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“There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns, and more than suspects that the joke is at nobody’s expense but his own.” Herman Melville, Moby Dick
Yep, that about sums it up….
You can comment on any post by clicking the link under the post. If you want to comment on my hair, you can e-mail me at ihavemoneyissuus-at-yahoo-dot-com. Capisce?
“There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns, and more than suspects that the joke is at nobody’s expense but his own.” Herman Melville, Moby Dick
Yep, that about sums it up….
The Lie Detector Robot
John loved any kind of unusual gimmicks. One day John came home with another one of
his unusual purchases. It was a robot that John claimed was actually a lie detector.
Tommy, their son, returned home from school. Tommy was over 2 hours late.
“Where have you been? asked John.
“Several of us went to the library to work on an extra credit project,” said
Tommy.
The robot walked around the table and slapped Tommy, out of his chair.
“Son,” said John, “this robot is a lie detector, now tell us where you
really were after school.”
“We went to Bobby’s house and watched a movie.” said Tommy.
“What did you watch?” asked Marsha.
“The Ten Commandments,” answered Tommy.
The robot went around to Tommy and once again slapped him, knocking him off his
chair. We really watched a tape called Double D Sex Queens.”
“I am ashamed of you son,” said John. “When I was your age, I never lied to
my parents.”
The robot walked around to John and knocked him out of his chair.
Marsha doubled over in laughter, and said, You can’t be too mad with Tommy. After
all, he is your son!”
The robot walked around to Marsha and knocked her out of her chair.
P Street: 1921
Nov. 28, 1921. Washington, D.C. “Marion Leech.” Daughter of sportsman and tennis impresario Abner Y. Leech Jr., and whose fans evidently could not contain themselves. National Photo Co. Collection glass negative. View full size.
The Guardian | The fall of the Berlin Wall, 20 years on
1961: Defecting East German soldier Hans Conrad Schumann leaps over a barbed wire barricade at the Bernauer Street sector into West Berlin on 15 August. Schumann made his break for freedom to join his family, who had earlier fled to the west. Photograph: Peter Leibing/ Contipress/AP
The Guardian | The fall of the Berlin Wall, 20 years on
1961: A young woman, accompanied by her boyfriend, stands near the top of the Berlin Wall as she talks to her mother on the East Berlin side in August. Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis
