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The National Leprechaun Museum

Folklore made fun, an oral storytelling experience taking you on a trip to the Otherworld, home of leprechauns and other mythical creatures.

In the heart of Dublin, somewhere between bars and buskers, not far off the tram, there is a small place of fun and magic.

Take a break from your serious self and step into the Otherworld.

http://www.leprechaunmuseum.ie/

National
Leprechaun
Museum

Jervis Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
01 8733899
rainbow@leprechaunmuseum.ie 

Entry #751

Nearly half of cell phone calls will be scams by 2019

Nearly half of cellphone calls will be scams by 2019, report says

Nearly half of all cellphone calls next year will come from scammers, according to First Orion, a company that provides phone carriers and their customers caller ID and call blocking technology.

The Arkansas-based firm projects an explosion of incoming spam calls, marking a leap from 3.7 percent of total calls in 2017 to more than 29 percent this year, to a projected 45 percent by early 2019.

Continues;

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/nearly-half-of-cellphone-calls-will-be-scams-by-2019-report-says/ar-BBNy9aB?li=BBnbfcL

Entry #750

Interesting quote

Over my forty year career as a defense attorney I regularly came into contact with people who lied, cheated and tried to bend the system so that they would come out on top. 

Most of them worked for the government.

Oscar Goodman, Being Oscar

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For those who don't know, Oscar Goodman defended many 'wiseguys'. He ran for mayor in Las Vegas and won.

Oscar Baylin Goodman is an American attorney and politician. He was the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1999 to 2011. His wife, Carolyn Goodman, succeeded him as mayor in 2011.  en.wikipedia.org

Entry #749

Understanding The 10 Commandments Of NFL Betting

Example

IX

IX. Thou Shalt Not Chase

Chasing losses is one of the worst mistakes a sports bettor can make. Never chase losses, meaning don;t make a wager or series of wagers just to make up for a few losing wagers, particularly if you hadn’t planned on making the ‘extra’ wagers that week. Remember, when it comes to sports betting you have to take a few bad days along with the good while learning how to maximize your chances of having more good days than bad. Remember, you should always have the games you plan on betting on in mind. Never make hasty, loss-chasing wagers that could cost you in the long run!

 

https://mybookie.ag/sports-betting-guide/understanding-the-10-commandments-of-pro-football-betting/

 

This is an updated version. There's a guy, Ernie Kaufman (The Bookie Destroyer) (deceased?)  that wrote the original and one of hjis was Thou sahlt not bet on a game just because it's on TV.

Entry #748

A brief NFL history

I hope this helps us to understand just when the public's respect for the NFL organization started to crumble....

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 In 2012 the NFL had an issue with Tim Tebow kneeling for each game to pray, they also had an issue with Tebow wearing John 3:16 as part of his eye-black to avoid glare, and made him take it off.


* In 2013 the NFL fined Brandon Marshall for wearing green cleats to raise awareness for people with mental health disorders.

*  In 2014 Robert Griffin III (RG3) entered a post-game press conference wearing a shirt that said "Know Jesus Know Peace" but was forced to turn it inside out by an NFL uniform inspector before speaking at the podium.

* In 2015 DeAngelo Williams was fined for wearing "Find the Cure" eye black for breast cancer awareness.

* In 2015 William Gay was fined for wearing purple cleats to raise awareness for domestic violence. (Not that the NFL has a domestic violence problem...).

*In 2016 the NFL prevented the Dallas Cowboys from wearing a decal on their helmet in honor of 5 Dallas Police officers killed in the line of duty.

* 2016 the NFL threatened to fine players who wanted to wear cleats to commemorate the 15th anniversary of 9/11.


So tell me again how the NFL supports free speech and expression, all of a sudden... It seems quite clear based on these facts that the NFL has taken a position against any action by NFL players demonstratingRESPECTfor any issue: For God, social causes such as mental health, cancer, domestic violence, for cops killed arbitrarily for being cops, for the Memory of 9/11...

BUT they will allow demonstrations of
DISRESPECTfor our National Flag, our National Anthem, for America , and for the American People, if it will help mollify a particular Group and its supporters. That is who and what the NFL has shown itself to be.


Pass this post along to all your friends and family. Honor our military, too many of whom have come home with the American Flag draped over their coffin.

Entry #747

Idlel thoughts

Received in e-mail, some good ones;

 

Protons have mass?  I didn't even know they were Catholic.

 

All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.

 

What is a "free" gift?  Aren't all gifts free?

 

They told me I was gullible ... and I believed them.

 

Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to merge his car onto a freeway.

 

Two can live as cheaply as one, for half as long.

 

Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone.

 

What if there were no hypothetical questions?

 

One nice thing about egotists:  They don't talk about other people.

 

When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to look like a nail.

 

A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.

 

What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?

 

I used to be indecisive.  Now I'm not sure.

 

Is there another word for synonym?

 

Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all"?

 

If swimming is so good for your figure, how do you explain whales?

 

Show me a man with both feet firmly on the ground, and I'll show you a man who can't get his pants off.

 

Is it my imagination, or do buffalo wings taste like chicken?

Entry #743

Irony

Irony
 
The Judges who said that we don’t
Need to stand up for the  National Anthem
Expect us to stand up when they enter the courtroom.
What if they entered and everyone took a knee?
US Flag
Entry #740

Family separation not new

Subject:  I'm really sick and tired of people acting like separating parents and children is a new thing that only began under President Trump.

 

Just a few links:

Entry #739

Some things to think about

Bookseller conducting a market survey asked a woman – 
“Which book has helped you most in your life?”
The woman replied, “My husband’s check book!!”

A prospective husband in a book store “Do you have a book called ‘Husband – the Master of the House?’" 
Sales girl: “Sir, fiction and comics are on the 1st floor!”

Someone asked an old man: “Even after 70 years, you still call your wife – darling, honey, luv. 
Love What’s the secret?" 
Old man: “I forgot her name and I’m scared to ask her."

Pharmacist to customer: “Sir, please understand, to buy an anti-depression pill you need a proper prescription ...
Simply showing marriage certificate and wife’s picture is not enough !

There are 3 kinds of men in this world. Some remain single and make wonders happen. Some have girlfriends and see wonders happen. The rest get married and wonder what happened!

Wives are magicians. They can change anything into an argument.

Why do women live a Better, Longer & Peaceful Life, compared to men?
A very INTELLIGENT student replied: 
"Because Women don't have a wife!"

COOL MESSAGE BY A WIFE: Dear Mother-in-law, Don't teach me how to handle my children. 
I am living with one of yours and he needs a lot of improvement!?

When a married man says, I WILL THINK ABOUT IT - 
what he really means is that he doesn't know his wife's opinion yet.

A lady says to her doctor: "My husband has a habit of talking in his sleep! 
What should I give him to cure it?"
The doctor replies: "Give him an opportunity to speak when he's awake.
Entry #738

St. Felix of Cantalice

St. Felix of Cantalice
1513-1387


Ever been around someone who has to have the last word on everything? You say something like "Last Sunday afternoon about 3:00", and they interrupt saying, " believe it was 2:20, not 3:00." You mile politely and say, "Last Sunday about 2:30 I was reading the paper." Again they interrupt, "If memory serves you were reading a magazine, not the newspaper." Pretty soon you're ready to scream, but when you react, the person looks offended and says, "But I was just trying to be helpful."
That kind of help we can all do without.


St. Felix of Cantalice offers us one way to respond to people who must have the last word. When anyone contradicted him in unimportant matters , he politely agreed with what they said and never said another thing.
The next time you encounter a person who must have the last word, you might try St. Felix's technique.People who are constantly contradicting and correcting others are just spoiling for a fight. They want to disturb your peace and get you into an argument over something that doesn't really matter anyway. When you fall into their snare and begin to defend your position, you let them win the round. Rather than give them the satisfaction refuse to play their game. Be utterly polite as you say, "Why I believe you are right." By agreeing with them, you not only puncture their pugnacity, but you maintain your own peace of mind.

From the book
365 Saints
by Woodeene Koenig-Bricker

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Or you can block such people.

:)

Dang this has a familiar ring to it.

Entry #737