Good Morning, Do! Today is Tuesday, November 26 ____________________________________________________ Today, November 26 in  1950 China entered the Korean conflict forcing UN forces to retreat. More of today in history at History ______________________________________________________ 
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 Today's Bonehead Award: Florida man with 'Don't Drink & Drive' bumper sticker arrested for drunk driving.  _______________________________________________ If you like the Humor Letter, please vote!  _______________________________________________ The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty. --- Eugene McCarthy (1916 - 2005) _______________________________________________ Thanks to JoAnn for this: Interesting 1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321 ________________________________________________`   Portland Head Lighthouse - Cape Elizabeth, Maine ____________________________________________________ 
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 ___________________________________________________  An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by  Sergio Ferreira, 56, Largo, Florida  Florida man with 'Don't Drink & Drive' bumper sticker arrested for drunk driving  He didn't follow his bumper sticker's advice. Largo police arrested 56-year-old Sergio Ferreira on a charge of driving under the influence Friday night. The man's car had a Don't Drink & Drive bumper sticker, according to an arrest report filed by the police department. At about 8:15 p.m., Ferreira, of Largo, rear-ended the car in front of him near Ulmerton and Starkey roads, the report said. At the time of the accident, Ferreira was driving a red Ford pickup about 35-40 miles per hour fast enough to cause the car he hit to then hit the car in front of it. No one was injured seriously enough in the accident to warrant a trip to the hospital, the report said. Responding officers noted that Ferreira had difficulty standing up straight, and bloodshot eyes. They also smelled alcohol on his breath, the report said. Ferreira told officers he had consumed four 18-20 ounce cans of Busch Light before he got behind the wheel. He refused to give officers a breath sample, the report said. Officers arrested Ferreira and booked him into the Pinellas County Jail. He faces a misdemeanor charge of DUI involving property damage, court records show. On Saturday, Ferreira was released on a $500 bond. Before Friday's arrest, Ferreira had no prior convictions, the arrest report noted. 
 DearWebby's Tech Support Pits  From: Elisa Re: Mute sound  Dear Webby, Is there a fast way to turn off the sound, for example to answer a phone call? Hunting around for the volume icon is a bit of a chore sometimes. Thanks, Elisa  Dear Elisa First, get out of the habit of answering the phone on the first ring. Most people are not quite ready to talk yet, and you don't see the number in the call display. Seeing who it is allows you to answer appropriately. Or to ignore it. Pressing "CTRL+SHIFT+M" will activate the "Mute Volume" shortcut and will mute your system volume. Pressing "CTRL+SHIFT+U" will activate the "Unmute Volume" shortcut and will unmute your system volume. That does not work on all systems, and uTube sabotages that. Waiting for the second ring also gives you time to get to the volume icon and click the Mute checkbox. I realize that is still a bit klutzy. The only way around that is to get a keyboard with a volume control and mute button. Check at Amazon for a MM (Multimedia) keyboard. They have sound on/off and volume controls on them. Have FUN! DearWebby 
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 I remember a story about an Army Chef (is that an oxy moran?) who wanted to do his troops a favour & got hold of some caviar & though he'd surprise them with it, by putting it in small dishes on the tables. As he waited to see what the response might be he was surprised about all the complaining he heard. Asking one soldier what the problem might be, he got this reply. "The food tastes like garbage as usual, but now even the blackberry jam tastes fishy." -John from Australia 
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 >From Erin When I was 28, I was teaching English in a high school where occasionally the faculty and staff were allowed to dress down. One of those days I donned a sweatshirt and slacks. A student came in, and his eyes widened. "Wow!" he exclaimed. "You should wear clothes like that every day. You look, like, twenty years younger. ___________________________________________________  Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Thriftyfun.com  Thriftyfun.com Vinaigrettes I've found this to be very helpful when I've forgotten to add a needed item to my grocery list. Vinaigrettes are a secret weapon for fast flavor. Use them as a marinade for chicken or drizzle spoonfuls over simply baked fish and salads. Whisk together 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar and a 1/2 tsp. ground mustard. Then add herbs, say tarragon or dill, or spices like cumin and a pinch of red pepper, plus salt and pepper. Stir in a bit of honey for a sweet touch. By Connie from Oden, AR  Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here: ThriftyFun http://www.thriftyfun.com/subscribe.ldml ____________________________________________________  
  
 
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 ___________________________________________________ There are four great religious truths: 1. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah. 2. Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the Christian faith. 3. Baptists do not recognize each other in the liquor store. 4. Jehovah Witnesses do not recognize each other at a Hooters restaurant ___________________________________________________ Late one night in the capitol city a mugger wearing a ski mask jumped into the path of a well-dressed man and stuck a gun in his ribs. "Give me your money," he demanded. Indignant, the affluent man replied, "You can't do this - I'm a US Congressman!" "In that case," replied the robber, "give me MY money!" ___________________________________________________ A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a Midwest town, which he planned to visit on his vacation. He wrote, "I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well groomed and very well behaved. Would you be willing to permit me to keep him in my room with me at night?" An immediate reply came from the hotel owner, who said, "I've been operating this hotel for many years. In all that time, I've never had a dog steal towels, bed clothes, silverware or pictures off the walls. I've never had to evict a dog in the middle of the night for being drunk and disorderly. And I've never had a dog run out on a hotel bill. Yes, indeed, your dog is welcome at my hotel, and if your dog will vouch for you, then you're welcome to stay here, too!" __________________________________________________ 
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 Today, November 26 in 1789 U.S. President Washington set aside this day to observe the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. 1832 Public streetcar service began in New York City. 1867 J.B. Sutherland patented the refrigerated railroad car. 1917 The National Hockey League (NHL) was officially formed in Montreal, Canada. 1922 In Egypt, Howard Carter peered into the tomb of King Tutankhamen. 1940 The Nazis forced 500,000 Jews of Warsaw, Poland to live within a walled ghetto. 1942 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered nationwide gasoline rationing to begin December 1. 1942 The motion picture "Casablanca" had its world premiere at the Hollywood Theater in New York City. 1943 The HMS Rohna became the first ship to be sunk by a guided missile. The German missile attack led to the death of 1,015 U.S. troops. 1949 India's Constituent Assembly adopted the country's constitution The country became a republic within the British Commonwealth two months later. 1950 China entered the Korean conflict forcing UN forces to retreat. 1958 Maurice Richard (Montreal Canadiens) scored his 600th NHL career goal. 1965 France became the third country to enter space when it launched its first satellite the Diamant-A. 1973 Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court that she was responsible for the 18-1/2 minute gap in a key Watergate tape. Woods was U.S. President Nixon's personal secretary. 1975 Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was found guilty by a federal jury in Sacramento, CA, for trying to assassinate U.S. President Ford on September 5. 1979 The International Olympic Committee voted to re-admit China after a 21-year absence. 1983 A Brinks Mat Ltd. vault at London's Heathrow Airport was robbed by gunmen. The men made off with 6,800 gold bars worth nearly $40 million. Only a fraction of the gold has ever been recovered and only two men were convicted in the heist. 1985 The rights to Richard Nixon's autobiography were acquired by Random House for $3,000,000. 1986 U.S. President Reagan appointed a commission headed by former Sen. John Tower to investigate his National Security Council staff after the Iran-Contra affair. 1988 The U.S. denied an entry visa to PLO chairman Yasser Arafat, who was seeking permission to travel to New York to address the U.N. General Assembly. 1990 Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz at the Kremlin to demand that Iraq withdraw from Kuwait. 1990 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. agreed to acquire MCA Inc. for $6.6 billion. 1992 The British government announced that Queen Elizabeth II had volunteered to start paying taxes on her personal income. She also took her children off the public payroll. 1995 Two men set fire to a subway token booth in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The clerk inside was fatally burned. 1997 The U.S. and North Korea held high-level discussions at the State Department for the first time. 1998 Hulk Hogan announced that he was retiring from pro wrestling and would run for president in 2000. 2003 The U.N. atomic agency adopted a resolution that censured Iran for past nuclear cover-ups and warning that it would be policed to put to rest suspicions that the country had a weapons agenda. 2011 The Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL. The Mars rover Curiosity landed on the floor of Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. 2019 Do smiled. 
 

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