Is there a benefit to RAID back-up? 



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It's Thursday, September 2, 2010
September first was the end of the "Celebrate The Date" newsletter,
a daily newsletter dedicated to trivia and history. 

I simply don't have the time any more. If anybody is interested
in buying that list, let me know. There are about 3000 subscribers,
and it is ranked third from the top at the Ezinefinder. 

If somebody is interested in that topic and has time, there is
good potential for income there. However, if you can not spare
an hour per day, don't bother. Once you get the hang of it, 
it will take less time, of course, but initially you should budget
at least an hour per day.

Newsletters or "Lists" like that usually sell for $1 to $3 per 
subscriber. So, if you can double your number of subscribers,
then you double your investment.


Thanks to Robert for sending a picture to use as an icon for the
link to the Archive. Are you the wizard holding up the scroll?

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DearWebby


"Always listen to the experts. They'll tell you what can'tbe done and why. Then do it." --- Robert Heinlein "Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing." -- Harriet Braiker "Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on." -- Ed Howe
Also known as 'women's intuition,' this sixth sense thing is no myth. Women usually seem to know what's going on in their man's lives almost better than they do themselves. Why is this? They empty his pockets before throwing his laundry into the washing machine.
A drunk walks into a bar and says to the bartender (with a drunken slur), "Tarbender, buy everyone in the houshe a drink, pour yourschelf one, and gimme the bill." So the bartender does just that and hands the man a bill for $57. The drunk says, "I haven't got it." The bartender slaps the guy around a few times, then throws him out into the street. The very next day the same drunk walks into the bar and once again says (with a drunken slur), "Tarbender, buy everyone in the houshe a drink, pour yourschelf one, and gimme the bill." The bartender looks at the guy and figures to himself that he can't possibly be stupid enough to pull the same trick twice. So he gives him the benefit of the doubt, pours a round of drinks for the house, has a drink himself and hands the drunk a bill for $67. The drunk says, "I haven't got it." The bartender can't believe it. He picks the guy up, beats the living daylights out of him, then throws him out into the street. The next day the same drunk walks back into the same bar and says (with a drunken slur), "Tarbender, buy everyone in the houshe a drink, gimme the bill." In disgust, the bartender says, "What, no drink for me this time?" The drunk replies, "You? No way! You get way too violent when you drink."
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Step-by-step instruction, over 70 delicious recipes.
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A young boy came to Sunday School late. His teacher knew that he was usually very prompt and asked him if anything was wrong. The boy replied no, that he was going fishing but his dad told him that he needed to go to church. The teacher was very impressed and asked the boy if his dad had explained to him why it was more important to go to church than to go fishing. The boy replied: "Yes he did. Dad said he didn't have enough bait for both of us."
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Kyle Dubois and his parents in Dover, N.H. Thanks to Cathi for sending this info! Brain damaged idiot tries electrocution and sues teacher DOVER, N.H. — A New Hampshire high school student shocked so severely in shop class that his heart stopped beating is suing his teacher, the school district and the city of Dover. Kyle Dubois and his parents claim teacher Thomas Kelley did not warn Dubois and other students of the dangers of the electrical demonstration cords in their electrical trades class. On March 11, Dubois attached an electrical clamp to one nipple while another student attached another clamp to the other. A third student plugged in the cord. Dubois claims he was apparently injured. The New Hampshire Union Leader says Dubois' suit contends his brain damage is due to that brain dead activity. Kelley resigned from his teaching position about a month after the incident.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Cindy Re: What is RAID back-up? Dear Webby, I hear a lot about RAID back-up being the best type, but with my limited knowledge and experience, I either don't fully understand it, or have real doubts about it's reliability. Wouldn't simultaneously writing the same stuff onto two drives just duplicate any problems? Cindy Dear Cindy You and me are in the same camp. In the old days, when hard drives physically wore out in a couple of years, some people thought it was a good idea, to have a new drive writing the same stuff as the old drive. That concept apparently sold more drives than simply replacing the before they wore out. Nowadays, when drives last a long time, and the threat of data loss is mostly due to hackers or software malfunction or user mistakes, the RAID concept does not make sense any more. Intelligent back-ups once a day protect your data much better, even though some techs will grumble about having to write a script that does that automatically. Have FUN! DearWebby
The mother of three notoriously unruly youngsters was asked whether or not she'd have children if she had it to do over again. "Sure," she replied, "but definitely not the same ones."
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Keep Your Garden Pots Moist With a Diaper Help your pots and hanging baskets keep some moisture by adding a baby diaper in the pot. If you decide to take away the plastic, be sure to water soak the diaper first before emptying the contents into the soil. The dust from the dry contents is not healthy if inhaled. I soak the diapers before putting them in my pots. They hold a lot of water. By kwinters from Jackson, MS http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

A father asked his son, Little Johnny, if he knew about the birds and the bees. "I don't want to know!" Little Johnny said, exploding and bursting into tears. Confused, his father asked Little Johnny what was wrong. "Oh Pop," Johnny sobbed, "for me there was no Santa Claus at age 5, no Easter Bunny at 6, and no Tooth Fairy at 7. And if you're going to tell me now that grownups don't really have sex, I've got nothing left to believe in!"
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Two Yuppettes were shopping. When they started to discuss their home lives, one said, "Seems like all Alfred and I do anymore is fight. I've been so upset, I've lost 20 pounds." "Why don't you just leave him then?" asked her friend. "Oh, No! I can't." the first replied, "I need to lose at least another fifteen pounds first."

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Where is the Archive? 



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Good Morning,  !
It's Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Snow on the mountains in front of my window.
Sure looks pretty in the morning, when the sun hits them. 

Have FUN!
DearWebby


"Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true." -- Polish Proverb
The cowboy who was preparing the horses for the tourists asked a lady she wanted a Western or an English saddle, and she asked what the difference was. He told her one had a horn and one didn't. She replied, "The one without the horn is fine. I don't expect we'll run into too much traffic out here."
Arthur came home after a late-night poker game and was greeted by Sandra, his nagging, sourpussed wife. "And just where have you been all night?," sandra screeched at him. "Playing cards," says Arthur, "but that's not important. What matters is that I lost you to Bubba Smith." "Lost me!!" Sandra screamed, "How did you manage that?" "It was a heartbreaker," Michael admitted. "I had to fold with a royal flush."
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This is not just another cookbook!
Step-by-step instruction, over 70 delicious recipes.
You will have more free time every day!
Save money with once a month cooking
and frugal recipes.
The digital version of this $70 cook book
is only $12.95 and includes an extra
eBook as a bonus. That's a DEAL!


Two boys from the city were on a camping trip. The mosquitoes were so fierce the boys were hiding under their tarps and blankets to keep from being eaten alive. (Yes, Mosquitoes do prefer city slickers with soft skin) Then while they were huddled under a tarp, one of them saw some lightning bugs, and said to his friend: "Oh, NO!!! They're coming after us with flashlights!"
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Kevin Michael Harley, 23, in North Charleston, SC Burglar gets stuck in grease vent NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A would-be burglar who tried to break into a South Carolina restaurant found himself in a tight and a greasy situation. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported a man tried to break into a North Charleston restaurant by climbing down a grease vent. He got stuck and had to wait almost seven hours until he could be freed. North Charleston Police said the man was discovered shortly before 5 a.m. Monday when an employee heard someone calling for help. Police arrived to find a foot dangling in a vent above a stove. Kevin Michael Harley of North Charleston was charged with second-degree burglary.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Margee Re: Where is the archive? Dear Webby, I didn't receive the last few days of your newsletter (last one received was on 8/28). I went to the website and tried to resubscribe and it tells me my address is not real (not sure what that's about). I found I could view today's newsletter online and I have no problem with that, but I would like to go back and view the ones I missed. Do you have an archive of your previous newsletters? Thanks, Margee :) Dear Margee Sounds like you have to screech a temper tantrum at Earthlink and get them to stop censoring your subscription! If they have any lame excuses, send them to http://webby.com/humor/no-sub.html The archive is at http://webby.com/humor/blog There is a link to it near the bottom of the Humor Letter. If you have a suggestion for a cool icon or picture for it, to make it more noticeable, please let me know! Have FUN! DearWebby
Aaron bought his wife a beautiful diamond ring for their anniversary. His friend Benny remarked: "I thought she wanted one of those pretty 4-Wheel drive cars." "She did," Aaron replied. "But where in the world was I going to find a fake Jeep?"
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Create a "Clean Up" CD Create a "cleanup CD". Have the family help get all the cleaning done while the CD is playing. Then when the music is done, you'll have a clean house. By fdreese1 from Richfield, MN http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

Michael strode in to his doctors office and said, "Doc, my druggist said to tell you to change my prescription and to check the prescription you've been giving to a Mrs. Rogers." "Oh, he did, did he?" the doctor shot back. "And since when does a druggist second guess a doctor's orders?" Michael says, "Since he found out that the birth control pills that you prescribed for me did nothing about my hemorrhoids, and the salve you prescribed for Mrs Rogers did not stop her from getting pregnant."
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Norrissa was nervous the night her new boyfriend invited her and her three young sons to an upscale restaurant for the first time. He ordered a bottle of wine with the meal. When the server brought it, the children became quiet as she began the ritual uncorking. When the waitress poured a small amount for Norissa to taste and handed her the glass, her six-year-old piped up, "Mom usually drinks a LOT more than that!"

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Is that cook book legit? 



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Good Morning,  !
It's Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Be sure to click through the picture Robert sent. It's a 
real treat! it is probably the most beautiful ocean beach 
picture I have ever seen.

Have FUN!
DearWebby


It is hard to say whether the doctors of laws or the doctors of divinity have made the greater advances in the lucrative business of mystery. --- Samuel Goldwyn
was at a yard sale one day and saw a box marked "Electronic cat and dog caller -- guaranteed to work." TextTester looked inside and was quite amused to see an electric can opener.
"I'm ashamed of you," the mother said. "Fighting with your best friend is a terrible thing to do!" "He threw a rock at me!" the boy said. "So I threw one at him." The mother stated emphatically, "When he threw a rock at you, you should have come to me." The boy quickly replied, "What good would that have done? My aim is a LOT better than yours!"
Frugal Mom's Guide to Once a Month Cooking
This is not just another cookbook!
Step-by-step instruction, over 70 delicious recipes.
You will have more free time every day!
Save money with once a month cooking
and frugal recipes.
The digital version of this $70 cook book
is only $12.95 and includes an extra
eBook as a bonus. That's a DEAL!


At one point during a game, the coach said to one of his young players, "Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?" The little boy nodded yes. "Do you understand that what matters is whether we win together as a team?" The little boy nodded yes. "So," the coach continued, "when a strike is called, or you are out at first, you don't argue or curse or attack the umpire. Do you understand all that?" Again, the boy nodded. "Good," said the coach. "Now go over there and explain it to your mother."
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Colondra Hamilton, 36 in Elmwood Place, Ohio Woman charged for driving with sex toy while watching porn video The woman was initially stopped by the police in Elmwood Place, close to Cincinnati in Ohio, because her car had illegally tinted windows. But when the woman, identified as 36-year-old Colondra Hamilton, pulled over, the police officer discovered exactly why she might not want people to see into her car. Hamilton was discovered with her trousers unzipped, with a vibrator in her lap, while watching a porn video on a laptop, that was helpfully being held a by a friend in the passenger seat. Police Officer Ross Gilbert gave Hamilton a traffic ticket charging her with 'driving with inappropriate alertness', as well as having illegally tinted windows. She is due to appear in court next Tuesday.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Kay Re: Is the cookbook legit? Dear Webby Thank you for all of your advice and funny stories, would not miss a day. Just wanted to check and make sure that the cookbook you have on your site is ligitamate, and safe to down load. I'm thinking of getting it for my granddaughter. Cannot be to careful these days. Thank you Kay Dear Kay Yes, that Frugal Mom's Cookbook is quite legit. I am quite careful about what links I add, and always check them out. The same goes for all the links in the side menu. There is a lot of very good and solid information there. Have FUN! DearWebby
A vacationer e-mailed an English seaside hotel to ask its location. "It's only a stone's throw away from the beach," he was told. "But how will I recognize it?" asked the man. Back came the reply: "It's the one with all the broken windows."
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Freeze Extra Veggies for Later When you have leftover fresh carrots, celery and other veggies and need to use them before they spoil, try this. Chop them up, give them a quick dip in boiling water and vacuum seal them for a quick soup, casserole or stir fry ingredient later. The package I'm making has carrots, celery and onions. Remember if there's too much water in the veggies to vacuum seal, just pop the package in the freezer for an hour or so then vacuum seal it, the liquid won't run that way. By Melmarr from Michigan http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

Little Johnny's class was having an English lesson, and the teacher called on Little Johnny to recite a sentence with a direct object. Little Johnny stood and thought, then said, "Teacher, I think you have lost weight." "Why thank you, Little Johnny," the teacher said, blushing. "But what is the direct object?" "A good report card next month," he replied.
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"When I was a youngster," complained the frustrated father, "I was disciplined by being sent to my room without supper. But my son has his own TV, phone, computer and DVD player. "So what do you do?" asked his friend. "I send him to MY room!"

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FileZilla 



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Good Morning,  !
It's Monday, August 30, 2010

Yes, still slaving away on rebuilding the servers and uploading 
from back-ups, and re-installing users and software.
I think it rained, but I know I was working non stop and had no
time to stick my nose outside.

Have FUN!
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Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example. --- Francois de La Rochefoucauld Nobody knows the age of the human race, but everybody agrees that it is old enough to know better. --- Socratex
I knew a girl at work once who was truly concerned about her husband's smoking. She told me that she had finally gotten him to agree to limit his smoking at home to only those times, when they had finished making love. She had gotten the idea from a classic movie they had both seen on TV. After about a week, I asked her how it was going. "Just great ! Now how do I get him to smoke more ?"
Frugal Mom's Guide to Once a Month Cooking
This is not just another cookbook!
Step-by-step instruction, over 70 delicious recipes.
You will have more free time every day!
Save money with once a month cooking
and frugal recipes.
The digital version of this $70 cook book
is only $12.95 and includes an extra
eBook as a bonus. That's a DEAL!


The story is told of a day when Queen Elizabeth had the Duke Of Edinbourgh over for a cup of tea. The conversation turned equestrian and the Queen was telling the Duke about her new prize horse. After a spell of ranting and raving over this horse the Duke said, "Well, then, let's see this fine animal!" So the Queen and the Duke went over to the stables to admire the horse. At one point the Queen walked around the horse, just as it let out an earth trembling fart, with a smell that brought tears to everybody's eyes and blistered the paint ... let's just say it was awesome.. The Queen turned a bit red and said, "Oh, I am terribly sorry about that!" "Oh, that's quite alright," the Duke replied, "I had thought it was the horse!"
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Juan Rodriguez, 30, in Holyoke, Mass. Coke hidden in sausage A Massachusetts man has been arrested after a kilogram of cocaine hidden inside a hollowed out chunk of bologna was delivered to his home. Holyoke police say they were tipped off by postal inspectors in Puerto Rico who had been investigating similar shipments. A dog confirmed the presence of drugs and the bologna was cut open. The meat was then repackaged and an undercover postal inspector delivered it to a Holyoke address at about 4:45 p.m. on Thursday where a woman sitting on the front steps signed for it. Police then executed a search warrant and arrested 30-year-old Juan Rodriguez on a cocaine trafficking charge. He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday. Police say the cocaine had a street value of $100,000. The investigation is ongoing.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Michael Re: reliable FTP program Dear Webby, I need a reliable but affordable FTP program, that is easy enough to use, so that I can get the night clerks at the front counter to use it. They are computer literate enough to play on FaceBook, but don't know anything about web pages. Thanks Michael Dear Michael I used to list more than half a dozen FTP programs in my Tool Box, but nowadays I just have FileZilla in there. It is fast, reliable, easy to use, and free. Once you set it up for them, any little kid can use it, and many do, to upload pictures from camp. Have FUN! DearWebby
The Italians have followed the ages old tradition of naming their boats with a three-letter prefix. For example: USA uses USS which means "United States Ship." The British uses HMS which means "Her Majesty's Ship." and now...Italy is using AMB which apparently means "At's-a My Boat!"
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Freeze Extra Veggies for Later When you have leftover fresh carrots, celery and other veggies and need to use them before they spoil, try this. Chop them up, give them a quick dip in boiling water and vacuum seal them for a quick soup, casserole or stir fry ingredient later. The package I'm making has carrots, celery and onions. Remember if there's too much water in the veggies to vacuum seal, just pop the package in the freezer for an hour or so then vacuum seal it, the liquid won't run that way. By Melmarr from Michigan http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

A mother looked out a window and saw Johnny playing church with their three kittens. He had them lined up and was preaching to them. The mother turned around to do some work. A while later she heard meowing and scratching on the door. She went to the window and saw Johnny baptizing the kittens. She opened the window and said, "Johnny, stop that! You'll drown those kittens." Johnny looked at her and said with much conviction in his voice: "They should had thought of that before they joined my church."
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Mrs. Trent, seated in her living room, heard the back door slam. Thinking it was her young son, she called, "I'm in here, darling. I've been waiting for you." There was no answer for a moment and then a strange voice faltered, "I'm sorry, Ma'am, but I ain't your regular milkman."

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It's Sunday, August 29, 2010

Still slaving away on rebuilding the servers and uploading 
from back-ups. 

Have FUN!
DearWebby


"It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help." --- Judith Martin In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it. ---George Bernard Shaw Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability. ---George Bernard Shaw When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs. ---Oscar Wilde
Patient: Doctor, if I give up wine, women, and song, will I live longer? Doctor: Not really. It will just seem longer.
A doctor has come to see one of his patients in a hospital. The patient has had major surgery to both of his hands. "Doctor," says the man excitedly and dramatically holds up his heavily bandaged hands. "The nurse told me that I will be able to play the piano when these bandages come off?" "I don't see why not," replies the doctor. "Hmmm, then I better start learning to read sheet music!"
Frugal Mom's Guide to Once a Month Cooking
This is not just another cookbook!
Step-by-step instruction, over 70 delicious recipes.
You will have more free time every day!
Save money with once a month cooking
and frugal recipes.
The digital version of this $70 cook book
is only $12.95 and includes an extra
eBook as a bonus. That's a DEAL!


Paddy's wife calls the doctor, stating that her husband has taken ill. The doctor asks if she had taken his temperature; she replied that she hadn't but would and then call back. When she hadn't called within a half hour, the doctor called and asked her what had happened. She said, "Well, I didn't have a thermometer, so I put a barometer on his chest and it said dry, so I gave him a pint of beer and he went off to work!"
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Paul Schlosser,25, of Standish, Maine purse snatcher thwarted by his own photobomb We know that a picture is worth a thousand words, but is a picture worth a stolen purse? That's certainly the experience of the Myers family, who recently visited Madison, Wisconsin, to attend a wedding. The family shared a pretty remarkable tale with Gizmodo. The Myers clan posed for a picture outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol building at the same moment that someone decided to walk off with one of the family's bags. When the Myerses took a closer look at the photo their camera had snapped, they noticed that they had caught the robber in the act — a felonious photobomb, if you will. In an email to the tech website, they describe what happened next: When I saw the guy with his hand in my bag, I ran back inside and found the Capitol Police. They were amazing. They immediately sent out a description of the thief using the photo I took. In a few minutes, one officer had found him still in the area. The thief had dumped some things from the bag in a nearby trash can — the flash for my camera, a small backpack of kids toys, a bag of cables, extra SD cards, my mini tripod — but still in my bag were my wallet with cash, credit cards, hotel keys, rental car keys, and my iPad. The Police recovered everything and hauled the guy off to jail. The thief denied everything and claimed to be innocent, but may have problems convincing a judge of that.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Michael Re: reliable FTP program Dear Webby, I need a reliable but affordable FTP program, that is easy enough to use, so that I can get the night clerks at the front counter to use it. They are computer literate enough to play on FaceBook, but don't know anything about web pages. Thanks Michael Dear Michael I used to list more than half a dozen FTP programs in my Tool Box, but nowadays I just have FileZilla in there. It is fast, reliable, easy to use, and free. Once you set it up for them, any little kid can use it, and many do, to upload pictures from camp. Have FUN! DearWebby
Why don't you give up the drinking, smoking and carousing?' said the do-gooder. 'It's too late,' replied Murphy. 'It's never too late,' assured the virtuous one. 'Well, there's no rush then,' smiled Murphy.
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Reusing Old Sheets Just wanted to share an idea with you. I was at our local thrift shop to buy a sheet to re-cover the pads in our dogs cages and I bought a beautiful sheet for a $1.50 and find it's too nice to use in dog beds. Don't know what I will use it for now but got to thinking about all the decorating possibilities sheets have. I know some people are on very tight budgets. This might be an idea that could help. By Joan http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

A 16-year old comes home and says "Dad, I just got my driver's license and would like to use the family car." Father replies, "O.K., son. But, first, you have to get good grades in school, keep your room clean, keep the yard trimmed, and cut your hair. Come back when you've done all of that." Well, a month passes and the son approaches his dad, report card in his hand. "Dad, I got great marks on my report card. I've been keeping my room as neat as a pin, and the yard is always ship-shape. How about letting me use the car?" Father replies, "But, son, you didn't cut your hair." Son says, "But, Dad, Jesus had long hair." Father replies, "Yes, son, you're right. He never got to drive either."
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In South Carolina it's the season of the big mosquitos. The other evening, a man walked out into his yard and two mosquitos picked him up. As they lifted him, one says to the other, "Let's take him down by the lake and have a picnic." The other one said, "No way ! If we carry him down there, the big mosquitos will take him away from us."

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How nuch is reasonable for a personal web site? 



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Good Morning,  !
It's Saturday, August 28, 2010

Web servers crash. Not frequently, because they are top grade 
computers, but ever since the first abacus crashed 4700 years
ago, that has been something to be feared by those involved
with them. Luckily it does not happen often, but when it does,
it is very traumatic, because nowadays it involves the work and 
livelyhood of a lot of people. 

We had a server crash on Thursday. Our servers are in the hub
of the Internet in Virginia, near the Pentagon, and we work on 
them over the Internet. There are helpful techs on site to 
replace hard drives when needed, and occasionally even assist
with troubleshooting. Sometimes, when a machine is over a year
or two old, they even route the connection to a new machine.

When that has to be done, the routing to the involved sites 
changes. That leads to more problems and can trash the 
set-up and fystem on the new machine. That happened on 
yesterday, shortly after we had finished moving the domains 
from the machine, that had crashed on Thursday onto it.

The thought of jumping off some scenic high spot becomes
quite attractive at times like that. So does regret for not
having chosen a career as Walmart greeter or hamburger
technician. I certainly would not be as broke if I had been
smart enough to choose such a career path, and I most 
definitely would have had a lot more leisure time.

Next life, maybe. Or did I already learn that in the last one, 
and now need to learn to cope with maximum stress?

I will definitely sleep well, when all the sites are up and 
running again!

Have FUN!
DearWebby


"Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a question and you're a fool for the rest of your life." --- Chinese Proverb "Questions are proof of intelligence." --- DearWebby
"If there are any idiots in the room, will they please stand up," said the sarcastic teacher. After a long silence, one freshman rose to his feet. "Now then mister, why do you consider yourself an idiot?" inquired the teacher with a sneer. "Well, actually I don't," said the student, "but I hate to see you being the only one standing for the answer to THAT question."
Two Venusians are walking down the street. One Venusian finds a little mirror, looks in it, again, and again. Puzzled, she says to the other one, "I just know I've seen this face before!" "Give it to me", says the other Venusian. She looks in the mirror and says, "Of course, you silly! It's me!!"
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The fourth-grade teacher had to leave the room for a few minutes. When she returned, she found the children in perfect order. Everybody was sitting absolutely quiet. She was shocked and stunned and said, "I've never seen anything like it before. This is wonderful. But, please tell me, what came over all of you? Why are you so well behaved and quiet?" Finally, after much urging, TextTester spoke up and said, "Well, one time you said that if you ever came back and found us quiet, you would drop dead."
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Paul Schlosser,25, of Standish, Maine Maine Crime Spree Doused By Hot Coffee Portland police say a man's craving for drugs sparked a one morning crime spree that included an attempt to steal an ambulance, three armed robberies and attempted theft of a cash register. Twenty-five-year-old Paul Schlosser of Standish was arrested after he was doused with hot coffee by a worker at a McDonald's restaurant as he allegedly tried to steal a cash register. The Portland Press Herald says Schlosser tried to escape by jumping into a car stopped at an ATM, but the driver refused to go and police took him into custody. Portland police Chief James Craig says police are looking into whether Schlosser was responsible for a series of unsolved crimes in the city's West End on Thursday morning. Craig says no one was hurt in the crime spree.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Alice Re: personal web site Dear Webby, How much would it cost per year for a small personal web site with just more or less a family album of pictures and stories about family members? I know I can do something like that on Facebook, but that is a lot of rigmarole and I get pestered by all kinds of people, that I prefer to forget about. I am by no means a computer expert, but I know how to use email and word processing, and I can mess with pictures and resize them. Alice Dear Alice A complete package, including registering a domain for you, setting up the site for really easy updating, and coaching you to get comfortable with updating your site, is $375. Renewing for any year after that, once you had a year's worth of personal coaching, is only $100 per year, or $10.50 a month. You still get full support and coaching when required, but after a year people require a lot less staff time. That is why we can lower the price so drastically. Have FUN! DearWebby
Two good Catholic boys passed an Episcopalian minister. At the sight of the reversed collar, one of them automatically said, "Hello, Father." The other boy elbowed him in the ribs. "He's no father, you dummy," said the second youth, "He's married and got three kids!"
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Use Recycled Plastic Bag as a "Glove" This idea may sound kind of silly, but I always reuse ziplock plastic bags after turning them inside out and squirting a little dish washing liquid in them and scrubbing them good inside and out. Here's the silly part, I always seem to have one lying by my kitchen sink so twice now I have placed one over my hand and used it for a scrubbing assistant. It is a good way to protect my hands when I need to scrub something out of the kitchen sink that is a little bit yucky. I also used one once over my hand to scrub off meat drippings on a bread board before I intensified the scrub on the bread board even more. I don't always like using my kitchen sponge/scrubber for certain things so the 'used' plastic bag as a hand glove and scrubbing helper worked like a charm. I could then throw my 'instant' cleaning glove in the garbage knowing I had used it already multiple times, once for storing and then again for quick scrubbing. Sounds silly but it works for me! By Kghornsten from Davis, CA http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

"I'm so worried," the nervous patient said as the nurse plumped up his pillows. "Last week, I read about a man who was in the hospital because of heart trouble and he died of malaria." "Relax, Boris" the nurse said, smiling. "This is a first-rate Russian hospital. When we treat someone for heart trouble, he dies of heart trouble."
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The most remarkable thing about Ernie's mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.

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Setting Gmail up for POP 



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Good Morning,  !

It's Friday, August 27, 2010
Time to wear a bit of red to show your support for the troops!

Getting cold at night and reminding me that the warming 
ripple is over, and we are back to 70's style weather again.

The Saskatoon berries sure are getting sweet and juicy, 
almost over ripe. I hope to squeeze out some time today to
go pick a few punds.

Have FUN!
DearWebby


If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. --- Bob Hope When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane. --- Hermann Hesse
A young man, hired by a supermarket, reported for his first day of work. The manager greeted him with a warm handshake and a smile, gave him a broom and said, "Your first job will be to sweep out the store." "But I'm a college graduate." the young man replied indignantly. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know that," said the manager. "Here, give me the broom, I'll show you how."
Caller to a travel agency: "I want to go from Chicago to Bison, New York." The agent was at a loss for words. Finally, the agent replied: "Are you sure that's the name of the town?" "Yes, what flights do you have?" replied the customer. After some searching, the agent came back with, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a Bison anywhere." The customer retorted, "Oh don't be silly. Everyone knows where it is. I got 2 cousins there ! Check your map!" The agent scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "Do you by any chance mean Buffalo ?" Customer: "What's the difference? Same animal!" The agent replied: "That may be so, but flights to Buffalo are a lot cheaper. Do you want to fly to Buffalo, NY ? You can take a cab from there to Bison." Customer: "Yes, sure, whatever."
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Step-by-step instruction, over 70 delicious recipes.
You will have more free time every day!
Save money with once a month cooking
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The digital version of this $70 cook book
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New Yorkers are a breed apart. A man was mugged but had no cash. Afraid he'd be hurt, he offered to write the guy a check. The mugger said dumbfounded, "A Check ? Why would I take a check from you ? I don't even know you !"
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Shane Alexander, 20, Jason Vantress, 30 in Portlan, Oregon Cops Stop Shoplifting Suspects At Shop-With-A-Cop Event PORTLAND, Ore. -- A store full of police officers didn't deter two men from stealing items from a southeast Portland Fred Meyer, officers said. Portland police said 20-year-old Shane Alexander and 30-year-old Jason Vantress took shoes, clothes, tools and blenders from the Johnson Creek Fred Meyer Store on Southeast 82nd Avenue on Wednesday morning during the seventh annual Shop with a Cop event. Dozens of police cars and mounted patrol units were in the parking lot the morning of the incident. Portland police said they helped arrest the men, who were caught stealing on surveillance video, and turned them over to store security officers. The suspects were then taken to Clackamas County Jail. Sixty uniformed police officers participated in the charity event, which allowed 150 children from the Boys and Girls Club of Portland and Rose Community Center to shop for back-to-school clothes. Donations from Fred Meyer and the bureau's Sunshine Division gave the kids $30,000 to spend on supplies and other necessities.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Rusty Shoulders Re: How to set Gmail to POP Dear Webby, please tell me again how to make gmail, pop3 and will i still be able to check it from any computer anywhere -- Believe and you will be rewarded Rusty shoulders Dear Rusty here is the link with illustrated answer: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answ ... swer=13273 Usually you can still check your gmail with a browser, even when it is set to POP, since you still use the browser interface for changing the settings. Have FUN! DearWebby
was leaving the office at 6 p.m. when the CEO was standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand. "Listen," said the CEO, "this is a very sensitive and important document, and my secretary has left. Can you make this thing work?" "Certainly," said. turned the machine on, gestured for the CEO to insert the paper, and press the start button. "Excellent, excellent!" said the CEO as his paper disappeared inside the machine. "I just need one copy."
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Citrus Peels to Keep Cats Out of Plants My sweet kitty just loves when I dig up the dirt to plant my flowerbeds and thinks that she's discovered a new litter box! After trying other methods: sprinkling in hot pepper (nope), cayenne pepper (nope), even adding clam shells into the soil (nope), I tried this. I heard that animals don't like citrus and so after making orange-lemonade (3 oranges, 3 lemons and sugar to a gallon, YUM). I slivered up the peels and sprinkled them around in my flower bed, under petals so they didn't show. You may also even add soil to empty citrus fruit peel halves and plant some small flower seeds and use them as pots! It worked! No more kitty visits! I ended up doing the same around my vegetable garden fencing since a groundhog started making his rounds there soon after! Hope this helps all my creative friends out there! :D By AHA! from Sterling, PA http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

Benny Cohen was pulled out of the ocean by a lifeguard. His wife ran over sobbing, "Benny! Benny, what happened?!" "Madam, please don't get hysterical," said the lifeguard. "I'm just going to give your husband some artificial respiration and he'll be fine." "What!" Mrs. Cohen yelled. "My Benny gets either real respiration or nothing."
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At the height of a political corruption trial, the prosecuting attorney attacked a witness. "Isn't it true," he bellowed, "that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?" The witness stared out the window, as though he hadn't heard the question. "Isn't it true that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?" the lawyer repeated. The witness still did not respond. Finally, the judge leaned over and said, "Sir, please answer the question." "I'm sorry, your Honor," the startled witness said, "With that fancy wording, I thought he was talking to you."

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Nigerian mail from Illinois 



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Good Morning,  !
It's Thursday, August 25, 2010
Gorgeous summer day again. I could get used to this!
Have not had to put the top up on the car for quite some
time now. My car is a bright red 91 Chrysler LeBaron ragtop, 
that I bought for $1000 a few years ago, when my previous
car broke a connecting rod and threw a piston through the 
wall. It is noisy inside and has an expesive sounding squeak
in the water pump area, but runs quite OK. 

On beautiful days like this it makes even a boring mail and 
bank run a pleasure. If I could afford a newer car, I don't
think I would be in any hurry to replace the old LeBaron.

Have FUN!
DearWebby


A person who trusts no one can't be trusted. --- Jerome Blattner The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. --- Lucille Ball Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting. --- John Russell
A frantic mother told the pediatrician, "My baby has a high temperature!" "How high is it?" "102." "How are you taking it?" "Oh, I'm holding up pretty well!"
Captain - "How did you attain such proficiency in bayonet thrusting?" Private - "Reaching for steak at our boarding house."
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Junior was one of those holy terrors and dad was quite surprised when his wife suggested that they buy him a bike for his birthday. "Do you really believe that'll help improve his behavior ?" he asked. "Well, yes," she said, "it will be a lot more peaceful INSIDE the house."
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Stacy L. Erickson, 27, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin Passed out in the drive-through A 27-year-old Sheboygan woman passed out drunk in her car while trying to place an order in a McDonald’s drive-thru, according to court documents filed this week. Police officers summoned by employees found Stacy L. Erickson slumped over and snoring inside her 1991 Ford Escort, according to a criminal complaint. The incident occurred about 3:40 a.m. July 30 at the McDonald’s at 2425 S. Business Drive. Officers’ initial attempts to rouse Erickson were unsuccessful, but she woke up after they turned off the car and tried again. Erickson had to grab the car to steady herself as she got out, and she failed field sobriety tests. Erickson is charged with misdemeanor THIRD-offense drunken driving and faces up to a year in jail, if convicted. She is scheduled to make an initial court appearance Aug. 30.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Ray Re: Nigerian mail Dear Webby, I've been getting a load of e-mails from all the creeps in Nigeria wanting to give me millions of dollars. Somehow my address got placed on the creep list. Is there some way to block these by blocking the IP number they are coming from. For instance, they are all coming from 67.195.15.nn (the last two number are always different). I can't block them by the from address as it is always different. The last time I had this problem I resorted to changing my e-mail address. I'm using webmail on AT&T (Yahoo) and sometimes Outlook (Depressed). Appreciate your help and appreciate your daily letter, always read it first. Ray Dear Ray I just use Mailwasher to send them to hell, murdered in the dark right on the server, unseen by any human. However, I don't use IP numbers for filtering mail. The block of IP numbers, that you are concerned about, is allocated to ISPs in Illinois. The spam you got, was sent by infected computers somewhere in Illinois. You can look up who owns those IP numbers, and get after that ISP to inform their clients. I simply look for what is common to those letters, and make a filter using those common words or phrases. Have FUN! DearWebby
Two attorneys went into a diner and ordered two drinks. Then they produced sandwiches from their briefcases and started to eat. The owner became quite concerned and marched over and told them, "You can't eat your own sandwiches in here!" The attorneys looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders and then exchanged sandwiches. While they thought they were getting away with it, the 6 foot six 300 pound owner wrote on the "Specials" blackboard by the cash register: "Today's Special: Tuna sandwich, $11.95". When it came time to pay, he charged them for the tuna sandwiches. They protested, but since they had eaten a tuna sandwich that was not their own, they had the choice of paying or washing dishes for the rest of the day. They paid.
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Use Egg Cartons For Craft Organization I save egg cartons of both kinds cardboard and Styrofoam. I use the bottom of all sizes in the Styrofoam to use when I do watercolor painting. They can be used for any painting medium and also for crafting. I use them and then toss them out after my day of painting for mixing colors. You can also either the Styrofoam or cardboard cartons for all sorts of crafting or sewing, for storing beads for Jewelry making, for any kind of small items to keep you organized. By handbaglady from Manahawkin, NJ http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

Q. The truth of the matter is that you are not an unbiased, objective witness, isn't it. You too were shot in the fracas? A. No, sir. I was shot midway between the fracas and the navel.
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The drunk was brought into night court, having been picked up on suspicion of being the notorious night prowler. "What were you doing out at 3 A.M.?" the judge sternly queried. "I was going to a lecture." "A lecture at 3 A.M.?" The judge was scornful. "Oh, schure," said the drunk. "Schometimes my wife schtarts 'em even later than that."

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How to learn about laptops without a manual 



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Good Morning,  !
It's Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The bottom most leaves on the raspberry bushes took a hit 
of frost last night. But the plants are healthy and look like
they will have a good crop of berries next year. 

Have FUN!
DearWebby


We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts. --- Harold Nicholson When the ax entered the forest, the trees said, 'The handle is one of us!' --- Turkish proverb
A travelling salesman finds himself stranded in the tiniest town in Australia. He knocks on the door of a little hotel. "Sorry, we don't have a spare room," says the manager, "but you're welcome to share with a little red-headed schoolteacher, if that's okay." "Oh, that'll be great," says the bloke, grinning from ear to ear."And don't worry, I'll be a real gentleman." "Just as well," says the manager. "So will the little red-headed schoolteacher."
Psychology was tried on a difficult hiccough case. All simple remedies had failed and the physician, knowing that his patient was an old tightwad, resorted to a stratagem. He administered a new, cheap medicine. This drew from the patient an inquiry as to its contents. "Chiefly musk," said the doctor. "But isn't that the expensive stuff they use in perfumes?" "Yes," said the doctor. "Each dose of this costs thirty dollars." The hiccoughs immediately stopped.
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There was an elderly southern widow who lived in a large mansion. She was feeling generous when it came towards the holiday, so she called up the local military base, and asked to speak with the lieutenant. "Please send up four nice young men to eat dinner here on the holiday, but please, don't send any Jews. Please, no Jews." The lieutenant replied, "No problem ma'am, and I am sure I speak for the army when I say we all appreciate your kindness." Well, the holiday rolled around, and the widow went to answer the door when it rang. She was surprised to see four of the blackest boys that anyone had ever seen, especially in the South. "But... But... There must be some mistake," she stammered. One of them replied, "No ma'am, lieutenant Morris Goldstein doesn't make mistakes."
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to two parents in Hopewell Junction, NY Mother, father and daughter stopped at checkpoint; parents arrested A husband and wife were arrested Sunday and charged with driving while intoxicated after the vehicle their child in was stopped at a checkpoint, East Fishkill Police said. Officers at a checkpoint operated between midnight and 5 a.m. Sunday stopped a vehicle after observing marijuana paraphenalia inside, police said. The vehicle was occupied by two 18-year-old boys and two 15-year-old girls, all of whom live in Hopewell Junction Parents of all four teens were called to pick up their children, but the 46-year-old mother of one of them was observed to be intoxicated upon her arrival, police said. The 46-year-old was arrested and the teen-ager was released to another adult at the scene, police said. Two hours later, the same child’s father, a 45-year-old Hopewell Junction resident, drove through the checkpoint and was observed to be intoxicated, police said. He was arrested and both parents were charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, police said.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Hank Re: Learn about laptops Dear Webby, I purchased a used Toshiba Laptop. There was no owners manual. Is there a website where I can Learn to operate this new toy? I have never had a laptop so I know nothing about one. Thanks for your help, hank Dear Hank It's just a computer, that is portable and that will run for a while on a battery. There are a few extra settings in the Power Options in the control panel. Other than that, everything acts the same as on a desktop computer. The battery will gradually deteriorate and hold shorter and shorter periods and usually needs top be replaced every 2-3 years. You usually get a few extra months out of a battery, if you let it drain down to nothing once in a while. Make absolutely sure that you never forget the battery charger and cord anywhere! If you try a generic charger, you will fry the on-board power supply, and will need a new motherboard. That would cost you twice as much as a new laptop. There is something on Toshibas that suicides, if it detects a generic charger. You CAN get third party Toshiba chargers for Toshiba laptops. Those are cheap, and won't fry the motherboard. But it has to be one specifically made for that model Toshiba. It's a good idea to have one of those sitting at home, so that it can be FedExed to you, if you forget yours in a hotel. They disappear instantly and hopes of getting them back even an hour after you check out, are zero. That's about it. Whatever works on your desktop, will also work on the laptop. Have FUN! DearWebby
A patient, while recovering in the hospital from a heart attack, met this over-zealous evangelist. After listening politely for a over a half hour on how thankful he should be to have been spared, and how he should repent at once, he asked if all of his sins had flashed before his eyes during the heart attack. The patient responded, "Don't be ridiculous, the attack had only lasted 6 hours."
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Fill Detergent Cup at End of Dishwasher Cycle Immediately upon emptying my dishwasher I put the detergent in the cup. That way if the cup is closed, the dishes are dirty. I use the little packets and they don't dry out. Saves a lot of "are the dishes clean or dirty". By Halfwhit from Ashdown, AR http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

Shoes are required to eat in the cafeteria. Socks can eat any place they want.
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A well worn dollar bill and a similarly distressed twenty arrived at the bureau of Engraving and Printing to be retired. As they moved along the conveyor belt to the shredder they struck up a conversation. The twenty reminisced about its travels all over the country. "I've had a pretty good life." the twenty proclaimed. "I've been to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, the finest restaurants in New York, performances on Broadway, and even a cruise from Miami." "Wow!" said the single, "you really have gotten around." "So tell me", says the twenty, "where have you been throughout your lifetime?" "Oh, I've been to the Methodist Church, the Baptist Church, the Presbyterian Church, the Lutheran Church, the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, Assembly of God Church, the Brethren Church, the United Church of Christ, ...." And the twenty says, "What's a church?"

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Sound turned off by Pogo 



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Good Morning,  !
It's Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Nice summer weather, and the berries are tasting great!
Have FUN!
DearWebby


Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones. --- Benjamin Franklin You are only as strong as your purpose, therefore let us choose reasons to act that are big bold righteous and eternal. --- Barry Munro
During a sermon the pastor stated that money wasn't important in the afterlife, because in heaven, there is no money. One parishioner loudly stage-whispered to his wife, "Did you hear that, Maude? We're already in heaven."
Kathrina was visiting the modern art museum and turned to an attendant standing nearby. "This," she sneered, "I suppose, is one of those hideous representations you call modern art?" "No madam," replied the attendant. "That one's called a mirror."
Frugal Mom's Guide to Once a Month Cooking This is not just another cookbook! This unique Oamc guide Step-by-step instruction, over 70 delicious recipes. You will have more free time every day! Save money with once a month cooking and frugal recipes. The digital version of this $70 cook book is only $12.95 and includes an extra eBook as a bonus. That's a DEAL!

A bum, who obviously has seen more than his share of hard times, approaches a well dressed gentleman on the street. "Hey, buddy, can you spare two dollars?" The well-dressed gentleman responds, "You are not going to spend it on liquor are you?" "No, sir, I don't drink," retorts the bum. "You are not going to throw it away in some crap game, are you?" asks the gentleman. "No way, I don't gamble," answers the bum. "You wouldn't waste the money at a golf course for greens fees, would you?" asks the man. "Never," says the bum, "I don't play golf." The man asks the bum if he would like to come home with him for a home cooked meal. The bum accepts eagerly. While they are heading for the man's house, the bum's curiosity gets the better of him. "Isn't your wife going to be angry when she sees a guy like me at your table?" "Probably," says the man, "but it will be worth it. I want her to see what happens to a guy who doesn't drink, gamble or play golf!" ---------------- Hmmmm, maybe, if I ever get out of debt enough to afford it, I should try drinking, gambling and golf?
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Tracy Province, 42, Escapee recognized in church An escaped convict was recaptured in the US after he went to church, sang hymns and mowed the church lawn. Tracy Province, 42, walked into Meeteetse Community Church 10 days after he escaped from an Arizona prison. He sang in the morning service, shook hands with members of the congregation, then spoke to the pastor, reports Metro. The Rev Ron Kingston asked Province if he could mow the church's lawn and cut some weeds for cash and the fugitive agreed politely. "I introduced myself to him because he was a face I hadn't seen before. We shook hands and I welcomed him into the church," Mr Kingston told CNN. "He was polite. He asked me if I appreciated how he cut the grass, if he did a good enough job." But a woman parishioner later recognised him from news reports and called the police, leading to the prisoner's arrest as he walked out of a local motel.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: JoAnn Re: Sound problem mystery solved Dear Webby, Thank you for your many helpful hints over the years. You are appreciated in this household! I had an experience of no sound some time back. I found that, just because while playing games in the Pogo site and turning the game sounds off there, I had ended up turning the volume off completely to my computer. I could only turn the sound back on by doing so on the Pogo site. Any other many ways wouldn't turn the sound on the computer at all. Took me quite some time to come up with solving this problem!! Just for your interest. JoAnn Dear JoAnn Thank you very much for that info! I will post that in tomorrow's Humor Letter. Today's has already gone out. Have FUN! DearWebby
A man appears at a woman's front door and announces, "Madam, I'm the piano tuner." "I didn't send for a tuner," the piano-playing woman replies. "I know, lady," the man says. "Your neighbor did."
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Keeping Cool at Night Right now we are in the middle of a heat wave and the humidity is out of this world. Since I don't have air conditioning, the nights trying to sleep are pretty unbearable even with the fan on. What I do now is take a single size sheet, wet it in the sink, wring it out as best I can, then drape it on my body when I am lying in bed. The wet sheet keeps me cool when the fan blows on it, and by morning the sheet is dry and I had a great sleep. By Karyn01 from Ottawa, Canada http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

An enormously wealthy 65-year-old man falls in love with a woman in her 20s and is contemplating a proposal. "Do you think she'd marry me if I tell her I'm 45?" he asks a friend. "With her, your chances are better," says the friend, "if you tell her you're 90."
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A lawyer was cross-examining a witness: "You have just testified that you heard the shot at exactly 11:32 p.m.? How did you know what time it was? Did you look at your watch?" "No," the witness said. "I looked at the sundial in the garden." "That's absurd," screamed the lawyer. "How could you tell time by a sundial at 11:32 at night?" "I had a flashlight," the witness said.

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Picture Frames 



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Good Morning,  !
It's Monday, August 23, 2010
The wind changed and blew the smoke over the Rockies back to
BC, and a quick five minute rain washed the air. Yeah, I stood
out in the rain, and waved to neighbors, who were doing the same.
The clean, fresh air sure smelled nice!

Have FUN!
DearWebby


Few things are more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own. --- Doug Larson If you want to recapture your youth, just cut off his allowance. --- Al Bernstein
A father, who worked away from home all week, always made a special effort with his family at the weekends. Every Sunday morning he would take his 7 year old daughter out for a drive in the car. One particular Sunday however, he had a bad cold that he really didn't feel like driving at all. Luckily, his wife came to the rescue and decided that for this Sunday she would take their daughter out. They returned just before lunch and the little girl ran upstairs to see her father. "Well" the father asked, "did you enjoy your ride with Mommy?" "Oh yes Daddy" the girl replied, "and do you know what.......we didn't see a single bastid or dingbat, 'cause Mommy was doing the dingbat stuff herself and scared them all away!"
A Texan is bragging to a Rhode Islander. "In Texas," he drawls, "you can get on a train, ride all day long, and still be in Texas by nightfall." "Well", replies the Yankee, "We have some rather slow trains in Rhode Island too, but none that are THAT slow."
Food for Wealth learn how to grow organic food with less than 8 hours work a year. This is a breakthrough method to counter food risks and rising costs. You don't need a big garden or lots of time, if you do it right. You can NOW! download the book, get better food and stop wasting money! Food for Wealth
Thanks to Ann for this story: In his younger days our golden retriever Catcher often ran away when he had the chance. His veterinarian's office was about a mile down the road, and Catcher would usually go there. The office staff knew him and would call me to come pick him up. One day I called the vet to make an appointment for Catcher's yearly vaccine. "Will you bring him," asked the receptionist, "or should we just nail him the next time he comes by?"
From Jennifer P.
We have checks ready to send you for offering us your honest opinion on various online surveys that only take a few minutes to complete. So if you're interested in earning a nice extra income each month for just giving your opinion on various surveys then press here to begin.

We can only accept a few more people, but we will accept you if you're interested...and we hope you are! Thank you,
Jennifer P.
PSC Representative since 1998

A little girl and her mother were out and about. The girl, out of the blue, asked her mother, "Mommy, How old are you?" The mother responded, "Honey, women don't talk about their age. You'll learn this as you get older." The girl then asked, "Mommy, how much do you weigh?" Her mother responded again, "That's another thing women don't talk about. You'll learn this, too, as you grow up." The girl still wanting to know about her mother, then fires off another question, "Mommy, Why did you and daddy get divorced?" The mother, a little annoyed by the questions, responded, "Honey, that is a subject that hurts me very much, and I don't want to talk about it now." The little girl, frustrated, sulks until she is dropped off at a friend's house to play. She consults with her girlfriend about her and her mother's conversation. The girlfriend says, "All you have to do is sneak and look at your mother's driver's license. It's just a like a report card from school. It tells you everything." Later, the little girl and her mother are out and about again. The little girl starts off with, "Mommy, Mommy, I know how old you are. I know how old you are. You're 32 years old." The mother is very shocked. She asks, "Sweetheart, how do you know that?" The little girl shrugs and says, "I just know. And I know how much you weigh. You weigh 130 pounds." "Where did you learn that?" The little girl says, "I just know. And I know why you and daddy got a divorce. You got an 'F' in sex."
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Diana Ahlen, 34,in Chemnitz, Germany A MUM has been arrested after taking her five-year-old daughter on a bank robbery. Diana Ahlen, 34, held up a branch of the Sparkasse bank in the eastern city of Chemnitz, Germany, yesterday, armed with a bread knife. In her other hand she clutched her little girl. She demanded several thousand euros from a female cashier who managed to trigger a silent alarm linked to two police stations just 500 yards away. Armed cops surrounded the bank in the city's Hainstrasse within five minutes. Police spokeswoman Jana Kindt said: "The police stormed the bank and the woman gave herself up immediately. "She later said she resorted to a bank robbery because she was in dire financial straits." Her daughter was sent home to her father. The woman appeared before a judge in the afternoon, and was bailed. Incredibly she then set off to try to rob another bank. Armed with another knife she tried the same procedure, and was arrested again within minutes. This time she was denied bail.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Brigit Re: Picture frames Dear Webby, I am continuously amazed and impressed by how much better your newsletter is than all the other ones, except maybe Ophelia's, who seems to be copying your style like a very good student. I was reminded of that again this weekend, when my daughter printed out a bunch of the large version pictures from the Humor Letter, and wanted to pin them onto the wall in her room. Those pictures are well worth framing! So we went to the gallery down the street and checked. And left in an awful hurry. I realize this is not a web or computer question, but do you know of a way to get or make picture frames, that mere mortals can afford? Thanks Brigit Dear Brigit Take those prints with you and go to the nearest Ikea store, or check their on-line catalog. They have quite nice frames in the $2 - $25 range. In the store they often have them with very nice matting and some example filler print. There you can choose which frame and matting will go best with each picture. Have FUN! DearWebby
Things only women understand: Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hairstylist you like. Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever. Amazing! You just hang something in your closet for a while and it shrinks two sizes. Actually, some men have noticed that last one too! Personally, I am lucky and really glad I bought that goofy looking Fat Burning Furnace book before the economy went sour and I still had money. Now I can get back into pants that had "shrunk" on me before I wore them out.
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Fancy Ice Cubes For fun and a treat, how about some fancy ice cubes. They are pretty and a taste surprise when the ice melts in a beverage. You can use a raspberry, a portion of a peeled orange, lemon or lime wedge, a maraschino cherry, candied fruit, mint leaves and much more. The sky is the limit :-) Fill an ice tray 1/3 full with water and then partially freeze. Add the fruit to the center of each cubicle, press slightly and freeze a bit longer (this way your choice will remain centered i n the cube). Finish by filling the rest of the ice cubicles with water. Freeze completely and forget until time to use. If you don't want to be this fancy but still want fun cubes, simply put a drop or two of food coloring in each ice cubicle and add water before freezing. Oh, and if you just want a fun flavor, you can put a drop or two of your favorite food flavoring in each ice cubicle. By Deeli from Richland, WA http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

On a visit to Chicago, Jill was eager to visit a posh department store about a dozen blocks from their hotel. Her husband obligingly hailed a cab. They got in and he told the driver, "My wife wants to go to Neiman Marcus." The cabby looked over his shoulder at us and said, "And the gentleman? Does he want to go to the bank or the pawn shop?"
Ophelia Dingbatter's News
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Mary and her new boyfriend were at her son's volleyball game when she noticed an adult couple in the bleachers. They were being VERY affectionate. She was running her hands all over him and nibbling on his ear. He had a hand on her chest. Mary said to her boyfriend, "I don't know whether to watch them or the game." He said, "Watch THEM! You already KNOW how to play volleyball."

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How to get midi files to play 



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Good Morning,  !
It's Sunday, August 22, 2010

It's still smoky from the 250+ forest fires in BC, and the 
smoke wafting over the top of the Rockies. Visibility has
improved to almost ten miles, but the camp fire smell is 
still as strong as it has been for almost a week.

Have FUN!
DearWebby


Wear the old coat and buy the new book. --- Austin Phelps Don't marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. --- Scottish Proverb Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't, they'd be married too. --- H. L. Mencken Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get. --- Socratex
Our business professor was lecturing about different ways to bill customers. He asked, "Who can give me an example of a system where you are billed before you actually receive your goods?" One student piped up, "Tuition!"
Food for Wealth learn how to grow organic food with less than 8 hours work a year. This is a breakthrough method to counter food risks and rising costs. You don't need a big garden or lots of time, if you get it right. You can NOW! download the book, get better food and stop spending money on poor quality food! Food for Wealth
The teacher asked if he knows his numbers. He said, "Yes, I do. My father taught me." "Good. What comes after three?" asked the teacher. "Four," says . "What comes after six?" "Seven." "Very good," says the teacher. "Your dad did a good job. What comes after ten?" smiles and says, "A jack."
From Jennifer P.
We have checks ready to send you for offering us your honest opinion on various online surveys that only take a few minutes to complete. So if you're interested in earning a nice extra income each month for just giving your opinion on various surveys then press here to begin.

We can only accept a few more people, but we will accept you if you're interested...and we hope you are! Thank you,
Jennifer P.
PSC Representative since 1998

A perfectionist teacher demands the very best of all of her pupils. So it is only to be expected that she would get furious when one little fellow hands in a sloppily done homework paper. "This is the worst essay it has been my misfortune to read," the woman says through clenched teeth. "It has so many mistakes. I can't understand how one person could have made all these mistakes." "It wasn't just one person," the boy replies defensively. "My dad helped me."
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Pa. man admitted dropped heroin was his KIMBERTON, Pa. (AP) - A southeastern Pennsylvania man faces drug charges after police said he admitted the heroin discovered on the floor of a bank belonged to him. East Pikeland Township police said 25-year-old Justin Carbone, of Phoenixville, accidentally dropped the drugs inside a Kimberton credit union earlier this week. Police used the check Carbone cashed to track him down shortly after bank personnel discovered the drugs. When an officer pulled up to Carbone and asked him if he'd lost anything in the bank, police said he replied "two bags of heroin." Carbone was released Monday on $10,000 unsecured bail and was due in court again next month.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Annette Re: Midi files not playing Dear Webby, thanks for the wonderful news letter every day, look forward to it every morning!. I have a problem maybe you will help me with. I have lost the sound to my midis on this computer, when I send a midi with my emails , the person I send it to can hear the music, but I cant. Where do I go on here to get my sound on this computer, I have a Vista, Home Basic. Thanks for all you do every day, Kindest regards, Annette. Dear Annette Try this: Update the Windows Media Player. Then open a File Explorer (Right-click START, select Explore) Tools Folder Options File Types Scoot down to MID (Midi Files) and associate that type with Windows Media Player. OK your way out of there, and find a midi file with the file explorer. Right-click the midi file select OPEN WITH highlight Windows Media Player put a checkmark on "Always use this program for this type of file" Hit OK. If the sound is not muted or turned down, and the speakers plugged in and turned on, then you should hear the midi file now. Have FUN! DearWebby
A guy stood over his tee shot for what seemed an eternity; looking up, looking down, measuring the distance, figuring the wind direction and speed. Driving his partner nuts. Finally his exasperated partner says, "What's taking so long? Hit the blasted ball!" The guy answers, "My wife and her mother are up there watching me from the clubhouse. I want to make this a perfect shot." "Forget it, man! The way YOU play, you don't stand a snowball's chance in hell of hitting her from here!"
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Rent a Cottage for a Summer Vacation For my family's summer vacation, we rented a cottage for a week and truly enjoyed the solitude. Who could ask for better than getting up to fresh coffee while enjoying the sounds of birds singing and the site of a beautiful lake off the balcony. It is one week in my year that I did not have to worry about laundry, housework, work, or any number of other things I do regularly at home. By Karyn01 from Ottawa, Canada http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

Jeff goes in to see the manager. "I have to have a raise, boss," the man says. "There are three other companies after me." "Is that so?" the manager says. "What companies are after you?" "The electric company, the telephone company and the gas company."
Ophelia Dingbatter's News
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An American teacher asked one of her pupils, "What's the nation's capital?" The reply was, "Washington DC." On being asked what the 'DC' stood for, the pupil answered, "Dot com!"

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Mail problems at Juno and Netzero 



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Good Morning,  !
It's Saturday, August 21, 2010

Juno and Netzero seem to have annoyed a lot of people. This week
I got bounces from about a hundred subscribers with Juno and 
about the same with Netzero addresses, all with "Service unavailable".

I can understand one or two people dying, and don't continue
sending subscriptions to dead addresses, but a hundred each in
a week, that might indicate that the service at Juno and Netzero
has gotten so bad, that a lot of people smartend up and moved
to a better ISP.

If you have a friend or relative with a Juno or Netzero address,
it would be a good idea to contact them some other way and get
their new or alternate address. Since the service at Juno and 
Netzero has been deteriorating for quite some time, most of
them do have a Gmail address on the side for important mail.

Don't write Mom off just yet! Give her a call and get her 
new email address.

Have FUN!
DearWebby


A committee can make a decision that is dumber than any of its members. --- David Coblitz
Apparently the reason England has not joined the rest of Europe in adopting the Euro as the common European currency is that they are worried that in the quaint way they talk in England,"spending a pound" would be changed to "Euronating".
Food for Wealth learn how to grow organic food with less than 8 hours work a year. This is a breakthrough method to counter food risks and rising costs. You don't need a big garden or lots of time, if you get it right. You can NOW! download the book, get better food and stop spending money on poor quality food! Food for Wealth
When a guy's printer began to grow faint, he called a local repair shop where a friendly man informed him that the printer probably needed only to be cleaned. Because the store charged $50 for such cleanings, he told him he might be better off reading the printer's manual and trying the job himself. Pleasantly surprised by his candor, he asked, "Does your boss know that you discourage business?" "Actually, it is my boss's idea," the employee replied sheepishly. "We usually make a LOT more money on repairs if we let people try to fix things themselves first."
Dwayne's ad got me 7 cups of coffee. Thanks to the seven, who checked it out! Maybe this one will get me a loaf of bread? Unlike with Dwayne's info, with this you probably don't have to worry about getting into a high tax bracket and messing up your fixed income. It seems to be a much more relaxed way of making some extra money.
From Jennifer P.
We have checks ready to send you for offering us your honest opinion on various online surveys that only take a few minutes to complete. So if you're interested in earning a nice extra income each month for just giving your opinion on various surveys then press here to begin.

We can only accept a few more people, but we will accept you if you're interested...and we hope you are! Thank you,
Jennifer P.
PSC Representative since 1998
Here are a few tips that WILL make the difference between surveys being profitable fun versus a time wasting nuisance: 1) Get some disposable addresses, because if you are good, then you will probably get swamped with too many survey requests. Even if you funnel those addresses to your main address, that will make it easier to filter them to a separate folder, or the trash when you go on vacation. 2) Get the free RoboForm from the left side menu to automate filling in your profile on those surveys that require that. 3) Keep a log of which surveys you filled out, and check your PayPal once a month against that log, to find out which ones are paying the most. Focus on those, and ignore the ones, that are just handing out the occasional coupon. 4) Be realistic! The survey racket is not like Dwayne's info for skipping up a few tax brackets, but simply supplemental spare time income. Have FUN! DearWebby
Two city swingers were walking in the country when one of them spotted a bug walking across the road. "What kind of bug is that?" he asked his companion. The companion leaned over and looked at the bug. "It's a Lady bug." The first man looked at the bug again, then at his friend, and said: "Man, you sure got good eyes."
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Derick A. Reedy, 22, in Kingsport, Tennessee Con Artist caught The Tennessee man was arrested yesterday for a harebrained scheme to defraud a Chili's. According to a Kingsport Police Department report, Reedy admitted fabricating a story that two Chili’s workers were “talking sexually about sex and dildos” while he and his wife were eating. Reedy, 22, allegedly did this in a bid to extract a refund for the meal (which he never actually had). While a Chili’s manager did not part with cash, he did give Reedy $70 in gift certificates. Subsequently, the manager called cops after he “discovered that the suspect attempted this at several other businesses.” Confronted by police, Reedy “admitted he lied about the incident in an attempt to obtain money or compensation.” Reedy was charged with fraud, false pretense or swindling and transported to the Kingsport city jail.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Michael Re: Outlook Limitations Dear Webby, For those of us with brain-dead email readers like Outlook 2007, who would like to contribute to keep your humor letter coming, but for who the PayPal link does not work (though all the rest of the links in your newsletter work just fine), can we send contributions to humor@webby.com via PayPal? Aloha, Michael Dear Michael Yes, sure that works, or you can go to the online copy at http://webby.com/humor or, as you suggested, send money to humor@webby.com Thank you very much! Have FUN! DearWebby
A missionary heard about a native who had five wives. He paid a visit to the native's hut, and sure enough there were five wives. The two men sat outside the hut and talked. The missionery said "You are violating a law of God. Man can only have one wife, so you must go and tell four of those women that they can no longer live here or consider you their husband." The native thought a few moments, then said, "I'll wait here. You tell 'em."
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Use Pot Holders Under Plants to Protect Furniture Use pot holders under plants to protect your furniture. I use the ones with the rubber side. I try to get a pot holder the size of the planter. Sit the plant on the cloth side and put the rubber side next to the furniture. It will absorb any leaks or spills and not go through on the furniture. By Wanda S. from Climax, NC http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

A wife says to her husband one weekend morning, "We've got such a clever dog. He brings in the daily newspapers every morning." Her husband replied, "Well, lots of dogs can do that." The wife responded, "But we've never subscribed to any papers!"
Ophelia Dingbatter's News
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a] The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. [c] Conclusion: Eat what you like. It's speaking English that kills you. That reminds me..... Because of the anti-smoking propaganda and restrictive laws, the percentage of the population that smokes has decreased. Now, if there was any relation between smoking and cancer, the percentage of people who get cancer should theoretically have decreased at exactly the same rate. It didn't. It INCREASED! OK, so what HAS increased at the same rate as cancer ? Taxes on tobacco products. Kinda makes you think, eh ?

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Is 10" big enough? 



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Good Morning,  !

It's Friday, August 20, 2010
Time to wear a bit of red to show your support for the troops!

The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers. --- Arthur Koestler "You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now." --- Joan Baez
A New Yorker was being shown around the back country of Louisiana by his cousin. "Is it true that an alligator won't attack you if you carry a flashlight?" he asked. The cousin smirked, "Depends on how fast ya carry it."
Food for Wealth learn how to grow organic food with less than 8 hours work a year. This is a breakthrough method to counter food risks and rising costs. You don't need a big garden or lots of time, if you get it right. You can download the book right NOW! Food for Wealth
Nancy doesn't go to church much anymore. She joined the Seventh Day Absentists. That seems to be a very popuar religion these days!
From Dwayne, the Work At Home Coach Free for a very limited time. If you snooze and loose, don't cry on me. The ad is safe. No virus or malware will attack you. It forwards through a perfectly harmless click counter. That is nothing to worry about, even if a child-safe setting on your browser freaks out.
Here's the deal, TODAY I'm giving away something, that makes me $136,808 per month....It probably won't make you $136,808 every month, but it makes ME that much, and you would be CRAZY to not let me give it to you...and yes, it's legal !
I can give it to you today for FREE
Thank you so much for your time!
Dwayne
By the way, that is not a $250 ad, not even a $10 for subscribers only ad. But if you subscribe to Dwayne's newsletter, even without ever buying anything, and even if you unsubscribe next week, then they pay me for a small, plain black coffee. These days that really helps! Thanks DearWebby
While my son was on board the Navy carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, the air wing was busy with training missions. After talking to a pilot, one air-traffic controller accidentally left his microphone on and remarked to a nearby buddy, "That guy sounded just like Elmer Fudd." The airwaves got strangely quiet as everyone listened, realizing that the pilot had also heard the comment. After about ten seconds, the pilot broke the silence by announcing, "Be vewy, vewy quiet. We awe hunting submawenes."
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Kevin Crockett, 25, in Cincinnatti Bank robber drops wallet CINCINNATI, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A Cincinnati bank robber allegedly ran away so fast he dropped his wallet, stained from an exploding dye pack inside a stolen bag of money, police say. Kevin Crockett, 25, and an accomplice allegedly stole an undetermined amount of money July 29 from Key Bank before dropping the loot -- along with his wallet -- and fleeing the scene before officers could respond, The Kentucky Post reported Wednesday. Police say they found the money bag and Crockett's wallet on the sidewalk. Both had been stained from an exploding dye pack a teller had inserted into bag, The Cincinnati Enquirer said. Police arrested Crockett Tuesday. He was arraigned Wednesday, charged with one count of robbery and given $75,000 bond, WLWT-TV, Cincinnati, reported. Crockett was released from prison in 2007, having served time on a bank robbery conviction. An accomplice remained at large, police said.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Amanda Re: Is 10 inch big enough?
Dear Webby A cousin wants to sell his 10" notebook to my daughter to use at college. He claims it is wide screen and plenty good enough, and that young girls have no problem reading small stuff. Somehow I have some doubts, partly because of who he is, so I want to ask you. Is a 10" wide screen good enough for college and worth $300? Amanda Dear Amanda The answers are NO, and NO. That 10" wide screen monitor is only 600 dots high. Even using the tiniest font and a hand held magnifying glass, it is simply not good enough for what they do in college nowadays. For $300 she can buy a very good used 15" laptop that will be just fine for college. Have FUN! DearWebby
The late night news used to broadcast this message: "It's 11 o'clock. Do you know where your children are? In Canada they say: "It's 11 o'clock. Do you kow where the beer is?" In England they say: "Its 11 o'clock. Do you know where your wife is? In France they say "It's 11o'clock. Do you know where your husband is?" In California they say:" Its 11 o'clock do you know how high you are?"
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Use Pot Holders Under Plants to Protect Furniture Use pot holders under plants to protect your furniture. I use the ones with the rubber side. I try to get a pot holder the size of the planter. Sit the plant on the cloth side and put the rubber side next to the furniture. It will absorb any leaks or spills and not go through on the furniture. By Wanda S. from Climax, NC http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

The plane was only half-full. When an attractive young woman asked if the seat next to mine was free, my male ego soared. Soon we were chatting pleasantly, and she told me it was her first flight. "Mom said to sit next to someone I thought I could trust," she confessed nervously. "And you look just like my grandpa."
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When Lisa noticed a broken vise grip in the trash can, she decided to buy her husband a new one for his birthday. She went to the hardware store and asked the salesman, "Do you have any heavy-duty vise grips?" "Sorry, ma'am," he replied. "I had to give them all up when I got married."

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Good Morning,  !
It's Thursday, August 19, 2010

The task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest." --- Mark Twain "It is better to give than receive...especially advice." -- Mark Twain
You can compress the diameter of a rolled up sleeping bag by running over it with your car. Tempting as it may be to "just-do-it", it IS considered good manners to tell your mother-in-law to get out of her sleeping bag before that procedure.
Food for Wealth learn how to grow organic food with less than 8 hours work a year. This is a breakthrough method to counter food risks and rising costs. You don't need a big garden or lots of time, if you get it right. You can download the book right NOW! Food for Wealth
There is this American tourist on a trip around Ireland. When the tour arrives at Belfast he decides to go for a stroll with the aim of taking in this new culture. After he's been walking for a while someone rushes up behind him and sticks a gun in his back. The person says to the tourist, "What are you, Catholic or Protestant?" The American thinks to himself "Great -- if I say I'm Catholic, this guy is sure to be Protestant. If I say I'm Protestant, he's sure to be Catholic. Either way I'm dead." Then he has a brain wave and says to the guy, "Actually I'm Jewish." This, he thinks to himself, will surely keep him safe. The guy behind him then replies, "Gee, I must be the luckiest Arab in Ireland."
From Dwayne, the Work At Home Coach Free for a very limited time. If you snooze and loose, don't cry on me. The ad is safe. No virus or malware will attack you. It forwards through a perfectly harmless click counter. That is nothing to worry about, even if a child-safe setting on your browser freaks out.
Here's the deal, TODAY I'm giving away something, that makes me $136,808 per month....It probably won't make you $136,808 every month, but it makes ME that much, and you would be CRAZY to not let me give it to you...and yes, it's legal !
I can give it to you today for FREE
Thank you so much for your time!
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Charlie was a regular visitor at the racetrack. One afternoon he noticed an unusual site. Right before the first race, a Catholic Priest visited one of the horses in the stable area and gave it a blessing. Charlie watched the horse race very carefully, and, sure enough, the blessed horse came in first! Charlie followed the Priest before the next race. Again, the Priest went to the stables and blessed another horse. Charlie quickly put two dollars on that horse and won close to fifty bucks! The Priest kept blessing horses and Charlie kept betting on them and they won! The last race of the day was the biggest and Charlie saw the Priest with that horse, also! He quickly went to his bank and withdrew his life's savings of $20,000, went back to the racetrack and put it all on that horse! He watched the race in certain anticipation of leaving a millionaire! The horse was last to cross the line and Charlie was dead broke! He couldn't believe what happened so he went looking for the Priest. He found the man and asked, "What happened to that last horse you blessed? Because your blessing didn't work, I've lost all of my money!" The Priest said, "That's the trouble with you Protestants. You can't tell the difference between a blessing and the Last Rites!"
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An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD and goes to Duane Bush, 61, in Bethany, NY DWI suspect drove 11 miles with missing tire BETHANY, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities said a western New York man whose license expired 33 years ago has been charged with driving while intoxicated after police said he drove a van 11 miles without one of its tires. The Genesee County Sheriff's Office said another motorist reported seeing a tire falling off a van weaving on a road in Bethany late Monday night. Deputies later arrested 61-year-old Duane Bush at his home in Bethany, 32 miles southwest of Rochester. Deputies said the van traveled 11 miles through the rural town without a rear right tire. Bush was charged with aggravated DWI and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Deputies said his blood-alcohol level was more than three times above the legal limit of .08 percent.
From the Tech Support Pits: From: Bob Re: WOB Dear Webby Mozilla has WOB (web of trust) that rates sites in a number of ways. Dwayne's ad of $136808 per month rates very poor with warnings against going to this site. Do you check the honesty of the ads you place? Bob Dear Bob Read the ad. It's all about FREE stuff. Good and valuable information. That silly WOB program just sees a dollar sign and numbers, and jumps to wacky confusions. Don't use crap like that as a substitute for thinking! Of course there is going to be money mentioned when you go to learn about making money. If you have some religious reasons against money, or worries, that a few thousand bucks a month would mess with your pension, then don't go there. However, if somebody is interested in making some extra cash, then the free information at that link is a good place to start. If they want to go further and spend five bucks, AFTER they have read the free information, that is entirely up to them. By then, they will be able to make an informed choice THEMSELVES, not have their future decided for them by some wacky dogooder program. Some of those silly dogooder programs even put up warnings if a link goes through a counter, indicating that somebody might make a few cents per 1000 clicks. That could be helping somebody pay their bills and that might be against your religion, even though it does not cost you anything. That kind of paranoia doesn't get you anywhere. And if everybody thought that way, the Hunger Site and the Breast Cancer support site would have to shut down. With Dwayne's site, if you subscribe to his free newsletter, without spending a single penny of your money, I get a few in a month. Since I don't have a fixed income or salary, every penny helps in this currently messed up economy. So, if you DO get a chance to help me out without having to spend any money, please do! I appreciate it! Have FUN! DearWebby
A robber went to the bank and pointed a gun on the cashier and said, "Give me all your money, or you'll be GEOGRAPHY!" The cashier laughed and said, "You mean to say HISTORY." The burglar answered, "Dangit, don't change the *subject*!"
Daily tip from Thriftyfun.com Buy Flannel at Thrift Stores This is the time of the year when the thrift stores have flannel sheets on sale for around a quarter. I just bought a couple more mismatched ones to sew into flannel PJ bottoms and nightgowns. Buying flannel in the sheets is much cheaper than paying the $8 a yard or more at Walmart! By Mom-from-missouri from NW Missouri http://www.thriftyfun.com/ Check out ThriftyFun's Blog at http://www.myfrugallife.com Thriftyfun.com also has a newsletter. If you want more than just one tip per day, or if you want to share your tips, then you can subscribe to it here:ThriftyFun Highly recommended! If you like the ThriftyFun.com list, you can vote for it here:

A store manager overheard a clerk saying to a customer, "No, ma'am, we haven't had any for quite some time now, and it doesn't look as if we'll be getting any more." Alarmed by what was being said, the manager rushed over to the customer who was walking out the door and said, "That isn't true, ma'am. Of course, we'll have some soon. In fact, I personally placed an order for them just a couple of days ago." Then the manager drew the clerk aside and growled, "Never, never, never, never say we don't have something. If we don't have it, say we ordered it and it's on its way. Now, what was it she asked if we had any?" "Muggers in the parking lot"
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During a county-wide drive to round up all unlicensed dogs, a patrolman signaled a car to pull over to the curb. When Bubba asked why he had been stopped, the officer pointed to the big dog sitting on the seat beside him. "Does your dog have a license?" he asked. "No way," Bubba said, "Ol' Blue don't need none. He's getting too shortsighted fer doin' the drivin'."

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