posted January 07, 2002 03:48 PM            

I received this email filled with interesting information...
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"And now you know..."

1. Barbie's full name is Barbara Milicent Roberts.

2. It is impossible to lick your elbow.

3. A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.

4. A shrimp's heart is in their head.

5. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, you're heart stops for a millisecond.

6. In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand (or

attempted to do so)

7. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

8. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit

9. Between 1937 and 1945 Heinz produced a version of Alphabetti Spaghetti especially for the German market that consisted solely of little pasta swastikas.

10. By law, every child in Belgium must take harmonica lessons at Primary school.

11. On average, a human being will have sex more than 3,000 times and spend two weeks kissing in their lifetime.

12. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.

13. Rats and horses can't vomit.

14. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.

15. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open by force, they will pop out.

16. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.

17. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

18. If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrial or their vehicles?

19. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

20. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

21. Thirty five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

22. A duck's quack doesn't echo anywhere, and no one knows why.

23. 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks.

24. In the course of an average lifetime you will, while sleeping, eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders.

25. Most lipstick contains fish scales.

26. Cat's urine glows under a black light.

27. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.

posted January 08, 2002 04:32 PM            

Perhaps you grew up in a region where the English influence upon American speech is still strong. If so, you may have heard relatives or friends who want something say of it: "I'd give a pretty penny for that!"

Since the ordinary one-cent piece is not especially pretty, the expression hints at a story.

Long ago, there really was a pretty penny - a gold piece coined in 1257, valued at twenty shillings. Subjects of King Henry III, who had the coin issued, didn't like it. Like the U.S. two-dollar bill, it wasn't well suited for commerce. So no additional gold pence were coined by later rulers. For several centuries, a tradesman might occasionally see one of King Henry's pieces. In addition to their face value, they came to be prized as good luck pieces. One of these shiny gold coins was both valuable and pleasing to the eye. So it became customary to speak of any prized article as being worth a pretty penny.

posted January 08, 2002 04:41 PM            

This turned out to be pretty accurate for some. Archaeologists discovered unknown till it, the mystic horoscope is divided into 12 signs, each one ruled by a different Egyptian god. 4000 years ago, mothers took their newborn baby girls to the Temple of the Sun on the banks of the Nile, where priests consulted sacred writings to foretell the infants romantic futures.

Here exclusively, are the 12 birth signs and the significance of each to those born under them:

JANUARY 1st - FEBRUARY 2nd
AMMON (GOD OF PROPHETS)

Those born under this sign have a sure talent for recognizing Mr./Ms Right the first time they see him/her - for them it's often a matter of love at first sight. When this happens, usually at a chance meeting in public places like shopping malls or restaurants, you can attract him/her by radiating happiness. You'll find it will captivate him/her.

FEBRUARY 3rd - MARCH 4th
SUCHOS (GOD OF THE SACRED NILE)

Better known as the Crocodile God, Suchos guarded the treasures of ancient Egypt. Those born under this sign are attracted by beauty, and ancient wise men warned them not to be blinded by it. "Look beyond an attractive appearance and find the real man beneath," they warned. "Listen to your heart, instead of what your eyes tell you."

MARCH 5th - APRIL 9th
OSIRIS (GOD OF FERTILITY)

If you were born under this sign, don't expect to fall in love at first sight. Those ruled by Osiris need time for love to put down roots in their hearts, but it will grow stronger until it blossoms into romance that will last a lifetime.

APRIL 10th - MAY 2nd
PTAH (GOD OF TRUTH)

Ptah's people are very sincere and have to be careful to avoid being hurt in romance. You'll find your Mr./Ms Right practically on your doorstep because you've known him/her for a long time. Because he's a down-to-earth type who appreciates sincerity, he'll be attracted to you sooner or later, so don't be pushy when you recognise him.

MAY 3rd - JUNE 16th
HORUS (GOD OF LIFE)

The hawk-headed god rules a fickle sign - those born under it have roving eyes and a passionate nature. Life for them is finding a series of Mr/Ms Rights, and they have no trouble doing it. For true Romantic happiness, you need a very strong, steady type of man/woman who can tame your restless spirit and still give you the excitement you crave.

JUNE 17th - JULY 21st
NEPHTAPHIS (GODDESS OF TRUE LOVE)

Beautiful Nephtaphis watches over this most dreamily romantic of all signs. Her children are incredibly loyal to their lovers, and are actually capable of becoming one with them in body, mind and soul. For this reason they have to be careful to choose men/women as caring and considerate as themselves, or they will cruelly be taken advantage of.

JULY 22nd - AUGUST 18
SETI (GOD OF THUNDER & LIGHTNING)

Like their turbulent guardian, those born under this sign have quicksilver temperaments and have to keep their thermostats lowered if they want their love lives to heat up.You need an even-tempered, understanding type who can put up with your occasional outbursts.

AUGUST 19th - SEPTEMBER 21st
ANUBIS (THE PROTECTOR GOD)

If you were lucky enough to be born under this sign, you can look forward to life-long romance that will never stop growing. Mr./Ms Right for you is the mystery man type who has a multi-faceted personality and will forever be revealing new and fascinating aspects of himself/herself, thereby continually giving you something new about himself for you to love.

SEPTEMBER 22nd - OCTOBER 15th
RA (THE SUN GOD)

You'll have no trouble finding Mr./Ms Right because you're what every man/woman is looking for - tender, understanding, passionate, and intensely loyal. Men/Women will flock to you, so you can afford to be choosy. Pick the man/woman who is most deserving of the prize you are, and don't look back. Your only fault is a tendency to wonder if you made the right choices in the past so keep your eyes peeled on the future.

OCTOBER 16th - NOVEMBER 9th
ISIS (GODDESS OF MIRACLES)

Those born under the sign of this ancient Egypt's chief goddess have a magic touch. With a smile, they can captivate any man/woman who attracts them. Finding Mr./Ms Right is easy for Isis' sons/daughters they can spot him/her a mile off and snare him/her with their great charm.

NOVEMBER 10th - DECEMBER 3rd
THOTH (GOD OF LIGHT)

Thoth's children have a hard time displaying their feelings, especially the romantic ones. When you meet Mr./Ms Right, show him how you feel, don't keep him/her guessing or waiting.

DECEMBER 4th - DECEMBER 31st
HATHOR (GODDESS OF MUSIC & THE ARTS)

posted January 08, 2002 10:07 PM              

i’ll vote for "secret identity" tonite botswana time - nice day everybody!!!

posted January 09, 2002 02:20 AM            

I was born intelligent - education ruined me.

A bus station is where a bus stops.
A train station is where train stops.
On my desk, I have a work station....
what more can I say..........

Practice makes perfect.....
But nobody's perfect......
so why practice?

If it's true that we are here to help others,
then, what exactly are the others here for?

Since light travels faster than sound, people
appear bright until you hear them speak.

How come "abbreviated" is such a long word ?

Money is not everything.
There's Mastercard & Visa.

One should love animals.
They are so tasty.

Save water.
Shower with your girl friend.

Love thy neighbor.
But don't get caught.

Behind every successful man, there is a woman.
And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.

Every man should marry.
After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.

The wise never marry.
And when they marry they become otherwise.

Success is a relative term.
It brings so many relatives.

Never put off the work till tomorrow
what you can put off today.

Love is photogenic
It needs darkness to develop

Children in backseats cause accidents
Accidents in backseats cause children

"Your future depends on your dreams"
So go to sleep!

There should be a better way to start a day
than waking up every morning

"Hard work never killed anybody"
But why take the risk !

"Work fascinates me"
I can look at it for hours !

God made relatives;
Thank God we can choose our friends.

When two's company,
three's the result !

A dress is like a barbed fence
It protects the premises without restricting the view

posted January 11, 2002 11:39 AM            

Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live.

How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on.

Ever notice that the people who are late are often much jollier than the people who have to wait for them?

If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?

Most of us go to our grave with our music still inside of us.

If Wal-Mart is lowering prices every day, how come nothing is free yet?

You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.

Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened.

We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors.... but they all have to learn to live in the same box.

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.

A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery of a detour.

Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.

posted January 12, 2002 03:18 AM            

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you
of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends
and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough.
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

posted January 13, 2002 08:41 PM            

"Sidekick"

Pickpockets abounded in London and other English cities during the time of Victorian author Charles Dickens. They anticipated modern youth gangs by forming close-knit organizations. A recruit had to go through an apprenticeship, much as though he were in training for an honorable craft.

Pickpockets developed their own slang vocabulary. In their speech a pratt was a hip pocket, while a pit was a breast pocket. They used jerve to name a vest pocket and kick to designate a side pocket in a pair of breeches.

Even a veteran of this special kind of crime was likely to have trouble with a kick. It lay close to a potential victim's leg, and was in constant motion. Worldly-wise London merchants learned that money placed there was safer than that in any other pocket.

It became proverbial that a fellow who didn't want to lose his bundle should stash it in his sidekick. As a result, any faithful partner always at one's side took the name of the trousers pocket that is most resistant to pickpockets.

"Skeleton in the closet"

English physicians eager to learn more about the human body were long under severe restrictions. Only the body of an executed criminal could be dissected until a controversial Anatomy Act was passed in 1832.

Many an early doctor dissected only one cadaver during his career. Naturally, he prized the skeleton highly and didn't want to dispose of it. Yet public opinion warned against keeping it where it might be seen. So the prudent anatomist hung his prize in a dark corner where visitors were not likely to discover it.

posted January 14, 2002 01:59 PM            

- "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-- and a lot of courage-- to move in the opposite direction.”
- "Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
- "The only real valuable thing is intuition.”
- "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
- "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.”
- "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.”
- "The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.”
- "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”

His Understanding of the World:

- "I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details.”
- "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.”
- "I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice.”
- "The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.”
- "Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.”
- "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.”
- "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”
- "The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.”
- "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.”
- "Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.”
- "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
- "In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.”
- "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.”
(Sign hanging in Einstein's office at Princeton)

On People and Life:

- "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
- "A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.”
- "I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.”
- "Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.”
- "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
- "Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.”
- "Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.”
- "No, this trick won't work...How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?"- "My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.”
- "The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.”
- "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.”
- "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.”
- "Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.”
- "You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.”
- "A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

On Math and Science and Education:

posted January 16, 2002 11:54 AM            

About five days ago, my 26 year old son decided to have a cup of instant coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for but he told me he wanted to bring the water to a boil-- probably about 2-3 minutes

When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup he noticed that the water was not boiling, but instantly the water in the cup "blew up" into his face. The cup remained intact until he threw it out of his hand, but all the water had flown out into his face. His whole face is blistered and he has 1st and 2nd degree burns to his face, which may leave scarring. He also may have lost partial sight in his left eye.

While at the hospital, the doctor who was attending to him stated that this is a fairly common occurrence and water (alone) should never be heated in a microwave oven. If water is heated in this manner, something should be placed in the cup to diffuse the energy such as a wooden stir stick, tea bag, etc. It is a much safer choice to boil the water in a tea kettle.

Here is what our science teacher has to say on the matter:

I have seen this happen before. It is caused by a phenomenon known as super heating. It can occur anytime water is heated and will particularly occur if the vessel that the water is heated in is new.

What happens is that the water heats faster than the vapor bubbles can form. If the cup is very new then it is unlikely to have small surface scratches inside it that provide a place for the bubbles to form. As the bubbles cannot form and release some of the heat that has built up, the liquid does not boil, and the liquid continues to heat up well past its boiling point.

posted January 18, 2002 11:38 AM            

The 92-year-old, petite, well poised and proud mother-in-law of my best friend, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.

Maurine Jones is the most lovely, gracious, dignified woman that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. While I have never aspired to attain her depth of wisdom, I do pray that I will learn from her vast experience.

After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window. "I love it," she stated..

"Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen the room ... just wait."

"That doesn't have anything to do with it," she replied.

posted January 29, 2002 05:02 AM            

Every man dies. Not every man lives.

- Tim Robbins

You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel as if you've lost a friend.

- Paul Sweeney

That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.

- William Wordsworth

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

- Jean Jacques Rousseau

If you think that something small cannot make a difference - try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room.

- Unknown

We judge ourselves by what we are capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.

- Sam Rayburn

Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.

- Brooke Shields

A friend is someone who sees through you and still enjoys the view.

posted February 12, 2002 07:57 PM            

Stewardesses and reverberated are the two longest words (12 letters each) that can be typed using only the left hand. The longest word that can be typed using only the right hand is lollipop. Skepticisms is the longest word that alternates hands.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to mobile services (two-way radios in taxicabs, for instance) but did not re-number the other channel assignments. That is why your TV set has channels 2 and up, but no channel 1.

A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein.

The underside of a horse's hoof is called a frog. The frog peels off several times a year with new growth.

The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

The "save" icon on Microsoft Word shows a floppy disk, with the shutter on backwards.

The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ! ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced,
thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

The verb "cleave" is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning "containing arsenic."

The shape of plant collenchyma cells and the shape of the bubbles in beer foam are the same - they are orthotetrachidecahedrons.

The word 'pound' is abbreviated 'lb.' after the constellation 'Libra' because it means 'pound' in Latin, and also 'scales'. The abbreviation for the
British Pound Sterling comes from the same source: it is an 'L' for Libra/Lb. with a stroke through it to indicate abbreviation. Same goes for ! the Italian lira which uses the same abbreviation ('lira' coming from 'Libra'). So British currency (before it went metric) was always quoted as
"pounds/shillings/pence", abbreviated "L/s/d" (Libra/solidus/denarius).

Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead".

Pinocchio is Italian for "pine head."

Camel's milk does not curdle.

In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

An animal epidemic is called an epizootic.

Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants.

The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.

Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.

All porcupines float in water.

Ha! ng On Snoopy is the official rock song of Ohio.

Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ?

The world's largest wine cask is in Heidelberg, Germany.

Lorne Greene had one of his nipples bitten off by an alligator while he was host of "Lorne Greene's Wild Kingdom."

Cat's urine glows under a black light.

If you bring a raccoon's head to the Henniker, New Hampshire town hall, you are entitled to receive $.10 from the town.

St. Stephen is the patron saint of bricklayers.

The first song played on Armed Forces Radio during operation Desert Shield was "Rock the Casba" by the Clash.

The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on
the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

Non-dairy creamer is flammable.

The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean ! song.)

Texas is also the only state that is allowed to fly its state flag at the same height as the U.S. flag.

The only nation who's name begins with an "A", but doesn't end in an "A" is Afghanistan.

Pamela Anderson Lee is Canada's Centennial Baby, being the first baby born on the centennial anniversary of Canada's independence.

The names of the three wise monkeys are: Mizaru: See no evil, Mikazaru: Hear no evil, and Mazaru: Speak no evil.

The word for "dog" in the Australian aboriginal language Mbabaran happens to be "dog."

When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing". They actually pass out from sheer terror.

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts -

posted February 13, 2002 11:41 AM              

did you know that St. Stephen is the patron of bricklayers because he was stoned? no, i dont mean he was smoking funnyweed: he was killed by a crowd throwing stones at him, being the very first christian martyr ever. his day is on december 26th. the St. Stephens Cathedral in vienna was built along an axis, that makes its eastern part exactly point towards the sunrise this very day. a lot of medieval cathedrals were built to greet the sun at the day of their patron, btw!

ok, nuff wisecrackin... have to learn that beerbubbleshapeword now to impress the buddies at the pub next time... orthotetrachidesh**

- juju

posted February 13, 2002 05:37 PM            

Here is quite an extensive translation email...
(I'm too lazy to go and fix the formatting, but basically it lists the language, then the translation)

How could anyone learn all this?! No wonder there's a "universal" language for love!!!
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ASIA
Language "I Love You" Translation
Arabic Ana Behibak (to a male)
Arabic Ana Behibek (to a female)
Arabic Ib'n hebbak
Arabic Ana Ba-heb-bak
Arabic Nhebuk
Arabic (formal) Ooheboki (to a female)
Arabic (formal) Ooheboka (to a male)
Assamese Moi tomak bhal pau
Azerbaijani Men seni sevirem
Batak Holong rohangku di ho
Bengali Ami tomay bhalobashi
Bengali Ami tomake bhalobashi
Bicol Namumutan ta ka
Bisaya (Filipino dialect) Gihigugma ta ka
Burmese chit pa de
Cambodian Bong salang oun
Cambodian kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
Cantonese Ngo Oi Lei
Cebuano Gihigugma ko ikaw
Chinese wo aì ni
Farsi Tora dust midaram
Farsi (Persian) Asheghet Hastam (romantic)
Farsi (Persian) Dooset Daram (parent to child)
Filipino Mahal Kita
Filipino Iniibig Kita
Gujarati Hoon tane prem karun chuun
Hindi main tumse pyar karta hoon (guy)
Hindi main tumse pyar karti hoon (girl)
Hindi (Kannada) Naanu ninnannu premisuththene
Hmong Kuv Hlub Koj
Hokkien Wa ai lu
Illonggo(Filipino dialect) palangga ta ka
Ilocano (Filipino dialect) Ay aya tenka
Indonesian Saja kasih saudari
Indonesian Saya Cinta Kamu
Indonesian Saya cinta padamu
Indonesian Aku cinta padamu
Japanese Kimi o ai****eru (male to female)
Japanese Ai****eru
Japanese Ora omee no koto ga suki da (Northeastern dialetct)
Japanese Ore wa omae ga suki da (Male to Female)
Japanese Suitonnen (Western dialect)
Japanese Sukiyanen (Western dialect)
Japanese Sukiyo (Female to Male)
Japanese Suki desu (used at 1st time, like for a start, when you are not yet real lovers)
Javanese (Indonesian dialect) aku tresno marang sliromu
Javanese (Indonesian dialect) kulo tresno marang sampean
Javanese (Indonesian dialect) Kulo tresno kaleH panjenengan.
Kachiy anw toke pyaar karati
Kachiy anw toke bowaj gurati
Kapampangan (Filipino dialect) kaluguran da ka
Korean Nooreul sarang hae (casual relation)
Korean Tangshin-i cho-a-yo (i like you, in a romantic way)
Korean Jeonun Dangshinul Sarang Hapnida
Korean Jeonun Dangshinul Mucheok Joahapnida
Korean Nanun Niga Joa
Korean Nanun Neoreul Saranghe
Korean Nanun Neoreul Saranghanda
Korean Neoreul Hjanghan Naemaeum Alji
Lao Khoi huk chau
Luo Aheri
Maduranese (Indonesian dialect) sengko' tero ka be'na
Malay Saya Cinta Mu (pronounced: Saya Chinta Mu)
Malay Saya sayangkan mu
Malay/Indonesian Saya sayangkan engkau
Malay/Indonesian Saya cintakan awak
Malayalam Njyaan Ninne' Preetikyunnu
Malayalam Njyaan Ninne' Mohikyunnu
Malayalam Ngan Ninne Snaehikkunnu
Malaysian Saya Cintamu
Malaysian Saya Sayangmu
Malaysian Saya Cinta Kamu
Malaysian Aku Cinta Padamu
Mandarin Wo Ai Ni
Marathi me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
Marathi me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
Marathi Mi tuzya var prem karato
Mienh Yie hum may
Mongolian bi chamd hairtai
Nepali Ma timilai maya garchu, Ma timilai man parauchu
Persian Tora dost daram
Persian Ashegetam
Punjabi Mai taunu pyar karda
Punjabi Main Tainu Pyar Karna
Sinhalese Mama oyata adarei
Sudanese (Indonesian dialect) Abdi bogoH ka anjeun
Tagalog (Filipino dialect) Mahal kita
Tagalog (Filipino dialect) Sinisinta kita
Taiwanese Wah ai ni
Tamil Ni yaanai kaadli karen (You love me)
Tamil n'an unnaik kathalikkinren (I love you)
Tamil Naan unai kathaleakarenn
Telugu Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
Telugu/India Nenu Ninnu Premistunnanu
Thai Ch'an Rak Khun
Thai Phom Rak Khun
Urdu Mein tumhay pyar karti hun (woman to man)
Urdu Mein tumhay pyar karta hun (man to woman)
Urdu mujhe aap se mohabbat hai
Uzbek Man seni sevaman
Vietnamese Em ye'u anh (woman to man)
Vietnamese Toi yeu em
Vietnamese Anh ye'u em (man to woman)

EUROPE
Language "I Love You" Translation
Albanian Të Dua Shume
Alsacien Ich hoan dich gear
Armenian Yes Kezi Seeroom yem
Armenian kezi shad ge seerem anoushig
Armenian kezi ge sirem
Basc Nere Maitea (basque?)
Bavarian I mog di narrisch gern
Bulgarian ahs te obicham
Catalan T'estim (mallorcan)
Catalan T'estim molt (I love you a lot)
Catalan T'estime (valencian)
Catalan T'estimo (catalonian)
Circassian wise cas
Corsican Ti tengu cara (to female)
Corsican Ti tengu caru (to male)
Croatian Volim te
Czech Miluji te
Czech Miluju Te! (colloquial form)
Danish Jeg elsker dig
Dutch Ik hou van jou
English I Love You
English I adore you
Estonian Mina armastan sind
Estonian Ma armastan sind
Finnish Minä rakastan sinua
Finnish Minä pidän sinusta (friendly)
Flemish Ik zie u graag
Flemish Ik aanbid u
French Je t'aime
French Je t'adore (I adore you)
Friesian Ik hald fan dei
Gaelic Tha gradh agam ort
Georgian me shen mikhvarkhar
German Ich liebe Dich
German (Swiss) Ich liäbä Dich
German Ich hab'dich lieb (friendly)
German Ich bin in dich verknallt (teen slang)
Greek S' agapo
Hebrew Ani ohev otach (male to female)
Hebrew Ani ohev otcha (male to male)
Hebrew Ani ohevet otach (female to female)
Hebrew Ani ohevet otcha (female to male)
Hungarian Szeretlek
Hungarian Szeretlek te'ged
Icelandic ég elska þig
Irish taim i' ngra leat
Italian ti amo
Italian ti voglio bene (friendly)
Italian (Venetian Dialect) Te vogio bén
Latin Te amo
Latin Vos amo
Latin (Ego) amo te (ego, for emphasis)
Latvian Es tevi Milu (s teh-vih me-lu)
Lisbon lingo Gramo-te bue chavala (for girls)
Lisbon lingo Gramo-te bue chavale (for boys)
Lithuanian As Tave Myliu (as ta-ve mee-lyu)
Luxembourgisch Ech hun dëch gäer
Osetian (Ego) amo te (ego, for emphasis)
Macedonian Te sakam
Madrid lingo gramo-te bue', chavalinha
Maltese Inhobbok
Norwegian Jeg elsker deg (pronounced: yei elsker dei)
Norwegian Jeg er glad i deg (to someone you are not married to)
Polish Kocham Cie
Polish Ja cie kocham
Portuguese Eu amo-te
Romanian Te iu besc
Romanian Te Ador
Russian Ya vas lyublyu
Russian Ya tyebya Lyublyu
Russian Ya polyubil tebia (male to female)
Scot Gaelic Tha gra'dh agam ort
Serbian Volim Te
Slovak L'ubim t'a
Slovak Milujem t'a
Slovene Ljubim te
Slovene Rada te imam (female to male, female to female)
Slovene Rad te imam (male to female, male to male)
Spanish Te amo
Spanish Te quiero
Swedish Jag älskar dig
Swiss-German ich liäbä dich
Swiss-German ich ha di gärn
Turkish Seni seviyorum
Tyrolean (Tyrol, Austria) I liab Di
Tyrolean (Tyrol, Austria) I mog Di
Ukrainian ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
Ukrainian ja vas kokhaju
Ukrainian ja pokokhav tebe
Ukrainian ja pokokhav vas
Upper Austrian (German dialect) Hob di lieb (friendly)
Upper Austrian (German dialect) I steh mas voi af di
Welsh Rwy'n dy garu di
Yiddish Ich libe dich
North America

Language "I Love You" Translation
Canadian French Je t'aime
Cheyenne Néméhotâtse
English I love you
Hawaiian Aloha wau i'a oe
Hebrew Ani ohev otach (male to female)
Hebrew Ani ohev otcha (male to male)
Hebrew Ani ohevet otach (female to female)
Hebrew Ani ohevet otcha (female to male)
Hopi Nu' umi unangwa'ta
Mohawk Konoronhkwa
Ojibwe Niin Zaagii Giin
Portuguese Eu te amo
Sioux (Lakota) Techihhila
Spanish Te quiero
Spanish Te Amo
Yiddish Ich libe dich
Yiddish Ich han dich lib
Zuni Tom ho' ichema

posted February 17, 2002 11:45 PM            

At 8:02pm on February 20 this year it will be a historic moment in time.

It will not be marked by the chiming of any clocks or the ringing of bells, but at that precise time, on that specific date, something will happen which has not occurred for 1,001 years and will never happen again.

As the clock ticks over from 8:01pm on Wednesday, February 20, time will, for sixty seconds only, read in perfect symmetry 2002, 2002,2002, or to be more precise -

20:02, 20/02, 2002.

posted February 21, 2002 11:50 AM            

2) Almost sex... and better! It's hip to be square! Or at least, chaste. According to Mademoiselle, intercourse is out and outercourse is in. American girls have dumped the direct route to pleasure in favour of the slow burn which includes massaging, dry humping, and lots of tongue work. The good news: it can lead to better orgasms!

3) Behind every smart man is a smart mother! Apparently intelligence genes are found in the X chromosome, and boys get their only X chromosome from their mums. Girls inherit an X chromosome from each parent - so their brains come from either side. So if a man wants a smart son, he has to convince a
clever gal he's worth all her labour pains!

4) Did you know that drinking 8 glasses of iced water a day can actually help you lose weight faster? According to a US dietitian, the body has to bring the water to a temperature it can absord, thus boosting fat-burning.

5) Amazingly, alcohol exists in space. In the constellation of Saggitarius alone there's enough floating around to make ten quintillion bottles of whisky (give and take a couple).

6) While you are reading this, you are travelling through space at a speed of 1035 miles per hour, even though you're sitting still (presumably).

7) Have you ever wondered why women live longer than men? According to a geneticist at London's University College, it's men's stronger feelings of lust and sexual activity that are sending them to an early "retirement". Men and women alike should have the same lifespan, but because the male of the species uses up much more energy seeking and pursuing sex, they reduce their lifespans! His proof? Studies of worms show that once the males were separated from the females, their life expectancy shot up. So gals, if you ain't in the mood, tell your man to be grateful - you might be extending his life.

8) This thing called Love... According to a study in Psychological Science, a woman's more upset when her partner's heart strays than when he engages in casual sex. But a man tends to be more upset if his girlfriend hits the sack with another guy. It suggests men and women have different ideas of love. Women think men can mate without loving, men believe women mate only when they're in love.

9) Harvard Medical School psychologist Sarah Conn says that the easiest way to reduce stress is simply to drop everything and look up at the sky. Apparently, it gives you a break in ongoing tension. It's comforting because "the ever-changing clouds are a reminder that, this too shall pass." The sky's vastness puts problems in perspective. As stress levels start to go down, you get a renewed sense of possibility and optimism.

10) Do you know...? That when a woman wears high heels, her butt protrudes by an average of 25 percent?

posted March 02, 2002 04:59 PM            

For a complete archive of hundreds of Everyday Solutions: http://www.care2.com/healthyliving/

SUGAR ANT HOTEL - Formula

The ants go marching one by one into this homemade sugar ant hotel. I make three to six of them every ant season, place a few in the kitchen, and wherever else ants like to frequent.

The alternative to eliminating the ant population is to repel them by using herbs such as mint and pennyroyal and spices such as cayenne pepper sprinkled on countertops and other areas they frequent.

posted March 13, 2002 12:40 PM            

BAKED STUFFED CHICKEN
6-7 lb. chicken
1 cup melted butter
1 cup stuffing
1 cup uncooked popcorn 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 in the oven. Listen for popping sounds. When the chicken's ass blows out the oven door and flies across the room, the chicken is done.

posted March 14, 2002 10:14 AM            

Here's something interesting - just enter your date of birth (month/day/year):
http://www.frontiernet.net/~cdm/age1.html

posted March 21, 2002 01:13 PM            

1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

3. There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jug?

4. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

5. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

6. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out.

Sorry, I don't have the answers to these... Just kidding.

1. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.

2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.

3. Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able to tell which water came from which jug.

4. The answer is Charcoal.

5. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!

posted March 28, 2002 12:02 PM            

I have never met a man who didn't want to be loved. But I have seldom met a man who didn't fear marriage. Something about the closure seems constricting, not enabling.

Marriage seems easier to understand for what it cuts out of our lives than for what it makes possible within our lives. When I was younger this fear immobilized me. I did not want to make a mistake.

I saw my friends get married for reasons of social acceptability, or sexual fever, or just because they thought it was the logical thing to do.

Then I watched, as they and their partners became embittered and petty in their dealings with each other. I looked at older couples and saw, at best, mutual toleration of each other. I imagined a lifetime of loveless nights and bickering days and could not imagine subjecting myself or someone else to such a fate.

And yet, on rare occasions, I would see old couples who somehow seemed to glow in each other's presence. They seemed really in love, not just dependent upon each other and tolerant of each other's foibles.

It was an astounding sight, and it seemed impossible. How, I asked myself, can they have survived so many years of sameness, so much irritation at the other's habits? What keeps love alive in them, when most of us seem unable to even stay together, much less love each other?

The central secret seems to be in choosing well. There is something to the claim of fundamental compatibility. Good people can create a bad relationship, even though they both dearly want the relationship to succeed.

It is important to find someone with whom you can create a good relationship from the outset. Unfortunately, it is hard to see clearly in the early stages.

Sexual hunger draws you to each other and colors the way you see yourselves together. It blinds you to the thousands of little things by which relationships eventually survive or fail. You need to find a way to see beyond this initial overwhelming sexual fascination.

Some people choose to involve themselves sexually and ride out the most heated period of sexual attraction in order to see what is on the other side. This can work, but it can also leave a trail of wounded hearts.

Others deny the sexual side altogether in an attempt to get to know each other apart from their sexuality. But they cannot see clearly, because the presence of unfulfilled sexual desire looms so large that it keeps them from having any normal perception of what life would be like together.

The truly lucky people are the ones who manage to become long-time friend before they realize they are attracted to each other. They get to know each other's laughs, passions, sadness, and fears. They see each other at their worst and at their best.

They share time together before they get swept up into the entangling intimacy of their sexuality. This is the ideal, but not often possible.

If you fall under the spell of your sexual attraction immediately, you need to look beyond it for other keys to compatibility. One of these is laughter. Laughter tells you how much you will enjoy each others company over the long term. If your laughter together is good and healthy, and not at the expense of others, then you have a healthy relationship to the world.

Laughter is the child of surprise. If you can make each other laugh, you can always surprise each other. And if you can always surprise each other, you can always keep the world around you new.

Beware of a relationship in which there is no laughter. Even the most intimate relationships based only on seriousness have a tendency to turn sour. Over time, sharing a common serious viewpoint on the world tends to turn you against those who do not share the same viewpoint, and your relationship can become based on being critical together.

After laughter, look for a partner who deals with the world in a way you respect. When two people first get together, they tend to see their relationship as existing only in the space between the two of them. They find each other endlessly fascinating, and the overwhelming power of the emotions they are sharing obscures the outside world. As the relationship ages and grows, the outside world becomes important again. If your partner treats people or circumstances in a way you can't accept, you will inevitably come to grief.

Look at the way she cares for others and deals with the daily affairs of life. If that makes you love her more, your love will grow. If it does not, be careful. If you do not respect the way you each deal with the world around you, eventually the two of you will not respect each other.

Look also at how your partner confronts the mysteries of life. We live on the cusp of poetry and practicality, and the real life of the heart resides in the poetic. If one of you is deeply affected by the mystery of the unseen in life and relationships, while the other is drawn only to the literal and the practical, you must take care that the distance does not become an unbridgeable gap that leaves you each feeling isolated and misunderstood.

There are many other keys, but you must find them by yourself. We all have unchangeable parts of our hearts that we will not betray and private commitments to a vision of life that we will not deny. If you fall in love with someone who cannot nourish those inviolable parts of you, or if you cannot nourish them in her, you will find yourselves growing further apart until you live in separate worlds where you share the business of life, but never touch each other where the heart lives and dreams. From there it is only a small leap to the cataloging of petty hurts and daily failures that leaves so many couples bitter and unsatisfied with their mates.

So choose carefully and well. If you do, you will have chosen a partner with whom you can grow, and then the real miracle of marriage can take place in your hearts. I pick my words carefully when I speak of a miracle. But I think it is not too strong a word.

There is a miracle in marriage. It is called transformation. Transformation is one of the most common events of nature. The seed becomes the flower. The cocoon becomes the butterfly. Winter becomes spring and love becomes a child. We never question these, because we see them around us every day. To us they are not miracles, though if we did not know them they would be impossible to believe. Marriage is a transformation we choose to make. Our love is planted like a seed, and in time it begins to flower. We cannot know the flower that will blossom, but we can be sure that a bloom will come. If you have chosen carefully and wisely, the bloom will be good. If you have chosen poorly or for the wrong reason, the bloom will be flawed. We are quite willing to accept the reality of negative transformation in a marriage. It was negative transformation that always had me terrified of the bitter marriages that I feared when I was younger. It never occurred to me to question the dark miracle that transformed love into harshness and bitterness. Yet I was unable to accept the possibility that the first heat of love could be transformed into something positive that was actually deeper and more meaningful than the heat of fresh passion. All I could believe in was the power of this passion and the fear that when it cooled I would be left with something lesser and bitter. But there is positive transformation as well. Like negative transformation, it results from a slow accretion of little things. But instead of death by a thousand blows, it is growth by a thousand touches of love. Two histories intermingle. Two separate beings, two separate presences, two separate consciousness come together and share a view of life that passes before them. They remain separate, but they also become one. There is an expansion of awareness, not a closure and a constriction, as I had once feared. This is not to say that there is not tension and there are not traps. Tension and traps are part of every choice of life, from celibate to monogamous to having multiple lovers. Each choice contains within it the lingering doubt that the road not taken somehow more fruitful and exciting, and each becomes dulled to the richness that it alone contains.

But only marriage allows life to deepen and expand and be leavened by the knowledge that two have chosen, against all odds, to become one.

Those who live together without marriage can know the pleasure of shared company, but there is a specific gravity in the marriage commitment that deepens that experience into something richer and more complex.

So do not fear marriage, just as you should not rush into it for the wrong reasons. It is an act of faith and it contains within it the power of transformation. If you believe in your heart that you have found someone with whom you are able to grow, if you have sufficient faith that you can resist the endless attraction of the road not taken and the partner not chosen, if you have the strength of heart to embrace the cycles and seasons that your love will experience, then you may be ready to seek the miracle that marriage offers. If not, then wait.

posted April 25, 2002 11:08 AM            

Aries (March 21-April 20)
Aggressive is one word for it, but domineering, overbearing and arrogant are
more like Aries the Ram. Rams are about a subtle as tight Levis stuffed with
socks and think nothing of pointing out the deficiencies of others. Aries'
idea of parity is when they get 99% and work on the rest. In war, they are
not only vicious fighters, they are also the profiteers and opportunists.
Mitigating factors: Great to shop with (such a deal!) but wear a disguise.
Those born under the sign of Aries include: Pat Robertson, Lucrezia Borgia,
Adolph Hitler.

Taurus (April 21-May 21)
Astrology books say they are persevering but HA! Stubborn, stubborn,
stubborn. Taureans are slow to catch on, conservative to the point of
reactionary and appallingly gluttonous. There's no stopping them once
they've made their mind made up. Unfortunately, it takes them so long to
make up their mind, nobody's around to hear what they finally said.
Mitigating factors: Fun at orgies especially if catered. Those born under
the sign of Taurus include: Lenin, Saddam Hussein, Eva Peron, Jim Jones.

Gemini (May 22-June 21)
Fickle, flighty and just plain annoying; sound vaguely familiar? Geminis are
always looking for the best deal for themselves even if it means stepping on
the backs of old friends to get it. On the bright side, Geminis toss off
friends as fast as they make them so there aren't too many old friends left
to lose. Mitigating factors: Great for cast-offs and leftovers. Those born
under the sign of Gemini include: Latoya Jackson, Pat Boone, Donald Trump.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Cancer the Crab is an apt symbol. These people are crabby by nature and cast
a pall over any festive gathering with their rampant paranoia. Spending an
evening with them is like walking on eggshells laced with glass. Their
moodiness is just a thin veneer for a more pathological lunacy. But don't
worry; their more excessive displays are usually saved for those they love.
Lucky them! Mitigating factors: Revenge - sit them next to your ex. Those
born under the sign of Cancer include: Mike Tyson, Franz Kafka, O.J.
Simpson, Lizzie Borden.

Leo (July 23-August 23)
Leos are tiresome divas who think they know everything and everybody. The
fact is that they can become so bamboozled by false flattery that they
become unwitting mouthpieces for hangers on and lounge rats. Astrology books
say that Leos are "theatrical" but that's just another word for boorish,
vain and loud. They are usually found in noisy bars with scrapbooks.
Mitigating factors: Eliminates need for having an opinion or deciding
anything. Those born under the sign of Leo include: Benito Mussolini, Mata
Hari, Kathie Lee Gifford, Leni Riefenstahl.

Virgo (August 24-September 23)
Virgos are the cheapest souls in the zodiac who recycle gifts and never buy
lunch. They're clean to the point of compulsion and always think that they
are right even in the face of unassailable evidence to the contrary. Show me
a sniveling, ferret-faced nerd who periodically smells his armpits and I'll
show you a Virgo. Mitigating factors: Do terrific laundry, immaculate
bathrooms and kitchens. Those born under the sign of Virgo include: Andrew
Cunanan, Yasser Arafat, Caligula, Joseph Kennedy.

Libra (September 24-October 23)
Libras lounge around and say that the world doesn't appreciate them. The
fact is that they are lazy and have no intention of making any effort on
their own behalf. The astrology books say Libras are charming and
diplomatic, but fail to say that they use this to gain sympathy and take
advantage. Of all the zodialogical representations, Libra is the only
machine (scales). That means they have no heart. Mitigating factors: Good
therapy practice. Makes you look like you're getting ahead, comparatively.
Those born under the sign of Libra include: Gore Vidal, Heinrich Himmler,
Jesse Helms, Lee Harvey Oswald.

Scorpio (October 24-November 22)
If Scorpios tend to get the toughest rap in astrology, it's because they
deserve it. Nasty, spiteful, bitter and conniving don't even scratch the
surface of their layered personality. Sneaky and treacherous even as a kid,
their idea of a pleasant afternoon is to pull the wings off flies and slip
them in the raisin cookie mix. Deep down, Scorpios are the devil on a bad
day. Mitigating factors: ...well let me think of something cruel... Those
born under the sign of Scorpio include: Pat Buchanan , Roseanne Barr,
Charles Manson .

Sagittarius (November 23-December 21)
Astrology books say that Sagittarians are clumsy, frank and loud. Why would
anyone want to hang around a social embarrassment like that? They can't keep
a secret. They insult multitudes with one "accidental" remark and they dress
badly. The fact is that Sags are loud mouths and ugly ones at that.
Astrology books agree that Sagittarians resemble horses. They omit saying
what end. Mitigating factors: Interesting to observe awkward moments getting
worse. Those born under the sign of Sagittarius include: G. Gorden Liddy,
Kurt Waldheim, Joseph Stalin.

Capricorn (December 22-January 20)
Capricorns would sell their souls if they thought they could make a profit.
They are mean spirited, pessimistic folks who couldn't have a good time even
if they were paid for it (well... maybe if they were paid for it...) Caps
succeed in bloody corporate politics because they think nothing of stabbing
a friend in the back to get ahead. Most Capricorns are lonely souls, with
good reason. Mitigating factors: Light up a room when they leave. Those born
under the sign of Capricorn include: Mao Ze Dong, Jim Bakker, Richard Nixon,
Howard Stern.

Aquarius (January 21- February 18)
Astrology books say that Aquarians are humanitarians who strive for the
common good. That just means that they stink in one to one relationships.
Aquarians are cold and calculating opportunists who set themselves up as
standard bearers of the downtrodden for their own self glorification.
Aquarians are always butting their noses in other people's business; not out
of concern but out of ego. Mitigating factors: Somebody has to join the
religious right.... Those born under the sign of Aquarius include: Benedict
Arnold, Ayn Rand , Eva Braun, Rasputin .

Pisces (February 19-March 20)
Pisces are sneaky and underhanded and tend to be vainly self absorbed. They
think nothing of sponging off friends, guzzling the milk of human kindness
and see you later when another dairy looms large. Astrology books say that
Pisces are prone to depression; no wonder considering how they treat others.
Mitigating factors: Makes a good partner for bridge because they cheat.
Those born under the sign of Pisces include: James Earl Ray, Jerry Lewis,
Adolph Eichmann.

posted April 25, 2002 02:21 PM            

Yes, I totally agree... I was just rereading that earlier (before posting that silly bizarro horoscope stuff)... and really liked it, too.

Too often, marriage is painted in a dark, depressing light. I have many jokes I've received via email that incorporate that darkness. Sometimes it's funny to poke fun at things - but then, too much is not good.

So, yes, Mr. Calasanz sure wrote an expressive and informative article!

posted June 05, 2002 01:10 AM            

Good information for all drivers!

Excerpts from the National Safety Council on Safe Driving. Some of the most serious preventable accidents occur because of blind spots while driving! Now there is a remarkable simple solution discovered by an engineer named George Platter. He presented his method at the prestigious Society of Automotive Engineers. The National Safety Council tested his theory and discovered, to their amazement, that it works! The method has been fully endorsed by the National Safety Council as described in their September/October issue of Traffic Safety. Here's how it works.

First, forget how we learned to adjust our outside mirrors by plopping behind the steering wheel and turning the mirrors so that we just saw the side of our car looking back at us in the mirrors. Instead, adjust the driver's side mirror by resting your head against the driver's side window and then turning the mirror so that you just see the side of your car. Once this is set, move to the center of the vehicle and turn the passenger side mirror so that you can just see the side of your car from the center of the vehicle.

posted June 12, 2002 05:40 PM            

Many people have always been a bit offended that Lee Marvin is buried in a grove of 3 and 4 star generals at Arlington. His marker gives his name, rank (PVT) and service (USMC). Nothing else. I thought to myself, damn here's a guy who was only a famous movie star who served his time, why the heck does he rate burial with these guys? Well, following is the amazing answer:

I always liked Lee Marvin, but did not know the extent of his Corps experiences. Including award of the Navy Cross.There is only one higher award...the Medal Of Honor. Dialog From a Tonight Show ...Johnny Carson ... His guest was Lee Marvin. Johnny said, "Lee, I'll bet a lot of people are unaware that you were a Marine in the initial landing at Iwo Jima ... and that during the course of that action you earned the Navy Cross and were severely wounded"

posted July 03, 2002 01:18 AM            

This is information that is inspiring, but most people don't know. Take out a one-dollar bill, and look at it. The one-dollar bill you're looking at first came off the presses in 1957 in its present design. This so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and linen blend, with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is actually material. We've all washed it without it falling apart. A special blend of ink is used, the contents we will never know. It is overprinted with symbols and then it is starched to make it water-resistant and pressed to give it that nice crisp look.

posted July 11, 2002 03:47 PM            

1) Out of 150 cases, almost all of them were women.

2) Almost all cases involved the person getting back in their vehicle while the nozzle was still pumping gas, when finished and they went back to pull the nozzle out the fire started, as a result of static. Some involved full-serve pumps where the employee sparked the fire while the people were still in their car.

3) Most had on rubber-soled shoes.

4) Most men never get back in their vehicle until completely finished. This is why they are seldom involved in these types of fires.

5) Don't ever use cell phones when pumping gas

6) It is the vapors that come out of the gas that cause the fire, when connected with static charges.

7) There were 29 fires where the vehicle was reentered and the nozzle was touched during refueling from a variety of makes and models. Some resulting in extensive damage to the vehicle, to the station, and to the customer.

8) Seventeen fires that occurred before, during or immediately after the gas cap was removed and before fueling began.

Mr. Renkes stresses to NEVER get back into your vehicle while filling it with gas.

If you absolutely HAVE to get in your vehicle while the gas is pumping, make sure you get out, close the door TOUCHING THE METAL, before you ever pull the nozzle out. This way the static from your body will be discharged before you ever remove the nozzle.

As I mentioned earlier, The Petroleum Equipment Institute, along with several other companies now, are really trying to make the public aware of this danger. You can find out more information by going to http://www.pei.org . Once here, click in the center of the screen where it says "Stop Static"