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___________________________________________________ History: on this day, January 20, in 1981, Iran released 52 Americans that had been held hostage for 444 days. The hostages were flown to Algeria and then to a U.S. base in Wiesbaden, West Germany. The release occurred minutes after the U.S. presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. ____________________________________________________ Bonehead Award: Auburn police arrest man after attempted kidnapping of bikini barista _____________________________________________________ Q A man can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days. --- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one. --- A. J. Liebling (1904 - 1963) ____________________________________________________ The housewife answered the phone and listened with relief to the voice in her ear. "How are you, dear? What kind of day are you having?" "Oh, mom, the baby won't eat, the washing machine is broken, I've not been able to get out of the house to shop, I twisted my ankle and have been hobbling around. On top of that, the house is a mess and we're supposed to have two couples over for dinner tonight." "Now dear, just stay calm. Sit down, relax, close your eyes, and I'll be over in 1/2 hour. I'll do the shopping, clean up the house, and cook your dinner for you. I'll take care of the baby when I get there and call a repairman I know who'll get the washing machine fixed. In fact, I'll call George at the office and tell him he ought to come home and help out for once." "George? Who's George?" "Why, that's your *husband*, dear." "Mom, I don't have a husband." "Is this 234-5678?" "Uh, no, it's not. I think you have a wrong number." The housewife paused, then got rather hysterical: "But, but, but, you're still going to come over and help me, aren't you?" __________________________________________________ hi Webby Here s one more and wish you a good weekend. Bye Nari Try, Try Again Happy with their two stunningly beautiful teenage daughters but wanting a son, a middle-aged couple decided to try one last time. After months of effort, the wife finally became pregnant, and nine months later she delivered a healthy baby boy. The happy father rushed to the nursery to see his new son and was horrified to discover that the child was the ugliest he had ever seen. The man went back to his wife. "There's no way I could be the father of that baby! Look at the two beautiful daughters we've had!" He glared at his wife. "Have you been fooling around on me?" His wife smiled sweetly and replied, "Not this time." __________________________________________________ Reported by Rock An International Bonehead Award has been earned by Matthew Darnell, Auburn, Washington, USA Auburn police arrest man after attempted kidnapping of bikini barista Auburn Police on Monday said they arrested a man accused of trying to kidnap a barista at a drive-though window. The police department identified the suspect as Matthew Darnell on its social media pages. During his first appearance at King County Jail Court, prosecutors said he is a business owner who lives with his parents in Auburn. Surveillance video on Jan. 16 captured the man roll up to a coffee stand window and order something. When the victim went to hand cash back to him, he is seen grabbing her arm and pulling, then appears to try and zip-tie her arm. The barista pulled her arm free and slammed the window shut, and the suspect sped off. King County Prosecuting Attorney's office said Darnell faces charges of attempted kidnapping in the second degree with a finding of sexual motivation, and assault in the first degree. "The fact that he tried to capture a petite young woman from a bikini barista stand who was wearing a bikini top and short skirt strongly suggests that this was sexually motivated," said Julissa Rachor, deputy prosecuting attorney. On Jan. 17, police said in a tweet: "After overwhelming support from the community, APD has arrested a suspect in this case." A superform obtained by FOX 13 News showed that numerous tips identified the suspect. Police checked with the Department of Licensing and found the suspect and vehicle descriptions to both be a match. Investigators said they went to the suspect's home which was a mile north of where the truck was last seen. Detectives said they found the suspect in his driveway, read him his rights and took him into custody. According to the superform, the suspect gave voluntary consent for detectives to search his Chevy Silverado truck. They said they found a black ziptie about 10 inches in diameter under the front passenger seat that matched the size and width of the one seen on the video. Police previously said the suspect had a unique tattoo on his left forearm that appears to read "Chevrolet." "By the video you can tell he put some thought into this plan that he was conducting, y'know, obviously he had the zip tie, he grabbed the arm. So it's very concerning, it's very alarming, and it's something that we're trying to figure out quick so we can get this guy into custody so he's not a threat to the community," said Kolby Crossley with the Auburn Police Department. Auburn Police on Monday said they arrested a man accused of trying to kidnap a barista at a drive-though window. The police department identified the suspect as Matthew Darnell on its social media pages. During his first appearance at King County Jail Court, prosecutors said he is a business owner who lives with his parents in Auburn. Surveillance video on Jan. 16 captured the man roll up to a coffee stand window and order something. When the victim went to hand cash back to him, he is seen grabbing her arm and pulling, then appears to try and zip-tie her arm. The barista pulled her arm free and slammed the window shut, and the suspect sped off. King County Prosecuting Attorney's office said Darnell faces charges of attempted kidnapping in the second degree with a finding of sexual motivation, and assault in the first degree. "The fact that he tried to capture a petite young woman from a bikini barista stand, who was wearing a bikini top and short skirt strongly suggests that this was sexually motivated," said Julissa Rachor, deputy prosecuting attorney. On Jan. 17, police said in a tweet: "After overwhelming support from the community, APD has arrested the suspect in this case." A superform obtained by FOX 13 News showed that numerous tips identified the suspect. Police checked with the Department of Licensing and found the suspect and vehicle descriptions to both be a match. Investigators said they went to the suspect's home which was a mile north of where the truck was last seen. Detectives said they found the suspect in his driveway, read him his rights and took him into custody. According to the superform, the suspect gave voluntary consent for detectives to search his Chevy Silverado truck. They said they found a black ziptie about 10 inches in diameter under the front passenger seat that matched the size and width of the one seen on the video. Police previously said the suspect had a unique tattoo on his left forearm that appears to read "Chevrolet." "By the video you can tell he put some thought into this plan that he was conducting, y'know, obviously he had the zip tie, he grabbed the arm. So it's very concerning, it's very alarming, and it's something that we're trying to figure out quick so we can get this guy into custody so he's not a threat to the community," said Kolby Crossley with the Auburn Police Department. I have met those bikini baristas in Cape Coral when I went there to help Sandie prepare for hurricane Wilma. I am very surprised that the locals in Auburn only told the cops where the pervert was, and did not thoroughly tune him up. In most towns people really love those bikini barristas! ___________________________________________________ ShortTail Weawsel ___________________________________________________ Recently in Traffic Court, a man who received an expensive parking ticket testified that a uniformed Policeman had given his OK for the man to park there. The Judge asked the man if he would recognize the Officer if he ever saw him again, and the man replied that he would. The Judge then said, "Good. When you see the Officer again, tell him he owes you 57 dollars. Next..." ___________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Church Bulletin board bleeper: I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirty and you gave me something to drink. ____________________________________________________ In a test of emergency systems some boy scouts impersonated wounded persons who were to be picked up and cared for by the emergency units. One Scout was supposed to lie on the ground and await his rescuers, but the first-aid people got behind schedule, and the Scout lay "wounded" for several hours. When the first-aid squad arrived where the casualty was supposed to be, they found nothing but a brief note: "Have bled to death and gone to Tim Hortons for a refill." __________________________________________________ If you can spare a coin, PLEASE hit PayPal with it! _____________________________________________________ DearWebby's Tech Support Pits FROM: Alice RE: Mystery charges on CC statement Dear Webby On my Mastercard statement there are 3 charges from Stoneslimerevolution, amounting to a few hundred dollars. I can't find that company onthe net and most definitely have never dealt with them. What do I do now? Alice Dear Alice Grab a fresh cup of coffee and call the 1-800 on the back of the card. Tell them that those charges are not legit. They will hem and haw and take 15 minutes, but eventually, they will take those charges, and any others, that would fall onto the following month, and trash them. They might also trash all other charges on that statement. They will issue you a new card, that will be in the mail soon. Until that arrives, just use PayPal. Have FUN DearWebby _____________________________________________________ "I hope you didn't take it personally, Pastor," an embarrassed woman said after a church service, "when my husband walked out during your sermon." "I did find it rather disconcerting," the preacher replied. "It's not a reflection on you, sir," insisted the church goer. "Ralph has been walking in his sleep ever since he was a kid." ____________________________________________________ Today, January 20 in 1265, The first English parliament met in Westminster Hall. 1801, John Marshall was appointed chief justice of the United States. 1839, Chile defeated a confederation of Peru and Bolivia in the Battle of Yungay. 1841, The island of Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain. It returned to Chinese control in July 1997. 1885, The roller coaster was patented by L.A. Thompson. 1886, The Mersey Railway Tunnel was officially opened by the Prince of Wales. 1887, The U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base. 1891, James Hogg took office as the first native-born governor of Texas. 1892, The first official basketball game was played by students at the Springfield, MA, YMCA Training School. 1929, The movie "In Old Arizona" was released. The film was the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors. 1937, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to be inaugurated on January 20th. The 20th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution officially set the date for the swearing in of the President and Vice President. 1942, Nazi officials held the Wannsee conference, during which they arrived at their "final solution" that called for exterminating Europe's Jews. 1944, The British RAF dropped 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin. 1952, In Juarez, Mexico, Patricia McCormick debuted as the first professional woman bullfighter from the United States. 1953, "Studio One" became the first television show to be transmitted from the United States to Canada. 1954, The National Negro Network was formed on this date. Forty radio stations were charter members of the network. 1972, The number of unemployed in Britain exceeded 1 million. 1981, Iran released 52 Americans that had been held hostage for 444 days. The hostages were flown to Algeria and then to a U.S. base in Wiesbaden, West Germany. The release occurred minutes after the U.S. presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. 1985, The most-watched Super Bowl game in history was seen by an estimated 115.9 million people. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins, 38-16. Super Bowl XIX marked the first time that TV commercials sold for a million dollars a minute. 1986, The U.S. observed the first federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. 1986, Britain and France announced their plans to build the Channel Tunnel. 1986, New footage of the 1931 "Frankenstein" was found. The footage was originally deleted because it was considered to be too shocking. 1987, Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite was kidnapped in Beirut, Lebanon. He was there attempting to negotiate the release of Western hostages. He was not freed until November 1991. 1994, Shannon Faulkner became the first woman to attend classes at The Citadel in South Carolina. Faulkner joined the cadet corps in August 1995 under court order but soon dropped out. 1996, Yasser Arafat was elected president of the Palestinian Authority and his supporters won two thirds of the 80 seats in the Legislative Council. 1997, Bill Clinton was inaugurated for his second term as president of the United States. 1998, American researchers announced that they had cloned calves that may produce medicinal milk. 1998, In Chile, a judge agreed to hear a lawsuit that accused Chile's former dictator Augusto Pinochet with genocide. 1999, The China News Service announced that the Chinese government was tightening restrictions on internet use. The rules were aimed at 'Internet Bars.' 2000, Greece and Turkey signed five accords aimed to build confidence between the two nations. 2022 Do smiled.
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