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|An Eeeek Publishing Company Publication. Issue: November 24 1991 |
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| Little Known Facts........Page 4 >>|<< Metaphysical BITS!......Page 26 |
| Quotes 'N' Notes.......Page 5 >>|<< Metaphysical BITS!...Page 27 |
| World BITS!...............Page 6 >>|<< Laws Beyond Murphy......Page 28 |
| WeIrD nEwS 1...........Page 7 >>|<< BEYOND ETERNITY......Page 29 |
| CHANNEL 1 & LYNZIES!......Page 8 >>|<< Laughable Lawsuits......Page 30 |
| In Memory of Mercury...Page 9 >>|<< METRO & BOARDWATCH...Page 31 |
| Earth BITS!...............Page 10 >>|<< How's It Work?..........Page 32 |
| Dream A Little Dream...Page 11 >>|<< Poetry -*- Drawer....Page 33 |
| It's The TRUTH!...........Page 12 >>|<< With Appologies To......Page 34 |
| SHOP FREE !!...........Page 13 >>|<< STANDOUT DISTRIB'S...Page 35 |
| On The Books..............Page 14 >>|<< Be PercentageWISE 1.....Page 36 |
| The JOKER'S Lair.......Page 15 >>|<< Be PercentageWISE 2...Page 37 |
| HeadLine BITS!............Page 16 >>|<< Be PercentageWISE 3.....Page 38 |
| WeIrD nEwS 2...........Page 17 >>|<< Strrrrrrrange BITS 1..Page 39 |
| Accustomed 2 Customs......Page 18 >>|<< Strrrrrrrange BITS 2....Page 40 |
| HEARTBEATS.............Page 19 >>|<< Strrrrrrrange BITS 3..Page 41 |
| I MYTHed That One.........Page 20 >>|<< Editor's Page...........Page 42 |
| L.A.ONLINE.............Page 21 >>|<< Letters To EEEEK!.....Page 43 |
| Beyond Science............Page 22 >>|<< The Classy-Fieds 1......Page 44 |
| Views & REViews........Page 23 >>|<< The Classy-Fieds 2....Page 45 |
| Pun Fun...................Page 24 >>|<< The Classy-Fieds 3......Page 46 |
| STANDOUT!..............Page 25 >>|<< Address, Etcetera.....Page 47 |
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| Little Known Facts! * Page 4 * |
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| * It is illegal to have a portrait of any living person on a U.S. stamp. |
| * Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office by not swearing on a Bible. |
| * The 7th inning stretch practiced at Baseball games began in 1860. |
| * A reel of cotton is what the English call a spool of thread. |
| * Shrimp swim backwards, pushing themselves with their tails. |
| * The sheep is considered the most stupid animal in the world of zoology. |
| * President Grover Cleveland had an artifical jaw. |
| * The White House orders an average of 50 pizzas a day from Domino's |
| * King's College and Columbia University are one and the same, King's was |
| the first name given Columbia. |
| * The library of Thomas Jefferson consisted of 10,000 volumes. |
| * Cherokee, Alabama is the home of the National Coon Dog cemetery |
| * Cypress wood will outlast granite. |
| * Egypt has the lowest suicide rate in the world. |
| * A skilled Eskimo and his wife can build an igloo in less than an hour. |
| * The peanut is a fruit, not a nut. |
| * You can actually hear corn grow, so sit back and listen. |
| * Damascus is the oldest city in the world. |
| * Steam is water that has expanded 1600 times its original volume. |
| * It is possible to see a rainbow in a complete circle. |
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| Quotes 'N' Notes !! Page 5 |
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| "Death will be a great relief, no more interviews." - Katherine Hepburn |
| |
| "Rock and roll is a bit like Las Vegas: guys dressed up in their sisters' |
| clothes pretending to be rebellious and angry but not really angry about |
| anything." - Sting |
| |
| "I don't think Hollywood made me turn to drugs, it just made it easier for |
| me to get them." - Drew Barrymore |
| |
| "Someone told me I should run for the Senate because I'm also terrific |
| under the sheets." - Former Governor of LA, Edwin Edwards, on the Senate|
| aspirations of former KKK man David Dukes. |
| |
| "As far as I'm concerned, there won't be a Beatles reunion as long as John |
| Lennon remains dead." - George Harrison, on Paul McCartney's hints that |
| the Beatles might get together again. |
| |
| "Our story is that basically we had it all and then we threw it all away. |
| I snorted my airplane. I snorted my Porsche. I snorted my house." |
| - Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, on the group's past drug use. |
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| World BITS! * Page 6 * |
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| U.S.A. - That's Hollyweird! But is it entertainment? Thomas Hart Jr. has |
| propsed a film, "Judge or Be Judged," and three studios and one |
| network are considering making the film. Oddly, or perhaps cyni- |
| cally, the film will be a fictionalized version of Justice Thomas'|
| and Anita Hill's ordeal. Hart has proposed Danny Glover, of |
| "Lethal Weapon" fame, to play the judge and the part of Anita Hill|
| would go to a person accustomed to fighting, if Hart has his way, |
| none other than Robin Givens (Mike Tyson fame). Our qustion, is |
| this entertainment or a political statement or just someone |
| cashing in on an unforunate series of events. |
| Great Britain - The next in line to fill the spot of head of MI6, Britain's|
| Secret Intelligence Service is a woman. Sir Colin McCall is the |
| retiring head of the agency and Margaret Ramsey is the senior |
| official next in line that should replace McCall. Not much public|
| information is known about Ms. Ramsay. |
| Moscow - For a mere (cough) 5,000 dollars per couple, you could attend the |
| gala New Year's affair of the upcoming historical charity ball. |
| Not since the czars ahs Russia had such a ball. But Mayor Popov, |
| Moscow mayor, hopes to attract wealthy Americans to the events. |
| Money will be used to build a baby food plant.Airfare not included|
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| WeIrD nEwS 1 ... Page 7 |
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| A 30 year old model named Hsu Hsiao-dan was campaigning for a seat in the |
| Taiwanese legislature. Several times during demonstrations demanding more |
| democracy, she bared her breasts. There was even one incident where she |
| posed as the 'Goddess of Democracy' on the legislature steps, and told all |
| "My body is a political weapon. My breasts are nuclear warheads." |
| [ed: Is that her way of telling us she's bombshell candidate?] |
| |
| Here's one for ya: In Oroville California, a 22 year old manager of a |
| Jack-in-the-Box restaurant, reported that he was robbed of $307.00 after |
| work. He provided a police sketch artist with a very detailed description |
| of the suspect. When the drawing was finished, the police sketch artist |
| recognized the robber, and arrested him. It was none other than Thomas |
| Martin, the manager who reported the theft. Martin confessed to having |
| taken the money himself. [ed: Why didn't he describe someone ELSE'S looks?]|
| |
| Anne Perkins, A University of California at Davis graduate student talked |
| about a study of sheep sexuality. She explained that there was virtually |
| no way to determine if lesbianism exists amongst sheep. The reason she |
| gave "if you are a female sheep, what you do to solicit sex is stand still.|
| Maybe there is a female sheep out there really wanting another female, but |
| there's just no way for us to know it." [ed: Ewe figure it out!] |
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| In Memory of Mercury! Rest In Peace 11-24-1991 Page 9 |
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| Today, we are sad to mourn the passing of Freddie Mercury. Yesterday he'd |
| announced he had AIDS, and that is what he died of today. Freddie first |
| became popular with the group QUEEN in 1974, October, when their song |
| "Killer Queen" was released. That song entranced me so much in my youth, |
| that because of Mercury and QUEEN, I was able to acquire a taste early in |
| life for classical and well-orchestrated music, as well as decent rock. |
| Another of QUEEN/Mercury hits you may recall: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, 1975 - it |
| topped the charts for a record-breaking 9 weeks! This is the song that gave|
| true international fame to the group, and the multi-tracked vocal & guitar |
| techniques became a trade mark of QUEEN - emulated by others but never ever|
| equalled. There are too many hits to do justice here. If you listened to |
| music at all in the '70s and '80s you know what I mean. I don't know a lot|
| about Mercury the man, but I DO know he had a sincere talent - a genius, if|
| you will, with music. He not only influenced my musical tastes, but my |
| first serious romance started while Bohemian Rhapsody was playing, so he |
| also influenced many of my memories. I know he must have affected others as|
| well. Freddie - if they get Eeeeks up there, take these memories with you: |
|"Is this the real life - Is this just fantasy? |
| Caught in a landslide - No escape from reality... |
| Open your eyes - Look up to the skies and see..."[Bohemian Rhapsody 1975] |
| Goodbye Freddie, We'll miss you!! |
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| * The endangered Ferrets return to the wild and their population increase. |
| The recovery plan for the endangered black-footed ferret took a big |
| step forward in September in Wyoming. In 1987, 18 of the black-footed |
| ferret were captured to protect and breed. This past September the |
| program released 49 of the off-springs. But the program yielded 322 |
| new ferrets to the list. The program is unique in that it used artifical|
| insemination and for the first time was successful. All the animals |
| released have been radio collared and will be tracked on regular base. |
| Ferret mortality in the wild is extremely high, about 80 percent survive |
| as long as man does not interfere. More ferrets will be released into |
| the wild in 1992. |
| * Your pet could be an endangered species in your home. If he/she has |
| gained a great deal of weight, you must take some action to help that |
| poor little guy slim down. If you do not, the dog or cat you own will |
| age much faster and face the dangers of heart problems and numerous other|
| serious health problems. If your pet pal is in this category, be sure to|
| follow the instructions of your veterinarian for diet control and spend |
| some time throwing the ball or pulling a string around for Fido or Fluffy|
| so they get the much needed exercise. Make them and yourself happy by |
| giving him/her good health so you can have that loving friend for years. |
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| Dream A Little Dream Submitted Anonymously Page 11 |
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| I want to tell you, I have had MANY weird dreams, and I even studied Dream |
| analysis years back, but this dream is by far the weirdest one ever...and |
| worse than that - I can't even analyze it! Read on & see what I mean. |
| |
| I was standing in the kitchen with my wife. On the stove there was a big |
| pot (like what you cook spaghetti in). Inside this pot was a dead body. |
| Apparently it was the body of a criminal who tried to attack us or kill us |
| or something. However, we managed to kill him first, and decided to make |
| him into mashed potatoes. That is what he was turning into as we cooked |
| him. I took a paper plate in hand, scooped out a bunch of the potatoes, |
| and started smooshing them around on the paper plate, adding salt & pepper |
| and butter. I turned to my wife and asked her if she'd like more butter |
| added, and she stared at me wide-eyed and said "Don't you think he has |
| suffered enough?!?" Suddenly I realized that he wasn't fully cooked yet, |
| and had not turned completely into mashed potatoes yet. In fact, there |
| were still bones in the pot, and I felt really guilty like I was torturing |
| the poor guy or something. And then I woke up. |
| I swear, this dream was real...I don't understand it but it made us laugh! |
| On Thanksgiving when someone says "Pass the butter..." though, I am going |
| to find it REALLY hard not to say "Don't you think he's suffered enough?!?"|
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| It's The TRUTH! * Page 12 * |
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| Eliminating salt from your diet will help lower and control one's blood |
| pressure, but did you know that the total elimination of salt can kill you?|
| It's the truth! To totally eliminate salt from your diet could cause you |
| to die a horrible death. The average person, according to the National |
| Academy of Sciences, should have three to eight grams of salt per day in |
| their diet. A diet without salt can cause goiter, the thyroid condition |
| tied directly to the lack of iodine in the system. The average American |
| takes in 10-15 grams of salt a day. It is wise to cut down on salt intake |
| but not eliminate it completely, the body needs salt to survive. |
| |
| Did you know that the keyboard of the typewriter and the way it is laid |
| out has nothing to do with the convenience of the typist. It is true! |
| The first typewriter was designed by an American inventor named Christopher|
| Sholes and his associates in the late 1860s. The type was arranged in a |
| circular basket that sat underneath the carriage and was prone to frequent |
| jamming. Originally Sholes and his workers laid the keyboard out in alpha |
| order, but then decided to put what they thought were the most commonly |
| used letters as far apart as possible to try and eliminate the jamming |
| problem. In 1873 the inventors turned the typewriter over to the Remington|
| Company and the keyboard became a standard format from then on. |
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| On The Books! * Page 14 * |
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| There is an old law on the books in the state of Ohio that says you can |
| not shave on Sunday. |
| Lawmakers in Los Angeles, CA must have something against the candy striped |
| pole that barbers used to put out in front of their buidling. They passed |
| a law that said it was illegal to have the striped barber pole in front of |
| the barber shop. No mention of behind the store however. |
| And in Massachusetts, the law specifically states that it is illegal for |
| anyone to sport a goatee unless a special license is applied for and the |
| proper fees are paid. Otherwise, you are not permitted to go out in public|
| with the goatee. |
| Here's a law that might make one ask, 'Why would anyone...' but in Lexing- |
| ton, Kentucky it is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in their pocket.|
| In Olympia, Washington, one can sell beanshooters or peashooters to child- |
| ren but it is illegal for children to carry one within the city limits. |
| During the hours of church services on Sunday, in Kingsport, Tennessee, |
| it is illegal to sell soft drinks. |
| In Georgia, it is illegal to swim in a stream, lake, pond or river, if the |
| body of water is near the church can be seen. For that matter, it is il- |
| legal to swim in a stream, lake, etc., if it can be seen from a road to |
| a church. |
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| The JOKER'S Lair! Page 15 |
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| An international conference of sexologists was convened to determine once |
| and for all the purpose of the shape of the male phallus. Each national |
| delegation had done extensive research and was to announce its results. |
| Said the French spokesman: "We have spent 5 million francs, and can now |
| firmly state zat ze penis is ze shape zat it iz in order to give maximum |
| pleasure to ze woman." |
| "I say, old chap," interrupted the British spokesman, "We've spent 30,000 |
| pounds and are QUITE certain that the shape was designed to give maximum |
| pleasure to the MALE." |
| "Well," piped up the American, "We spent over $1 million dollars, and we |
| can state that without a doubt, the penis has the shape it does so that |
| your hand doesn't slip off the end!" |
| |
| When his company fell on hard times, the boss realized he would have to lay|
| off one of his 2 managers - Jack or Mary. Unable to decide, he decided who |
| ever came in to work last the next day would get the axe. Unfortunately |
| Mary showed up about 5 minutes after Jack. The boss went out to her desk, |
| to reluctantly tell her the bad news..."Mary, Things are getting hard and |
| I've either got to lay you or Jack off." Mary said quietly, "Well you'll |
| have to jack off - I have a splitting migraine." |
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| * Police Kill Youth In Effort To Stop His Suicide Attempt |
| * Pants Bulge Provides No Basis For Search |
| * Deputy Implicated In Doughnut Theft |
| * Hostage Taker Kills Self' Police Shoot Each Other |
| * Iraq Invades Kuwait; Students May Lose Parking |
| * Deputy Shoots Self In Butt |
| * Naked Man Trying To Buy Soda Arrested For Stealing Car |
| * Testicle Cargo Seized |
| * Toy Gun Scares Robber Using Toy Gun |
| * Woman Sits On Gun That Shoots Her |
| * Con Sends Death Notes To Judges After Learning To Write In Prison |
| * Several Items Reported Stolen From Empty Store |
| * Bucks Man Admits Attacking House, Must Go To Florida |
| * Experts Test 16,000 Condoms (ed: what a job huh?) |
| * Police Told To Put Pinch On Nudity |
| * 170 Cars Stolen In May -- Police Recover 181 |
| * New Jersey Assembly Passes Drunk Driving Test |
| * Comptroller Is Indicted For Not Closing Bank, Florida Grand Jury |
| Charges He Failed To Close Bank When He Knew It Was Insolent |
| * Judge Splits Children In Divorce Case (ed. painful resolve) |
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| In Kennebunkport, Maine, the Franciscan Monastery reported the remains of |
| St. Anthony were lost from the monastery chapel. By the way, The strange |
| part is that St. Anthony is the patron saint of lost articles. [ed: And |
| who says God has no sense of humor!!] |
| |
| A Thanksgiving Treat: As a science project, a group of 2 high school kids |
| in Oregon attempted to simulate a nuclear explosion. They got a fresh |
| turkey, filled it with six & a half pounds of gunpowder and gasoline. In |
| the process one of the boys was burned, and the other called the rescue |
| squad who in turn called the bomb squad to disarm the turkey. [ed: Disarm, |
| Dat arm, ...but it still doesn't compare to my Mom's sage stuffing!] |
| |
| A 42 year old man in Albany New York was arrested after allegedly tying a |
| belt around his 13 year old daughter's neck & forcing her to crawl down |
| the street barking like a dog. It seems she was late returning home, and |
| her father told her "If you want to act like a dog then you get down and |
| crawl like a dog." [ed: People should be required to pass a test before |
| becoming parents...this type of action is completely insane!!] |
| |
| NOTE: Have some weird news clippings you wanna send in? We'd love it! |
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| This week we will discuss some of the customs involving the use of hand |
| gestures. Sign language, perhaps, but that is not how they started. For |
| example, the joining of the forefinger and the thumb to indicate an "ok" |
| sign is a sign that dates back to the Romans. Many believe it began with |
| Martin Van Buren's nickname, Old Kinderhook or O.K., but the sign actually |
| started 18 centuries before his presidency. In the first century Roman |
| rhetorcian Quintilian, gave the sign as a sign of his approval. The sign |
| stems from ancient times and the words were later applied. Also, the |
| word o.k. could have come from the Buddhist and Hindu traditions of medita-|
| tion for the gesture of the forefinger closing to the thumb is the most |
| common of mudras or sacred postures and symbolizes the inner perfection |
| that the meditator seeks. The action of crossing one's fingers is used for|
| good luck or when one is telling an untruth (wishing to avoid bad luck). |
| It is believed this custom came about because it is a rather cryptic dis- |
| play of the sign of the cross. A custom that rose from the early Christians|
| to avoid attracting the attentions of pagan eyes. The most widely known |
| symbol is the extension of the middle finger. The roots of which stem from|
| a phallic aggressiveness. The Romans used this 2,000 years ago, calling it|
| digitus impudicus, which means finger without shame. Whatever the case, |
| the meaning still remains to indicate an obsene gesture. |
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| MYTH: The octane rating on gasoline is a reflection of the power or per- |
| formance of the fuel. |
| |
| TRUTH: The octaine rating has nothing to do with the performance of the |
| fuel. It actually is a way to simply measure the antiknock resis- |
| tance of that particular blend of fuel. The higher the octane, |
| the less tendency the engine has to knock. The knock refers to the |
| preignition of the fuel-air miexture in the engine. Preignition |
| results when intense heat within the engine cylinder spontaneously |
| ignites the vaporized fuel before the spark plug fires. The octane |
| rating is a percentage of isooctane, the antiknock ingredient. |
| MYTH: The rule of double jeopardy is always true in law. |
| |
| TRUTH: The law of double jeopardy, where a person can not be tried for the |
| same crime twice is not always true. There are always exceptions |
| to laws. Though the law is guaranteed in the Fifth Amendment of |
| U.S. Constitution, and extended to the states through the due pro- |
| cess clause in the Fourteenth Amendment, it will not and does not |
| apply when the crime is against both federal and state laws. Also, |
| it does not apply to new trials as the result of appeals. |
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| In the moor which stretches alongside the Bristol Channel in north Devon |
| and Somerset, England, is the countryside where the most desired sheep's |
| wool is woven. But on a November eve, quiet fell over the country side |
| and the sheep silenced themselves. But the sheep dog began barking fur- |
| iously warning his owner that something was amiss. The sky was clear, |
| the night was chilly, and a cold wind blew from over the moor. The dog's |
| owner checked to see what could be wrong, found nothing, and decided the |
| dog was only serving notice taht it was on duty. But when the dog's owner |
| got up the next morning he found the dog barking feverishly again. He went|
| out into the field where the dog stood, and found one of his sheep dead. |
| Across the sheep was a cut from the shoulders to the neck as though it had |
| been struck by an axe. Next to the sheep was a large chunk of ice that |
| he later weighed and found it to be 14 pounds. It fell with such velocity |
| that it was buried into the sod a depth of eight inches. He contacted the |
| authorities who found chunks of ice throughout the country side. Some even|
| larger than the piece responsible for killing the sheep. The weather was |
| not the cause, the British Air Ministry stated, after a lengthy investiga- |
| tion. Such incidences have occurred throughout the world. One in Napa |
| Valley, California, another in Gowen City, Pennsylvania, and another in |
| New Jersey. Scientists have never been able to explain the ice falling. |
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| Views & REviews! Our Annual WARPED MIND AWARD !!! Page 23 |
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| For those of you who were unfortunate enough to miss the BOB NEWHART'S 19th|
| ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL last night - it was a hoot! Do you remember when the |
| NEWHART show closed a few seasons ago, (This was Bob's show revolving |
| around the Stratford Inn in Vermont), the final show had Bob waking up next|
| to Emily and saying something about what a dream! Well if THAT wasn't a |
| bizarre enough twist, the man did it again. In the 19th anniversary show, |
| Bob, Emily, Carol, and all the rest of the cast were reunited to celebrate |
| 19 years since the first show began. In this special, it centers on Bob |
| being wigged out over his dream that "seemed so real". The cast sat in |
| Bob's office, and reminisced by showing us old clips. In the process, the |
| Hartly's neighbor, Howard, tells of this one long realistic dream HE had - |
| seems he was an astronaut of all things ;> After all the clips were shown,|
| Bob decides that his dream was just a dream and that he likes his life the |
| way it is. The cast heads down for lunch in an elevator, which old viewers|
| may recall - Bob has a mortal of after a near death accident. Bob declines,|
| and says he'll take the stairs, but after the door closes he decides to try|
| to conquer his fear & ride the other elevator. The door opens, & 3 repair-|
| men stand there - very familiar ones at that. One says "Hi...I'm Larry, and|
| this is my brother Darryl, & this is my other brother Darryl..." Bob runs |
| screaming down the stairs. Good Show Bob! We STILL love that Warped Mind! |
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| Did you hear about the scientist who crossed a calculating machine with |
| Goodyear rubber and got a computer that made snap decisions. |
| |
| Types of Doctors: |
| Dermatologist - A doctor who builds a business from scratch. |
| Radiologist - a guy who loves everyone, and we all wonder what he sees in |
| people. |
| Obstetrician - a doctor who works with ladies ready to bear. |
| Osteopath - A doctor who loves his work and makes no bones about it. |
| Dentists - a doctor who takes a bite out of life and get his teeth into it |
| Surgeon - a real cut up and sometimes funny too. |
| Ophthalmologist - a sight for sore eyes |
| Psychiatrist - a real mind sweeper. |
| Podiatrist - a doctor who can be a real heel. |
| |
| Cleopatra - a Queen of denial |
| Pandemonium - a high-rise housing development for pandas |
| Mirage - where a ghost keeps his car |
| Mortician - a guy in a grave situation |
| Twin - a double take |
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| Metaphysical BITS! By Manfred This Week: O.B.E.'s Page 26 |
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| What IS an O.B.E.? It's an Out of Body Experience. OBE's encompass many |
| levels... You have heard of Near-Death experiences, no doubt, where some- |
| one is declared "dead" yet they manage to relate experiences when they |
| come back to life, of having been outside their body watching the doctors |
| etc. There are some uncanny stories, and good recommended reading is a |
| book called LIFE AFTER LIFE (which also has several sequels). |
| |
| Another form of OBE's is what we refer to as Astral-Travel. There are some|
| who claim to be able to do this at will, and many others who are surprised |
| to find out they do it while asleep. I, myself, have been involved with |
| several projects in this area. I have personally found no real way to do |
| do this unless I AM asleep. I suspect it has to do with relinquishing |
| enough conscious control to be able to separate the physical self from the |
| soul. I don't really know, about all I can tell you is that in all the |
| studies I have participated in, I have either been seen by someone or have |
| seen them and we exchanged conversation which was correlated later. |
| A good reference for Astral traveling, are the books by Ruth Montgomery. |
| |
| A third type of OBE, as you've undoubtedly heard stories about, is the |
| "double"....also known as 'bilocation'. This type of OBE goes back to |
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| ancient times. But, by the same token, it is a very rare phenomena still. |
| It's said that many times, right before, or right after a person's death, |
| their double is seen somewhere. I happen to know one lady who had this |
| happen as a child repeatedly when someone was going to die. She was right |
| each time, and once it had to do with someone who she'd never met or even |
| heard of - but she was told they were a friend of so&so's. It never made |
| the situations change, however it did get her to the hospital in time to |
| see her father just before he passed away. If you are interested in look- |
| ing into this type of OBE, I highly recommend you read 'Visions And |
| Apparitions Collectively And Reciprocally Perceived.' Proceedings of the |
| Society for Psychical Research 41, part 130, by Vivian Worthington. |
| |
| Is it REALLY travelling out of the body, or are many instances explained |
| away by things such as telepathy? We don't really know for sure, but |
| studies still continue all over the world. Someday perhaps we may the |
| answers, but until then, all we can do is work with whatever happens in |
| our own lives. How can you tell if you are having OBE's? If you really |
| feel you are going places, give yourself a post-sleep message, repeat to |
| yourself mentally where you want to go & what you want to do. Don't tell |
| anyone, and see if you are seen or not :) Good Luck To You! M. |
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| Laws Beyond Murphy! * Page 28 * |
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|* Bad law is amended rather than repealed |
| * When you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal. |
| * One should never play cat-and-mouse games if they are a mouse. |
|* If there are only two tv shows worth watching, they will both be on |
| at the same time. |
| * If there is a tv program you are looking forward to watching, it will |
| be preempted five minutes into the show. |
| * Whatever the spaace available we tend to buy things to fill it. |
|* Bananas bought when they are ripe will rot before anyone thinks to eat one|
| * No one ever spills on an already dirty floor. |
| * To maintain an easy job, stay out of the limelight. |
|* The more expensive the item, the less it is used. |
| * Cleaniness is next to impossible |
| * If only one price can be found it will be the most unreasonable. |
|* Of all items ordered the one out-of-stock is the item most needed. |
| * As soon as a back order is available yu no longer need it. |
| * When necessary, any tool near you becomes a hammer |
|* The first thing to hit a clean windshield will hit right where the driver |
| looks. |
| * It always takes longer to get there than home. |
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| THE PLAINTIFF: The Cherry Sisters, an Iowa singing group. |
| |
| THE DEFENDANT: The Des Moines Register |
| |
| THE LAWSUIT..: It was around the turn of the century, almost 100 years |
| ago, when the Register ran a rather 'harsh' review of the |
| Cherry Sisters' singing act. The reporter wrote: |
| "Their long skinny arms, equipped with talons at the |
| extremities...waved frantically at the suffering |
| audience. The mouths of their rancid features opened |
| like caverns, and sounds like the wailings of damned |
| souls issued therefrom." |
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| the judged ruled in favor of the Register. |
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| COMMENTS.....: Just think...and Tiny Tim made a bloody fortune...!!! |
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| My partner got a question last week from a user and handed it over to me |
| since I am the one who does this column. Here's what was written by |
| Stewart Morris: What causes dirt roads in the desert to become "washboard"|
| ed. I know that rain/runoff does it, but how? |
| |
| Well Stewart, you are part right. Truth is the washboard effect does hap- |
| pen as a result of rain and run-off. Because most roads in the desert will|
| travel around the base of hills, the rain will come off the hills and wash |
| over the road, from one side to another, causing ruts to form. But, even |
| that is not the major cause of the washboard effect. What is, is the |
| drastic changes in temperature. Because of the extreme heat in the day |
| time and the sudden cold at night, the earth's temperature changes very |
| quickly. When this happens, the earth's surface, in the desert, actually |
| changes its shape and form. Those areas that have already been rutted |
| by the rain run-off will become deeper because of the changes in tempera- |
| ture. This an the use of the roads in that condition will maintain the |
| ruts, but a good set of gabriel striders will handle that in almost any |
| vehicle. Providing of course, you aren't out there forging streams in a |
| vehicle that isn't jacked-up so the under carriage doesn't get damaged. |
| But that's how it works Stewart, hope that answers your question! |
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| Poetry -*- Drawer "The Darker Side" Anonymous Page 33 |
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|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: You never see the darker side, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: And yet you hunt the light, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: You cannot take yourself in stride, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: For something's just not right. :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: You do not like the darker side, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: For evil must wear black, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: But if by faith you would abide, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: You'd find God's love in fact. :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: The darker side may stumble, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: It may cause pain and fear, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: But if there is a brighter part, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: Then Dark, its purpose here. :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: You see, my friend, if truth be told, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: There's nothing with 1 side, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: Until we die we must grow old, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: And laugh from whence we've cried. :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: Learn to see the darker side, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: That you might find some light, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: And in your faith you must abide, :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
|:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: For all day must turn night. :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:|
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| With Apologies To... Page 34 |
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| We are Tickled Pink to introduce to y'all a Brand New Column. It comes to |
| us from a user at Talk Channel Dallas, Please Welcome Raoul Duke! |
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| "With apologies to David Letterman..." By: Raoul Duke |
| ...from the bar at HOOTERS in Dallas, here are... |
|****** THE TOP TEN REASONS TO LEAVE NEW YORK AND MOVE TO DALLAS ************|
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| 10...Someone HAS to replace J R Ewing |
| 9...Margaritas are made in plastic buckets instead of blenders |
| 8...Mexican housekeepers are cheaper than the ones from Puerto Rico |
| 7...Why battle traffic on the LIE when you can battle it on North Central?|
| 6...Chicken-fried steak |
| 5..."Hi, y'all!" sounds better than "Yeah, f*** you, A**hole!" |
| 4...Supermarket clerks don't deal crack from behind the meat counter |
| 3...And you thought only "Mayberry" was a dry town |
| 2...Cab drivers speak English |
| |
| AND THE NUMBER ONE REASON... This is it! >> |
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| 1...You can STILL buy a savings & loan for a song! |
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| Since 1976, 142 Americans have been executed. |
| There are 2400 people in America on Death Row. |
| 82 were killed by electrocution. |
| 55 were killed by lethal injection. |
| 4 were killed in the gas chamber. |
| 1 was killed by firing squad. (2 states still allow this form). |
| 4,307,000 American homes are burglarized per year |
| 34,118,010 crimes are committed per year |
| 12,700,175 Americans are arrested per year |
| 581,445 are sent to state & federal prisons per year |
| 888,045 cars are stolen per year |
| 621,960 Americans are robbed per year |
| 1,381,890 Americans are assaulted per year |
| 17,885 Americans are murdered per year |
| 45,990 Americans are raped per year |
| 11,680 of those are raped by 2 or more persons |
| 74% of American murder victims are male. |
| 20% of american rapes occur in the victim's home. |
| 77% of American rapes are committed without a weapon. |
| 86% of American assaults are committed by men. |
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| 87% arrested for offenses against family & children are male. |
| 90% of american vandals are male. |
| 92% of american burglars are male. |
| 96% of american state prison inmates are male. |
| 54% of robberies are committed at night. |
| DAILY: 1 person in the U.S. is murdered by strangulation. |
| 3 people are murdered with blunt objects, hammers etc. |
| 3 people are murdered with hands, fists or feet. |
| 10 people are murdered with cutting or stabbing instruments. |
| 2 are murdered with a rifle. |
| 3 are murdered with a shotgun. |
| 21 are murdered with a hand gun. |
| 556,748 Americans are serving prison terms. |
| 154,776 are under age 25. |
| 237,175 are regular alcohol or drug users. |
| 68,480 have been convicted of murder. |
| 91,646 are minors. |
| 77,082 have been in prison before. |
| 1650 of these have been convicted of murder. |
| Crimes committed by ex-cons = 7,944,590 per year |
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| Men are 5 times more likely to be arrested for committing violent crimes. |
| You are 2.7 times more likely to be raped at night than in broad daylight.|
| 26.3% of all rapes occur in the street. |
| 29% of all first offenders wind up back in prison. |
| Only 49.4% of homicide trials end up with a "guilty" verdict. |
| It costs society approximately $25,000 per prisoner per year. |
| 68,480x25,000 = $1,712,000,000 per year spent on convicted murderers. |
| 556,748x25,000 = $ 13,918,700,000 per year on all serving prison terms. |
| 54% of convicted murderers use alcohol just before committing the crime. |
| 62% of convicted assaulters use alcohol just before committing the crime. |
| 58% committed to psychiatric institutions are male |
| 83% of americans arrested are male. |
| 23% of american murders have an unknown motive. |
| 99% of american rapists are male. |
| 81% of jail inmates who are convicted plead guilty. |
| 627,435 crimes are committed against the elderly per year |
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| SOURCES: NAACP, U.S.Dept. Of Justice, F.B.I., Bureau Of Justice Statistics,|
| U.S. Dept. Health & Human Services, National Economic Research Assc. and |
| Center for Forensic Economic Studies |
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| On the hillside of the black mesa deposits floats an apparition of a |
| woman. Night after night she appears and stands or floats in the |
| moonlight. When you look closely, you can see her clearly. Her |
| long dress, the sweeping motions of her arms. She is called the |
| Eagle Woman by the Hopi Indians. The Hopis say she was an Oraibi |
| widow of Bow Clan who lived in the late 1800s. The story goes, she |
| became deeply depressed over the years, and that depression became |
| unbearable. She left her family and traveled up the trail to the |
| place of meditation. She rested, and meditated. When the moon rose, |
| it is said, she felt it beckoning her and she answered it by leaping |
| from the cliffs. When her body was found, and it took some time for |
| her family to find her, it was left where it was and covered with rocks. |
| This is the normal custom of the Hopis in the event of suicide or |
| accidental death. The Hopis believe the canyon will always be lighted |
| by the spirit of the Eagle Woman. It is their belief that there is |
| always a light in the place where someone died. |
| The area we are discussing is the Hopi-Navajo Reservation, Arizona. |
| Science believes the light is actually caused by the phosphorescent |
| vapors that rise from the coal deposits in the Black Mesa. But science |
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| has not been able to explain why or how that phosphorescence, if you stay |
| through the summer night, moves closer and closer as the hours progress. |
| Studies have been made numerous times, but as yet, no one has found an |
| explanation for this. Even when the wind blows in a different direction |
| the apparition or phosphorescent vapors move towards the meditation ledge. |
| Additionally, no one has been able to explain why the vapor shines and |
| shimmers in the night in midair. |
| This region is a real find for those interested in investigating and |
| chasing ghostly figures. Speaking Rock and Spider Rock, two towering |
| columns at the junction of Monument Canyon and Canyon de Chelly, are |
| also the homes of haunting apparitions. The story is told and has been |
| for a number of years, that at Spider Rock lives a huge ghostly spider. |
| At Canyon de Chelly the magical powers of this area are said to be ones |
| of great healing and a wonderful source of clearing the mind. Visitor's |
| have told of wonderful results after visiting this area. As well as |
| psychics who have visited and felt totally and completely renewed. |
| It is a beautiful canyon to visit. After the Hopis, around the 1700s, |
| the Navajo Indians, migrating from Canada, moved to this area. Their |
| homes were forged into the sides of the cliffs, and became a stronghold |
| against the Spanish. In order to beautify their homes, they covered the |
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| the cliffs around them with pictographs. The intent was not just for |
| beauty, but in hopes to create magical properties in the canyons for |
| protection. But in the 1830s the Spanish massacred over a hundred of |
| the resident natives. Again, in 1863 the U.S. government warred against |
| the Navajo in this canyon. But over the years, the peaceful life of |
| the Navajo has resurfaced and regained the canyon once again. Those |
| who are psychic will still feel the spiritual emanations of the people |
| who lived in this area once, long ago. Today, it is a monument of the |
| remarkable Hopi and Navajo peoples. |
| If you wish to visit this area, as stated in this article, the Eagle |
| Woman is most commonly seen in the summer time; so perhaps that is the |
| best time to visit. You can write to Navajo Tourism Office, Navajo |
| Nation, P. O. Box 308, Window Rock, Arizona 86515. If you wish to drive |
| directly there, you can reach Coal Canyon via Highway 264 just a little |
| more than 14 miles southwest of Tuba City, en route to Window Rock. The |
| canyon can be easily missed, but it is within one mile from the highway. |
| There are signs pointing the way. |
| Canyon de Chelly National Monument is open from April through October. |
| Take highway 191 north from I40 to the monument's headquarters. For tours |
| and trail info write: Canyon de Chelly P O Box 588, Chinle, AZ 86503 |
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