Month: January 2011

I’m going to read our Constitution again. I saw the news segment of John Boehner’s statement but I didn’t catch the oversight pointed out by John Laird, editor of The Columbian newspaper of Vancouver, Washington. Here is the excerpt from the article by Laird: The Constitution deserves our clear thinking. In November 2009 John Boehner… Continue reading The U.S. Constitution

PARAPROSDOKIAN (Thanks to Harley for this one) ….A Paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to re-frame or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing… Continue reading PARAPROSDOKIAN

A crusty old Marine Sergeant Major found himself at a gala event hosted by a local liberal arts college. There was no shortage of extremely young idealistic liberal ladies in attendance, one of whom approached the Sergeant Major for conversation. “Excuse me, Sergeant Major, but you seem to be a very serious man.. Is something… Continue reading No Sex Since 1955

Check out this article which claims that using this special laundry detergent developed for use in cold water will save $140 per year. Here is the link: http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/living/home/consumer-reports-top-laundry-detergent-picks-can-save-money-90604.shtml