Good Morning, Do, Today is Monday, December 12 Back in the saddle again! -35 and windy. Feels like the next ice age is sneaking up on us! I know it isn't. It's just cycles. The warm cycle seems to have crested and we are entering the cold cycle. The moon is quite nice, though. Have FUN! DearWebby Todays Bonehead Award: Mannequin Challenge Video Leads to Arrests for Guns, Drugs at Alabama Home Details at Boneheads ______________________________________________________ Today, December 12 in  1896 Guglielmo Marconi gave the first public demonstration of radio at Toynbee Hall, London. See More of what happened on this day in history. ______________________________________________________ 
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 ______________________________________________________ The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane. --- Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination. --- Socratex There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers. --- William James Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson ______________________________________________________ If you like the Humor Letter, please vote!  ______________________________________________________ Two men at a bar had been enjoying a few drinks for the past couple of hours and were pretty drunk when one of them notices a beautiful woman sitting in the corner. One says to the other, "Jeez, I'd really like to dance with that girl." The other man replies, "Well go ahead and ask her, don't be a chicken shit." So the man approaches the lovely woman and says, "Excuse me. Would you be so kind as to dance with me?" Seeing the man is totally drunk the woman says, "I'm sorry. Right now I'm concentrating on matrimony, and I'd rather sit than dance." So the man humbly returns to his friend. "So what did she say?" asks the friend. The drunk responded, "Dunno. Sounded like she's constipated on macaroni, and would rather shit in her pants." ______________________________________________________  >From Gerda It seems that every time our piano tuner, John, comes to our house, he scolds me for waiting too long between tunings. I agree with him that it should be done every six months, but I don't really think about it until the piano sounds off-key. Last time he came over, I was on the defensive and declared, "If you would send out a postcard reminder like the dentist, I would make sure to call you for an appointment in a timely fashion." Without hesitating, he replied, "From now on, when the dentist sends you a postcard, call me." ______________________________________________________ Jill came home from her first day commuting into the city. Her mother noticed she was looking a little peaked and asked, "Honey, are you feeling all right?" "Not really," Jille replied. "I'm nauseous from sitting backward on the train." "Poor dear," Mom said. "Why didn't you ask the person sitting across from you to switch seats for a while?" "I couldn't," replied Jill, "there was no one there." ______________________________________________________   Webcam For 50 years, the 13 meters tall, 7 meters long, and 3 tons heavy Gvle Goat has been a given Christmas feature in Gvle. Each year on the first of Advent, he is inaugurated on Slottstorget. In 2015, the inauguration ceremony attracted over 15,000 visitors! Thereafter, hundreds of thousands of admirers from 120 different countries followed the goats dangerous life via webcam Last year the Christmas goat was burned. Keep an eye on it this year! ______________________________________________________ 
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 ______________________________________________________ An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by  Kenneth White, 49, Terry Brown, 23, Huntsville, Alabama  Mannequin Challenge Video Leads to Arrests for Guns, Drugs at Alabama Home  A "mannequin challenge" video resulted in several arrests after it led local and federal law enforcement to an Alabama home Tuesday morning, according to WHNT. The "mannequin challenge" internet phenomenon usually consists of a group of people freezing in various poses while a person with a camera walks around them, filming from different angles. Police say the "mannequin challenge" video that launched the investigation shows numerous people displaying guns, as if re-enacting a drive-by shooting or gang land war. Authorities from the Madison County Sheriff's Office, the Huntsville Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives executed a warrant at 5012 Powell Drive at 5:02 a.m. on Tuesday. Authorities arrested 49-year-old Kenneth White and charged him with first-degree possession of marijuana and certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm. He has a bond of $30,000. "In order to receive the 'certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm,' you must be convicted of a felony," Capt. Mike Salomonsky said. Investigators also arrested 23-year-old Terry Brown and charged him with possession of drug paraphernalia, loitering and promoting prison contraband. "Upon his arrival at the main facility after his incarceration, he was found to have marijuana on his person. So that brought about the additional charge which is a felony on him," Capt. Mike Salomonsky said of Brown's contraband charge. "There are several persons in the video who may be convicted felons," Capt. Salomonsky said. "So, we're going to try to do some identification, work with the ATF and see if we can generate any charges out of that." Investigators say they were able to obtain enough probable cause through their investigation to get a search warrant for the home. "We used a breaching technique which caused the front door to be removed from the residence," Capt. Salomonsky said. "They encountered one subject who was in the front room and he was armed. But, he told them he was armed." After authorities cleared the residence, they searched the house. Investigators say they found two handguns, one assault rifle, one older single-barrel shotgun, multiple packs of marijuana, an attack vest, multiple magazines for the assault rifle, multiple rounds of ammunition and a computer. There were six people inside the home when the team of authorities executed the search warrant, including children. Initially, they thought several items behind the house might have been stolen, but found they were purchased legitimately. The investigation started after the video surfaced. "You have a lot of people with firearms at one address," said Salomonsky. "And you have to ask yourself the question, 'Why?' and the second question you have to ask yourself: is it a public safety issue?" Deputies say the investigation determined the people living in that home were selling marijuana. Capt. Salomonsky said authorities expect to carry out at least one or two more arrests as the investigation continues.  ______________________________________________________  Tech Support Pits >From Elaine RE: ATT mail problems Dear Webby, I have a bellsouth.net (ATT) email address. Two things I have found out about ATT email: 1. They use Yahoo for their emails 2. Yahoo decides what ATT get and what they don't get. Yahoo will place a subscribed email newsletter into the Blocked email list without anyone knowing it. So Daniel could look there. They will stop emails that don't fit their liking. Needless to say, I got a Gmail account some time back because Yahoo thinks they know better than myself what emails I want to receive. Elaine PS By the way, when you complain to ATT they will blame Yahoo.  Dear Elaine You are right. Gmail is indeed the only way an ATT victim can get reliable email. Have FUN! DearWebby     William's wife started noticing how forgetful he was becoming. Being the concerned wife, she convinced him to see a doctor. William was a little worried when the doctor came in. Sensing his patient's nervousness, the first thing the doctor did was to ask what was troubling him. "Well," William answered. "I seem to be getting forgetful. I'm never sure I can remember where I put the car, or whether I answered a letter, or where I'm going, or what it is I'm going to do once I get there, if I get there. So, I really need your help. What can I do?" The doctor thought for a moment, then answered in his kindest tone, "Pay me in advance." 
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 Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Cranberry Orange Kale  By attosa [259 Posts, 596 Comments] This warm kale dish is so easy to make with just a handful of ingredients. The colours of the red berries and bright green kale make a perfect dish for the holidays. Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Yield: 4 to 6 servings Ingredients: 1 tsp oil 1/2 medium onion 5 cups kale (one big bunch) 1/4 cup orange juice 1/4 cup dried cranberries Steps: Chop onions and kale to bite sized pieces. Add oil and onion to a large pan. Saute over medium heat until onion is translucent. Add kale and stir fry for about 3 minutes. Add cranberries and orange juice. Stir fry for a few minutes, then cover for a minute or two. This will plump up the cranberries and wilt the kale. Ready to serve!  
  
Christmas according to kids
 ____________________________________________________ This Irish guy shows up in a pub one day and orders three pints of Guinness. He takes sips from each glass until they are empty and calls the bartender for three more. The bartender says, "Hey, pal, I don't mind bringing one at a time, then they'll be fresh and cold." "Nah... ahm preferrin' that ya bring 'em three at a time. You see, me and me two brothers would meet at a pub and drink and have good times. Now one is in Australia, the other in Canada and I'm here. We agreed before we split up that we'd drink this way to each other's honor." "Well," says the bartender, "that's a damn good sentimental thing to do. I'll bring the pints as you ask." Well, time goes on and the Irishman's peculiar habit is known and accepted by all the pub regulars. One day, the Irishman comes in and orders only two pints. A hush falls over the pub. Naturally, everyone figures something happened to one of the brothers. A bunch of the regulars corner the bartender and finally persuade him to find out what happened. With a heavy heart, the bartender brings the two pints and says, "Here's your pints... and let me offer my sincerest condolences. What happened?" The Irishman looks extremely puzzled for a moment. When the light comes on in his head, he starts laughing. "No, no! 'Tis nothing like that. You see, I give up drinking for Advent so that I can tie on a real bender at Christmas!" ____________________________________________________  
  
 
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 >From Dianne I was in Taco Bell for dinner, had gotten a drink and wanted a refill. I asked the counter guy for a refill and handed him my cup. He said: "Take off your top!" I said: "Excuse me? I will not! It is not proper etiquette to ask a woman to 'take off her top!' That's a rude request coming from a strange man!" The guy blushed and said: "Errrrr, sorry! I meant take off the top of your soda cup." 
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 Today on December 12 1791 The Bank of the United States, also known as the First Bank, opened for business in Philadelphia, PA. 1792 In Vienna, 22-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven received one of his first lessons in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn. 1896 Guglielmo Marconi gave the first public demonstration of radio at Toynbee Hall, London. 1897 The comic strip"The Katzenjammer Kids" (Hans and Fritz), by Rudolph Dirks, appeared in the New York Journal for the first time. 1899 George Grant patented the wooden golf tee. 1900 Charles M. Schwab formed the United States Steel Corporation. 1901 The first radio signal to cross the Atlantic was picked up near St. John's Newfoundland, by inventor Guglielmo Marconi. 1915 The first all-metal aircraft, the German Junkers J1, made its first flight. 1917 Father Edward Flanagan opened Boys Town in Nebraska. The farm village was for wayward boys. In 1979 it was opened to girls. 1925 The "Motel Inn," the first motel in the world, opened in San Luis Obispo, CA. 1937 Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. gunboat "Panay" on China's Yangtze River. Japan apologized for the attack, and paid $2.2 million in reparations. 1946 A United Nations committee voted to accept a six-block tract of Manhattan real estate to be the site of the UN's headquarters. The land was offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller Jr. 1951 The U.S. Navy Department announced that the world's first nuclear powered submarine would become the sixth ship to bear the name Nautilus. 1955 It was announced that the Ford Foundation gave $500,000,000 to private hospitals, colleges and medical schools. 1955 British engineer Christopher Cockerell patented the first hovercraft. 1963 Kenya gained its independence from Britain. 1975 Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to a charge of trying to kill U.S. President Ford in San Francisco the previous September. 1982 20,000 women encircled Greenham Common air base in Britain in protest against proposed site of U.S. Cruise missiles there. 1983 Car bombs were set off in front of the French and U.S. embassies in Kuwait City. Shiite extremists were responsible for the five deaths and 86 wounded. Total of five bombs went off in different locations. 1984 In a telephone conversation with U.S. President Reagan, William J. Schroeder complained of a delay in his Social Security benefits. Schroeder received a check the following day. 1985 248 American soldiers and eight crewmembers were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed in Gander, Newfoundland after takeoff. 1989 Britain forcibly removed 51 Vietnamese from Hong Kong and returned them to their homeland. 1989 Leona Helmsley was fined $7 million and sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion. 1991 At the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in California, the first web server outside of Europe was installed. 1994 The Brazilian Supreme Court acquitted former President Fernando Collor de Mello of corruption charges that had forced him to resign in 1992. 1994 IBM stopped shipments of personal computers with Intel's flawed Pentium chip. 1995 The U.S. Senate stopped a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against the American flag. 1995 Two French airmen shot down over Bosnia arrived home after almost four months of being held captive by the Bosnian Serbs. 1997 Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the international terrorist known as "Carlos the Jackal," went on trial in Paris on charges of killing two French investigators and a Lebanese national. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. 1997 The U.S. Justice Department ordered Microsoft to sell its Internet browser separately from its Windows operating system to prevent it from building a monopoly of Web access programs. Microsoft ignored that order. 2000 The U.S. Supreme Court found that the recount ordered by the Florida Supreme Court in the 2000 U.S. Presidential election was unconstitutional. U.S. Vice President Al Gore conceded the election to Texas Gov. George W. Bush the next day. 2000 Timothy McVeigh, over the objections of his lawyers, abandoned his final round of appeals and asked that his execution be set within 120 days. McVeigh was convicted of the April 1995 truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Fedal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, that killed 168 and injured 500. 2001 Gerardo Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison for being the leader of a Cuban spy ring. His conviction was based on his role in the infiltration of U.S. military bases and in the deaths of four Cuban-Americans whose planes were shot down five years before. 2001 In Beverly Hills, CA, actress Winona Ryder was arrested at Saks Fifth Avenue for shoplifting and possessing pharmaceutical drugs without a prescription. The numerous items of clothing and hair accessories were valued at $4,760. 2002 North Korea announced that it would reactivate a nuclear power plant that U.S. officials believed was being used to develop weapons. 2016 Do smiled. 
 

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