Archive for December, 2008

Joke - Overbooking

In a Phoenix airport boarding area they announced that the flight was overbooked.

The airline was looking for volunteers to give up their seats.

In exchange, they’d give you a $100 voucher for your next flight and a first class seat in the plane leaving an hour later.

About eight people ran up to the counter to take advantage of the offer.

About 15 seconds later all eight of those people sat down grumpily as the lady behind the ticket counter announced:

“If there is anyone else OTHER than the flight crew who’d like to volunteer, please step forward.”

Most Disturbing Animals on Earth

Gumprecht’s Green Pit ViperThis striking bright green snake, commonly known as Gumprecht’s green pit viper, is found in the Southeast Asian region of Greater Mekong.The serpent, which has the formal name Trimeresurus gumprechti, was first described by …

Joke - Ham Dinner

A young woman was preparing a ham dinner.

After she cut off the end of the ham, she placed it in a pan for baking.

Her friend asked her, “Why did you cut off the end of the ham”?

And she replied, “I really don’t know but my mother always did, so I thought you were supposed to.”

Later when talking to her mother she asked her why she cut off the end of the ham before baking it, and her mother replied, “I really don’t know, but that’s the way my mom always did it.”

A few weeks later while visiting her grandmother, the young woman asked, “Grandma, why is it that you cut off the end of a ham before you bake it?”

Her grandmother replied, “Well dear, it would never fit into my baking pan.”

Singer-actress Eartha Kitt dies at 81

Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said. She was 81.Andrew Freedman said Kitt, who was recently treated …

Thailand’s Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Every year during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar (September / October), Thais celebrate the Vegetarian Festival. It is believed that the festival and its accompanying sacred rituals bestow good fortune upon those who religiously observe …

Santa Is Real

Santa is real! And I’m going to prove it!And here is the rest of it.

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Joke - Talking Dog for Sale

A guy is driving around and he sees a sign in front of a house: “Talking Dog For Sale.”

He rings the bell, and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard.

The guy goes around the house and into the backyard and sees a handsome Labrador Retriever sitting there.

“You talk?” he asks.

“Yep,” the Lab replies.

“So, what’s your story?”

The Lab looks up and says, “Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young, and I wanted to help the government.”

“So I told the CIA about my gift, and in no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.”

“I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running.”

“But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn’t getting any younger so I wanted to settle down.”

“I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security work, mostly wandering near suspicious characters and listening in.”

“I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.”

“I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I’m just retired.”

The guy is amazed.

He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.

“Ten dollars”, says the owner.

The guy says, “This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?”

“Because he’s a liar. He didn’t do any of that stuff.”

The Most Funniest Billboards


Weird News - Sacramento man takes job hunt to streets

The Associated Press

An unemployed Sacramento man has taken his job search to the streets.

Twenty-nine-year-old Michael Healey wore a signboard listing his employment qualifications as he stood on a downtown sidewalk Friday near the Sacramento Convention Center.

Healey called the tactic a “hail Mary” pass after six months of searching help-wanted ads produced only a handful of job interviews.

He said he had 10 years of business management experience.

The California Employment Development Department announced Friday that Healey has plenty of company. The state’s unemployment rate rose to 8.4 percent in November, up from 8.2 percent in October.