Yesterday when I was driving along the freeway, a man in the car ahead of me threw a bag of fast-food trash out the passenger window. I gasped, then I raged, then I honked - not a little, hey-you honk. This was a long, in-your-face-from-behind-you honk.
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Biker jokes often make the best bar jokes, especially if told in a bar that bikers frequent as they are the most inclined to laugh at these jokes. People tend to like jokes that are about them, even if they are less than flattering. Most people will not get sore if they are told a joke, especially if it is told in a good natured way.
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Three guys up in trees are winning the war of words and nerves against the multi-billion University of California system. The three guys and their supporters are bringing the highly taunted University of California to its administrative and intellectual knees, thus begging the question of the value of a higher UC education.
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My COMPUTER is my friend. My computer IS my friend. My computer is my FRIEND. No matter how I said it, I couldn't convince myself. This past winter it was frozen more than Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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We have all heard about “laugher being the best medicineâ€. It is so very true. A laugh is welcome anytime. Laughter can do wonders. It helps us forget all our worries even if it is for just a fleeting moment. Laughter brought about by comedy may be something you have read, heard or seen can be really infectious. A tense situation can be altered with a few funny lines. There is possibly nobody on the planet that doesn’t enjoy a good laugh. A good comedy film and comic television shows are well appreciated by a large audience. In the earlier days you would find a place for live comedy only at hotels or bars where a comedian would perform to entertain the guest. But today things are very different. Comedians today are in great demand; you can find a comic act as part of a fun fair, in bars, on television shows, movies, private parties, festivals and even at corporate gatherings.
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I've come to the conclusion (and it's only taken me 50 years) that Opposites DO Attract!
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Inventors start with an idea about how to do something or how to do something better. For example, staples aren't just for holding papers together anymore. Carpenters use them to hold boards together and doctors use them to hold skin together. A couple of years ago an emergency room doctor used four staples to hold a cut on my head together. Ever since, however, I've thought someone should reinvent the staple remover.
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Bratz, the 10-inch, clothes-conscious dolls, are big business. In 2007 they outsold Barbie, which more than upset Barbie's manufacturing mama, Mattel. Not only did the Bratz feature film, games and music albums make Barbie look like just another dumb blond, but the designer who conceived Bratz dolls for MGA Entertainment didn't play nice. He was on Mattel's payroll at the time. Mattel accused MGA of stealing, went to court and was awarded damages of $20 million doll-ars.
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The older we get, the more we talk about our health. I talk about yoga and I make myself practice it fifteen minutes every morning. This is meant to make my body more flexible, but there are times when my husband thinks I should be practicing yoga for my mind.
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When it comes to plant-based foods, think black. Black foods are especially healthy. Black rice is high in anthocyanin, which fights cardiovascular disease. Black beans are rich in terpenoids, which stop the growth of certain cancers. Black tea is rich in flavonoids, which protect against neurological disease; and blackberries are rich in polyphenols, which help prevent diseases related to chronic inflammation. Then there's the pigment that makes these foods black. It provides antioxidants that also protect our health - and give new meaning to black power.
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