Good Morning, Do! Today is Wednesday, November 23 Today, in 1963 Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson was inaugurated as the 36th U.S. President. He did surpriisingly well! I shudder to think what would happen if the former escort, who can't even find the border, would have to fill in!  
 
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 ___________________________________________________ History: on this day, November 23, in 1948, Dr. Frank G. Back patented the "Zoomar" lens. ____________________________________________________ Bonehed Award:  Mesa Police seize fentanyl, meth, heroin, and cocaine in 'largest drug bust' in department's history  _____________________________________________________ Q Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes. --- Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC) Dance like it hurts, Love like you need money, Work when people are watching. --- Scott Adams (1957 - ) ____________________________________________________ There was a man who, everyday, would buy a newspaper on the way to work, glance at the headline, and hand it back to the newsboy. Day after day the man would go through this routine. Finally the newsboy could not stand it anymore, and he asked the man, "Why do you always buy a paper and only look at the front page before discarding it?" The man replied, "I am only interested in the obituaries." "But those are on page 21. You never even unfold the newspaper." "Young man," he said, "the son of a bitch I'm looking for will be on the front page." __________________________________________________ An old nun who was living in a convent next to a construction site noticed the coarse language of the workers and decided to spend some time with them to correct their ways. She decided she would take her lunch sit with the workers and talk with them. She put her sandwich in a brown bag and walked over to the spot where the men were eating. She walked up to the group and with a big smile said"Do you men know Jesus Christ?" They shook their heads and looked at each other. One of the workers looked up into the steelwork and yelled "Anybody up there know Jesus Christ?" One of the steelworkers asked why.The foreman yelled, "His wife is here with his lunch!" __________________________________________________ Reported by Rock: An International Bonehead Award has been earned by  Raymond Cabrera, 42, Jesus Rojas-Romero, 36, Christian Castro, 22, Alex Ruiz, 20, Mesa, Arizona, USA  Mesa Police seize fentanyl, meth, heroin, and cocaine in 'largest drug bust' in department's history  Four suspects were arrested in connection to two large drug busts in Mesa, and police say one of them was the largest in the department's history. Both incidents happened on Nov. 9. In the first, 42-year-old Raymond Cabrera was arrested after police seized 28,500 fentanyl pills, 7.5 ounces of methamphetamine, 2 grams of cocaine, over $3,100 in cash, and a .9mm handgun. The second incident, which Mesa Police say is the "largest drug bust" in the history of the department, resulted in the arrest of three men 36-year-old Jesus Rojas-Romero, 22-year-old Christian Castro, and 20-year-old Alex Ruiz. During this incident, police say they seized 714,300 fentanyl pills, 3.5 pounds of fentanyl powder, 6 pounds of meth, 3.6 pounds of heroin, 2 pounds of cocaine and over $17,000 in cash. Police say the two incidents were not related. All four suspects were booked into jail. "Think about how many overdoses they prevented. How many lives they saved. So yeah. Its a big thing for us," said Det. Richard Encinas with Mesa Police. ___________________________________________________   Mushah Rainbow Opal in Utah ___________________________________________________ An English professor wrote the words, "Woman without her man is nothing" on the blackboard and directed his students to punctuate it correctly. The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing." The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing." ___________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________   _________________________________________________ Tom had won a toy at a raffle. He called his kids together to ask which one should have the present. "Who is the most obedient?" he asked. "Who never talks back to mother? Who does everything she says?" Five small voices answered in unison. "Okay, dad, you get the toy." _______________________________________________ I talked with a homeless man this morning and asked him how he ended up this way. He said, Up until last week, I still had it all. I had plenty to eat, my clothes were washed and pressed, I had a roof over my head, I had HDTV and Internet, and I went to the gym, the pool, and the library. I was working on my MBA on-line. I had no bills and no debt. I even had full medical benefits coverage. I felt sorry for him, so I asked, What happened? Drugs? Alcohol? Divorce? Oh no, nothing like that, he said. Because of Coronavirus, I was unexpectedly paroled! __________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________ One morning the door-bell rang. The weather was very bad. It was raining cats and dogs. I opened the door and there stood a young lady, a Jehovah's Witness, soaking wet. I felt sorry for her and invited her in the house for a cup of coffee and to dry off a little. As we were drinking our coffee, I asked what her 'happy message' was. I thought we might discuss some minor or major differences of believes or interpretation, but, she stuttered and said: ..."I'm not sure....I never got this far before...!" ___________________________________________________ Two golden-agers were discussing their husbands over lunch. "I do wish that my John would stop biting his nails. He makes me terribly nervous." My Fred used to do the same thing," the other woman replied. "But I broke him of the habit." "Really, how?" asked the first woman. "Easy, I hid his teeth." __________________________________________________ DearWebby's Tech Support Pits  From:Buzzy Re: Disk Quota Dear Webby ===== From the 123clickit.com Tech Support pits ====== CALLER: "People are sending me emails and they are getting returned with "Mail Returned, User over disk quota". BUZZY: [checked username] "Yes, you are over your 50 meg quota. Check your mail and you will have lots of room for fresh mail." CALLER: "Oh, ok. I will get them to write in a smaller font next time. I don't have time to check my mail." ===== BUZZY, From the Tech Support pits ======  Dear Buzzy You got some real winners there! I remember that one! That was your mayor, right? Have FUN DearWebby _____________________________________________________ A defendant was asked if he wanted a bench trial or a jury trial. "Jury trial," he replied. "Do you understand the difference?" asked the judge. "Sure," replied the defendant. "That's where twelve ignorant people decide my fate instead of just one." 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 23, in 1765, Frederick County, MD, repudiated the British Stamp Act. 1835, Henry Burden patented the horseshoe manufacturing machine. 1889, The first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco, at the Palais Royale Saloon. 1890, Princess Wilhelmina became Queen of the Netherlands at the age of 10 when her father William III died. 1936, The first edition of "Life" was published. 1943, During World War II, U.S. forces seized control of Tarawa and Makin from the Japanese during the Central Pacific offensive in the Gilbert Islands. 1945, The U.S. wartime rationing of most foods ended. 1948, Dr. Frank G. Back patented the "Zoomar" lens. 1946, Mound Metalcraft changed its name to Tonka Toys Incorporated. 1961, The Dominican Republic changed the name of its capital from Ciudad Trujillo to Santo Domingo. 1964, In Fort Lauderdale, FL, the International Swimming Hall of Fame was founded. 1971, The People's Republic of China was seated in the United Nations Security Council. 1979, In Dublin, Ireland, Thomas McMahon was sentenced to life imprisonment for the assassination of Earl Mountbatten. 1980, In southern Italy, approximately 4,800 people were killed in a series of earthquakes. 1983, The first Pershing II missiles were deployed in West Germany. In response, the U.S.S.R. broke off International Nuclear Forces (INF) talks in Geneva. 1985, Larry Wu-tai Chin, a retired CIA analyst, was arrested and accused of spying for China. He committed suicide a year after his conviction. 1985, Gunmen hijacked an Egyptian jetliner en route from Athens to Cairo. The plane was forced to land in Malta. 1986, In Manila, President Aquino dismissed Defense Minister Enrile. 1988, Wayne Gretzky scored his 600th National Hockey League (NHL) goal. 1989, Lucia Barrera de Cerna, a housekeeper who claimed she had witnessed the slaying of six Jesuit priests and two other people at the Jose Simeon Canas University in El Salvador, was flown to the U.S. 1991, Yugoslavia's rival leaders agreed to a new cease-fire, the 14th of the Balkan civil war. 1991, The Sacramento Kings ended the NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games. 1994, About 111 people, mostly women and children, were killed in a stampede after Indian police baton-charged tribal protesters in the western city of Nagpur. 1995, Charles Rathbun, free-lance photographer, was booked in Hermosa Beach, CA, for investigation of murder in the disappearance of model Linda Sobek. He was later convicted. 1998, Dennis Rodman filed for an annulment from Carmen Electra. The two had been married on November 14, 1998. 1998, The tobacco industry signed the biggest U.S. civil settlement. It was a $206-billion deal to resolve remaining state claims for treating sick smokers. 1998, A U.S. federal judge rejected a Virginia county's effort to block pornography on library computers calling the attempt unconstitutional. 2001, A crowd of 87,555 people watched the Texas Longhorns beat the Texas A&M Aggies 21-7. The crowd was the largest to see a football game in Texas. 2010, North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong Island. 2022 Do smiled. 

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