February 11, 2006

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.
Gilbert K. Chesterton






Angels who guard you
When you drive
Usually retire
At sixty-five
Burma Shave




Many peoples' tombstones should read 'Died at 30, burried at 60.'
Nicholas Murray Butler




COFFEE
part 20 of 23
  • The largest coffee importer center in the U.S. is located in the city of New Orleans, LA.
  • The most widely accepted legend associated to the discovery of coffee is of the goatherder named Kaldi of Ethiopia. Around the year 800-850 A.D., Kaldi was amazed as he noticed his goats behaving in a frisky manner after eating the leaves and berries of a coffee shrub. And, of course, he had to try them!
  • The United States is the world's largest consumer of coffee, importing 16 to 20 million bags annually (2.5 million pounds), representing one-third of all coffee exported. More than half of the United States population consumes coffee. The typical coffee drinker has 3.4 cups of coffee per day. That translates into more than 450,000,000 cups of coffee daily.



    • Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.
    G. Bernard Shaw



    In my Sunday School class, we discussed what we would give up for Lent. One eight year old girl said she'd give up homework. I replied that the idea was to give up something she liked. She said, "But I like homework!" A seven year old boy, in the same class, said he'd give up fighting with his brother. I asked if he could give it up for so long. He said, "Well, it's only until next week, so that's ok."



    OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
    Lincoln Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.
    Abraham Lincoln



    A cop was walking past a restaurant when he heard someone scream - "No John, not the gun!" He ran inside and and saw a doctor, a lawyer, a milkman, and a dead body on the floor. He promptly walked over to the milkman and arrested him. He didn't witness the shooting and there was no apparent evidence to prove who shot the person and no one told him who the killer was.
    How did the policeman instantly know it was the milkman?



    For sale: Lee Majors (6 Million Dollar Man) - $50



    In those days, most people read newspapers, whereas today, most people do not. What caused this change? One big factor, of course, is that people are a lot stupider than they used to be, although we here in the newspaper industry would never say so in print.



    Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.