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Sunday, November 27, 2005
IRAQ - VERY INTERESTING - DID YOU KNOW? (From Bob, our correspondent in Bayside.) 1. The garden of Eden was in Iraq. 2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization! 3. Noah built the ark in Iraq. 4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq. 5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq! 6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq. 7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq. 8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq. 9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel. 10. Amos cried out in Iraq! 11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem. 12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq! 13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been in Iraq also as the fourth person in the fiery furnace!) 14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in Iraq. 15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq. 16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq. 17. The wise men were from Iraq. 18. Peter preached in Iraq. 19. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon, which was a city in Iraq! And you have probably seen this one. Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible. But do you know which nation is second? It is Iraq! However, that is not the name that is used in the Bible. The names used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar, and Mesopotamia. The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The name Iraq, means country with deep roots. Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant country in the Bible. No other nation, except Israel, has more history and prophecy associated it than Iraq. . THE LEFT COAST REPORT A Political Look at Hollywood By James Hirsen A NewsMax Report Headlines (Click here for complete stories): 1. San Francisco Supervisor Wants Bill O'Reilly Fired 2. Supreme Court TV 3. Terrorism Takes Life of 'Halloween' Producer 4. TV Sex Scenes on the Rise 5. 'Hollywood' Joe Wilson . Reason's Weekly Dispatch By Jeff A. Taylor and the Reason staff In this issue: 1. Playing the Wrong Card 2. Viral IP Protection 3. Cue the Pitchforks and Torches 4. Quick Hits 5. New at Reason Online - Orange Méchanique 6. News and Events . A Dismissal by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) Several weeks ago, I wrote to Senator Schumer about my concerns when the story of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee had illegally obtained Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele's credit report. Senator Schumer is the chair of the committee. Herewith is Senator Schumer's dismissive reply: Dear Mr. Murphy: Senator, here's my reply: I hope you get buried in 2006 by a Republican landslide. Screw you, you worthless lowlife motherfucker! . Highly Recommended On-Line Articles Why Nazism Was Socialism and Why Socialism Is Totalitarian Profits and High Prices: More Economic Nonsense The Dreadful, Dreary, Boring World of Commie Casinos And Then a Miracle Occurs How the Market Might Have Handled Katrina . Comment of the Day (Posted on The Nation of Riflemen.) Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baronÂ’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. - C.S. Lewis jsallison on 11/22 at 08:54 AM . Saturday, November 26, 2005
See Moviefone Short Films (From Gene, our correspondent in Washington Heights.) Some really creative stuff here: http://movies.aol.com/short_film_festival?pmmsid=1270086 Just a comment, this is an example of the future, someday we'll all be content providers. Enjoy! . Thursday, November 24, 2005
A Sample of a John Kerry Administration... (Thanks to Powerline.) Senator Kerry gives us a view of how his administration would have operated by his participation on a jury in Massachusetts. The rest of the country breathes a sigh of relief that he's not their Senator or President. See here... . Chicken With Stuffing (From Greta, our correspondent in Astoria.) Here is a chicken recipe that also includes the use of popcorn as a stuffing - imagine that. I thought it was perfect for people like me, who just are not sure how to tell when poultry is thoroughly cooked,but not dried out. Give this a try. BAKED STUFFED CHICKEN 6-7 lb. Chicken 1 cup melted butter 1 cup stuffing (Pepperidge Farm is good.) 1 cup uncooked popcorn (ORVILLE REDENBACHER'S LOW FAT) Salt/pepper to taste ______________________________ Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush chicken well with melted butter, salt, and pepper. Fill cavity with stuffing and popcorn. Place in baking pan with the neck end toward the back of the oven. Listen for the popping sounds. When the chicken's ass blows the oven door open and the chicken flies across the room, it's done. And, you thought I couldn't cook...... . Lots of Humor to Start the Day (From Dan, our correspondent in the Commonwealth of Taxachusetts.) Click here... . Some Interesting Facts... From Andy, an occassional correspondent in Nassau County.) Editor's Note: Some of these sound like urban legends, but enjoy anyway. In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One's image was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are "limbs," therefore painting them would cost the buyer more. Hence the expression, "Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg." As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year (May and October)! Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool. They couldn't wash the wigs, so to clean them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes. The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term "big wig." Today we often use the term "here comes the Big Wig" because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy. In the late 1700s, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded down from the wall, and was used for dining. The "head of the household" always sat in the chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor. Occasionally a guest, who was usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal. To sit in the chair meant you were important and in charge. They called the one sitting in the chair the "chair man." Today in business, we use the expression or title "Chairman" or "Chairman of the Board." Personal hygiene left much room for improvement. As a result, many women and men had developed acne scars by adulthood. The women would spread bee's wax over their facial skin to smooth out their complexions. When they were speaking to each other, if a woman began to stare at another woman's face she was told, "mind your own bee's wax." Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence the term "crack a smile." In addition, when they sat too close to the fire, the wax would melt . . therefore, the expression "losing face." Ladies wore corsets, which would lace up in the front. A proper and dignified woman, as in "straight laced". . . wore a tightly tied lace. Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the "Ace of Spades." To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead. Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't "playing with a full deck." Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV's or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to "go sip some ale" and listen to people's conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. "You go sip here" and "You go sip there." The two words "go sip" were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term "gossip." At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint and quart-sized containers. A bar maid's job was to keep an eye on the customers and keep the drinks coming. She had to pay close attention and remember who was drinking in "pints" and who was drinking in "quarts," hence the term "minding your "P's and Q's." One more: bet you didn't know this! In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. However, how to prevent them from rolling about the deck? The best storage method devised was a square-based pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem...how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding or rolling from under the others. The solution was a metal plate called a "Monkey" with 16 round indentations. However, if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make "Brass Monkeys." Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannonballs would come right off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally, "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey." (All this time, you thought that was an improper expression, didn't you.) You must send this fabulous bit of historic knowledge to unsuspecting friends. If you don't, your floppy is going to fall off your hard drive and kill your mouse. "If you can read this, thank a teacher".... "If you are reading it in English, thank a soldier." . Sunday, November 13, 2005
Now It Can Be Told... The real reason George Bush won a second term is due to this critical segment of the population. . Highly Recommended On-Line Article (Thanks to Real Clear Politics.) Say no to hip-hop's excesses "It is tragic enough that black rappers and hip-hop moguls prostitute themselves to the Fortune 500 with the very stereotypes about violence, stupidity, and sexual drive that white society used to justify slavery, colonization, segregation, and lynching. After slave rebellions, the Underground Railroad, patriotism in world wars, marches on Washington, and murders of civil rights workers, Jay-Z makes millions saying, ''I take and rape villages." . 1,100 Lawyers Leave Saddam Defense Team... (From the DrudgeReport.) That's not a defense team, how do any decisions get made? See here. . From Hit and Run Reason's staff blog: Televangelist Pat Robertson Calls Down Plagues of Frogs, Lice, and Locusts on Dover, PA. Not really, but Robertson did warn the residents of Dover, PA who heretically voted to throw out the intelligent designers on the town's school board: "I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: If there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God. You just rejected him from your city." Robertson later added this clarification: "If they have future problems in Dover, I recommend they call on Charles Darwin. Maybe he can help them." I just wonder how Robertson can be so damned sure that God is against the teaching of science? Posted by Ronald Bailey http://www.reason.com/hitandrun/2005/11/televangelist_p.shtml . The Refdesk Site of the Day is: FBI: Most Wanted Each year millions of Americans are victimized by the scams and schemes perpetrated by white collar crime predators. Corporate fraud, health care fraud, telemarketing fraud, and bank fraud are just a few of the criminals' weapons of choice. Billions of dollars are estimated to be lost annually as a result of these fraudulent activities which are carried out by individuals, companies, or groups of individuals. You can help protect American citizens from these criminals who often target the elderly. ----- Now there's a store that pays us: (Forwarded by Pamela, our correspondent in Bay Ridge.) Brooklyn's new iSold It, part of a national chain that helps computer-shy pack rats auction their stuff through eBay. Bring in an old bike or an ex-boyfriend's drum set and they do the rest - posting the goods online and shipping them to the winner. You get a link to the auction and a check when it's done; they get 30% of the take. Since not everything sells, however, they judge your junk carefully, taking only the items that will earn at least $30. You can view the entire article at: http://www.nydailynews.com/city_life/thersday/story/361748p-308138c.html . . A Prayer for the Stressed (From John, our correspondent in Narrowsburg.) Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I cannot accept, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those I had to kill today because they got on my nerves. Also help me to be careful of the toes I step on today as they may be connected to the feet I may have to kiss tomorrow. Help me always to give 100% at work... 12% on Monday, 23%on Tuesday, 40% on Wednesday, 20% on Thursday, and 5% on Friday. Help me to remember... When I'm having a bad day and it seems that people are trying to wind me up, it takes 42 muscles to frown, 28 to smile and only four to extend my arm and smack someone in the mouth! . The Honest Boss (From Greta, our correspondent in Astoria.) Haven't we all had bosses like this: Click here: http://www.hallmark.com/wcsstore/HallmarkStore/images/products/ecards/nfg1969.swf . Saturday, November 12, 2005
THE LEFT COAST REPORT A Political Look at Hollywood By James Hirsen A NewsMax Report Headlines (Click here for complete stories): 1. Janeane Garofalo's Cutting Cliches 2. Oscar Whispers 3. Yoko Ono's Paul McCartney Mea Culpa 4. The Left Forces Ouster of PBS Chairman 5. Judging 'Jarhead' . Reason's Weekly Dispatch By Jeff A. Taylor and the Reason staff In this issue: 1. The Latest French Fashion 2. Two Days and Three Sleepless Nights in Baghdad! 3. Libby's Fibby: A Motive? 4. Quick Hits 5. New at Reason Online - Casey at the Bench 6. News and Events Progress 2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root. 1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer. 1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion. 1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill. 1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic. 2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root. Thanks to random pithy quotes at this place: http://jiltanith.thefifthimperium.com/ I don't think the site has a name. . The Refdesk Site of the Day is: News Archives This site provides links to United States news archives available on the Web. ----- New Parrot (From Gene, our correspondent in Washington Heights.) A woman went to a pet shop and immediately spotted a large, beautiful parrot. There was a sign on the cage that said $50.00. "Why so little," she asked the pet store owner. The owner looked at her and said, "Look, I should tell you first that this bird used to live in a house of prostitution, and sometimes it says some pretty vulgar stuff." The woman thought about this, but decided she had to have the bird anyway. She took it home and hung the bird's cage up in her living room and waited for it to say something. The bird looked around the room, then at her, and said, "New house, New madam." The woman was a bit shocked at the implication, but then thought "that's really not so bad." When her two teenage daughters returned from school the bird saw and said, "New house, new madam, new girls." The girls and the woman were a bit offended but then began to laugh about the situation considering how and where the parrot had been raised. Moments later, the woman's husband Keith came home from work. The bird looked at him and said, "Hi, Keith." . WEIRD AL - EBAY SONG - VERY VERY FUNNY (From Greta, our correspondent in Astoria.) Go to this site: http://tinafolsomphotography.com/ebay_song.html then, TURN UP YOUR VOLUME!!! . Friday, November 11, 2005
God Bless the Veterans (From Gene, our correspondent in Washington Heights.) It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble. It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the VETERAN, not the politician, Who has given us the right to vote. It is the VETERAN, who salutes the Flag, It is the veteran, who serves under the Flag, GOD BLESS ALL WHO ARE SERVING AND ALL THOSE WHO SERVED !! Quote of the Week: (Thanks to Veterans Advantage.) Through their commitment to freedom, America 's veterans have lifted millions of lives and made our country and the world more secure. They have demonstrated to us that freedom is the mightiest force on Earth. We resolve that their sacrifices will always be remembered by a grateful Nation. -- President George W. Bush . Thursday, November 10, 2005
Highly Recommended On-Line Articles The Myth of Energy Deregulation Why Money Supply Matters Bush's Fowl Play Four Thousand Years of Price Control . No Fun Allowed! In one of the United States founding documents is the phrase,"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." As PJ O'Rourke stated in one of his many books, this country was founded on the principle of having a good time. Over in the comments section of No Pasaran! , I found the following: http://www.haloscan.com/comments/nopasa/113128913822683074/#184116 No you're not allowed to laugh: "Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious." [quoted in Amir Taheri, The Spirit of Allah: Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution, Adler & Adler, 1986, p.259] Well, there appears to be some real irreconcilable differences between us and the Religion of Peace. . The Refdesk Sites of the Day are: CIA: The World Factbook 2005 Country information has been updated as of April 21, 2005. Along with the new entities and the regular information updates, The World Factbook now also features six new fields. In the 'People' category, a major infectious diseases field has been added for countries deemed to pose a higher degree of risk for travelers. In the 'Economy' category, entries have been added for current account balance, nvestment (gross fixed), ublic debt, and eserves of foreign exchange and gold. The 'Transnational' issues category has a new refugees and internally displaced persons entry. ----- GovEngine.com This site is dedicated to promoting e-Government initiatives and interconnectivity between the federal, state and local levels of government with the citizens. GovEngine's goal is to provide to the citizens of the United States of America an educational awareness and broadened understanding of online government accessibility and to emphasize the communication and cooperation between all branches and levels of government with the public. Site contains over 17,000 federal, state, and local governmental links. ----- YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT *677 (From Greta, our correspondent in Astoria.) I knew about the red light on cars, but not the *677. It was about 1:00p.m. in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's parents have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called *677 on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind her. The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she and there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back up already on the way. Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her. One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind. They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes. I never knew about the *677 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a woman alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe&quiet; place. You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them (i.e. put on your hazard lights) or call *677 like Lauren did. Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little bit of wonderful information. *Speaking to a service representative at **Bell** Mobility confirmed that *677 was a direct link to State Police Dispatch. So, now it's your turn to let your friends know about *677. Send this to every person you know; it may save a life. . Sunday, November 06, 2005
Highly Recommended On-Line Articles Lands of Catastrophe: The Case of India and Pakistan A Spanish Entrepreneur vs. The State Methodenstreit Comix On Appeasing Envy Germany: Doomed by Schmöllerism . BOOKS ON-LINE Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis -- John R. Bradley Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors -- James Reston . Massachusetts Golfer in Ireland (From Dan, our correspondent in the Commonwealth of Taxacusetts.) A Massachusetts golfer playing in Ireland hooked his drive into the woods. Looking for his ball, he found a little Leprechaun flat on his back, a big bump on his head and the golfer's ball beside him. Horrified, the golfer got his water bottle from the cart and poured it over the little guy, reviving him. "Arrgh! What happened?" the Leprechaun asked. "Oh, I see. Well, ye got me fair and square. Ye get three wishes, so whaddya want?" "God, you're all right!" the golfer answers in relief. "I don't want anything. I'm just glad you're okay, and I apologize. I really didn't mean to hit you." And the golfer walks off. "What a nice guy," the Leprechaun says to himself. "But it was fair and square that he got me, and I have to do something for him. I'll give him the three things I would want - a great golf game, all the money he ever needs, and a fantastic sex life." A year goes by (as it does in stories like this) and the Massachusetts golfer is back. On the same hole, he again hits a bad drive into woods and the Leprechaun is there waiting for him. "T'was me that made ye hit the ball here," the little guy says. "I just want to ask ye, how's yer golf game?" "My game is fantastic!" the golfer answers. "In fact, that's the first bad ball I've hit in a year! I'm an internationally famous golfer now." He adds, "By the way, it's good to see you're all right." "Oh, I'm fine now, thankee. I did that fer yer golf game, ya know. And tell me, how's yer money situation?" "Why, it's just wonderful!" the golfer states. "I win fortunes in golf. If I need cash, I just reach in my pocket and pull out $100 bills didn't even know were there!" "I did that fer ye also. And tell me, how's yer sex life?" The golfer blushes, turns his head away in embarrassment, and says shyly, "It's OK" "C'mon, c'mon now," urged the Leprechaun, "I'm wanting to know if I did good job. How many times a day?" Blushing even more, the golfer looks around then whispers, "Once, sometimes twice a week." "What?!?!" responds the Leprechaun in shock. "That's all? Only once or twice a week?!" "Well," says the golfer, "I figure that's not bad for a Catholic priest in a small parish." . Men vs Women (From Greta, our correspondent in Astoria.) WOMAN'S PERFECT BREAKFAST She's sitting at the table with her gourmet coffee. Her son is on the cover of the Wheaties box. Her daughter is on the cover of Business Week. Her boyfriend is on the cover of Playgirl. And her husband is on the back of the milk carton. WOMEN'S REVENGE "Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. "So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked. "No," she replied, " but my husband refused to come shopping with me, and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally." UNDERSTANDING WOMEN (A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE) I know I'm not going to understand women. I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax, pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root, and still be afraid of a spider. MARRIAGE SEMINAR While attending a Marriage Seminar dealing with communication, Tom and his wife Grace listened to the instructor, "It is essential that husbands and wives know each other's likes and dislikes." He addressed the man, "Can you name your wife's favorite flower?" Tom leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, "It's Pillsbury, isn't it?" CIGARETTES AND TAMPONS A man walks into a pharmacy and wanders up and down the aisles. The sales girl notices him and asks him if she can help him. He answers that he is looking for a box of tampons for his wife. She directs him down the correct aisle. A few minutes later, he deposits a huge bag of cotton balls and a ball of string on the counter. She says, confused, "Sir, I thought you were looking for some tampons for your wife? He answers, " You see, it's like this, yesterday, I sent my wife to the store to get me a carton of cigarettes, and she came back with a tin of tobacco and some rolling papers; cause it's sooo-ooo--oo-ooo much cheaper. So, I figure if I have to roll my own .......... so does she. ( I figure this guy is the one on the milk carton! ) WHO DOES WHAT A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning. The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee." The husband said, " You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee." Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee." Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me." So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed .........."HEBREWS" . Saturday, November 05, 2005
Reason's Weekly Dispatch By Jeff A. Taylor and the Reason staff In this issue: 1. Careful What You Wish For 2. Scooter Indictment Skirts Issue 3. Step-Ma Bell 4. Quick Hits 5. New at Reason Online - Whatever Became of the Gubernator? 6. News and Events . THE LEFT COAST REPORT A Political Look at Hollywood By James Hirsen A NewsMax Report Headlines (Scroll down for complete stories): 1. ABC's Hillary Smash 2. Vampire Queen Anne Rice Finds Faith 3. Madonna Evangelist? 4. Susan Sarandon's Press Pointers 5. The King of Pop Joins the Sheik of Bahrain . Highly Recommended On-Line Articles Is the Fed an Inflation Fighter or Creator? What Does Inflation Targeting Mean? The Ascension of Bernanke Into the Clouds Wal-Mart Warms to the State Speaking of Liberty . The Refdesk Site of the Day is: FirstGov for Kids Welcome to the U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal. This site was developed and is maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center. It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. Explore, learn, have fun and don't forget to add us to your favorites! ----- Lost In Translation? (From Greta, our correspondent in Astoria.) To get the full effect, this should be read aloud. You will understand what 'tenjewberrymuds' means by the end of the conversation. This has been nominated for the best email of 2005. The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel guest and room-service, at a hotel in Asia, which was recorded and published in the Far East Economic Review: Room Service (RS): "Morrin. ; Roon sirbees." Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service." RS: "Rye..Roon sirbees..morrin! Jewish to oddor sunteen??" G: "Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs." RS: "Ow July den?" G: "What??" RS: "Ow July den?...pryed, boyud, poochd?" G : "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please." RS: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?" G: "Crisp will be fine." RS : "Hokay. An Sahn toes?" G: "What?" RS:"An toes. July Sahn toes?" G: "I don't think so." RS: "No? Judo wan sahn toes??" G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo wan sahn toes' means." RS: "Toes! toes!...Why jew don juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?" G: "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be fine." ! RS: "We bodder?" G: "No...just put the bodder on the side." RS: "Wad! ?" G: "I mean butter...just put it on the side." S: "Copy?" G: "Excuse me?" RS: "Copy...tea...meel?" G: "Yes. Coffee, please, and that's all." RS: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin w bodder on sigh and copy....rye??" G: "Whatever you say." RS: "Tenjewberrymuds." G : "You're very welcome." . THE BASIC LAWS OF HUMAN STUPIDITY (Forwarded by Gene, our correspondent in Washington Heights.) As unbelievable as it sounds, there are some basic laws: See Here.... . |