Thanks Sonny! I don't know if this makes me smarter or just scratch my head.

Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.....

On this particular day a rich tourist from back East is driving through town. He stops at the motel and lays a $100 bill on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night.

As soon as the man walks upstairs, the owner grabs the bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher.

The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to retire his debt to the pig farmer.

The pig farmer takes the $100 and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel.

The guy at the Farmer's Co-op takes the $100 and runs to pay his debt to the local prostitute, who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer her "services" on credit.

The hooker rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill with the hotel owner.

The hotel proprietor then places the $100 back on the counter so the rich traveler will not suspect anything.

At that moment the traveler comes down the stairs, picks up the $100 bill, states that the rooms are not satisfactory, pockets the money, and leaves town.

No one produced anything. No one earned anything.

However, the whole town is now out of debt and now looks to the future with a lot more optimism.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the United States Government is conducting business today.

Kegley family question from my brother, Jim

Jim,

We did it and it was not fun. I don't remember the gunny sack thing, but
Dad, Bud and I used a wheelbarrow and wooden ramps up out of the (maybe 9
foot cirulcar wine cellar and the six foot square coal cellar northwest of
the wine cellar. That was the basement found in the house when we moved in
after the 1937 flood.

The '37' flood water had stopped about Mrs. Shonkwiler's house and covered
the Scott's retaining wall in front of their house. We were at the foot of
Portsmouth's 'hilltop' and thought to be safe from another flood. I began
second grade at Highland School so it was probably 1940 when we moved into
the 1227 McConnell Ave. house that most of us grew up in.

In those early twentieth century times, most men like dad had no privilege
of using, or even having, spare time for much but work. They felt guilty if
they weren't working. Any male offspring were considered as available help
(slaves if you will) to their work ethics. Dad was a working supervisor,
but he was often on the road (N&W) and left instructions for us to go on
with.

I don't want to sound like a hero. I was just a lackey in this, but perhaps
the experience justifies my runninhg out of the house and three blocks up
the alley to Mound Park when I discovered Dad might be coming up McConnell's
first block hill from work. Believe me, I would rather play ball in the
park much above working with Dad. When I did assist him, he would often
send me to his unorganized garage (much like my unorganized office with my
computer) to get a left-handed monkey wrench or even real tools I didn't
know the nomenclature of. He would mutter something about my being some
kind of idiot when I took too long hunting for something I wasn't even sure
what it was I was looking for. Dad, as you probably know, could fix anything
with chewing gum and rubber bands. Actually he was a good back yard
mechanic.


The fully finished basement must have been 25' by 40' or one thousand square
feet vs the original 120 square feet (more than eight times the previous
size. We had a few wonderful Thanksgiving feasts down there with the Kegley
clan. The home movie which we watched at this 2009 Thanksgiving showed Dad
slicing the turkey, Bud and Norma (Newman Kegley pregnant then with Philip
who is now 55), and most of our siblings as youngsters. I am sorry that
upset you, our great Portsmouth nostalgist, but I enjoy mom and dad and
family on home movies. We all loved Forest Earl and Mary (Clark) kegley so
deeply.

Good question.

Sam





----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Kegley"
To:
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 11:47 PM
Subject: Family question


> Sam,
> I seem to remember you, or somebody, talking about helping Dad dig out
> the basement under 1227 McConnell? Am I dreaming, or did you and Bud,
> help Dad, by filling gunny sacks with dirt to be hauled away? I think I
> was too young when it happened.
> Jim
>>
>
>

Thanks Judi! The sick eklitists need much fixing!

*A serious proposal...........
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Subject: Let's Fix Congress
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:06:42 -0500


*THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!*
*Co**ngress has the lowest approval of any entity in Government, now is the
time when Americans **can** join together to reform Congress - the entity
that represents us.

We need to get a Senator to introduce this bill in the US Senate and a
Representative to introduce a similar bill in the US House. These people
will become American heroes.

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Congressional Reform Act of 2010
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1. Term Limits: 12 years only, one of the possible options below.

A. Two Six year Senate terms
B. Six Two year House terms
C. One Six year Senate term and three Two Year House terms
* Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to
work.


*
2. No Tenure / No Pension:

A congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when
they are out of office.*

Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to
work.


*
3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security:

All funds in the Congressional retirement fund moves to the Social
Security system immediately.. All future funds flow into the Social
Security system, Congress participates with the American people.*

Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
envisioned citizen legislators, server your term(s), then go home and back
to work.


*
4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all Americans*.

Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to
work.


*
5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay
will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
* Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back
to work.



*
6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the
same health care system as the American people.
* Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to
work.


*
7. Congress must equally abide in all laws they impose on the American
people.
* Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to
work.

*
The American people did not make this contract with congressmen,
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Some History on Bob Knight

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Here are two web articles....both written in 2006.....three years ago....which detail the storied and troubled history and track record of one Bob Knight:


This one uses satire to get the point across as to what Knight has gotten away with during his tenure as head coach of a college basketball program:


The Couch Slouch: Not all of Bob Knight's transgressions get reported


And here is one that simply lists the factual "incidents" which Knight has been involved with:


Bob Knight's outburst timeline - USA Today



Needless to say....this is one man who should NOT be an analyst, or in a position to be trying to use persuasive tactics to influence other's opinions, when he himself is a lightning rod and the poster boy for controversy and bad behavior.


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Bobby Knight needs to take along look in the mirror at himself...would not like what he sees.....he is arrogant as they come


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Here's his ESPN top 10 gaffs over the years:


YouTube- Bob Knight Sportscenter Top 10 Soundbites






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here's a good one...

---http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw7KijRfU-c---

i put in the --- to keep it from posting directly to the site. yes it is that bad! don't even click it if you're offended by bad language...

this man has no semblance of class or ethics.


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Great post, Soldier. Thanks for the effort. Believe it or not, I actually remember most of those and at the time I thought they were really funny. Actually, I think they are still funny, I just don't like it when he goes off half cocked and misrepresents the facts to suit his own warped sense of fair play.


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Great thread, Blue_N_White!


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Tongue in cheek- foot in mouth Bob knight- Seattle

Monday, November 20, 2006

The Couch Slouch: Not all of Bob Knight's transgressions get reported

By NORMAN CHAD
SPECIAL TO THE P-I

They say that Bob Knight is an angry man. I say that Bob Knight is an anguished man who, on several hundred occasions, has shown anger. Either way, Knight, 66, is about to surpass Dean Smith's 879 victories to become the winningest college basketball coach in history.

Here is a partial list of Knight's reported and unreported transgressions:

1962: Trips guidance counselor in hallway while coaching Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio) High School. County school board declines action; Knight praises "good no-call."

1974: Pulls gun on Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall with 6:28 left in game. Hall, initially outraged, apologizes afterward when Knight shows him gun had only one bullet in chamber.

1974: Meets with 17-year-old Larry Bird on Indiana campus at 4:16 p.m. CT. Bird sprints off-campus and arrives at Indiana State on foot at 4:19 p.m. CT.

1975: Breaks top scorer Scott May's right arm at halftime vs. Purdue, then convinces him to play second half to display "toughness." May is largely ineffective but Indiana wins 72-69.

1978: Attacks and knocks out Indiana's sports information director during an otherwise non-physical disagreement over sports information.

1979: Arrested for assaulting police officer at Pan American Games in Puerto Rico. "If hitting a cop in a third-rate island nation is an issue," Knight famously says, "then I'm visiting the wrong country."

1981: Stuffs LSU fan into garbage can at hotel. Knight says he would've thrown him into parking lot but did not want to violate stringent municipal anti-littering laws.

1982: Yells maniacally at ESPN's Dick Vitale, but, as luck would have it, at that very moment Vitale is also yelling maniacally and does not hear a word that Knight says.

1985: Kicks megaphone during Illinois game. Megaphone is removed from arena immediately.

1985: Tosses chair across court during Purdue game because he's tired of sitting in it. Suspended one game.

1993: Kicks at his son Pat during victory over Notre Dame and responds to booing fans with a Redd Foxx impersonation. Suspended one game.

1993: Disgusted by team's 22 turnovers in road loss to Illinois, robs a string of convenience marts in tri-state area. Suspended one game.

1994: Bangs fist on scorer's table vs. Ohio State after rereading Chapter 17 of "A Season on the Brink."

1994: While viewing "Hoosiers" in Bloomington, Ind., theater, stomps on patron two rows behind him who is talking during crucial town hall meeting to decide coach Dale's fate.

1994: Accidentally head-butts Sherron Wilkerson while screaming at him on bench; says he only meant to scratch his eyes out.

1997: Accidentally chokes Neil Reed in practice while demonstrating proper defensive footwork.

1999: Accidentally throws assistant Ron Felling out of a chair, then -- after allowing Felling back onto the chair -- fires him.

1999: Throws a vase at a university secretary; says he was aiming for the university president.

1999: Allegedly chokes man at restaurant who beats Knight to the kitchen's last order of cheddar 'n' chives potato skins.

2000: Accidentally grabs, curses and lectures student who had addressed the coach, "Hey, what's up Knight?"

2000: Heaves ESPN's Jeremy Schaap into Hudson River after Schaap asks about alleged 1947 dodge-ball incident.

2004: Has loud spat with Texas Tech chancellor David Smith at Lubbock grocery store, near the frozen-food aisle. Smith leaves with no groceries.

2005: During "Knight School" taping, cold cocks ESPN makeup artist who tries to apply blush to his left cheek. He then knees ESPN audio engineer who asks for a second take of profanity-laced tirade.

2005: Cracks open the head of a mannequin with a baseball bat while shopping at Sports Authority. Charges dismissed after he explains he mistook the mannequin for a former Big Ten referee.

2006: Improves Michael Prince's chin posture.


Ask The Slouch

Q. If O.J. Simpson's Fox special is a ratings hit, what do you figure will be next for him? (David Fields; Oak Hill, W. Va.)

A. Well, I think he's going to tell us what we already know, so I'd pencil him in as an NFL sideline reporter.

Q. Shouldn't the NHL-YouTube agreement finally put the league on the map? (Joey Favata; Syracuse, N.Y.)

A. Perhaps. Frankly, I thought the NHL's first big Internet deal was going to be with eBay.

Q. Will The Slouch be first in line to see "Bobby"? (Rob Cunningham; Burien)

A. What, Kennedy worship is in vogue again? Heck, I'd rather deify Coach K.

Q. What are you thankful for? (Laurence Lass; Houston)

A. Bowling, TiVo and Metamucil (not necessarily in that order.)

Q. Don't the networks run the risk of indecency fines every time they show an Oakland Raiders game? (Sam Thomas; Springfield, Ohio)

A. Pay the man, Shirley.

You, too, can enter the $1.25 Ask The Slouch Cash Giveaway. Just e-mail asktheslouch@aol.com and, if your question is used, you win $1.25 in cash!

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Thanks again, Bob Looney ACLU atheist porofessor challenges God

Thanks Bob! My liberal friends will hate this wonderful re-cycle, but you know I love it. Send in the Marines!

Subject: This one is worth reading









God is Busy



If you don't know GOD, don't make stupid remarks!!!!!!

A United States Marine was attending some college

courses between assignments. He had completed missions

in Iraq and Afghanistan . One of the courses had a professor

who was an avowed atheist, and a member of the ACLU.



One day the professor shocked the class when he came in.

He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, GOD if you are real

then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll give you exactly

15 min.' The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop.

Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, 'Here I am

GOD, I'm still waiting.'



It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got

out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him;

knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold.

The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently.



The other students were shocked and stunned, and sat there

looking on in silence. The professor eventually came to,

noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked, 'What

in the world is the matter with you? 'Why did you do that?'

The Marine calmly replied, 'GOD was too busy today protecting

America 's soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid

stuff and act like an idiot. So He sent me.'



The classroom erupted in cheers!



THIS IS GOOD, KEEP IT GOING

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