Best of Luck to you!
Irish Luck - Remember to send it back!
I want this back. It DOES work.
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools
and ran to the bog.
There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.'
'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel.
'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked.
'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly.
'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.' And that he did.
Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary 's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia.
What saved his life this time? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill .. His son's name?
Sir Winston Churchill.
Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Pro or con politicos...
--- On Sun, 11/14/10, bohlme wrote:
From: bohlme Subject: > From the Podium To: Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010, 1:13 PM
From the Podium:
J. D. Pendry, Retired Sergeant Major, USMC
FROM THE PODIUM
This retired USMC Sgt. Major has his Stuff together.
Jimmy Carter, you are the father of the Islamic Nazi movement. You threw
the Shah under the bus, welcomed the Ayatollah home, and then lacked the
spine to confront the terrorists when they took our embassy and our people
hostage. You're the "runner-in-chief."
Bill Clinton, you played ring around the Lewinsky while the terrorists
were
at war with us. You got us into a fight with them in Somalia and then you
ran from it. Your weak-willed responses to the USS Cole and the First
Trade
Center Bombing and Our Embassy Bombings emboldened the killers. Each time
you failed to respond adequately, they grew bolder, until 9/11/2001.
John Kerry, dishonesty is your most prominent attribute. You lied about
American Soldiers in Vietnam. Your military service, like your life, is
more
fiction than fact. You've accused our military of terrorizing women and
children in Iraq. You called Iraq the wrong war, wrong place, wrong time,
and the same words you used to describe Vietnam. You're a fake! You want
to
run from Iraq and abandon the Iraqis to murderers just as you did to the
Vietnamese. Iraq, like Vietnam, is another war that you were for, before
you were against it.
John Murtha, you said our military was broken. You said we can't win
militarily in Iraq. You accused United States Marines of cold-blooded
murder without proof and said we should redeploy to Okinawa. Okinawa,
John?
And the Democrats call you their military expert! Are you sure you didn't
suffer a traumatic brain injury while you were off building your war hero
resume? You're a sad, pitiable, corrupt, and washed up old fool. You're
not
a Marine, sir. You wouldn't amount to a good pimple on a real Marine's
ass.
You're a phony and a disgrace. Run away, John.
Dick Durbin, you accused our Soldiers at Guantanamo of being Nazis,
tenders
of Soviet style gulags and as bad as the regime of Pol Pot, who murdered
two million of his own people after your party abandoned Southeast Asia to
the Communists. Now you want to abandon the Iraqis to the same fate.
History was not a good teacher for you, was it? Lord help us! See Dick
run.
Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Carl Levine, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein,
Russ
Feingold, Pat Leahy, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, the Hollywood Leftist
morons, et al, ad nauseam: Every time you stand in front of television
cameras and broadcast to the Islamic Nazis that we went to war because our
President lied, that the war is wrong and our Soldiers are torturers, that
we should leave Iraq, you give the Islamic butchers - the same ones that
tortured and mutilated American Soldiers - cause to think that we'll run
away again, and all they have to do is hang on a little longer. It is
inevitable that we, the infidels, will have to defeat the Islamic
jihadists. Better to do it now on their turf, than later on ours after
they
have gained both strength and momentum.
American news media, the New York Times particularly: Each time you
publish
stories about national defense secrets and our intelligence gathering
methods, you become one united with the sub-human pieces of camel dung
that
torture and mutilate the bodies of American Soldiers. You can't strike up
the courage to publish cartoons, but you can help Al Qaeda destroy my
country. Actually, you are more dangerous to us than Al Qaeda is. Think
about that each time you face Mecca to admire your Pulitzer.
You are America's 'AXIS OF IDIOTS.' Your Collective Stupidity will destroy
us. Self-serving politics and terrorist-abetting news scoops are more
important to you than our national security or the lives of innocent
civilians and Soldiers. It bothers you that defending ourselves gets in
the
way of your elitist sport of politics and your ignorant editorializing.
There is as much blood on your hands as is on the hands of murdering
terrorists. Don't ever doubt that. Your frolics will only serve to extend
this war as they extended Vietnam. If you want our Soldiers home as you
claim, knock off the crap and try supporting your country ahead of
supporting your silly political aims and aiding our enemies.
Yes, I'm questioning your patriotism. Your loyalty ends with self. I'm
also
questioning why you're stealing air that decent Americans could be
breathing. You don't deserve the protection of our men and women in
uniform. You need to run away from this war, this country. Leave the war
to
the people who have the will to see it through and the country to people
who are willing to defend it.
Our country has two enemies: Those who want to destroy us from the outside
and those who attempt it from within.
Semper Fi,
J. D. Pendry - Sergeant Major, USMC, Retired
This is a savvy man. He has nailed it down pretty good. Too bad it won't
do
any good. There won't be 1 in 10 that receive it who will forward it.
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From: bohlme
From the Podium:
J. D. Pendry, Retired Sergeant Major, USMC
FROM THE PODIUM
This retired USMC Sgt. Major has his Stuff together.
Jimmy Carter, you are the father of the Islamic Nazi movement. You threw
the Shah under the bus, welcomed the Ayatollah home, and then lacked the
spine to confront the terrorists when they took our embassy and our people
hostage. You're the "runner-in-chief."
Bill Clinton, you played ring around the Lewinsky while the terrorists
were
at war with us. You got us into a fight with them in Somalia and then you
ran from it. Your weak-willed responses to the USS Cole and the First
Trade
Center Bombing and Our Embassy Bombings emboldened the killers. Each time
you failed to respond adequately, they grew bolder, until 9/11/2001.
John Kerry, dishonesty is your most prominent attribute. You lied about
American Soldiers in Vietnam. Your military service, like your life, is
more
fiction than fact. You've accused our military of terrorizing women and
children in Iraq. You called Iraq the wrong war, wrong place, wrong time,
and the same words you used to describe Vietnam. You're a fake! You want
to
run from Iraq and abandon the Iraqis to murderers just as you did to the
Vietnamese. Iraq, like Vietnam, is another war that you were for, before
you were against it.
John Murtha, you said our military was broken. You said we can't win
militarily in Iraq. You accused United States Marines of cold-blooded
murder without proof and said we should redeploy to Okinawa. Okinawa,
John?
And the Democrats call you their military expert! Are you sure you didn't
suffer a traumatic brain injury while you were off building your war hero
resume? You're a sad, pitiable, corrupt, and washed up old fool. You're
not
a Marine, sir. You wouldn't amount to a good pimple on a real Marine's
ass.
You're a phony and a disgrace. Run away, John.
Dick Durbin, you accused our Soldiers at Guantanamo of being Nazis,
tenders
of Soviet style gulags and as bad as the regime of Pol Pot, who murdered
two million of his own people after your party abandoned Southeast Asia to
the Communists. Now you want to abandon the Iraqis to the same fate.
History was not a good teacher for you, was it? Lord help us! See Dick
run.
Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Carl Levine, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein,
Russ
Feingold, Pat Leahy, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, the Hollywood Leftist
morons, et al, ad nauseam: Every time you stand in front of television
cameras and broadcast to the Islamic Nazis that we went to war because our
President lied, that the war is wrong and our Soldiers are torturers, that
we should leave Iraq, you give the Islamic butchers - the same ones that
tortured and mutilated American Soldiers - cause to think that we'll run
away again, and all they have to do is hang on a little longer. It is
inevitable that we, the infidels, will have to defeat the Islamic
jihadists. Better to do it now on their turf, than later on ours after
they
have gained both strength and momentum.
American news media, the New York Times particularly: Each time you
publish
stories about national defense secrets and our intelligence gathering
methods, you become one united with the sub-human pieces of camel dung
that
torture and mutilate the bodies of American Soldiers. You can't strike up
the courage to publish cartoons, but you can help Al Qaeda destroy my
country. Actually, you are more dangerous to us than Al Qaeda is. Think
about that each time you face Mecca to admire your Pulitzer.
You are America's 'AXIS OF IDIOTS.' Your Collective Stupidity will destroy
us. Self-serving politics and terrorist-abetting news scoops are more
important to you than our national security or the lives of innocent
civilians and Soldiers. It bothers you that defending ourselves gets in
the
way of your elitist sport of politics and your ignorant editorializing.
There is as much blood on your hands as is on the hands of murdering
terrorists. Don't ever doubt that. Your frolics will only serve to extend
this war as they extended Vietnam. If you want our Soldiers home as you
claim, knock off the crap and try supporting your country ahead of
supporting your silly political aims and aiding our enemies.
Yes, I'm questioning your patriotism. Your loyalty ends with self. I'm
also
questioning why you're stealing air that decent Americans could be
breathing. You don't deserve the protection of our men and women in
uniform. You need to run away from this war, this country. Leave the war
to
the people who have the will to see it through and the country to people
who are willing to defend it.
Our country has two enemies: Those who want to destroy us from the outside
and those who attempt it from within.
Semper Fi,
J. D. Pendry - Sergeant Major, USMC, Retired
This is a savvy man. He has nailed it down pretty good. Too bad it won't
do
any good. There won't be 1 in 10 that receive it who will forward it.
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French Quotes... Thanks Judio Cole!
Hi....these are great, funny quotes on France! (and are not designed to offend anyone!)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Legendary quotes on France
' France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes.'
Mark Twain
------------------------------
'I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.'
General George S. Patton
------------------------------
'Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.'
Norman Schwartzkopf
------------------------------
'We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it.'
Marge Simpson
------------------------------
'The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee.'
Regis Philbin
------------------------------
'The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag.'
David Letterman
------------------------------
'What do you expect from a culture and a nation that exerted more of its national will fighting against Disney World and Big Macs than the Nazis?'
Dennis Miller
------------------------------
'It is important to remember that the French have always been there when they needed us.'
Alan Kent
-----------------------------
'Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was being advertised on eBay the other day --the description was, 'Never shot. Dropped once.''
Rep. Roy Blunt, MO
-----------------------------
'The French will only agree to go to war when we've proved we've found truffles in Iraq '
Dennis Miller
------------------------------
Q. What did the mayor of Paris say to the German Army as they entered the city in WWII?
A. Table for 100,000 m'sieur?
-----------------------------
'Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to defend Paris ? It's not known, it's never been tried.'
Rep. R. Blount, MO
------------------------------
'Do you know it only took Germany three days to conquer France in WWII? And that's because it was raining.'
John Xereas, Manager, DC Improv
------------------------------
French Ban Fireworks at Euro Disney
(AP), Paris , March 5, 2003
The French Government announced today that it is imposing a ban on the use of fireworks at Euro Disney. The decision comes the day after a nightly fireworks display at the park, located just 30 miles outside of Paris , caused the soldiers at a nearby French Army garrison to surrender to a group of Czech tourists.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Legendary quotes on France
' France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes.'
Mark Twain
------------------------------
'I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.'
General George S. Patton
------------------------------
'Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.'
Norman Schwartzkopf
------------------------------
'We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it.'
Marge Simpson
------------------------------
'The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee.'
Regis Philbin
------------------------------
'The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag.'
David Letterman
------------------------------
'What do you expect from a culture and a nation that exerted more of its national will fighting against Disney World and Big Macs than the Nazis?'
Dennis Miller
------------------------------
'It is important to remember that the French have always been there when they needed us.'
Alan Kent
-----------------------------
'Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was being advertised on eBay the other day --the description was, 'Never shot. Dropped once.''
Rep. Roy Blunt, MO
-----------------------------
'The French will only agree to go to war when we've proved we've found truffles in Iraq '
Dennis Miller
------------------------------
Q. What did the mayor of Paris say to the German Army as they entered the city in WWII?
A. Table for 100,000 m'sieur?
-----------------------------
'Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to defend Paris ? It's not known, it's never been tried.'
Rep. R. Blount, MO
------------------------------
'Do you know it only took Germany three days to conquer France in WWII? And that's because it was raining.'
John Xereas, Manager, DC Improv
------------------------------
French Ban Fireworks at Euro Disney
(AP), Paris , March 5, 2003
The French Government announced today that it is imposing a ban on the use of fireworks at Euro Disney. The decision comes the day after a nightly fireworks display at the park, located just 30 miles outside of Paris , caused the soldiers at a nearby French Army garrison to surrender to a group of Czech tourists.
Memories- Yesterday's birthday greetings- Thanks all!
Family and friends,
I received an unbelievable number of birthday greetings from family and friends yesterday when I became 78 years old. Mostly from Facebook. November 13, 1932 was the beginning of my life in Portsmouth Ohio and I am the grateful son of Forest and Mary kegley. I came into the "cultural Center of Our Universe", unrich in worldly goods as so many depression family babies were. But Forest and Mary nourished each of us ten.
Portsmouth was an outstanding place to receive my early nurturing and early friends. Many are still with me and many fine ones have passed on. That, we each learn, is part of this life on earth.
My young girl friend , and granddaughter, Tobey, slightly mentioned to me once that I consider everything to be "profound', and hinted that I am perhaps too serious in that respect. Maybe I am, without the intent to be that way. I am so happy to be her, and each of our grandkids, grandfather.
Anyway, to reflect on the birthday greetings for an old fellow, now, let me tell all that it helps to be remembered on your special days in life.
I thank all who sent me greetings and, even if you didn't, if you even had one good thought of me or my beautiful wife, Jeanie, I want to thank each of you from the bottom of my 78 year old heart.
SamKat aka Sam Kegley
I received an unbelievable number of birthday greetings from family and friends yesterday when I became 78 years old. Mostly from Facebook. November 13, 1932 was the beginning of my life in Portsmouth Ohio and I am the grateful son of Forest and Mary kegley. I came into the "cultural Center of Our Universe", unrich in worldly goods as so many depression family babies were. But Forest and Mary nourished each of us ten.
Portsmouth was an outstanding place to receive my early nurturing and early friends. Many are still with me and many fine ones have passed on. That, we each learn, is part of this life on earth.
My young girl friend , and granddaughter, Tobey, slightly mentioned to me once that I consider everything to be "profound', and hinted that I am perhaps too serious in that respect. Maybe I am, without the intent to be that way. I am so happy to be her, and each of our grandkids, grandfather.
Anyway, to reflect on the birthday greetings for an old fellow, now, let me tell all that it helps to be remembered on your special days in life.
I thank all who sent me greetings and, even if you didn't, if you even had one good thought of me or my beautiful wife, Jeanie, I want to thank each of you from the bottom of my 78 year old heart.
SamKat aka Sam Kegley
Good Christian recycle Thanks Sarah Taylor
Subject: Now this is a good one....
this is a good one....
AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
An atheist was walking through the woods.
'What majestic trees!'
'What powerful rivers!'
'What beautiful animals!'
He said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him.
He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him.
He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.
He tripped & fell on the ground.
He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him.
At that instant moment, the Atheist cried out:
'Oh my God!'
Time stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky.
'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident.'
'Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?'
'Am I to count you as a believer?'
The atheist looked directly into the light, and said: 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian?'
'Very well', said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke:
'Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from Thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.'
this is a good one....
AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
An atheist was walking through the woods.
'What majestic trees!'
'What powerful rivers!'
'What beautiful animals!'
He said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him.
He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him.
He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.
He tripped & fell on the ground.
He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him.
At that instant moment, the Atheist cried out:
'Oh my God!'
Time stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky.
'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident.'
'Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?'
'Am I to count you as a believer?'
The atheist looked directly into the light, and said: 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian?'
'Very well', said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke:
'Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from Thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.'
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