Good Morning, Do! Today is Thunday, November 7 ___________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________ Today's Bonehead Award: Man shot in Phoenix road rage incident with girlfriend, child in car; arrest made ___________________________________________________ Today, November 7 in 1895 The last spike was driven into Canada's first transcontinental railway in the mountains of British Columbia. ____________________________________________________ A Congressman was once asked about his attitude toward whiskey. "If you mean the demon drink that poisons the mind, pollutes the body, desecrates family life, and inflames sinners, then I'm against it. But, if you mean the elixir of Christmas cheer, the shield against winter chill, the taxable potion that puts needed funds into public coffers to comfort little crippled children, then I'm for it. This is my position, and I will not compromise." ____________________________________________________ What is it with the Thaturday and Thunday? Leroy was complaining that Sarah was not cooperating often enough. So the Rabbi suggested that she should cooperate on days, when there was a "T" in the name of the day. That was fine with Leroy. That evening he announced that the good days were Tuesday, Thursday, Thaturday, Thunday, Today and Tamarra. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ "Sir," she inquired, "Why doesn't this cow have any horns?" The farmer cocked his head for a moment, then began in a patient tone, "Well, ma'am, cattle can do a powerful lot of damage with horns. Sometimes we keep'em trimmed down with a hacksaw. Other times we can fix up the young 'uns by puttin' a couple drops of acid where their horns would grow in, and that stops 'em cold. Still, there are some breeds of cattle that never grow horns. But the reason this here cow don't have no horns, ma'am, is 'cause it's a horse." ____________________________________________________ Reported by Rock An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by Jenee Mariaanne Pannell, 27, Phoenix, Arizona, USA Man shot in Phoenix road rage incident with girlfriend, child in car; arrest made Jenee Mariaanne Pannell, 27, arrested for shooting a man during a traffic dispute in Phoenix while his girlfriend and child were inside the car. An arrest has been made in a Phoenix road rage shooting that left a father in the hospital fighting for his life. According to police, the shooting happened at the intersection of 43rd and Peoria avenues. Officers responded to the scene just before 10 a.m. and learned that the drivers of a sedan and SUV got into an argument at a red light over a traffic dispute. The driver of the sedan reportedly shot at the SUV. The driver of the SUV, identified by loved ones as Jesus Marquez, was hospitalized with serious injuries. The girlfriend of the victim, Lynda Hamilton, said he was on the way to work and she, along with their two-year-old child, were in the car when the shooting happened. On Nov. 4, police said 27-year-old Jenee Pannell was taken into custody in connection to the shooting after video surveillance from a Valley Metro bus captured the crime and her license plate. Investigators were then able to track her down by pinging her GPS location from her cell phone. Pannell faces drive-by shooting and aggravated assault charges. Hamilton said Marquez was reportedly in the ICU and was expected to undergo surgery, adding that he had a bullet between his skull and skin. It went through the back window between me and my son "I'm devastated. I don't know what I'm gonna do if my boyfriend does pass away," Hamilton said. Hamilton explains that it all started when the woman driving a sedan cut them off. "He asked me, he said, Hey did you see what that lady just did? And I said, Yeah, forget it." When they reached the traffic light, Hamilton says both drivers had their windows down. The light turned green and as they moved forward, she says the woman fired a shot at them. "It went through the back window between me and my son and hit him in the head as he was driving and he crashed," she said. Phoenix Police Sgt. Vincent Cole said, "He accelerated through the intersection and went over the pedestrian walkway, fortunately not striking any pedestrians and came to rest against the wall." "I need to know who did this We need justice," Hamilton said. ____________________________________________________ If you can help with the cost of the Humor Letter, please donate what you can! ______________________________________________________ From: Bonnie Re: Return to fractions in England Dear Webby, Just got home from a trip through VA and TN (it was beyond lovely, hills (OK, mountains) gorgeous colors, mists toward evening. Finally got to this letter from you and wonder if you saw this announcement a few weeks ago. Of course, I'm in the US so I say keep the Imperial system! Published Sept. 17, 2021Updated Sept. 21, 2021 LONDON The British government said it was taking steps to return to its traditional system of imperial weights and m easures, allowing shops and market stalls to sell fruits and vegetables labeled in pounds and ounces alone, rather than in the metric systems grams and kilograms, a move it hailed as an example of the countrys new post-Brexit freedoms. Bonnie in Flat Rock, NC Dear Bonnie There will always be some nostalgia freaks. Don't worry. They are not going to drop the decimal system, just allow some old folks to use the old system in road side farm produce stands. We have the same in Canada. Sometimes the old system is also used by fishermen, especially if they just guess the weight. Industry and commerce is going to stay on the decimal system, especially in the US, where today's kids can't handle fractions anyway. Have FUN! DearWebby | If you can help with the cost of the Humor Letter, please donate what you can! | If you like my work,
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_____________________________________________ If GH can stand for P as in Hiccough If OUGH can stand for O as in Dough If PHTH can stand for T as in Phthisis If EIGH can stand for A as in Neighbor If TTE can stand for T as in Gazette If EAU can stand for O as in Plateau Then the right way to spell POTATO should be: "GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU" ______________________________________________ Bernard, who is noted for his gracious manners, was awakened one morning at four forty four a.m. by his ringing telephone . . . "Your dog's barking, and it's keeping me awake," said an angry voice. Bernard thanked the caller and politely asked his name and number before hanging up. The next morning, at precisely four forty four a.m., Bernard called his neighbor back . . . "Good morning, Mr. Williams. I just called to tell you that I don't HAVE a dog." ______________________________________________ | Ophelia Dingbatter's NewsNo sermon and not suitable for church, just jokes and fun for grownups. Read it on-line or subscribe. If you subscribe, look for the double opt-in confirmation request. |
Grampa was telling his youngest grandson about his terrifying experience with cannibals. "There I was, lost in the middle of the jungle, surrounded by twenty hungry cannibals....." His grandson said, "But last time you told me, there were only ten hungry cannibals." And Grampa said, "Ah, but you were too young then, to know the whole horrible truth!" ___________________________________________________ | Today, November 7, in 1637 Anne Hutchinson, the first female religious leader in the American colonies, was banished from the Massatwoshitts Bay Colony for heresy. 1665 "The London Gazette" was first published. 1811 The Shawnee Indians of chief Tecumseh were defeated by William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Wabash (or (Tippecanoe). 1837 In Alton, IL, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy was shot to death by a mob (supporters of slavery) while trying to protect his printing shop from a third destruction. 1874 The Republican party of the U.S. was first symbolized as an elephant in a cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly. 1876 The cigarette manufacturing machine was patented by Albert H. Hook. 1893 The state of Colorado granted its women the right to vote. 1895 The last spike was driven into Canada's first transcontinental railway in the mountains of British Columbia. 1916 Jeanette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress. 1917 Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place. The provisional government of Alexander Kerensky was overthrown by forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. 1918 During World War I, a false report through the United Press announced that an armistice had been signed. 1932 "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" was broadcast for the first on CBS Radio. 1933 Voters in Pennsylvania eliminated sports from Pennsylvanian "Blue Laws." 1940 The middle section of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington state collapsed during a windstorm. The suspension bridge had opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. (that year) 1944 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first person to win a fourth term as president. 1963 The comedy "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" premiered in Hollywood. 1965 The "Pillsbury Dough Boy" debuted in television commercials. 1967 Carl Stokes was elected the first black mayor Cleveland, OH, becoming the first black mayor of a major city. 1967 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a bill establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 1967 The U.S. Selective Service Commission announced that college students arrested in anti-war demonstrations would lose their draft deferments. 1973 New Jersey became the first U.S. state to permit girls to play on Little League baseball teams. 1973 The U.S. Congress over-rode President Nixon's veto of the War Powers Act, which limits a chief executive's power to wage war without congressional approval. 1983 A bomb exploded in the U.S. Capitol. No one was injured. 1985 The Colombian army stormed the country's Palace of Justice. The siege claimed the lives of 100 people, including 11 Supreme Court Justices. The Palace had been seized by leftist guerrillas belonging to the April 19 Movement. 1987 Tunisia's president Habib Bourguiba was overthrown. He had been president since the country's independence in 1956. 1988 Sugar Ray Leonard knocked out Donnie LaLonde. 1989 L. Douglas Wilder won the governor's race in Virginia, becoming the first elected African-American state governor in U.S. history. 1989 David Dinkins was elected and become New York City's first African-American mayor. 1989 Richard Ramirez, convicted of California's "Night Stalker" killings, was sentenced to death. 1991 Magic Johnson (NBA) announced that he had tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS, and that he was retiring from basketball. 1991 Pro- and anti-Communists rallies took place in Moscow on the 74th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. 1991 Actor Paul Reubens, a.k.a. Pee Wee Herman, pled no contest to charges of indecent exposure. Reubens had been arrested in Sarasota, FL, for exposing himself in a theater. 1995 In a Japanese courtroom, three U.S. military men admitted to the rape of a 12-year-old Okinawan schoolgirl. 1999 Tiger Woods became the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win four straight tournaments. 2000 Hillary Rodham Clinton made history as the first president's wife to win public office. The state of New York elected her to the U.S. Senate. (New York) 2001 The new .BIZ domain extension was officially launched. 2001 After a 16-month stoppage the Concorde resumed flying commercially. 2021 Do smiled. |
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