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 Good Morning, Do! Today is Friday, June 22 Time to wear a bit of red to show your support for the troops!  Have FUN! Dearwebby Todays Bonehead Award: Chilling 911 call reveals abuse in Turpin family Bonehead ______________________________________________________ Today, June 22 in 1611 English explorer Henry Hudson, his son and several other people were set adrift in present-day Hudson Bay by mutineers.  More of today in history at HIstory ______________________________________________________ 
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 ______________________________________________________ Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. --- George Burns (1896 - 1996) Washington is the only place where sound travels faster than light. --- C. V. R. Thompson "Miami was voted the worst road rage city. You have 20-year- olds doing 95, and 95-year-olds doing 20, that's why." --- Craig Ferguson ______________________________________________________ If you like the Humor Letter, please vote!  ______________________________________________________ Asked by his third-grade teacher to spell "straight." The boy did so correctly. "Now," said the teacher, "what does it mean?" "Without water." _____________________________________________________   ______________________________________________________   THE MILLAU VIADUCT RECORD FIGURES Length: 2,460 m (8,071 ft) Width: 32 m (105 ft) Maximum height: 343 m (1,125 ft), or 19 m higher than the Eiffel Tower Slope: 3.025 %, going up from north to south in the direction Clermont-Ferrand Bziers Curve: 20 km (12.4 miles) Height of the tallest pier (P2): 245 m (804 ft) Height of the pylons: 87 m (285 ft) Number of piers: 7 Length of the spans: Two end spans of 204 m (669 ft) each and six central spans of 342 m (1,122 ft) each. Number of stays: 154 (11 pairs per pylon laid out in one mono-axial layer) Tension of the stays: from 900 t to 1,200 t for the longest Weight of the steel deck: 36,000 t, or 5 times that of the Eiffel Tower Volume of concrete: 85,000 m3, or 206,000 t Cost of the construction: 400 Million Euros (585 m USD) Contract duration: 78 years 3 years for construction and 75 years of operations Structural guarantee: 120 years _____________________________________________________ 
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 _____________________________________________________ John and Mary were having dinner in a very fine restaurant. Their waitress, taking another order at a table a few paces away noticed that John was suddenly and silently sliding down his chair and under the table, while Mary acted quite unconcerned. Their waitress watched as John slid all the way down his chair and out of sight under the table. After the waitress finished taking the order, she came over to the table and said to the woman, "Pardon me, ma'am, but I think your husband just slid under the table." The woman calmly looked up at her and replied firmly, "Oh, no he didn't. In fact, my husband just walked in the front door." ____________________________________________________ An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by  Louise Turpin, left, and David Turpin, right, sit in court for a preliminary hearing on June 20, 2018. Louise Turpin, 49, David Turpin, 56, Perris, California  Chilling 911 call reveals abuse in Turpin family  The 17-year-old girl who called police to report her allegedly abusive parents in Perris, California, said the house the family lived in smelled so badly that she could barely breathe, and she thought she and her 12 siblings might need to go to the doctor. And when she struggled to remember the address of the home, the 911 operator asked her if she was around the corner from her house. "Yeah, I think," the girl said. "I've never been out. I don't go out much." That chilling 911 call was made public Wednesday as part of a preliminary hearing in the case against David and Louise Turpin, the California couple accused of holding their 13 children captive in a "house of horrors." 'I've never been out': Chilling 911 call reveals abuse in Turpin family By Sonya Hamasaki and Eric Levenson, CNN Updated 4:06 AM ET, Thu June 21, 2018 Surveillance shows Turpin siblings' escape Play Video Surveillance shows Turpin siblings' escape 01:05 Riverside, California (CNN)The 17-year-old girl who called police to report her allegedly abusive parents in Perris, California, said the house the family lived in smelled so badly that she could barely breathe, and she thought she and her 12 siblings might need to go to the doctor. And when she struggled to remember the address of the home, the 911 operator asked her if she was around the corner from her house. "Yeah, I think," the girl said. "I've never been out. I don't go out much." That chilling 911 call was made public Wednesday as part of a preliminary hearing in the case against David and Louise Turpin, the California couple accused of holding their 13 children captive in a "house of horrors." Louise Turpin, left, and David Turpin, right, sit in court for a preliminary hearing on June 20, 2018. Louise Turpin, left, and David Turpin, right, sit in court for a preliminary hearing on June 20, 2018. Prosecutors say the couple beat and tortured their children, kept them chained to their beds and starved them- all while the family dogs were kept clean and well-fed. They were arrested on January 14 after their 17-year-old daughter escaped from a window and called 911 on a deactivated cell phone. The Turpin siblings are comprised of six minors and seven adults, ranging in age from 2 years old to 29. David Turpin, 56, and Louise Turpin, 49, pleaded not guilty to more than 40 charges, including torture, false imprisonment, abuse of a dependent adult and child abuse. David Turpin also pleaded not guilty to one count of lewd conduct with a minor. Despite the horror of the 911 call, the girl's voice sounded remarkably calm and clear while relating her experience. But the call, as well as police who responded to the scene, provided several disturbing new details from the home and the degree to which the parents controlled their children's lives. "I can't breathe because of how dirty the house is," the Turpin daughter said on the call. "We don't take baths. I don't know if we need to go to the doctor." Accounts of abuse and starvation Other Turpin children told investigators they were abused. A 14-year-old girl said Louise Turpin threw her down the stairs when she was caught in her mom's room, investigator Brett Rooker of the Riverside County Sheriff's Office testified. "She said she was terrified of her mother," he said. An 11-year-old girl said that Louise Turpin would often punch them with a closed fist and hit her with an open hand, Riverside County Deputy Sheriff Daniel Brown testified. The girl said that sometimes, her mother pulled her hair so forcefully it would lift her off the ground, Brown said. The girl said she was "always hungry," he further testified. The children were fed jalapeno baloney sandwiches while the parents ate Jersey Mike's, pizza and fries, he said. The girl said Louise Turpin would buy apple juice but the children weren't allowed to drink it. She kept pie in the fridge or pantry until it became moldy and then threw it away. A doctor who treated the family said the 11-year-old girl was in the worst condition when the examined her, Patrick Morris, Supervising Investigator for Riverside County District Attorney, testified. She had a body weight percentile of .01 and her mid arm circumference was equal to that of a 4.5-month-old baby, Morris testified. The doctor said she had psychosocial dwarfism, stunted growth due to living in an environment that is abusive or neglected. The 15-year-old boy had difficulty walking, vitamin D deficiency, and visible scoliosis. He told the doctor that he wanted to kill animals and could predict the future, Morris testified. The 17-year-old Turpin daughter who made the 911 call weighed about 97 pounds with a BMI of 2.2% when doctors first examined her, Morris said. In other parts of the call, told the operator that her parents were abusive and had chained up two of her sisters, and that she thought her father had guns in the house. She also said she hadn't taken a bath in almost a year. Riverside Deputy Manuel Campos, who responded to the 911 call, testified on Wednesday that the girl appeared much younger than 17. "She appears not to bathe regularly," he also said. "There was odor emitting from her body of one that doesn't bathe regularly." The girl was shaking on the call and "scared to death" from the daring escape out of the window, Campos said. She said that she was kept in the room with her sisters for about 20 hours a day, and that she was only allowed to leave the room to eat, use the restroom and brush her teeth, Campos said. If she broke the rules, she would be disciplined in the form of knocking on the head, pulling of hair, or being smacked in the face. After she watched a Justin Bieber video on a cell phone, her mother choked her, she told Campos. In addition to the physical abuse, there was a sexual incident with her father, the girl told police. She said her father pulled her pants down, grabbed her and put her on his lap. She tried to push him away, and pulled her pants up, Campos said. He also tried to force kisses on her mouth, she told Campos, and this happened about 10 times. The girl said her father told her not to tell anyone, Campos said. They remain in custody in lieu of $12 million bail each after pleading not guilty to all of their charges. 
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 A woman in my office who had recently divorced after years of marriage, signed up for a refresher CPR course. "Is it hard to learn?" someone asked. "Not at all," my co-worker replied. "Basically you're asked to breathe life into a dummy. I don't expect to have any problem. I did that for 12 years."  
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 Linda is taking the driving portion of her driver's license exam. She handles most of the maneuvers quite well. She has a little trouble parallel parking, however, and winds up a couple of feet from the curb. "Could you get a little closer?" the examiner asks. The blonde then unbuckles her seat belt and slides over toward the examiner. "Now what?" ____________________________________________________  Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Removing Seafood Odors From Hands  To remove seafood odor from your hands after dealing with boiled shrimp, crab, fish, etc., simply sprinkle salt onto wet hands, rub and rinse. No more odors. Lemon juice also works well for removing seafood smells. By Patricia  Tip provided by Thriftyfun.com  ____________________________________________________   
Where is your fernweh? My longing is for Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains. The first and only time I visited it I cried all the way through because it felt like I had "come home." I also have a longing for Scotland, Ireland and England, and have always felt I didn't belong in this time period either. 
 ___________________________________________________ HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED? You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. --- Derrick, age 8 WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON? Both don't want any more kids. --- Lori, age 8 IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED? It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them. --- Anita, age 9 HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED? There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there? --- Kelvin, age 8 ___________________________________________________ 
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 A fellow got up one Saturday morning with the odd feeling that something about this day was to be different. Something unusual WAS about to happen today. He glanced out the window at the thermometer: 33 degrees. He went downstairs - the clock had stopped at 3 o'clock. He picked up the newspaper and read the date: the 3rd of the month. Threes - that was it! He grabbed the paper and flipped it open to the racing section. Sure enough in the 3rd race, there was a horse named Trio! The fellow hurried to the bank, drew out his life savings and bet it all on the horse to win. The horse finished 3rd. ____________________________________________________  
 Today, June 22 in 1558 The French took the French town of Thioville from the English. 1611 English explorer Henry Hudson, his son and several other people were set adrift in present-day Hudson Bay by mutineers. 1772 Slavery was outlawed in England. 1807 British seamen board the USS Chesapeake, a provocation leading to the War of 1812. 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated a second time. 1832 J.I. Howe patented the pin machine. 1874 Dr. Andrew Taylor Still began the first known practice of osteopathy. 1909 The first transcontinental auto race ended in Seattle, WA. 1911 King George V of England was crowned. 1915 Austro-German forces occupied Lemberg on the Eastern Front as the Russians retreat. 1925 France and Spain agreed to join forces against Abd el Krim in Morocco. 1933 Germany became a one political party country when Hitler banned parties other than the Nazis. 1939 The first U.S. water-ski tournament was held at Jones Beach, on Long Island, New York. 1940 France and Germany signed an armistice at Compiegne, on terms dictated by the Nazis. 1941 Under the codename Barbarossa, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. 1942 A Japanese submarine shelled Fort Stevens at the mouth of the Columbia River. 1942 V-Mail, or Victory-Mail, was sent for the first time. 1944 U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the "GI Bill of Rights" to provide broad benefits for veterans of the war. 1945 During World War II, the battle for Okinawa officially ended after 81 days. 1946 Jet airplanes were used to transport mail for the first time. 1956 The battle for Algiers began as three buildings in Casbah were blown up. 1964 The U.S. Supreme Court voted that Henry Miller's book, "Tropic of Cancer", could not be banned. 1970 U.S. President Richard Nixon signed an extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It required that the voting age in the United States to be 18. 1973 Skylab astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific after a record 28 days in space. 1974 In Chicago, the Sears Tower Skydeck opened. (After 9/11 Sears got scared and evacuated. It is now the Willis Tower) 1978 James W. Christy and Robert S. Harrington discovered the only known moon of Pluto. The moon is named Charon. 1980 The Soviet Union announced a partial withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan. 1989 The government of Angola and the anti-Communist rebels of the UNITA movement agreed to a formal truce in their 14-year-old civil war. 1990 Checkpoint Charlie was dismantled in Berlin. 1992 The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that hate-crime laws that ban cross-burning and similar expressions of racial bias violated free-speech rights. 1998 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that evidence illegally obtained by authorities could be used at revocation hearings for a convicted criminal's parole. 1998 The 75th National Marbles Tournament began in Wildwood, NJ. 1999 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that persons with remediable handicaps cannot claim discrimination in employment under the Americans with Disability Act. 2009 Eastman Kodak Company announced that it would discontinue sales of the Kodachrome Color Film. 2018 Do smiled. 
 

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