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___________________________________________________ History: on this day, January 25, in 1915, In New York, Alexander Graham Bell spoke to his assistant in San Francisco, inaugurating the first transcontinental telephone service. ____________________________________________________ Bonehead Awards: Downtown Atlanta Riots: Police release names, photos, charges of six arrested __________________________________________________ Q An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously. --- Charles F. Kettering (1876 - 1958) People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history. --- Dan Quayle (1947 - ) _________________________________________________ Morris had asked Sol to help him out with the deck after work, so Sol just went straight over to Morris's place. When they got to the door, Morris went straight to his wife, gave her a hug and told her how beautiful she was and how much he had missed her at work. When it was time for supper, he complimented his wife on her cooking, kissed her and told her how much he loved her. Once they were working on the deck, Sol told Morris that he was surprised that he fussed so much over his wife. Morris said that he'd started this about 6 months ago, it had revived their marriage, and things couldn't be better. Sol thought he'd give it a go. When he got home, he gave his wife Esther a massive hug, kissed her and told her that he loved her. His wife burst into tears. Sol was confused and asked why she was crying. Esther said, "This is the worst day of my life. First, little Joshua fell off his bike and twisted his ankle. Then, the washing machine broke and flooded the basement. And now, you come home drunk!" __________________________________________________ Some people's nerves ! A bonehead award goes to Clarence Stucki of Logan Utah who apparently had been stealing electricity from a nearby power line for decades and who got caught when he called the electric company to complain that his power had gone off. It is estimated that over the years he stole about $82,000 of electricity. __________________________________________________ Reported by Rock An International Bonehead Award has been earned by Nadja Geier, 24, of Nashville, Tenn.; Madeleine Feola, 22, of Spokane, Wash.; Ivan Ferguson, 22, of Nevada; Graham Evatt, 20, of Decatur, Ga.; Francis Carrol, 22, of Kennebunkport, Maine; Emily Murphy, 37, of Grosse Isle, Mich. were each charged with four misdemeanors and four felonies., each USA Atlanta police have released the names, mugshots and charges for the six suspects arrested during a riot in downtown Atlanta Saturday evening. Only one of the suspects was a Georgia resident. The misdemeanor charges include: rioting, pedestrian in a roadway, willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer and unlawful assembly. The felony charges include: second degree criminal damage, first degree arson, interference with government property and domestic terrorism. More than 24 hours after the violent protest was broken up, storefront windows are still boarded up along Peachtree Street. At least three businesses were targeted and damaged when rioters threw bricks and rocks shattering windows. At least two police cars were targeted, one was set ablaze. Investigators said some of the individuals arrested were found with explosives. "It doesn't take a rocket scientist or an attorney to tell you that breaking windows or setting fires is not protesting, that is terrorism," Schierbaum said on Saturday. In a press conference Saturday night, Mayor Andre Dickens and Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said city officials will continue to look for anyone who was involved in violence and destruction that night. "My message to those who seek to continue this kind of criminal behavior: We will find you, we will arrest you, and you will be held accountable," Mayor Dickens said. Lets hope they double the jail tme for all, who travelled from out of state to go riot. ___________________________________________________________ Ben Clark The trees have eyes out in cougar country-Colfax, County, New Mexico-USA ___________________________________________________ The skydiving instructor was going through the question and answer period with his new students when one of them asked the usual question always asked: "If our chute doesn't open; and the reserve doesn't open, how long would we have till we hit the ground?" The jump master looked at him and in perfect deadpan answered: "The whole rest of your life." ___________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________ Capri, Italy Ren merda ____________________________________________________ This country is so full of opportunity. Where else can a woman hire another woman to do her housework so that she can volunteer at the Day Care Center where the cleaning woman leaves her child? ____________________________________________________ Plumber to wife of would-be handyman: "To ensure properly functioning plumbing, keep foreign objects out of your sinks and tubs, flush soap suds away with hot water -- and above all, hide your husband's wrenches." __________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! _____________________________________________________ >Thanks to Roland for this one: Dear Friends and Relatives: We have the distinguished honor of being on the committee to raise five thousand dollars for a monument of Bill Clinton. We originally wanted to put him on Mt. Rushmore until we discovered there was not enough room for two more faces. We then decided to erect a statue of Bill Clinton in the Washington, D.C. Hall of Fame. We were in a quandary as to where the statue should be placed. It was not proper to place it beside the statue of George Washington, who never told a lie, or beside Jessie Jackson, who never told the truth, since Bill Clinton could never tell the difference. We finally decided to place it beside Christopher Columbus, the greatest Democrat of them all. He left not knowing where he was going, did not know where he was, returned not knowing where he had been, and did it all on someone else's money. If you are one of the fortunate people who have anything left after taxes, we expect a generous contribution to this worthwhile project. Thank you, Bill Clinton Monument Committee PS: In all this time of dedicated fundraising we have already collected a whopping $1.35 so far! ___________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________ >From Rock A pastor was doing his children's sermon with all the youngsters down front to hear the lesson. He was discussing the story of Jonah. He quoted the scriptures from Jonah 1 and 2: "And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying 'I called to the Lord out of my distress and He answered me.' ... and the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land." (Jonah 1:17; 2:2, 10) When the pastor finished the quotation, he started trying to solicit input from the youngsters to help him complete his mini-sermon. He asked thoughtfully, "What does the fish vomiting Jonah out on dry land indicate to us today?" One of the youngsters spoke with great enthusiasm for the entire congregation to hear, "It proves that even a fish can't stomach a bad preacher!" ____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Church Bulletin Board Bloopers: Barbara remains in the hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping and requests tapes of Pastor Jack's sermons. ------------- The senior choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoy sinning to join the choir. ------------ The church will host an evening of fine dining, superb entertainment, and gracious hostility. ------------ The sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on the Water." The sermon tonight: "Searching for Jesus." ----------------- Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B.S. is done. ------------ The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: "I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours." -------------- "Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Don't forget your husbands." ____________________________________________________ DearWebby's Tech Support Pits FROM: Bonnie RE: Shortcut to Music folder Dear Webby Is there a way to create a short cut and thus a desk top icon to a music file folder that does not give that option when right click on it? Getting to my music files is a big nuisance going through explorer & down several more clicks. Thank you!! Bonnie Dear Bonnie Just browse to that folder drag the icon from the left side of the address bar in file Explorer to an open spot on your desktop. Highlight that icon Hit F2 and rename it to something shorter Right-click the icon and change the icon picture to something else. Hit APPLY, and OK. Done. Have FUN DearWebby _____________________________________________________ There was once a small boy named Johnny who banged a drum all day and loved every moment of it. He would not be quiet, no matter what anyone else said or did. Various attempts were made to do something about the child. One person told Johnny that he would, if he continued to make so much noise, perforate his eardrums. This reasoning was too advanced for the child, who was neither a scientist nor a scholar. A second person told Johnny that drum beating was a special activity and should be carried out only on rare occasions. The third person offered the neighbors plugs for their ears; a fourth gave Johnny a book; a fifth person gave Johnny meditation exercises to make him placid and docile. None of these attempts worked. Eventually, old Moishe Tennenbaum walked by wondering what all of the ruckus was about. He surveyed the situation, handed the child a hammer and chisel, and asked, "I vuner vhat's inside the drum?" ____________________________________________________ Today, January 25 in 1504, The English Parliament passed statutes against retainers and liveries to curb private warfare. 1533, England's King Henry VIII secretly married his second wife Anne Boleyn. Boleyn later gave birth to Elizabeth I. 1579, The Treaty of Utrecht was signed marking the beginning of the Dutch Republic. 1799, Eliakim Spooner patented the seeding machine. 1858, Mendelssohns "Wedding March" was presented for the first time at the wedding of the daughter of Queen Victoria and the Crown Prince of Prussia. 1870, G.D. Dows patented the ornamental soda fountain. 1881, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and others signed an agreement to organize the Oriental Telephone Company. 1890, The United Mine Workers of America was founded. 1915, In New York, Alexander Graham Bell spoke to his assistant in San Francisco, inaugurating the first transcontinental telephone service. 1924, The 1st Winter Olympic Games were inaugurated in Chamonix in the French Alps. 1945, Richard Tucker debuted at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City in the production of "La Gioconda". 1946, The United Mine Workers rejoined the American Federation of Labor. 1949, The first Emmys were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club. 1950, A federal jury in New York City found former State Department official Alger Hiss guilty of perjury. 1959, In the U.S., American Airlines had the first scheduled transcontinental flight of a Boeing 707. 1961, John F. Kennedy presented the first live presidential news conference from Washington, DC. The event was carried on radio and television. 1964, Nike was founded. The company was originally named Blue Ribbon Sports. 1971, Maj. Gen. Idi Amin led a coup that deposed Milton Obote and became president of Uganda. 1981, The 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived in the United States and were reunited with their families. 1987, The New York Giants defeated the Denver Broncos, 39- 20, in Super Bowl XXI on NBC. The game featured TV commercials cost $550,000 for 30 seconds. 1999, In Louisville, KY, man received the first hand transplant in the United States. 2010, In Arlington, TX, the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame had its grand opening. 2011, A revolution began in Egypt with the demonstrations that demanded the end of President Hosni Mubarak's rule. 2022 Do smiled.
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