Sunday, August 20, 2006

Chuckle 1139

Chuckle 1139
(Carrie M and Merilee both of Sacramento get today's chuckle thanks!)

~Things to Think About~
(Plus: Today in History and Word for the Day)

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor...

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

What if there were no hypothetical questions?

Is there another word for synonym?

Dick Lazeres: Where do forest rangers go to “get away from it all?"

What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?

If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them? ***
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(Click Today in History and learn.)

Today in history
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Word of the Day for Sunday August 20, 2006

renege \rih-NIG; -NEG\, intransitive verb:To go back on a promise or commitment.

Today, politicians everywhere routinely renege on pledges in the belief that any problem can be solved by short-term fixes, spin-doctoring or character assassination.-- Larry Elliott, "Universal man must take responsibility for slaying Beveridge's five giants", The Guardian, January 10, 2000

But now the Senate is proposing to renege on the deal, and the governors are furious.-- By Judith Havemann, Washington Post, March 13, 1999

And George W. Bush knows from seeing his father renege on his "no new taxes" pledge how a single judgment can end up crippling a presidency.-- James Carney and Karen Tumulty, "How They Run the Show", Time, October 29, 2000
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