Monthly Archives: December 2011

Catching A Nap With The TV

Ahhh.  The warmth and the soothing sounds of the TV.

Toddler nap heaven.

Until Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry starts blasting away.  Then it’s time to  pull junior off the nap box, before he leaps off accidentally. 


“This Show Is Boring.  10/28/2011.”
Image courtesy of http://www.lolpix.com/pictures/17/Funny_Pictures_1132.htm.

Quote Of The Day December 12, 2011

Osar Wilde.  His thoughts on dealing with the enemies that pepper our lives.  All Great Quotes.

Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

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Face Lift At 180 MPH

Who knew a soldier had so much extra skin?

“…what 180 mph winds can do to your face.”

Face lift – Iraq

January 4, 2008

Zebras Easily Gas One Another

It’s a given it happens in nature. 

The ease with which zebras pass gas.  Right next to each other.  So nonchalant.

Farting Zebras

December 27, 2009

Discouraging The Birds

Droppings are never a good idea around outdoors eating establishments.


“What Goes Up.  What goes up, must come down.  Please do not feed the birds.”
Image courtesy of http://www.signpictures.net/pictures/What_Goes_Up.htm.

Swearing Soothes Pain

Swearing helps ease pain, especially if you are usually polite study shows.  Daily Telegraph.  So revealed the study from Keele University’s School of Psychology

there was no “recommended daily swearing allowance,” and it was unclear if certain swearwords were more effective than others.

However the study…. found that swearing increased both a person’s pain tolerance and heart rate.

“Swearing increases your pain tolerance,”… findings showed…  “The No. 1 priority is to make the pain go away. 
Alas.  A scientific study justifying those satisfying expletives from the gut. 

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Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 Still Vivid

December 7, 1941.  In response to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

“A Date Which Will Live in Infamy”

Images of FDR’s “Day of Infamy” Speech here.  Archives.

Pearl Harbor attack images here.  History.

Much more at Overview of The Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941.  Naval History and Heritage Command.


“Photo #: NH 50930.  Japanese Areal photo of Pearl Harbor under attack, 7 Dec. 1941, looking east.  Photograph taken from a Japanese plane during the torpedo attack on ships moored on both sides of Ford Island. View looks about east, with the supply depot, submarine base and fuel tank farm in the right center distance.  A torpedo has just hit USS West Virginia on the far side of Ford Island (center). Other battleships moored nearby are (from left): Nevada, Arizona, Tennessee (inboard of West Virginia), Oklahoma (torpedoed and listing) alongside Maryland, and California.  On the near side of Ford Island, to the left, are light cruisers Detroit and Raleigh, target and training ship Utah and seaplane tender Tangier. Raleigh and Utah have been torpedoed, and Utah is listing sharply to port.  Japanese planes are visible in the right center (over Ford Island) and over the Navy Yard at right.  Japanese writing in the lower right states that the photograph was reproduced by authorization of the Navy Ministry.  U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Image courtesy of http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h50000/h50930c.htm.


“ Photo # NH 57670.  Pear Harbor’s “Battleship Row” on 10 December 1941.  Aerial view of “Battleship Row” moorings at Pearl Harbor on the southern side of Ford Island, 10 December 1941, showing damage from the Japanese raid three days earlier.  Ships seen are (from left to right): USS Arizona, burned out and sunk, with oil streaming from her bunkers; USS Tennessee with USS West Virginia sunk alongside; and USS Maryland with USS Oklahoma capsized alongside.
Image courtesy of http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h57000/h57670.jpg.

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Quote Of The Day December 7, 2011

Victor Borge knew the value of sharing a good laugh.   Amusing Quotes.

Laughter is the closest distance between two people.


“Fine Parenting.”
Image courtesy of http://www.dailyhaha.com/_pics/fine-parenting.htm.

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Failure To Disclose Auto Once Held Dead Body Triggers Lawsuit

Dude, what’s that smell? Woman sues dealer, alleges dead-body odor in SUV.  Detroit News. 

Ahhh.  The joys of buying another car.  Pretty exciting, even if it is a used car.

But what happens when the auto’s history far exceeds whatever you have been told at the dealership?

A New Baltimore woman is suing a car dealership, alleging employees there failed to tell her the sports-utility vehicle she purchased once held a dead body. 

 Now why would a dealership want to hide such a thing?

“It is possible the dealer didn’t know about the smell,” Liblang said. “What’s not very credible or likely is that the dealer didn’t know it was a daily rental or had been stolen three times. That should’ve been fairly obvious from the title history.

Some history.  Probably not likely to make it a top sell on the lot.  The recourse: sue for $25 K plus court fees.  Because the dealership wouldn’t take the multi-stolen Ford Expedition once used as temporary morgue, back.

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Victim Talks With Surgeon With Knife Lodged In Face

Not for the faint hearted.  Awake and cooperative, watch this victim talk to his surgeon with a large knife stuck in his left cheek.  Looks like a 6 inch blade.  Miniscule scar at 2:53.  Watch even though it is in Russian.  Interesting operating room protocol. 

Knife To The Face Veronezh Russia…(Graphic).  Live Leak.

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