- DID YOU Know ? (#2)

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DID YOU Know ? (#2)

As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year! (in May and October)

Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs.

Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool. The wigs couldn't be washed, so to clean them they could carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes.

The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term "bigwig".

Today we often use the term "here comes the Big Wig" because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy.

- YOU DON'T GET Any Closer Than This...

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YOU DON'T GET any closer to bustin your ass than this............

Contributer says : " The tail strike occurred during at a 1990 airshow in Harrison, Arkansas.

Kelly, who was a technician for the FAA and somewhat of a camera buff, was tracking this guy flying a MiG-15 with his camera.

The pilot had just completed a loop and misjudged his pull-out.

Everyone considering themselves as potential victims, took-off running in all directions. But Kelly had a non-threatening position with strong motivation to take the picture.

So just as the MiG scraped the ground, Kelly captured this rare image.

Had it been circulated at the time, this clear, once in a lifetime photograph might have earned an award.

A few weeks later, in Fort Smith, Kelly was showing me these pictures he had developed at a local Walmart. I asked him for a copy and now have it hanging on my office wall ...a clear depiction of the tiny difference between life and death.

Oh, by the way... the guy just flew a wide circle, lowered his landing gear, touched down then taxied in showing very minor damage."

- YOU WANT A What ?

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YOU WANT A What ?
A married couple is driving along a highway doing a steady forty miles per
hour. The wife is behind the wheel.

Her husband suddenly looks across at her and speaks in a clear voice.
"Darling," he says. "I know we've been married for twenty years, but I want a divorce."

The wife says nothing, keeps looking at the road ahead but slowly increases her speed up to 45 mph.

The husband speaks again. "I don't want you to try and talk me out of it,"
he says, "because I've been having an affair with your best friend, and she's a far better lover than you are."

Again the wife stays quiet, but grips the steering wheel more tightly and slowly increases the speed to 55.

He then pushes his luck. "I want the house, too" he says insistently.

The car's now up to 60. "I want the car, too," he continues.

Up to 65 mph.

"And," he says, "I'll have the bank accounts, all the credit cards and the boat."

The car slowly starts veering towards a massive concrete bridge.
This makes him a wee bit nervous, so he asks her: "Isn't there anything you want?"

The wife at last replies - in a quiet and controlled voice. "No, I've got everything I need." she says.

"Oh, really?" he inquires, "So what have you got?"

Just before they slam into the wall at 75 mph, the wife turns to him and smiles. "The airbag."


NEVER underestimate how a woman thinks.

- WITTICISMS... (#5)

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WITTICISMS... (group #5)

"Remember in elementary school, you were told that in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file line from smallest to tallest.
What is the logic in that?
What, do tall people burn slower?"
---Warren Hutcherson

"Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many.
Monogamy is the same."
---Oscar Wilde

"Suppose you were an idiot ...
And suppose you were a member of Congress...
But I repeat myself."
---Mark Twain

"Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Afghanistan."
---A. Whitney Brown

"You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says,
'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'"
---Dave Barry

Do you know why they call it "PMS"?
Because "Mad Cow Disease" was taken.
---Unknown, ...presumed deceased