Good Morning, Do! Today is Thursday, June 24 Fhank You, David!!! ___________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________  Driver of Hit & Run bicycler attack shot and arrested  ___________________________________________________ Today, June 24 in 1997 The U.S. Air Force released a report titled "The Roswell Report, Case Closed" that dismissed the claims that an alien spacecraft had crashed in Roswell, NM, in 1947. ____________________________________________________ Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God. --- Heywood Broun (1888 - 1939) A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them. --- P. J. O'Rourke ____________________________________________________ Did you know there is a support group for people who talk too much? It is called "On and On Anon". ____________________________________________________   Wijenayake Smm Dutch Overpass for rabbits and deer ____________________________________________________ Bubba and Betty-Sue got married and were on their way to Disney World for their honeymoon. When they got within 20 miles, Bubba put his hand on Betty-Sue's knee. Betty-Sue told him: "Oh, darling, were are married now. You can go further." So, like the real red-neck he is, he put both hands on the steering wheel, stomped down the accelerator, and drove all the way to Miami. ____________________________________________________ An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by  Shawn Michael Chock, 35, White Mountain Lakes, Arizona, USA  Driver of Hit & Run bicycler attack shot and arrested  Authorities on Monday identified the man accused of plowing his pickup truck into a group of bicyclists taking part in a weekend race in an Arizona mountain town, critically injuring several riders, as a resident of a nearby community. Shawn Michael Chock, 35, of White Mountain Lakes, fled the crash on June 19 in Show Low and was shot by police, said Kristine Sleighter, a police spokeswoman. Chock is still hospitalized in stable condition and has not been charged. He is accused of speeding his truck into bike racers gathered just before 7:30 a.m. for the annual 58-mile (93-kilometer) Bike the Bluff race, which had drawn hundreds of participants to the town about a three-hour drive northeast of Phoenix. Witnesses described seeing the bodies of cyclists flying left and right. After crashing into the bicyclists, the driver of the pickup hit a telephone pole, and cyclists ran up to the truck and started pounding on the windows, screaming at the driver to get out, witnesses say. Witness Tony Quinones said the driver hit the accelerator and backed out, drove down the road, made a U-turn and then headed back toward the cyclists but did not hit them again and drove away. Chock was shot by police outside a nearby hardware store. Chock did not comply when officers tried to arrest him, Show Low spokeswoman Grace Payne said, but authorities have not yet given details on the circumstances that led to the shooting. Seven cyclists were rushed to hospitals, and all but one were listed in critical condition. The other was in stable condition. Sleighter said she had no update on how they are doing. Online court records in Maricopa County show a defendant with the same name and age and details a criminal history dating back to 2010. In 2007, Chock was indicted on aggravated assault but would later plead guilty to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct with a weapon. In 2010, he pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI and shoplifting. Arizona Dept. of Corrections records indicated Chock served time in prison from May 2013 until being paroled in Oct. 2014. Authorities were trying to determine a motive for the crash. Lemke says he did see the suspect before being hit in his left side by the front grill. "He wasn't paying attention," Lemke said. "He wasn't looking at the road at all."  
 Dearwebby's Tech Support Pits from: Freda RE: Driver updates Dear Webby What's all this crap about driver updates? Now even CrapCleaner acts as if that was something necessary. I KNOW you told us not to worry about driver updates. What's the story now? Freda  Dear Freda You are absolutely right. IF and when you add a new device, like for example a mouse, it will either have a CD with it, or a URL for downloading the newest driver, or more likely, call the manufacturer (if you are online) and help you to download the newest driver. There is absolutely no need for getting some phony driver update service. Have FUN! DearWebby 
 Six-year-old Angie and her 4-year-old brother Joel were sitting together in church. Joel giggled, sang and talked out loud. Finally, his big sister had had enough. "You're not supposed to talk out loud in church." "Why? Who's going to stop me?" Joel asked. Angie pointed to the back of the church and said, "See those two big guys in gangster suits standing by the door? They're hushers." 
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 Three churches - Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian - worked together to sponsor a community-wide revival. After the revival had concluded, the three pastors were discussing the results with one another. The Methodist minister said, "The revival worked out great for us! We gained 4 new families." The Baptist preacher said, "We did better than that! We gained 6 new families." The Presbyterian pastor said, "Well, we did even better than that! We got rid of our 10 biggest trouble makers!" ___________________________________________ The good bishop knew very well that not only did everyone in his small town look to him for an example, but that all too often, all eyes were on him as potential fodder for the local gossip mill, as well. This could be wearing; but usually, he was able to provide the good example and escape the tattlers. One night, however, after a long, hard day, a social obligation beckoned on top of his church responsibilities, and he came to a sudden stopping place. His hostess, noting that he looked tired, asked with concern, "A spot of tea, Bishop?" "No, thank you," he managed. "No tea." "Ah," she said. "Coffee, then?" "No coffee either, thank you." In the spirit of triage, she leaned closer and murmured, "I could bring you a scotch and soda in a dark mug?" "My dear, this is my last word: NO soda." ____________________________________________ At a Milwaukee post office, a woman complained to the clerk that a Pony Express rider could get a letter from Milwaukee to St. Louis in two days, and now it takes three. "I'd like to know why," she scoffed. The clerk thought about it for a moment, then his face brightened and he replied, "The horses are a lot older now?" ___________________________________________________ 
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 Today, June 24, in 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce won over Edward II of England at the Battle of Bannockburn in Scotland. 1340 The English fleet defeated the French fleet at Sluys, off the Flemish coast. 1497 Italian explorer John Cabot, sailing in the service of England, landed in North America on what is now Newfoundland. 1509 Henry VIII was crowned King of England. 1664 New Jersey, named after the Isle of Jersey, was founded. 1675 King Philip's War began when Indians massacre colonists at Swansee, Plymouth colony. 1717 The Freemasons were founded in London. 1793 The first republican constitution in France was adopted. 1812 Napoleon crossed the Nieman River and invaded Russia. 1844 Charles Goodyear was granted U.S. patent #3,633 for vulcanized rubber. 1859 At the Battle of Solferino, also known as the Battle of the Three Sovereigns, the French army led by Napoleon III defeated the Austrian army under Franz Joseph I in northern Italy. 1861 Federal gunboats attacked Confederate batteries at Mathias Point, Virginia. 1862 U.S. intervention saved the British and French at the Dagu forts in China. 1869 Mary Ellen "Mammy" Pleasant officially became the Vodoo Queen in San Francisco, CA. 1896 Booker T. Washington became the first African American to receive an honorary MA degree from Howard University. 1910 The Japanese army invaded Korea. 1913 Greece and Serbia annulled their alliance with Bulgaria following border disputes over Macedonia and Thrace. 1931 The Soviet Union and Afghanistan signed a treaty of neutrality. 1940 France signed an armistice with Italy. 1941 U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt pledged all possible support to the Soviet Union. 1948 The Soviet Union began the Berlin Blockade. 1955 Soviet MIG's down a U.S. Navy patrol plane over the Bering Strait. 1964 The Federal Trade Commission announced that starting in 1965, cigarette manufactures would be required to include warnings on their packaging about the harmful effects of smoking. 1968 "Resurrection City," a shantytown constructed as part of the Poor People's March on Washington D.C., was closed down by authorities. 1970 The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to repeal the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. 1982 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that no president could be sued for damages connected with actions taken while serving as President of the United States. 1985 Natalia Solzhenitsyn the wife of exiled, Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn, became a U.S. citizen. 1986 The Empire State Building was designated a National Historic Landmark. 1997 The U.S. Air Force released a report titled "The Roswell Report, Case Closed" that dismissed the claims that an alien spacecraft had crashed in Roswell, NM, in 1947. 1998 AT&T Corp. struck a deal to buy cable TV giant Tele- Communications Inc. for $31.7 billion. 1998 Walt Disney World Resort admitted its 600-millionth guest. 2002 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that juries, not judges, must make the decision to give a convicted killer the death penalty. 2002 A painting from Monet's Waterlilies series sold for $20.2 million. 2021 Do smiled. 
 
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