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December 10th, 2007
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| | Fish Keeper
| STUFF YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW Dec.10..
- The Whopper turned 50 last week and was immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in New York City.
- Britney Spears is so mad at Paris Hilton for stealing the spotlight at her birthday party last week, that she's threatening to release another X-rated video of Hilton. Who put her in charge of them?
- Barbara Walters, famed for celebrity interviews, says she's tired of Britney, Paris and the tabloid trend and she wants to move on to more serious topics.
- The worst soda for your teeth is RC Cola, followed by Cherry Coke and Coke. That's the word from a new study by the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine that concludes that exposing teeth to soft drinks, even for a short period of time, causes dental erosion.
- The Today Show's Ann Curry promises to bungee-jump, live, off the Transporter Bridge in Manchester, England, on December 17th if enough people pay her. She wants to raise $10,000 for two charities.
- Ray Liotta plead no contest to a reckless driving charge, after smashing into two cars. It beats a drunk driving conviction. He's now on 3 years probation.
- Billy Joel has a new single, the anti-war song "Christmas in Fallujah." But he's not singing it. Cass Dillon, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Long Island is the performer. Why? Joel says at 58, he felt like the song need to be sung by someone of a soldier's age.
- Attorneys for "Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher say the allegations that she promoted a rival lip plumping product are false, and that she has a deal to hawk over 22 various cosmetic products.
- Last month, Miss Los Angeles was crowned Miss California... but after recounting the ballots, it turns out Miss Barstow should have actually won and so now she wears the crown.
- People who eat when they are lonely or sad have the hardest time losing weight and keeping it off, according to a study from The Miriam Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence.
- Starting in January, Dell is going to sell PCs at Best Buy.
- The Super Bowl has sold 61 of it's 63 commercial slots at $2.7 million a commercial.
- Jet Blue is going to start offering in-flight Wi-Fi.
- In China, there's a temporary ban on any more American movies... so that movie-goers there have to watch Chinese-made movies for a while.. while elsewhere, suddenly another batch of Chinese-made toys will be found to contain toxic materials.. aw shucks, little Amy did love that 'Glow In The Dark Barbie'!
- While her ex, Joel Madden, is getting ready to have a new baby with Nicole Richie, Hillary Duff says she is far from ready to get married, settle down and have kids.
- LED Zeppelin performs in London tonight, their first concert together in over two decades... with rumors of more to come, according to interviews with Plant and Page.. 'Stairway To Heaven' anyone?
- The "Dancing with the Stars" tour kicks off December 18th in Seattle with Sabrina Bryan, Marie Osmond, Joey Lawrence, Wayne Newton and Monique Coleman.
Last edited by Richard; December 10th, 2007 at 07:02 PM.
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December 10th, 2007
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| | Fish Mentor
| Years ago when people used to worry about things like the 'cold war' with Russia, it was also thought that China was a potential danger. Then came "most favored trade partner" status. Now, we have put them in a position to wreck havoc on our economy, and poison the next generation of children, what better way to take over the world! | |
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December 10th, 2007
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| | Fish Mentor
| Most important news about Dec 10th.
I have 7 years left with the postal service.
I hope to be able to retire Dec 10, 2014. | |
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December 10th, 2007
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| | King of Curt
| More important than any of that, Dino's little cousin turned 6 years old. Such a cute age, although she asked her mom, "Mom am I old enough to say...." <insert several adult words>  | |
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December 10th, 2007
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| | Moderator
| And at least as important as that my Granddaughter turned 18 today  their not babies anymore  
Sorry for the hyjack Richard 
Carol | |
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December 10th, 2007
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| | Fish Keeper
| No worries Carol.. it's a fun facts thread which I'll try to update on weekdays while I'm doing my 'research' for work, so feel free everybody to add or comment or whatever.. right now I'm reading with amazement about your 18yr old Granddaughter and Dino's retirement in seven years, and thinking to myself "Naw..y'all ain't that old!!.. you guys are just too cool and mellow!".. me, I'm only 41 and already I'm starting to feel a certain level of 'crotchetyness' creeping into my psyche, especially when those young hoodlums in my neighborhood go blaring down the road in their cars with their LOUD music and racing mufflers!.. never mind I used to do the same exact thing when I was their age..LOL. | |
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December 10th, 2007
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard  . right now I'm reading with amazement about your 18yr old Granddaughter and Dino's retirement in seven years, and thinking to myself "Naw..y'all ain't that old!!.. you guys are just too cool and mellow!".. . | Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind it don't matter LOL OR Age is a state of mind - when I find that state I'll find my mind
And your still young yet, I have a daughter one year younger than you
You guys are one of the things that keeps us young
Carol
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December 10th, 2007
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| yea, it's nice that the US considers a country lacking basic freedoms for citizens and continuing an insane record on human rights violations and atrocities.. now China is trying to poison us all.. slave labor camps aren't what they used to be, i guess. Quote:
Originally Posted by susitna-flower Years ago when people used to worry about things like the 'cold war' with Russia, it was also thought that China was a potential danger. Then came "most favored trade partner" status. Now, we have put them in a position to wreck havoc on our economy, and poison the next generation of children, what better way to take over the world! | | |
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December 10th, 2007
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| Not that you're counting the days or anything, right?  Quote:
Originally Posted by Dino Most important news about Dec 10th.
I have 7 years left with the postal service.
I hope to be able to retire Dec 10, 2014. | | |
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December 11th, 2007
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| | Fish Mentor
| 6 years, 11 months , 30 days. | |
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December 11th, 2007
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
|  lol.. hours, minutes & seconds?  Quote:
Originally Posted by Dino 6 years, 11 months , 30 days. | | |
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December 11th, 2007
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| | King of Curt
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard right now I'm reading with amazement about Dino's retirement in seven years, and thinking to myself "Naw..y'all ain't that old!!.. you guys are just too cool and mellow!" | One only has to have 20 years in to retire. I won't give away his age, since he says he is millions of years old. (He still ain't proved it!)  | |
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December 11th, 2007
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| | Fish Mentor
| No need to prove what I know. | |
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December 11th, 2007
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| Well, I want a flame thrower for Christmas, so I'll agree to whatever Dino Claus says between now and Dec. 25. Quote:
Originally Posted by Chief_waterchanger One only has to have 20 years in to retire. I won't give away his age, since he says he is millions of years old. (He still ain't proved it!) | | |
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December 11th, 2007
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| | Fish Keeper
| A flame thrower  Thats a bit odd lol.
I wish I could retire from school. Its so frustrating....and hard....and time consuming....and boring....and etc. | |
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December 11th, 2007
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Coryd55
I wish I could retire from school. Its so frustrating....and hard....and time consuming....and boring....and etc. | You can say that again.  Hey I know, Dave could offer to be helpful and use his new Christmas present to clear my school's parking lot & sidewalk! | |
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December 12th, 2007
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| *evil laugh* oh, i love clearing schools.. i mean school parking lots.. Quote:
Originally Posted by 0morrokh You can say that again. Hey I know, Dave could offer to be helpful and use his new Christmas present to clear my school's parking lot & sidewalk! | | |
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December 12th, 2007
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| | King of Curt
| Cory,
Sadly highschool does NOT prepare one to face the real world. The function it serves is to test you. Basically to see how much you will take and information you can retain even if it appears useless. That is why a person with a highschool diploma looks better to interviewers than a G.E.D. recipient. The diploma person didn't give up on taking. But continue with the wish to retire. | |
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December 12th, 2007
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Chief_waterchanger Cory,
Sadly highschool does NOT prepare one to face the real world. The function it serves is to test you. Basically to see how much you will take and information you can retain even if it appears useless. That is why a person with a highschool diploma looks better to interviewers than a G.E.D. recipient. The diploma person didn't give up on taking. But continue with the wish to retire. | Yeah the more I go to school the more I realize that. I find myself sitting in a history class or whatever thinking "when the heck am I ever gonna need to know this, except for the chapter test? I could be out learning something useful for my life!" Your success in school seems to be based more on how well you can make the system spit out A's, than how good you actually are at stuff. And then the people who can get A's under the system are successful in life and the people who can't work under the system aren't. Our education system is really pretty stupid imo. | |
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December 12th, 2007
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| it's a crazy system for sure. | |
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