CATCHIN UP WITH THE WORLD

Three of these four things really happened, just recently.

(a) The government of Vietnam is said to be moving to lethal injection for capital punishment because its firing squads, populated with volunteers, too often nervously miss.

(b) An airplane hangar in a Los Angeles suburb was found filled with bags of empty soda cans, to a height of 10 feet, with police believing a gang has been stealing cans from homeless people.
c) A California county is systematically ticketing drivers who appear to be high only on kava herbal tea.

d) A Missouri man fled a court hearing on an animal abuse charge but was captured a few minutes later hiding in a doghouse.

some fun stuff i found while wandering 'round THE EDGE :

• The first poll ever taken by George Gallup was a survey to find the prettiest girl on campus at the University of Iowa, where he was editor of the student newspaper in the early 1920s. Gallup ended up marrying the winner.
• John Kerry's cousin was a close friend of Lee Harvey Oswald.
• President Harry S. Truman's laundry was sent to Missouri to be washed.
• President Benjamin Harrison was afraid to touch light switches.
• The only car Ralph Nader has ever owned was a 1949 Studebaker, which he sold 30 years ago when he was a Harvard Law School student.
• Plymouth Rock weighs about 4 tons.
• Neil Armstrong's salary in 1969 (when he walked on the moon) was $30,000.
• Ephebiphobia is the fear of teenagers.
• Most parrots are left-handed.
• The easiest sound for the human ear to hear is "ah."
• The sun's surface is transparent.
• James Madison weighed 100 pounds.
• George Washington had a dog named Drunkard.
• Adolf Hitler was Time magazine's Man of the Year for 1938.
• The patient in the "Operation" board game is named Cavity Sam.
• Howdy Doody had 48 freckles.
• Mosquitoes prefer blondes to brunettes.
• The Egg McMuffin was invented by a man named Herb Peterson.
• The asteroid that was believed to have killed the dinosaurs was named Chixalub.
  

for those of still reeling from the election:

It's been 10 days since the election and still a lot of you haven't recovered. You're wandering around in a daze wondering what happened. Well, we'll tell you what happened. We voted. All of us, including the stupid ones. You know who you are. Well, on second thought, you probably don't. Maybe this will help you decide if you're one of the voting stupid:

While looking at a house, my brother asked the real estate agent which direction was north because, he explained, he didn't want the sun waking him up every morning. She asked, "Does the sun rise in the north?" When another person jumped in and explained that the sun rises in the east (and has for some time), she shook her head and said, "Oh, I don't keep up with that stuff." And then she voted.

I used to work in technical support for a 24x7 call center. One day I got a call from an individual who asked what hours the call center was open. I told him, "The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." He responded, "Is that Eastern or Pacific time?" Wanting to end the call quickly, I said, "Uhh, Pacific." And then he voted.

So my colleague and I were eating our lunch in our cafeteria when we overheard one of the administrative assistants talking about the sunburn she got on her weekend drive to the shore. She drove down in a convertible, but didn't think she'd get sunburned "because the car was moving." And then she voted.

My sister has a lifesaving tool in her car. It's designed to cut through a seatbelt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the passenger side door map pocket. And then she voted.

My friends and I were on a beer run and noticed that the cases were discounted 10 percent. Since it was a big party, we bought two cases. The cashier multiplied two times 10 percent and gave us a 20 percent discount. And then he voted.

I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area. So I went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because they were trained profession-als and I was in good hands. "Now," she asked me, "has your plane arrived yet?" And then they all voted.

and my all time favorite topic of all: dumb laws

• Men in Florida may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
• It is illegal to get a fish drunk in Ohio.
• In Florida, having sex with a porcupine is illegal.
• In Pennsylvania, it is against the law to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.
• In Florida, you may not pass gas in a public place after 6 p.m. on Thursdays.
• In Ohio, it is against the law to ride a jackass faster than 6 mph.
• In Ridley Park, Pa., you cannot walk backward eating peanuts in front of the
• Barnstormers Auditorium during a performance.

don't forget to take note of the DANGERS OF PASSING GAS

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