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Three years from today;
http://countdown2012.org/

As of now, 1095 days, 14 hours, 48 minutes, 40 seconds.

A lot of links on that site, enjoy!!!

From Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird:

Least competent car owners

(1) From apolice report in the Jersey Journal: An out-of-state visitor who parked his Ferrari Modena overnight on the street in Jersey City returned the next morning to find the car burglarized and a $100,000 Audemars Piguet watch he had left inside the car missing.

(2) A still unidentified driver who had just spent $1.25 million on a 2006 Bugatti Veyron EB (at 1001 horsepower, reputed to be the fastest and most expensive car in the world) was distracted by a low-flying pelican while driving in LaMarque, Texas, and accidentally derove the car into a salt-water inlet.

2008 St. Joseph Indian School, Chamberlain, South Dakota, Class Motto:

Life brings tears, smiles, and memories.
The tears dry, the smiles fade, but the memories last forever.

I Know What I saw

History Channel, Oct 4 20-09 8:00-10:00pm CDT

New program on the History Channel, Oct 4 2009, 8:00-10:00  pm CDT:

Directorand host James Fox assembles the most credible UFO witnesses from around the world to testify on the subject and share their experiences and observations. Air Force generals, astronauts, military and commercial pilots, government and FAA officials from seven countries gather at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. to tell stories that, as former Arizona governor Fife Symington states, "will challengeyour reality." These accounts reveal a behind-the-scenes U.S. operation whose policy, in the eyes of some observers, seems to involve confiscation of substantiating evidence from close encounters--to the extent that even Presidents have failed to get straight answers.

http://www.history.com/schedule.do?action=daily&date=20091004&time=2000&timeZone=CST&x=9&y=7

Wisconsin Tourism Federation Changes Name

Every time you think Wisconsin Tourism is scraping the barrel-bottom, they manage to find a new hole and start digging.

WisconsinTourism - WTF? The latest of their <snip>amamie screwups involveschanging their name from “Wisconsin Tourism Federation” to the “TourismFederation of Wisconsin.”

So now they don’t have to be WTF. They’re TFW. And this name change is going to help them earn some respect?
http://triphow.com/?p=1313

These guys had all been in prison together for a long time and a new inmate arrived.

When it was night and lights out, someone said, "16" and everyone cracked up. Someone else said "23" and people cracked up again. Someone else said "45" and everyone was rolling.

The new guy asked his cellmate what was going on and was told that they'd all been together so long, and knew all the jokes that instead of reciting the whole joke they'd numbered them.

Then someone yelled out "29" and nothing happened, no repsonse. Again, "29" and no reaction. So the new guy asked his cellmate what was up and he said, "Well, you know, some people just can't tell a joke."

A blonde and her husband are lying in bed listening to the next door neighbor's dog.
It has been in their backyard barking for hours and hours.
The blonde jumps up out of bed and says, "I've had enough of this".
She goes downstairs.
The blonde finally comes back up to bed and her husband says "The dog is still barking, what have you been doing?"
The blonde says, "I put the dog in our backyard, let's see how THEY like it!"

11 HINTS YOU MIGHT BE DESCENDED FROM ALIENS
Posted on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
By Erik Van Datiken

PARIS– Aliens interbred with our ancestors more than 8,000 years ago andtheir extraterrestrial features are still evident in humans today.

That’sthe mind-blowing claim of anthropologist Henri Noblet, who developed aguide to identify people who bear the strongest resemblance to ouralien forebearers.

“Many of us have been influenced by the alien gene pool, some more than others,” Dr. Noblet told reporters in Paris.

“Infact, there are people who are better than 60 percent alien livingamong us right now. Eye color, foot size, muscle tone, even the waythey sleep and think, are dead giveaways to the influence ofextraterrestrial ancestry.

“It is a simple matter to identify these people when you know what features to look for.”

Noblet’s report has been suprisingly well received by most of the human-development scientists around the world.

German archaeologist Dr. Richard Graff said there is plenty of evidence to support the French anthropologist’s claims.

“There is little doubt the human mind has changed dramatically in the past 8,000 years,” said the expert.

“Wealso know that the very appearance of humans became much more refinedat the same time. Natural evolution is too slow to have caused suchsudden changes.

“It is more likely they were brought about by the introduction of superior characteristics from an extraterrestrial gene pool.”

Noblet says the following physical features may indicated a strong extraterrestrial influence in your ancestry:

1. Eye color is usually green or hazel. The eyes are set wide apart in the head.

2. Feet tend to be small and narrow. Toes are apt to be longer than most people feel is normal.

3. Ears are larger than average and set close to the head.

. Hands and fingers are long and slender. Nails tend to be perfectly formed but fragile.

5.Facial features are usually delicate but sometimes appear to be sharplychiseled. Lips are either fuller than average or unusually thin.

6. Hips are fuller than average to downright wide. In women, breasts are small for build.

7. Hair tends to be red or blonde, but hair color alone does not prove alien ancestry.

8. Body build is small to average. Bones are usually weak.

Noblet said behavioral aspects are important clues. Descendants of extraterrestrials also tend to be:

9.Dreamers. The aliens who traveled to Earth long ago were almostcertainly visionaries and that is reflected in their descendants today.

10.Smart. They have the ability to size up situations quickly. They alsoare highly adaptable and often change plans in midstream.

11. Independent. They can survive without the help of others and are sometimes considered to be loners.

http://weeklyworldnews.com/alien-alert/11451/11-hints-you-might-be-descended-from-aliens/

The Window  Through Which We Look

  A  young couple moved into a new  neighborhood.

The next morning while they  were eating breakfast,

The young woman saw her neighbor hanging the wash outside.

'That laundry is not very  clean,' she said.

'She doesn't know how to wash  correctly.

Perhaps she needs better  laundry soap.'

Her husband looked on, but  remained silent.

Every time her neighbor would  hang her wash to dry,

the young woman would make the  same comments.

About one month later, the  woman was surprised to see a

nice clean wash on the line and  said to her husband:

'Look, she has learned how to  wash correctly.

I wonder who taught her  this.'

The  husband said, 'I got up early this morning and

cleaned our  windows.'

And  so it is with life. What we see when watching  others depends on the purity of the  window through which we look.

Since so many of us here are so "numbers aware" I thought I'd post this.

List of Major League Baseball retired numbers

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Major League baseball and its participating clubs have retired various uniform numbersover the course of time, ensuring that those numbers will always beassociated with particular players of note. The use of numbers onuniforms to better identify one player from another, and hence to boostsales of scorecards, was tried briefly by the Cleveland Indians of 1916, and the St. Louis Cardinals of 1923. The first team to permanently adopt the practice was the New York Yankees of 1929. By 1932, all sixteen major league clubs were issuing numbers, and by 1937, the leagues passed rules requiring it.

The Yankees' original approach was to simply assign the numbers 1through 8 to the regular starting lineup in their normal batting order.Hence, Babe Ruth wore number 3 and Lou Gehrig number 4. The first major leaguer whose number was retired was Gehrig, at a ceremony at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939, following his retirement due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which became to be known popularly as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Since then, over 120 other people have had their numbers retired. Some of the game's early stars, such as Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson,retired before numbers came into usage. Teams often celebrate theirretired numbers and other honored people by hanging banners with thenumbers and names. Early stars, as well as honored non-players, willoften have numberless banners hanging along with the retired numbers.

Normally the individual clubs are responsible for retiring numbers. On April 15, 1997, Major League Baseball took the unusual move of retiring a number for all teams. On the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking the major league color barrier, his number 42 was retired throughout the majors, at the order of Commissioner Bud Selig.This meant that no future player on any major league team could wearnumber 42, although players wearing #42 at the time were allowed tocontinue with it (see below).

Some^[who?] have advocated giving Roberto Clemente'snumber 21 a similar treatment. They feel that Clemente's impact on theHispanic community is equal to that of Robinson's on the blackcommunity. The target goal for the retirement was in time for the 2006 MLB All-Star Game in Pittsburgh,where Clemente played. RetireClemente21.com collected over 70,000signatures for the effort. So far, MLB has taken no decisive action onthis request.

Some teams do not retire jersey numbers, and instead celebrate their stars in other ways. The Toronto Blue Jays have a 'Level of Excellence,' where notable individuals in club history have their names posted under the fifth deck of the Rogers Centre.

Because fewer and fewer players stay with one team long enough towarrant their number being retired, some players believe that gettingtheir number retired is a greater honor than going into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ron Santo, upon his number 10 being retired on the last day of the 2003 regular season, enthusiastically told the Wrigley Field crowd as his #10 flag was hoisted, "This is my Hall of Fame!"^{[citation needed]}

Some teams have not formally retired certain numbers, but nonetheless kept them out of circulation. For example, the Cincinnati Reds have only assigned Pete Rose's #14 to one other player after his retirement: his own son. #14 cannot be retired in honor of the older Rose at present, due to his lifetime ban from baseball. Also, after Darryl Kile's untimely death in 2002, the teams he played for (Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, and St. Louis Cardinals) took his #57 out of circulation, but have yet to formally retire the number.

Contents

List of numbers on link below:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_retired_numbers

Emjoy!

SAN JOSE, CA – A doughnut cafe in California has recently come under fire for its controversial theme.

According to the company: “Psycho Donuts has taken donuts to thenext demented level. We bid a fond farewell to the tired, round ring oflameness, and the drab, time-weathered environment of donut past.Psycho Donuts has taken the neighborhood donut and put it onmedication, and given it shock treatment.”

The cafe offers a number of special doughnuts, such as:

The Bipolar

The Psycho

 

MHT (Massive Head Trauma)

These bizarre combinations are served by workers in doctor whitecoats or nurse uniforms, who offer customers the opportunity to eattheir sweets in a padded cell.

Sounds like a blast, right? Except some organizations are not happywith the cafe’s seemingly disregard for serious mental health issues.

“As the former regional administrator of the U.S. Small BusinessAdministration, I appreciate an individual’s goal to live the greatAmerican dream and start a business, but profits should not be made atthe expense of others,” said Oscar Wright, chief executive officer ofUnited Advocates for Children and Families, a support group for parentswhose children receive mental health services.

Public debate became so severe that Wright and Psycho Donuts co-owner KippBerdiansky held a televised debate on local channel KTVU. Ultimately,no agreement was arrived upon, and the store continues to operate whileWright’s organization continues to protest its existence.

http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/10643/psycho-donuts/

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.

You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.

You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.

You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.

You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.

"America will never be destroyed from theoutside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because wedestroyed ourselves."
 - Abraham Lincoln

 

St. Louis Photographer's Intuition Develops Into Lottery Win

Kevin Duke, a freelance photographer from St. Louis, didn’t picturehimself as a Lottery winner.  In fact, he had never purchased a lotteryticket before.  But Duke, 47, had a feeling that July 22 was the righttime.

“My wife was out of town visiting family and I decided to take a walkto the gas station and buy a lottery ticket,” explained Duke.  “I justhad this feeling that I should buy a Powerball ticket.”

Duke’s intuition earned him $10,000 by matching four white-numberedballs and the Powerball on the July 22 drawing.  He’s keeping it asecret until his wife, Anna, returns home.

“She flies back from England later this week so I think I’ll tell her at the airport,” said Duke.

Powerball is a multi-state game that gives players nine ways to wincash prizes with the jackpot starting at $20 million. In addition tothe jackpot, the game offers second-level prizes of $200,000,third-level prizes of $10,000 and better-than-ever payouts by usingPower Play!

http://www.molottery.com/media/news_release.jsp?articleId=3553

The Book of Destiny: Unlocking the Secrets of the Ancient Mayans and the Prophecy of 2012
by Carlos Barrios

From a book club flyer:

"Justas the world did not end in the year 2000 at the start of themillennium, it won't end with the advent of the Fifth Sun in 2012. Anunfounded fear was created before the new millennium by religiousleaders who based their theories on misguided interpretations ofancient religious texts and predictions made by famous prophets...Thetrue guardians of our traditions have never been consulted about thisdate, but we are here to say: December 21, 2012,will not br the end ofthe world or the end of humanity. In fact, it will be the start of aperiod in which harmony, understanding, peace and wisdom can reign."
- From the Book of Destiny

CarlosBarrios is an anthropologist and an authority on Mayan history andpredictions of the Mayan calendar. He is a Mayan priest and shaman anda member of the Guatemalan Mayan elders Council and a member of one ofthe most ancient and sacred Mayan lineages. He lives in Guatemala.

Questioning the Story (Bruce Lee's Death):

Were demons the real cause of Bruce Lee's death?
No. The movie Dragon: The Bruce Lee Storysuggests that a family curse was the cause of Bruce Lee's demise. Themovie shows Bruce (Jason Scott Lee) battling an all to real demon thatcomes to him in his dreams. Was the real Bruce dreaming about thisdemon shortly before his death, as he lay unconscious on the couch inBetty Ting Pei's Hong Kong apartment? Likely not.

Inreality, Lee's rumored mistress Betty Ting Pei claims that on July 20,1973, Bruce lay down on her couch to take a nap after she gave him aprescription analgesic (painkiller) for a headache. When Bruce failedto show up for a dinner meeting, producer Raymond Chow, who had been atBetty's apartment earlier, came back and tried to wake Lee up. Chow wasnot successful and a doctor was then summoned who spent close to tenminutes trying to revive Lee. When he could not be revived, Bruce Leewas then taken by ambulance to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He was deadbefore the ambulance arrived.

Continues, interesting read:

http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/brucelee.php

R.I.P. Little Dragon