Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Cartoon Of The Day





50 State Stereotypes

A somewhat humorous promotion for the book "STATES OF CONFUSION".






World Record Lifesize Hot Wheels Jump



Video Description:
Team Hot Wheels Yellow Driver, Tanner Foust, breaks the world record for distance jump in a four-wheeled vehicle before the Indianapolis 500 on May 29th 2011. Watch what it's like to drop 10 stories down 90 feet of orange track and soar 332 feet through the air.


Paraprosdokians

A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to re frame or reinterpret the first part. Check out the following for examples:

I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.

If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse always gets the cheese.

A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a workstation.

Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of a pool and throw them fish.

I thought I wanted a career, but it turns out I just wanted paychecks.

Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says, "In an emergency, notify:" I always put, "DOCTOR."

I didn't say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you.

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but always check when you say the paint is wet?

Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut and still think they are sexy.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You definitely need a parachute to skydive twice.

The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some darned good ideas!

Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.

Hospitality: Making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were.

I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.

There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.

I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.

When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

You're never too old to learn something stupid.

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.

A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.



Definitions Of The Obvious

ABDICATE: To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
ABSENTEE: A missing golfing accessory.
ACOUSTIC: An instrument used in shooting pool.
ACCRUE: People who work on a ship.
ADAMANT: The very first Insect.
ADORABLE: What you ring when you go visiting.
ALARMS: What an octopus is.
ALIMONY: The High Cost Of Leaving.
ALIMONY: The Fee A Woman Charges For Name-Dropping.
ANTIDOTE: The reason Mom's Sister keeps hugging you every time she can catch you.
ANTELOPE: Why Grandpa won't forgive Uncle!
ANTISOCIAL: Mother's sister being friendly.
ANTE MEREDIEM: Thata's why he's my Uncle.
ARBITRATOR: A cook that leaves Arby's to work for McDonald's.
ARCHAEOLOGIST: A man whose career lies in ruins.
ARTERY: Study of paintings.
ASPIRE: Where dead donkeys are cremated.
ATLAS: Finally
AUSTRALIAN KISS: Same as French Kiss, ... only down under!
AVAIL: Piece of cloth that stops woman from looking so ugly.
AVOIDABLE: What a bullfighter tries to do.

BACTERIA: The rear entrance to a cafeteria.
BARIUM: What doctors do when treatment fails.
BIOLOGY: Study of shopping habits.
BIPLANE: The advice I got from my mother on purchasing underwear.
BOYCOTT: His crib.... not hers!
BRIDGE: A game in which a wife is always eager to do her husband's bidding
BROADBAND: An all girl musical group.
BRUISE LEE: Inept martial-arts student.
BUDGET: An attempt to live below your yearnings.
BURGLARIZE: What a crook sees with.

CAESAREAN SECTION: District in Rome.
CANTALOUPE: Got to get married in Church.
CARNATION: Country where everybody has a four wheeler.
CARAMEL: A motorized camel!
CAUTERIZE: Made eye contact with her.
CHOOSY BLONDE: One for whom a Tom or a Harry won't do !
CIRCUMVENT: The opening in the front of boxer shorts.
CISTERN: Opposite of brothern.
CLIMATE: The only thing you can do with a ladder.
COFFEE: A person who is coughed upon.
CIONSIDE: What most people do when it rains.
CONSCIENCE: The thing which hurts when everything else feels good.
CONTROL: A short, ugly inmate.
COUNTERFEITER: Worker who puts together kitchen cabinets.
CROSS-EYED TEACHER: A teacher that loses control over her pupils.
CROWBAR: Where birds can get a drink.

DAMNATION: Beaver country.
DANCE: Vertical expression of a horizontal idea.
DARE: Not here.
DEBUT: De part of the body you must park to be seated.
DECAGON: De way you explain how your vehicle was a total washout in an accident.
DECAY: De letter which comes after de J.
DECLINE: Nudists in formation.
DENTIST: A magician who puts metal into your mouth, and pulls coins out of your pocket.
DEPTH: Height turned upside down.
DILATE: To live long.
DISGUISE: Such pains. Always troubling dismisses.
DINOSAUR: How a giant lizard feels after a tough workout.
DISNEYLAND: A people trap operated by a mouse.
DOGMA: Affectionate parent of the little s.o.b.
DOGMATIC: Run by canine power.
DONKEY: Instrument to get you into the godfather's house

ECLIPSE: What an English barber does for a living.
ECONOMIST: A person who knows more about money than people who have it.
EJACULATE (e-jac-u-late): Jill greeting her boyfriend and informing him he's been tardy again.
ENEMA: Not a friend.
EYEDROPPER: A clumsy opthalmologist.

FEEDBACK: The inevitable result when your baby doesn't appreciate the strained carrots.
FIBULA: A small lie.
FICTION: The story told by a completed Income Tax Form !
FINITE: Sir Lancelot.
FLATULENCE: The emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
FOBIA: The fear of misspelled words.
FORUM: In favor of drinking Bacardi.

GARGOYLE: An olive flavored mouthwash.
GINGER ALE: A drink that feels like your foot when it goes to sleep.
GOLD-DIGGER: A sweet young girl with the gift of the grab!

HABITUATE: Disgusting Mannerisms.... Smoking for example.
HANGING: A suspended sentence.
HATCHET: What a hen does to an egg.
HEROES: What a guy in a canoe does.
HUMBUG: A singing cockroach.

ILLEGAL: A sick bird.
IMPREGNABLE: A woman whose memory of labor is still vivid.
INFANTRY: A sapling.
INFORMATION: How ducks are supposed to fly!
INKLING: A baby fountain pen!
INTENSE: Where campers sleep.

JOKEY: What a dentist uses when you won't open your mouth.
KIDNEY: Midpoint of a child's leg.
LEFT BANK: What the robber did when his bag was full of loot.
LOCOMOTIVE: A crazy reason.
LYMPH: To walk with a lisp.

MISTY: How golfers create divots.MORBID: Higher offer
MUCUS: A cat swear word.
MUNCHKIN: What cannibals do to relatives.
NITRATE: Cheaper than day rate.
NODE: Was aware of.

OUTPATIENT: Person who has fainted after seeing a Doctor's bill.
OYSTER: A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish expressions.

PARADOX: Two physicians.
PARASITES: What you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
PARKING LOT: A place where arguments start from scratch.
PECAN: A container to urinate in.
PHARMACIST: A helper on the farm.
POLARIZE: What penguins see with.
POLYGON: Who left the cage door open?
POST OPERATIVE: Letter carrier.
POTASH: All that's left after you smoke the joint.
PRIMATE: Removing your spouse from in front of the TV.
PROTEIN: Favoring young people.
PSYCHO-CERAMICS: The study of crackpots.

RAMPAGE: Section of a book about male sheep.
RATIFY: To use a spell and turn a person into a rodent.
REALM: To be charitable ... once again!
REBEL: What you have to do when kids don't come to class when first called.
RECOUNT: Honorary Title reaffirmed by Floridans.
RECOVERY ROOM: Place to do upholstery.
RECTANGLE: What the fisherman was left with after his brush with Moby Dick.
RECTITUDE: The formal, dignified demeanor assumed by a proctologist immediately before he examines you.
RECTUM: It almost killed him.
REDUCE: A messed up point in Tennis, when you were on 'Advantage'.
REGATTA: Where the drunkard found himself tonight ... again!
RELIEF: What trees do in the spring.
RENDER: The Animals that draw Santa's carriage.
ROMAN: What you need to do to win the Regatta.RUBBERNECK: What tou can do to relax your wife.

SAUNA BATH: A slimming pool.
SEAMSTRESS: Describes 250 pounds in a size 6.
SELFISH: What the owner of a seafood store does.
SUBDUED: A guy that works on submarines.

TERMINAL ILLNESS: Sickness at an airport.
TESTICLE: A humorous question on an exam.
TREASON: What the acorn is to the oak.
TUMOR: An extra pair.

URINE: Opposite of "you're out"!
VARICOSE: Located nearby.
WHOLESOME: The only thing from which you can take the whole and still have some left.
WISE-CRACK: A comedian with a PHD.
YANKEE: The same as a quickie, ...but you can do it by yourself!
ZEBRA: Ze cloth which covers ze breasts!


Random Riddle

An address!
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What dress does everyone have but no one wears?

Joke Of The Day

Q: What did the German clockmaker say to the clock that only went 'tick, tick, tick'?

A: 'Ve haff vays of making you tock!'


Monday, May 30, 2011

Cartoon Of The Day



Wallpaper Of The Day




Quote Of The Day

"It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those who died in defense of our country in wars far away. The imagination plays a trick. We see these soldiers in our mind as old and wise. We see them as something like the Founding Fathers, grave and gray-haired. But most of them were boys when they died, they gave up two lives -- the one they were living and the one they would have lived. When they died, they gave up their chance to be husbands and fathers and grandfathers. They gave up their chance to be revered old men. They gave up everything for their county, for us. All we can do is remember." ~ Ronald Wilson Reagan, Remarks at Veteran's Day ceremony, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, November 11, 1985



Picture Of The Day




Air Force Academy Graduates Four Sisters

Though neither of their parents were in the military, four sisters from Connecticut have started their own tradition by all joining the air force. This week twins Amanda and Alicia Robillard became Air Force Academy graduates, marking the first time four sisters have graduated from the Academy. Lauren, who is a helicopter pilot, was in the class of 2007, and Nicole, an airfield operations officer, was in the class of 2009.

Alicia said:
"While they (my sisters) and my parents were sure to not make Amanda and I feel forced in any way, the fact that they were here opened us up to the opportunities and experiences that I would have not been aware of ... In a sense, you could say it is like choosing the same college as your best friend, especially for Amanda and me."

Source...


Random Riddle

For holding up the pants!
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Why was the belt arrested?

Joke Of The Day

Q: Why don't oysters give to charity?

A: Because they're shellfish.


Sunday, May 29, 2011

Cartoon Of The Day




Obama’s Strange Strategy: Borrow Foreign Money to Give to Foreign Countries

Sarah Palin gets it and more importantly, she’s not afraid to tell it like it is.

We need a leader like that.

Should we be borrowing money from China to turn around and give it to the Muslim Brotherhood?

Given that we are running massive deficits and are drowning in more than $14 trillion in debt, and despite not knowing who will rule Egypt until its election this fall, this strange strategy may be the end result given President Obama’s announcement that he is committing $2 billion to Egypt’s “new government.” It’s part of a $20 billion foreign aid package laid out with the Group of 8 countries in Europe today.

Now, given that Egypt has a history of corruption when it comes to utilizing American aid, it is doubtful that the money will really help needy Egyptian people. Couple that with the fact that the Muslim Brotherhood is organized to have a real shot at taking control of Egypt’s government, and one has to ask why we would send money (that we don’t have) into unknown Egyptian hands?

Throwing borrowed money around is not sound economic policy. And throwing borrowed money around the developing world is not sound foreign policy. Foreign assistance should go to American allies that need it and appreciate it, and for humanitarian purposes when it can truly make a difference.

Considering the Obama Administration’s continued strange strategies on the economy and foreign policy has us counting down the days to the next election. November 2012 can’t come soon enough.

- Sarah Palin

Source...

Domino Pyramid



This took about 30 hours of actual work, spread over five weeks. And it would have been the biggest 3D domino pyramid in the world made with 13,482 bricks. Would have? Yes! Because when it was more than 96% completed, it toppled all by itself, with just 439 bricks short of completion.

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Rules of Life

1. Life is not fair, get used to it.

2. The world will not care about your self esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself.

3. You will not make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school.
You won't be a vice president with a car phone until you earn both.

4. If you think your teacher was tough, wait until you get a boss who doesn't have tenure.

5. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity, your grandparents had a different word for it:opportunity.

6. If you mess up, it's not your parent's fault, so don't whine about your mistakes.

7. Before you were born your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way paying bills, cleaning clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are.

8. Television is not real life, in real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop for a job.

9. Be nice to nerds, chances are you'll end up working for one.


Our Sincerest Apologies to Great Britain

Dear Great Britain, WE'RE SORRY...

We're sorry we sent that idiot community organizer over there.

He's been a complete asstard to our closest allies (you among Israel) and has shown the same level of irresponsible foreign policy as his irresponsible domestic policy.

You see, we were duped. We fell for the "Hope and Change" crap he threw at us without knowing what it really meant. This is perhaps the major media's fault since they were supposed to investigate and report that but I guess that tingle in their leg had them distracted because it couldn't have been a broader conspiracy could it? We were mesmerized by his mannerism and articulate persona and were purposely kept in the dark that he had no experience by that Pravda/KGB-like propaganda machine of leftist elitists and anti-American activists.

We're trying to expose all his lies but he just created his Ministry of Information on top of his compliant mainstream media so that will make things extremely difficult.

In the meantime, we apologize for his following actions:

1. Siding with Argentina over the Falklands

2. Calling France America’s strongest ally

3. Downgrading the Special Anglo-American Relationship

4. Supporting a federal Europe and undercutting British sovereignty 5. Betraying Britain to appease Moscow over the New START Treaty

7. Throwing your inspirational gift of Churchill's statue out of the Oval Office

8. The insulting gift of DVDs for the Prime Minister and the insulting iPod gift to her Majesty

9. Insulting words from the State Department (when Obama's crony said; "There’s nothing special about Britain. You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.")

10. Undermining British influence in NATO

11. Claiming he's Irish

12. Writing the wrong year in the ledger (the idiot also thinks we have 57 states)

13. Speaking during your national anthem (he feels all his speeches should have music behind them, he's a megalomaniac)

14. Just being a snobbish ******* (think it goes back to his father but probably just his megalomania)

We, your brothers and sisters in America apologize for the actions of this moron and we hope that the majority of us see him for what he is and NOT be duped into putting him back in office come November 2012.

We're sorry.


Random Riddle

Heroine.
Hold your mouse over for the answer.
There is a word in the English language in which the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four signify a great man and the whole word a great woman.

What is the word?

Joke Of The Day

Q: What's the similarity between Bill Clinton and a carpenter?

A: One screw in the wrong place and the whole cabinet falls apart.


Saturday, May 28, 2011

Cartoon Of The Day




Viral Video Of The Day: The 40mm Machine Gun!




Sign Of The Day




Jeep Flip

Could anyone else see that this was going to happen?





Random Riddle

There is no water in the glass!
Hold your mouse over for the answer.
A 6 foot tall magician holds a water glass above his head, then he drops it but not a drop comes out. How?

Joke Of The Day

Why do they call it a "kilt"?

Because a lot of people got kilt when they called it a skirt.


Friday, May 27, 2011

Cartoon Of The Day



Related



Shaving with a Helicopter



Video Description:
A life-long Siberian pilot, bored with conventional forms of flight, is breaking some interesting new barriers in aviation with a series of tricks. His first feat was relatively risk free - uncorking a lemonade on-the-fly, boasting that the strong winds added some much needed challenge. After that, he took it up a notch. Here, while flying in circles, he balanced a full glass of water on a spatula, keeping every drop in the cup. And, in a climatic crescendo, gives a clean shave to a nervous volunteer - all without a single nick! It was all filmed by Mikhail Nadimov as a promotion for the 'Lunch and Dinner Rescue Service' delivery company.


Gassing Up with Obama

Gas prices continue to climb at a steady rate. Rather than drilling and taking action to stop the crisis at the pump, the Obama Administration is busy telling Americans what they should do.

Gassing Up with Obama from RightChange on Vimeo.



1-800-GotJunk “Rat Advertising”





Dog Gives Cat a Scooter Ride





Random Riddle

The beggar was a woman.
Hold your mouse over for the answer.
A beggar’s brother died, but the man who died had no brother.

How could this be?

Joke Of The Day

An old man goes into a drug store to buy some Viagra.

"Can I have 6 tablets, cut in quarters?"

"I can cut them for you," said the pharmacist, "but a quarter tablet will not give you a full erection."

"I am 96", said the old man.

"I don't want an erection!"

"I just want it sticking out far enough so I don't pee on my slippers!"


Thursday, May 26, 2011

Cartoon Of The Day




A Chinese Bluegrass Band

Oh brother, where art Chao.

Katy Hill performed by Mei Han's Red Chamber with John Reischman and the Jaybirds.

Enjoy!





VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945

VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945 from Richard Sullivan on Vimeo.

Video Description:
65 Years Ago my Dad shot this film along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki capturing spontaneous celebrations that broke out upon first hearing news of the Japanese surrender. Kodachrome 16mm film: God Bless Kodachrome, right? I was able to find an outfit (mymovietransfer.com) to do a much superior scan of this footage to what I had previously posted, so I re-did this film and replaced the older version There are more still images from this amazing day, in color, at discoveringhawaii.com



Vehicle-Mounted Active Denial System (V-MADS)



Video Description:
The Active Denial System (ADS) is a non-lethal, directed-energy weapon developed by the U.S. military. It is a strong millimeter-wave transmitter primarily used for crowd control (the "goodbye effect"). Some ADS systems such as HPEM ADS are also used to disable vehicles.[3] Informally, the weapon is also called pain ray. Raytheon is currently marketing a reduced-range version of this technology. The ADS is currently being considered for deployment in the Iraq War


Poster Of The Day: Allen West Versus Obama





Random Riddle

Parents.
Hold your mouse over for the answer.
What didn’t Adam and Eve have that everyone else has?

Joke Of The Day

An exasperated mother, whose son was always getting into mischief, finally asked him, “How do you expect to get into Heaven?”

The boy thought it over and said, “Well, I’ll run in and out and in and out and keep slamming the door until St. Peter says, “For Heaven’s sake come in or stay out!’”


Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Cartoon Of The Day




Human-Powered Helicopter


Want to see history made in the blink of an eye? About two weeks ago we wrote about Gamera, the University of Maryland’s human-powered helicopter that is chasing after the Sikorsky Prize, a $250,000 purse offered to anyone who can meet a set of ambitious flight criteria with a human-powered helicopter. Gamera isn’t there yet, but with pilot Judy Wexler pounding away at the pedals the team did hover for about four seconds, setting a world record for the first woman to achieve human-powered helicopter flight.

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Yoga for Wine Lovers





Close-Up View of Mosquito Bite

Look how fat this sucker gets!




Random Riddle

10 equals 3 because it has 3 letters and 12 equals 6 because it has 6 letters and 6=3 because it has 3 letters.
Hold your mouse over for the answer.
If
12=6
and
6=3
then why doesn't
10=5?
(and what does 10 equal?)

Joke Of The Day

I recently had a visitor from the state of Texas. For three days all I heard from him was "In Texas we have the best this, the largest that, the fastest that," etc. It eventually became very annoying.

Being from Niagra Falls, I thought I could outdo him by showing him the "MIGHTY NIAGARA", knowing there was nothing in Texas that could compare to this "Wonder of Water & Power".

While standing at the brink watching millions of gallons of water rushing over, I noticed the look of awe in his eyes. It was then I asked him: "Do you have anything like this in Texas?"

He waited a moment before he answered: "No, but we have a plumber that could fix it."


After Two Years Of Obama

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January 2009



TODAY



% chg
Source
Avg.. Retail price/gallon gas in U.S.



$1.83



$3.44



84%
1



Crude oil, European Brent (barrel)



$43..48



$99..02



127.7%
2



Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel)



$38..74



$91..38



135.9%
2



Gold: London (per troy oz.)



$853.25



$1,369.50



60.5%
2



Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL



$3.56



$6.33



78.1%
2



Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL



$9.66



$13..75



42.3%
2



Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. Fob



$13..37



$35..39



164.7%
2



Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall



7.6%



9.4%



23.7%
3



Unemployment rate, blacks



12.6%



15.8%



25.4%
3



Number of unemployed



11,616,000



14,485,000



24.7%
3



Number of fed. Employees



2,779,000



2,840,000



2.2%
3



Real median household income



$50,112



$49,777



-0.7%
4



Number of food stamp recipients



31,983,716



43,200,878



35.1%
5



Number of unemployment benefit recipients



7,526,598



9,193,838



22.2%
6



Number of long-term unemployed



2,600,000



6,400,000



146.2%
3



Poverty rate, individuals 



13.2%



14.3%



8.3%
4



People in poverty in U.S. 



39,800,000



43,600,000



9.5%
4



U.S.. Rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings



5



9



n/a
10



Present Situation Index 



29.9



23.5



-21.4%
11



Failed banks 



140



164



17.1%
12



U.S.. Dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate



89.76



82.03



-8.6%
2



U.S.Money supply, M1, in billions 



1,575.1



1,865.7



18.4%
13



U.S.. Money supply, M2, in billions 



8,310.9



8,852.3



6.5%
13



National debt, in trillions



$10..627



$14..052



32.2%
14



Just take this last item: In the last two years we have accumulated national debt at a rate more than 27 times as fast as during the rest of our entire nation's history.Over 27 times as fast. Metaphorically speaking, if you are driving in the right lane doing 65 MPH and a car rockets past you in the left lane. 27 times faster, it would be doing 7,555 MPH! 




Sources1) U.S. Energy Information Administration; (2) Wall Street Journal; (3) Bureau of Labor Statistics; (4) Census Bureau; (5) USDA; (6) U.S. Dept. Of Labor; (7) FHFA; (8) Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller; (9) RealtyTrac; (10) Heritage Foundation and WSJ; (11) The Conference Board; (12) FDIC; (13) Federal Reserve; (14) U.S. Treasury

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