Please Pass The Turkey... :) 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 ================ You may View the on-line SMILES text Here: (You may Have to REFRESH your browser) http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/ShangyFunList.html This Weeks regular Shangy emails ================ *~* 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!! ================ "We are each of us angels with but one wing, and can only fly by embracing each other" -Luciano Decrescenzo ~ CALLING ALL CARING ANGELS ~ . . . . ,-,--. __| //``-, \ \_`\ )\a-a-? \ \ \_`(_=_/_-`__ \__, , \| | _ _,' ___7 ) | (_)(_`__(_,---' | ( _( ) | / /_| |________| __/__/__|__|_________) _________(__,_|)/ (__)|/____\(_______________ mic *~* WE NEED CARING And SHARING Angels For 2010 *~* >Do You Want To Be A Shangrala Angel? If you'd like to help and be counted as a 2010 Shangrala Angel, please visit the site and click on the donate button. A Secure PAYPAL page comes up. Any amount is greatly appreciated and needed! PLEASE Visit Shangrala to Help: http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/index.html OR If you'd rather send us a donation, Please MAIL it here: Elrhea Bigham 502 S. Harrison Van Wert, OH 45891 *~* THANK YOU! MAY GOD BLESS ALL OUR ANGELS MOST ABUNDANTLY! ================ >-->In The 'Shangy' News :) .-..-. (-o/\o-) /`""``""`\ \ /.__.\ / \ `--` / Editing is such a tedious thing! `) (' , /::::\ , |'.\::::/.'| _| ';::;' |_ (::) || (::) _. "| || |" _(:) '. || .' /::\ '._||_.' \::/ /::::\ /:::\ \::::/ _\:::/ /::::\_.._ _.._ _.._ _.._/::::\ \::::/::::\/::::\/::::\/::::\::::/ jgs `""`\::::/\::::/\::::/\::::/`""` `""` `""` `""` `""` Well, it took me over a week, but I finally got all 535 pages edited with the ads Google recommended for better support for Shangrala. Hopefully I won't have to do that again! -<>- >Heads up to WebTV users... /\ ,'.' ',' _.,._ _,.-+`'+-._ .|. _.+'` `.' \ (___) ,' \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _.-~`'~-._ _\_.-+'`'`+-._\ ag `,' `---` I emailed our friend Johanna this: "Just thought I'd comment on your e-mails lately in case you were not aware of this. This one is dated 11/5/2010 yet I just got it today - 11/15/2010. It makes it rough as I sort my email according to date so I have to scroll way down to see what new mail I've gotten and your mail gets buried under all the others. I think this just started recently - maybe since the time change. Any way, I thought I'd give you a heads up so maybe you could check to see if your computer date and time were correct and if so then you need to complain to Webtv about holding your outgoing mail 10 days before actually sending it!" She wrote me back: "Just checked on some emails that I sent out today and they all have the correct time and date on them. Tomorrow I will call webtv and see if I can get a logical answer. Since so many companies are sending jobs overseas, I think webtv is in Mexico and they send the emails by burro back to the U.S. The burros are unionized so they get the privilege of siesta time also!! They must have a green card to cross the border and it's a low paying job, so the union told them just to take their time. Some don't have a green card and they cross the border illegally and that all takes extra time. All this is not true, however it could be!! Makes a good story!!" I Wrote Her Back: "LOL! I think the donkey was reading your email so he quickened his pace so as not to appear the 'ass' we know him to be! This one and your other one have arrived safely and on time! See, the squeaky wheel does get notice after all! HaHa! Oh PS: I had to scroll way down to find my one unread eamil from today. I thought perhaps it was one I missed from you - but no it was from our friend John-Paul. Dated 11/05/2010. Guess what email service he uses? Yep. No surprise. WebTv. They put his on that burro too! HaHa! Isn't it great to know you are not alone?" So Anyway, I thought all of you Webtv users should ask your friends if your emails are arriving late or not. I think them taking ten days to deliver your email is a bit too long! AN UPDATE from Johanna: Hey Girl, I almost laughed when I called MSNwebtv today and the person who answered my call said his name was Guillermo! That is Spanish for William!! I felt like asking him if he owned a herd of burros. Very ironic that he should get my call. MSN is having a problem and they are trying to fix it. Hopefully I will be on their fix list. I did receive an email from one of my daughters today that she had sent me 5 days ago. I guess it worked both ways. Keep the faith, Johanna --- ...Thanks And Huggums to you Johanna! -<>- *~* PLEASE REMEMBER PATW IN YOUR PRAYERS TODAY!! _ _|_|_ ,|_| |_|_ || | | |_| || | | | | || | | | | _|| | | | | ||)\ ^ ^ ^ | || | | || | | || | | \\ | \\ / ejm )\ ( / \ \ / \ \ \ \ >-->READER PRAYER REQUEST From Our Friend PatW :) She responds to our last 'The Seed, My Feet, And More'... I had to really sit up and take notice of this. Thank you ever so much. It just happens that I am entering a new chapter in my life...kind of scary, but I am going to keep this as a reminder that the Lord can work miracles and do what I can't!!! I am about to retire, come the end of December, after 24 years as Admin Assistant to the Business Dept. and Social Sciences Division at Holy Names University in Oakland, CA. And, this means I have to move. I am on the waiting list for an affordable senior apartment neaby. Pray, please that there will be a vacancy come December as once I retire I won't be about to afford the rent here!!!!! Before that, though, I am going to have total right knee replacement surgery Nov. 16. Bottom line is I have you and a few other Christians....people I can lean on from across the miles...and for that I am so thankful. Pray that the surgery will go well. Pray that my anxiety level will go down since I am still packing for moving to the Hazel Shirley Manor. Pray that help from my church will come along next weekend before my surgery. [In the name of Jesus Christ dear Father God we thank you for this for our group friend PatW! Please remind us to add her to our prayers to you each day. Bless her true in Jesus' name we pray, AMEN] And, in turn....heartfelt thanks to you and the group for your kindness, your prayer support and for just being here for me from across the miles. Peace & Blessings, Pat ============================================================= >-->From TheFunnyBone: First-Aid Training Comes In Handy ,{{}}}}}}. "How come you're late?" asks the {{{{{}}}}}}}. bartender as the blonde waitress walks {{{{ {{{{{}}}} in the door. }}}}} _ _ {{{{{ }}}} m m }}}}} "It was awful," she explains. "I was {{{{C ^ {{{{{ walking down Elm street and there }}}}}}\ '=' /}}}}}} was this terrible accident. A man {{{{{{{{;.___.;{{{{{{{{ was lying in the middle of the }}}}}}}}}) (}}}}}}}}}} street. He'd been thrown from his {{{{}}}}}': :{{{{{{{{{{ car. His leg was broken, his skull {{{}}}}}} `@` {{{}}}}}}} was fractured, and there was blood {{{{{{{{{ }}}}}}}}} everywhere. Thank God I took that }}}}}}}} {{{{{{{{{ first-aid course and all my training {{{{{{{{ }}}}}} came back to me in a minute." }}}}} {{{{ jgs {{{ }} "What did you do?" asks the bartender. "I sat down and put my head between my knees to keep from fainting!" =============================================================== +---------- Even More Bizarre November Holidays -----------+ November 21 is World Hello Day and False Confessions Day November 22 is Start Your Own Country Day November 23 is National Cashew Day November 24 is Use Even If Seal Is Broken Day November 25 is National Parfait Day November 26 is Shopping Reminder Day November 27 is Pins And Needles Day November 28 is Make Your Own Head Day November 29 is Square Dance Day November 30 is Stay At Home Because You're Well Day ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend Del :) \ . ./ \ .:";'.:.." / (M^^.^~~:.'"). - (/ . . . \ \) - O ((| :. ~ ^ :. .|)) |\\ - (\- | \ / | /) - | T -\ \ / /- / \[_]..........................\ \ / / >You might be an Extremist Muslim IF... 1. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to liquor. 2. You own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes. 3. You have more wives than teeth. 4. You wipe your butt with your bare hand, but consider bacon unclean. 5. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide. 6. You can't think of anyone you haven't declared Jihad against. 7. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in your underwear. 8. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs. 9. You have nothing against women and think every man should own at least four. 10. Your cousin is president of the United States. 11. You find this offensive or racist and don't forward it. --- ...LOL! Thanks Del! This is an updated version of this one from 2007... >You Might Be A Part Of The Taliban If... ...You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to beer. ...You own a $300 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes. ...You have more wives than teeth. ...You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide. ...You've ever opened a can of falafel with a mortar round. ...You used a Stinger missile given to you by George Bush Sr. to shoot at a helicopter sent by George Bush Jr. ...You've ever had your camel repossessed. ...You can't think of anyone you HAVEN'T declared Jihad against. ...You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry ammunition in your robe. ...You've ever been asked, "Does this burka make my ass look fat?" ...You think "The Kite Runner" is the funniest book you ever read. ...You've felt the urge to rub one out after seeing a woman's exposed ankle. ...You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs. ...You've ever uttered the phrase, "I love what you've done with your cave." ...You wipe your bottom with your bare left hand, but consider bacon "unclean." ============================================================== >-->From Our Friend Johanna :) __i |---| |[_]| |:::| |:::| `\ \ \_=_\ jsm >A letter from a not so old friend: I thought about the 30 year business I ran with 280 employees, all without a Blackberry that played music, took videos, pictures and communicated with Facebook and Twitter. I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my seven kids, their spouses, 13 grandkids and 2 great grand kids could communicate with me in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as Twitter with only 140 characters of space. That was before one of my grandkids hooked me up for Tweeter, Tweetree, Twhirl, Twitterfon, Tweetie and Twittererific Tweetdeck, Twitpix and something that sends every message to my cell phone and every other program within the texting world. My phone was beeping every three minutes with the details of everything except the bowel movements of the entire next generation. I am not ready to live like this. I keep my cell phone in the garage in my golf bag. The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost every now and then going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that in a box under my tool bench with the Blue tooth [it's red] phone I am supposed to use when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at Barnes and Noble talking to my wife as everyone in the nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. Seems I have to take my hearing aid out to use it, and I got a little loud. I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dash board, but the lady inside was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long time. Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, "Re-calc-ul-ating". You would think that she could be nicer. It was like she could barely tolerate me. She would let go with a deep sigh and then tell me to make a U-turn at the next light. Then when I would make a right turn instead, it was not good. When I get really lost now, I call my wife and tell her the name of the cross streets and while she is starting to develop the same tone as Gypsy, the GPS lady, at least she loves me. To be perfectly frank, I am still trying to learn how to use the cordless phones in our house. We have had them for 4 years, but I still haven't figured out how I can lose three phones all at once and have run around digging under chair cushions and checking bathrooms and the dirty laundry baskets when the phone rings. The world is just getting too complex for me. They even mess me up every time I go to the grocery store. You would think they could settle on something themselves but this sudden "Paper or Plastic?" every time I check out just knocks me for a loop. I bought some of those cloth reusable bags to avoid looking confused, but I never remember to take them in with me. Now I toss it back to them. When they ask me, "Paper or Plastic?" I just say, "Doesn't matter to me. I am bi-sacksual." Then it's their turn to stare at me with a blank look. I was recently asked if I tweet. I answered, No, but I do toot a lot." PS: I know some of you are not over 50; I sent it to you to allow you to forward it to those who are. --- ...LOL! Thanks Johanna! Yeah, people get upset when you say you don't own a cell phone. I see no reason to get mad at me for not owning one. Cell phone pushers is what they are! But hey, have you seen what those things can do to you on the road? Texting and talking lead to accidents and death! I don't want to die just because I am talking! Point in question from our friend Viv: __i |---| |[_]| |:::| |:::| `\ \ \_=_\ jsm Her last call was from a cell phone... http://tinyurl.com/349uv4c --- ...Horrible! Thanks Viv! So if I can't use it in the car, then where? In my house? I have a house phone that doesn't make me buy time for it. I don't have to worry about using my time up at the end of the month and I don't have to recharge it. Also, I don't have to worry about what I am missing out on or messing up because I can't read the stupid little thing. Call me old fashion. I'll just stick with my computers and simple programing. :) ============================================================== >-->From Our Friend Sandi :) '-. '-. _____ .-._ | '. : .. | : '-._+ | .-' / \ .'i--i / \ .-'_/____\___ .-' : fsc: >"Service" I became confused when I heard the word "Service" used with these agencies….. Internal Revenue "Service" U.S. Postal "Service" Telephone "Service" Cable TV "Service" Civil "Service" State, City, County & Public "Service" Customer "Service" This is not what I thought "Service" meant. But today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them said he had hired a bull to "Service" a few cows. BAM!!! It all came into focus. Now I understand what all those agencies are doing to us. You are now as enlightened as I am. FROM NOW ON I WILL SAY "SERVICE YOU" INSTEAD OF %#*!& YOU --- ...Oh My! Thanks Sandi! Service? oOh!..ooOh!.. \ UuuaaAARRrghHH... \ ooOOh!..ooOOOh!.. __ _ / / _` \ / (_( \_ \ ___________ \o^o-)/___ |___ ___ | | __(_/_/_ _)_) |::::| | | | /_/ \/ | |::::| | | | __(/ ___> ) | |oo__| | | | (_)_\_`_/_,---' | \____\__|_|_| ( > / | _||_____||_ ____ __/ __( )________| |oo____|_||_| \ \ _\___/__/__\________) miK __||_____||__ __\___\ (___/|_/ (__)|_/ \_| |_______|_____| |___)___) The way I felt with my recent Direct TV 'service'. I had to do everything over the phone to check out the system then when they figured it was the card in the receiver, I was informed this was not their card but my card and since I didn't get an extended warranty for it that it would cost me $20 to replace it. We pay a rent fee each month to be able o use their equipment so it came as a surprise that we suddenly own this card. We told them we felt it was actually the receiver but they would not listen to us. The tests said it was the card. So after much reasoning, they waved the card fee and sent us a card complete with a prepaid envelope to send the old card back to them. Strange since we were told it was our card but now they insisted we return it to them. Guess what, the card didn't work so then they wanted to charge us $50 to have a person come out to check their system out or we could pay an extra $6 a month and have service free. Well, over much reasoning, they relented and gave us our local phone number to call who was gone for the weekend but on Monday agreed to send us a receiver. It arrived on Wednesday complete with new card that had to be called in after I got it all set up again. Thank goodness it worked as we were told it cost $150 to upgrade it. We had to send all the old equipment including our new card back to them. Only 2 weeks without satellite service - but hey, the manager did refund $1 for the time I could only watch two channels. What a guy and what great service, eh? Any more problems and I think we will switch companies. At least then we'll get them to take care of it! =============================================================== >-->From our Friend PatDeE :) . . . \ / \ / \ / _\/_ _\/_ _\/_ | | | | | | |____| |____| |____| _||_ _||_ _||_ jg TV repeats. A "skit" from one of Red Skelton's 1969 T.V. shows... WOW.....just think about it, he said this on his T.V. show in 1969 & had no clue his words would ever come to fruition. SAD, isn't it? What a wonderful and worthwhile clip to watch and share with all your friends and acquaintances! This is one that needs to be passed on to everyone. The goal is 2,500,000 viewers. It should be 300 million. http://media.causes.com/604250?p_id=42563578 --- ...Aww, I do so love Red! Thanks PatDeE! ================================================================= >-->From Our Friend James :) ______ ___ _(_____ )__)_ (________ ____) @@@ (________) @@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@@@ ||\._ _./| | || \ `-.______.-' / | | || \ / | | || `-._ _.-' | | || `--' | | || | | /|\\|\|| /|||/\\|/||/|\\\/| |\\||//| VK AND THEY ASK WHY I LIKE RETIREMENT! http://www.tomslighthouse.net/lightsde/laugh40.htm --- ...LOL! Thanks James! ================================================================= >-->In The Worldly News: >From Patriot Update: Obama Ordered Nude Body Scanners http://tinyurl.com/2wufzgc Will the Tea Party change Washington http://tinyurl.com/33dmrpx Millionaire Patriot Gives Away Guns With Lifetime of Training... https://www.frontsight.com/2for1freegun-pu.asp?e1 -<>- >From Taipan Daily: http://tinyurl.com/36guoc2 The "Full Employment" Con -<>- >From BizarreNews: H A P P Y T H A N K S G I V I N G T O Y O U A N D Y O U R S ! ____ : : ___ :____: ___ ---\ ~~ /---___ : []: \ \ ~ \~ /~~~/~~~/ ----,------- ,' \~~ \~~ \/ ~~/~~~/ `, ,' 0 0 __ -_~~ \ \,------, / ~ _` ; _____\ ; - _ \,'^^^^^^^ ""`,_- \ `, `--'; u ; ~~ ,'^^^^----------- / ,'`,,,' ;~ ---, ^^^,`__----, ..`,/ ,'..,' `, ~ ,^^ <_'__--__ `, .. `,/ .. ` `,---` ^<________-- `, .. .. ,' ___ [] ___ `,---` <__ -__ ___ ,' .. . ,` _/ \)(/ \_ `, --` <__ __ _ ,' ... _,` / / \ \ `--,___<___ ,'`-___,' ,' : | `, <___,'(||) : : : || || : : | ; __||_ _||_ \_ : _/ // ;;\\ ;;\\ \_ \ | / _/ ~~ ~~ ~~ \__________/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >Please Pass The Turkey [2009] When most people think of Peru they think of tropical rain forests, the Andes mountains, the ancient Incas, gold mines and fish meal (one of their major exports in case you never read Wikipedia). What most people don't think of is surgically implanted drug turkeys. However, since drugs are another major export of Peru, the Peruvians have to be pretty innovative about how they get them out of the country. Enter the turkeys. Recently, Peruvian police expecting to find a shipment of cocaine hidden in a crate holding two live turkeys were surprised to discover the drug surgically implanted inside the birds. Acting on a tip, officers stopped a bus outside the city of Tarapoto in the central jungle state of San Martin. Police were puzzled when they found the turkeys in the crate, but didn't find the cocaine. They then noticed that the two turkeys were bloated. Lifting up the feathers of the bird, in the chest area, police detected a handmade seam. A veterinarian extracted 11 oval-shaped plastic capsules containing 1.9 kilograms of cocaine from one turkey and 17 capsules with 2.9 kilograms from the other. That's nearly 11 pounds of drugs! Gangs often use human couriers who swallow cocaine to sneak it across borders but it is unusual to use animals. In 2005, Colombian police found a total of 3 kilograms of heroin sewn into the bellies of six puppies during a raid on a veterinarian clinic. You'll be happy to know both turkeys survived the removal. -- Teacher fired for napping in class ---------- SANDUSKY, Ohio - An Ohio school board voted to fire a high school teacher accused of napping during class and discussing adult magazines with a freshman class. The Perkins Schools Board of Education voted Wednesday to fire Perkins High School teacher Carol Smith, 71, after a hear- ing officer found her conduct "totally unprofessional, inappropriate, unsafe, outrageous, flagrant and persistent and threatened the safety, security and welfare of the students," the Sandusky (Ohio) Register reported. Smith, who was suspended without pay in April after she was accused of discussing "Playboy" and "Playgirl" magazines in a freshman history class, was found by the investigation to have frequently arrived late and slept during classes. The investigation found Smith's discussion of the magazines during a discussion about yellow journalism was not grounds for dismissal. However, officials said sleeping during class and arriving late left the students unsupervised and created safety concerns. The Register said Smith declined to comment. -- Gunshot victim went home for lunch ---------- NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Connecticut police said a man who heard gunshots while exiting a deli went home and ate his sand- wich before seeking treatment for shots to the groin and thigh. Investigators said Miguel Soto III, 25, heard three gunshots when he left the deli Tuesday afternoon in New Haven and continued home to enjoy his lunch, WVIT-TV, Hartford, Conn., reported Thursday. Police said Soto asked his father to take him to Yale-New Haven Hospital after he had finished his sandwich. Soto was treated for non-life- threatening gunshot wounds to his groin and left thigh. Investigators said they are seeking two men in connection with the incident. -- Car at repair shop had goat in trunk ------------ WINONA, Minn. - Authorities in Minnesota said a goat found in the trunk of a woman's car when she took it to a repair shop has been placed in the care of a veterinarian. James Prusci, an auto repairman with Tires Plus in Winona, said a woman came into the store just before noon Friday and informed him there was a live goat in her trunk, the Winona Daily News reported. Prusci said the woman told him she planned to butcher the animal but her car broke down en route to St. Paul, Minn. Workers heard the goal crying in the trunk. The goat was painted the Minnesota Vikings colors, purple and gold, and had the No. 4 -- Vikings newcomer Brett Favre's number -- shaved into its side, Prusci said. The mechanic said he called animal control and a vehicle from the service arrived with two police cars as the woman was preparing to drive away. Winona Police Sgt. Chris Nelson said the goat was placed in the care of a veterinarian. He did not say whether the woman or a man who was waiting for her outside of the repair shop was cited. -<>- >From Archived CoffeeBreak: Former fugitive charged in wife's death A Chinese immigrant to New Zealand has been charged with his wife's death in the capital, Auckland, after he was arrested in the United States. Nai Yin Xue, who fled to the United States after he allegedly killed his wife, An An Liu, and hid her body in a car outside her home in Mount Roskill, New Zealand, the Wellington Dominion Post reported Monday. He has been charged with murder in the case. Authorities said they dropped kidnapping charges against the suspect that were filed after it emerged that he took his 3-year-old daughter to a Melbourne railway station and abandoned her there after the alleged slaying. The charges were dropped due to technical difficulties involved in charging someone with the kidnapping of his or her own child, said Xue's lawyer, Chris Comeskey. The suspect was captured in Chamblee, Ga., after a Chinese group there invited him to one of their meetings and then turned him over to authorities when he arrived. Mistaken texting leads to romance An engaged British couple said their romance began with an errant text message and a double case of mistaken identity. Anthony Hubbucks of Gateshead, England, said he was attempting to text an old friend when he put the wrong number in and instead contacted Michelle Morris, who lived 335 miles south in Wales, the Evening Chronicle reported Monday. The flirted via text for a time before Morris realized the texts might not have been coming from the source she suspected. "I was flirting because I thought it was my friend Simon," she said. "But something didn't feel quite right and I sent a text saying 'Who is this?'" However, the revelation of their true identities did not keep the pair from communicating and moving beyond text to speaking on the phone. After exchanging in-person visits to their respective locations, Hubbucks moved to the village of Cymru, Ebbw Vale, to be closer to Morris. The two became engaged in October. =========================================================== >-->From Our Friend Wesley :) “If you can still do at 60 what you did at 20, it means you weren't doing much at 20.” -<>- ,////, /// 6| // _| _/_,-' _.-/'/ \ ,/;, ,-' /' \_ \ / _/ `\ / _/\ ` / | /, `\_/ | \' pb /\_ /` /\ /' /_``--.__/\ `,. / \ |_/` `-._ `\/ `\ `. `-.__/' `\ | `\ \ `\ \ \_\__ \___) >I refuse to be discouraged I refuse to be discouraged, To be sad, or to cry; I refuse to be downhearted, and here's the reason why... I have a God who's mighty, Who's sovereign and supreme; I have a God who loves me, and I am on His team. He is all wise and powerful, Jesus is His name; Though everything is changeable, My God remains the same. My God knows all that's happening; Beginning to the end, His presence is my comfort, He is my dearest friend. When sickness comes to weaken me, To bring my head down low, I call upon my mighty God; Into His arms I go. When circumstances threaten to rob me from my peace; He draws me close unto His breast, Where all my strivings cease. And when my heart melts within me, and weakness takes control; He gathers me into His arms, He soothes my heart and soul. The great "I AM" is with me, My life is in His hand, The "Son of God" is my hope, It's in His strength I stand. I refuse to be defeated, My eyes are on my God; He has promised to be with me, as through this life I trod. I'm looking past all my circumstances, To Heaven's throne above; My prayers have reached the heart of God, I'm resting in His love. I give God thanks in everything, My eyes are on His face; The battle's His, the victory is mine; He'll help me win the race. --- ...sweet! Thanks Wesley! -<>- _ _ (,\- )_ /` b `-D | ,__/ \,_____,' / \ /_|--|___|\ / \ \ |\_) / _'-' / | / \ / \| |` \__ | /_\ ___) jgs (____) >Yogi Bear Movie In October 2008, it was announced that Warner Bros. will film a live-action/animated film similar to Fox and Bagdasarian's Alvin & the Chipmunks. It will star Dan Aykroyd as the voice of Yogi Bear, Justin Timberlake as the voice of Boo Boo Bear, and Christine Taylor as the voice of Cindy Bear. The movie's release date is December 17, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hiJ2dbpRY0 -<>- Ripped : paper sculpture http://tinyurl.com/26uoq53 ripped : recycle http://tinyurl.com/5bhp9a ripped : snap motion re-animation http://tinyurl.com/287fbdl -<>- (~~~~~~~~~) | | | | | | .--------.. (()---- | | || (_ | | || | | | || | | -abg | || /\ ..-- '--------'' /\ ||-'' \ / \ \ \// ,, \---. .---------. \./ |~| /__\ \ | ___|_________|__|""-.___ / || | | | |---------- .-----'| | | | | CC.-----. | | | | '-----' | | || My three-year old daughter was talking to me while I shaved. The topic was cartoons, television and reality. She was going into great detail about the characters in the Dragon Tales cartoon. When she finished I said, "Honey, are cartoons real?" "No." was her brief reply. "Is TV real?" I said looking at her. "No." "I'm glad you know those things aren't real," I said patting her head. "You know what's real?" she asked wide-eyed. "You tell me." "Monsters are real!" she said walking out. "No they're not!" I called after her. "Yes they are!" "No they're not!" "Yes they are!" "No, honey," I said. "Those scary things that occasionally come into our house is only Mommy's family..." --- ...HaHa! Thanks Wesley! ========================================================== >-->From Our Friend Viv :) _._ |.-.; || ((-.. || / 00.....o // / ) || : ------~ || ; \ -abg || ; \\_ \ || ; '--(): You think they don't remember? A two-minute video of a soldier being greeted by his dogs upon returning home after 14-months in Iraq. (I suspect even cat people will be touched by this) GOOD DOGS! http://tinyurl.com/43zzqw --- ...I love this one, thanks Viv! Never tire of watching it! ============================================================ >-->From CleanLaffs: (~~~~~~~~) | | | |--.----. (()---. | | | (_ ' | | | | | | | | | | | |..---'' | | .---. /\ /\..---'' | | / \ \ \// \ | | : / \-OO '-' /__\ \| | .-. : (___) 0 // // / | | | \ (_) | //..---------' | | | _____/.__ _/_________(/_|| | | |-| \\ || | ____'-'-'----------O-------------|| | (______________) |==|| | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || |-abg | | | || | | | | || | | | | || | '--------------' '--''----------------' Some of my favorite courtroom quotes... "How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?" ------------------------------- "How many times have you committed suicide?" ------------------------------- Q: "So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?" A: "Yes." Q: "And what were doing at that time?" ------------------------------- Q: "Can you describe the individual?" A: "He was about medium height and had a beard." Q: "Was this a male, or a female?" ------------------------------- Q: "Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a dep- osition notice which I sent to your attorney?" A: "No, this is how I dress when I go to work." ------------------------------- Q: "All your responses must be oral, OK?" What school did you go to?" A: "Oral." ------------------------------- Q: "You were not shot in the fracas?" A: "No, I was shot midway between the fracas and the navel." ------------------------------- Q: "Are you qualified to give a urine sample?" A: "I have been since early childhood." -<>- Deep within a forest a little turtle began to climb a tree. After hours of effort he reached the top, jumped into the air waving his front legs and crashed to the ground. After recovering, he slowly climbed the tree again, jumped, and fell to the ground. The turtle tried again and again while a couple of birds sitting on a branch watched his sad efforts. Finally, the female bird turned to her mate. "Dear," she chirped, "I think it's time to tell him he's adopted." -<>- A tour guide was showing a tourist around Washington, D. C. The guide pointed out the place where George Washington supposedly threw a dollar across the Potomac River. "That's impossible," said the tourist. "No one could throw a coin that far!" "You have to remember," answered the guide. "A dollar went a lot farther in those days." -<>- Like a lot of husbands throughout history, Webster would sit down and try to talk to his wife. But as soon as he would start to say something, his wife would say, "And just what is THAT supposed to mean?" Thus, Webster's Dictionary was born. -<>- For months Bill had been Lynn's devoted admirer. At long last he had collected sufficient courage to ask her the momentous question. "There are quite a lot of advantages to being a bachelor," Bill began, "but there comes a time when one longs for the companionship of another being, a being who will regard one as perfect, as an idol; whom one can treat as one's absolute own; who will be kind and faithful when times are hard; who will share one's joys and sorrows." To his delight, Bill saw a sympathetic gleam in Lynn's eyes. Then she nodded in agreement, "I think it's a wonderful idea! Can I help you pick out a puppy?" ========================================================== >-->From AndyChaps: , _="=.=^; _, .-' '."^ "=._ _,-=.`; =-`\ `-==, ` `. .'=._ =-`'. _.-=`.-. ;_.'_,=-' '\~_ `-== / \.--. '=-.,__ _`\. / |0 / \ __,=-' \ /_ .--. |0 )`-._ ,_`\ / / `\`"---''=-.`; \^~ /_ | `=-., __\ / | __,-' , ._,.=-`. \ ` | ''"^.--.,; .="` \ | `-=` `-..' .-"'. \| _\ / \, .=" ) ) /' / /,\ \ /' , / \_ \/ / / .--,--. | | /_/ / |_ | \ / `"=-..__ | `=,_ _/`=-,__ `"=-.._ \ `""'"`/ `"=-._ `"=-._ `=._ _,' `"=-.____,='` /`"=--==. | jgs __/_/ |_|_. -------- / / \-----/ \ \-------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | -------- \_\__/-. \__/_/-------------------------- V V | V |V | | __, ,__) ,__) (--|__| ,_ -|- _ ,_ __| |(_|| | | (/_| ( |_, | | | | | | >To Hear or NOT to Hear While I was attending a Law course, the 'Audi alteram parten' rule was explained to us. Translated it means "To hear the other party" After discussing the subject at great length, the lecturer asked if anyone didn't understand the rule. Responded one man "My Wife" -<>- >Cheapest Votes Two opposing county chairman were sharing a rare moment together. The Democratic chairman said, "I never pass up a chance to promote the party. For example, whenever I take a cab, I give the driver a sizable tip and say, 'Vote Democratic.'" His opponent said, "I have a better scheme, and it doesn't cost me a nickel. I don't give any tip at all. And when I leave, I also say, 'Vote Democratic.'" -<>- Until They Arrive.... One morning a local highway department crew reaches their job-site and realizes they have forgotten all their shovels. The crew's foreman radios the office and tells his supervisor the situation. The supervisor radios back and says, "Don't worry, we'll send some shovels...just lean on each other until they arrive." -<>- , /, , /;/ |.-; /|/ /.'/.-',_ _,/ ._- =-==. =\ =: -|-. `\_-; 0 _0 | ( _) | `\ _______ / \ \ //' jgs \ \'--// /`-`"`'\ |_|======| |_|======| ((/======| #######_ .''-----" `'. `-----------` Just For Pun **When crazy glue was invented lots of people became attached to it. **Undertakers are nice - they're the last to let people down. **If cats could read they would paws after each claws. **A man played the organ in his garden to get organically grown food. **Some people are on seefood diets: they see food ... they eat it. **Those who make sponges get very absorbed in their work. **I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded. **A sleeping cow is also a bulldozer. **She was only a whisky maker, but he loved her still. --Thanks to D.A.F. and Posted From Aikken -<>- Golden Wedding Anniversary Thoughts A couple were being interviewed on their Golden Wedding Anniversary. "In all that time, did you ever consider a divorce?" "Oh, no, not divorce, we're too old fashioned for that," one said. "Murder sometimes, but never divorce. -<>- ~ZIGGY~ ___---___ .-- --. ./ \. / o \ / .. o | | ;` '. | | : : | | `._ _.' | | ``--.-' .- |. .| _.'| | : : \ `--'--' / : : \ / : : `\ /' : : `--___ ___--' : : --- _.' `-._ ~~/ \____...-' `\ :_. `----./ / |`` . ._: :_:_:_: |__ ~~~ _.-`._:._:-' /``````---``` \ jgs / | \ ____/ | \___ __.--'' | ```---..__ `\ _| _.' `\ _.-'' `-._ _.' `\ .-' `-._ _.' `\ .' `-._.' `' >Senior Citizen (which means I'm well passed 50 - meaning ... I 'Passed' 50 at about 95 mph) There's some things you need to know.... Soon as I remember I'll tell you what they are. I'm the Life of the Party .......even when it lasts 'till 7pm. However, I'm Usually interested in goin' home long before I get to where I'm goin'. I'm Smilin' all the time, cause I can't hear a word you're sayin'. I'm also good at tellin' Stories...... over and over and over again! I'm good on a trip for at least an hour, without my BenGay, Aspirin, Antacid...... I'm even good at opening Childproof caps...... With a Hammer! I'm for Sure aware that other people's Grandchildren aren't as bright as mine. Ever noticed that they're making Adults much Younger these days? I'm walking more .....(to the bathroom) and enjoying it less. I'm the first one to find that bathroom wherever I go. I'm Positive I did housework correctly before the Internet. And, I'm sure everything I can't find, is in a secure place. I'm a walking storeroom of facts ..... I've just misplaced the storeroom. I'm now spending more time with my pillows than with my spouse and I'm awake Many Hours before my body allows me to get up. I'm in the *Initial* state of my Golden Years: SS, Cd's, IRA's, AARP I've been wondering, If you're only as old as you feel, how could I still be alive since I 'passed' 50? I'm supporting all movements now.... by eating bran, prunes, raisins & chuggin' Geritol. I'm so cared for: long-term care, eye care, private care, dental care, and Medicare! I'm having trouble remembering simple words like.....duh.... I'm wrinkled, saggy and lumpy, and that's just my right leg. I'm realizing that aging is not for sissies. I'm not Grouchy, I just don't like traffic, waiting, enemas, politicians..... I'm anti-everything now: anti-fat, anti-smoke, anti-noise, anti-inflammatory, and just generally antipodal. (Diametrically opposed; exactly opposite.) I'm a Senior Citizen and I'm told I'm having the time of my Life! -<>- .-. _\...._ .-"` `"-. |` ._ _. `| | \ `"""""""` / | \ | | / ; | / \ | ; | | _ _ | | | | / | | \ | | _\/ \0| |0/ \/_ / \ .-----. / \ | /_.-\ /-._\ | \|/ '--;' \|/ | / \ | | `\'.___\ | ; \ | ; \ \'-\ / \ '--' / \ / jgs ____\_ _/____ '._ \ / _.' '-, ^ ,-' / ___ \ / --- \ My Geneology... **My family coat of arms ties at the back ... is that normal? **My family tree is a few branches short! All help appreciated. **My ancestors must be in a witness protection program! **Shake your family tree and watch the nuts fall! **My hobby is genealogy, I raise dust bunnies as pets. **How can one ancestor cause so much TROUBLE?! **I looked into my family tree and found out I was a sap ... **I'm not stuck, I'm ancestrally challenged. **I'm searching for myself; Have you seen me? **If only people came with pull-down menus and on-line help ... **Isn't genealogy fun? The answer to one problem leads to two more! **It's 2001 ... Do you know where your G-G-Grandparents are? **A family reunion is an effective form of birth control. **A family tree can wither if nobody tends it's roots. **A new cousin a day keeps the boredom away. **After 30 days unclaimed ancestors will be adopted. **Am I the only person up my tree ... sure seems like it. **Any family tree produces some lemons, some nuts, and a few bad apples. **Ever find an ancestor HANGING from the family tree? **FLOOR: The place for storing your priceless genealogy records. **Gene-Allergy: It's a contagious disease but I love it. **Genealogists are time unravelers. **Genealogy is like playing hide and seek: They hide ... I seek! **Genealogy: Tracing yourself back to better people. **"Crazy" is a relative term in my family. **A pack rat is hard to live with but makes a fine ancestor. **I want to find ALL of them! So far I only have a few thousand. **I Should have asked them BEFORE they died! **I think my ancestors had several "Bad heir" days. **I'm always late. My ancestors arrived on the JUNEflower. **Only a Genealogist regards a step backwards, as progress. **Share your knowledge, it is a way to achieve immortality. **Heredity: Everyone believes in it until their children act like fools! **It's an unusual family that hath neither a lady of the evening or a thief. **Many a family tree needs pruning. **Shh! Be very, very quiet ... I'm hunting forebears. **Snobs talk as if they had begotten their own ancestors! **That's strange: half my ancestors are WOMEN! **I'm not sick, I've just got fading genes. **Genealogists live in the past lane. **Cousins marrying cousins: Very tangled roots! **Cousins marrying cousins: A non-branching family tree **Alright! Everybody out of the gene pool! **Always willing to share my ignorance ... **Documentation ...The hardest part of genealogy. **Genealogy: Chasing your own tale! **Genealogy ... will I ever find time to mow the lawn again? **That's the problem with the gene pool: NO Lifeguards **I researched my family tree ... and apparently I don't exist! -<>- _.-, __.' | ., ,'_ _ | :` ; |'_` '_`|' : ,' |(o) (o)| ; ; `| A |' ; ; _..| `-' |..'.' .'.--. .--' .'.' | | | : | | : | | | `.`. ; : `' Y . Y | | | | | | ; | : / | \ jgs ; | : /_____|_____\ What's For Sale? A real-estate agent was driving around with a new trainee when she spotted a charming little farmhouse with a hand-lettered "For Sale" sign out front. After briskly introducing herself and her associate to the startled occupant, the agent cruised from room to room, opening closets and cupboards, testing faucets and pointing out where a "new light fixture here and a little paint there" would help. Pleased with her assertiveness, the woman was hopeful that the owner would offer her the listing. "Ma'am," the man said, "I appreciate the home-improvement tips and all, but I think you read my sign wrong. It says, "HORSE for sale." -<>- Just To Inspire You /| .-'`| .--. \\ |o o| ( -, \ \\| - | .'o \| \ \ (_., '.________.-. | |\\ \ \ | | . | \| \ ______ /_/ ; | ; ||| ||| / | \ ||| ||| jgs /___|___\ //_| //_| >If I Have to Be Your Best Friend If I have to be your best friend If that's all I can get Then I'll take the job with honor I'll be the best one yet. I'll offer you my shoulder I'll show how I care I'll be there when you need me I'm not going anywhere. If I have to be your best friend The one who hears you cry Then I'll take the job with honor I'll take the job with pride. My love for you is stronger Then you will ever know But for you to ever love me I will have to let you go. You need time to find your purpose You need time to sort your thoughts But when the course has ended And the race is finally run. _____ _.-'" "'-._ ,-".-. .-."-. ,' .-. .-. `, / / _\ / _\ \ .-. | | ( | | ( | | .-. .-----\ \ | '---' '---' | / /-----. :---- |--| ', ,' |--| ----: :---- '-`|--| ^"-.,_______,.-;^ |--|`-' ----: '---....' | _ `-' | '....---' | [ '-"-.-"-. | \ | .-. .-. | / `. | | | | | | ,' `._ [___]|__]|__] _,' `--.._____..--' / / \ \ jgs / / \ \ .---'"=="\ /"=="'---. 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