FUN: I’ve always wanted to

Saturday, March 27, 2010

FROM MY FAVORITE LUDDITE WHO’S “OLD”

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Have You Ever Danced?

An old prospector shuffled into the town of El Indio , Texas leading an old tired mule. The old man headed straight for the only saloon in town, to clear his parched throat. He walked up to the saloon and tied his old mule to the hitch rail. As he stood there, brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger stepped out of the saloon with a gun in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other.

The young gunslinger looked at the old man and laughed, saying, “Hey old man, have you ever danced?” The old man looked up at the gunslinger and said, “No, I never did dance… never really wanted to.”

A crowd had gathered as the gunslinger grinned and said, “Well, you old fool, you’re gonna’ dance now,” and started shooting at the old man’s feet. The old prospector, not wanting to get a toe blown off, started hopping around like a flea on a hot skillet. Everybody was laughing, fit to be tied.

When his last bullet had been fired, the young gunslinger, still laughing, holstered his gun and turned around to go back into the saloon. The old man turned to his pack mule, pulled out a double-barreled shotgun, and cocked both hammers. The loud clicks carried clearly through the desert air.

The crowd stopped laughing immediately. The young gunslinger heard the sounds too, and he turned around very slowly. The silence was almost deafening. The crowd watched as the young gunman stared at the old timer and the large gaping holes of those twin barrels.

The barrels of the shotgun never wavered in the old man’s hands, as he quietly said, “Son, have you ever kissed a mule’s ass?”

The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, “No sir….. but… I’ve always wanted to.”

There are a few lessons for us all here:

* Never be arrogant.

* Don’t waste ammunition.

* Whiskey makes you think you’re smarter than you are.

* Always, always make sure you know who has the power.

* Don’t mess with old men, they didn’t get old by being stupid.

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I just love a story with a happy ending, don’t you?

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Yes, I do!

LOL

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FUN: CLEAN YOUR KIDNEYS FOR LESS THAN $1.00…

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

CLEAN YOUR KIDNEYS FOR LESS THAN $1.00…

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Interesting if true.

From: POLLY S ZALDIVAR
Date: March 9, 2010 9:18:07 PM EST
To: undisclosed recipients: ;
Subject: CLEAN YOUR KIDNEYS FOR LESS THAN $1.00…

CLEAN YOUR KIDNEYS FOR LESS THAN $1.00

Years pass by and our kidneys continue filtering the blood by removing salt, poison and

any unwanted stuff entering our body.

With time, the salt accumulates and this needs to undergo cleaning treatments and how are we going to overcome this?

It is very easy, first take a bunch of parsley (PEREJIL) and wash it clean

Then cut it into small pieces, place in a pot and pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes.

Let it cool down and then filter it. Pour into a clean bottle and place in refrigerator to cool.

Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other accumulated poison coming out of your kidneys by urination.

Also you will be able to notice the difference that you never felt before.

Parsley is known as the best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is all natural!

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TO WHICH I FOUND IN GOOGLE

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http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=100

Individual Concerns

Parsley and Oxalates

Parsley is among a small number of foods that contain measurable amounts of oxalates, naturally-occurring substances found in plants, animals, and human beings. When oxalates become too concentrated in body fluids, they can crystallize and cause health problems. For this reason, individuals with already existing and untreated kidney or gallbladder problems may want to avoid eating parsley. Laboratory studies have shown that oxalates may also interfere with absorption of calcium from the body. Yet, in every peer-reviewed research study we’ve seen, the ability of oxalates to lower calcium absorption is relatively small and definitely does not outweigh the ability of oxalate-containing foods to contribute calcium to the meal plan. If your digestive tract is healthy, and you do a good job of chewing and relaxing while you enjoy your meals, you will get significant benefits – including absorption of calcium – from calcium-rich foods plant foods that also contain oxalic acid. Ordinarily, a healthcare practitioner would not discourage a person focused on ensuring that they are meeting their calcium requirements from eating these nutrient-rich foods because of their oxalate content. For more on this subject, please see “Can you tell me what oxalates are and in which foods they can be found?”

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley

Health risks

   * Parsley should not be consumed as a drug or supplement by pregnant women. Parsley as an oil, root, leaf, or seed could lead to uterine stimulation and preterm labor.[6]

   * Parsley is high (1.70% by mass, [1]) in oxalic acid, a compound involved in the formation of kidney stones and nutrient deficiencies.

   * Parsley oil contains furanocoumarins and psoralens which leads to extreme photosensitivity if used orally.[7]

   * Parsley seeds contain a high level of oil and are a diuretic.

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SEEMS LIKE A SNOPES CANDIDATE?

DO I get a Snopes Merit badge for my blog? (Although I still think there something fishy about Obama’s Birth Certificate. Why not release it and all his other documentation?)

Argh! Here’s 12 minutes of my life that I’ll never get back.

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FUN: dogmatic

Saturday, February 20, 2010

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dogmatic

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FUN: MARTINET

Friday, February 19, 2010

http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/09/22.html

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FUN: You and me; and, you’re there sitting … …

Thursday, February 18, 2010

FROM LUDDITE FORWARDING AN INET CHAIN LETTER. (FUNNY AND A GRAIN OF TRUTH!)

Subject: FW: We are in trouble…

We are in trouble…

The population of this country is 300 million.

160 million are retired.

That leaves 140 million to do the work.

There are 85 million in school.

Which leaves 55 million to do the work.

Of this there are 35 million employed by the federal government.

Leaving 20 million to do the work.

2.8 million are in the armed forces preoccupied with killing Osama Bin-Laden.

Which leaves 17.2 million to do the work.

Take from that total the 15.8 million people who work for state and city Governments.

And that leaves 1.4 million to do the work.

At any given time there are 188,000 people in hospitals.

Leaving 1,212,000 to do the work.

Now, there are 1,211,998 people in prisons.

That leaves just two people to do the work.

You and me.

And there you are,

Sitting on your ass,

At your computer, reading jokes…

Nice. Real nice.

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FUN: pedestrian

Thursday, February 18, 2010

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedestrian

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FUN: persnickety

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persnickety

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FUN: Lobo gets asked an interesting question

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Last night on ESPN, the crew was razing Rebeca Lobo about Tina Charles creeping up on her records at Conneticutt. She said she was cut down to size when earlier a little boy asked her if she was Tina Charles.

Frau, I, and the ESPN crew had a good laugh about that one.

(Lobo is taller than Charles. Among other things.)

I think this is funny. (Funny ha ha! Not funny peculiar.)

p.s., Lobo is getting too thin.

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FUN: Okoge!

Monday, February 15, 2010

The unwanted crust left stuck to the bottom of the rice cooker is called okoge — the same word used as slang for a single woman who spends a lot of time with gay men.

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FUN: popinjay

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/popinjay

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