Month: August 2000

If I like it, it's mine.If it's in my hand, it's mine.If I can take it from you, it's mine.If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.If I'm doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.If it looks just like…

Submitted by iVillager S. Joan H.Helium was up, feathers were down.Paper was stationary.Fluorescent tubing was dimmed in light trading.Knives were up sharply.Cows steered into a bull market.Pencils lost a few points.Hiking equipment was trailing.Elevators rose, while escalators continued their slow decline.Weights were up in heavy trading.Light switches were off.Mining equipment hit rock bottom.Diapers remained unchanged.Shipping…

The numerical format for the day before yesterday was 11-17-1999.  All of the digits are odd.  The next Odd day will be 11-19-1999 (which is today).  The next Odd day after that will be 1-1-3111 — which is well over a thousand years away, which we will never see.  Days such as 4-13-89 have both…

There are many stories related to the sinking of the "Titanic".  Some have just come to light due to the success of the recent movie.  For example, most people don't know that back in 1912 Hellman's Mayonnaise was manufactured in England.  The "Titanic" was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera…

WHAT IS THE PROPER AGE TO GET MARRIED?"Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm going to find me a wife."Tom, 5WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?"On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date."Mike, 9WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS…

Never give me work in the morning.  Always wait until 4pm and then bring it in to me.  The challenge of a deadline is refreshing.If its a rush job, run in and interrupt me every 10 minutes to inquire how I am doing.  That helps.  Or even better, hover behind me, advising me at every…

There are three engineers in a car; an electrical engineer, a chemical engineer, and a Microsoft engineer.  Suddenly the car just stops by the side of the road, and the three engineers look at each other wondering what could be wrong.The electrical engineer suggests stripping down the electronics of the car and trying to trace…