Thanks Lou- The best put down line ever

Loved this one.


THE BEST Put Down LINE EVER

For those that don't know him, Major General Peter Cosgrove is an 'Australian treasure!'





General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. You'll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this! This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of an ABC interview between a female broadcaster and General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military headquarters.





FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?

GENERAL COSGROVE: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting.



FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?

GENERAL COSGROVE: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.



FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?

GENERAL COSGROVE: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.



FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers..

GENERAL COSGROVE: Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?

The radio went silent and the interview ended.

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Vices- Do you want to keep Christmas?

You are so right Clay-O-Clock and Carol- girl's softball legends!

Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Clay Vice
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:50 AM
Subject: Fw: Do you want to keep Christmas?






We've let the government walk all over us...
are we going to let the stores do it too?

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Naughty or Nice?
AFA's 2009 listing of top retailers and how they recognize Christmas
Based on current advertising, below is a list of companies that avoid, ban, or use the term "Christmas"

in their advertising. We will continually update the list, so check back often.

Criteria - AFA reviewed up to four areas to determine if a company was "Christmas-friendly" in their advertising: print media (newspaper inserts), broadcast media (radio/television), website and/or
personal visits to the store. If a company's ad has references to items associated with Christmas
(trees, wreaths, lights, etc.), it was considered as an attempt to reach "Christmas" shoppers.
If a company has items associated with Christmas, but did not use the word "Christmas," then
the company is considered as censoring "Christmas."


Color Code:

Company uses the term "Christmas" on a regular basis, we consider that company Christmas-friendly.

Company refers to Christmas infrequently, or in a single advertising medium, but not in others.

Company may use "Christmas" sparingly in a single or unique product description, but as a company, does not recognize it.
A company may be removed from the "bad" list by providing documentation to AFA.
SPECIAL ALERT! AFA is calling for a "Christmas" boycott of Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic stores.

Companies FOR "Christmas"
updated 11-10-09

Amazon.com
Bass Pro Shops
Bath & Body Works
Bed Bath & Beyond
Belk
Big Lots
Collective Brands
Costco
Dollar Tree
Family Dollar
Dollar General
Hallmark
Hobby Lobby
Home Depot
JC Penney
Kmart
Lowe's
Macy's
Meijer
Menard's
Michael's Stores
Neiman Marcus
Petsmart
Rite Aid
Sears
Super D Drug Stores
Target
Toys R Us
Walgreens
Wal-Mart/Sam's Club
Companies marginalizing "Christmas"


updated 11-10-09


Best Buy
Hy-Vee Stores
Kohl's
QVC
Safeway
Companies against "Christmas"
updated 11-10-09

Advance Auto Parts
Aldi
Barnes & Noble
Books-A-Million
Braum's Ice Cream
CVS Pharmacy
Dick's Sporting Goods
Gap Stores
Harris Teeter Stores
H.E.B. Stores
Home Shopping Network
Kroger
Limited Brands
McDonald's
Nordstrom
Office Depot
Olive Garden
Outback Steakhouse
Publix
Radio Shack
Staples
SUPERVALU
Victoria's Secret



Want to report a company? Send your detailed report to christmas@afa.net. Note: AFA does not list local or regional companies. Only nationally-recognized companies will be listed



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Sportsmanship- Mallory's story- Carl Clark- Shovers-Judi Cole- Tobey Kegley

Carl,

Thanks so much! The SI story is even greater than the video which had this old man holding back the tears, a little at least. This story is so well written and wonderful. I am sure that it affected our granddaughter, Tobey"s, sportsmanship gesture of this past weekend, which I sent to a great Kentucky basketball friend, Judi Cole:

Great films, Judi!

You know how we love our little 13 year old fastball pitcher, Tobey K.

She was pitching Sunday night in a four girl team at the Grand Slam in Dublin.

She was doing well against some good competition when an opposing batter hit a hard line drive that hit Tobey squarely on her left knee cap. She went down and was obviously hurting. The responsible scorekeeper rushed and obtained an ice bag and Tob was helped off the playing area and onto a bench. The opposing batter came by and apologized. Tobey merely raised a hand to the girl for a high five and said: "Nice hit!" which made the other girl feel much better as evidenced by her grateful smile. Jay related that little side story later to my wife, Jeanie, and it made us even prouder grandparents. The good part is that there appears to be no lasting damage to our Tob.

Sam

----- Original Message -----
From: judith Cole
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:28 PM
Subject: Sportsmanship








When you have time, please do yourself a favor and watch this film on sportsmanship.

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http://www.responsibilityproject.com/films/player/the-home-run


Carl,

Returning to "sportsmanship" please listen to this story by Bill Gundlah about Frank Litteral of Portsmouth. Bill said:

"Before playing with the B&B loan team, I played with the Hanes Chevrolet team. We happened to be playing B&B during the league schedule. I hit a ball between the right and center fielder. It was in a place that I thought might get a double. I rounded first at full speed and headed for second. It seemed that there would be a close play at second, so I started to slide. Just as I started to go down, Frank Litteral, the B&B shortstop who was covering the base, shouted. 'stay up, no play'. Out of reflex, I tried to stop the slide. This resulted in my stumbling over the base and several steps beyond. The ball was thrown to Frank and he just held it in his glove. Bill Rinehart, the second baseman, told Frank to tag me out. Frank said, 'No, I told him to stay up, and it wouldn't be fair to tag him out.' Now that friends is true sportsmanship. From that point on Frank and I have been good friends."

This was back in the fifties. It is so good that girls like Mallory still are aware of the term.

Thanks again for your feedback, Carl!

Sam






----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Clark
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: - - - A Very Unusual Homerun - - - -


Well, it essentially happened that way. Here's the SI article on it, if you didn't see it.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1157051/1/index.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Kegley
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 1:22 PM
Subject: Fw: - - - A Very Unusual Homerun - - - -


Thanks Shovers! My granddaughters will love this.

Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: M Shover
To: Nancy Hawkins
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 11:31 AM
Subject: Fwd: - - - A Very Unusual Homerun - - - -




--- On Fri, 11/13/09, Paul Kim wrote:


From: Paul Kim
- - - THIS IS WHY WE ARE CALLED CIVILIZED & THIS WILL MAKE YOU FEEL A LOT BETTER - - - A VERY UNUSUAL HOMERUN - - -

http://www.responsibilityproject.com/films/player/the-home-run

Patti Richards Whitehead- Oxymorons

This is your joke of the day
Oxymorons


1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?

2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?

3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?

4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?

5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?

6. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?

7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?

8. Why do "tug" boats "push" their barges?

9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?

10. Why are they called " stands" when they are made for sitting?

11. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?

12. Doesn't"expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?

13. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy"opposites?

14. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?

15. Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?

16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?

17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?

20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?

21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?

22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?

23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?

24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?

25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of a bottle, but sticks to the outside??

26. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?

27. Christmas: What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?

28. Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?

29. Why is toilet paper tiny squares and tissues big squares?

30. Why is there Braille on the ATM machine at the drive upwindow at banks??