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 Good Morning, Do! Today is Thursday, June 14 Have FUN! Dearwebby Todays Bonehead Award: Man arrested after taking cash register from Walmart, then trying to carjack 2 people at knifepoint Bonehead ______________________________________________________ Today, June 14 in 1907 Women in Norway won the right to vote.  More of today in history at HIstory ______________________________________________________ 
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 ______________________________________________________ Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history. --- George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpets or ruin our lives. --- Rita Rudner Might we not say to the confused voices which sometimes arise from the depths of our being: "Ladies, be so kind as to speak only four at a time?" --- Madame Swetchine ______________________________________________________ If you like the Humor Letter, please vote!  ______________________________________________________ Three ministers a Presbyterian, a Methodist, and a Southern Baptist and their wives were on a cruise. A tidal wave came up and swamped the ship. They all drowned, and next thing you know, they're standing before St. Peter. First in line was the Presbyterian and his wife. St. Peter shook his head sadly and said, "I can't let you in. You were moral and upright, but you loved money too much. You loved it so much, you even married a woman named Penny." St. Peter waved sadly, and poof! Down the chute to the 'Other Place' they went. Then came the Methodist. "Sorry, can't let you in either," said Saint Peter. "You abstained from liquor and dancing and cards, but you loved food too much. You loved food so much, you even married a woman named Candy!" Sadly, St. Peter waved again, and whang! Down the chute went the Methodists. The Southern Baptist turned to his wife and whispered nervously, "It doesn't look good, Fanny." _____________________________________________________   ______________________________________________________   _____________________________________________________ 
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 _____________________________________________________ Thanks to BP for this one: My grandfather came to America to gain freedom, but it didn't work. My grandmother came over on the very next boat. ____________________________________________________ An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by  Christopher Hill, 36, Jacksonville, Florida  Man arrested after taking cash register from Walmart, then trying to carjack 2 people at knifepoint  A man was arrested Friday after he took a cash register drawer from the Walmart at River City Marketplace and then tried to carjack two people at knifepoint. Christopher Raymond Hill, 36, was arrested on charges of strong arm robbery, carjacking with firearm or deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and trespassing, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office online inmate information search. Investigators found the incident began when Hill went into the Walmart liquor store and asked if he could have change for a $20. Hill was told by the cashier he would have to buy something and he then bought a pack of cigarettes. The cashier, LaToya King, spoke with Action News Jax about the incident. She said she didn't think twice of Hill, who was dressed in bright orange, until she opened her cash register. "When I did that, he leaped over the counter and he grabbed my hand and I was like, 'Sir, what are you doing?'" King said. Once the register was open, Hill grabbed the register and ran out of the store, according to a JSO arrest report. A witness saw Hill get into a silver Ford SUV, but it did not appear to start, so he got out and ran. Police said Hill approached a man who was sitting in the parking lot near Supercuts. Hill asked the man for a ride and the man refused. Hill asked for a ride when he refused the 36-year-old pulled out a knife cutting his hands and leg. "I turned the ignition off, grabbed my keys, opened the door and boom, there he was," Scott Reardean said. According to the report, Hill put the cash register in the Reardean's truck bed and pulled a knife, cutting Reardean on the hands and leg, the arrest report said. "I was bascially just doing this, trying to get the knife off me, and he's like, trying to pull me and he yanked my shirt and ripped it all up," Reardean said. Reardean said to Action News Jax that he was able to grab his pistol from his truck and pointed it at Hill, who then ran away toward Starbucks. Hill ran to the car of a woman who was in line at the Starbucks drive-through. She told police she rolled down her passenger's side window to see what he wanted and she said Hill opened her door and got into the car. The woman said Hill told her to drive because someone was chasing him. She told police she tried to push him out of the vehicle and he would not get out. According to the report, she was in fear for her life, so she got out of her car to to get her Ruger pistol out of her trunk. Hill got out of the car and came toward her. She said she pointed her pistol at him and he ran away. When police arrived, they found Hill had barricaded himself inside the bathroom at Supercuts, but he came out when officers ordered him to. According to the report, Hill told police, "The reason I was running and did this was because somebody was after me." King said she is still shocked about what happened, but she said she's glad Hill is behind bars. "Now I know he's locked up and he can't do this to anyone else again," King said. As of Monday morning, Hill was still in the Duval County Jail being held on a bond of $91,512. His next court date is set for July 2. 
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 Why can't Italians skateboard? They get wop sided: When they talk, the flailing arms knock them off balance. ____________________________________________________  Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Jars for Drinking Glasses After pricing drinking glasses in the store, I bought a case of a dozen pint canning jars for about 1/3 the cost. I enjoy the "country" look, and can use the jars next fall to can. You can sometimes find these at garage sales. By Sandra  Tip provided by Thriftyfun.com  ____________________________________________________   
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 ___________________________________________________ A young boy called the pastor of a local "corner" church to ask the pastor to come by to pray for his mother who had been very ill with the flu. The pastor knew the family and was aware they had been attending another church down the road. So the pastor asked, "Shouldn't you be asking Brother Simon down the road to come by to pray with your mom?" The young boy replied, "Yeah, but we didn't want to take the chance that he might catch whatever it is that Mom has." ___________________________________________________ 
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 A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honor thy father and thy mother," she asked "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?" Without missing a beat, one little boy answered, "Thou shall not kill." ____________________________________________________  
 Today, June 14 in 1775 The Continental Army was founded by the Second Continental Congress for purposes of common defense. This event is considered to be the birth of the United States Army. On June 15, George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief. 1777 The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States. The Flag Resolution stated "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation." On May 20, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed June 14 "Flag Day" as a commemoration of the "Stars and Stripes." 1789 Captain William Bligh of the HMS Bounty arrived in Timor in a small boat. 1834 Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent for his reaping machine. 1834 Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper. 1841 The first Canadian parliament opened in Kingston. 1846 A group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California. 1893 Philadelphia observed the first Flag Day. 1900 Hawaii became a U.S. territory. 1907 Women in Norway won the right to vote. 1917 General John Pershing arrived in Paris during World War I. 1919 The first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight began. Captain John Alcot and Lt. Arthur Brown flew from Newfoundland to Ireland. 1927 Nicaraguan President Adolfo Diaz signed a treaty with the U.S. allowing American intervention in his country. 1940 The Nazis opened their concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland. 1940 German troops entered Paris. As Paris became occupied loud speakers announced the implementation of a curfew being imposed for 8 p.m. 1943 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that schoolchildren could not be made to salute the U.S. flag if doing so conflicted with their religious beliefs. 1944 Sixty U.S. B-29 Superfortress' attacked an iron and steel works factory on Honshu Island. 1945 Burma was liberated by Britain. 1949 The state of Vietnam was formed. 1951 "Univac I" was unveiled. It was a computer designed for the U.S. Census Bureau and billed as the world's first commercial computer. 1952 The Nautilus was dedicated. It was the first nuclear powered submarine. 1954 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance. 1954 Americans took part in the first nation-wide civil defense test against atomic attack. 1965 A military triumvirate took control in Saigon, South Vietnam. 1967 Mariner 5 was launched from Cape Kennedy, FL. The space probe's flight took it past Venus. 1982 Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the Falkland Islands. 1989 Former U.S. President Reagan received an honorary knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. 1990 The U.S. Supreme Court upheld police checkpoints that are used to examine drivers for signs of intoxication. 1994 The New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Vancouver Canucks. It was the first time the Rangers had won the cup in 54 years. 2018 Do smiled. 
 

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