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Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
16 THINGS THAT IT TOOK ME OVER 50 YEARS TO LEARN:
by Dave Barry ,
Nationally Syndicated Columnist
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a
laxative on the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human
race has not achieved and never will achieve its full potential, that word
would be "meetings."
3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
4. People who want to share their religious views with you
almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. You should not confuse your career with your life.
6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well Just get up and dance.
7. Never lick a steak knife.
8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and
compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely
Suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby
emerging from her at that moment.
11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other
people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.
12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of
age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down
inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.
13. A person who is nice to you but rude to a waiter is not a
nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
14. Your friends love you anyway.
15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone
Amateur built the
16. Men are like fine wine. They start out as grapes, and it's
up to the women to stomp the crap out of them until they turn into some thing
acceptable to have dinner with.
Kansas Day Trivia January 29, 1861-2007
1. What is Kansas' most abundant mineral? Salt
2. What are "Kansas Castles"? Grain Elevators
3. What animal is said to have put Dodge City on the map? The
longhorn steer
4. What snake is responsible for the most poisonous snakebites in
Kansas? The copperhead
5. What outer space matter has been found in over 26 Kansas counties?
Meteorites
6. What is the state insect? The honey bee
7. What is the largest native canine animal found in Kansas? The
coyote
8. What body of water once extended into Kansas causing strange rock
formations? The Gulf of Mexico
9. What type of natural gas is the town of Dexter known for? Helium
10. What is the hottest recorded temperature recorded in Kansas? 121
degrees, July 18, 1939
11. What's the coldest recorded temperature in Kansas? -40 degrees F,
1905
12. In 1961 what launching sites were scattered in 39 different areas
across Kansas? Atlas and Titan missile launching sites
13. What was the first commercial fruit grown in Kansas? The apple
14. I wrote the play, Picnic. Who was I? William Inge
15. I won fame by writing about my family's life in a cabin on the
prairie in southeast Kansas. Who was I? Laura Ingalls Wilder
16. He served a press secretary under 2 U.S presidents, Ronald Reagan
and George Bush. Marlin Fitzwater
17. He is most known for his book, In Cold Blood. Truman Capote
18. My fame and fortune came from writing the short story, Guys and
Dolls. Alfred Damon Runyan
19. I am known for outdoor murals and for environmental art in farm
fields. Stan Herd
20. Photographer, author, poet, composer, and filmmaker, he captured
the face of the world for Life magazine. Gordon Parks, died recently
and is buried at Fort Scott
21. What is the geographical center of the United States (lower 48)?
Lebanon, Kansas
22. Judy Garland starred in two movies with "Kansas ties".....name
the "other" one which featured that great song, "The Atchison, Topeka &
the Santa Fe??" The Harvey Girls
23. This western Kansas community proudly boasts the world's largest
easel. Sitting atop the 80 foot, 40,000 pound steel easel is a giant
replica of Vincent Van Gough's Sunflower painting. Where is this?
Goodland
24. This colorful term came from the Red Light Bordello in Dodge
City. The front door of the building was made of red glass and produced a
red glow to the outside world when lit at night. The name carried over
to refer to the town's brothel district. "Red Light District"
25. What is the windiest city in the United States, with an average
wind speed of 14 miles per hour? Dodge City
26. The First United Methodist Church in Hutchinson was built in 1874
during the time of this plague. The work on the church continued and
as a result, thousands of these insects are mixed into the mortar of the
original building's foundation. Grasshoppers
27. Who was the first black woman to win an Academy Award for her
role in "Gone with the Wind"? Kansan Hattie McDaniel
28. This river may be the only river whose pronunciation changes as
it crosses state lines. In Kansas, it is called the Arkansas
(ahr-KAN-zuhs). On both sides of Kansas (Colorado and Oklahoma), it is called the
Arkansaw.
29. Kansas produced a record 492.2 million bushels of wheat in 1997.
This was enough to make how many loaves of bread? 35.9 billion 30. This
world famous fast-food chain of restaurants opened its first store in
Wichita in 1958 after 2 brothers borrowed $600 from their mother. Pizza
Hut
31. This 94 year old man became the oldest-ever professional baseball
player in July when he signed a one-day contract and played with the
Kansas City T-Bones. John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil He died in October.
32. Topeka is the self-proclaimed birthplace of this goofy logo
character of Mad Magazine. Before making the magazine's cover, the drawing
of the smiling gap-toothed boy served as a local dentist's logo to
advertise his pain-free services. Alfred E. Neuman
33. After restoring more than 50 antique pump organs, Dick Rhea
orchestrated them into a pump organ museum in this western Kansas town. The
organs date from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Name this Kansas
community. Sharon Springs (pop. 835).
34. In 1985, this person became the first woman basketball player to
sign with the Harlem Globetrotters. Lynette Woodard of Wichita
35. In 1965, this Wichita East High School track star ran a 3:55
mile, a high school record until 2001. Jim Ryun
36. These little critters are protected in Marysville (pop. 3,271),
where they are the town mascot. It's believed that the little buggers
escaped from a traveling carnival in the 1920s and proliferated. Black
squirrels
37. This actress, best known as Ethel Mertz in the television sitcom
I Love Lucy, was born in 1909 in Cherryvale (pop. 2,386) and grew up in
Independence (9,846). She won an Emmy in 1954 for her role as Lucy's
landlady in the popular show that aired from 1951 to 1957. Vivian Vance,
38. This municipal airport is known as "America's fuel stop" because
more than 7,000 jets stop there annually on their way across the
continent. Two "fixed-base operators," or FBO's, sell 4.4 million gallons of
fuel each year to civilian and military aircraft. Salina (pop. 45,679)
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
THE EYE TEST
Can u find the B(there are 2B's)?
DON"T skip or your wish wont come
true...
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RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Once youve found the b
Find the 1
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Once you found the 1..............
Find the 6
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999699999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
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9999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999
once youve found the 6...
Find the N (it's hard!!)
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MMMMMMMNMMMMM
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once you've found the N...
Find the Q...
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
make 2 wishes!
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