th: It is really heating up. It got to 89 today. Not a problem though as we live in an air conditioned home, and drive a car that has Air Conditioning. What a pleasure to see the sun everyday like this. The gray gloom is finally gone. I'm turning into a real sun worshipper! Everyone here is so easy to talk to that I find myself becoming more friendly myself. , /), (( -.((_)) _,) ,\`.'_ _`-',' `.> <> <> (,- ,', | `._,) (( ) |, (`--' `'( ) _--_,-.\ SSt /,' \( ) `' (( `\ JUNE 5th: Had the backyard landscaped with tropical plants today. Lots of palms and rocks. What a piece of cake to maintain. I heard about how high the grass can get here so I fixed that. No more mowing for me and especially NO MORE SHOVELING SNOW! I guess I won’t need my expensive shiny new snow shovels any more. Ahh, the music and the seasonings that tickle my senses. Another scorcher today I am afraid but it is great to be here. There are so many new dishes to try with different animals they insist are safe to eat. It doesn’t bother me as long as you don’t tell me what it is I’m ingesting. , /), (( -.((_)) _,) ,\`.'_ _`-',' `.> <> <> (,- ,', | `._,) (( ) |, (`--' `'( ) _--_,-.\ SSt /,' \( ) `' (( `\ JULY 1st: The temperature hasn't been below 90 all week, not even at night. Where are those soft Gulf breezes we heard about? It still seems sticky. Getting used to it will take a while. At least we don’t need an iron. After wearing something more than 15 minutes, the wrinkles come out on their own. Hmmm. Since we plan to be here until we die- will we be minus a few wrinkles ourselves? I haven’t heard if Southern people look younger than their Yankee counterparts. I have to admit, I sure miss my antique collector’s LP collection. I'll have to remember not to leave anything made out of plastic or worth any money, in my car. I got one of those fuzzy steering wheel covers. It is cheaper than the burn ointment for my hands. I always wondered what burnt flesh smelled like. Getting used to the taste of those different critters. I don’t think they care what they eat down here but I sure do love the pralines and pecan pie, yummy! , /), (( -.((_)) _,) ,\`.'_ _`-',' `.> <> <> (,- ,', | `._,) (( ) |, (`--' `'( ) _--_,-.\ SSt /,' \( ) `' (( `\ JULY 15th: Fell asleep on the beach. I don’t understand, -the thermostat did not say it was really that hot. (Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my body.) Missed two days of work. What a dumb thing to do. I learned my lesson though: got to respect the ol' sun in a climate like this. I see why so many people drink beer here; it is all they can do to keep cool and hydrated. Yep, maybe I’m having feelings, thinking that I’m perhaps, about as good as done here. , /), (( -.((_)) _,) ,\`.'_ _`-',' `.> <> <> (,- ,', | `._,) (( ) |, (`--' `'( ) _--_,-.\ SSt /,' \( ) `' (( `\ JULY 20th: I miss our cat, Tabby. He snuck into the car when I left this morning. By the time I got out to the hot car for lunch, he'd swollen up to the size of a shopping bag and just as I opened the door he well, let’s just say he is gone. I told the kids he ran away. No more pets in this heat unless maybe they want a fish or “someting like dat” (as they would say down here). JULY 25th: Ocean breezes,-like where?. Hot is hot!! The home air conditioner is on the fritz and A.C. repairman charged $200 just to drive by and tell me he needed to order parts. Only hope for a break in the heat would be a big rain which is pretty common here, so they say anyway. , /), (( -.((_)) _,) ,\`.'_ _`-',' `.> <> <> (,- ,', | `._,) (( ) |, (`--' `'( ) _--_,-.\ SSt /,' \( ) `' (( `\ July 30th: Been sleeping outside because there is only sizzling air circulating inside with the A/C out. We have been by the pool for three nights now. Swatting the swamp mosquitoes that are as big as B-52's. $1,500 a house payment and we can't even go inside. Why did I ever come here? I guess it was to get mugged. I could have experienced that and stayed in New York. Yep, I can see I am as good as done here! , /), (( -.((_)) _,) ,\`.'_ _`-',' `.> <> <> (,- ,', | `._,) (( ) |, (`--' `'( ) _--_,-.\ SSt /,' \( ) `' (( `\ AUG.4th: 100 degrees. Finally got the air conditioner fixed today. It cost $500 and gets the temperature down to about 90. I wasn’t expecting the electric bill to be almost as much as the house payment. Two real old lady drivers almost ran me off the road because they were late for an LSU play-off game. Notice I did not say a Saints play-off game. That is later in the year, who cares? It’s too darn hot to go to any kind of sports game right now. They act like they don’t even know that…Did I mention that yep, I’m as good as done here? AUG 8th: If another joker cracks, "Hot enough for you today?" I'm going to really get upset and go off on them. Dad-blamed heat. I can see why people are always edgy in the summer. By the time I get to work, the radiator is boiling over. This is supposed to be a virtually maintenance-free car. Ha! Everything corrodes in the heat. My clothes are soaking wet, and I smell like a roasted shiskabob!! I am too hot to do anything let alone move around. Oh yeah, and I am supposed to do work around the job site, but how? I have gained 20 pounds and the extra food makes me feel even warmer in this blistering weather. , /), (( -.((_)) _,) ,\`.'_ _`-',' `.> <> <> (,- ,', | `._,) (( ) |, (`--' `'( ) _--_,-.\ SSt /,' \( ) `' (( `\ AUG. 10th: The weather report might as well be a recording: Hot and sunny. It's been so hot with unrelenting sunshine for two months and the weatherman says it might REALLY warm up next week. Oh well there is hot and steamy- or rainy, but that doesn’t cool anything down. Oh, I forgot, we did have a cool spell one day where it reached 90 degrees. Whoopee-doo. Yep, I’m as good as done here, about 10 degrees away from Hell! AUG. 14th: Temperature got to 102 today but it feels like 112 with something they call the heat index. Why do the weathermen lie and just say the temperature that includes the heat index in it? I would take a 100 degree temperature in New York any day, compared to a 90 degree steam bath down here. I had forgotten how dry heat is a good thing! Ugh, I forgot to crack the window and blew the windshield out of the Lincoln. The installer came to fix it and said, "Hot enough for you today?" My wife had to spend the $1,500 house payment to bail me out of jail. Those criminals they have here are not people you want to be around. You make bail as soon as possible and get the you know what away-as fast as you possibly can. “That”, (as they say here), “I guarantee!” , // ,,/ ,.// ,/ ,// / /, // ,/, /, // ,/, /, // ,_\_// ,/ ,, ,/, // ,/ /, //, /,/ /, .-' `-. ,// ////, // ,/,/, // /// , ,( `, // ,,///, // ,/,/, // , ,/ ,^^^^\^^^^^/,// /// /,,/,/, ///, // / // \\_O / , // ,/, //, ///, // ,/ ,/ ,, J_/\ |+'(` , |) ^ ||\|||\|/` | /,/ ),|| ,)// |\/-\|| ||| |\] . / /,, /| . , ///, . /, // ,//, / , / ejm \ \ ). //, ,( ,/,/, // ,/, AUG. 30th: It is the worst day of the summer. Ah! Now I see the rains. The monsoon has finally came and all that did is make it muggier and drove the dad-gum roaches out of the ground… I wasn't aware they could even fly! The Lincoln is now floating somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico with its new $500 windshield. Oh, did I forget to mention that Hurricane Clotile’ is headed this way? That does it, we're moving back to New York where all you have to worry about is getting mugged! I am going to borrow one of those Mardis Gras floats (I hope they really can float) and use my expensive snow shovels as paddles to help us drift back to New York where we belong. Yes, will be moving back where it is safer to to get mugged in the Big Apple! --- ...LOL! Thanks D L! I think we can all relate to this one with the extra hot times we've been having this summer! ===================================================================== >-->From Our Friend Johanna :) ____ .---[[__]]----. ;-------------.| ____ | || .--[[__]]---. | || ;-----------.| | || | || jgs |_____________|/ | || |___________|/ >Rich Man Joke There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money and he wanted to be able to take it with him to heaven. So the rich man began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him. An angel hears his plea and appears to him. "Sorry Rich Man, but you can't take your wealth with you." The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules. The man continues to pray that his wealth could follow him. The angel reappears and informs the man that God had decided to allow him to take one suit- case with him. Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase and fills it with pure gold bars and places it beside his bed. Soon afterward the man dies and shows up at the Gates of Heaven to greet St. Peter. Peter seeing the suitcase says, "Hold on, you can't bring that in here!" But, the man explains to Peter that he has permission and asks him to verify his story with the Lord. Sure enough, Peter checks and comes back saying, "You're right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before letting it through." Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaims, "You brought pavement?!?" --- ...HaHa! That's A good one! Thanks Johanna! ===================================================================== >-->In The WorldlyNews: [POLITICS] >From Patriot Update: No birth certificate among passport documents http://tinyurl.com/26n72nr And From WorldNet http://p2tre.emv3.com/HS?a=DNX7CqliF5M58SA9MKJM9TPnGHxKLKiOZQxS Ray Stevens - God Save Arizona http://tinyurl.com/282owz4 The Book Obama Does NOT Want You to Read... http://tinyurl.com/25qhbxt Keep Marriage http://tinyurl.com/24ojq96 -<>- >Public Advocate Citizen's Alert: GOProud "Conservatives" Oppose Family Values Recently, several so-called “conservatives” have been openly cozying up to the Homosexual Lobby. GOProud, a Washington-based group of homosexual “conservatives”, recently found a new friend in right-wing strategist Ann Coulter. Coulter has agreed to keynote the group’s self-described “Homocon” fundraiser party on September 25. The leaders of this event have made it a slap in the face to pro-family Americans by emphasizing the “fun” side of a destructive Homosexual Agenda. Christopher Barron, Chairman of the Board of GOProud, said “The gay left has done their best to take all the fun out of politics, with their endless list of boycotts and protests. Homocon is going to be our annual effort to counter the no fun police on the left.” Coulter added more mockery against the Family by proclaiming that she would be like a “right-wing Judy Garland” at the event. Ann Coulter, and other paper conservatives like Grover Norquist, have proven their complete disrespect for true conservatives who want to defend the Family. Grover Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform, recently joined the advisory council of GOProud and declared the group "an important part of the conservative movement.” Political figures like Coulter and Norquist continually downplay the ideas of pro-family Americans who believe that the homosexual lifestyle is immoral and their political agenda is harmful. As we continue our battle for traditional marriage we must be aware of radical homosexual activists on “our side.” The good news is that if pro-family supporters like you continue to stand for traditional marriage, we will see awesome victories for the Family like those in Hawaii and New Jersey earlier this year. We will find that the harmful policies of left-wing and right-wing homosexual activists will not succeed. Sincerely, Eugene Delgaudio President, Public Advocate P.S. Public Advocate is willing to oppose the actions of all enemies of the Family, regardless of their party. I am honored to work with true pro-family conservatives like you! With pro-family Americans like you on our side we will continue to fight for traditional values. If you are able, please Donate to Public Advocate to help us continue our fight for the Family. http://tinyurl.com/28duje4 --- ...Sad, so sad she would go against family Godly morals and do that. Check out these teachings: Gay Agenda http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/BibleStudy/gayagenda.html Crossed the Line http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/BibleStudy/crossedtheline.html Our Valuable Anchor http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/BibleStudy/ouranchor.html -<>- >From Taipan Daily: Taipan Daily: Do You Believe We're In Recovery? I read something this week that made me laugh out loud - though it wasn't supposed to be funny. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, aka Turbo Timmy, has an opinion piece in The New York Times titled "Welcome to the Recovery." Read More Here... http://tinyurl.com/2ardlqn -<>- >From BizarreNews: -- Man: Air horn retaliation for loud music --------- WATERLOO, Iowa - An Iowa man who used an air horn to protest his neighbor's loud "hippie tunes" was arrested for disorderly conduct, police said. Carl Herold, 62, of Waterloo, said he "started blasting" the air horn Wednesday because he was tired of calling police to complain about the loud "hippie tunes" from his across- the-street neighbor, the (Waterloo) WCF Courier, reported. Police said they could hear the air horn from five blocks away when they responded to complaints about the noise at about 1 p.m. Wednesday. Herold was arrested when he refused an order from officers to stop sounding the horn. He was charged with disorderly conduct. -- Fake fall teacher banned in New York ----------- NEW YORK - New York education officials said a teacher who allegedly faked a fall down the stairs to avoid a perform- ance review is no longer eligible to teach in the city. Officials said Ilene Feldman, 33, a first-year teacher at the High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media, was caught on camera faking a fall down the stairs in an apparent attempt to get out of a scheduled classroom observation by her supervisor, the New York Post reported. The observation was scheduled after Feldman received a poor performance review, a report from the Office of the Special Commissioner of Investigation said. Feldman, who denied faking the December 2008 fall, resigned from the school system and officials said she has since been classified ineligible to teach in the city's school system. -- Man yells at parrot, jailed for weekend --------- EDINBURGH, Scotland - A 19-year-old Scottish man who admitted to threatening his grandmother's parrot for interrupting his sleep was ordered to apologize with chocolates. Stefan McKinsley, 19, pleaded guilty Monday to a breach of the peace after his grandmother called police Friday at 2:45 a.m. and said the teenager was intoxicated and hitting the parrot's cage, Britain's The Daily Telegraph reported Monday. Prosecutors said McKinsley, who threatened the bird with violence if it did not quiet down and allow him to sleep in the spare room, did not calm down after his grandmother placed a cloth over the parrot's cage. McKinsley, who spent the weekend in jail, was sentenced by Edinburgh Sheriff Court to buy his grandmother a box of chocolates as an apology. ============================================================== @ ) (_m_\ \\" _.`~. `(#'/.\) .>' (_--, _=/d . ^\ ~~ \)-' ' / | ptr ##'##'#after a:f############## ################################# >-->A Cowboy's Guide to Life 1. Never squat with yer spurs on. 2. Don't worry about bitin' off more than you can chew, your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think. 3. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket. 4. After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut. 5. If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'. 6. Never smack a man who's chewin' tobacco. 7. Never follow good whiskey with water, unless you're out of good whiskey. 8. Good judgment comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgment. 9. Always drink upstream from the herd. 10. If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there. 11. When you give a lesson in meanness to a critter or a person, don't be surprised if they learn their lesson. 12. When you're throwin' your weight around, be ready to have it thrown around by somebody else. 13. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in. 14. Always take a good look at what you're about to eat. It's not so important to know what it is, but it's critical to know what it was. 15. Never miss a good chance to shut up. ========================================================== >-->From Our Friend D L :) ,,,,, ////""\ . (((/ m m -|- __ )))c = ) | (__) ////-./~` . [] (((( `.`\ :: [] )))`\ \)).-;.' .------, [] (() `._.-'` _( )[] )/ `. | .'`^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^))\`.----'`[] jgs ( \' { ~ - ~~ _ ~ - ~~ - ~ - (( | | [] .-.--\ \ { )) | | [] |_;_._`\ |{ ((__|_|-----[] | ; ``` ;{ )) [] | /``-.____/ `~~~[]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'-' [] `' (__) (__) Many of you are familiar with the childhood prayer "Now I lay me down to sleep," but I was a little surprised to learn that it is a shortened version of an Old English prayer, which goes like this: Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, bless the bed that I lie on. Before I lay me down to sleep, I give my soul to Christ to keep. Four corners to my bed, four angels there aspread, two to foot, and two to head, and two to carry me when I'm dead. I go by sea, I go by land, the Lord made me by His right hand. If any danger comes to me, Sweet Jesus Christ, deliver me. He's the branch, and I'm the flower, pray God send me a happy hour. And if I die before I wake, I pray that Christ my soul will take. --- ...Now isn't that sweet?! Thanks D L! -<>- ) ) __ ( __ (~( __ (~( \O\ )~) )O) )_) (O( (_(__ ( )_) ) )~)__ __ /O/ )~) ) (~( (_( (O( __ \O\ ) )_)(~( \_\ Something To Think About! Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use. However,this prize has rules, just as any game has certain rules. The first set of rules would be: Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you. You may not simply transfer money into some other account. You may only spend it. Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day. The second set of rules: The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, Its over,the game is over! It can close the account and you will not receive a new one. What would you personally do? You would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, right? Even for people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on yourself, right? You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right? ACTUALLY This GAME is REALITY! Each of us is in possession of such a magical bank. We just can't seem to see it. The MAGICAL BANK is TIME! Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us. What we haven't lived up that day is forever lost. Yesterday is forever gone. Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time....WITHOUT WARNING. SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds? Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars. Think about that, and always think of this: Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think. So take care of yourself, be Happy, Love Deeply and enjoy life! Here's wishing ya'll a wonderfully beautiful day. Start spending! --- ...A thought provoker for sure! Thanks D L! -<>- >Net places I enjoyed this song, had never heard it by James and Pavoratti Man is Nothing Without a Woman or Girl (an interesting combination of James Brown and Pavoratti) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Febr_t_qa9U --- This is precious. Did you know that Otter Pups have to be taught to swim and to feel as safe on land as in the water by their moms?? Click to watch the Columbus Zoo video on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=QpTqV6LPl8c ---- Very Large Shadow Puppets (it is also an ad) http://www.bofunk.com/video/10783/giant_shadow_puppets.html --- Crossword Puzzle Creator http://www.eclipsecrossword.com/ --- Cork in the Bottle Trick (This is kind of cool) http://www.bofunk.com/video/10668/cork_in_the_bottle_trick.html --- Color Illusion http://www.eyetricks.com/2801.htm -<>- >AMUSING _ _ _ _ / ) / ) / ) / ) (/`, (\,' (/`, (\,' (/`, (\,' (/`, (\,' (/`, \_) \_) \_) \_) \_) ,-. ,-. ,-. ,-. (/--. (\--' (/--. (\--' (/--. (\--' (/--. (\--' `-' `-' `-' `-' ejm There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. The place was disgusting and smelled like pee-eww! The windows were drafty. The roof was a leaker. But that's what you get when you live in a sneaker. ~Kenn Nesbitt -<>- At St. Peter's Catholic Church in Mamou, they have husbands' marriage seminars. At the session last week, the priest asked Boudreaux, who said he was approaching his 50th wedding anniversary, to take a few minutes and share some insight into how he had managed to stay married to the same woman all these years. Boudreaux replied to the assembled husbands, 'Well, I tried to treat her nice, you know spend some money on her, but da best is, I took her to France for dat 25 anniversary!' The priest responded, 'Boudreaux, you are an amazing inspiration to all the husbands here! Please tell us what you are planning for your wife for your 50th anniversary?' Boudreaux proudly replied, "Mais, Ima go pick her up!" -<>- The Vatican has decided that it is not a sin to kiss a nun . . . -just don't get into the habit! -<>- _.---,_ .' `'. \ __..-'\ }-"` \ /__,,..---.._| \ | |---..__ | / ``"-./ .'---...__ | .' ``"-./ ,--./...,,,__ / '--.'__ __```.-. /._ / ` ` ' `=/.-.|-._) | .-. .-. "\\ / || O| | O| ""=='_\ .-' '-'o '-' ""=\` `''--/- ""=-,\--._ .---|- ( ""=-. \` \ /`)"=."=|'-. '. _.-' ' "=|\| (`----` '="=|/ `-. "=/` '. =/ \ =| .-. |` "=| ( ~._ | "==| _.-~`\ \ ~. |'"="| _.-~ ) ; ~-.|.-._|_.-~ / / _-( /-.__ ( '._..--~~`/`/-'\-._ `~~- ; jgs /"=| |" =\~-...___.-~ /=" / | "==\ / = (_ \ "==\ ;="= `\_) =="\ >Dr. Suess On Hope And Change I do not like this Uncle Sam, I do not like his health care scam. I do not like these dirty crooks, or how they lie and cook the books. I do not like when Congress steals, I do not like their secret deals. I do not like this speaker, Nan, I do not like this 'YES WE CAN.' I do not like this spending spree, I'm smart, I know that nothing's free. I do not like your smug replies, when I complain about your lies. This Socialist regime is not for me. I hope that November 1st will set us free! I do not like this kind of hope. I do not like it, nope, nope, nope! --- ...LOL! I love these! Thank You D L! ============================================================== >-->From our Friend Sandi :) %\ %\ %% \ %% \ %% \ %% \ %%% \ %%% \ %%% \ %%% \ %%%% \ %%%% \ %%%% \%%%% \ %%%%% %%%%% \ %%%%% .-%%%%%,---------------. .'.' | Welcome to | .-' / | To The Hills| _.-' : `-------++------' .--'" `. || ,' `-._ || Krogg : `--..._____||_________ >Tennessee Trailer Park Genealogy Two good ol' boys in a Tennessee trailer park were sitting around talking one afternoon over a cold beer after getting off work at their local Nissan plant. After a while the 1st guy says to the 2nd, "If'n I was to sneak over to your trailer Saturday & make love to your wife while you was off huntin' and she got pregnant and had a baby, would that make us kin?" The 2nd guy crooked his head sideways for a minute, scratched his head, and squinted his eyes thinking real hard about the question. Finally, he says, "Well, I don't know about kin, but it would make us even." --- ...Oh My! Thanks Sandi! -<>- You have to be a certain age to appreciate this. |\ /| | || | | || | | || | | || | | || | | \/ | | (@)| | / | | /| | ]/|| [ | || | | || | | || | |( )| |_)(_|lc >THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: [edited by ema] (if you don't know what clotheslines are, better skip this) 1. You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes - walk the entire lengths of each line withh a damp cloth around the lines. 2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang "whites" with "whites," and hang them first. (you did a load of whites with bleach so they were all hung together) 3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders - always by the tail! What would the neighbors think? {Shoulders made it harder to iron the bump out the pin left) 4.. Wash day on a Monday! . .. . Never hang clothes on the weekend, or Sunday, for Heaven's sake! 5. Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts & busybodies, y'know!) 6. It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather ... clothes would "freeze-dry." 7. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes! Pins left on the lines were "tacky!" {It is easier for short people to take the pin with the clothes) 8. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item did not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the next washed item. (nope - too close together for proper drying - no air means cardboard stiff!) 9. Clothes off of the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes basket, and ready to be ironed. (no working in dark) 10. IRONED?! Well, that's a whole other subject! (yuck - no perma press - thank God for modernization!) --- ...Thanks Sandi - I guess I am 'that age' - As a kid, I wass lucky I could reach the line to hang em! -<>- __ ( ) .==. | | | | | | | | | | | | |/\| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |/\|lc >A POEM A clothesline was a news forecast To neighbors passing by, There were no secrets you could keep When clothes were hung to dry. It also was a friendly link For neighbors always knew If company had stopped on by To spend a night or two. For then you'd see the "fancy sheets" And towels upon the line; You'd see the "company table cloths" With intricate designs. The line announced a baby's birth From folks who lived inside - As brand new infant clothes were hung, So carefully with pride! The ages of the children could So readily be known By watching how the sizes changed, You'd know how much they'd grown! It also told when illness struck, As extra sheets were hung; Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too, Haphazardly were strung. It also said, "Gone on vacation now" When lines hung limp and bare. It told, "We're back!" when full lines sagged With not an inch to spare! New folks in town were scorned upon If wash was dingy and gray, As neighbors carefully raised their brows, And looked the other way .. . . But clotheslines now are of the past, For dryers make work much less. Now what goes on inside a home Is anybody's guess! I really miss that way of life. It was a friendly sign When neighbors knew each other best By what hung on the line. --- ...Thanks Sandi! - They must be crazy! I don't miss a thing! ================================================================ _--_ dMb __(._ ) d0P < (D) .MP .~ \ /~```M-. .~ V Mo_ \ -------============((((}{) ( (___. {:)-./ ~._____.(:} '94 the wolfe / .M\ / "" \ | /\ | / / \ \ / / \ \ \__/ \__/ / / | | .^V^. .^V^. +-+ +-+ >-->>From the world of sports... Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson on being a role model: "I wan' all dem kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I wan' all the kids to copulate me." New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season: "I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first." And, upon hearing Joe Jacobi of the 'Skins say: "I'd run over my own mother to win the Super Bowl," Matt Millen of the Raiders said: "To win, I'd run over Joe's Mom, too." Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins: "He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings." Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann, 1996: "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh: "I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes." Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach: "You guys line up alphabetically by height." And, "You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle." Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson hooking up again with promoter Don King: "Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not Princeton." Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan training regime of heavyweight Andrew Golota: "He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is." Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice: "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt." Frank Layden, Utah Jazz president, on a former player: "I told him, 'Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, "Coach, I don't know and I don't care." ============================================================ >-->From AndyChaps: ( _ ) ) _,(_)._ (( ___,(_______). ) ,'__. / \ /\_ /,' / |""| \ / / | | | |__| |,' / \`.| / `. : : / `. :.,' `-.________,-' May I Have Iced Tea Please? Richard ran into Judi working at a restaurant that claimed they had only Raspberry iced tea. Curiously enough, though, they did have Lipton HOT tea. So, Richard asked if the waitress would bring him a tall glass with ice cubes, but before bringing it to him, would she be so kind as to put 1.5 tablespoons of sugar in his Lipton's HOT tea, and pour it over the ice cubes. Judi did. Twice. Before she caught on and begged him not to tell the manager since "regular" iced tea wasn't on the menu. -<>- >Daffynitions Words you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask the meaning of... 1. Abdicate - v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. 2. Carcinoma - n. A valley in California, notable for its heavy smog. 3. Esplanade - v., to attempt an explanation while drunk. 4. Negligent - adj., describes a condition in which you absent-mindedly answer the door in your nightie. 5. Lymph - v To walk with a lisp. 6. Gargoyle - n., an olive-flavored mouthwash. 7. Bustard - n., a very rude Metrobus driver. 8. Coffee - n., a person who is coughed upon. 9. Flatulence - n., the emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller. 10. Balderdash - n., a rapidly receding hairline. 11. Semantics - n., pranks conducted by young men studying for the priesthood, including such things as gluing the pages of the priest's prayer book together just before vespers. 12. Marionettes - n., residents of Washington D.C. who have been jerked around by the mayor. 13. Oyster - n., a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish expressions. -<>- __ /\/'-, ,--''''' /" ____,'. ) \___ '"""""------'"""`-----' pb >Letters To God From Dogs! **Dear God, How come people love to smell flowers, but seldom, if ever, smell one another? Where are their priorities? **Dear God, When we get to Heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it the same old story? **Dear God, Excuse me, but why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not one named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We dogs love a nice ride! I know every breed cannot have its own model, but it would be easy to rename the Chrysler Eagle the Chrysler Beagle! **Dear God, If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog? **Dear God, When my foster mom's friend comes over to our house, he smells like musk! What's he been rolling around in? **Dear God, Is it true that in Heaven, dining room tables have on-ramps? **Dear God, If we come back as humans, is that good or bad? **Dear God, More meatballs, less spaghetti, please. **Dear God, When we get to the Pearly Gates, do we have to shake hands to get in? **Dear God, We dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, scent IDs, electromagnetic energy fields, and frisbee flight paths. What do humans understand? **Dear God, Are there dogs on other planets, or are we alone? I have been howling at the moon and stars for a long time, but all I ever hear back is the beagle across the street! **Dear God, Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to apologize? **Dear God, Is it true that dogs are not allowed in restaurants because we can't make up our minds what NOT to order? Or is it the carpets again? **Dear God, When my family eats dinner they always bless their food. But they never bless mine. So, I've been wagging my tail extra fast when they fill my bowl. Have you noticed my own blessing? **Dear God, I've always lived at the shelter and I have everything I need. But many of the cats here have names and I don't. Could you give me a name please? It would be good for my self-esteem. **Dear God, The new terrier I live with just peed on the Oriental rug and I have a feeling my family might blame me 'cuz they think I'm jealous of this stupid dog. Since they have no sense of smell, how can I convince them I'm innocent? Does Petsmart sell lie detectors? ~~~~From Pets' letters to God, Mark Bricklin translator~~~~~ -<>- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * arm * >Love: Before and After BEFORE - You take my breath away. AFTER - I feel like I'm suffocating. BEFORE - She says she loves the way I take control of a situation. AFTER - She called me a controlling, manipulative egomaniac. BEFORE - Saturday Night Fever AFTER - Monday Night Football BEFORE - Is that all you're having? AFTER - Maybe you should have just a salad, Honey. BEFORE - $60/doz. AFTER - $1.50/stem BEFORE - We agree on everything. AFTER - Doesn't she have a mind of her own? BEFORE - Charming and Noble AFTER - Chernobyl BEFORE - Idol AFTER - Idle BEFORE - He's completely lost without me. AFTER - Why won't he ever ask for directions? BEFORE - Croissant and cappuccino AFTER - Bagel and instant BEFORE - Oysters AFTER - Fishsticks -<>- __ _____....--' .' ___...---'._ o -`( ___...---' \ .--. `\ ___...---' | \ \ `| | |o o | | | | \___'.-`. '. | | `---' '^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^' LGB An old lady watched two Canadians -- one huge and the other very tiny -- cutting down a tree with a crosscut saw. Finally, she could stand it no longer and she started forward, fire in her eyes, "You big bully," she yelled, "give it to the little fella if he wants it!" -<>- + (|) _____.___.|_|. | / \ |===| | / \ | o | |__/__v__\|, ,| | | | | | || || |/| . . . |','| ||| A A A | , | ||| M M M | | wtx --------------------- >There They Go Again (An Inspirational From Aiken) As Christians, it is our responsibility to be a witness to our neighbors but, also, to let our witness show by our faithfulness the family of God and the house of God every opportunity we can. As our neighbors watch us leave on Sunday morning, they will say "There they go again." As our neighbors watch us leave Sunday evening, they will say "There they go again." As our neighbors watch us leave on Wednesday evening, they will say "There they go again." One day, when the trumpet of God sounds and God steps out onto the portals of Heaven to say, "Come up hither" our neighbors can look out their window saying, "There they go again." ================================================================ >-->FUN Places To Net Visit :) Christ's Bell http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/bell.html Flower Dog Art http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/flowerart2.html Amazing Air Cars http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/aircars.html Just Thinking http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/thinking.html Military Motivation Posters http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/military.html Building Advertising Art http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/buildingads.html Beautiful Bridges http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/bridges.html Mabel The Chicken http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/chicken.html Mexican Lion http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/lion.html -<>- >From Our Friend D L :) This is one of the best videos explaining the latest, new simpler CPR http://tinyurl.com/2fx8r59 --- ...Great info! 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