June 28, 2006


A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday.
Erma Bombeck






You know
Your onions
Lettuce suppose
This beets 'em all
Don't turnip your nose
Burma Shave
1935


A committee takes hours to put into minutes what can be done in seconds.
Judy Castrina




TIME AND MEASUREMENTS
Part 7 of 8
  • The metal instrument used in shoe stores to measure feet is called the Brannock device.
  • The monastic hours are matins, lauds, prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers and compline.
  • The most snow accumulation in a one-day period was 75.8 inches at Silver Lake, Colorado, in April 1921.
  • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced in 1978 that it would alternate men's and women's names in the naming of hurricanes. It was seen as an attempt at fair play. Hurricanes had been named for women for years, until NOAA succumbed to pressure from women's groups who were demanding that Atlantic storms be given unisex names.



    • The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.
    George Orwell



    OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
    Washington
    Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.
    George Washington



    Many things can create one. It can be of any shape or size. It is created for various reasons, and it can shrink or grow with time. What is it?



  • A closed mouth gathers no foot.
  • There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.
  • I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
  • Try not to let your mind wander. It is too small to be out by itself.
  • Schizophrenia beats being alone.



    • Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.



    Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.