Happy Memorial Day... :) 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 Through no fault of my own we suddenly became an adult club in the love and romance directory so you will have to confirm that you are an adult when you go here. I still have no idea how to change this back as it sends me around in a circle when I try! or Web Site: http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/ShangyFunList.html Group email address: ShangyFunList@yahoogroups.com or email me here: bcrsystems@earthlink.net ================ *~* A REMINDER: Please Friend Me / Like Me here... http://tinyurl.com/cma6all ^~^ May God SUPER BLESS You As You Do! THANK YOU! ================ .---. ___ /_____\ /\.-`( '.' ) / / \_-_/_ \ `-.-"`'V'//-. `.__, |// , \ |Ll //Ll|\ \ |__// | \_\ /---|[]==| / / \__/ | \/\/ /_ | Ll_\| |`^"""^`| | | | | | | | | | | | | L___l___J jgs |_ | _| (___|___) ^^^ ^^^ *~* MAY YOU ALL HAVE A VERY HAPPY BLESSED SAFE MEMORIAL DAY! :) * We Especially THANK ALL OUR SWEET VETERANS For Your Service! * -<>- ,-"-. ,' .----. _________ `. ,' ) (@)__))___) |`-.-'| # \\ `---' ^ hjw >>>> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR GRADS!! <<<< May God Bless You As You Continue On Your SUCCESS! -<>- >-->HOT Off The 'Shangy' Press :) This super hot extraordinary one comes from our friend Bunni. Sure to amaze you at the sheer quality of these 70 year old photos dating back to WWII! Give this one plenty of time to load and be sure to check out the video! ___ [| |=|{)__ |___| \/ ) /|\ /| ejm97 / | \ | \ Kodachrome Photos From 1942/43 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/kodachrome1942.html --- ...Shows just how much of an important role woman played! Thanks Bunni! -<>- >-->In The 'Shangy' Updates... I'm STILL on a mission! I need to modernize the Animated Gallery by consolidating categories that have 50 or more animations in them into a single page. I worked hard and completed yet another animation page! We now have a JESUS CHRIST Page you can access off its main Directory here: Animated Gallery F-J http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/agifs_f-j.html ======================================================= >-->From TheFunnyBone: The Typical Texas Baby _.--. .-"`_.--.\ .-.___________ A Texan bought a round ."_-"` \\ ( 0;------/\"'` of drinks for all in ,."=___ =)) \ \ / \ the bar and announced `~` .=`~'~) ( _/ / / \ that his wife had =`---====""~`\ _/ / \ just produced a `-------"` / \ typical Texas baby, jgs / \ weighing a whopping ( ) twenty pounds. '._ _.' '----' "WOW!" was the response from everyone at the bar. Two weeks later the Texan returned to the bar. The bartender recognized him and asked, "Aren't you the father of the baby that weighed twenty pounds at birth? How much does he weigh now?" The proud father answered, "10 pounds." The bartender said, "Why? I know that babies lose some weight after birth, but ten pounds? He did weigh twenty pounds, didn't he? What happened? The proud Texas father said, "Just had him circumcised!" ======================================================= +------------ BIZARRE HOLIDAYS ------------+ May 27 is Body Painting Arts Festival May 28 is National Hamburger Day May 29 is End Of The Middle Ages Day May 30 is My Bucket's Got A Hole In It Day May 31 is National Macaroon Day June 1 is Dare Day June 2 is National Rocky Road Day ======================================================= >-->From GoodCleanFun: |_| | |_/ _ _ (_) _ | | | (` \) . | \ (` (` |) (_ (_) ,-.(_) | o o o / | `-' _ (_) * .|, * O -x- '|` \ \ |// | * ( %%%)%%%/%%% % -+- O _ %\%%%%%%%%(%%%%%/ | %%%%%%%%%%)%%%)%(%%\ _ %%/ __^_ _^__ \%%% (_) _|_ ) |"\=(((@))=((@)))=/"|% | ( %\_( ,`--'(_)`--'. )_/ % \ ) /%%( /______I______\ )% ) ) , _/%%%%\\\_|_|_|_|_|_///%%% ,----.-._ ( / %% %%\ `|_|_|_|_|' /%\%%\ / __ `.``. \( -%% %%%%`---.___,---'%%%% ) / / _`.__))))____` ( %% % %% \ ( @)__,._ :%## % % \ .' )`-----.%## / `' ,' Stef >Bad Habit Most of us have a bad habit we are constantly trying to break. For me, it's biting my fingernails. One day I told my husband about my latest solution: press-on nails. "Great idea, Honey," he smiled. "Now you can eat them straight out of the box." -<>- >Child-Proof Gate To keep their active two-year-old from roaming onto the busy street in front of their home, my sister and brother-in-law decided to put a gate across the driveway. After working over two weekends on the project, the dad was ready to attach the lock to complete the job. He was working on the yard side of the gate, with his daughter nearby, when he dropped the screwdriver he was using and it rolled under the gate, out of his reach. "I'll get it, Daddy," the little girl called, nimbly crawling under the newly erected barrier. -<>- >Conditioned Response When my daughter-in-law and I caught only one perch on our fishing trip ... not enough for even a modest lunch ... we decided to feed it to her two cats. She put our catch in their dish and watched as the two pampered pets sniffed at the fish but refused to eat it. Thinking quickly, my daughter-in-law then picked up the dish, walked over to the electric can opener, ran it for a few seconds, then put the fish back down. The cats dug right in. -<>- >Freelance Writer Freelance newspaper writers don't get nearly as much attention as writers with regular bylines. So I was delighted when I finally got some notice. It was at the bank, and I was depositing a stack of checks. "Wow," said the teller, reading off the names of publishers from the tops of the checks. "You must deliver a lot of papers." -<>- >History Buff As a history buff, I was looking forward to staying in a hotel in Salisbury, England. This hotel dated back to the 13th century. When I arrived, the hotel clerk gave me some bad news -- my room was in the new section. Disappointed, I asked when the "new" section had been built. "In the 1600's," she replied apologetically. -<>- \\ ///// | | (| _ _ |) |` | '| | __ | >>>___/\_^__/\___<<< / ||| \ Mike Hertz >Memorial Day 2013 (Serious, Not Humor) The joke for today has been sent. I want to be serious for a moment and talk about the holiday which will be celebrated here in the United States on Monday. Memorial Day is on the last Monday in May and honors those men and women who lost their lives serving their country. What we celebrate as Memorial Day today, began at the end of the Civil War. Family members of the many soldiers slain in battle would visit the grave sites of their fallen relatives or friends and decorate the graves with flowers. On May 5, 1868, General John Logan proclaimed this day a holiday through his General Order No. 11. The day was entitled Decoration Day and was first observed on May 30, 1868. The northern states celebrated this day every year, but the southern states celebrated a day similar to this on a different day until sometime after World War I. In 1882, the name Decoration day was changed to Memorial Day, and in 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday to be held on the last Monday of May every year. Over the years it has come to serve as a day to remember all U.S. men and women killed or missing in action in all wars. I am truly grateful for the freedoms which we enjoy today. Too often, we take these gifts for granted, little realizing the sacrifice which was involved in ensuring that these freedoms continue to be a part of all of our lives. Be honest, how many of us think of Memorial Day as just another chance for a three-day weekend? A chance to go the lakes or beaches or mountains? A trip to Disneyland or Six Flags or some other amusement park? If you are here in the United States, please remember to display the flag, not just for the day but for the whole weekend. Let's not forget the real reason for having this holiday. The quote below says it all. Please take the time to read it. Take care everyone. Tom (HM2, USN 65-69) "It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those who died in defense of our country in wars far away. The imagination plays a trick. We see these soldiers in our mind as old and wise. We see them as something like the Founding Fathers, grave and gray-haired. But most of them were boys when they died, they gave up two lives -- the one they were living and the one they would have lived. When they died, they gave up their chance to be husbands and fathers and grandfathers. They gave up their chance to be revered old men. They gave up everything for their county, for us. All we can do is remember." -- Ronald Wilson Reagan Remarks at Veteran's Day ceremony, Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia, November 11, 1985 I also want to let you know about TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors). TAPS is a 24/7 tragedy assistance resource for ANYONE who has suffered the loss of a military loved one, regardless of the relationship to the deceased or the circumstance of the death. Founded out of tragedy in 1994, TAPS has established itself as the front line resource to the families and loved ones of our military men and women. TAPS provides comfort and care through comprehensive services and programs including peer based emotional support, case work assistance, crisis intervention, and grief and trauma resources. Caring for the families of the fallen... TAPS A final thought..... Over the years the meaning of Memorial Day has faded too much from the public consciousness. From a solemn day of mourning, remembrance, and honor to the men and women who died in providing the freedoms we enjoy, it has been reduced to a weekend of BBQ's, shopping bargains and beaches where only token nods toward our honored dead is given, if at all. Too many don't know what the day stands for. So, let's not forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice. They are remembered in all our prayers. Also, let's not forget a prayer for the safety of all service men and women, whether they serve at home or overseas. Finally, a heartfelt Semper Fi from this Hospital Corpsman is sent to all the Marines I knew. -Tom ========================================================= >-->From our Friend KarenF :) |\ |\ |\ |\ || .---. || .---. || .---. || .---. ||/_____\ ||/_____\ ||/_____\ ||/_____\ ||( '.' ) ||( '.' ) ||( '.' ) ||( '.' ) || \_-_/_ || \_-_/_ || \_-_/_ || \_-_/_ :-"`'V'//-. :-"`'V'//-. :-"`'V'//-. :-"`'V'//-. / , |// , `\ / , |// , `\ / , |// , `\ / , |// , `\ / /|Ll //Ll|| | / /|Ll //Ll|| | / /|Ll //Ll|| | / /|Ll //Ll|| | /_/||__// || | /_/||__// || | /_/||__// || | /_/||__// || | \ \/---|[]==|| | \ \/---|[]==|| | \ \/---|[]==|| | \ \/---|[]==|| | \/\__/ | \| | \/\__/ | \| | \/\__/ | \| | \/\__/ | \| | /\|_ | Ll_\ | /|/_ | Ll_\ | /|/_ | Ll_\ | /|/_ | Ll_\ | `--|`^"""^`||_| `--|`^"""^`||_| `--|`^"""^`||_| `--|`^"""^`||_| | | ||/ | | ||/ | | ||/ | | ||/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | L___l___J L___l___J L___l___J L___l___J |_ | _| |_ | _| |_ | _| |_ | _| jgs (___|___) (___|___) (___|___) (___|___) ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ >Memorial Day - Honoring Men and Woman who died in service "Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them." ~ Madame Germaine de Stael In Hawaii, today's remembrances are the sweet plumeria lei that drape each of the 35,000 graves at Punchbowl's National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The Hawaiian name for this peaceful crater cemetery is Puowaina, "Hill of Sacrifice." Albert Einstein once said, "We must be prepared to make heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace that we make ungrudgingly for the cause of war. There is no task that is more important or closer to my heart." Memorial Day, originally called "Decorations Day," is a national holiday that is celebrated on the last Monday in May. A day of remembrance, the tradition goes back to the end of the American Civil War when women put flowers on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. "All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers." said poet François Fénelon. On this patriotic holiday, we honor servicemen and women who have died in war in the U.S. and every country where Americans are buried. We celebrate these people who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom, what Abraham Lincoln called that "last full measure of devotion." We salute them with parades and decorate their graves with flowers and flags. During World War I, poppies represented the lives lost in battle. Today paper Buddy Poppies are sold by veteran groups and worn in remembrance. At Arlington National Cemetery, in solemn ceremony, a wreath is placed at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. "What is there to do when people die -- people so dear and rare -- but bring them back by remembering," observed poet May Sarton. --- ...Wonderful! Thank You KarenF! -<>- _ , (_\______/________ \-|-|/|-|-|-|-|/ \==/-|-|-|-|-/ \/|-|-|-|,-' \--|-''' \_j________ (_) (_) hjw >Senior Shopping There was a bit of confusion at ACE Hardware this morning. When I was ready to pay for my purchases of gun powder and bullets the cashier said, "Strip down, facing me." Making a mental note to complain to the local newspaper about the gun registry people running amok, I did just as she had instructed. When the hysterical shrieking had finally subsided, I found out that she was referring to my credit card. I have been asked to shop elsewhere in the future. They need to make their instructions to us seniors a little clearer! -<>- There is no doubt that this is a true story.... Two Alligators were sitting around talking, and the smaller Alligator turned to the bigger one & said, 'I can't understand how you can be so much bigger than me. We're the same age; we were the same size as kids. I just don't get it.' 'Well,' said the big Gator, what have you been eating?' 'Politicians, same as you,' replied the small Gator. 'Hmm. Well, where do you catch them?' 'Down the other side of the swamp near the parking lot by the Capitol' 'Same here. Hmm. How do you catch them?' 'Well, I crawl up under one of their Lexus cars & wait for one to unlock the car door. Then I jump out, grab them by the leg, shake the shit out of them and eat 'em! ' 'Ah!' says the big Alligator, 'I think I see your problem You’re not getting any real nourishment. See, by the time you finish shaking the shit out of a politician, there's nothing left but an asshole and a briefcase'. --- ...LOL! Thanks KarenF! -<>- HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHH'H`HHHHH'H`HHHHHHHH HHHHHbodHHHHHbodHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHH'`HHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHooHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHP`HHHHHH'`HHHHHHHH HHHHHHb """" dHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHboooooodHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Krogg >A Fun Fact For Each State ALABAMA ... Was the first place To have 9-1-1, Started in 1968. ALASKA ... One out of every 64 people Has a pilot's license. ARIZONA ... Is the only state In the continental U.S. That doesn't follow Daylight Savings Time. ARKANSAS ... Has the only active Diamond mine in the U.S. CALIFORNIA ... Its economy is so large That if every loser In the world showed Up with his hand out Some left wing lunatic Democrat would fill his Pockets with the working Mans hard earned money COLORADO ... In 1976 it became The only state to Turn down The Olympics. CONNECTICUT ... The Frisbee was invented Here at Yale University . DELAWARE ... Has more scientists And engineers Than any other state. FLORIDA ... At 759 square miles, Jacksonville is the U.S. 's largest city. An kissimmee has some nice cruisers GEORGIA ... It was here, in 1886, That pharmacist John Pemberton made The first vat of Coca-Cola. HAWAII ... Hawaiians live, On average, Five years longer Than residents in Any other state. IDAHO ... TV was invented In Rigby, Idaho, In 1922. ILLINOIS ... The Chicago River Is dyed green every St. Patrick's Day INDIANA ... Home to Santa Claus, Indiana, Which get a half million Letters to Santa every year. IOWA ... Winnebagos get their name From Winnebago County . Also, it is the only state That begins with two vowels. KANSAS ... Liberal, Kansas, Has an exact replica of The house in The Wizard of Oz. KENTUCKY ... Has more than $6 billion in gold Underneath Fort Knox . LOUISIANA ... Has parishes Instead of counties Because they were Originally Spanish Church units. MAINE ... It's so big, It covers as many Square miles As the other five New England states Combined. MARYLAND ... The Ouija board Was created in Baltimore in 1892. MASSACHUSETTS ... The Fig Newton is named after Newton, Massachusetts. MICHIGAN ... Fremont, home to Gerber, Is the baby food Capital of the world. MINNESOTA ... Bloomington 's Mall of America Is so big, if you Spent 10 minutes In each store, You'd be there Nearly four days. MISSISSIPPI ... President Teddy Roosevelt Refused to shoot a bear here ... that's how the teddy bear Got its name. MISSOURI ... Is the birthplace Of the ice cream cone. MONTANA ... A sapphire From Montana Is in the Crown Jewels Of England . NEBRASKA ... More triplets Are born here than In any other state. NEW HAMPSHIRE ... Birthplace of Tupperware, Invented in 1938 By Earl Tupper. NEW JERSEY ... Has the most Shopping malls In one area In the world. NEW MEXICO ... Smokey the Bear Was rescued from A 1950 Forest fire Here. NEW YORK ...THE home Of Chuck Scheumer The liberal democrat that Encouraged the IRS To attack conservative groups NORTH CAROLINA ... Home of the first Krispy Kreme Doughnut. NORTH DAKOTA ... Rigby, North Dakota, Is the exact Geographic center Of North America . OHIO ... The hot dog Was invented here In 1900. OH !!!! OKLAHOMA ... The grounds of The state capital are Covered by Operating oil wells. OREGON ... Has the most Ghost towns In the country. PENNSYLVANIA ... The smiley, :) Was first used In 1980 by Computer scientists At Carnegie Mellon University . RHODE ISLAND ... The nation's Oldest bar, The White Horse Tavern, Opened here In 1673 SOUTH CAROLINA ... Sumter County Is home to the world's largest Gingko farm. SOUTH DAKOTA ... Is the only state that's never Had an Earthquake. TENNESSEE ... Nashville 's Grand Ole Opry Is the longest Running Live radio show In the world. TEXAS ... Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco back in 1885. UTAH ... The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened here in 1952. VERMONT ... Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald's. VIRGINIA ... Home of the world's largest office building ... the Pentagon. WASHINGTON ... Seattle has twice as many college graduates as any other state. WASHINGTON D.C. ... Was the first planned capital in the world. WEST VIRGINIA ... Had the world's first brick paved street, Summers Street, laid in Charleston in 1870. WISCONSIN ... The ice cream sundae was invented here in 1881 to get around Blue Laws prohibiting ice cream from being sold on Sundays. WYOMING ... Was the first state to allow women to vote. I hope you enjoyed this. I found it interesting ~~~~~ "No matter how little money & how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich" -Louis Sabin --- ...Yeppers! Great! No wonder why I love hot dogs! LOL! Thanks KarenF ========================================================= >-->From our Friend Geniann :) [\ .----' `-----. //^^^^;;^^^^^^`\ _______//_____||_____()_\________ /826 : : ___ `\ |> ____; ; |/\><| ____ _<) {____/ \_________________/ \____} \ '' / \ '' / jgs '--' '--' A man walks out to the street and catches a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi, and the cabbie says, 'Perfect timing. You're just like Frank. Passenger: 'Who?' Cabbie: 'Frank Feldman.. He's a guy who did everything right all the time Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happened like that to Frank Feldman every single time.' Passenger: 'There are always a few clouds over everybody.' Cabbie: 'Not Frank Feldman. He was a terrific athlete. He could have won the Grand-Slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him play the piano. He was an amazing guy.' Passenger: Sounds like he was something really special. Cabbie: 'There's more. He had a memory like a computer. He remembered everybody's birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse, and the whole street blacks out. But Frank Feldman, could do everything right. Passenger: 'Wow, some guy then.' Cabbie: 'He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic jams. Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Frank, he never made a mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good. He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong; and his clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too - He was the perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one could ever measure up to Frank Feldman.' Passenger: 'An amazing fellow. How did you meet him?' Cabbie: 'Well, I never actually met Frank, he died and I married his wife. --- ...LOL! Thanks Geniann! ========================================================= >-->In The Worldly News: >From BizarreNews: Everybody is getting stabby lately. Last week we met a couple from Florida who got into a knife-wielding argument about money (and alcohol) which ended with the boyfriend suffering an abdomen wound (and a girlfriend in jail). This week's couple comes from Pennsylvania and their argument was over American Idol, of all things (and alcohol). 48-year-old Karen Elaine Harrelson and 57-year-old Gregory Stambaugh had been watching the show at Stambaugh's home when the incident occurred. Police say they got into a drunken argument over which contestant - Candice Glover or Kree Harrison - should win the season's title. Investigators say one went to the kitchen, grabbed a knife and stabbed the other. The person stabbed first then grabbed the knife and stabbed the other. Investigators say each told police the other stabbed first. Now, both are being held in York County Prison on assault charges and having bad taste in television viewing. *-- 'Court' at Florida school acquits Wicked Witch --* FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A "court" comprised of students at a Florida school found the Wicked Witch of the West "not guilty by reason of insanity" on an attempted murder charge. Mark Haynes, a seventh grade literature teacher at St. Anthony Catholic School in Fort Lauderdale, said his students played the roles of the defendant, victims, witnesses, prosecutors and defense lawyers, while students from other classes at the pre-K through eighth grade school served as jurors and spectators, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Friday. Haynes said the trial Thursday was the result of two months of preparation as part of a lesson using the plot of "Oz the Great and Powerful." The role of the judge was filled by Tim Donnelly, a prosecutor with the Broward State Attorney's Office. The jury deliberated for 10 minutes and found the witch not guilty by reason of insanity. Haynes said the lesson helped the students apply lessons from literature to real life. "I'm not necessarily trying to cultivate lawyers or actors," he said. "I'm trying to cultivate thinkers and artists." *-- Mother has son arrested for Pop-Tart theft --* CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Police in Charlotte, N.C., said a woman called authorities and had her juvenile son arrested for stealing her Pop-Tarts. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said officers responded to the woman's home Monday and she reported her juvenile son had stolen her breakfast pastries, WCNC-TV, Charlotte, reported Thursday. The police report said the boy was placed under juvenile arrest on a charge of larceny/misdemeanor. WCNC-TV said the woman, whose name was not reported, refused to comment at her home, choosing to instead shout an obscenity and slam the door. *-- Police: Fleeing Florida burglary suspect stopped for beer --* LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. - Police in Florida said a burglary suspect fleeing from officers allegedly stopped to steal a couple beers from a home. Investigators said they were called to a Lighthouse Point townhouse at 2 a.m. Saturday on a report from a neighbor who said it appeared the home was being burglarized while the residents were out of town, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Tuesday. Andrew Fatzinger, 21, of Port St. Lucie fled on foot when officers ordered him to stop and was later spotted walking a few blocks away by investigators in a Broward Sheriff's Office helicopter. "Further search by all the units on the scene resulted in a long foot pursuit," officer M. Riemer wrote in the arrest report. A deputy in the helicopter said Fatzinger was seen entering another home during the chase and emerging with two bottles of beer, which he then threw while fleeing. Police said Fatzinger, who was apprehended following an encounter with a K-9 unit, smashed all the TVs in the townhouse and tried to steal items, including a pair of laptops, electronics and some medications. The owner of the home where Fatzinger allegedly stole the beer bottles told police he also wants to press charges. Fatzinger was charged with multiple counts, including home burglary, grand theft, striking a police dog and resisting arrest with violence. *-- Police: Failed bank robber went to store across the street --* ORLANDO, Fla. - Police in Florida said a man whose bank robbery attempt failed allegedly went across the street and robbed a drugstore instead. Orlando police said the man, who was wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, entered a Bank of America location around 12:45 p.m. Monday and handed a note to a teller claiming he had a gun and demanding money, the Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday. However, the teller refused to give him any money and called police. The man then went across the street to a CVS store, displayed a gun and left with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police said they are attempting to identify the man from surveillance footage. ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend Bunni :) >Quote from 1944! INTERESTING! THIS IS A SOBERING QUOTE FROM 1944 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Most of the American people do not remember the communist party of America having a candidate in the presidential elections and most Americans didn't notice when they stopped having a candidate. Shame on us! Keep in mind that this was said 68 years ago A quote from 1944: If you aren't Scared, you're NOT LISTENING. Please pass this on to as many as you can. Our Republic is burning and no one sees the fire! -<>- .===. _ _ / _/\ \ / )%.===.%( \ \/6.6\/ | // ,,, \\ | ( _ ) \/ \/6.6\/ \/ .===. _)---(_ /\ ( _ ) /\ / ,,, \ / `~` \ ^^ /()-()\ ^^ ( /6.6\ ) /\/ \/\ / /o o\ \ )( _ )( \ | | / (._\ Y /_.) (_/;---;\_) \|_____|/ (O_`&`_O) / `"*"` \ | L | / / \ \ ( (_.@._) ) |__|__| / ()/^\() \ /'._\|/_.'\ | | | /. . . . . . .\ /. . . . . .\ |_|_| `"`"`|`|`|`"`"` `"`"|"|"|"`"` jgs _|_|_|_ _|_|_|_ _|_|_|_ (___|___) (___|___) (___|___) >Truths about Life, learned by young children... 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 back. They always catch the second person. 4. Never ask your 3 year-old brother to hold a tomato. 5. You can't trust dogs to watch your food. 6. Reading what people write on desks can teach you a lot. 7. Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair. 8. Puppies still have bad breath even after eating a breath mint. 9. Never hold a vacuum and a cat at the same time. 10. School lunches stick to the wall. 11. You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. 12. Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts - no matter how cute the underwear is. -<>- >Saying Grace A Sunday School teacher was trying to explain about saying grace before meals. One of the pupils was the young son of the minister of that church, so she started the discussion by asking him, "Jerry, what does your father say when the family sits down to dinner?" Jerry answered, "Dad says, 'Go easy on the butter, kids, and its three dollars a pound!'" --- ...HaHa! Sounds like stuff my mom would say! Thanks Bunni! -<>- _ / | //|| // ); _ __ ,'',// ,-' ' `-. ((// ( ) )// ( / -')))o ,' / ( ( /() / / o ) / (/\ (,_( O(O / ' / > |/ `\. o/ (_ ._/ '. || \ _\ __,'() ,-|| `-( / /( | () () / ( `-',-.'`v/ )/_ |/O `-._( `." `-'\\ // `---.-'\ )\.O _ .' ) / `-. / |\/-.___,-./ | O| ' ( \ / |\\ / ( ;\ Y ,-'(\\) | ) ,-./ ( | ( \` | ,-' ./ -^_/-. `. _\ | ,' `-< ' ,' )\_ .\| |. | (),-. _,--. | | ' ; \ ,-` ))\ \ | \ _,' ; ( ,'/ ) |/,--\ ___))`-'` gpyy `-'-'~~~``---"" '"'"'` >THE FUNNY THINGS KIDS SAY Noah made cookies with his Grandma Sue for Easter, and he really wanted to make a cookie for Jesus. He brought it home and his mom, Becky, wrapped the yellow frosted bunny cookie in plastic wrap and put it in the freezer until the second coming. When Becky reminded Noah that when Jesus comes back they will go to heaven, Noah said, "That's OK. He can still stop by our freezer and get a snack!" - Jenny Kobiela-Mondor of Auburn, Indiana Rhonda feels so blessed because she gets to watch their 2-year-old grandson, Eli, for a few hours each morning while his parents work. A few months ago, Eli and his father arrived one dark morning, both full of giggles and smiling from ear to ear. In total amazement, Eli couldn't wait to share the fact that the moon had followed him all the way from his house to Rhonda's! - Rhonda Jalbert of Port Angeles, Washington They are so taken by all of their little discoveries at this age, Rhonda says. Like the first time they realize they are finally tall enough to reach the light switches. Eli thinks the on/off switches are fascinating new "toys." The other day Rhonda caught him lying on the floor with his eyes shut. Thinking he was tired, she made the mistake of asking if he'd like to take a nap. He shot straight up and said, "Nope. I was just turning my eye bulbs off!" A little girl contracted chicken pox. One morning her mother who was helping her to dress unintentionally scratched her with her nails, something that made baby girl wince in pain. She cried out, "Mummy, you're hurting my chicken pox!" - David Kimani of Nyeri, Kenya, who writes, "Here in Kenya we call father baba in Kiswahili and fafa in Kikuyu. Mother or Mum is mama" in Kiswahili and maitu in Kikuyu. Gram was babysitting her grandchildren, Ember, 5, Ava, 3, and Kaydon, 2. They popped a bag of popcorn and split it between them. Soon it was time for bed and all went smoothly. About an hour later, Gram decided she wanted some more popcorn. She put the bag in the microwave and decided to get a glass of iced tea. The popcorn finished popping and Gram was standing at the refrigerator with her tea when Ava walked into the kitchen. Gram and Ava stood there staring at each other for a few seconds and Ava put her hands on her hips and said, "Just admit it, Gram!" Gram stood there a few seconds wondering what she was supposed to admit to, and Ava said it again, "Just admit it!" Gram finally asked what she was supposed to admit to and Ava walked over and pointed to the microwave. "You popped some more popcorn! We're supposed to share!" Needless to say, Gram and Ava shared another bowl of popcorn before Ava went back to bed! -Suzette Temple (Gram) of Lufkin, Texas --- ...TeeHee! Thanks Bunni! ========================================================= >-->From CleanLaffs: ,. _ \%`.f ) ;,/ ; >( _,%`. "" `.%`. ( `.%`. ( `.%`. __ ) ) `.%`. \ \ ,fx(( `.%`./_/ ;itz%{;= `./ /. "^'` __/\/:/;. \__/ `:/;. `:/;., Krogg`:/ ; `' Hot Dog, Memorial Day! Right now I'm probably giving myself third degree burns from trying to drink and barbecue. I hope you are having a much safer holiday. And while you're outside grilling pounds of delicious cheeseburgers and mountains of sausages and drinking all of that ice cold beer, please take a minute to remember the men and women who died in the service. It's their day. Laugh it up, Joe One of our projects at military leadership school called for us to speak in front of the class on a topic picked by our instructor. A classmate gave an impassioned speech on the benefits of drinking liquor. Alcohol, he insisted, warded off colds, kept you alert, and even made you steadier on your feet. "Good job," said our instructor when he finished. "Only one thing: Your topic was the benefits of drinking liquids, not liquor." -<>- The first day at my new health club I asked the girl at the front desk, "I like to exercise after work. What are your hours?" "Our club is open 24/7," she told me excitedly, "Monday through Saturday." -<>- When I was a kid adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were when they were growing up. What with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning uphill both ways through year 'round blizzards carrying their younger siblings on their backs to their one-room schoolhouse where they maintained a straight-A average despite their full- time after-school job at the local textile mill where they worked for 35 cents an hour just to help keep their family from starving to death! And I remember promising myself that when I grew up there was no way I was going to lay that on kids about how hard I had it and how easy they've got it! But.... Now that I've reached the ripe old age of thirty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of today. You've got it so easy! I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a Utopia! And I hate to say it but you kids today don't know how good you've got it! I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have the Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the library and look it up ourselves! And there was no email! We had to actually write somebody a letter, with a pen! And then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox and it would take like a week to get there! And there were no MP3s or Napsters! If you wanted to steal music, you had to go to the record store and shoplift it yourself! Or, we had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and the DJ would usually talk over the beginning and mess it all up! You want to hear about hardship? We didn't have fancy stuff like Call Waiting! If you were on the phone and somebody else called, they got a busy signal! And we didn't have fancy Caller ID Boxes either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was, it could be your boss, your Mom, a collections agent, you didn't know!!! You just had to pick it up and take your chances, mister! And we didn't have any fancy Sony Playstation videogames with high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games like "Space Invaders" and "Asteroids"! Your guy was a little square! You had to use your imagination! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen forever! And you could never win, the game just kept getting harder and faster until you died! Just like LIFE! When you went to the movie theater, there was no such thing as stadium seating! All the seats were the same height! If a tall guy sat in front of you, you watched his hairstyle! And sure, we had cable television, but back then that was only like 20 channels and there was no onscreen menu! You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on! And there was no Cartoon Network! You could only get cartoons on Saturday morning... D'ya hear what I'm saying!?! We had to wait ALL WEEK! That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids today have got it too easy. You're spoiled! You guys wouldn't last five minutes back in 1984! -<>- Conflicting Proverbs Actions speak louder than words. The pen is mightier than the sword. Look before you leap. He who hesitates is lost. Many hands make light work. Too many cooks spoil the broth. A silent man is a wise one. A man without words is a man without thoughts. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Clothes make the man. Don't judge a book by its cover. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Better safe than sorry. The bigger, the better. The best things come in small packages. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Out of sight, out of mind. What will be, will be. Life is what you make it. Cross your bridges when you come to them. Forewarned is forearmed. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. One man's meat is another man's poison. With age comes wisdom. Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings come all wise sayings. The more, the merrier. Two's company; three's a crowd It's no wonder we're all confused. -<>- The brilliant lawyer F. E. Smith once defended a bus driver against claims that his negligence had caused injury to a young man's arm: "Will you please show us how high you can lift your arm now?" Smith asked the plaintiff. The young man obediently raised his arm to shoulder level, his face contorted with apparent pain. "Thank you," said Smith. "And now, please, will you show us how high you could lift it before the accident?" The man's arm shot above his head. -<>- Five Jewish men who influenced the history of Western civilization. Moses said the law is everything. Jesus said love is everything. Marx said capital is everything. Freud said sex is everything. Einstein said everything is relative. ========================================================= >-->From TheMouth: ,-._,,_,-. ((`,-""-.')) |=,'""`.=| |=|O__O|=| ;`-'(__)`-'; ',_ -. _,` > ,`--',-. >; ;=-=\ =| ;,='| =| | ==| =| }`=-| =| |`==| =| ;===| '| | \-. '| \ `--< (=\ \_)-' |=`.___/=| |`=|`=-j=| hjw ,-'`_|`=-|=( (i_,' `==(-=\ (i_i_____)==\ __)`=) (`.`=/ `--' >Hollywood Squares These are from the days when game show responses were spontaneous, not scripted like they are now. Or were they? If you're going to make a parachute jump, you should be at least how high? Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it. True or false...a pea can last as long as 5,000 years. George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes... You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman? Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake. According to Cosmo, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think he's really attractive, is it okay to come out directly and ask him if he's married? Rose Marie: No, wait until morning. What are "Do It", "I Can Help" and "Can't Get Enough"? George Gobel: I don't know but it's coming from the next apartment. Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get any during your first year? Charley Weaver: Of course not, Peter. I'm too busy growing strawberries! In bowling, what's a perfect score? Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy. It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps. One is politics. What is the other? Paul Lynde: Tape measures. When you pat a dog on its head he will usually wag his tail. What will a goose do? Paul Lynde: Make him bark. If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to? Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark. According to Ann Landers, is their anything wrong with getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people? Charley Weaver: It got me out of the Army! Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on his head, what was he trying to do? George Gobel: Get it in his mouth. According to Movie Life magazine, Ann-Margaret would like to start having babies soon, but her husband wants her to wait a while. Why? Paul Lynde: He's out of town. Dennis Weaver, Debbie Reynolds, and Shelley Winters star in the movie "What's The Matter With Helen?" Who plays Helen? Charley Weaver: Dennis Weaver - that's why they asked the question. Which stays pregnant longer? Your wife or your elephant? Paul Lynde: Who told you about my elephant? When a couple have a baby, who is responsible for its sex? Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car. The rest is up to him. James Stewart did it over twenty years ago when he was forty-one years old. Now he says it was "one of the best things I ever did." What was it? Marty Allen: Rhonda Fleming. Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they? Charley Weaver: His feet. Do female frogs croak? Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water. -<>- >Here's a little part of US history... Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost their children while living in the White House. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both Presidents were shot in the head. Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy. Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln. Both were assassinated by Southerners. Both were succeeded by Southerners. Both successors were named Johnson. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939. Both assassins were known by their three names. Both names are comprised of fifteen letters. Lincoln was shot at the theatre named 'Kennedy'. Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln'. Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse. Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre. Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials. A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland. A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe. -<>- _________ |MMMMMMMMM| _ ________ |MMMMMMMMM| _|l|_ |!!!!!!!_|___|MMMMMMMMM| |lllll| |!!!!!!|=========|MMMMM| |lllll|_______ |!!!!!!|=========|MMMMM| _|lllll|HHHHHHH| |!!!!!!|=========|MMMMM| ________|lllllllll|HHHHH| |!!!!!!|=========|MMMMM| |unununun|lllllllll|HHHHH|______ |!!!!!!|=========|MMMMM| |nunununu|lllllllll|HH|:::::::::| |!!!!!!|=========|MMM__|..|un__unun|lllllllll|HH|:::::::::| |!!!!!!|=======_=|M_( ')' );' .)unu|lllllllll|HH|:::::::::| |!!!_!!|======( )|(. ` ,) (_ ', )un|lllllllll|HH|:::::::::| ~~~ |!!(.)!|===__(`.')_(_ ')_,)(. _)unu|lllllllll|HH|:__::::::|~~ ~~ |!(.`')|==( .)' .)MMM|M|| |un|nunun|lllllllll|``|( ,)_::::| ~~~~ ~ -(: _)|=(`. ')_)|---|- ' ``|`````|lll____ll| (_; `'):::|~~~ ~~~ | |==(_'_)|=| ______ ''/\ \' |(_'_)::::|\~~~~__|)__ | ''''|''o/`.-``~~~~~ ``-. /--\___\ ``|`````` /____\____/ jrei | h ( `; ~~~ ~~ ~ ) |M_|#_#| ' -- __________|~ -- * '-.._~~__~..-' -- -* - / ~~~~ ~~~~~~ * - - -- ---- --- _.-'~~~~~ ~ ~~ __--_________............-------------'''''''''''''''` ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ >EVERYTHING I KNOW I LEARNED IN CORPORATE AMERICA 1. Indecision is the key to flexibility. 2. You can't tell which way the train went by looking at the track. 3. There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation. 4. Happiness is merely the remission of pain. 5. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. 6. The facts, although interesting, are irrelevant. 7. The careful application of terror is also a form of communication. 8. Someone who thinks logically is a nice contrast to the real world. 9. Things are more like they are today than they ever were before. 10. Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for. 11. Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. 12. Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate. 13. I have seen the truth and it makes no sense. 14. If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody. And Finally, Some Good Business Advice You'll Never Receive: 15. If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame. 16. One seventh of your life is spent on Monday. 17. Every time you make ends meet, they move the ends. 18. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious. 19. 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They're killing each other." -Conan O'Brien "Pope Francis made an extremely controversial statement. He says he believes anyone can go to heaven if you do good deeds, even atheists. It would be fun to let atheists into heaven if for no other reason than to see the look on their faces when they get there." -Jimmy Kimmel "Amtrak trains may soon have special cars where passengers can sit with their pets. Though it'll be awkward when you try to talk to your cat and he just slips on his headphones." -Jimmy Fallon "A college student in Georgia was worried that his parents would be mad at him for flunking English. So he tried to fake his own kidnapping. The parents figured it out when the ransom note said, 'We has your son.'" -Conan O'Brien "Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced he will star in a low- budget horror movie called 'The Toxic Avenger.' He wreaks havoc. He's a monster. I have no idea what he'll do in the movie." -Craig Ferguson "A 19-year-old student in Lawrenceville, Georgia, was failing English and he didn't want to tell his parents about it. So he faked his own kidnapping. He texted his parents and said he's been abducted. It sounds like a terrible Liam Neeson movie." -Jimmy Kimmel "A recent study found that cheese is healthier to eat than butter. In response, Americans were like, 'Just to be safe, I better eat both.'" -Jimmy Fallon "According to a new survey, 42 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of hipsters. When they heard this, hipsters said, 'Big deal, we had an unfavorable view of ourselves way before you.'" -Conan O'Brien "According to a survey by nationwide mutual insurance, 2 percent of people actually shave while they're driving. They shave! How many guys would like to be in the car with those women?" --Jay Leno "I could tell my parents hated me. 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