12/8/13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 50 / Day: 342   
Today: L 6°…H 24°… Ave. humidity: 58%
Wind: ave:   19mph; Gusts:  38mph  Wind Chill: 7°
Average Low: 17° Record Low:  -23° (1978)
Average High: 45° Record High:  62° (1976)

Quote of the Day
 
Today’s Historical Highlights
"Bravo" network premieres on cable TV…1980
114-day newspaper strike begins in NYC…1962
16th Olympic games close at Melbourne, Australia…1956
1st female leader of a political party in Wales--Kirsty Williams…2008
1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy)…1952
American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions…1886
Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" album is released in UK…1967
Coaxial cable patented…1931
Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto…1326
Disappearance of Agatha Christie…1926
In his first "State of the Union Address," President Andrew Jackson will state 
     his goal to remove all Indians in the southeastern part of the United States to 
     lands west of the Mississippi…1829 
Mexican border town Ciudad Juárez is founded by Fray García de San Francisco…1659
Pope Pius IX proclaims Immaculate Conception, makes Mary, free of Original Sin…1854
President Roosevelt delivers "Day of Infamy" speech to US Congress…1941

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays
 
My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Woke up to a clear blue sky and really cold temps, then the wind, then the snow. Good day to stay inside. That was not my plan, but plans can change. Not complaining as much of the US is in a lot worse shape. Got a phone survey from the cataract anesthesiologist…that was a first. About 5 minutes, and I gave him good comments. Sure didn’t expect that. Guess it’s a good business practice.
 
So, if you got a cell phone, the NSA knows where you are. Kinda like Santa!
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
Though my beauty is becoming, I can hurt you just the same. I come in many colors. You will always know my name. Some love me for one reason. Some may dislike me just as well. More than one of any color of me will surely always sell.
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Very Strange Laws…Tennessee
  • “Crimes against nature” are prohibited
  • Any person who participates in a duel may not hold any public office in the state.
  • Giving and receiving oral sex is still prohibited by law.
  • Hollow logs may not be sold.
  • In Tennessee it is illegal to to post images online that cause “emotional distress” “without legitimate purpose”.
  • Interracial marriages are illegal.
  • It is a crime to share your Netflix password in Tennessee.
  • It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer
  • It is illegal to place tacks on a highway.
  • It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
  • It is legal to gather and consume road kill.
  • Ministers are to be dedicated to God and therefore are not eligible to hold a seat in either House of the Legislature.
  • More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.
  • No Christian parent may require their children to pick up trash from the highway on Easter day.
  • Skunks may not be carried into the state.
  • Stealing a horse is punishable by hanging.
  • Students may not hold hands while at school.
  • Tattooing a minor is a misdemeanor.
  • The definition of “dumb animal” includes every living creature.
  • You can’t shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.
  • Bell Buckle--One may not throw bottles at a tree.
  • Dyersburg It is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.
  • Fayette County--
    You may not have more than five inoperable vehicles on a piece of property.
  • Kimball--
    Bar owners may not let patrons make loud, unusual noises.
  • Knoxville--In front of their buildings, all businesses must have a “hitching post.
  • Lenior County--
    When you pull up to a stop sign you must fire a gun out the window to warn horse carriages that you are coming.
  • Lexington--
    By law, anyone who has been drinking is “sober” until he or she “cannot hold onto the ground. \ It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket. \ No one may eat ice cream on the sidewalk. \ Spitting on the sidewalk is prohibited.
  • Memphis--
    Illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians. \ It’s illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM. \ Panhandlers must first obtain a $10 permit before begging on the streets of downtown Memphis.
  • Nashville--
    No person may keep a cheetah as a pet. \ No person may roller skate and listen to a personal cd player at the same time. \ Throwing stones is prohibited as it might break a window.

OK Then…
 
Harper’s Index 
Portion of Iowans who think same sex marriage has had either no impact or a positive impact on their lives: 3/4
Unusual Fact of the Day
"General" Custer wasn't a general at the time of his death at Little Big Horn. He was promoted to Brevet General during the Civil War, which was basically a temporary promotion. After the war, he was reverted back to his true rank of Lieutenant Colonel, the rank he held when he was killed.
Joke-of-the-day
Shut Up and Trouble were walking down a path. Trouble got lost. So, Shut Up went to the police officer. The police officer asked, "What's your name?"
He answered, "Shut Up."
He asked again "What's your name?"
"Shut Up."
The police officer asked, "Are you looking for trouble?!"
"Yeah, I lost him down a path about two miles ago."  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
DRINKING WINE
Wine before meals increases hunger. Wine during a meal quells the appetite. Wine at the end of a meal can drown the desire for dessert.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
While in New Jersey you have the lesbian waitress who claimed she received an anti-gay message scrawled on a receipt instead of a tip (and has since been suspended from work while her boss tries to figure out exactly how full of shit she is), in other parts of the country a mystery tipper has been leaving tips ranging from $500 to $10,000 at random bars and restaurants.
The philanthropic spree struck recently in South Bend, Indiana where a customer scrawled "Fight on" on his receipt at Legends of Notre Dame after paying the tab and tacking on a $5,000 tip.
"We were all looking at this like, is this a joke?" said Ashley Rust, a former bartender at Legends.
But later that night, after the football game, the man and his friends returned to Legends, rang up another bill and added another $5,000 tip.
Apparently this kind of thing has been going on for months.
No one is even sure whether the tipper is one person or several different people. The only thing that seems to be consistent is that the tipper(s) leave @tipsforjesus on the receipts. The exploits have been chronicled on the photo-sharing application Instagram.
Monster tips with the tell-tale moniker have showed up in at least 15 different bars and restaurants in Utah, Chicago, San Francisco and Hollywood.
Jared Allen, owner of the downtown Ogden bar Alleged, where servers received a $1,000 tip, said his staff described the tipper as a stylish younger man who came in with a couple of friends and paid with a black American Express card.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • Volvo YCC  (Your Concept Car) was presented in 2004 in the Geneva Motor Show to attract female drivers. The design of Volvo YCC was made up of women having a futuristic shape like a four-seat coupe and it had no hood and dent-resistant bumpers.
  • According to ‘The Economist‘, Hank Hill is one of the wisest people on television. Hank Hill is a fictional character,  the main protagonist of the animated television series ‘King of the Hill’ and lives in Texas in the fictional city ‘Arlen’.
  • Due to a trade embargo in WWII, Coca-Cola could not import syrup into Nazi Germany and this is when Fanta was invented. A new drink was invented just for Nazi Germany, using only the available in Germany ingredients. These ingredients were ‘whey’ and ‘pomace’.
  • Timothy 6:10 did not say the famous phrase “Money is the root of all evil”. It is a misquotation. The original phrase is “The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil”, which has  a different meaning.
  • Did you know that George Bernard Shaw had a rotating office that used to turn according to the sun? Once he wanted to face the sun in the winter or have shade in the summer he used to push it through its turntable mechanism to follow the sun.
  • Honey, the only food which includes all the substances necessary to sustain life, is the product of the honey bees, known as Apis mellifera. But how many bees work for a teaspoon? An average worker bee produces about 1/12th teaspoon of honey in her lifetime, in other words, a teaspoon of honey represents the life work of 12 bees!


Calendar Information       
Today Is                                                                      
·        International Children's Day 
·        National Brownie Day
·        Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day
·        Take it in the Ear Day
·        Worldwide Candle Lighting Day 
·        World Choral Day
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·        Uzbekistan: Constitution Day (1992)

Today’s Events through History  
Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the Atoms for Peace speech…1953
George Washington's retreating army crosses Delaware River from NJ…1776
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr became Associate Justice on Supreme Court…1902

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Maximilian Schell, Austria, actor/director (Odessa File, Julia) is 83
Kim Basinger, actress is 60
Ann Coulter, author, political commentator, and attorney is 52
Teri Hatcher, actress (Lois Lane-Lois & Clark) is 49
Sinéad O'Connor, Irish musician is 47

Remembered for being born today
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland [1542-1587]
Eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin) [1765-1825]
E.C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye) [1894-1938]
Diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter [1886-1957]
Jim Morrison, American poet, singer (The Doors) (d. 1971)
Sammy Davis Jr, singer/dancer/actor (Ocean's 11, Candy Man) [1925-1990]
Flip Wilson, [Clerow], Jersey City NJ, comedian (Flip Wilson Show) [1933-1998]                               
Richard Fleischer, American film director [1916-2006)
David Carradine, actor (Kung Fu, Mean Streets, Kill Bill V.1 & 2) [1936-2009]
James MacArthur, actor (Danny Williams-Hawaii 5-0) [1937-2010]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Golda Meir, Israel's PM…1978…@80
Mikki Doyle, journalist, dies at 79
John Mills, Sr., American singer (Mills Brothers…1967…@78
Bob Bell, clown (WGN's 1st Bozo)…1997…@75
Slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles)…after brain surgery…1983…@64
Marty Robbins, country singer…heart attack…1982…@57
John Lennon, musician (The Beatles)…shot and killed…1980…@40

Brain Teasers
A rose.
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
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