Well, the title pretty much says it all. Last Wednesday Friday I bought a WWII bayonet at the pawn shop down the street from college, and the guy I bought it from gave me a bull story about where it came from. He said that he knew the guy that had it originally, and that he used it in England and France against the Germans. He also told me that he had to sand down the handle to get the blood out. Now I don't know about you, but for a sword/knife collector like me, it was like finding a holy grail. It is in great condition for the time, and when else would I be able to get a piece of history like this?
I went ahead and bought it, figuring that it was that awesome. Well, once I got it home on Saturday, I started to really look at the knife. It was definitely a WWII issue, that was obvious. I'd done some independent research on my own prior to this and I knew that the WWII part was true, but I hadn't done any real work with bayonets so I couldn't be certain. I knew it wasn't a U.S. issue as I figured it would have had to be, since the whole thing just didn't look like anything the U.S. would issue. I also knew it wouldn't be French since French bayonets from the time are more likely than not to have a slight re-curve style to the blade, and this bayonet's blade was straight. The British part didn't seem right either, but I didn't know for certain. Then I noticed the handle. It wasn't sanded at all. There were obvious dents and such in the handle, which obviously meant that the handle hadn't been sanded. Then I looked at the scabbard. There was obviously some residue from the sticker that they'd put on it, but there was some slight residue, almost completely gone, from a sticker that had been on it previously. Which to me hints that it had traded hands before. After I did some research, I found that the bayonet was actually Japanese and not European or American as he had me believe. I even know who made it, when, what type of gun it went on, all that good stuff. If he'd only done the research, he'd have known what he was selling and then maybe not have given me that crap story.
I'm still very happy that I'd bought it (it was only $40). The knife may have been sold for $40, but for me the history it carries is priceless so I had to have it. I just wish the guy actually knew what he was talking about, or at least told me he didn't know and not have told me all that about Europe, the sanding down, and all that. Just a word from the experienced, if you buy anything from a pawn shop, just make sure that you know what you're getting or take everything they say with a grain of salt.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
This is funny
FLORIDA COURT SETS ATHEIST HOLY DAY
In and Florida , an atheist created a case against Easter Passover Holy days.
He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians and Jews and observances of their holy days. The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days.
The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel declaring,"Case dismissed!"
The lawyer immediately stood objecting to the ruling saying, "Your honor, How can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas, Easter and others. The Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah, yet my client and all other atheists have no such holidays.."
The judge leaned forward in his chair saying, "But you do. Your client, counsel, is woefully ignorant."
The lawyer said, "Your Honor, we are unaware of any special observance or holiday for atheists."
The judge said, "The calendar says April 1st is April Fools Day. Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.' Thus, it is the opinion of this court, that, if your client says there is no God, then he is a fool. Therefore, April 1st is his day.
Court is adjourned.."; You gotta love a Judge that knows his scripture!
In and Florida , an atheist created a case against Easter Passover Holy days.
He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians and Jews and observances of their holy days. The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days.
The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel declaring,"Case dismissed!"
The lawyer immediately stood objecting to the ruling saying, "Your honor, How can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas, Easter and others. The Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah, yet my client and all other atheists have no such holidays.."
The judge leaned forward in his chair saying, "But you do. Your client, counsel, is woefully ignorant."
The lawyer said, "Your Honor, we are unaware of any special observance or holiday for atheists."
The judge said, "The calendar says April 1st is April Fools Day. Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.' Thus, it is the opinion of this court, that, if your client says there is no God, then he is a fool. Therefore, April 1st is his day.
Court is adjourned.."; You gotta love a Judge that knows his scripture!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
This is too cool
My mom emailed this picture to me a few days ago and thought this was too perfect. Yes, this is a real mailbox that is here in Oklahoma. I don't know where though. The caption is all mine, but I can't tell you who the mailbox belongs to or where the original image is seeing as how it was emailed to me.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Random Information
Just thought I'd spread around some pointless information that has no real practical purpose whatsoever :).
-The sign for the female sex, a circle placed on top of a small cross, is also the symbol for the planet Venus. The symbol is believed to be a stylized representation of the Roman goddess Venus' hand mirror.
-Elephants can't jump because they have four knees.
-Sleeping burns more calories than watching television.
-Ancient Carthaginians once fought off a Roman invasion by catapulting poisonous snakes at the Roman ships.
-Babies are born colorblind.
-An earthquake on Dec. 16th, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
-Anteaters actually prefer termites.
-Actor John Wayne made more than 200 movies.
-Roughly ten people each year are killed by vending machines.
-A jiffy is an actual unit of time, measuring 1/100th of a second. Hence the saying "I'll be back in a jiffy".
-The average American will see around 500 advertisements each day.
-The common housefly is the most dangerous animal in the world. Because of their habit of visiting animal waste, they transmit more diseases than any other animal.
- In Kansas it is illegal to catch bullfrogs in a tomato patch. Also, Kansas law demands that any pedestrian crossing the highway at night must wear tail lights.
-Swallowed gum is not digested by the gastrointestinal system, it usually passes through within 24 hours.
-Approximately $25,000,000 each year is spent on lap dances in Las Vegas.
- Just like a finger print, each person has a unique tongue print.
- Dolphins can sleep with one eye open.
And there you have it! Some random, useless knowledge to help you through your day!
-The sign for the female sex, a circle placed on top of a small cross, is also the symbol for the planet Venus. The symbol is believed to be a stylized representation of the Roman goddess Venus' hand mirror.
-Elephants can't jump because they have four knees.
-Sleeping burns more calories than watching television.
-Ancient Carthaginians once fought off a Roman invasion by catapulting poisonous snakes at the Roman ships.
-Babies are born colorblind.
-An earthquake on Dec. 16th, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
-Anteaters actually prefer termites.
-Actor John Wayne made more than 200 movies.
-Roughly ten people each year are killed by vending machines.
-A jiffy is an actual unit of time, measuring 1/100th of a second. Hence the saying "I'll be back in a jiffy".
-The average American will see around 500 advertisements each day.
-The common housefly is the most dangerous animal in the world. Because of their habit of visiting animal waste, they transmit more diseases than any other animal.
- In Kansas it is illegal to catch bullfrogs in a tomato patch. Also, Kansas law demands that any pedestrian crossing the highway at night must wear tail lights.
-Swallowed gum is not digested by the gastrointestinal system, it usually passes through within 24 hours.
-Approximately $25,000,000 each year is spent on lap dances in Las Vegas.
- Just like a finger print, each person has a unique tongue print.
- Dolphins can sleep with one eye open.
And there you have it! Some random, useless knowledge to help you through your day!
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Chinese Dragon
Nothing really special, just a dragon that I drew a while back. I'm thinking about adding a background, but I don't what it would be of yet because mountains just seem to... cliche'.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Idiot Sighting
Okay, so I feel the need to bring this up. It's amazing how many people there are like this out there. The first set is full of single people quotes (with citation) and the others are all other people's experiences.
If you ever feel a little bit stupid, just dig this up and read it again; you'll begin to think you're a genius.
(On September 17, 1994, Alabama's Heather Whitestone was selected as Miss America 1995.)
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
Answer: 'I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever,'
-- Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest .
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'Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff.'
--Mariah Carey
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'Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.'
-- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign.
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'I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.'
-- Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.
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'Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.'
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC
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'That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass, and I'm just the one to do it.'
--A congressional candidate in Texas
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'Half this game is ninety percent mental.'
--Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
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'It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.'
--Al Gore, Vice President
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'I love California . I practically grew up in Phoenix '
-- Dan Quayle while campaigning
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'We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?'
--Lee Iacocca
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'The word 'genius' isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.'
--Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.
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'We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people.'
-- Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor .
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'Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you.. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances.'
--Department of Social Services, Greenville , South Carolina
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'Traditionally, most of Australia 's imports come from overseas.'
--Keppel Enderbery
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'If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record.'
--Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman
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Okay, these are the ones that happened to other people.
IDIOT SIGHTING
When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. 'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'it's open!' His reply: 'I know. I already got that side.'
This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS
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IDIOT SIGHTING:
We had to have the garage door repaired.
The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower.' I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4. He said, 'NO, it's not.' Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used Sears repair since..
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IDIOT SIGHTING:
My daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out window and I gave the clerk a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a quarter.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.' I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar bill back. She sighed and went to get the manager, who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said 'We're sorry but we could not do that kind of thing.' The clerk then proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the clerks at McD's.
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IDIOT SIGHTING :
I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road. The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
From Kingman , KS
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IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE:
My daughter went to a local Taco Bell
and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind
the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry,
but they only had iceburg lettuce.
-- From Kansas City
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IDIOT SIGHTING:
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, 'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?' To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?' He smiled knowingly and nodded,
'That's why we ask.'
Happened in Birmingham , Ala.
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IDIOT SIGHTING :
The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged co-worker of mine. She asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, 'What on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She was a probation officer in Wichita , KS
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IDIOT SIGHTING :
At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who was leaving the company due to 'downsizing,' our manager commented cheerfully, 'This is fun. We should do this more often.' Not another word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare.
This was a lunch at Texas Instruments.
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IDIOT SIGHTING :
I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the sake of her life, couldn't understand why her system would not turn on.
A clerk with the Dallas County Sheriffs office, no less.
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How would you pronounce this child's name?
"Le-a"
Leah?? NO
Lee - A?? NOPE
Lay - a?? NO
Lei?? Guess Again.
This child attends a school in Kansas City, Mo. Her mother is irate because everyone is getting her name wrong.
It's pronounced "Ledasha", When the Mother was asked about the pronunciation of the name, she said, "the dash don't be silent."
SO, if you see something come across your desk like this please remember to pronounce the dash.
If dey axe you why, tell dem de dash don't be silent.
STAY ALERT!
They walk among us .... and they VOTE!!!!!!
Now for your additional pleasure, here are some that I've seen.
-One night while I was watching "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?" there was this woman contestant that said that the United States was a continent.
-Once in my World History class as a Junior in High School one of my co-students asked, in all seriousness, "Is England still an island?"
-This was something that I heard from somebody that I knew from High School. "Do kangaroos really live in Australia? Because I honestly don't think that they live there and we're being lied to."
If you ever feel a little bit stupid, just dig this up and read it again; you'll begin to think you're a genius.
(On September 17, 1994, Alabama's Heather Whitestone was selected as Miss America 1995.)
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
Answer: 'I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever,'
-- Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest .
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'Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff.'
--Mariah Carey
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'Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.'
-- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign.
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'I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.'
-- Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.
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'Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.'
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC
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'That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass, and I'm just the one to do it.'
--A congressional candidate in Texas
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'Half this game is ninety percent mental.'
--Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
'It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.'
--Al Gore, Vice President
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'I love California . I practically grew up in Phoenix '
-- Dan Quayle while campaigning
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'We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?'
--Lee Iacocca
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'The word 'genius' isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.'
--Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
'We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people.'
-- Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor .
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'Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you.. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances.'
--Department of Social Services, Greenville , South Carolina
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'Traditionally, most of Australia 's imports come from overseas.'
--Keppel Enderbery
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'If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record.'
--Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman
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Okay, these are the ones that happened to other people.
IDIOT SIGHTING
When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. 'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'it's open!' His reply: 'I know. I already got that side.'
This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS
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IDIOT SIGHTING:
We had to have the garage door repaired.
The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower.' I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4. He said, 'NO, it's not.' Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used Sears repair since..
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IDIOT SIGHTING:
My daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out window and I gave the clerk a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a quarter.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.' I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar bill back. She sighed and went to get the manager, who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said 'We're sorry but we could not do that kind of thing.' The clerk then proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the clerks at McD's.
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IDIOT SIGHTING :
I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road. The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
From Kingman , KS
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IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE:
My daughter went to a local Taco Bell
and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind
the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry,
but they only had iceburg lettuce.
-- From Kansas City
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IDIOT SIGHTING:
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, 'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?' To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?' He smiled knowingly and nodded,
'That's why we ask.'
Happened in Birmingham , Ala.
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IDIOT SIGHTING :
The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged co-worker of mine. She asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, 'What on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She was a probation officer in Wichita , KS
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IDIOT SIGHTING :
At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who was leaving the company due to 'downsizing,' our manager commented cheerfully, 'This is fun. We should do this more often.' Not another word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare.
This was a lunch at Texas Instruments.
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IDIOT SIGHTING :
I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the sake of her life, couldn't understand why her system would not turn on.
A clerk with the Dallas County Sheriffs office, no less.
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How would you pronounce this child's name?
"Le-a"
Leah?? NO
Lee - A?? NOPE
Lay - a?? NO
Lei?? Guess Again.
This child attends a school in Kansas City, Mo. Her mother is irate because everyone is getting her name wrong.
It's pronounced "Ledasha", When the Mother was asked about the pronunciation of the name, she said, "the dash don't be silent."
SO, if you see something come across your desk like this please remember to pronounce the dash.
If dey axe you why, tell dem de dash don't be silent.
STAY ALERT!
They walk among us .... and they VOTE!!!!!!
Now for your additional pleasure, here are some that I've seen.
-One night while I was watching "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?" there was this woman contestant that said that the United States was a continent.
-Once in my World History class as a Junior in High School one of my co-students asked, in all seriousness, "Is England still an island?"
-This was something that I heard from somebody that I knew from High School. "Do kangaroos really live in Australia? Because I honestly don't think that they live there and we're being lied to."
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Stupidity level has increased a bit...
Okay, so I just heard that there's a movement to stop teaching history earlier than the Reconstruction period. AS IF WE DON'T NEED TO BE ANY MORE STUPID!!! Sorry, but this is one of those things I get kind of passionate about. I just can't imagine that the wold try something so ridiculous. The whole of the American population would be candidates for Jay Leno's "Jay Walking". Once there was this lady on a commercial for the show and Leno asked her, "How many stars are on the American Flag?" Her answer? "I don't know it's moving too fast." Yeah, that's awful. I just can't figure out people sometimes. Oh! Here's another kicker. There's another movement to lower the failing grade to 40% so we'll have a lower failing rate. That's insane!! Alright, that's enough rant for now.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Are you Smarter than this #%$&*?
Okay, so there are some things that just really annoy me. It's past 1:00 in the morning, and there's this really stupid...individual...on Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? and she's got to be the stupidest... going to stick with 'individual'... that I've ever seen. She has gone through four questions and hasn't got one right yet. I can't even freaking remember what she's missed so far, but her stupidity is really starting to tick me off. She just got this question wrong.
What do the following Roman Numerals represent: XIV?
-Uhh, I think that the X is a ten, and let me see, if there's a V with an I next to it, it's a 6...so the answer is 16!!!
You know, upon reflection I don't think that I'd be a good game show contestant, at least not Are...Fifth Grader. I'd be up there spewing the answers if I knew them and locking them in and if I didn't I'd outright say so and immediately use a cheat. No nonsense, no talking out loud, working my way to the answer. Ya got ONE mouth and TWO ears, why don't you do the math and figure out which is supposed to be used more, oh wait, you can't because you're stupid! Not trying to toot my own horn here, but I've got all of the regular questions right, and I don't know about the first question because I turned to the station a little late, but her stupidity is starting to really annoy me. I love this show, but the people they get aren't even worthy of being called 'air-heads'. Oh good LORD!!! SHE JUST SAID THAT THE UNITED STATES WAS A FREAKING CONTINENT!!!!!!!! THIS $*%$@ SAID THAT THE UNITED STATES WAS A BLEEPING CONTINENT!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SHE SAID THAT ON PUBLIC TELEVISION! SHE IS SO INCREDIBLY NOT SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER I'M ABOUT TO FREAKING PUKE!!! Okay, I have to stop now so I don't get so worked up I go on a bloody rampage.
What do the following Roman Numerals represent: XIV?
-Uhh, I think that the X is a ten, and let me see, if there's a V with an I next to it, it's a 6...so the answer is 16!!!
You know, upon reflection I don't think that I'd be a good game show contestant, at least not Are...Fifth Grader. I'd be up there spewing the answers if I knew them and locking them in and if I didn't I'd outright say so and immediately use a cheat. No nonsense, no talking out loud, working my way to the answer. Ya got ONE mouth and TWO ears, why don't you do the math and figure out which is supposed to be used more, oh wait, you can't because you're stupid! Not trying to toot my own horn here, but I've got all of the regular questions right, and I don't know about the first question because I turned to the station a little late, but her stupidity is starting to really annoy me. I love this show, but the people they get aren't even worthy of being called 'air-heads'. Oh good LORD!!! SHE JUST SAID THAT THE UNITED STATES WAS A FREAKING CONTINENT!!!!!!!! THIS $*%$@ SAID THAT THE UNITED STATES WAS A BLEEPING CONTINENT!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SHE SAID THAT ON PUBLIC TELEVISION! SHE IS SO INCREDIBLY NOT SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER I'M ABOUT TO FREAKING PUKE!!! Okay, I have to stop now so I don't get so worked up I go on a bloody rampage.
Sometimes I wonder about myself...
I was thinking about something. Earlier today I was talking with Captain (Savanna to the unlearned plebeians) and Crystal, when the subject turned to the people in Captain's head, and I was thinking about the voices in my head. I have 4.5 voices, the last one is only half because it stutters and I can't understand a word it says. I was thinking about the little people in Captain's head when I realized that my voices weren't politically correct! All the voices in my head are white! The problem is that there aren't that many people with multiple voices willing to share. Tell ya what, any time that I spend with Captain and Crystal usually ends up in some sort of deep, profound thought.
Come to think of it, there are a lot of things I would like to know.
-Why would a woodchuck want to chuck wood in the first place?
-Would the oceans be any deeper if there weren't any sponges?
-At a movie theater, which arm rest is yours?
-If 'pro' and 'con' are opposites, would the opposite of progress be congress?
-How does a Real Estate company sell its office without causing confusion?
-Are eyebrows considered facial hair?
-If a transvestite goes missing does their portrait get put on a carton of half-and-half?
-What idiot died laughing if laughing is the best medicine?
-Are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
-If Mars had earthquakes would they be called marsquakes?
-Do Chinese people get English phrases tattooed on their bodies?
-How do you handcuff a one-armed man?
-Are the children who act in R rated movies allowed to see them?
-Why is Donkey Kong not a donkey?!
Come to think of it, there are a lot of things I would like to know.
-Why would a woodchuck want to chuck wood in the first place?
-Would the oceans be any deeper if there weren't any sponges?
-At a movie theater, which arm rest is yours?
-If 'pro' and 'con' are opposites, would the opposite of progress be congress?
-How does a Real Estate company sell its office without causing confusion?
-Are eyebrows considered facial hair?
-If a transvestite goes missing does their portrait get put on a carton of half-and-half?
-What idiot died laughing if laughing is the best medicine?
-Are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
-If Mars had earthquakes would they be called marsquakes?
-Do Chinese people get English phrases tattooed on their bodies?
-How do you handcuff a one-armed man?
-Are the children who act in R rated movies allowed to see them?
-Why is Donkey Kong not a donkey?!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Catholicism 101: Confession
Okay, so lately I've been getting a lot of questions about Catholicism, yes, I'm Catholic. Anyway, so first I'm going to answer some questions about Confession (a.k.a. Reconciliation).
Q: Why confess to a priest?
A: Priests are simply the earthly representatives of God. Some people prefer to confess to a priest because they actually get to hear someone say, as Jesus did, "Go in peace, your sins are forgiven you." However, it's perfectly fine for someone to confess directly to God if you're not comfortable confessing something to a priest.
Q: What happens afterward?
A: After you finish confessing your sins, the priest will recommend something called "penance". Usually, a penance often consists of a certain number of prayers (e.g. three "Our Father"s, two "Hail Mary"s, etc.), doing something nice for someone else, or community service. However, there are sometimes variations. The stuff I listed are just some of the more common ones. Now, penance isn't one of those things that if you don't you won't be forgiven, it's just a way of showing that you're truly sincere in your apology for your sins.
Q: What happens during confession itself?
A: When you enter the confessional (the small room where confession takes place) you have two options. One is that you can choose to either confess face to face, and your second option is to confess behind a screen. After that the priest welcomes you and then you say the Act of Contrition, including how long it has been since your last confession. After that you confess your sins to the priest, and every so often he contributes his own insights. When you're done, he then offers a penance and he blesses you, and your confession is over. Now, you don't have to tell the priest everything during confession if there are some things that you would rather keep between you and God. Now then, priests are trained to forget everything you told them as soon as you leave the confessional, and even if they didn't they are forbidden from ever revealing what someone told them in confession. So, you could confess that you killed someone and the priest would be unable to inform the police. You could say that you were going to bomb an orphanage and the priest would be unable to inform the police. Everything that goes on in confession remains between you and the priest.
Alright, I suppose that about covers it. If you have another question, leave me a comment.
Q: Why confess to a priest?
A: Priests are simply the earthly representatives of God. Some people prefer to confess to a priest because they actually get to hear someone say, as Jesus did, "Go in peace, your sins are forgiven you." However, it's perfectly fine for someone to confess directly to God if you're not comfortable confessing something to a priest.
Q: What happens afterward?
A: After you finish confessing your sins, the priest will recommend something called "penance". Usually, a penance often consists of a certain number of prayers (e.g. three "Our Father"s, two "Hail Mary"s, etc.), doing something nice for someone else, or community service. However, there are sometimes variations. The stuff I listed are just some of the more common ones. Now, penance isn't one of those things that if you don't you won't be forgiven, it's just a way of showing that you're truly sincere in your apology for your sins.
Q: What happens during confession itself?
A: When you enter the confessional (the small room where confession takes place) you have two options. One is that you can choose to either confess face to face, and your second option is to confess behind a screen. After that the priest welcomes you and then you say the Act of Contrition, including how long it has been since your last confession. After that you confess your sins to the priest, and every so often he contributes his own insights. When you're done, he then offers a penance and he blesses you, and your confession is over. Now, you don't have to tell the priest everything during confession if there are some things that you would rather keep between you and God. Now then, priests are trained to forget everything you told them as soon as you leave the confessional, and even if they didn't they are forbidden from ever revealing what someone told them in confession. So, you could confess that you killed someone and the priest would be unable to inform the police. You could say that you were going to bomb an orphanage and the priest would be unable to inform the police. Everything that goes on in confession remains between you and the priest.
Alright, I suppose that about covers it. If you have another question, leave me a comment.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Livin' on the Edge!!
Well, things around here have been rather...active. Last Saturday a friend of mine was at a friends house in Little Kansas, so two friends of mine, and myself all decided that we were going to go pick him up. He told us that we would never find the place, but we decided we knew better. So we hopped in her car and followed my GPS. Well, I'll get to the point and tell ya that that was a mistake. We made the right that the GPS told us to, and we found ourselves on a dirt road. We were on that road for roughly two to three miles, and during the entirety of the trip down the dirt road there were thick clumps of dirt and rocks that were thumping against the bottom of the car. We finally found ourselves in the middle of an old, rusted, abandoned chicken farm. We finally decided that we were going to call our friend to even see if we were going in the right direction. We weren't.
So we told him in no uncertain terms that we were going to go back to the dorms, and we high-tailed it out of there. We got back into a wide portion of the farm where the old pens were, and in that part of the farm the road and the surrounding area are exactly the same. We made a straight line for the exit, and then the car got stuck. The other guy and myself got out of the car while the girl tried to drive the car out. The mud seemed to be made out of rock, mud, and manure. Old, stale, smelly, manure. Well, we finally got out of there after about five to ten minutes of pushing and pulling the car. By that time the other guy's shoes were practically covered in the rancid mess. I'd fared a little better, but only because he tried to hack away at the rocks and stuff with the soles of his shoes. We finally got out of there, but only after a rather rough mini-adventure.
So we told him in no uncertain terms that we were going to go back to the dorms, and we high-tailed it out of there. We got back into a wide portion of the farm where the old pens were, and in that part of the farm the road and the surrounding area are exactly the same. We made a straight line for the exit, and then the car got stuck. The other guy and myself got out of the car while the girl tried to drive the car out. The mud seemed to be made out of rock, mud, and manure. Old, stale, smelly, manure. Well, we finally got out of there after about five to ten minutes of pushing and pulling the car. By that time the other guy's shoes were practically covered in the rancid mess. I'd fared a little better, but only because he tried to hack away at the rocks and stuff with the soles of his shoes. We finally got out of there, but only after a rather rough mini-adventure.
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