February 8, 2006

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.
Mark Twain






Around the corner
Lickety-split
Beautiful car
Wasn't it?
Burma Shave




Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
Warren Buffett




COFFEE
part 17 of 23
  • The Arabs are generally believed to be the first to brew coffee.
  • The aroma and flavor derived from coffee is a result of the little beads of the oily substance called coffee essence, coffeol, or coffee oil. This is not an actual oil since it dissolves in water.
  • The average age of an Italian barista is 48 years old. A barista is a respected job title in Italy.
  • The average annual coffee consumption of the American adult is 26.7 gallons, or over 400 cups.
  • The average cup of coffee contains more than 1000 different chemical components, none of which is tasted in isolation but only as part of the overall flavor.



    • Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
    Theodore Rubin



    A father was reading Bible stories to his young son. Heread, "The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned to salt."

    His son asked, "What happened to the flea?"



    OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
    Benjamin Franklin Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to get leisure.
    Benjamin Franklin



    A black dog stands in the middle of an intersecton in a town painted black. None of the street lights are working due to a power failure caused by a storm. A car with two broken headlights drives towards the dog but turns in time to avoid hitting him. How could the driver have seen the dog in time?



  • Save the whales. Collect the whole set.
  • Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggy until you can find a rock.
  • Clones are people, two.
  • Anything free is worth what you pay for it.
  • Help stamp out and eradicate superfluous redundancy.



    • In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which, as any American high school student can tell you, was an act that apparently had something to do with stamps.



    I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person