Grafitti - Voting

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Dial-a-Psychiatrist

From Chuck's Fun Page 2

Making The Kids Feel Bad

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Marriage Counseling

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In Case You Really Need To Move Quickly

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Maxine Comments On The Weather

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Speaking Of The Swine Flu

From Bits and Pieces

Two Stories Told

TWO Stories BOTH TRUE - and worth reading!!!!

STORY NUMBER ONE

Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago . Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.

Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was Capone's lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.

To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but Eddie got special dividends, as well. For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block.

Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him.

Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son had clothes, cars, and a good education. Nothing was withheld. Price was no object.

And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he was.

Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son; he couldn't pass on a good name or a good example.

One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done..

He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and offer his son some semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. So, he testified.

Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street . But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he could ever pay. Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion, and a poem clipped from a magazine.

The poem read:

"The clock of life is wound but once,
and no man has the power
to tell just when the hands will stop,
at late or early hour.

Now is the only time you own.
Live, love, toil with a will.
Place no faith in time.
For the clock may soon be still."

STORY NUMBER TWO

World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander Butch O'Hare.

He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington in the South Pacific.

One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top off his fuel tank.

He would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship.

His flight leader told him to return to the carrier. Reluctantly, he dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet.

As he was returning to the mother ship, he saw something that turned his blood cold; a squadron of Japanese aircraft was speeding its way toward the American fleet.

The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the approaching danger. There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the fleet.

Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he charged in, attacking one surprised enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and out of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition was finally spent.

Undaunted, he continued the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible, rendering them unfit to fly.

Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction.

Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the carrier.

Upon arrival, he reported in and related the event surrounding his return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet. He had, in fact, destroyed five enemy aircraft

This took place on February 20, 1942 , and for that action Butch became the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Medal of Honor.

A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His home town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade, and today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this great man.

So, the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International, give some thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor. It's located between Terminals 1 and 2.

SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER?

Butch O'Hare was "Easy Eddie's" son.

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Now, for those of you with a bit of skepticism, it is only fair to point out that these two stories have been embellished for the telling. If you'd like to view the truth of the matter, click on the link below.

http://www.snopes.com/glurge/ohare.asp
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Slide Share

I've got a bunch 0f PowerPoint slide shows that I've gathered in my web-hunting over the years, but it has always been a bit of a pain to post them here. If you've been reading this site for long, you've seen me host some on a file-sharing site, but there is a delay for free downloads. Now I've found a site that allows free uploads and creates a file that can be embedded here. SlideShare.

Here's another slide show for you - cute photos of animals and people.

Note: You can view the slides full-screen by clicking on the little screen emblem in the lower-right control panel of the slide show.

Animal Friends

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Dirty Cars

Dirty Cars

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Another Singing Sensation

Yet another clip - and another contestant - from Britain's Got Talent.

Click here to watch.

Amazing - America's Got Talent

A very brief clip of one of the performers from America's Got Talent...

Remarkable

They say that we can tell that humans are intelligent because we have learned to use tools. But we aren't the only ones...

animaux intelligents
by JohnnyLoule

Darwinism at Work: Perhaps this guy shouldn't breed

Warning: Sexist Video

Susan Boyle Was Recorded Once Before

Susan Boyle - the star from Britain's Got Talent was recorded once before, but the album didn't get much attention.

From Yahoo...

Boyle's "Cry Me A River" is a remake of the blues standard, not Timberlake's pop ballad. Boyle's track went virtually unnoticed when it was independently released 10 years ago on a charity CD reported Times Online. The Whitburn Community Council in West Lothian only pressed 1,000 copies of The Millennium

Watch the video here, if you can see the embedded player, else click on the link below to watch on You Tube (there's really no video, just some still photos).




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Britain's Got Talent

I've posted about America's Got Talent before - I hate the camera work - they keep flashing to the judges and the audience instead of letting you watch the performers. Here's a link to a clip on You Tube that proves that Britain's version of the show has the same issues. But this is still a fun video - well worth your time.

Embedding has been turned off - you'll need to follow the link to watch this. Click on the link below or click on the image.

Britain's Got Talent

London In the Early 1900's

Fascinating B&W, silent video of life on the streets in London, England about 100 years ago. I wonder if, in another 100 years, we will look just as strange.



via Boing Boing.

Dinner Time

A South American family recorded this video while on a picnic at the shore.

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