A Pop Quiz

A VERY INTERESTING QUIZ
READ ON: Are you in the 2% or in the 98% of the population? Follow the instructions! NO PEEKING AHEAD! * Do the following exercise, guaranteed to raise an eyebrow. * There's no trick or surprise. * Just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can! * Again, as quickly as you can but don't advance until you've done each of them ... really. * Now, scroll down (but not too fast, you might miss something).


Think of a number from 1 to 10...
Multiply that number by 9...
If the number is a 2-digit number, add the digits together...
Now subtract 5...
Determine which letter in the alphabet corresponds to the number you ended up with (example: 1=a, 2=b, 3=c, etc.)...
Now...think of a country that starts with that letter...
Remember the last letter of the name of that country
Now...think of the name of an animal that starts with that last letter...
Remember the last letter in the name of that animal...
Now...think of the name of a fruit that starts with that last letter...


Are you thinking of a Kangaroo in Denmark eating an Orange? If not, you're among the 2% of the population whose minds are different enough to think of something else. 98% of people will answer with kangaroos in Denmark when given this exercise.

I came up with a Cat in the Dominican Republic eating a tangerine. Go figure.

Winter Is On It's Way

We are expecting our first snow storm of the season this evening.
We'll probably see more ice than snow. That way we can go out and fall on our butts instead of make snowmen.
Gotta love Iowa weather it changes every 15 minutes. Yesterday it was near 60 degrees.
I better go dig out the snow shovel and the hats and gloves.

Home Sick

I'm staying home from work today. I'm sick with "the crud" coughing, sneezing, , sinus pain, sore throat, body aches and fever. Can anyone send chicken soup?

I suppose I should go to the doctor for some anti-biotics, as I think it's probably strep, but I don't have a doctor in town. I haven't needed one since I moved here a year ago. Not to mention the fact I don't have medical insurance and I hate to pay a doctor just to get a prescription. Being sick is an expensive thing; the doctor bill, medicine costs, lost pay from work.

What's a gal to do? I want my Mommy!

And So It Goes - Linda Ellerbee

Sometimes it takes only a word, or just a few, to become immortalized in television history.
The TV Land cable network has compiled a list of the 100 greatest catchphrases in TV.

The greatest number of moments, 26, come from the 1970s. TV Land identified nine moments from this decade. Ten are from commercials, and 28 from comedies, including six from "Saturday Night Live."

In alphabetical order, TV Land's list:
_"Aaay" (Fonzie, "Happy Days")
_"And that's the way it is" (Walter Cronkite, "CBS Evening News")
_"Ask not what your country can do for you ..." (John F. Kennedy)
_"Baby, you're the greatest" (Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden, "The Honeymooners")
_"Bam!" (Emeril Lagasse, "Emeril Live")
_"Book 'em, Danno" (Steve McGarrett, "Hawaii Five-O")
_"Come on down!" (Johnny Olson, "The Price is Right")
_"Danger, Will Robinson" (Robot, "Lost in Space")
_"De plane! De plane!" (Tattoo, "Fantasy Island")
_"Denny Crane" (Denny Crane, "Boston Legal")
_"Do you believe in miracles?" (Al Michaels, 1980 Winter Olympics)
_"D'oh!" (Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons")
_"Don't make me angry ..." (David Banner, "The Incredible Hulk")
_"Dyn-o-mite" (J.J., "Good Times")
_"Elizabeth, I'm coming!" (Fred Sanford, "Sanford and Son")
_"Gee, Mrs. Cleaver ..." (Eddie Haskell, "Leave it to Beaver")
_"God'll get you for that" (Maude, "Maude")
_"Good grief" (Charlie Brown, "Peanuts" specials)
_"Good night, and good luck" (Edward R. Murrow, "See It Now")
_"Good night, John Boy" ("The Waltons")
_"Have you no sense of decency?" (Joseph Welch to Sen. McCarthy)
_"Heh heh" (Beavis and Butt-head, "Beavis and Butthead")
_"Here it is, your moment of Zen" (Jon Stewart, "The Daily Show")
_"Here's Johnny!" (Ed McMahon, "The Tonight Show")
_"Hey now!" (Hank Kingsley, "The Larry Sanders Show")
_"Hey hey hey!" (Dwayne Nelson, "What's Happening!!")
_"Hey hey hey!" (Fat Albert, "Fat Albert")
_"Holy (whatever), Batman!" (Robin, "Batman")
_"Holy crap!" (Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond")
_"Homey don't play that!" (Homey the Clown, "In Living Color")
_"How sweet it is!" (Jackie Gleason, "The Jackie Gleason Show")
_"How you doin'?" (Joey Tribbiani, "Friends")
_"I can't believe I ate the whole thing" (Alka Seltzer ad)
_"I know nothing!" (Sgt. Schultz, "Hogan's Heroes")
_"I love it when a plan comes together" (Hannibal, "The A-Team")
_"I want my MTV!" (MTV ad)
_"I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl ..." (Larry, "Newhart")
_"I'm not a crook ..." (Richard Nixon)
_"I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" (Vicks Formula 44 ad)
_"I'm Rick James, bitch!" (Dave Chappelle as Rick James, "Chappelle's Show")
_"If it weren't for you meddling kids!" (Various villains, "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?")
_"Is that your final answer?" (Regis Philbin, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire")
_"It keeps going and going and going ..." (Energizer Batteries ad)
_"It takes a licking ..." (Timex ad)
_"Jane, you ignorant slut" (Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin, "Saturday Night Live")
_"Just one more thing ..." (Columbo, "Columbo")
_"Let's be careful out there" (Sgt. Esterhaus, "Hill Street Blues")
_"Let's get ready to rumble!" (Michael Buffer, various sports events)
_"Live long and prosper" (Spock, "Star Trek")
_"Makin' whoopie" (Bob Eubanks, "The Newlywed Game")
_"Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! (Jan Brady, "The Brady Bunch")
_"Mom always liked you best" (Tommy Smothers, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour")
_"Never assume ..." (Felix Unger, "The Odd Couple")
_"Nip it!" (Barney Fife, "The Andy Griffith Show")
_"No soup for you!" (The Soup Nazi, "Seinfeld")
_"Norm!" ("Cheers")
_"Now cut that out!" (Jack Benny, "The Jack Benny Program")
_"Oh, my God! They killed Kenny!" (Stan and Kyle, "South Park")
_"Oh, my nose!" (Marcia Brady, "The Brady Bunch")
_"One small step for man ..." (Neil Armstrong)
_"Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" (Grey Poupon ad)
_"Read my lips: No new taxes!" (George H.W. Bush)
_"Resistance is futile" (Picard as Borg, "Star Trek: The Next Generation")
_"Say good night, Gracie" (George Burns, "The Burns & Allen Show")
_"Schwing!" (Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as Wayne and Garth, "Saturday Night Live")
_"Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" (Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle)
_"Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids" (Trix cereal ad)
_"Smile, you're on 'Candid Camera'" ("Candid Camera")
_"Sock it to me" ("Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In")
_"Space, the final frontier ..." (Capt. Kirk, "Star Trek")
_"Stifle!" (Archie Bunker, "All in the Family")
_"Suit up!" (Barney Stinson, "How I Met Your Mother")
_"Tastes great! Less filling!" (Miller Lite beer ad)
_"Tell me what you don't like about yourself" (Dr. McNamara and Dr. Troy, "Nip/Tuck")
_"That's hot" (Paris Hilton, "The Simple Life")
_"The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" (Jim McKay, "ABC's Wide World of Sports")
_"The tribe has spoken" (Jeff Probst, "Survivor")
_"The truth is out there" (Fox Mulder, "The X-Files")
_"This is the city ..." (Sgt. Joe Friday, "Dragnet")
_"Time to make the donuts" ("Dunkin' Donuts" ad)
_"Two thumbs up" (Siskel & Ebert, "Siskel & Ebert")
_"Up your nose with a rubber hose" (Vinnie Barbarino, "Welcome Back, Kotter")
_"We are two wild and crazy guys!" (Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd as Czech playboys, "Saturday Night Live")
_"Welcome to the O.C., bitch" (Luke, "The O.C.")
_"Well, isn't that special?" (Dana Carvey as the Church Lady, "Saturday Night Live")
_"We've got a really big show!" (Ed Sullivan, "The Ed Sullivan Show")
_"Whassup?" (Budweiser ad)
_"What you see is what you get!" (Geraldine, "The Flip Wilson Show")
_"Whatchoo talkin"bout, Willis?" (Arnold Drummond, "Diff'rent Strokes")
_"Where's the beef?" (Wendy's ad)
_"Who loves you, baby?" (Kojak, "Kojak")
_"Would you believe?" (Maxwell Smart, "Get Smart")
_"Yabba dabba do!" (Fred Flintstone, "The Flintstones")
_"Yada, yada, yada" ("Seinfeld")
_"Yeah, that's the ticket" (Jon Lovitz as the pathological liar, "Saturday Night Live")
_"You eeeediot!" (Ren, "Ren & Stimpy")
_"You look mahvelous!" (Billy Crystal as Fernando, "Saturday Night Live")
_"You rang?" (Lurch, "The Addams Family")
_"You're fired!" (Donald Trump, "The Apprentice")
_"You've got spunk ..." (Lou Grant, "The Mary Taylor Moore Show")

Priceless

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition. But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down.
It translates into: * $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.
* That's a mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140?
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.
For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watching Saturday morning cartoons,
* going to Disney movies, and
* wishing on stars.
* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay or Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.
For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter, * filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of hair, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless. You get a front row seat to history to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first bra,
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.
In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, So one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost.
That is quite a deal!!! Love & Enjoy your Children & Grandchildren. It's priceless!!!

Qoute Of The Day

The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.- Charles Lamb

Word Of The Day

BIFURCATE - divide into two parts, bisection, cleave.

Accolade

Successful dieters might win the Nobelly prize.

Bah Humbug

I went to my company's Christmas Party tonight. We had an ok meal and the managers drew our names out of a box for prizes. Some people won gifts worth up to $100 and others got bargain basement regifts. Guess which I got? Yes, I got the old crap they had left over from other years, a lovely pen and key chain with the company logo on them. Bah Humbug!! I really didn't need more proof that life isn't fair, thank you. The two free bottles of pop we all got were worth more that that. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Rant over and out.....

Anniversary

One year ago today I moved back to Fairfield and into my new home. I'm fondly remembering the friends and family that helped me with that undertaking. It was a freezing and blustery day, quite unlike the 55 degree weather we enjoyed today.

The year went by quickly, as they all seem to lately. Remember when you were a kid and time seemed to move so slowly, especially if you were waiting on something. It feels like time moves faster and faster with each passing year. I must be getting older and hopefully wiser.

Black Friday

Today is Black Friday - traditionally, the busiest shopping day of the year.
Did you - or are you planning to - head out to the stores to do some holiday shopping today?

Are you kidding me, I've never gone shopping the day after Thanksgiving. Those crazy women scare me! I'm the weirdo that goes shopping the day after Christmas for my bargain hunting.

Gobble
Gobble

Turkey Trivia

A long-time centerpiece of American holiday feasts, the turkey has a colorful and delicious history. Here are some intriguing facts about our nation's favorite bird, that you may not know:

- Turkeys originated in North and Central America, and evidence indicates that they have been around for over 10 million years.
- Until 1863, Thanksgiving Day had not been celebrated annually since the first feast in 1621. This changed in 1863 when Sarah Josepha Hale encouraged Abraham Lincoln to set aside the last Thursday in November "as a day for national thanksgiving and prayer."
- In Mexico, the turkey was considered a sacrificial bird.
- Domesticated turkeys (farm raised) cannot fly. Wild turkeys can fly for short distances at up to 55 miles per hour. Wild turkeys are also fast on the ground, running at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour.
- Only male turkeys (toms) gobble. Females (hens) make a clicking noise. The gobble is a seasonal call during the spring and fall. Hens are attracted for mating when a tom gobbles. Wild toms love to gobble when they hear loud sounds or settle in for the night.
- The heaviest turkey ever raised weighed in at 86 pounds -- about the size of a large German Shepherd -- and was grown in England, according to Dr. Sarah Birkhold, poultry specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
- Mature turkeys have 3,500 or so feathers. The Apache Indians considered the turkey timid and wouldn't eat it or use its feathers on their arrows.
- More than 45 million turkeys are cooked and 525 million pounds of turkey are eaten during Thanksgiving.
- Ninety percent of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Fifty percent eat turkey on Christmas.
- North Carolina produces 61 million turkeys annually, more than any other state. Minnesota and Arkansas are number two and three.
- Benjamin Franklin, the great American statesman, thought the turkey was so American it should have been chosen as our national symbol rather than the eagle.
- The fleshy growth from the base of the beak, which is very long on male turkeys and hangs down over the beak, is called the snood.

Thanksgiving Wish

MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY,
MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP,
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS,
MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER
STAY OFF YOUR THIGHS

THE GREAT PYRAMIDS

Dig It

An archaeologist's career ended up in ruins.

Get Your Monies Worth

My feisty 70-year-old neighbor Frances had to call a furnace repairman. After a quick inspection the man put some oil into the motor and handed her a $70 bill for labor. "Labor charges!" Frances exclaimed. "It only took you five minutes." The repairman explained that his company had a minimum one-hour charge on every house call. "Well, I want my remaining 55 minutes of labor," my neighbor responded and she handed him a rake. He spent the next 55 minutes in her back yard bagging leaves.

Hard To Find Toys For Christmas

Commentary On The Hawkeye Football Season

My father is an avid fan of a nearby university's football team. During a recent season, his team got off to a poor start, and almost every Saturday afternoon Dad sat ranting at the TV screen. One day, after loud shouts of disgust, silence fell. Puzzled, my mother went into the living room to find him quietly watching a World War II movie. "I just switched over to something that I knew we would win!" Dad explained

Light It Up

Match makers like to strike up a light conversation.

Word Of The Day

LIONIZE - to treat as a celebrity, exalt, deify.

Sail On

Schooner or later sailors engage in rudder nonsense.

Thought For The Day

Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.

This Day In History

On November 18
1820
Captain Nathaniel Palmer became the first American to sight the continent of Antarctica.
1865
Samuel L. Clemens published, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," under the pen name "Mark Twain" in the New York Saturday Press.
1883
The U.S. and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones.
1928
The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New York. It was Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," starring Mickey Mouse.
1942
"The Skin of Our Teeth," by Thornton Wilder opened on Broadway.
1966
U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays.
1978
In Jonestown, Guyana, the Reverend Jim Jones persuaded his followers to drink a death potion. 914 cult members were left dead including 214 children.
1987
The U.S. Congress issued the Iran-Contra Affair report. The report said that President Ronald Reagan bore "ultimate responsibility" for wrongdoing by his aides.
1997
The FBI officially pulled out of the probe into the TWA Flight 800 disaster. They said the explosion that destroyed the Boeing 747 was not caused by a criminal act. 230 people were killed.
1999
12 people were killed and 28 injured when a huge bonfire under construction collapsed at Texas A&M in College Station, TX.
1999
In Jasper, TX, Shawn Allen Berry was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the racial murder of James Byrd Jr. John William King and Lawrence Russell Brewer both received the death penalty earlier in the year for their roles in the crime.
2001
Nintendo released the GameCube home video game console in the United States.

Relationship Red Flags

10 Women to Avoid:
1. One who talks incessently about the ex who scarred her for life
2. One who calls her mother more than once/day
3. One who can't hold a job
4. One who has her hairdresser on speed dial
5. One who has her shrink on speed dial
6. One who buys you sweater vests
7. One who plays mind games such as the "What's wrong?" "Nothing." game.
8. One who wears more makeup than Ronald McDonald.
9. One who is brand-name obsessed.
10. One who watches The OC.

10 Men to Stay Away From (No Matter How Sorta Sexy/Conniving/Convincing They Are Or How Drunk/Out Of Your Mind/Lonely You Are)
1. A man who wears tight, high-waisted pants
2. Your friend's ex
3. An Internet match who when you meet in person looks nothing like his photos
4. Bartender/musician/sales clerk (or any man who needs more than one slash (/) to define himself)
5. Any guy who critiques your outfit or makeup
6. Men who hate animals
7. Men who hate their mothers (even if she is an animal)
8. A man who has his ex's name tattooed on his body
9. Addicts (this includes addictions to alcohol, gambling, porn to name a few)
10. A guy who will ask to see your compact mirror so he can make sure his freshly waxed eyebrows are in place

Lumbering Along

The lumber company had many board meetings.

Word Of The Day

PARADOX - a statement that appears absurd or inexplicable, but may in fact be true,
contradiction, dilemma.

Dream On

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. -- Eleanor Roosevelt

One Of Henry's Ladies

Which of Henry VIII's wives are you?

this quiz was made by Lori Fury

Word Of The Day

ZEAL - passion, excitement, fervor, ardor, enthusiasm.

Please Wash Hands Before Returning To Work

Water Works!
The best way to stop the spread of infection is by washing your hands. But do these antibacterial creams or lotions work just as well?
A Japanese study suggests not.
As reported in the Journal of Dermatology, the study found that only 49 percent of skin bacteria was removed when you use an antibacterial hand lotion without washing.
On the other hand, if you use the lotion after washing first, you'll get rid of 89 percent of the bacteria.

Word Of The Day

IDIOSYNCRASY - peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity, quirk, singularity.

Monet Birthday Salute

Impressionist painter, Claude Oscar Monet was born in Paris on November 14, 1840 and died in Giverny in 1926.

Aussie Salute

Ever since Crocadile Dundee and the Out Back Steak House came along I've had a thing for Australia. Looked like a lot of good times to be had there. Those marketing people know how to lure you in.
I'll have a Bloomin' Onion and a Foster's to wash it down with.
Now I have that good looking Aussie poker pro, Joe Hatcham to add to my list .
Good Day Mate!

SYDNEY

OPERA

HOUSE

Hop To It

A kangaroo that can't jump is completely hopless.

This Day In History

On November 12
1840
Sculptor, Auguste Rodin, was born in Paris. His most widely known works are "The Kiss" and "The Thinker."
1915
Theodore W. Richards, of Harvard University, became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
1927
Joseph Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union. Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party leading to Stalin coming to power.
1944
During World War II, the German battleship "Tirpitz" was sunk off the coast of Norway.
1954
Ellis Island, the immigration station in New York Harbor, closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since 1892.
1987
The American Medical Association issued a policy statement that said it was unethical for a doctor to refuse to treat someone solely because that person had AIDS or was HIV-positive.
1995
The space shuttle Atlantis blasted off on a mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
1997
Four Americans and their Pakistani driver were shot to death in Karachi, Pakistan. The Americans were oil company employees.
1997
The UN Security Council imposed new sanctions on Iraq for constraints being placed on UN arms inspectors.
1997
Ramzi Yousef was found guilty of masterminding the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.
2001
American Airlines flight 587 crashed just minutes after take off from Kennedy Airport in New York. The Airbus A300 crashed into the Rockaway Beach section of Queens. All 260 people aboard were killed.

You Had Me At Hello

Did you know that a simple "hello" can brighten your honey's day?
The word HELLO means:
H=How are you?
E=Everything all right?
L=Like to hear from you.
L=Love to see you soon!
O=Obviously I miss you...

HELLO! Good day!

Be Thankful

Take full account of what excellencies which you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.- Marcus Aurelius

Word Of The Day

ANACHRONISM - something out of place in time, relic, holdover.

EVENING
IN
PARIS

3 P Pun

A pharmacist and a patient had a pill owe fight.

Cranberry Nut Bread

CLASSIC CRANBERRY NUT BREAD

INGREDIENTS:2 cups flour1 cup sugar1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon baking soda3/4 cup orange juice1 tablespoon grated orange peel2 tablespoons shortening1 egg, well beaten1 1/2 cups Ocean Spray® Fresh or Frozen Cranberries, coarsely chopped1/2 cup chopped nuts
DIRECTIONS:Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl. Stir in orange juice, orange peel, shortening and egg. Mix until well blended. Stir in cranberries and nuts. Spread evenly in loaf pan.
Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely. Wrap and store overnight. Makes 1 loaf (16 slices). 211 calories per slice.

The Red Jewels Of Fall

CRANBERRIES

Decorate With Cranberries

The holiday season is here! Decorate your home with cranberries - they're frugal, eco-friendly, and simply beautiful.
Cranberry Candles - Fill a glass with cranberries, add water to cover, and top with a floating candle. This trick works well with everything from martini glasses to straight-sided tumblers.
Cranberry Garland - String cranberries onto dental floss, thread, or fishing line with a needle. Hang the crimson garland over banisters, from chandeliers, or anywhere you'd like to add a little festivity.
Cranberries & Flowers - Float cranberries in a vase to add color to an arrangement. This works best with open-necked vases and simple, long-stemmed flowers.

Thursday

Thursday's Child Remembers

If you're looking at your class schedule for next semester, and you have a required course in a subject that you always do badly in, check if it's offered on Thursday at 9 a.m.
That day and time, according to a French study, is when your memory is at its peak.
As reported in the journal Chronobiology International, memory researchers at the Universite Francois Rabelais in Tours, France, read 103 children a story, asked them to memorize a group of words, then tested them on the stories a week later.
The sessions were held on different days of the week, and at different times. The study found that those who had been at sessions held at 9:00 on Thursday morning always did better than any other group.

Royal Pun

The king and queen played chess in their castle at knight, while the bishop watched.

Election Day

It's that time again, the first Tuesday of November.
Get out and do your civic duty and cast your ballot.

VOTE ! VOTE! VOTE !

This Day In History

On November 5 (an interesting day for people in the political arena)

1872
In the U.S., Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine.
1935
The game "Monopoly" was introduced by Parker Brothers Company.
1940
President Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in office.
1946
John F. Kennedy was elected to the House of Representatives at the age of 29.
1994
Former President Reagan announced that he had Alzheimer's disease.
1998
Scientists published a genetic study that showed strong evidence that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one child of his slave, Sally Hemings.
1998
In the U.S., Chairman Henry Hyde of the Judiciary Committee, asked President Clinton to answer 81 questions for the House impeachment inquiry.

The Abundant Life

The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber.- --William Mather Lewis

Food Obsession

Take my favorite foods poll below.

Green Vegetable
Cake
Pie
Candy Bar
Cheese
Cookie
Pizza Topping
Apple Variety
Pasta Shape
Soda
Donut or bakery treat
Breakfast Cereal

My picks: sugar snap peas, german chocolate, pecan, Dove with toffee chips, baby swiss, oatmeal chocolate chip, Canadian bacon, Granny Smith, bow tie, Squirt, apple fritter, Honey Bunches of Oats with strawberries. Mmmmm

Another Wally World Success Story

An English teacher's worst nightmare:
i like to drow, read, and right. im an outgoing person and i like to have alot of fun. im up for anything if i have nothing to do. im the one my friends call on if thay gotta do something and wont someone to come with them cuz im always down for anything. i like to play cards, my fav. is spades. if i have the right person playin with me we will rule the table. i love mexican food and italin food. i like romance and romance comadiy movies more than anyhing. i work at wal mart overnight and i hate it. but its a job and it pays my bills. tryed looking for another job but nobody will have me. guess im meant to work at wal mart for the rest of my life.lol.

Pig Pun

The pig who lost it's voice became disgruntled.

Pros and Cons

People who draw suspects for a living are con-artists.

Glorious

Lets go for a stroll through the countryside
on this glorious fall day, before all the colors
have fallen from the trees.

Lowering My Standards

WHAT I WANT IN A MAN
1. Handsome 2. Charming 3. Financially successful 4. A caring listener 5. Witty 6. In good shape 7. Dresses with style 8. Appreciates finer things 9. Full of thoughtful surprises 10. An imaginative, romantic lover

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 34) 1. Nice looking (prefer hair on his head) 2. Opens car doors, holds chairs 3. Has enough money for a nice dinner 4. Listens more than talks 5. Laughs at my jokes 6. Carries bags of groceries with ease 7. Owns at least one tie 8. Appreciates a good home-cooked meal 9. Remembers birthdays and anniversaries 10. Seeks romance at least once a week

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 44) 1. Not too ugly (bald head OK) 2. Doesn't drive off until I'm in the car 3. Works steady - splurges on dinner out occasionally 4. Nods head when I'm talking 5. Usually remembers punch lines of jokes 6. Is in good enough shape to rearrange the furniture 7. Wears a shirt that covers his stomach 8. Knows not to buy champagne with screw-top lids 9. Remembers to put the toilet seat down 10. Shaves most weekends

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 54) 1. Keeps hair in nose and ears trimmed 2. Doesn't belch or scratch in public 3. Doesn't borrow money too often 4. Doesn't nod off to sleep when I'm venting 5. Doesn't re-tell the same joke too many times 6. Is in good enough shape to get off couch on weekends 7. Usually wears matching socks and fresh underwear 8. Appreciates a good TV dinner 9. Remembers your name on occasion 10. Shaves some weekends

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 64) 1. Doesn't scare small children 2. Remembers where bathroom is 3. Doesn't require much money for upkeep 4. Only snores lightly when asleep 5. Remembers why he's laughing 6. Is in good enough shape to stand up by himself 7. Usually wears some clothes 8. Likes soft foods 9. Remembers where he left his teeth 10. Remembers that it's the weekend

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 74) 1. Breathing 2. Doesn't miss the toilet

Toast Of The Town

John O'Reilly hoisted his beer and said, "Here's to spending the rest of me life! between the legs of me wife!" That won him the top prize at the pub for the best toast of the night!
He went home and told his wife, Mary, "I won the prize for the Best Toast of the night" She said, "Aye, did ye now. And what was your toast?" John said, "Here's to spending the rest of me life, sitting in church beside me wife." "Oh, that is very nice indeed, John!" Mary said.
The next day, Mary ran into one of John's drinking buddies on the Street corner. The man chuckled leeringly and said, "John won the prize the other night at the pub with a toast about you, Mary."
She said, "Aye, he told me, and I was a bit surprised myself. You know, he's only been there twice in the last four years. Once he fell asleep, and the other time I had to pull him by the ears to make him come."

Fun At Wally World

Mr. And Mrs. Fenton are retired. Mrs. Fenton insists that he goWith her to Wal*Mart. He gets bored with all the shopping.He prefers to get in and get out, but Mrs. Fenton loves toBrowse.

Here's a letter sent to her from the store.Dear Mrs. Fenton,Over the past six months, your husband has been causing quiteA commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior andMay ban both of you from our stores. We have documentedAll incidents on our video surveillance equipment.All complaints against Mr. Fenton are listed below.

Things Mr. Bill Fenton has done while his spouse wasShopping in Wal*Mart:
1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomlyPut them in people's carts when they weren't looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in HousewaresTo go off at 5-minute intervals.
3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floorLeading to the restrooms.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in anOfficial tone, 'Code 3' in housewares... And watchedWhat happened.
5. Aug 4: Went to the Service Desk and asked toPut a bag of M&M's on layaway.
6. Sept 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' signTo a carpeted area.
7. Sept 15: Set up a tent in the camping departmentAnd told other shoppers he'd invite them in if they'llBring pillows from the bedding department.
8. Sept 23: When a clerk asks if they can help himHim, he begins to cry and asks, 'Why can't you peopleJust leave me alone?'
9. Oct 4: Looked right into the security camera;Used it as a mirror, and picked his nose.
10. Nov 10: While handling guns in the hunting department,Asked the clerk if he knows where to find the antidepressants.
11. Dec 3: Darted around the store suspiciouslyLoudly hum ming the "Mission Impossible" theme
12. Dec 6: In the auto department, practiced his"Madonna look" using different size funnels.
13. Dec 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browseThrough, yelled "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"14. Dec 21: When an announcement came over theLoud
speaker, he assumes the fetal position andScreams "NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!!"And last, but not least ....
15. Dec 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the doorWaited awhile, then yelled very loudly, "There is NO toilet paper in here".