Archive for May, 2004

Long Distance Breakup

Saturday, May 8th, 2004

A Marine stationed in Afghanistan recently received a
“Dear John” letter from his girlfriend back home. It read
as follows:

Dear Ricky,

I can no longer continue our relationship. The distance
between us is just too great. I must admit that I have
cheated on you twice since you’ve been gone, and it’s not
fair to either of us. I’m sorry. Please return the picture
of me that I sent to you.

Love,

Becky

The Marine, with hurt feelings, asked his fellow Marines
for any snapshots they could spare of their girlfriends,
sisters, ex-girlfriends, aunts, cousins, etc.

In addition
to the picture of Becky, Ricky included all the other
pictures of the pretty gals he had collected from his
buddies. There were 57 photos in that envelope, along
with this note.

Dear Becky,

I”m sorry, but I can’t quite remember who you are. Please
take your picture from the pile and send the rest back to
me.

Love,

Ricky

Quote: James Madison

Friday, May 7th, 2004

“Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real
sovereign in every free one.”

–James Madison

Blowing Fuses

Thursday, May 6th, 2004

My husband was once employed in the printing division of a
large manufacturing firm. One morning, word came from the
top that some visiting VIPs would be touring the plant in
just a few minutes. All production was immediately shut down
as employees scrambled to quickly tidy up the work place.
When the appointed lookout yelled, “Here they come!” fifty
fingers that were poised over fifty machine start-up buttons
pressed down in unison and blew every fuse in the building.

Quote: Wolfgang Pauli

Wednesday, May 5th, 2004

“This isn’t right, this isn’t even wrong.”

–Wolfgang Pauli
(1900-1958), upon reading a young physicist’s paper

Quote: Jay Leno

Tuesday, May 4th, 2004

“Ladies and gentlemen, before we begin, a special announcement
- the National Security Alert has now been lowered back down
to ‘elevated’. Have you got that? It’s been lowered to
‘elevated’. I hope that clears up any confusion.”

–Jay Leno

Auote: Thomas Watson

Monday, May 3rd, 2004

“The ability to ask the right question is more than half the battle of finding the right answer.”

- Thomas Watson

Quote: Alfred Adler

Monday, May 3rd, 2004

It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.

– Alfred Adler

Quote: Edgar Allan Poe

Sunday, May 2nd, 2004

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.

– Edgar Allan Poe, “Eleonora”

Quote: Peter De Vries

Saturday, May 1st, 2004

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.

– Peter De Vries