Month: December 2004
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Technologically challenged?
Take heart, anyone among you who believes you are technologically challenged, you “ain’t seen nuthin’ yet”. This is an excerpt from a Wall Street Journal article: Compaq is considering changing the command “Press Any Key” to “Press Return Key” because of the flood of calls asking where the “Any” key is.AST technical support had a…
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The Perfect workout routine!
Just came across this exercise suggested for seniors to build muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy, so I thought I’d pass it on. The article suggested doing it three days a week.Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.With a 5-lb. potato…
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Logic
Remember in elementary school, you were told that in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file line from smallest to tallest. What is the logic in that? What, do tall people burn slower?Warren Hutcherson
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Christmas in class
The Teacher, Ms. Pelzner, was very curious about how each of her students celebrated Christmas.She called on young Patrick Murphy, “Tell me Patrick, what do you do at Christmas time?”Patrick addressed the class, “Well Ms. Pelzner, me and my twelve brothers and sisters go to the midnight Mass and we sing hymns, then we come…
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Get a job; damn it
You’ve got to stop beating up your women because you can’t find a job because you didn’t want to get an education.Bill Cosby, in controversial remarks about African-American men, at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition & Citizen Education Fund’s annual conference in 2004
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Florida
My parents didn’t want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that’s the law.Jerry SeinfeldAnd, the law is just like rules. “You come in late, you have to leave early. That’s a rule; and a rules a rule, you can’t break the rules.