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  1. MikeL

    On Being Old

    Thanks, ever so much.
  2. Charlie Sifford is correct! Congratulations, Paya. Born on June 2, 1922, in Charlotte, North Carolina, Charles Sifford developed a passion for golf, going on to win multiple Negro Open championships and challenging the Professional Golf Association's whites-only rule. Sifford succeeded in desegregating the organization despite harassment and death threats, and was a contender in subsequent PGA tours. He wrote the 1992 autobiography Just Let Me Play. At a White House reception on November 24, 2014, Charlie Sifford was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, just the third golfer to receive it and the 25th sports figure overall since the inception of the award in 1963. Sifford died on February 3, 2015, at age 92.
  3. Belated Christmas cheer from Downton Abbey Belated Christmas cheer from Downton Abbey, part 2
  4. You don't have to be an expert at identifying birds to know that this group is made up of four females and one male.
  5. The Black Hole http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=P5_Msrdg3Hk
  6. MikeL

    another medical article

    My conclusion is that men who measure their penises in centimeters have a big opinion of themselves.
  7. Compliments of Slytherin...
  8. Clue: He's older than Tiger Woods, but shares the same profession. Another shot:
  9. Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England nor French fries in France . Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index, 2 indices? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
  10. Man Saws Tree into Truck Bed https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=01TDyMibPv8
  11. Human Cat Perch https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ExZ0i04pSeY
  12. Yes! Yes! Yes! Golfer. Who is he?
  13. Hi, Joen. Welcome to GA. Tell us a bit more about yourself. Mike
  14. MikeL

    The Democratic Gun

    I appreciate your comments, although I do not agree completely. Problem is, when you receive a specific threat, it's a little late for training, getting a permit, and purchasing a gun. Patience is a virtue. So is preparedness.
  15. I, too, like salad under my bacon.
  16. Here's the news story... Elsa Arrest Warrant: Ice Queen Wanted by Winter-Weary Kentucky Town An arrest warrant for Queen Elsa, from Disney's "Frozen," was issued Wednesday by the town of Harlan, Kentucky, after a walloping from winter weather. The joking post on Facebook went viral: “All points bulletin!!! HPD has issued an arrest warrant for Queen Elsa of Arendelle. Suspect is a blonde female last seen wearing a long blue dress and is known to burst into song ‘Let it Go!’ As you can see by the weather she is very dangerous. Do not attempt to apprehend her alone.” Like all responsible law enforcement, the Harlan Police immediately added a second Facebook post warning that, “all kidding aside,” the weather has been dangerous and cautioned residents in Harlan to be careful.
  17. Plowing your driveway can be fun... https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZqMsumxthaY I hear the toy stores have sold out.
  18. My wife and I went into town and visited a shop. When we came out, there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. We went up to him and I said, "come on man, how about giving a senior citizen a break?" He ignored us and continued writing the ticket. I called him an "asshole." He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having worn-out tires. So Shirley (my wife) called him a "shithead." He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing more tickets. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more we abused him, the more tickets he wrote. He finally finished,sneered at us and walked away. Just then our bus arrived, and we got on it and went home. We try to have a little fun each day now that we're retired. It’s so important at our age!!
  19. Hang in there, Delaware. My class just had its 55th year high school reunion.
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