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January 24, 2005
Some Random Thoughts
It's Monday, so I'm working in the ARC again. I'm still a bit sick, but I'm on the mend. Igor has been very happy these days. I've also found out that he really likes Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I continue to paint chickens day and night, and still haven't finished a single painting, but I'm working on four so it might be a while. I'll post when I'm done them. In the meantime, here are some random jokey-things to ponder:
Toilet Seat
It isn't widely known, but the first toilet seat was invented by a Polish scientist in the 18th century. The invention was later modified by a Jewish inventor who put a hole in the seat.
Ten Commandments
The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a Courthouse: You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery" and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians! It creates a hostile work environment.
Zero Gravity
When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ball-point pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat this problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 million developing a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside-down, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300 C. The Russians used a pencil. Your taxes are due again -- enjoy paying them.
Cows
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that our government can track a cow born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of Washington. And they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country.Plus they can have a drivers license and board airliners.
Our Constitution
They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it's worked for over 200 years and hey, we're not using it anymore.
Posted by dminky at January 24, 2005 09:08 PM
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