Monday, February 13, 2017

Smile for the Day

I was in the six item express lane at the store quietly fuming.   Completely ignoring the sign, the woman ahead of me had slipped into the check-out line pushing a cart piled high with groceries.   
Imagine my delight when the cashier beckoned the woman to come forward looked into the cart and asked sweetly, "So which six items would you like to buy?"   
(Wouldn't it be great if that happened more often?) 

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Because they had no reservations at a busy restaurant, my elderly neighbor and his wife were told there would be a 45 minute wait for a table.     Young man, we're both 90 years old," the husband said.   
"We may not have 45 minutes."   
They were seated immediately.   

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The reason Politicians try so hard to get re-elected is that they would "hate" to have to make a living under the laws they have just passed.   
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All eyes were on the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the aisle. They reached the altar and the waiting groom.   
The bride kissed her father and placed something in his hand.   
The guests in the front pews responded with ripples of laughter.   
Even the priest smiled broadly.     As her father gave her away in marriage, the bride gave him back his credit card.   

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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.   

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Three friends from the local congregation were asked, "When you're in your casket, and friends and congregation members are mourning over you, what would you like them to say?"  
Artie said, "I would like them to say I was a wonderful husband, a fine spiritual leader, and a great family man."   
  
Eugene commented, "I would like them to say I was a wonderful teacher and servant of God who made a huge difference in people's lives."   
  
Al said, "I'd like them to say, 'Look, he's moving!'"   

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Smith climbs to the top of Mt. Sinai to get close enough to talk to God.   
Looking up, he asks the Lord. "God, what does a million years mean to you?"   
The Lord replies, "A minute."   
Smith asks, "And what does a million dollars mean to you?"   
The Lord replies, "A penny."   
Smith asks, "Can I have a penny?"   
The Lord replies, "In a minute."   
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John was on his deathbed and gasped pitifully, "Give me one last request, dear," he said.   
"Of course, John," his wife said softly.   
"Six months after I die," John said, "I want you to marry Bob."   
"But I thought you hated Bob," she said..   
With his last breath John said, "I do!"   

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A man goes to see the Rabbi. "Rabbi, something terrible is happening and I  have to talk to you about it."   
The Rabbi asked, "What's wrong?"   
The man replied, "My wife is going to poison me."   
The Rabbi, very surprised by this, asks, "How can that be?"   
The man then pleads, "I'm telling you, I'm certain she's going to poison me.   What should I do?"   
The Rabbi then offers, "Tell you what. Let me talk to her, I'll see what I can find out and I'll let you know."   
A week later the Rabbi calls the man.   
He says, "I spoke to your wife on the phone for three hours. You want my advice?"   
The man said, "Yes" and the Rabbi replied, "Take the poison."     
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I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY, AS WELL AS THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF ENGLISH:



1. ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA, FLOOR.

2. ATHEISM IS A NON-PROPHET ORGANIZATION.

3. IF MAN EVOLVED FROM MONKEYS AND APES, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE MONKEYS AND APES?

4. THE MAIN REASON THAT SANTA IS SO JOLLY IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE BAD GIRLS LIVE.

5. 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.

6. WHAT IF THERE WERE NO HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS?

7. IF A DEAF CHILD SIGNS SWEAR WORDS, DOES HIS MOTHER WASH HIS HANDS WITH SOAP?

8. IF SOMEONE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES THREATENS TO KILL HIMSELF, IS IT CONSIDERED A HOSTAGE SITUATION?

9. IS THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR SYNONYM?

10. WHERE DO FOREST RANGERS GO TO "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?"

11. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL EATING AN ENDANGERED PLANT?

12. IF A PARSLEY FARMER IS SUED, CAN THEY GARNISH HIS WAGES?

13. WOULD A FLY WITHOUT WINGS BE CALLED A WALK?

14. WHY DO THEY LOCK GAS STATION BATHROOMS? ARE THEY AFRAID SOMEONE WILL BREAK-IN AND CLEAN THEM?

15. IF A TURTLE DOESN'T HAVE A SHELL, IS HE HOMELESS OR NAKED?

16. CAN VEGETARIANS EAT ANIMAL CRACKERS?

17. IF THE POLICE ARREST A MUTE, DO THEY TELL HIM HE HAS THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT?

18. WHY DO THEY PUT BRAILLE ON THE DRIVE-THROUGH BANK MACHINES?

19. HOW DO THEY GET DEER TO CROSS THE ROAD ONLY AT THOSE YELLOW ROAD SIGNS?

20. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED BREAD?

21. ONE NICE THING ABOUT EGOTISTS: THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.

22. DOES THE LITTLE MERMAID WEAR AN ALGEBRA?

23. DO INFANTS ENJOY INFANCY AS MUCH AS ADULTS ENJOY ADULTERY?

24. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CIVIL WAR?

25. IF ONE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER DROWNS, DO THE REST DROWN TOO?

26. IF YOU ATE BOTH PASTA AND ANTIPASTO, WOULD YOU STILL BE HUNGRY?

27. IF YOU TRY TO FAIL, AND SUCCEED, WHICH HAVE YOU DONE?

28. WHOSE CRUEL IDEA WAS IT FOR THE WORD 'LISP' TO HAVE 'S' IN IT?

29. WHY ARE HEMORRHOIDS CALLED "HEMORRHOIDS" INSTEAD OF "ASSTEROIDS"?

30. WHY IS IT CALLED TOURIST SEASON IF WE CAN'T SHOOT AT THEM?

31. WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON SOUR CREAM?

32. IF YOU SPIN AN ORIENTAL MAN IN A CIRCLE THREE TIMES, DOES HE BECOME DISORIENTED?
 
33. CAN AN ATHEIST GET INSURANCE AGAINST ACTS OF GOD?
Thx Al

Thursday, October 13, 2016

RAY (BURTON), Hilda Leona



RAY (BURTON), Hilda Leona- age 83 of Latties Brook passed away suddenly on October 8, 2016. Born in Latties Brook, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Clerissa (Lantz) Burton. She was a tireless worker in her community, dedicating countless hours in the service of others. She was predeceased by the love of her life, Norman who passed in 2009 and her loving son Michael, who recently passed in June. She will be sadly missed by her daughters; Elaine (Todd) Hudson, Valerie (Kim Gulliver), Alexandra (Rudy) Hamilton and Norma (Joel) Solomon; grandchildren, Stefan (Tanya) Hamilton, Joy (Tim) Wynn, Matthew Solomon, Jordan Solomon and Lucas Gulliver; great grandchildren, Nikolis Hamilton, Scotty Wynn, Victoria Wynn and Ivory Solomon; sisters, Lucy Houston, Elsie Neitz, Luella Hennigar and Marie Harmon; numerous nieces and nephews. Besides her husband and son, she was predeceased by siblings; Hope, Tommy and Oscar Burton and sister Lillas Harris. Cremation has taken place under the care and direction of Ettinger Funeral Home, 2812 Highway 2, Shubenacadie. A graveside committal service will be held 2pm Sunday, October 16 in St. John the Baptist Anglican Cemetery, Latties Brook, Rev. Fred Rhymes officiating. In Lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Condolences, words of comfort and memories of Hilda, may be shared with the family at www.ettingerfuneralhome.com

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Aunt Ollie

Friday, October 9, 2015

making an ESR

This is the scooter that we use to go out for walks. We have had it for almost 10 years, and still going.

We love our Goped!!! The removable seat is great.

Friday, September 25, 2015

...NOT ALL THIEVES ARE STUPID

1.  Some people left their car in the long-term parking
               at San Jose while away, and someone broke into the car.
               Using the information on the car's registration in the
               glove compartment, they drove the car to the people's
               home in Pebble Beach and robbed it. So I guess if we are
               going to leave the car in long-term parking, we should
               NOT leave the registration/insurance cards in it, nor
               your remote garage door opener.

               This gives us something to think about with all our new
               electronic technology.

               2.  GPS.

               Someone had their car broken into while they were at a
               football game.  Their car was parked on the green which
               was adjacent to the football stadium and specially
               allotted to football fans.  Things stolen from the car
               included a garage door remote control, some money and a
               GPS which had been prominently mounted on the
               dashboard.  When the victims got home, they found that
               their house had been ransacked and just about everything
               worth anything had been stolen.  The thieves had used
               the GPS to guide them to the house.  They then used the
               garage remote control to open the garage door and gain
               entry to the house.  The thieves knew the owners were at
               the football game, they knew what time the game was
               scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they
               had to clean out the house.  It would appear that they
               had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents.

               Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your
               home address in it... Put a nearby address (like a store
               or gas station) so you can still find your way home if
               you need to, but no one else would know where you live
               if your GPS were stolen.

               3.  CELL PHONES

               I never thought of this.......

               This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her
               names on her cell phone after her handbag was stolen.
               Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit
               card, wallet, etc., was stolen.  20 minutes later when
               she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what
               had happened, hubby says 'I received your text asking
               about our Pin number and I've replied a little while
               ago.'  When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff
               told them all the money was already withdrawn.  The
               thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text
               'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin
               number.  Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the
               money from their bank account.

               Moral of the lesson:

                    a.  Do not disclose the relationship between you
               and the people in your contact list.  Avoid using names
               like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc....

                    b.  And very importantly, when sensitive info is
               being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back.

                    c.  Also, when you're being texted by friends or
               family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to
               confirm that the message came from them.  If you don't
               reach them, be very careful about going places to meet
               'family and friends' who text you.

               4.  Purse in the grocery cart scam...

               A lady went grocery-shopping at a local mall and left
               her purse sitting in the children's seat of the cart
               while she reached something off a shelf...wait till you
               read the WHOLE story!  Her wallet was stolen, and she
               reported it to the store personnel.  After returning
               home, she received a phone call from the Mall Security
               to say that they had her wallet and that although there
               was no money in it, it did still hold her personal
               papers.  She immediately went to pick up her wallet,
               only to be told by Mall Security that they had not
               called her.  By the time she returned home again, her
               house had been broken into and burglarized.  The thieves
               knew that by calling and saying they were Mall Security,
               they could lure her out of her house long enough for
               them to burglarize it.