Thought this was interesting...

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Some of you may be aware of this already, but, in the 19th and 20th centuries, baby clothes were all white. If they had any color trimming, pink was used for boys and blue for girls. I had heard this before but never really thought about it, until I read this quote from an edition of The Ladies Home Journal in 1918 "There has been a great diversity of opinion on the subject, but the general accepted rule is pink for the boy and blue for the girl. Pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl." Hhmmm? Times sure do change! I wonder where and how this rule got mixed up?!? It kinda makes me laugh to think of all the guys I know whose favorite color is blue...hhmmm, delicate and dainty...

To Share or Not to Share?

OK, so I was in a Walmart checkout lane today....(of course I went in for just a couple things and ended up with way more..but, that's another story)......and they got me....yup, I admit it, you know the reason why they put all those odd items and candy and drinks at the checkouts? For, me and all people like me....yup, I fall for it every time. Today, I fell victim to several random food items, but it wasn't all my fault. The cashier, was one of the friendliest, talkiest (if i may make up a word there), somewhat nosiest...SLOWEST cashier I have ever had!!!! So, I'm standing there, waiting for my turn and I look to my left, there's candy, gum, mints...you know the usual, to my right are the other misc. food items like, popcorn, slim jims, and other random and enticing snacks. Slightly behind me and to the side are the travel items, magazines, flashlights, and small children's toys, up ahead is the drink cooler display. So, obviously, you see the problem, they had me surrounded!!!! How could I resist?!? Anyway, like I said earlier, they got me. I invested in some slim jims, two packs of gum, (I was only going to get one, but Trident had a new kind that I hadn't tried before so, well, obviously I had no choice), a candy bar for my sister, and, the real reason why I'm writing this, a "tear & share" pack of m&ms.....Who came up with that dumb idea? I mean, seriously...do you know anyone, who buys a "tear & share" pack of m&ms...and actually shares it?!? I mean, come one! they're only 98 cents, get your own....Ok, and also, who would buy a regular size pack when the bigger one is right there, for a mere 40 cents more?!? I don't get it, so not only am I an advertiser's dream customer (hhmmm, maybe sucker would be a better word...), but also, I'm greedy with my M&Ms, I admit it....so, now I'm sitting here, eating my slightly large hand size bag of chocolate M&Ms and I know, that before I go to bed, I will have eaten the entire pack.....is that so wrong? I mean, is it my fault that they couldn't go with the usual name of "King's size"? Instead they have to make people feel bad for going for the bigger bag when they know they're not going to share?!? I mean, isn't it enough that I bought my sister a PayDay....now I have to share my M&Ms with everybody too?!? Is that what's expected?!? I vote for a change in the name...and not something that makes people feel bad like "bigger bags for bigger people" or, "big bags for big mouths" no, it has to be something neutral, like, "large size M&Ms" or, "the bigger bag" or I don't know...anything...Oh, well, maybe there is a moral to this entry, "when waiting in line at a checkout, wear blinders" or, "don't make eye contact with the candy" or "pick lines with quiet, not-nosy cashiers" or "don't be greedy, who cares if it's only 40 cents more stick with the regular size" or "share your stupid M&Ms...man do you want people to think you're a glutton?" Do you see what I'm saying? It's the name...it must be changed..or maybe I'm just completely wrong, maybe I wasn't taught to share as a child and I'm the only person in the whole world who does not share their "tear and share" pack of m&ms...no, never mind, it couldn't be that....

Humorous Shakespearean Insults!

"To Be or Not to Be?"

Awww, that is the question....but of course if you can't figure that out, you could always slap one of your friends with one of these Shakespearean Insults. Yup, that's what I always do when I'm feeling low, read a few insults from the past to kick up a good laugh...really, some of these are quite workable in today's world..especially the first one, I mean Obesity is a growing problem in America,...right? Or what about number 4? huh? you don't like someone's cooking? let em know! that's what I say...why don't you just walk up to someone and say what Shakespeare what of said...I mean tell it like it is right?

OK I admit it.....that does sound a little rough and I for one, would never use these phrases when speaking to another person, no matter what however, when speaking to the dog would be permissable or a....child...I mean close enough right? I am so just kidding! Forgive me but I am on an energy buzz and a caffeine buzz at the same time, and it's really affecting my thought process....so anyway..enjoy these quotes from Shakespeare...and please, try not to hold them against me! :)

#1: [Thou art] as fat as butter.

-Taken from: Henry IV, part I

#2: False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
Taken from: Macbeth

#3: [Thou art] open to incontinency.
Taken from: Hamlet

#4: Thy food is such as hath been belch'd upon by infected lungs.
Taken from: Pericles

#5: Thou subtle, perjur'd, false, disloyal man!
Taken from: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

#6: [Thou art] sick in the world's regard, wretched and low, a poor unminded outlaw sneaking home.

Taken from: Henry IV, part I

#7: [Thine] breath stinks with eating toasted cheese.
Taken from: Henry VI, part 2

That Shakespeare huh? He's a pretty funny guy?!? Well I thought they were funny...

More Stuff To Think About... :)

I Was Just Wondering....

- In winter, why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

- Why do old men wear their pants higher than younger men?

- Why is it that inside every older person is a younger person wondering what in the world happened?

- If diamonds are a girl's best friend and a dog is man's best friend, who really is smarter?

- Why are the needy only thought of during the holidays? Aren't they just as needy throughout the rest of the year?

- Why is it that men can react to broken bones as 'just a sprain' and deep wounds as 'just a scratch,' but when they get the sniffles they are deathly ill 'with the flu' and have to be bedridden for weeks?

- How come we never hear any father-in-law jokes?

- Why do men forget everything and women remember everything?

- Do Chinese people get hungry an hour after they eat American food?

- Shouldn't all married men forget their mistakes? After all there's no sense in two people remembering the same things right?

- Is the real reason women live longer then men because they don't have to live with women?

- If at first you don't succeed, shouldn't you try a new way to do it? Why keep messing up over and over again re-trying the same thing?

Mother's Day Flash Presentation

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend! Please take a mintue to watch this flash picture presentation entitled "A Mother's Day Prayer" from Andie's Isle. It does a great job of putting all the thoughts and feelings of Mother's Day into words! Enjoy!

http://www.andiesisle.com/mothersdayprayer.html

Stuff To Think About...

I was just wondering...

- Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?

- Why is it that no matter what colour of bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

- Is there ever a day when mattresses are NOT on sale?

- Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with the hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

- Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give their vacuum one more chance?

- How do those dead bugs get into closed light fixtures?

- Why do we wash BATH towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? If not then what was the purpose of the bath?

- Considering all the lint you get in your dryer, if you kept drying your clothes would they eventually just disappear?

- Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

- Is it true that the only difference between a yard sale and a trash pickup is how close to the road the stuff is placed?

New Blizzard!

Just in case you're bored or just in need of something cold with all this sping heat...(which is NOT a bad thing!!!) :) ...The blizzard of the month entry has been updated! It's under the "September 2006" archives! Personally I think this month's is better than the Kit Kat Blizzard of last month...although, I did like the song....