Thursday, April 27, 2006

Put a Sock in It!

Big News

The Senate Homeland Security Committee called Thursday for a new disaster relief agency and declared FEMA is beyond repair. President Bush immediately appointed Harriet Miers to head N-FEMA -- the New-Fangled Emergency Management Agency.

This is Canada-U.S. Goodwill Week, a time to realize that Canadians and Americans are a lot alike. In fact, a Canadian is just an American with long underwear.

April 28 in HaHistory

On April 28 in 1983 British barber Gerry Harley set a world record by shaving 987 men in one hour with a safety razor. And, incredibly, all of them survived.
- Just in case they were needed, an ambulance and Dracula were standing by.

Saddam Hussein was born on April 28 in 1937. His parents were disappointed — they were hoping for a human being.

On April 28 in 1789 a mutiny broke out on the British shop Bounty. The Bounty had been sent to Tahiti to pick up a load of breadfruit. The British could have sent any ship, but they chose the Bounty because it was the quicker-picker-upper.

Love & Learn

Home Remedies: Putting a Sock in It - For sore throats and colds, three generations of Stephens' family dabbed Vicks VapoRub on a dirty sock, then safety-pinned it around the sick child's neck. Oh, and it has to be a dirty sock.

Drugs Can Curb Stroke Consequences - A combination of pharmaceuticals made up of aspirin, cholesterol drugs and blood-pressure drugs to prevent stroke also reduces stroke severity if one occurs, according to a new study.

Now, today's time-saving cooking tip:

Don't waste your time making chicken soup. They won't eat it.

Mandatory Things

You have to watch baseball. You could forget how to spit.

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