January 21, 2013

a joke...about a "risky proposition"

Risky Proposition
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A woman was sitting at a bar enjoying an after-work cocktail with her
girlfriends when an exceptionally tall, handsome, extremely sexy, young
man entered. He was so striking that the woman could not take her eyes
away from him.

The young man noticed her overly attentive stare and walked directly
toward them. Before she could offer her apologies for being so rude for
staring, the young man said to her, "I'll do anything, absolutely
anything, that you want me to do, no matter how kinky, for 20 bills,
which she gladly pressed into the young man's hand.

She looked deeply into his eyes and slowly and meaningfully said...
"Clean my house."

January 21, 2013

Saying What Matters in 700 Words..Ronald C. Wright Jr., New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/opinion/sunday/lincoln-set-the-second-inaugural-address-standard.html?hp&_r=0


By RONALD C. WHITE Jr.

Published: January 19, 2013


AS President Obama prepares to deliver his second Inaugural Address, beware: second inaugurals have not fared well in American history. First inaugurals have provided many memorable lines. Franklin D. Roosevelt, taking office in the riptide of the nation’s greatest depression, asserted, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” John F. Kennedy told Americans, “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” By contrast, the words of second inaugurals have largely slipped from memory.


There’s one important exception — the second inaugural of Abraham Lincoln, delivered on March 4, 1865.

Why have second inaugurals fared poorly, and why did Lincoln’s succeed?

To begin with, second inaugural addresses are almost always too long. Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Grant, Reagan, Clinton and Bush II all gave second addresses longer than their first. Lincoln understood that less is more. He spoke only 701 words.
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Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865 (I have added this, it was not part of the above essay. hope it is ok..)
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My fellow Countrymen:


AT this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured.

On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war—seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came.

One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes. "Woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh." If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether."

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.

January 20, 2013

Tonites Cartoon...A Tale of Greed...One Froggy Evening

Considered a true classic..Chuck Jones..Director

January 20, 2013

Here is what I think..

He cheated, got away with it for a long time, accused others of lieing about almost everything related in any way to those actions, even sueing in court and winning..Now this low class scum, want evidently, to go back to some kind of competition, by saying he is sorry, but not meaning it. (see op and number 4) So he was a celebrity, maybe he still is. He is scum. ....Was Scum, and Always will be Scum....

January 19, 2013

a joke.."A little boy on a bus asks a question"

A little boy got on the bus, sat next to a man reading a book and
noticed he had his collar on backwards. The little boy asked why
he wore his collar that way. The man, who was a priest, said, " I
am a Father." The little boy replied "My Daddy doesn't wear his
collar like that." The priest looked up from his book and answered
"I am the Father of many."
The boy said, "My Dad has 4 boys, 4 girls and two grandchildren
and he doesn't wear his collar that way."
The priest, getting impatient said, "I am the Father of hundreds,"
and went back to reading his book.
The little boy sat quietly ... but on leaving the bus he leaned over
and said, "Well, maybe you should wear your pants backwards instead of
your collar."

January 16, 2013

Website for Scam Calls.... Web Site Tries to track those sales calls that hang up...

800notes.com

This website tracks scam and frequent callers who leave sales messages and then hang up.Often these scammers don't even leave a message..they just bother you over and over again........I discovered this a few days ago, when I googled a particular scam call and this site had a record of it..

Just google 800notes.com and view it yourself.
It is free and appears to be very legitimate. If you get a strange call, and it hangs up, just google that number...and this site will probably have a record of that particular number. There are some assholes out there who will call you over and over and this website tries to identify them...Marketers will do anything to get a legit phone number..

It isn't easy. but someone is trying ..just wanted to let everyone know...Stuart G

January 16, 2013

Dan Quayle said as Vice President..

"It is a question of whether we will go forward into the future, or past to the back."

January 15, 2013

Look Up In The Sky. Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane...It's ...SUPERMAN...1941 CARTOON

This l941 cartoon was eagerly awited by the public. One of the most expensive short cartoons made during that era, this contained many special effects. It was the best of the 40s Superman series and was nominated for an academy award for best short cartoon..Runs over 10 minutes and it is a great escape..please enjoy. ..."Supeman'...more info on this series of cartoons can be found at this link..Many do not even know these toons exist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1940s_cartoons)

January 15, 2013

Fuck Lance Armstrong..

He is an asshole. Took everyone for a ride, and now he wants what???..So, What does he want now???
To hell with him..
Sure...it is ugly...but he is/ was a cheating asshole..now, then, tomorrow too.

January 15, 2013

One of the greatest cartoons of the 40s is on its way to the lounge.. later today...

It will be something very special for the lounge. Something great. wonderful, kind, helpful..and of course..............


Entertaining..................................................