Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, 
                and I will give you rest.

    & nbsp;   GREAT Protection Racket!!!

How many Brands of cigarettes can we come up with that we USED to use or remember being available

Add ONLY 1 and keep it going!!  ENJOY THIS DAY!!

This should be fun and jog our memories.

No repeats on the Cigs please and please
only put one answer so as to allow others to
think of something. 
1. Willey   L ions...went out in the late 30's
2. Eddie    Hit Parade   (I can think of a dozen that are no more!)
3. 

Luke 19:41-42  As he drew near, he saw the city
      and wept over it, saying, "If only you knew
            what makes for peace."

Mind Blowing Illusion!!!  http://tinyurl.com/yso37f" title="http://tinyurl.com/yso37f" target="_blank"http://tinyurl.com/yso37f(Ends in 37f)

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Amazing video of how easily you are deceived!!  http://tinyurl.com/ccdbxs" title="http://tinyurl.com/ccdbxs" target="_blank"http://tinyurl.com/ccdbxs(Ends in bxs)

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MORAL: Make sure you

 understand the question

 before offering the answer.

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from Minnesota.

All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me."

The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."

The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, "$2,700."

The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"

The Chicago contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence."

"Done!" replies the government official.

And that, my friends, is how the new stimulus plan will work.

Here are two unsettling HFCS notes: According to HealthDay News, the average American consumes about 12 teaspoons of HFCS every day. And young people who guzzle soft drinks along with plenty of snacks consume considerably more.

Two new studies show they may also be increasing their mercury load.

In study number one, researchers found measurable amounts of mercury in nearly half of the 20 HFCS samples tested, collected from three different HFCS manufacturers. This study was followed up by similar research from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. The IATP team examined 55 brand name food products that listed HFCS as the first or second ingredient. Almost one-third of the products contained mercury.

As we've seen in the past, the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) doesn't stand idly by when someone starts casting aspersions on HFCS. CRA president Audrae Erickson quickly released a statement, noting that the study "appears to be based on outdated information of dubious significance." hehe

Her statement was countered by an IATP spokesman who told HealthDay that the information in the first study was gathered from the FDA in 2005, while the second study examined food products purchased from grocery stores in late 2008.

The IATP also notes that the "mercury cell" technology that prompts mercury contamination in HFCS is still used in four HFCS manufacturing plants in the U.S.

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This is a Great Site!!!  turn up your sound - sit back and Enjoy!!!  really worthwhile!!  Thought this was really neat & calming, and thought you might enjoy some relaxing to the neat music, I had to come back here & click  twice to get to the Goose,   give it a shot!!  It self scrolls!!   (Ends with html)

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Go to http://www.howmanyofme.com/" title="http://www.howmanyofme.com/" target="_blank"http://www.howmanyofme.com/  

 to find out how many people have

 the same name as you.  Check the

bottom box, for the both name combination!

Victoria, Texas (pop. 55,000)

is a town about 80 miles west of Houston. 
 
Local Hispanic leaders there, in

opposition to pending Immigration

Legislation, boycotted all Caucasian

 owned  businesses in the Victoria

area this past weekend as a

 demonstration of their economic

impact on the community. The

boycott was declared a success

by the Hispanic community,

noting that revenue in Caucasian

owned businesses was down by 19%.
 
Business owners declared the

boycott a success as well, 

pointing out that shoplifting

was reduced by 77%, money orders

 sent out of the country were

down by 97%, and the cost of

daily clean-up and trash

collection was down by 84%.

Shoppers reported that they

could actually hear English

being spoken throughout

the community for the first 

time in recent memory, and  

customers actually paid for

 purchases with real money,

not government debit cards.

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Most Common Source of Calories in U.S. is LOADED With Mercury!

Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, according to a new study. Mercury was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient.

HFCS has replaced sugar as the sweetener in many beverages and foods. A high consumer can take in about 20 teaspoons of HFCS per day. The chemical was found most commonly in HFCS-containing dairy products, dressings and condiments.

The use of mercury-contaminated caustic soda in the production of HFCS is common. 

In case you weren't aware, the number one source of calories in the United States is high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). The average American consumes about 12 teaspoons of it every day, though as the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) pointed out, teens and other "high consumers" may consume 80 percent more than that.

Now it turns out that this widespread sweetener is contaminated with the toxic heavy metal mercury!

The samples were found to contain levels of mercury ranging from below a detection limit of 0.005 to 0.570 micrograms mercury per gram of HFCS. And this was from samples of popular name-brand foods and beverages, including some made by Quaker, Hershey's, Kraft and Smucker's.

I wonder how long it will take BO to learn this:

The problem with Socialism is

You eventually run out of

Other people’s money.

        & nbsp;   &n bsp; - Margaret Thatcher

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The state of Utah got sacked by a

 Nigerian Scam... Some kind of ID

theft, then direct of an account in

 Bureau of Affairs. When the

deposits got big the BofA wondered,

 How come Utah?  They cleaned

em out for 2.5 million dollars!!!

Actually getting most of it back,

 but havent got the perps yet!!

UT pretty embarrassed!!

WEEP OR GET ANGRY?...
THAT IS MY QUESTION FOR YOU...

 It is just a matter of perspective,

 but I think  it's worth the mention. 

 January 2009:

 1.      Outgoing President George W. Bush
    & nbsp;     quietly boards his helicopter and
    & nbsp;   &n bsp;  leaves for Texas, commenting only: 
    & nbsp;   &n bsp;  "Today is not about me.  Today is a
    & nbsp;     historical day for our nation and people."

 January 20 eight years ago:

 1.  Outgoing President Bill Clinton schedules
two separate radio addresses to the nation,
and organizes a public farewell speech/rally
 in downtown  Washington D.C. scheduled to
 directly conflict with incoming President Bush's
 inauguration ceremony.

 January 20, 2009:

 2.  President Bush leaves office
 without issuing a single Presidential
pardon, only granting a commutation
of sentence to two former border patrol 
 agents convicted of shooting a convicted
 drug smuggler.  He does not
grant  any type of clemency to Scooter Libby
or any other former political aide, ally, or
business partner.

January 20 eight years ago:

2.  President Clinton issues 140
pardons and several commutations of
sentence on his final day in office. 
Included in these are:  billionaire
 financier, convicted tax evader,
and leading Democratic campaign
 contributor Marc Rich; Whitewater
scandal figure Susan McDougal;
Congressional Post Office Scandal
 figure and former Democratic
Congressman Dan Rostenkowski;
and child porn perpetrator and former
 Democratic Congressman Melvin Reynolds;
 and convicted drug felon Roger Clinton,
 the President's half-brother.

January 20, 2009:

3.   The Bush daughters leave gift baskets
in the White House bedrooms for  the Obama
daughters, containing flowers, candy,
stuffed animals, DVD's and CD's, and heartfelt
 notes of encouragement and advice for the
young girls  on how to prepare for their new
lives in the White House.

January 20 eight years ago:

3.    Clinton and Gore staffers rip computer
wires and electrical outlets  from the White
House walls, stuff piles of notebook papers
 into the White House toilets, systematically
 remove the letter "W" from every computer
key-pad in the entire White House, and
 damage several thousand dollars
worth of furniture in the White House
master bedroom.

 Headlines On January 20, 2005:

 "Republicans spending $42 million on
 inauguration while troops Die in unarmored Humvees"

 "Bush extravagance exceeds any
reason during tough economic times"
"Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration
 party, Ordinary Americans get t he shaft"

 Headlines On January 20, 2009:

 "Historic Obama Inauguration will cost
 only $170 million"  "Obama Spends $170
million on inauguration; America Needs A Big Party"

 "Everyman Obama shows America how to celebrate"

 "Citibank executives contribute $8 million to Obama Inauguration"

From: Dr. Mercola:  How to Hallucinate With Ping-Pong Balls and a Radio
Want to change the way you see the world? Try a few of these fun tricks!

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10 Diseases Linked  To Soda

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Statistics shows that Americans drink more soda than ever before. They account for more than 25 percent of all drinks consumed in the United States. More than 15 billion gallons were sold in 2000 -- about one 12-ounce can per day for every man, woman and child.

But here's some information that may keep you away from opening the can:

1. Extra pounds

Soda is a significant contributor to obesity. Drinking a single can a day of sugary drinks translates to more than a pound of weight gain every month. And diet soda is just as likely to cause weight gain as regular, or even more -- it may sound counterintuitive, but people who drink diet soft drinks actually don't lose weight. Artificial sweeteners induce a whole set of physiologic and hormonal responses that actually make you gain weight.

2. Liver damage

Soda damages your liver. Consumption of too many soft drinks puts you under increased risk for liver cirrhosis similar to the increased risk faced by chronic alcoholics.

3. Tooth decay

Soda dissolves tooth enamel. Soft drinks are responsible for doubling or tripling the incidence of tooth decay. Soda's acidity is even worse for teeth than the solid sugar found in candy.

4. Kidney stones and chronic kidney disease

Colas of all kinds are well known for their high phosphoric acid content, a substance that changes the urine in a way that promotes kidney stone formation. Drinking one quart (less than three 12-ounce cans) of soda per week may increase your risk of developing kidney stones by 15 percent.

5. Diabetes

Anything that promotes weight gain increases the risk of diabetes. Drinking soda also stresses your body's ability to process sugar. Some scientists now suspect that this may explain why the number of Americans with type 2 diabetes has tripled from 6.6 million in 1980 to 20.8 million today.

6. Heartburn & acid reflux

Heavy consumption of soda is a strong predictor of heartburn. Many carbonated beverages are very acidic. They also deliver a lot of air in the form of carbon dioxide, which can cause distension of your stomach. And that distension appears to be associated with more reflux.

7. Soft drinks = Soft Bones = Osteoporosis

Soft drinks containing phosphoric acid are definitely linked to osteoporosis (a weakening of your skeletal structure) because they lead to lower calcium levels and higher phosphate levels in your blood. When phosphate levels are high and calcium levels are low, calcium is pulled out of your bones.

8. Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Experts have reasons to believe that overconsumption of soda leads to an increase in blood pressure. It doesn't matter if the soda is regular or diet.

9. Heart disease

Heavy soda drinkers are more likely to develop risk factors for heart disease. Research shows that drinking more than one soft drink a day is associated with an increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome -- a group of symptoms such as central obesity, elevated blood pressure, elevated fasting blood sugar, elevated fasting triglycerides, and low levels of HDL or "good" cholesterol. Having three or more of the symptoms increases your risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

10. Impaired digestion (gastrointestinal distress)

Gastrointestinal distress includes increased stomach acid levels requiring acid inhibitors, and moderate to severe gastric inflammation with possible stomach lining erosion. Drinking sodas, especially on an empty stomach, can upset the fragile acid-alkaline balance of your stomach and other gastric lining, creating a continuous acid environment. This prolonged acid environment can lead to inflammation of your stomach and duodenal lining.

    & nbsp;   &n bsp;   &nb sp;   &nbs p;     ;   ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = romance 

Smart man + dumb woman = affair

Dumb man + smart woman = marriage 

Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy

_________________________ _____

OFFICE ARITHMETIC

Smart boss + smart employee = profit

Smart boss + dumb employee = production

Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion

Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime 

_________________________ ____

SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs. 

A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.

_________________________ ___
 

GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
 

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.

A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.

A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

_________________________ ____

HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.

To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

_________________________ _____

LONGEVITY
 

Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.

_________________________ _____

PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.

A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.

_________________________ ____

DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE

A woman has the last word in any argument
 

Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

_________________________ ____ 

HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED
 

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, 'You're next.' They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.

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Not all from this year
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Free Riders

Three engineers and three accountants are traveling

by train to a conference. At the station,

 the three accountants each buy tickets

and watch as the three engineers buy

only a single ticket.

"How are three people going to travel

on only one ticket?" asks an accountant.

 "Watch and you'll see," answers an

 engineer. They all board the train. T

he accountants take their respective

seats but all three engineers cram

 into a restroom and close the door

behind them.

Shortly after the train has departed,

the conductor comes around collecting

 tickets. He knocks on the restroom

 door and says, "ticket, please." The

 door opens just a crack and a single

 arm emerges with a ticket in hand.

The conductor takes it and moves on.

The accountants saw this and agreed

it was quite a clever idea. So after

the conference, the accountants

decide to copy the engineers on t

he return trip and save some money

(being clever with money, and all!)

 When they get to the station they

 buy a single ticket for the return trip.

To their astonishment, the

engineers don't buy a ticket at all.

"How are you going to travel

without a ticket?" says one

perplexed accountant.

"Watch and you'll see," answers

an engineer. When they board

the train the three accountants

cram into a restroom and the t

hree engineers cram into another

 one nearby. The train departs.

Shortly afterward, one of the

engineers leaves his restroom

and walks over to the restroom

 where the accountants are hiding.

He knocks on the door and says,

 "ticket, please."

> Three  men - 

a Canadian farmer, 

Osama bin Laden

 and  a White Trash  

Biker are all walking
  together one  day.  

> They  come across a
  lantern and a Genie 
 pops out of  it.  
 
 

> 'I  will give each of
  you  one wish, which
  is three wishes in 
  total',says  the Genie.  

> 

> The  Canadian says,
  'I am a farmer and my
  son will also farm.  
 I want the land to be 
 forever fertile  in 
 Canada '   

> 

> POOF!   With the blink 
 of the Genie's eye, the 
 land in Canada was  forever 

> fertile for farming.  

>  

> Osama  was amazed, so 
 he said, 'I want a wall 

> around Afghanistan , 
 Palestine, Iraq and Iran
  so that no  infidels, 
 Americans or Canadians  

> can  come into our 
 precious land.'  

> 

> POOF!   Again, with the
  blink of the Genie's eye,
  there was  a huge wall 

> around those  countries.  

>  

> The Biker says,  'I am 
 very curious.  

>

> Please  tell me more 
 about this wall.'  

>   

> The  Genie explains, 
 'Well, it's about 5,000 feet

> high,  5oo feet thick and 

> completely surrounds the  
 country.  Nothing can get in or 

> out;  
 >

> it's  virtually impenetrable.'  

> 

> The Biker  sits down on his
  Harley, cracks a beer, lites a 

> cigar,  

>  

> smiles  and says,  

>  

> 'Fill  it with water.'  

>