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Chri$tma$ Carol
The Yule Tide $ea$on’$
here once more,
that holy time of year.
It run$ from Augu$t’$
$ummer heat,
until near to the New Year’$ cheer.
The Holy Child, like other kid$,
pray$ for brand name gift$.
Nintendo and Play $tation II,
And game ca$$ette$
are on hi$ li$t;
Gap trou$er$
and Old Navy $hirt$,
J. Crew upon hi$ cap;
at thirty each he al$o
wants
CD’$ of rock and
rap.
$weet Mary
wept, “I have to go”
$he $tood to leave the $table.
“It’$ going to take an out$ide job,
For treats on Yule
Tide’s table.”
“Don’t worry, Dear,” $aid Jo$eph,
“you need
do no $uch thing .
I’ll $ell one kidney, market’$ good,
ju$t hear tho$e
angel$ $ing.”
Refrain:
Prai$e Je$u$ Chri$t and $pend $ome more,
Max out your credit line.
That’$ what that credit card i$ for,
our $aviour
think$ to $pend’$ divine.
With
appreciation and best wishes
to all of you,
The
Chickasaw
The following is printed with appreciation
to web guru NEIL TURNER
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were
Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Every day
more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
Men can
read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola
was originally green.
It is
impossible to lick your elbow.
The state
with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
The
percentage of
The
percentage of
The cost
of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
The
average number of people airborne over the
Intelligent
people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The
world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in
The youngest
pope was 11 years old.
The first
novel ever written on a typewriter: TomSawyer.
Those San
Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
Each king
in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades -
King David
Hearts -
Charlemagne
Clubs
-Alexander, the Great
Diamonds -
Julius Caesar
111,111,111
x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
If a
statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the
person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the
person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has
all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Only two
people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and
Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last
signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English
language.
Hershey's
Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's
kissing the conveyor belt.
Q. What
occurs more often in December than any other month?
A.
Conception.
Q. Half of
all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their
birthplace
Q. Most boat
owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A.
Obsession
Q. If you
were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find
the letter "A"?
A. One
thousand
Q. What do
bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have
in common?
A. All
invented by women.
Q. What is
the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
Q. There
are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year?
A.
Father's Day
Q. What
trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was
allergic to carrots.
Q. What is
an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
A. Snoop
in your medicine cabinet.
In
Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When
you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep
on. Hence the phrase "goodnight, sleep
tight".
It was the
accepted practice in
In English
pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old
Many years
ago in
In
AND
FINALLY.........At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their
elbow!
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Chickasaw
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