February 21, 2008


You see things and you say "Why?"; but I dream things that never were and I say "Why not?"
G. Bernard Shaw



"The stuff that dreams are made of."
— Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart), The Maltese Falcon (1941)



Moreover, we are showing a dismaying tendency to recast God in Man's image.
James L. Buckley



MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS OF THE
20TH CENTURY
1988

1988 and 1989
  • Soviets pull out of Afghanastan
  • Ten day seige of Golden Temple
  • Longest undersea tunnel opens
  • Iranian passenger jet shot down by the US
  • Gorbachev announces unilateral troop cuts
  • HISTORY CENTRAL


    Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.
    Plato



    ELECTORAL COLLEGE TRIVIA
    Question Eight:
    Which of the following statements about Electors and their obligations to vote according to the popular vote in their state is most accurate?
    1. State law prohibits Electors from casting a vote deviating from the popular vote result.
    2. Signed pledges under oath prevent Electors from casting a vote deviating from the popular vote result.
    3. There is no Constitutional obligation for Electors to vote according to the state popular vote.
    4. The Constitution requires Electors to vote according to the state popular vote.
      answer

      "Richard Warren Field is author of The Election, and The Swords of Faith. Visit RichardWarrenField.com for more information."



    Sally and her younger brother were fighting. Their mother was tired of the fighting, and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way that they couldn't touch each other. How did she accomplish this?



    "Figure Out Fare Office"-- A sign on a small wooden house at a bus station in Laos.



    Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt.



    Speak softly and carry a big stick



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