December 31, 2009


On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.
Gore Vidal



[Jerry is disgusted by Newman's beautiful girlfriend's affection for Newman] "Oh, come on... You know he's a postman, don't you?"
— Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld), "Seinfeld" (1990)



I would like to live in Manchester, England. The transition between Manchester and death would be unnoticeable.
-- Mark Twain



  • John F. Kennedy and Warren Harding were the only United States presidents to be survived by their fathers.
  • Ignce Paderewski, one of the greatest concert pianists of all time, was also premier of Poland.
  • Richard M. Nixon, as a young naval officer in World War II, set up the only hamburger stand in the South Pacific. Nixon's Snack Shack served free burgers and Australian beer to flight crews.
  • On "forever-39" Jack Benny's 80th birthday, Frank Sinatra gave him two copies of the book "Life Begins at Forty."
  • When Yul Brynner had hair, it was dark brown.
  • Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, and Dostoyevsky were all epileptics.



  • There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
    Colin Powell



    TRIVIA

    What was the first of the Ten Commandments?



    My life is often a volume of grief, your help is needed to turn a new leaf. Stiff is my spine and my body is pale, but I'm always ready to tell a tale. What am I?



    The Great Blue Lake Land And Development Company [206] Hello-Jim-Rockford's-machine. This-is-Larry-Doheny's-machine. Will-you-please-have-your-master-call-my-master-at-his-convenience? Thank-you. Thank-you. Thank-you.



    Give me a break! Give me a break!



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