Good Morning, Do! Today is Thursday, March 3 ___________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________ Today, March 3, in 1945, At the end of World War II, Finland switched sides and declared war on the Axis. ___________________________________________________ Bonehead Award Ex-North Carolina Police Chief Accused Of Faking His Own Death To Avoid Prosecution On More Than 70 Felony Charges ___________________________________________________ All generalizations are dangerous, even this one. --- Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870) On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. --- Peter Steiner Always listen to the experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why not. Then do it." --- Robert Heinlein (1907-1988) ___________________________________________________ A young woman doctor tells the story about her 4 year old daughter. On the way to pre-school, the doctor had left her stethoscope on the car seat, and her little girl picked it up and began playing with it. "Be still, my heart," thought the doctor, "My daughter wants to follow in my footsteps!" Then the child spoke into the instrument, "Wowcome to McDonald's. Do ya want fwies wif that?" ___________________________________________________ Money It can buy a House...............But not a Home It can buy a Bed.................But not Sleep It can buy a Clock...............But not Time It can buy you a Book............But not knowledge It can buy you a Position........But not Respect It can buy you Medicine..........But not Health It can buy you Blood.............But not Life It can buy you Sex...............But not Love So you see money isn't everything. And it often causes pain and suffering. I tell you all this because........... I am your Friend, and as your Friend I want to take away your pain and suffering.............. So send me all your money.......... And I will suffer for you. CASH or PayPal ONLY PLEASE Thought this was gonna be one of those "inspirational" ones, didn't you???? ____________________________________________________ I saw 3 coyotes while driving on a range road north of Calgary. I pulled over, got out of the car then one of them did this pose when she saw my camera...LOL! Melvin Laureano ____________________________________________________ TEACHER: How old were you on your last birthday? STUDENT: Seven. TEACHER: How old will you be on your next birthday? STUDENT: Nine. TEACHER: That's impossible. STUDENT: No, it ain't, Teacher. I'm eight today. TEACHER: George, go to the map and find North America. GEORGE: Here it is! TEACHER: Correct. Now, class, who discovered America? CLASS: George! TEACHER: Willy, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago. WILLY: Me! TEACHER: In this box, I have a 10-foot snake. SAMMY: You can't fool me, Teacher... snakes don't have 10 feet. TEACHER: How can you prevent diseases caused by biting insects? JOSE: Don't bite any. TEACHER: If I had seven oranges in one hand and eight oranges in the other, what would I have? Do: BIG hands! __________________________________________________ On some air bases the Air Force is on one side of the field and civilian aircraft use the other side of the field, with the control tower in the middle. One day the tower received a call from an aircraft asking, "What time is it?" The tower responded, "Who is calling?" The aircraft replied, "What difference does it make?" The tower replied "It makes a lot of difference. If it is an American Airlines Flight, it is 3 o'clock. If it is an Air Force, it is 1500 hours. If it is a Navy aircraft, it is 6 bells. If it is an Army aircraft, it's afternoon coffee time. If it is a Marine Corps aircraft, it's Thursday. If it is Coast Guard, it's two before supper. If it is a Cessna, it's 3 hours to happy hour. ____________________________________________________ Reported by Rock An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by William Anthony Spivey, 36, Chadbourn, North Carolina, USA Ex-North Carolina Police Chief Accused Of Faking His Own Death To Avoid Prosecution On More Than 70 Felony Charges Jill Sederstrom Tue, March 1, 2022, 10:32 AM3 min read A former North Carolina police chief has been arrested after authorities say he faked his own death to avoid facing more than 70 charges against him, including allegations he stole drugs and money from a police evidence room. William Anthony Spivey, 36, was arrested Thursday after investigators found him trying to hide in a creek outside his aunts apartment building in Loris, South Carolina, according to an incident report obtained by WECT. Spivey was quickly apprehended by law enforcement officers after running into a nearby wooded area, according to a statement from the Columbus County Sheriffs Office. Spivey once served as the Chadbourn Police chief but he was relieved of duty last spring after a misconduct investigation by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations, according to a release from Horry County Police, who helped apprehend Spivey last week. After the investigation, Spivey was charged with more than 70 felonies, including charges of stealing or destroying evidence, embezzling and drug trafficking. Prosecutors said Spivey raided the Chadbourn Police evidence room to steal firearms, thousands of dollars in cash and drugs, WECT reports. He was released on a $500,000 bond in August, but was later arrested again in January of 2022 after he was accused of stealing catalytic converters from an auto repair shop where he had been working after leaving the police department. Columbus County District Attorney Jon David had tried to get his bond revoked or increased last month, but a judge allowed Spivey to remain on bond while awaiting trial, the local station reports. Then on Feb. 21, the Columbus County Sheriffs Office was contacted by North Carolina wildlife officers about an abandoned boat in Lumber River near the Sandhills Hunting Club, authorities said. The wildlife officers also noticed a truck at a boat landing with people nearby who told the officers that the boat belonged to Spivey. When the Columbus County Sheriffs Office arrived, they said Spiveys friends and family at the scene described the incident as a possible suicide. Authorities also found handwritten letters at the scene and a .22 caliber rifle with one discharged round still in the rifle. Investigators quickly concluded that the evidence collected did not support a suicide scenario, the sheriffs office said. Dive crews, K-9 units and tracking teams searched the surrounding area for days but could not find Spivey. They got a tip that he might be in South Carolina and arrested him Thursday at his aunts apartment complex on Watson Heritage Road in Loris, South Carolina. His aunt, Brenda Rowele, told WECT that she didnt know her nephew had missed an earlier court appearance and was wanted by the authorities. She said he called her and told her he was having marriage problems and was considering suicide and she told him to come and stay with her for several days. I was told different stories, but I do know and I will state to the fact that he is not no drug addict like they say he is, she said. Columbus County cops is doing him wrong. Dean and Debbie Sasser have also been arrested on charges of obstructing justice after authorities accused the couple of helping Spivey stage the phony suicide, the Associated Press reports. They had allegedly told authorities that they lent their truck to Spivey and later discovered it at the edge of the river after the 36-year-old never returned with the vehicle. Spivey is currently being held at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center, Horry County Police said. The Columbus County Sheriffs Office has said Spivey now has 40 outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court, leading to a total bond of $1 million. Authorities said additional charges are likely in the case. ____________________________________________________ If you can help with the cost of the Humor Letter, please donate what you can! ______________________________________________________ From: Tony Re: Facebook Protection scam Dear Webby I've been able to get so much great information from your newsletters! I'm hoping this will be another subject you're able to help me with. I'd like to ask you, have you heard of "Facebook Protect"? Below is the email I received yesterday (3/1) informing me I have until the 17th (3/17/2022) to "turn on Facebook Protect". I think of myself as as a self discribed professional sceptipc. Though it easy to not trust Facebook... Maybe it's my being a retired cop (Boston, MA), or my Engineering (Mechainical Engineering degree from Tufts) background OR my distrust of anything Facebook related. Do you know if this is some kind of scam? If there really a "Facebook Protect"? (If this is real, I can only imagine how much more control over MY account I'll be loosing) Besides my personal FB account, I'm an admin or moderator on about 20 different FB pages/groups. Seems like FB keeps changing things so fast it's not easy to keep up! Thanks in advance... Tony Dear Tony I am amazed at how much time you have! You must have a wife and a maid and an Executive Secretary! Don't worry about FB Protect. Keep in mind, they are just a Socialist Nuisance. Yeah, I am in FB Jail, again. I am not losing any sleep over it. It is THEIR loss. I simply gain some time I had not budgeted for. The FB Protect is just a nuisance, that requires you to add a second method to verify that you are you. However, if you don't have a Sillyphone or are deaf, then you can't use that extra verification. If some spam tells you that there is a time limit, then it is phony. Trash it. There is absolutely no time limit, and you do NOT need an invitation: https://www.facebook.com/help/1052552578831700 Same as any mail, that asks for a user name or password, it is a Phishing scam. Be glad you have a sane bit of scepticism! Have FUN! DearWebby A Jewish man took his Passover lunch to eat outside in the park. He sat down on a bench and began eating. Since Jews do not eat leavened bread during the eight day holiday, he was eating Matzoh, a flat crunchy unleavened bread that has dozens of perforations. A little while later a blind man came by and sat down next to him. 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A drunk walks into a bar and says to the bartender (with a drunken slur), "Tarbender, buy everyone in the houshe a drink, pour yourschelf one, and gimme the bill." So the bartender does just that and hands the man a bill for $57. The drunk says, "I haven't got it." The bartender slaps the guy around a few times, then throws him out into the street. The very next day the same drunk walks into the bar and once again says (with a drunken slur), "Tarbender, buy everyone in the houshe a drink, pour yourschelf one, and gimme the bill." The bartender looks at the guy and figures to himself that he can't possibly be stupid enough to pull the same trick twice. So he gives him the benefit of the doubt, pours a round of drinks for the house, has a drink himself and hands the drunk a bill for $67. The drunk says, "I haven't got it." The bartender can't believe it. He picks the guy up, beats the living daylights out of him, then throws him out into the street. The next day the same drunk walks back into the same bar and says (with a drunken slur), "Tarbender, buy everyone in the houshe a drink, gimme the bill." In disgust, the bartender says, "What, no drink for me this time?" The drunk replies, "You? No way! You get too violent when you drink." ___________________________________________________ | Today, March 3, in 1791, The U.S. Congress passed a resolution that created the U.S. Mint. 1803, The first impeachment trial of a U.S. Judge, John Pickering, began. 1812, The U.S. Congress passed the first foreign aid bill. 1817, The first commercial steamboat route from Louisville to New Orleans was opened. 1845, The U.S. Congress passed legislation overriding a U.S. Presidents veto. It was the first time the Congress had achieved this. 1845, An Act of Congress established uniform postal rates throughout the nation. The act went into effect on July 1, 1845. 1849, The U.S. Department of the Interior was established. 1849, The Gold Coinage Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. It allowed the minting of gold coins. 1851, The U.S. Congress authorized the 3-cent piece. It was the smallest U.S. silver coin. 1857, Britain and France declared war on China. 1863, Free city delivery of mail was authorized by the U.S. Postal Service. 1875, The U.S. Congress authorized the 20-cent piece. It was only used for 3 years. 1878, Russia and the Ottomans signed the treaty of San Stenafano. The treaty granted independence to Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and the autonomy of Bulgaria. 1885, The American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) was incorporated in New York as a subsidiary of the American Bell Telephone Company. 1885, The U.S. Post Office began offering special delivery for first-class mail. 1894, The "Atlantis" was first published. It was the first Greek newspaper in America. 1900, Striking miners in Germany returned to work. 1903, In St. Louis, MO, Barney Gilmore was arrested for spitting. 1903, The U.S. imposed a $2 head tax on immigrants. 1904, Wilhelm II of Germany made the first recording of a political document with Thomas Edison's cylinder. 1905, The Russian Czar agreed to create an elected assembly. 1906, A Frenchman tried the first flight in an airplane with tires. 1908, The U.S. government declared open war on on U.S. anarchists. 1909, Aviators Herring, Curtiss and Bishop announced that airplanes would be made commercially in the U.S. 1910, J.D. Rockefeller Jr. announced his withdrawal from business to administer his father's fortune for an "uplift in humanity". He also appealed to the U.S. Congress for the creation of the Rockefeller Foundation. 1910, In New York, Robert Forest founded the National Housing Association to fight deteriorating urban living conditions. 1910, Nicaraguan rebels admitted defeat in open war and resorted to guerrilla tactics in the hope of U.S. intervention. 1915, The motion picture "Birth of a Nation" debuted in New York City. 1918, The Treaty of Brest Litovsky was signed by Germany, Austria and Russia. The treaty ended Russia's participation in World War I. 1923, The first issue of Time magazine was published. 1930, "Flying High" opened at the Apollo Theatre in New York City. 1931, The "Star Spangled Banner," written by Francis Scott Key, was adopted as the American national anthem. The song was originally a poem known as "Defense of Fort McHenry." 1938, A world record for the indoor mile run was set by Glenn Cunningham. He ran the distance in 4 minutes, 4.4 seconds. 1939, In Bombay, Ghandi began a fast to protest the state's autocratic rule. 1941, Moscow denounced the Axis rule in Bulgaria. 1945, Superman encountered Batman and Robin for the first time on the Mutual Broadcasting System. 1945, At the end of World War II, Finland switched sides and declared war on the Axis. 1952, "Whispering Streets" debuted on ABC Radio. 1952, The U.S. Supreme Court upheld New York's Feinberg Law that banned Communist teachers in the U.S. 1956, Morocco gained its independence. 1969, Apollo 9 was launched by NASA to test a lunar module. 1969, Sirhan Sirhan testified in a Los Angeles court that he killed Robert Kennedy. 1972, NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft was launched. 1973, Japan disclosed its first defense plan since World War II. 1974, About 350 people died when a Turkish Airlines DC-10 crashed just after takeoff from Orly Airport in Paris. 1978, The remains of Charles Chaplin were stolen from his grave in Cosier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. The body was recovered 11 weeks later near Lake Geneva. 1980, The submarine Nautilus was decommissioned. The vessels final voyage had ended on May 26, 1979. 1985, Women Against Pornography awarded its Pig Award to Huggies Diapers. The activists claimed that the TV ads for diapers had "crossed the line between eye-catching and porn." 1985, The TV show "Moonlighting" premiered. 1987, The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a package of $30 million in non-lethal aid for the Nicaraguan Contras. 1991, 25 people were killed when a United Airlines Boeing 737-200 crashed while on approach to the Colorado Springs airport. 1991, Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers. The scene was captured on amateur video and sold for big money to the media. 1994, The Mexican government reached a peace agreement with the Chiapas rebels. 1995, A U.N. peacekeeping mission in Somalia ended. Several gunmen were killed by U.S. Marines in Mogadishu while overseeing the pull out of peacekeepers. 1999, In Egypt, 19 people were killed when a bus plunged into a Nile canal. 2019, An unmanned demonstration flight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the Internation Space Station. 2022 Do smiled. |
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