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Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the + key for larger text or the - key for smaller text! ================ H A V E A H A P P Y L E A P D A Y ! o /_o ."/" .|/o =;---, ," - ; ." ' @,' o_,o ,-' '.|_,--"/ __ ,-' ."|_,--""\ ,-"._'""''--;" _.-" " o ,-",-" "'--; .;,._,-" o_ _____.,-I-'" / ." o---/i,.---'" ;'." /\ o o __.,-" ;" /\\ ;-'____,"' \\ .'."'" \\ o_-'.' \\ o//" \\ o o \\-----------------------------------------------------+ \\ /| \\ / | \\_________________________. / | \ //n /n / | \\ // u / u / / \\ // u / u / / \\ // u====================/ u / /| \\// // / / / / | \/___//___________________/ / / / | n ___ __ ___ __ _ _ n / / / | U |__ |_) | | / _ \ / U / :F_P: / / | U | | \ |__| \_/ | U / / /| | U_________________________U/ / / | | / / | | -<>- >-->HOT Off The 'Shangy' Press :) This flaming hot new page is from our friends LouiseAu And Sharon. It is sure to spike your aww meter and give you your quota for the day along with plenty of smiles. Be sure to check it out here... z z Z .--. Z Z / _(c\ .-. __ | / / '-; \'-'` `\______ \_\/'/ __/ ) / ) | \--, | \`""`__-/ .'--/ /--------\ \ \\` ///-\/ / /---;-. '-' jgs (________\ \ '-' When Sandman Attacks 3 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/sandman3.html --- ...I love this series! Thanks Ladies! ======================================================= >-->From SmileZilla: _,.......____ _.-' / `-._`-. ,' / / `. `. ,' ___ / _ / __`. `. / / \ / (_) / / / \ \ : / /) / / __ / / / L L | / __,' / / / / / / | | | / / / / / / / /___ | | : /_/ / /_/ / /_____/ F F \ / / / / `. / / ,' ,' `./ / _,'_,' cjr `-.__/______,.;:.-' >New drugs on the market St. Mom's Wort – Plant extract that treats mom's depression by rendering preschoolers unconscious for up to six hours. Empty Nestrogen – Highly effective suppository that eliminates melancholy by enhancing the memory of how awful they were as teenagers and how you couldn't wait til they moved out. Peptobimbo – Liquid silicone for single women. Two full cups swallowed before an evening out increases breast size, decreases intelligence, and improves flirting. Dumerol – When taken with Peptobimbo, can cause dangerously low I.Q. causing enjoyment of country western music. Flipitor – Increases life expectancy of commuters by controlling road rage and the urge to flip off other drivers. Antiboyotics – When administered to teenage girls, is highly effective in improving grades, freeing up phone lines, and reducing money spent on make-up. -<>- >Getting On In Years... Have you ever noticed that when you're of a certain age, everything seems uphill from where you are? Stairs are steeper. Groceries are heavier. And, everything is farther away. Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to discover how long our street had become! And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the young ones. They speak in whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak up they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they're red in the face! What do they think I am, a lip reader? I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age. On the other hand, people my own age are so much older than I am. I ran into an old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn't even recognize me. I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own reflection ... Well, REALLY NOW, even mirrors are not made the way they used to be! Another thing, everyone drives so fast today! You're risking life and limb if you just happen to pull onto the freeway in front of them. All I can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in my rear view mirror. Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days. Why else would they suddenly start labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20? Do they think no one notices that these things no longer fit around the waist, hips, thighs, and bosom? The people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank, but in reverse. Do they think I actually "believe" the number I see on that dial? HA! I would never let myself weigh that much! Just who do these people think they're fooling? I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on -- but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy, too. They've printed the phone books in such small type that no one could ever find a number in here! All I can do is pass along this warning: Maturity is under attack! Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon "everyone" will have to suffer these awful indignities. ======================================================= +------------ BIZARRE HOLIDAYS ------------+ February 24 is National Tortilla Chip Day and World Bartender Day February 25 is Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday, Paczki Day in the U.S. and Pistol Patent Day February 26 is Ash Wednesday, Carnival Day, National Pistachio Day and Tell a Fairy Tale Day February 27 is Polar Bear Day and No Brainer Day! February 28 is Floral Design Day, National Chili Day, Public Sleeping Day and National Tooth Fairy Day - and/or August 22 February 29 is Leap Day -2020 is a Leap Year!!! and Open That Bottle Night March 1 is Namesake Day, National Pig Day, Peace Corps Day, Peanut Butter Lovers' Day and World Compliment Day ======================================================= >-->From Mikey'sFunnies: YOU MORON! YOU GOMMIE! YOU GOBSLUTCH! YOU MAGGOT, KNOBBO, SHITHEEL DORK, HAIRBALL, HIMBO, MEATBALL... / /(,_\ ) _ oo \[,\_Y. // _________// |||| /______` \ \_-_) _// / . . \ // / ,\ / /\ '/ \\\( / , / \/ / __ / /\( \\ The teacher heard Little Johnny use some serious language and was shocked. “Little Johnny, don’t you ever use language like that again, not near me, not ever. Where on earth did you learn that?” “I got it from my dad, Miss,” replies Johnny. “Well, your daddy should be ashamed. I hope you don’t know what all that even means?” “Oh but I do,” says Johnny. “It means the car won’t start.” -<>- >TELEMARKETER HANG-UP STRATEGY A telemarketer calls, "I would like to speak with Max, please." The homeowner reluctantly replies, "I suppose that would be possible, but it seems rather strange." The telemarketer responds, "Why would that be?" The homeowner answers, "This is the first time we've ever had a call for the dog." -<>- A taxpayer received a strongly-worded "second notice" that his taxes were overdue. Hastening to the collector's office, he paid his bill, saying apologetically that he had overlooked the first notice. "Oh," confided the collector with a smile, "we don't send out first notices. We have found that the second notices are more effective." -<>- A professor gathered the papers after a test and found a $100 bill attached to one of them with a note saying: "A dollar per point." When the professor returned the graded tests, the student got $64 change. ========================================================= .-. .-.| ) ( __\ '-. / \___) \_/ _ (/_ /| ,o(_/)_/ | /` ___/ < /` _ | __ / / _` \/ \ \ Y / ))\ / \ | / /\ \ \_| /` \| | _,___/ \\_ \ / |\ \ \ | / | \ \ | |/ /|\ / / / | | \ s-v >-->Leap Day - Leap Year 2020 Quotes :) Take a leap. This is that free day you've been waiting for. It's an extra 24 hours you didn't have last year. Happy birthday to all the leap year people who ceased to exist since 2008. Happy Leap Year! Today only comes once every four years, so make it special. Reject negativity, love those who hate and follow your dreams. Happy Leap Day! I have an 84-year-old friend who is celebrating his 21st birthday today. He can finally drink alcohol legally! Happy Leap Year, let's just take a moment to think about it, on this day 4 years from now. Are we still the same person as we were before? Happy Leap Day! Statistically, a baby has a 1 in 1,461 chance of being born on a Leap Day. 2020 is a leap year and women are supposed to pluck up some courage and propose to their man on leap day! Guys will be avoiding their woman today. Happy Leap Day! It is like the Olympics, it happens every four years and nobody notices until it's over. Enjoy! Shout out to all the people born in 1928 celebrating their 21st birthday! Happy Leap Day! Happy Leap Day. A day where 'this time last year' and 'this time next year' does not apply. Happy Leap Day. Why not use these extra 24 hours to their fullest? Do something kind and make a difference in someone's day. o o o o |\/ \^/ \/| |,-------.| ,-.(|) (|),-. \_*._ ' '_.* _/ /`-.`--' .-'\ ,--./ `---' \,--. \ |( ) ( )| / hjw \ | || || | / `97 \ | /|\ /|\ | / / \-._ _,-/ \ //| \\ `---' // |\\ /,-.,-.\ /,-.,-.\ o o o o o o Leap Day only comes once in four years. So make Feb 29 an extra special day. Take that extra LEAP. Happy Leap Year, everyone! ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend LouiseAu :) _ / } /'.\ _/ ) (`- ( ,) |/ /| ' ` Elb >SMILES While my wife and I were shopping at a mall kiosk, a shapely young woman in a short, form-fitting dress strolled by. My eyes followed her. Without looking up from the item she was examining, my wife asked, "Was it worth the trouble you're in?" ---------- A little nine year old girl was in church with her mother when she started feeling ill. "Mommy," she said. "Can we leave now?" "No," her mother replied. "Well, I think I have to throw up!" "Then go out the front door and around to the back of the church and throw up behind a bush." In about two minutes the little girl returned to her seat. "Did you throw up?" her mother asked. "Yes," the little girl replied. "Well, how could you have gone all the way to the back of the church and return so quickly?" "I didn't have to go out of the church, Mommy." the little girl replied. "They have a box next to the front door that says, 'For the sick'." ---------- Tom's new wife wasn't very attractive, but he was no oil-painting, either. After the wedding ceremony, Tom asked the pastor how much the cost was. "Just give me what you think it is worth to have this lady for your wife," replied the Reverend. Tom looked at his wife, and handed the pastor $50. The pastor looked at Tom's wife and gave him $42 in change. ---------- There once was a blind man who decided to visit Texas. When he arrived on the plane, he felt the seats and said, "Wow, these seats are big!" The person next to him answered, "Everything is big in Texas." When he finally arrived in Texas, he decided to visit a restaurant. Upon arriving, he ordered a drink and got a mug placed between his hands. He exclaimed, "Wow these mugs are big!" The bartender replied, "Everything is big in Texas." After a couple of drinks, the blind man asked the bartender where the bathroom was located. The bartender replied, "Second door to the right." The blind man headed for the bathroom, but accidentally tripped over and skipped the second door. Instead, he entered the third door, which lead to the swimming pool, and he fell into the pool by accident. Scared to death, the blind man started shouting, "Don't flush, don't flush!" ---------- Although born to a Catholic family, Chester had always wanted to be Jewish. As a senior in college, he decided to take the plunge and go through the formal conversion process. He studied Judaism all semester. Finally, he felt he was ready to take the test and complete the conversion. On the appointed day, he arrived at the Rabbi's office, ready to begin. The Rabbi said, "I'm sorry, but before I give you the test, I must discuss my fee, It's $5000." "$5000!" exclaimed Chester, "That's a lot of money. How about $500?" "Congratulations, you pass." said the Rabbi. ------- Three Pastors were having lunch together at a diner. The first Pastor said, "Ya know, since summer started I've been having trouble with mice in my church. I've tried everything--noise, spray, cats-- nothing seems to scare them away. The second Pastor then said "Yea, me too. I've got hundreds living in the basement of the church. I've set traps and even called an expert to get rid of them, yet they still won't go away." With a grin on his face, the third Pastor said, "I had the same problem so I baptized all mine and made them members of the church... Haven't seen one back since!!!" ---------- A woman from the most southern part of South Carolina goes into the local newspaper office to see that the obituary for her recently deceased husband is written. The obit editor informs her that the fee for the obituary is a dollar per word. She pauses, reflects and then says, "Well, then, just let it read, 'Billy Bob died'." Amused at the woman's thrift, the editor says, "Sorry ma'am there is a seven word minimum on all obituaries." A little flustered, she thinks things over and replies, "In that case, let it read, 'Billy Bob died - Red truck for sale'. ---------- The truck driver looked suspiciously at the soup he had just been served in a backwoods eatery. It contained dark flecks of seasoning, but two of the spots were suspicious. "Hey," he called out to the waitress, "these particles in my soup - aren't they foreign objects?" She scrutinized his bowl. "No, sir!" she reassured him. "Those things live around here." ---------- As an elderly lady was boarding the plane, she said to the flight attendant, "Do these things crash very often?" The attendant replied, "No, just once! ---------- Nurse: "Doctor, Doctor the man you've just treated collapsed on the front step what should I do?" Doctor: "Turn him around so it looks like he was just arriving!" --- ...LOL! Thanks LouiseAu! -<>- I am not a crook! \ \ , | , \ / ,,_--_, \./ ,// _ _\ \./ ;;\ // x x /;;; \ \ | _\ / / \ \ \ o / / / \ `-'\__/-' / \ \/ / | /\ | | |//|| | \/ | .--'-----'-----. /| | / | | | | ,d888b, | | | J8888888L | :F_P: | | 888888888 | >Quotes With The Democratic Party In Mind: If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. ~Jay Leno~ The problem with political jokes is they get elected. ~Henry Cate, VII~ We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office ~Aesop~ If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these State of the Union speeches, there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven. ~Will Rogers~ Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. ~Nikita Khrushchev~ When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. ~Clarence Darrow~ Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. ~Author unknown~ Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. ~John Quinton~ Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. ~Oscar Ameringer~ I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them. ~Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952~ A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. ~ Tex Guinan~ I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. ~Charles de Gaulle~ Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. ~Doug Larson~ There ought to be one day -- just one -- when there is open season on senators. ~Will Rogers~ --- ...HaHaHa! Thanks LouiseAu! ========================================================= >-->From HandyHints: o \ o `. o o o o \ ` -. .-.-. .---. .-.,-.,-. ..-. / )| | `'____\' o _____\|| ` `' | |-._--.| |----.| | o |o ||-.| ||,-. || | o o | ||_|| |/ oo\ || | | || || C ._)o || | o o| || ||o|\`-/ || | ,. o | ||_|| ,'\,\ || | _\('') | ||o||/\ \ .: o|| | (; .) | || |( \_\||___|| | _,.(|___)-. | o||_|||`-`,\)----' | o o | | ||..|.| o _ |-. _.-. `.-.|._|_.-:|__|_|-.-' `-'.__ o o '--`-` o - SSt Winter can be tough on our bodies. Chronic cold, dry weather can cause itchy, cracked, red skin, brittle nails and dry, flaky hair. But a few simple treatments you can do at home will help fix all of those problems and have you looking and feeling like a spring chicken. * Dry, cracked hands? All that hand-washing to ward off cold-causing germs can cause skin to dry and crack. Before bed, slather hands with a few drops of both coconut and lavender oils, then put on a pair of cotton gloves. Coconut oil's lauric acid repairs and moisturizes while compounds in lavender oil calm skin and encourage the growth of new skin cells. * Hangnails? Dry, ragged cuticles not only snag and bleed, they leave nails unprotected. Try soaking nails in a mixture of 1 Tbs. of jojoba and 1 Tbs. of almond oil for 5 minutes. Jojoba's wax esters mimic the natural oil skin produces to replenish lost moisture, and vitamin E-packed almond oil repairs the skin's barrier. * Rough Spots? Petroleum jelly is perfect for treating the thick, dehydrated layers of skin commonly found on elbows, knees and heels. That's because it creates a heavy film that traps moisture in the upper layers of the skin's surface, which softens tough, built-up layers and repairs any painful cracks that come with it. * Dry, itchy scalp? Apply 1/4 cup of olive oil onto a damp scalp and cover with a shower cap; let sit 15 minutes then rinse with shampoo. The oil's vitamin E locks moisture onto the scalp so it's hydrated and healthy, which promotes the growth of stronger hair that's less prone to breakage. -<>- >'Go Green' Hint: Using products like olive oil, petroleum jelly and baking soda in your health and beauty regimen is not only better for you, it's also better for the environment. Being a green consumer requires consideration and intention. The ingredients lists available on beauty and wellness products will guide you in making informed decisions about whether a product is environmentally-friendly and help you avoid the traps of marketing or green washing. Seeing hazardous ingredients such as polythene, triclosan, oxybenzone and glyphosate will show you which products and companies you should be avoiding. ======================================================= >-->In The Worldly News: >From Trump Women Daily: Second Lady Karen Pence Joins Campaign Trail https://tinyurl.com/tr88kuk 'Women of Distinction' Awarded to First Lady https://tinyurl.com/quqzmmu Lara Fights to Eliminate Greyhound Racing in West Virginia https://tinyurl.com/udcxquv Melania Takes a Lap at Daytona 500 https://tinyurl.com/tlyfra7 Ivanka Gives Keynote Speech in Dubai https://tinyurl.com/t8s5qew Melania Spends V-Day with Children of NIH https://tinyurl.com/s75527o A Warm Welcome to the First Lady of Ecuador https://tinyurl.com/yx6smt7h -<>- MommyUnderground: Horrifying: Sesame Street Introduces A New “Cross Dressing” Character https://tinyurl.com/vqbglhk Trump new Move to Build More Wall https://tinyurl.com/rkp6o8x President Trump Threatens Lawsuit Over Mueller Investigation https://tinyurl.com/sheezh2 Trump Takes a Stand for the Mentally Ill -The Wall Street Journal https://tinyurl.com/r8msvus Arnold Schwarzenegger Offers Rare Praise of Trump for Addressing Homelessness https://tinyurl.com/sfsuupz TV Networks, Led By CNN And MSNBC, Have Aired Misleading Bloomberg Ad More Than 70 Times https://tinyurl.com/rcmkhxc Westwing News: Trump, Melania Visit Famed Taj Mahal After Joining Modi for Massive India Rally https://www.whitehouse.gov/westwingreads/ WhiteHouseNews: https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/ Latest From AFA: http://tinyurl.com/j7lakqw Students For Life https://tinyurl.com/yd5nxmu6 Latest From OperationRescue: http://www.operationrescue.org/ Latest Product Alert: Chocolate, Cars, Baby Accessories http://www.emergencyemail.org/products/?fmt=text Latest Health Alert: New Water Bottle Warning http://www.emergencyemail.org/health/?fmt=text Click to Give Free https://tinyurl.com/y2abb8d2 -<>- >From BizarreNews: There is bringing your work home with you, and then there is this. Police in Florida are investigating the gruesome discovery of jars of human tongues in a home's crawlspace, according to a report. The preserved organs were found during an inspection of the foundation in the Gainesville house, which was previously owned by Ronald Baughman, a former University of Florida researcher. Some of the jars date back to the 1960s. Investigators are looking into the possibility that Baughman, who published studies in the following two decades, may have brought the tongues home as part of his work, the report stated. Baughman currently is a professor emeritus at the university. A 1988 abstract in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery posted on medical research site ScienceDirect lists a Ronald A. Baughman as a dentist involved in a case of oral squamous cell carcinoma in twins. -<>- If you have ever wished you could just lock your wife up in a box, you might have something in common with the man in today's story. An Indiana man is accused of forcing his wife into s%xual slavery. A pessimist might think that that is basically what marriage is to begin with, but Kenneth Eugene Harden took things a little too far. Harden's wife told police she met him online last year. He said he was a Godly man and they both talked about how much the Bible meant to them. They soon married. A few months later, she said Harden revealed he's a sadist. You would think that would be something that should come up BEFORE the marriage. What started out as experimentation in the bedroom escalated into abuse. Not only would he lead her around with a collar on - prosecutors said he would force her head and hands into a wooden box after her child went to school. She told police there were also times he would duct tape or tie her up all day. Charging documents go into graphic detail of the s%xual abuse, all while she hoped and prayed someone would hear her through the apartment walls. "We could hear them fighting sometimes and we heard a lot of loud noises upstairs, but I never thought anything of it," a neighbor said, who lives below the apartment where the alleged abuse occurred. Police arrested Harden on domestic battery charges. *--- Iron Man-style Jet-suit takes off ---* The Dubai-based creators of a jet-powered wingsuit said they marked a new milestone for Iron Man style flight: taking off from the ground for a high-altitude flight. The Jetman Dubai team has previously demonstrated the jet-powered wingsuit with flights that involved taking off from elevated platforms, but Friday's test at Skydive Dubai in the United Arab Emirates marked the first time the suit took off from the ground and transitioned to a high altitude flight, reaching nearly 6,000 feet. Vine Reffett, the Jetman pilot who conducted the demonstration, showed off the suit's ability to hover, stop, turn and maneuver in the air. The approximately three-minute flight saw Reffett fly at an average speed of nearly 150 mph before parachuting to the ground. "One of the next objectives is to land back on the ground after a flight at altitude, without needing to open a parachute," Reffett said in a statement. *--- Leaning Tower of Dallas ---* The failed implosion of an 11-story building in Dallas left behind a structure dubbed "The Leaning Tower of Dallas." The former Affiliated Computer Services building near the city's downtown was supposed to be demolished, but the implosion failed to bring down the center of the structure, which remained in place, albeit lopsided. The structure was dubbed The Leaning Tower of Dallas online, where social media users shared photos of people pretending to hold up to the building remains. Lloyd D. Nabors Demolition said the remaining structure will be brought down this week using a crane and a wrecking ball. The company said implosions that leave behind the core of the building are fairly common. The building is being removed to make way for The Center, a $2.5 billion mixed-use project. *--- Paraglider rescued from power lines in California ---* Firefighters in California said a paraglider who crashed into some power lines was rescued after being stuck for more than three hours. The Olivehurst Fire Department said the paraglider had been attempting to land at the Yuba County Airport as part of a training exercise when he went off course and crashed into some power lines. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company shut off power to the surrounding area while first responders conducted the rescue. "The difficulty was making sure that the lines were de-energized to make sure that our firefighters were safe before we could make patient contact," firefighter Randy York said. The paraglider was eventually brought back to the ground by a fire department bucket truck. "He's exhausted but all his vitals seem to be stable," York said. *--- Patient plays violin during brain surgery ---* A brain surgeon in London had a patient play her violin during a tumor removal to ensure her musical abilities weren't affected by the procedure. King's College Hospital shared video showing Dagmar Turner, 53, playing her violin while neurosurgeon Dr. Keyoumars Ashkan and his team removed her brain tumor. "We perform around 400 resections (tumor removals) each year, which often involves rousing patients to carry out language tests, but this was the first time I've had a patient play an instrument," Ashkan said. Ashkan said Turner's brain was mapped prior to the surgery to see which parts of her brain were active when she played her instrument. He said the tumor was dangerously close to areas of her brain that affect the fine motor skills of her left hand. The doctors were able to remove 90 percent of the tumor without any damage to Turner's musical abilities. ========================================================= >-->From TheGroaner: ___ /___\ .-.|=0-0=|.-. (\_.'.-\ \_o_/`/-.'._/) ~` - ~`-^_`~ -_~ ^- ~_` -~ _ jgs - ~ - ^ - ~ - ~ - >Not In the Pool: The lifeguard told the mother to make her young son stop urinating in the pool. "Everyone knows," the mother lectured him, "that from time to time, young children will urinate in a pool." "Oh really?" said the lifeguard, "from the diving board!?!" -<>- >Did You See That? Two guys are out hunting. The first guy says, "Did you see that?" "No," the second guy says. "Well, a bald eagle just flew overhead," the first guy says. "Oh," says the second guy. A couple of minutes later, The first guy says, "Did you see that?" "See what?" the second guy asks. "Are you blind? There was a big, black bear walking on that hill, over there." "Oh." A few minutes later the first guy says: "Did you see that?" By now, the second guy is getting aggravated, so he says, "Yes, I did!" And the first guy says: "Then why did you step in it?" -<>- >You Lie, You Die: There once was a magic mirror which would kill you if you lied to it. One day a brunette was doing her makeup and said to herself, "I think I'm the smartest woman ever!" She immediately dropped dead. The next day a redhead was doing her hair and said to herself, "I think I'm the prettiest woman alive!" She immediately dropped dead. Finally, the following day, a blond was flossing her teeth. She stopped and said to herself, "I think...," and dropped dead. -<>- >Q and A Quickies: Q: What's black and white and makes a lot of noise? A: A zebra with a drumkit. Q: What did the dryer say to the washer? A: Let's go for a spin. [-;-/=_ `-; \=_ ___ ) ,"-...--./===--__ __|/ / ]` /;--> >...-\ <\_ `- <<, 7/-.\, sk `- /( `- Q: What is a horse's favorite sport? A: Stable Tennis! Q: What did the digital clock say to the grandfather clock? A: Look, Grandpa, no hands! Q: Who won the Franco Prussian War? A: James Franco! ___________,_____ | | # |=====| | | (_) |=====| |> _ |_____|=====| | [_] | | | | |_____|=====| | | |_____| | ] |_____| | | |_____|=====| | | ___ |_____| |> |[___]| | | |[___]|=====| |_____|=====|_____| jgs [###########] Q: What happens to a refrigerator when you pull its plug? A: It loses its cool. ========================================================= >-->From CleanLaffs: /'\ / / , c-' / /'-._ ,____,' .-'''-. .-'.// \ '-;-========,"-,' ' ,` /, \_//\ ,/ ( '- *) ) ( ./ ) {,}========'===='- ' , , , \/ ', -muse. _____'-.-`_______________________'-..-'____ No one is more cautious than a first-time parent. After our daughter was big enough to ride on the back of my bicycle, I bought a special carrier with a seat belt and got her a little helmet. The day of the first ride I put her in the seat, double- checked all the equipment, wheeled the bike to the end of the driveway, carefully looked both ways and, swinging my leg up over the crossbar, accidentally kicked her right in the chin. -<>- A father and son went fishing one day. After a couple hours in the boat, the boy suddenly became curious about the world around him. He asked his father, "How does this boat float?" The father thought for a moment, then replied, "Don't rightly know, son." The boy returned to his contemplation, then turned back to his father, "How do fish breathe underwater?" Once again the father replied, "Don't rightly know, son." A little later the boy asked his father, "Why is the sky blue?" Again, the father replied. "Don't rightly know, son." Worried he was going to annoy his father, he says, "Dad, do you mind my asking you all of these questions?" "Of course not, son. If you don't ask questions, you'll never learn anything!" -<>- A young mother was standing outside a mall holding her six- month-old baby and her sister's three-month-old baby. Two women approached the mother. "Are they twins?" one asked. "No, they're three months apart." "My! You sure had them close together." -<>- Two older, successful businessmen met at a resort. One who had recently retired was describing his life, "I get up late in the morning, have a light breakfast and then I lie down on my veranda for a few hours and relax. In the afternoon I go inside for lunch, have a great salad, fruits and cold fish, then I spend the rest of the afternoon boating or playing golf or tennis... When it starts to get dark I have a great dinner with the finest wines. I smoke a Cuban cigar. Then I go lie on my veranda again." The other gentleman acknowledges that this is a life to be envied. Later he reported the conversation to his wife. She asked, "What's his wife's name?" Her husband said, "I'm not sure, but I think it's Veranda." -<>- ______.--------. /' \ /'\ \ ..-'\()'\ .'''. ./' | .' / \..} '\. / { /' '\ \ {------' .' '. '| \ . | \ | '\_____/ | | | / | | | .' | | | | | | | | | | | | | \ | Millions of years ago, there was no such thing as the wheel. One day, some primitive guys were watching their wives drag a dead mastodon to the food & fire area. It was exhausting work; the guys were getting tired just watching. Then they noticed some large, smooth, rounded boulders and they had a great idea! They could sit on top of the boulders and get a better view of their wives working. This was the first in a series of breakthroughs that ultimately led to television...and later to the remote control. [From Dave Barry.] -<>- Two friends are discussing the possibility of love. "I thought I was in love three times," one friend says. "How so?" his friend asks. "Five years ago I deeply cared for a woman who wanted nothing to do with me." "And that wasn't love?" his friend asks. "No," he replies. "That was obsession. Then two years ago I deeply cared for an attractive woman who didn't under- stand me." "Was that love?" "No," he replies. "That was lust. And just last year I met a woman aboard a cruise ship to the Caribbean. She was smart, funny, and a great conversationalist. And everywhere we met on that boat, I would get this strange sensation in the pit of my stomach." "Was that love?" his friend asks. "No," he replies. "That was seasickness." ========================================================= >-->From ScreamOfTheCrop: . . :"-. .-"; |:`.`.__..__.'.';| || :-" "-; || :; :; / .==. .==. \ : _.--._ ; ; .--.' `--' `.--. : : __;` ':__ ; ; ' '-._:;_.-' ' : '. `--' .' ."-._ _.-". .' ""------"" `. /`- -'\ /`- -'\ :`- .' `. -'; ; / \ : : : ; ; ; ; : : ':_:.' '.;_;' :_ _; ; "-._ -" :`-. _.._ :_ () _; "--::__. `. \"- -"/`._ : .-"-. -"-. ""--..____.' / .__ __. \ : / , / "" \ . \ ; bug "-:___..--" "--..___;-" >The Cat Miracle Diet Most diets fail because we are still thinking and eating like people. For those us who have never had any success dieting, now there is the new Cat Miracle Diet! _ ___ _.--. \`.|\..----...-'` `-._.-'_.-'` / ' ` , __.--' )/' _/ \ `-_, / `-'" `"\_ ,_.-;_.-\_ ', fsc/as _.-'_./ {_.' ; / {_.-``-' {_/ Most cats are long and lean (or tiny and petite). The Cat Miracle Diet will help you achieve the same lean, svelte figure. Just follow this diet for 4 days and you'll find that you not only look and feel better, but you will have a whole new outlook on what constitutes food. Good luck! * DAY ONE _.---. |\---/| / ) ca| ------------; |-/ /|foo|--- ) (' / `---' ===========( ,'========== || _ | | || o/ ) | | o || ( ( / ; || \ `._/ / || `._ /| || |\ _/|| __||_____.' ) |__||____________ ________\ | |_________________ \ \ `-. `-`---' hjw Breakfast: Open can of expensive gourmet cat food. Any flavor as long as it cost more the .75 per can -- and place 1/4 cup on your plate. Eat 1 bite of food; look around room disdainfully. Knock the rest on the floor. Stare at the wall for awhile before stalking off into the other room. Lunch: Four blades of grass and one lizard tail. Throw it back up on the cleanest carpet in your house. Dinner: Catch a moth and play with it until it is almost dead. Eat one wing. Leave the rest to die. /\____/\ __ .' """" `,-' `--.__ __,- : - - ; " :: `-. -.__ ,-sssss `._ `' _,'" ,'~~~::`.sssss-. |ssssss ,' ,_`--'_ __,' :: ` `.ssssss| |sssssss `-._____~ `,,'_______,---_;; ssssss| |ssssssssss `--'~{__ ____ ,'ssssss| `-ssssssssssssssssss ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ssss.-' `---.sssssssssssssssssssss.---' Susie Oviatt Bedtime snack: Steal one green bean from your spouse's or partner's plate. Bat it around the floor until it goes under the refrigerator. Steal one small piece of chicken and eat half of it. Leave the other half on the sofa. Throw out the remaining gourmet cat food from the can you opened this morning. * DAY TWO Breakfast: Picking up the remaining chicken bite from the sofa. Knock it onto the carpet and bat it under the television set. Chew on the corner of the newspaper as your spouse/partner tries to read it. Lunch: Break into the fresh French bread that you bought as your part of he dinner party on Saturday. Lick the top of it all over. Take one bite out of the middle of the loaf. _,'| _.-''``-...___..--';) /_ \'. __..-' , ,--...--''' <\ .`--''' ` /' `-';' ; ; ; __...--'' ___...--_..' .;.' fL (,__....----''' (,..--'' Afternoon snack: Catch a large beetle and bring it into the house. Play toss and catch with it until it is mushy and half dead. Allow it to escape under the bed. Dinner: Open a fresh can of dark-colored gourmet cat food--tuna or beef works well. Eat it voraciously. Walk from your kitchen to the edge of the living room rug. Promptly throw up on the rug. Step into it as you leave. Track footprints across the entire room. * DAY THREE Breakfast: Drink part of the milk from your spouse's or partner's cereal bowl when no one is looking. Splatter part of it on the closest polished aluminum appliance you can find. Lunch: Catch a small bird and bring it into the house. Play with it on top of your down-filled comforter. Make sure the bird is seriously injured but not dead before you abandon it for someone else to have to deal with. /\___/\ / \ / <|> <|> \ \ " / \`.___9'/ `-----' VK Dinner: Beg and cry until you are given some ice cream or milk in a bowl of your own. Take three licks/laps, and then turn the bowl over on the floor. * FINAL DAY FOUR (`. ) ) ( ( \ \ \ \ .-' `-. / `. ( ) `-._ , _ ) ,' (.\--'( \ ( ) / \ \ \_( / ( <6 (6 \_)))\ ( `._ .:Y)__ ''' \ `-._.'`---^_))) `-._ ))) ``` ``` hjw Breakfast: Eat 6 bugs, any type, being sure to leave a collection of legs, wings, and antennae on the bathroom floor. Drink lots of water. Throw the bugs and all the water up on your meowmie's or partner's pillow. Lunch: Remove the chicken skin from last night's chicken-to-go leftovers your meowmie or daddy placed in the trash can. Drag the skin across the floor several times. Chew on it in a corner and then abandon. * * __ * ,db' * * ,d8/ * * * 888 `db\ * * `o`_ ** * * * _ * * / ) * (\__/) * ( ( * ,-.,-.,) (.,-.,-.,-.) ).,-.,-. | @| ={ }= | @| / / | @|o | _j__j__j_) `-------/ /__j__j__j_ ________( /___________ | | @| \ || o|O | @| |o | |,'\ , ,'"| | | | hjw vV\|/vV|`-'\ ,---\ | \Vv\hjwVv\//v _) ) `. \ / (__/ ) ) (_/ Dinner: Open another can of expensive gourmet cat food. Select a flavor that is especially runny, like Chicken and Giblets in Gravy. 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