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 ___________________________________________________ History: on this day, November 8, in 1956, After turning down 18,000 names, the Ford Motor Company decided to name their new car the "Edsel," after Henry Ford's only son. The media did not approve that and badmouthed it until it was shelved. ____________________________________________________  Bonehead Award goes to to Former school bus driver found guilty of murder-for-hire scheme  ____________________________________________________ Things are more like they are now than they have ever been. --- Gerald R. Ford (1913 - 2006) Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. --- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) _____________________________________________________ The world isn't crazy, only 90% of it. The other 10% is certifiably insane. ____________________________________________________ >From Bill My first stop on my vacation was my sister's house in Montana. She's extremely organized. Before she leaves on a trip, she always types up address labels for her postcards. This time, I figured I'd done her one better. I boasted, "You'll be impressed. I've already written thank- you notes to everyone with whom I'll be staying. They're all stamped and ready to go." My sister was silent for a moment, and then she said, "You mean those little envelopes I saw in your room and mailed this morning?" __________________________________________________ Reported by Rock: An International Bonehead Award has been earned by  Christian Shepherd, 43, Ottawa, Illinois, USA  Former school bus driver found guilty of murder-for-hire scheme  An Ottawa man was found guilty on Friday in a murder-for- hire scheme in Will County. 43-year-old Christian Shepherd was a bus driver when he was accused of criminal sexual assault. The Will County State's Attorney's Office alleges that while in custody Shepherd tried to hire a hit man to kill the sexual assault victim, the victim's mother, and two police officers. A news release from the state's attorney's office says that a jury deliberated for just 90 minutes and found Shepherd guilty on all seven counts. He's eligible for a twenty to forty-year sentence in the murder-for-hire case. ___________________________________________________   Hooded Warbler ___________________________________________________ The Chief Resident remarked to the Unit Director of the busy ICU that there seemed to be an awful lot of expectant Nurses in their Unit. As they were walking down the hall, he was becoming concerned about a possible staff shortage and inquired of the Director when each pregnant Nurse they passed was due. Each time the Director would respond, "Some time in late September." Coming upon the 5th expectant Nurse, he asked yet again. The Director responded, "I have no idea Sir. Norma Jeanne wasn't at the Christmas Party." ___________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________   _________________________________________________ Here is a real Classic: Two little boys in first grade were chosen to be the leads in their first school play. It was to be a Shakespearean Play. The first little boy was to say "My fair maiden....I have come to snatch a kiss and fill your soul with hope" The second little boy was to reply by saying " Hark! a pistol shot" Well on opening night in the school auditorium, the two little boys were a bit nervous, knowing that all the seats were going to be filled with grown-ups The teacher told them to take their places on the stage and to remember to speak very loud as soon as the curtain goes up. Well, the curtain rose and looking out upon the audience the two boys were terrified. They stood there frozen. So the teacher whispered for them to begin. And so the first boy yelled out these unforgettable words..."My fair maiden....I have come to kiss your snatch!...and fill your hole with soap. The second boy screams out..."Hark! a shistol pot, a postle shiss, a pot of shit, horse shit, cow shit, bull shit..I never wanted to be in this stupid play anyway! ____________________________________________________ An exasperated mother, whose son was always getting into mischief, finally asked him, "How do you expect to get into Heaven?" The boy thought it over and said, "Well, I'll just run in and out and in and out and keep slamming the door until St. Peter says, 'For Heaven's sake, Jimmy, either come inside or stay outside!'" ================================================= DearWebby's Tech Support Pits  From:Olga Re: Kill Chrome Search data Dear Webby, I need to kill either the the Chrome search data, or my daughter and her friends. They search for some of the weirdest stuff, and then my sweet and innocent hubby asks what _I_ had been doing on certain sites. HELP! Olga  Dear Olga If you just want to delete the history, hit CTRL H, checkmark what you want to delete, and hit DELETE, and OK. If youd like to delete all Google-related history (browsing, cache, search, etc.), the process is rather simple. This is not the same as deleting your website history. As previously mentioned, you are managing data stored by Google that is related to Google in some way. Open Chrome or any other browser. Go to Google My Account and log in. Find Privacy & personalization in the top left corner, then click on Manage your data & personalization. Scroll down until you see the Activity and timeline box. Once there, click on My Activity. If you want to delete your complete search history or a custom range, select the Delete activity by on the screens left side. Choose your time range for activity deletion (Last hour, Last day, All time, or Custom range.) Confirm your choice by selecting Delete. Depending on how many years worth of stuff you have in ther, this might take a few minutes. Have FUN DearWebby _____________________________________________________ Getting the Beach Palms who claim the ballots were too confusing for them, to count them by hand, now THAT is ingenious! I wonder if anybody checked if they have graduated from the Tree Nursery yet? --- Buffalo Smith _____________________________________________________ Ophelia Dingbatter's News no sermon and not suitable for church, just jokes and fun for grownups. Read it on-line or subscribe. If you subscribe, look for the double opt- in confirmation request. ____________________________________________________ Today, November 8, in 1793, The Louvre Museum, in Paris, opened to the public for the first time. 1805, The "Corps of Discovery" reached the Pacific Ocean. The expedition was led by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis. The journey had begun on May 14, 1804, with the goal of exploring the Louisiana Purchase territory. 1889, Montana became the 41st U.S. state. 1895, Wilhelm Roentgen while experimenting with electricity discovered the scientific principle involved and took the first X-ray pictures. 1910, William H. Frost patented the insect exterminator. 1923, Adolf Hitler made his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as the "Beer-Hall Putsch." 1933, The Civil Works Administration was created by executive order by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The organization was designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed people in the U.S. 1942, The U.S. invaded Morocco and Algeria. 1942, During World War II, Operation Torch began as U.S. and British forces landed in French North Africa. 1950, During the Korean conflict, the first jet-plane battle took place as U.S. Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a North Korean MiG-15. 1956, After turning down 18,000 names, the Ford Motor Company decided to name their new car the "Edsel," after Henry Ford's only son. The media did not approve that and badmouthed it until it was shelved. 1965, The soap opera "Days of Our Lives" debuted on NBC-TV. 1966, Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts became the first African-American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote. 1966, Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California. 1979, The program, "The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage", premiered on ABC-TV. The show was planned to be temporary, but it evolved into "Nightline" in March of 1980. 1979, U.S. Senators John Warner (R-VA) and Mac Mathias (R- MD) introduced legislation to provide a site on the National Mall for the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 1980, Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California announced that they had discovered a 15th moon orbiting the planet Saturn. 1981, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarek asserted that Egypt was "an African State" that was "neither East nor West". 1985, A letter signed by four American hostages in Lebanon was delivered to The Associated Press in Beirut. The letter, contained pleas from Terry Anderson, Rev. Lawrence Jenco, David Jacobsen and Thomas Sutherland to President Reagan to negotiate a release. 1990, U.S. President George H.W. Bush ordered more troop deployments in the Persian Gulf, adding about 150,000 soldiers to the multi-national force fighting against Iraq. 1991, The European Community and Canada imposed economic sanctions on Yugoslavia in an attempt to stop the Balkan civil war. 1992, About 350,000 people rallied in Berlin against racist violence. 1993, Five Picasso paintings and other artwork were stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm, Sweden. The works were valued at $52 million. 1997, Chinese engineers diverted the Yangtze River to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. 2000, In Florida, a statewide recount began to decide the winner of the 2000 U.S. presidential election. 2000, Waco special counsel John C. Danforth released his final report that absolved the government of wrongdoing in the 1993 seige of the Branch Davidian compound in Texas. 2001, The "Homage to Van Gogh: International Artists Pay Tribute to a Legend" exhibit opened at the Appleton Museum of Art in Florida. 2009, The game Angry Birds Star Wars was released. 2022 Do smiled. 

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