Good Morning, Do! Today is Saturday, December 28 Thank you, Frank!!! ____________________________________________________ Today, December 28 in  1869 William E. Semple, of Mt. Vernon, OH, patented an acceptable chewing gum.  ______________________________________________________ 
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 Today's Bonehead Award:  Driver intentionally Runs Over 11-yr old girl 'Because She Was White'  __________________________________________ If you like the Humor Letter, please vote!  _______________________________________________ Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. --- Carl Jung (1875 - 1961) They always talk who never think. --- Matthew Prior (1664 - 1721) _______________________________________________ "It's no good, sir," said the hopeless pupil to his English teacher. "I try to learn, but everything you say goes in both ears and out the other." "Goes in both ears and out the other?" asked the puzzled teacher. "But you only have two ears, boy." "Guess I'm no good at math, either!" ________________________________________________`   ____________________________________________________ 
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 ___________________________________________________  An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by  Steven Becky, 19, Draper, Utah  Driver intentionally Runs Over 11yr old girl 'Because She Was White'  A driver told authorities he intentionally struck an 11-year- old girl on a scooter because she was white, according to a report released Saturday by the Draper Police Department. The report said the driver, Steven Becky, 19, was described by officers on the scene as engaging in erratic behavior. The behavior was described as uncooperative, aggressive, and non- sympathetic toward the child victim. The incident occurred just before 8:30 a.m. Friday, when the girl riding her scooter in a residential area at 15051 S. Winged Bluff Lane was hit by a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. The car then continued into a yard, hit a landscape boulder and rolled. A witness told police that the driver walked toward the injured girl and said, We all have to die sometime, and described him as having 'charged' the victim in an aggressive manner, and attempting to leave the scene, the report said. The child was a friend of one of Becky's young cousins, and was known to the suspect, Eining said. The girl was transported with serious injuries to Primary Children's Hospital for treatment. Becky, who suffered minor injuries when he drove into a landscape boulder and rolled the 2010 Jetta he was driving, was treated at a local hospital, then released to police. Eining said Friday that the investigation was still in its early stages, but having a clear recording of the incident allowed them to file charges quickly. The video shows everything that occurred, Eining said. Videos are pristine. They are nice to have. Because that part of Draper is in Utah County, Becky was booked into the Utah County Jail. The video shows the car that is going northbound in the road, making a hard right turn into this young gal, Eining said. This is not what you describe as someone veering or drifting into this gal. This is someone who turned into this gal. Court documents, filed by an officer of the Draper Police Department, say that at the scene, Becky was observed by officers engaging in erratic behavior. The behavior was described as uncooperative, aggressive, and non sympathetic towards the child victim. From Becky's actions and statements, Officers believed he was impaired by an unknown substance(s). The witness told police that Becky attempted to leave the scene, so the witness restrained him. (The witness) said in his statement that the male attempted to leave and Ronald had to restrain him until authorities arrived. While being held down Becky admitted to using, Xanax and marijuana, the probable cause statement says. Transported to Intermountain Medical Center, Becky told the doctor he used LSD and mushrooms, the statement says. Becky waived his Miranda Rights and agreed to speak with detectives. During the interview, Becky stated that he intentionally hit the victim, 'because she was white.' It is believed that the suspect, Steven Becky used his vehicle to run the victim over, the police statement concluded. It is also believed that the suspect was under the influence while driving. Driving under the influence causing serious bodily injury. All this is validated through video and comments made by the suspect. 
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 Jill was selling tickets at the movie house when she got a phone call. This woman said, "How much is a ticket?" Jill said, "Nine dollars." She said, "How much for children?" Jill said, "Same price, Nine dollars per seat." She said, "The airlines charge half fare for children." Jill said, "OK, put the kids on a plane to somewhere, and you come to the movie. You'll enjoy it a lot more that way." 
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 >From Mia With some misgivings, we left a young babysitter in charge of our three energetic youngsters. When we returned a few hours later, she was sitting alone watching TV. I went to check on the children and found them in our narrow hallway. By bracing their arms and legs against the walls, two of them had climbed up to the ceiling. "The babysitter taught us how," they said gleefully. The sitter joined me, her face a deep red. "Since they had me climbing the walls, I figured they might as well be too," she stammered. We kept the same girl for the next two years. ___________________________________________________  Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Thriftyfun.com Watch the Cash Register Screen When Checking Out When checking out items at the cashier's desk, always look at the screen to ensure that you pay the right price for the right number of things. There have been times that items are on sale, and they aren't reflected during check-out. Bring this to the attention of the cashier, at this time is much easier than coming back at a later time.  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  ____________________________________________________  
  
 
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 ___________________________________________________ During his children's sermon, our assistant pastor asked the kids, "What is gray, has a bushy tail, and gathers nuts in the fall?" One five-year-old raised his hand. "I know the answer should be Jesus," he began, "but it sounds like a squirrel to me." ___________________________________________________ Having lost weight over the past few years, a lady was discarding things from her wardrobe that no longer fit. Her seven-year-old niece was watching as she held up a huge pair of slacks. "Wow," the lady said, "I must have worn these when I was 185." Her niece looked puzzled, then asked, "How old are you now?" ___________________________________________________ At a dinner party, one of the guests, an obnoxiously loud young man, tried to make clever remarks about everyone and everything. He was served a piece of meat, and as he picked it up with his fork, he held it up and smirked: "Is this pig?" Another guest, sitting opposite, asked quietly: "To which end of the fork are you referring?" __________________________________________________ 
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 Today December 28 in 1065 Westminster Abbey was consecrated under Edward the Confessor. 1694 Queen Mary II of England died after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III. 1732 "The Pennsylvania Gazette," owned by Benjamin Franklin, ran an ad for the first issue of "Poor Richard's Almanack." 1836 Mexico's independence was recognized by Spain. 1869 William E. Semple, of Mt. Vernon, OH, patented an acceptable chewing gum. 1877 John Stevens applied for a patent for his flour-rolling mill, which boosted production by 70%. 1879 In Dundee, Scotland the central portion of the Tay Bridge collapsed as a train was passing over it. 75 people were killed. 1895 In Paris, the first commercial public screening of cinematographic films took place. 1897 "Cyrano de Bergerac," the play by Edmond Rostand, premiered in Paris, France. 1908 An earthquake killed over 75,000 at Messina in Sicily. 1912 The first municipally-owned street cars were used on the streets of San Francisco, CA. 1917 The New York Evening Mail published a facetious essay by H.L. Mencken on the history of bathtubs in America. 1937 The Irish Free State became the Republic of Ireland when a new constitution established the country as a sovereign state under the name of Eire. 1942 R.O. Sullivan crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the 100th time. 1945 The U.S. Congress officially recognized the "Pledge of Allegiance." 1964 Initial filming of the movie "Dr. Zhivago" began on location near Madrid, Spain. The movies total running time is 197 minutes. 1973 The Chamber of Commerce of Akron, OH, terminated its association with the All-American Soap Box Derby. It was stated that the race had become "a victim of cheating and fraud." 1973 Alexander Solzhenitsyn published "Gulag Archipelago," an expose of the Soviet prison system. 1981 Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American test-tube baby, was born in Norfolk, VA. 1982 Nevell Johnson Jr. was mortally wounded by a police officer in a Miami video arcade. The event set off three days of race related disturbances that left another man dead. 1987 The bodies of 14 relatives of R. Gene Simmons were found at his home near Dover, AR. Simmons had gone on a shooting spree in Russellville that claimed two other lives. 1989 Alexander Dubcek, who had been expelled from the Communist Party in 1970, was elected speaker of the Czech parliament. 1991 Nine people died in a rush to get into a basketball game at City College in New York. 1995 Pressure from German prosecutors investigating pornography forced CompuServe to set a precedent by blocking access to sex- oriented newsgroups on the Internet for its customers. 2000 U.S. District Court Judge Matsch held a hearing to ensure that confessed Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh understood that he was dropping his appeals. McVeigh said that he wanted an execution date set, but wanted to reserve the right to seek presidential clemency. 2019 Do smiled. 
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