Tuesday, July 10, 2012
History Lesson on Kentucky
Passed along from a friend enjoy...
For those of you who live in Kentucky you might find this interesting..
And for those of you who don't, YOU might also find this interesting.
Today's history lesson!
1792- Kentucky was the first state on the western frontier to join the Union .
1816- (first promoted) Mammoth Cave , with 336+ miles of mapped passages, is the world's longest cave. It is 379 feet deep and contains at least 5 levels of passages.. It's second only to Niagara Falls as the most popular tourist attraction in the US ... It became a National Park on July 1, 1941.
1856- The first enamel bathtub was made in Louisville ..
1883- The first electric light bulb was shown in Louisville . Thomas Alva Edison introduced his invention to crowds at the Southern Exposition.
1887- Mother's Day was first observed in Henderson by teacher Mary S. Wilson . It became a national holiday in 1916.
1893- 'Happy Birthday to You', probably the most sung song in the world, was written by two Louisville sisters - Mildred and Patricia Hill.
Late 19th century- Bibb lettuce was first cultivated by Jack Bibb in Frankfort , Kentucky
1896- The first (known) set of all male quintuplets was born in Paducah .
1934- Cheeseburgers were first tasted at Kaelin's Restaurant in Louisville .
1937 - The first Wigwam Village Motel, with units in the shape of a 'teepee', was built by Frank A. Redford in Cave City .
The world's largest baseball bat, a full one hundred twenty (120) feet tall and weighing 68,000 pounds, can be seen at the Louisville Slugger Museum in Louisville (Jefferson Co.).
Chevrolet Corvettes are manufactured only in Bowling Green .
Covington (St. Mary's Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption) is home to the world's largest hand blown stained glass window in existence. It measures an astounding 24 feet by 67 feet and contains 117 different figures.
The world's largest crucifix, standing at sixty (60) feet tall, is in Bardstown (Nelson Co.).
Fort Knox holds more than $6 billion worth of gold - the largest amount stored anywhere in the world.
The JIF plant in Lexington is the world's largest peanut butter producing facility.
Kentucky has more resort parks than any other state in the nation.
Middlesboro is the only United States city built inside a meteor crater.. CHECKED IT OUT ON GOOGLE EARTH. APPEARS TO BE ABOUT 4 1/4 MILES ACROSS AND 360 FEET DEEP.
Newport is home to The World Peace Bell, the world's largest free-swinging bell.
Pike County is the world's largest producer of coal.
Pikeville annually leads the nation (per capita) in consumption of Pepsi-Cola.
Post-It Notes are made exclusively in Cynthiana , KY.
Shaker Village ( Pleasant Hill ) is the largest historic community of its kind in the United States
Christian County is 'wet', while Bourbon County is 'dry'.
('wet 'sells liquor; 'dry' does not)
Barren County has the most fertile land in the state.
Lake Cumberland has more miles of shoreline than the state of Florida ..
Kentucky is best known for its beautiful blue grass. And, let us not forget about the basketball and the Race Horses !!
And Sunny California is no longer where the beautiful people come from, its from under the Blue Moon of Kentucky where many of em start! Turns out us Hillbillies are Mighty Purdy to Y'all!! :
Celebrities Born and/or raised in KY:
George Clooney
Johnny Depp
Tom Cruise
Ashley Judd
Nick Lachey
Kevin Ricardson (Backstreet Boy)
Brian Litrell (Backstreet Boy)
Lee Majors
Muhammad Ali
Victor Mature
Annie Potts (Designing Women)
Sean Young
Dwight Yoakam (singer/actor; Slingblade, Roswell ,Panic Room)
Diane Sawyer
John Carpenter (Director)
Ned Beatty (Back to School, Deliverance, Life)
Harry Dean Stanton (Molly Ringwald¢s Dad in Pretty in Pink)
Florence Henderson (Mrs Brady)
Billy Ray Cyrus (thus his daughter "Hannah Montana"....once removed!)
Chuck Woolery
James Best (sheriff on Dukes of Hazard)
Charles Napier (Rambo II)
Don and Phil Everly
Naomi Judd
Winona Judd
Bill Monroe (Father of Bluegrass )
Tom T. Hall
John Michael Montgomery
Loretta Lynn (First Lady of Country Music)
Dwain Messer
Patti Loveless
Ricky Skaggs
Keith Whitley
Rosemary Clooney
The Trollinger Brothers
Just to name a few...
And then there more interesting things about this state..............For example, Below are some 'rules for rural ' Kentucky '.
THE RULES OF RURAL Kentucky ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Listen up City Slickers!
1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.
2. Turn your cap right, your head isn't crooked.
3. Let's get this straight; it's called a 'dirt road.' I drive a pickup truck because I want to. No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.
4. They are cattle. They're live steaks. That's why they smell funny to you. But they smell like money to us. Get over it. Don't like it? Rt. 80 goes east and west, I-75 goes north and south. Pick one.
5. So you have a $60,000 car. We're impressed. We have $150,000 corn pickers and hay balers that are driven only 3 weeks a year.
6. So every person in southernKentucky waves. It's called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.
7. If that cell phone rings while an 8-point buck and 3 does are coming in, we WILL shoot it out of your hand. You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.
8. Yeah, we eat taters & gravy, beans & cornbread. You really want sushi & caviar? It's available, at the corner bait shop.
9. The 'Opener' refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November.
10. We open doors for women. That is applied to all women, regardless of age.
11. No, there's no 'vegetarian special' on the menu. Order steak. Or you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham & turkey.
12. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
13. You bring 'coke' into my house, it better be brown, wet and served over ice.
14. You bring 'Mary Jane' into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.
15. We have a whole ton of folks in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. So don't mess with us. If you do, you will get whipped by the best.
16. Turn down that blasted car stereo! That thumpity-thump crap ain't music, anyway. We don't want to hear it anymore than we want to see your boxers. Refer back to #1.
17. 4 inches isn't a blizzard - it's a flurry. Drive like you got some sense in it, and DON'T take all our bread, milk, and bleach from the grocery stores. This ain't Alaska, worst case you may have to live a whole day without croissants. The pickups with snow blades will have you out the next day.
18. Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. ... It's about learning to dance in the rain!
Monday, July 9, 2012
A Teachable Moment Funny
True story from Greg Hench, who is a youth minister:
One day I was talking to my son Mat about safely crossing the street while trying to incorporate the idea of sacrifice and love at the same time.
I decided to make this little teachable moment an opportunity to have him choose between safety and sacrifice. I asked Mat, who was probably about 6 at the time; "If I were to be walking across the street and didn't see a car coming and I was about to get hit, would you run out in the street and push me out of the way of the car so I didn't get hurt even if it meant you would probably get hurt really badly?"
With minimal hesitation Mat replied, "Well, that wouldn't be very smart."
today'sTHOT============================
Pirates always talk about sailing the seven seas...but aren't all the seas connected? How is it not just one?
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One day I was talking to my son Mat about safely crossing the street while trying to incorporate the idea of sacrifice and love at the same time.
I decided to make this little teachable moment an opportunity to have him choose between safety and sacrifice. I asked Mat, who was probably about 6 at the time; "If I were to be walking across the street and didn't see a car coming and I was about to get hit, would you run out in the street and push me out of the way of the car so I didn't get hurt even if it meant you would probably get hurt really badly?"
With minimal hesitation Mat replied, "Well, that wouldn't be very smart."
today'sTHOT============================
Pirates always talk about sailing the seven seas...but aren't all the seas connected? How is it not just one?
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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Great movie!...Catch Mighty Macs if you get a chance
Watched Mighty Macs on Netflix tonight.
Mighty Macs Is the inspiring true story of one woman who just wanted to make a difference and wound up making history!
When Coach Cathy Rush (Carla Gugino, Mr. Popper's Penguins) arrives at tiny Immaculata College, the women's basketball team has no budget, no uniforms and no gym.
Refusing to give up, Cathy finds help from a young nun named Sister Sunday (Marley Shelton, Never Been Kissed). Together, their relentless drive reignites the team's spirit and the Mighty Macs start conquering bigger and better-funded schools.
As financial troubles rock Immaculata, the Macs charge into the championships against all odds. Can the Mighty Macs save their school with one last long shot at victory? You'll stand up and cheer for the heartwarming, incredible season that made the real Cathy Rush a Basketball Hall of Fame legend!
Mighty Macs Is the inspiring true story of one woman who just wanted to make a difference and wound up making history!
When Coach Cathy Rush (Carla Gugino, Mr. Popper's Penguins) arrives at tiny Immaculata College, the women's basketball team has no budget, no uniforms and no gym.
Refusing to give up, Cathy finds help from a young nun named Sister Sunday (Marley Shelton, Never Been Kissed). Together, their relentless drive reignites the team's spirit and the Mighty Macs start conquering bigger and better-funded schools.
As financial troubles rock Immaculata, the Macs charge into the championships against all odds. Can the Mighty Macs save their school with one last long shot at victory? You'll stand up and cheer for the heartwarming, incredible season that made the real Cathy Rush a Basketball Hall of Fame legend!
In honor of Ben...
Dr. Benjamin Franklin was not really a doctor; his title Doctor was one of those first honorariums given a man of great achievement and reflects the impact he had on his age.
Here are seven ways Benjamin Franklin would suggest you consider to be seen as one with a brain and a social wit:
~ Elevate, not desecrate. Never use cutting humour, dissect theirs.
~ Keep your humour light, fun, open to participation.
~ Reflect your humour to show that you row your own boat.
~ You row merrily, and you attract others to you.
~ As you deflect bitterness, fear, answers appear.
~ Your summary encapsulates the situation and hints that the best way out may be to back up to where we went wrong, once we all clearly agree what that was.
~ Elevate, even exaggerate, achievement. Mock an obvious folly but with a twist. If attacked, return their volley as a mirror.
today'sTHOT============================
You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
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Here are seven ways Benjamin Franklin would suggest you consider to be seen as one with a brain and a social wit:
~ Elevate, not desecrate. Never use cutting humour, dissect theirs.
~ Keep your humour light, fun, open to participation.
~ Reflect your humour to show that you row your own boat.
~ You row merrily, and you attract others to you.
~ As you deflect bitterness, fear, answers appear.
~ Your summary encapsulates the situation and hints that the best way out may be to back up to where we went wrong, once we all clearly agree what that was.
~ Elevate, even exaggerate, achievement. Mock an obvious folly but with a twist. If attacked, return their volley as a mirror.
today'sTHOT============================
You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
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Friday, July 6, 2012
A Pessimist Funny
An avid duck hunter was in the market for a new bird dog. His search ended when he found a dog that could actually walk on water to retrieve a duck. Shocked by his find, he was sure none of his friends would ever believe him.
He decided to try to break the news to a friend of his, the eternal pessimist who refused to be impressed with anything. This, surely, would impress him. He invited him to hunt with him and his new dog.
As they waited by the shore, a flock of ducks flew by, they fired, and a duck fell. The dog responded and jumped into the water. The dog, however, did not sink but instead walked across the water to retrieve the bird, never getting more than his paws wet. This continued all day long; each time a duck fell, the dog walked across the surface of the water to retrieve it.
The pessimist watched carefully, saw everything, but did not say a single word.
On the drive home the hunter asked his friend, "Did you notice anything unusual about my new dog?"
"I sure did," responded the pessimist. "He can't swim."
[forwarded by Steve Sanderson]
today'sTHOT============================
I think most everyone would agree that trampolines are awesome. Except for kangaroos. They're probably unimpressed.
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He decided to try to break the news to a friend of his, the eternal pessimist who refused to be impressed with anything. This, surely, would impress him. He invited him to hunt with him and his new dog.
As they waited by the shore, a flock of ducks flew by, they fired, and a duck fell. The dog responded and jumped into the water. The dog, however, did not sink but instead walked across the water to retrieve the bird, never getting more than his paws wet. This continued all day long; each time a duck fell, the dog walked across the surface of the water to retrieve it.
The pessimist watched carefully, saw everything, but did not say a single word.
On the drive home the hunter asked his friend, "Did you notice anything unusual about my new dog?"
"I sure did," responded the pessimist. "He can't swim."
[forwarded by Steve Sanderson]
today'sTHOT============================
I think most everyone would agree that trampolines are awesome. Except for kangaroos. They're probably unimpressed.
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
New home funny...
When the Jones family moved into their new house, a visiting relative asked five-year-old Sammy how he liked the new place.
"It's terrific," he said.
"I have my own room, Mike has his own room, and Jamie has her own room.
But poor Mom is still in with Dad."
today'sTHOT============================
If a tomato is a fruit, does that make ketchup a smoothie?
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"It's terrific," he said.
"I have my own room, Mike has his own room, and Jamie has her own room.
But poor Mom is still in with Dad."
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If a tomato is a fruit, does that make ketchup a smoothie?
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Lots Of Thots For You're 4th...
What follows is our twice-yearly compilation of Thots from the last six months of Funnies.
Enjoy...
Mikey
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~ A: One. Q: How many psychics does it take to change a light bulb?
~ A boy in Sunday School was asked to recite the Golden Rule: "Do one to others as others do one to you."
~ A cartoonist was found dead in his home. Details are sketchy.
~ A friend is someone who thinks you're a good egg even though you might be slightly cracked.
~ A husband said to his wife, "No, I don't hate your relatives. In fact, I like your mother-in-law better than I like mine."
~ A mother can touch a whole generation just by loving her own child well.
~ A new report found that Facebook has created more than 450,000 jobs. Unfortunately, photos posted on Facebook have ended 550,000 jobs.
~ A sure way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.
~ Aim low. Reach your goals. Avoid disappointment.
~ An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.
~ And now, for my most amazing feat today, I shall turn water into coffee! (And then I will make it disappear.)
~ By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.
~ Coffee's a great way to fool yourself into believing you're going to have a productive day.
~ Dad: "As long as you're living under my roof you're gonna do what I tell you." Teenage son: "Then I'm gonna go on the roof."
~ Definition of a committee: A group of the unworthy, appointed by the unwilling, to do the unnecessary.
~ Did you hear about the optimist who managed to fall off the top of the Empire State Building? As he passed each floor he was heard yelling, "So far so good!"
~ Do not believe in miracles...rely on them.
~ Don't be discouraged. It's often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.
~ Don't play stupid with me. I'm better at it.
~ Easter is when everybody dresses up for Jesus' big coming out party.
~ Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.
~ Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.
~ Flexible people never get bent out of shape.
~ Four things you can't recover: The STONE after the throw. The WORD after it's said. The OCCASION after it's missed. The TIME after it's gone.
~ Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day watching waves go by.
~ Good Idea: Finding Easter eggs on Easter. Bad Idea: Finding Easter eggs on Christmas.
~ He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.
~ Help someone when they are in trouble and he will remember you when he's in trouble again.
~ Here's to love - the only fire for which there is no insurance.
~ How do you know you've met a good tax accountant? He has a loophole named after him.
~ I had to quit my job crushing soft drink cans. It was soda pressing.
~ I just got a call from a charity asking me to donate some of my clothes to the starving people around the world. I told them to forget it. Anybody who fits into my clothes ain't starving.
~ I went skiing with a whole bunch of psychoanalysts. I never saw so many Freudians slip.
~ I went to a doctor and he told me I was overweight. I told him I wanted a second opinion. He said, Okay, you're ugly too.
~ I'd like to be the ideal mother, but I'm too busy raising my kids.
~ I'm starting to really struggle with my New Year's resolution. I ran around the block six times this morning as I had resolved, but I was in so much pain I could barely pick the block up off the floor to put it back in the toy box!
~ I've gone away to find myself. Should I return before I get back, please keep me here.
~ I've had amnesia for as long as I can remember.
~ If carrots are so good for the eyes, how come I see so many dead rabbits on the highway?
~ If evolution really works, how come mothers still have only two hands?
~ If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.
~ If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?
~ If you really want to make a long story short, don't tell it.
~ In the future, I'll tell my grandchildren that I am older than the internet and blow their minds forever.
~ In theory, everything works.
~ Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but she can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.
~ It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
~ It's Leap Day! Remember to set your clocks back 24 hours.
~ Keep the faith...but not from others!
~ Lots of people make sense. I'd rather make dollars.
~ Love may not make the world spin around, but it certainly makes a lot of people dizzy.
~ Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.
~ Mental floss prevents truth decay.
~ Money does not buy happiness, but it's a lot more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle.
~ Money does not talk. It goes without saying.
~ Mothers are guinea pigs in a scientific experiment to prove that sleep is unnecessary for human existence.
~ My brain is like a sponge. Full of holes.
~ My father is so old that when he was in school, history was called current affairs.
~ My friend thinks he knows everything. He said that onions were the only food that makes you cry. So I threw a coconut at his head.
~ "My greatest fear in life is that no-one will remember me after I'm dead." - Some dead guy
~ Never beat a pillow, when it's down.
~ Never try to out-stubborn a cat.
~ Never try to outwit a woman unless you are one.
~ No one is listening, until you make a mistake.
~ No sense being pessimistic; it probably won't work anyway.
~ Normal is only a setting on your dryer.
~ Normal people worry me.
~ Nothing in the known universe travels faster than a bad check.
~ Of all the things that I've ever lost, I miss my mind the least.
~ Oh, just realized yesterday was March 4th. I love March 4th--it's not just a date, it's a command...
~ Okay, who stopped the payment on my reality check?
~ Old is always fifteen years older than I am.
~ Old is what my classmates look like.
~ On a tombstone: I TOLD YOU I WAS SICK!
~ On the other hand, nostalgia ain't what it used to be.
~ One man's red tape is another man's system.
~ One-seventh of your life is spent on Mondays.
~ One thing the inventors can't seem to get the bugs out of is fresh paint.
~ Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.
~ Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
~ Outside of traffic, there is nothing that holds this country back as much as committees.
~ Outside of traffic, there is nothing that holds this country back as much as committees.
~ People are like tea bags - you have to put them in hot water before you know how strong they are.
~ People say I'm weird, but I'm just practicing to become eccentric.
~ Prayer is not just a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble; it is also a "steering wheel" that directs us in the right path throughout life.
~ Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.
~ Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
~ Q: How can you stop people from stealing your bagels? A: Lox.
~ Q. What do people in Texas call sushi? A. Bait.
~ Q: What do you call a fish with no eyes? A: A fsh.
~ Q: What do you get when you cross a Jehovah's Witness with an atheist? A: Someone who knocks on your door for no reason.
~ Quoting one is plagiarism. Quoting many is research.
~ Reality is a nice place, but I wouldn't want to live there.
~ Reason to smile: Every seven minutes of every day, someone in an aerobics class pulls a hamstring.
~ Remember...amateurs built the Ark. It was experts that built the Titanic.
~ Remember, stressed spelled backwards is desserts!
~ Remember, you can't have everything. Where would you keep it?
~ Saw it... Wanted it... Had a fit... Got it!
~ Seen it all. Done it all. Can't remember most of it.
~ Shot my first turkey yesterday - scared everyone in the frozen food section. It was awesome! Gettin' old is so much fun...
~ Should vegetarians eat animal crackers?
~ Sign under a mounted fish: If I had kept my mouth shut, I wouldn't be here.
~ Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.
~ Smash head on keyboard to continue.
~ Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
~ Some people won't suffer in silence because that would take all the pleasure out of it.
~ Text of the times: Daughter: I love you, Mom! Mom: Sorry. I have no money. Try it with your dad.
~ The dirtier the diaper is, the itchier your nose gets while changing it.
~ The only time you make a mistake is when you don't learn from it.
~ The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in the dark.
~ The things that come to those who wait are the things left by those who got there first.
~ The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
~ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
~ There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.
~ Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was shut up.
~ We had a great time in the kitchen the other night. We boiled up some hyena bones and made ourselves a laughing stock.
~ What's the worst thing about buying a new boomerang? Throwing away the old one.
~ When dad blows his big top, make sure you're not on the high wire.
~ When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
~ When your parakeet sees you reading the newspaper, does he wonder why you're just sitting there, staring at carpeting?
~ Why do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens to the counters?
~ Why do we choose from just two people to run for President and fifty for Miss America?
~ Why do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in our driveways and put our useless junk in the garage?
~ With high-definition TV everything looks bigger and wider. Kind of like going to your 25th high school reunion.
~ You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.
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