Good Morning, Do! Today is Thursday, May 20 ___________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________  Phoenix man arrested for ramming girlfriend's car with 3 kids inside  ___________________________________________________ Today, May 20 in 1927 Charles Lindbergh took off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris aboard his airplane the "Spirit of St. Louis." The trip took 33 1/2 hours. 1949 DearWebby was born in Austria ____________________________________________________ There's always somebody who is paid too much, and taxed too little - and it's always somebody else. --- Cullen Hightower ____________________________________________________ The Cohens were shown into the dentist's office, where Mr. Cohen made it clear he was in a big hurry. "No fancy stuff, Doctor," he ordered. "No gas or needles or any of that stuff. Just pull the tooth and get it over with." "I wish more of my patients were as stoic as you," said the dentist admiringly. "Now, which tooth is it?" Mr. Cohen turned to his wife... "Sarah, show him your tooth!." ____________________________________________________ A young Jewish man excitedly tells his mother, Mrs. Goldberg, he has fallen in love and is going to get married. He says to his mother, "Just for fun, Momma, tomorrow I'm going to bring three women to your house to meet you, and you can try and guess which one I'm going to marry." Of course, Mrs. Goldberg agrees. The next day he brings three beautiful women into his mother's house and sits them all down on her couch. They chat for a while with Mrs. Goldberg, who serves them coffee and pastries. That evening, after the three women have left Mrs. Goldberg's home, the son says, "Okay, Momma. Guess which one I'm going to marry." She immediately replies, "The redhead." "That's amazing, Ma. You're right. How did you know?" "I don't like her." ____________________________________________________   MY turf ____________________________________________________ Daughter: Mom, Can I have some money for a new dress? Mother: Go ask your father, dear. You are getting married in a month and you need the practise. ____________________________________________________ An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by  Bryan Swanson, 34, Phoenix, Aeizona, USA  Phoenix man arrested for ramming girlfriend's car with 3 kids inside  Authorities say a Phoenix man has been arrested after allegedly ramming his girlfriend's car that had his three children inside and then fleeing after the vehicle caught fire. Phoenix police say 34-year-old Bryan Swanson is jailed on suspicion of aggravated assault with a vehicle and three counts of child abuse. Court records show Swanson got into a fight with his girlfriend while they were both driving separate vehicles last Friday morning. Swanson's children -- ages 4, 7 and 11 months -- were in his girlfriend's car. Witnesses say Swanson ran into her vehicle and smoke began coming out of it. They say Swanson fled the scene on foot even though his children were screaming that the car was on fire. Swanson's girlfriend got the three kids out safely. Swanson has been arrested. There is no information about bond being granted. 
 DearWebby's Tech Support Pits FROM: Eddy RE: Phone via landline  Dear Webby I used to use my computer for calling out and receiving calls, and even send and receive fax, but with W10 that does not seem to work anymore. Is there a way around that problem? Edd  Dear Eddy Yes, nowadays they expect you to have a Sillyphone and connect via that. I don't have one of those either, so I generally use Skype for that. Calling phones is 1 cent (Euro), about 2 US cents, per minute anywhere in the world. You can text SMS to cell phones, though I usually use that feature only if I want to leave a text message when somebody is asleep or away. If the other side has Skype, then the calls are free, and you can toggle to video. I rarely use that feature, since it encourages people to talk a lot longer. Have FUN! DearWebby 
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 One day I had to be the bearer of bad news and I told a wife that her husband had died of a massive myocardial infarct. Not more than five minutes later, I heard her reporting to the rest of the family that he died from a "massive internal fart." ___________________________________________ A father noticed that his son was spending way too much time playing computer games. In an effort to motivate the boy into focusing more attention on his schoolwork, the father said to his son, "When Abe Lincoln was your age, he was studying books by the light of the fireplace." The son replied, "When Lincoln was your age, he was The President of The United States." ____________________________________________ The preacher was having a heart-to-heart talk with a backslider of his flock, whose drinking of moonshine invariably led to quarreling with his neighbors, and occasional shotgun blasts at some of them. "Can't you see, Ben," intoned the parson, "that not one good thing comes out of this drinking?" "Well, I sort of disagree there," replied the backslider. "It makes me miss the folks I shoot at." ___________________________________________________ 
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