HI GANG! OFF TOMORROW FOR VACATION. SHOULD BE BACK BY THE 20TH OF
FEBRUARY, MAYBE SOONER. SO, STAY HEALTHY AND ILL SEND EMAIL WHEN I GET
BACK!
YOUR EVER SENDING EMAILER, DENNIS
NOTE THREES ARE WILD...Today is Tuesday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2016
with 333 to follow...and Groundhog Day!
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On this day in history, February 2nd:
In 1653, the city of New Amsterdam was incorporated. (It later was
renamed New York City.)
In 1848, the war between the United States and Mexico formally ended
with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It provided for
Mexico's cession of the territory that became the states of New Mexico,
Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and parts of Colorado and Wyoming in
exchange for $15 million.
In 1876, the National Baseball League was formed, with teams in Boston,
Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Louisville,
Ky., and Hartford, Conn.
In 1887, Groundhog Day was celebrated for the first time in
Punxsutawney, Pa.
In 1911, an army of Mexican rebels under Gen. Pascal Orozco attacked
the city of Juarez. James R. Garfield, son of the former president, and
100 other Americans were the first to raise the alarm. Garfield had
been marooned in Mexico for several days, and evidently has escaped
from the scene of engagement just in time.
In 1917, Europe's neutrals looked to the United States for support, and
to stand up for them, as fighting continued to rage across the
continent.
In 1932, Japanese planes bombed Shanghai's Chapei (Zhabei) District.
In 1933, two days after becoming chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler
ordered dissolution of the Parliament.
In 1993, first lady Hillary Clinton banned smoking in the White House.
In 2002, a report requested by the board of directors of the Enron
Corp. accused top executives of forcing the company into bankruptcy by,
among other things, inflating profits by almost $1 billion.
In 2003, Vaclav Havel, the playwright who became a president, stepped
down after his second five-year term as head of the Czech Republic.
In 2004, Roger Federer took over the No. 1 ranking in men's tennis. He
held the position for a record 237 consecutive weeks.
In 2007, hundreds of scientists taking part in a U.N.-sponsored study
concluded in a report that human activity was to blame for climate
change, largely through greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil
fuels.
In 2012, Prince William was deployed to the British-controlled Falkland
Islands off Argentina where critics faulted the royal heir for wearing
the uniform of the conqueror, referring to the brief 1982 war when
England repelled an Argentine takeover.
In 2014, Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, was
found dead in his New York City apartment. The NYC medical examiner
later said Hoffman was killed by a toxic mix of drugs. The death was
ruled an accident. In sports, Seattle won the Super Bowl 43-8 over
Denver.
Those born on this date include:
- : French statesman Charles de Talleyrand in 1754
- psychologist Havelock Ellis in 1859
- Irish novelist James Joyce in 1882
- Charles Correll, Andy of radio's Amos and Andy program, in 1890
- National Football League co-founder George Halas in 1895
- hotel magnate Howard Johnson in 1897
- Lithuanian violinist Jascha Heifetz in 1901
- novelist Ayn Rand in 1905
- columnist Liz Smith in 1923 (age 93)
- actor Elaine Stritch in 1925
- musician Stan Getz in 1927
- comedian Tom Smothers in 1937 (age 79)
- singer Graham Nash in 1942 (age 74)
- actor Farrah Fawcett in 1947
- My friend for over 60 years, Eleanor McGinn in 1947 (age 69).
- actor Brent Spiner in 1949 (age 67)
- South Korean President Park Geun-hye in 1952 (age 64)
- model Christie Brinkley in 1954 (age 62)
- actor Michael T. Weiss in 1962 (age 54)
- singer Eva Cassidy in 1963
- singer Shakira in 1977 (age 39).
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Richard that StonedMan from VA sent, The Big Show - Video of the Day -
Mother's Little Helper
http://www.thebigshow.com/vod_html5/archive.php
1!
Remember this classic that Harlan from NY brought back?
A girl asks her boyfriend to come over Friday nightto meet, and have
dinner with her parents. Since this is such a big event, the girl
announces to her boyfriend that after dinner, she would like to go out
and make love for the first time.
The boy is ecstatic, but he has never had sex before, so he takes a
trip to the pharmacist to get some condoms. He tells the pharmacist
it's his first time and the pharmacist helps the boy for about an hour.
He tells the boy everything there is to know about condoms and sex.
At the register, the pharmacist asks the boy how many condoms he'd
like to buy, a 3-pack, 10-pack, or family Pack. The boy insists on the
family pack because he thinks he will be rather busy, it being his
first time and all.
That night, the boy shows up at the girl's parents house and meets his
girlfriend at the door. "Oh, I'm so excited for you to meet my parents,
come on in!"
The boy goes inside and is taken to the dinner table where the girl's
parents are seated. The boy quickly offers to say grace and bows his
head. A minute passes, and the boy is still deep in prayer, with his
head down. 10 minutes pass, and still no movement from the boy.
Finally, after 20 minutes with his head down, the girl friend leans
over and whispers to the boyfriend, "I had no Idea you were this
religious."
The boy turns, and whispers back, "I had no idea your father was THE
pharmacist."
2!!
Hope you enjoy this story which I, Dennis from Long Island, sent!
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the
scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He
remembered
dying, and that the dog had been dead for years. He wondered where the
road
was leading them.
After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of
the
road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was
broken by
a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before
it, he
saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother of pearl,
and the
street that led to the gate looked like pure gold.
He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a
man at
a desk to one side. When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse
me,
where are we?"
"This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.
"Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked.
"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought
right
up." The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler
asked.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and
continued
the way he had been going. After another long walk, and at the top of
another
long hill, he came to a dirt road which led through a farm gate that
looked
as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached
the
gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.
"Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you have any water?"
"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there" The man pointed to a place that
couldn't be seen from outside the gate. "Come on in."
"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog.
"There should be a bowl by the pump."
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old fashioned
hand
pump with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled the bowl and took a
long
drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he
and
the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree waiting
for
them.
"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
"This is Heaven," was the answer.
"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road
said
that was Heaven, too."
"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope.
That's
Hell."
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
"No. I can see how you might think so, but we're just happy that they
screen
out the folks who'll leave their best friends behind."
3!!!
Benjamin Franklin wrote, We are all born ignorant but one must work
hard to remain stupid.
