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___________________________________________________ History: on this day, February 23, in 2000, Robby Knievel made a successful motorcycle jump of 200 feet over an oncoming train.2000, Robby Knievel made a successful motorcycle jump of 200 feet over an oncoming train. ____________________________________________________ Bonehead Award: South Carolina woman killed in Kroger parking lot spit at suspect prior to shooting __________________________________________________ Q The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...' --- Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992) ________________________________________________ A swimming instructor at a Los Angeles university was quizzing a group of students on Red Cross life saving and water safety techniques. They answered all of her questions easily until she posed this one: "Which article of clothing would you remove last if you fell from a boat or dock fully clothed?" Everyone mentioned something different. It was evident that no one knew the correct answer, so the instructor helped out. "The blouse," she said, "because the air gets under the blouse and acts like a buoy!" The subsequent uproar ended the class. __________________________________________________ History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. --- Napoleon Bonaparte History is the version of past events that the winners have decided to agree upon. --- Dwight D Eisenhower __________________________________________________ Del Roth Male Downy Woodpecker. February 22 2023 Lac Ste Anne County _________________________________________________ Symptoms of the SWINE FLU: The Center for Disease Control has released a list of symptoms of SWINE FLU. If you experience any of the following, please seek medical treatment immediately: 1. High fever 2. Congestion 3. Nausea 4. Fatigue 5. Aching in the joints 6. An irresistible urge to screw in the mud. ________________________________________________ A painter, whitewashing the inner walls of a country outhouse, had the misfortune to fall through the opening and land in the muck at the bottom. He shouted, "Fire! Fire! Fire!" at the top of his lungs. The local fire department responded with alacrity, sirens blaring as they approached the privy. "Where's the fire?" called the chief. "No fire," replied the painter as they pulled him out of the hole. "But if I had yelled about what is down here, would you have rescued me?" ____________________________________________________ Ruth DeFoor ___________________________________________________ A Policeman recently stopped a woman for exceeding the posted speed limit. He asked the driver her name. She said, "I'm Mrs. Ladislav Abdulkhashim Zybkcicraznovskaya from the Republic of Uzbekistan visiting my daughter in Columbia." The cop put away his summons book and pen, and said, "Well, uhhh, ok, but don't let me catch you speeding again." ___________________________________________________ The young Ensign approached the crusty old Chief and asked him about the origin of the commissioned officer insignias. "Well, Ensign, it's history and tradition. First, we give you a gold bar representing that you're valuable BUT malleable. The silver bar of a Lieutenant Junior Grade represents value, but less malleable. When you make Lieutenant, you're twice as valuable so we give you two silver bars. "As a Captain, you soar over military masses, hence the eagle. As an Admiral, you're obviously a star. That answer your question?" "Yes, Sir, but what about Commanders and Lieutenant Commanders?" "Now that goes waaaaaay back in history. Back to the Garden of Eden even. You see, if you look at that stained glass window on the chapel over there, even in the Garden of Eden some things were always covered with leaves." __________________________________________________ An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by Christina Harrison, 23, Irmo, South Carolina, USA South Carolina woman killed in Kroger parking lot spit at suspect prior to shooting The South Carolina woman killed in a Kroger parking lot was shot after she "spit at" the suspect during an argument "over who had the right-of-way," the local police chief told Fox News Digital, citing witnesses. Witnesses told Irmo, South Carolina, authorities that Alexandria Cress Borys, 26, was gunned down around 4 p.m. on Feb. 14 after she and the alleged shooter, a stranger named Christina Harrison, argued "over who had the right- of-way" in the parking lot of a local Kroger supermarket, Irmo Police Chief Bobby Dale said. Borys was on foot and loading groceries into her car when she and Harrison, who was driving a vehicle, "exchanged some words," Dale told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. "According to witnesses, the two exchanged some words and thats around the time Borys spit at Harrison," Dale wrote in an email. "Borys turned away and was simultaneously shot by Harrison." Harrison shot Borys one time in the back of the head, Dale said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said Harrison fled the scene in her white Ford vehicle but turned herself in to authorities around 5:30 p.m. that day. Harrison, 23, was charged with murder, unlawfully carrying a pistol and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. She has no known previous criminal history, Dale said. ____________________________________________________ Why do Jewish men so often become doctors? Because a doctor can order a woman to undress without guilt, he can look at her without fear of being interrupted, and on best of all, it's usually her husband that pays for it all. _____________________________________________________ German scientists dug 50 meters underground and discovered small pieces of copper. After studying these pieces for a long time, Germany announced that the ancient Germans 25,000 years ago had a nation-wide telephone network. Naturally, the British government was not that easily impressed. They ordered their own scientists to dig too. 100 meters down, they found small pieces of glass and they soon announced that the ancient Brits 35,000 years ago already had a nationwide fiber network. Scottish scientists were outraged. They dug 200 meters underground, but found absolutely nothing. So they concluded that the ancient Scotts 55,000 years ago had cellular telephones under their kilts.. _________________________________________________ DearWebby's Tech Support Pits From:Edith Re: How much RAM Dear Webby My computer is really slow. How much RAM should it have nowadays? Edith Dear Edith Go ahead and open up the case. Vacuum it out with the couch crevice tool, and clean ALL heatsinks with Q-tips soaked in white vinegar or Windex. The CPU slows down when it gets hot. OK, next step is to run CrapCleaner. Just get it from the link in the side bar or from CrapCleaner. Aside from getting rid of crap and leftovers, I ran it again just now. It removed 8 MB of crap, 15,000 trackers and did miscellaneous patching. It takes a while to test and clean, but you will see a VERY noticeable speed-up. If you still think that you need more RAM, my W7 refurbs machines are very fast with 8 GB RAM. With W10 you need at least 16 GB of RAM. You can hit the Windows Key and PAUSE, and get a coffee. When you come back, Windows will show you what is currently installed. Have FUN! DearWebby _________________________________________________ Today, February 23 in 1574, France began the 5th holy war against the Huguenots. 1660, Charles XI became the king of Sweden. 1792, The Humane Society of Massachusetts was incorporated. 1813, The first U.S. raw cotton-to-cloth mill was founded in Waltham, MA. 1820, The Cato Street conspiracy was uncovered. 1821, The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries established the first pharmacy college. 1822, Boston was incorporated as a city. 1836, In San Antonio, TX, the siege of the Alamo began. 1839, In Boston, MA, William F. Harnden organized the first express service between Boston and New York City. It was the first express service in the U.S. 1847, Santa Anna was defeated at the Battle of Buena Vista in Mexico by U.S. troops under Gen. Zachary. 1861, U.S. President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington to take his office after an assassination attempt in Baltimore. 1861, Texas became the 7th state to secede from the Union. 1870, The state of Mississippi was readmitted to the Union. 1874, Walter Winfield patented a game called "sphairistike." More widely known as lawn tennis. 1875, J. Palisa discovered asteroid #143 (aka Adria). 1883, Alabama became the first U.S. state to enact an antitrust law. 1886, Charles M. Hall completed his invention of aluminum. 1887, The French/Italian Riviera was hit by an earthquake that killed about 2,000. 1896, The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield. 1898, In France, Emile Zola was imprisoned for his letter, "J'accuse," which accused the government of anti- Semitism and wrongly jailing Alfred Dreyfus. 1900, The Battle of Hart's Hill took place in South Africa between the Boers and the British army. 1904, The U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million. 1905, The Rotary Club was founded in Chicago, IL, by Attorney Paul Harris and three others. 1910, In Philadelphia, PA, the first radio contest was held. 1915, Nevada began enforcing convenient divorce law. 1916, The U.S. Congress authorizes the McKinley Memorial $1 gold coin. 1919, The Fascist Party was formed in Italy by Benito Mussolini. 1927, The Federal Radio Commission began assigning frequencies, hours of operation and power allocations for radio broadcasters. On July 1, 1934 the name was changed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). 1932, Robert Short became the first American to die in an arial battle with the Japanese. 1940, Russian troops conquered Lasi Island. 1940, Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio" was released. 1945, The 28th Regiment of the Fifth Marine Division of the U.S. Marines reached the top of Mount Surabachi. A photograph of these Marines raising the American flag was taken. 1954, The first mass vaccination of children against polio began in Pittsburgh, PA. 1955, The French government was formed by Edgar Faure. 1957, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the NFL operations did fall within coverage of antitrust laws. 1958, Juan Fangio, 5-time world diving champion, was kidnapped by Cuban rebels. 1963, The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It prohibited poll taxes in federal elections. 1966, The Bitar government in Syria was ended with a military coup. 1967, Jim Ryun set a record in the half-mile run when ran it in 1:48.3. 1968, Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers) became the first player to score 25,000 career points in the NBA. 1970, Guyana became a republic. 1974, The Symbionese Liberation Army demanded $4 million more for the release of Patty Hearst. Hearst had been kidnapped on February 4th. 1980, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini declared that Iran's new parliament would have to decide the fate of the hostages taken on November 4, 1979, at the U.S. embassy in Tehran. 1985, The TV show "Gimme a Break" was broadcast live before a studio audience. It was the first TV sitcom to be seen live since the 1950s. 1991, During the Persian Gulf War, ground forces crossed the border of Saudi Arabia into the country of Iraq. Less than four days later the war was over due to the surrender or withdraw of Iraqi forces. 1993, Gary Coleman won a $1,280,000 lawsuit against his parents. 1997, NBC-TV aired "Schindler's List." It was completely uncensored. 1997, Ali Hassan Abu Kamal, a Palestinian teacher, opened fire on the 86th-floor observation deck of New York City's Empire State Building. He killed one person and wounded six more before killing himself. 1998, In central Florida, tornadoes killed 42 people and damaged and/or destroyed about 2,600 homes and businesses. 1999, In Ankara, Turkey, Abdullah Ocalan was charged with treason. The prosecutors were seeking the death penalty for the Kurdish rebel leader. 1999, White supremacist John William King was found guilty of kidnapping and murdering James Byrd Jr. Byrd was dragged behind a truck for two miles on a country road in Texas. 2000, Robby Knievel made a successful motorcycle jump of 200 feet over an oncoming train. 2005, The New York, NY, city medical examiner's office annouced that it had exhausted all efforts to identify the remains of the people killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, due to the limits of DNA technology. About 1,600 people had been identified leaving more than 1,100 unidentified. 2022 Do smiled.
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