Interesting e-mails. Put em here.

And just think - 10 years ago the USA had Steve Jobs, Johnny Cash and Bob Hope.

Now they have no Jobs no Cash and no Hope.
 

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...NOT ALL THIEVES ARE STUPID!!




With all our new electronic technology, think about the following.


GPS
A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard.
When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen. The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so theyknew how much time they had to clean out the house. It would appear thatthey had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents.

Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your home address in it.. Put a nearby address (like a store or gas station) so you can still find your way home if you need to, but no one else would know where you live if your GPS were stolen.





MOBILE PHONES
I never thought of this.......

This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her mobile phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card, wallet... Etc...was stolen.


20 minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had happened, hubby says 'I received your text asking about our Pin number and I've replied a little while ago.' When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text 'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.





Moral of the lesson:
Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list.

Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc....

And very importantly, when sensitive info is being askedthrough texts, CONFIRM by calling back.

Also, when you're being texted by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came fromthem. If you don't reach them, be very careful about going places to meet'family and friends' who text you..






*PLEASE PASS THIS ON

As of now, I no longer have'home' listed on my cell phone.


Even if this does not pertain to you....Pass it on to your family & friends












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A friend sent this to me, he is the author of the below comment.

John


Not meant to scare anyone, just to inform. The German's are fascinated with our lack of fiscal responsibility, and here they are interviewing an American regarding our current financial-economic problem....soon to be a social phenomena according to this fella.

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http://www.kontext-tv.de/node/188
 
Seems like everyday a new 'SENSATIONAL" e-mail is circulated. But any comments on this one?



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To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:25 AM
Subject: Fw: JFK

This video is poor, but I do see the gun and the muzzle flash from the driver. You decide. KB



Subject: JFK



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>> Is this the real story….or not? Read below first before viewing video.........
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>> THIS is Jaw dropping!
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>> Watch closely....I never heard of this, and I am seeing it for the first time.
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>> I remember Lyndon Johnson saying on TV the day after the Kennedy assassination that the world would never know all the facts surrounding Kennedys killing for 75 years until the complete file of information would be revealed. I also remember Walter Cronkite announcing on TV, that the Nation could not handle the full truth in that Century. Well, only 47 years have passed since Kennedy's assassination.
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>> This is hard to fake and is very chilling....... who was driving the limo?
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>> This video shows the limousine chauffeur that takes President J.F.K. and his wife, November 22nd 1963 in Dallas , Texas , shooting the gun with his left hand. This was the video that the CIA did not show to the public view. And did you ask yourself why was Jackie trying to run away towards the trunk, away from the front of the car? And why was JFKs skull wound in the front, when supposedly, Oswald was to have shot him from the back




 

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I think that, for at least ten years after President Kennedy was shot, when we would take a our family trips to New York and told people we were from Dallas, they'd say, "You killed Kennedy."

Let it lie.

Besides, I don't see a muzzle flash or recoil - do y'all?
 
I agree, I didn't see squat, but what if it is there, so what? What can be done about it now? All it would do is give the media something more to yammer on and on about, and that's about it. Nobody's life would change except for some aged bureaucrat's that is held up as a scape goat.

John
 
Subject: Fw: In My Seat - A Pilot's Story of September 10-11, 2001
It's the first time I've heard this emotional and amazing story and I am very glad to pass it on to you. Blessings!



A very interesting story from an American Airlines pilot who was to be on the ill fated AA 11 from Boston. Listen to the end and hear his take on the "luck" of the draw. An awesome truth.
http://www.youtube.com/user/peterscheibner#p/a/u/0/cLj4akmncsA




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THE DAY: 02-02-2012
In the coming New Year, 2012, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address will occur on the same day.

This is an ironic juxtaposition of events.

One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication.

The other involves a groundhog.
 
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THE DAY: 02-02-2012
In the coming New Year, 2012, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address will occur on the same day.

This is an ironic juxtaposition of events.

One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication.

The other involves a groundhog.
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Winning! :D
 
----- Forwarded Message -----
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 6:13 PM
Subject: FW: The 2011 Darwin Awards are out!!



The 2011 Darwin Awards are out!!

Yes, it's that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us.

Here is the glorious winner:

1. When his 38 caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach , California , would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.

And now, the honorable mentions:

2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved.

3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space.. Understandably, he shot her.

4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies.. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.

5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.

6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15. [If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?]

7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly.. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape...

8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher.. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from."

9.. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti , Michigan at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast... The man, frustrated, walked away. [*A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER]

10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street by sucking on a hose, he got much more than he bargained for.. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline, but he plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.

In the interest of bettering mankind, please share these with friends and family....unless of course one of these individuals by chance is a distant relative or long lost friend. In that case, be glad they are distant and hope they remain lost.

*** Remember.... They walk among us, they can reproduce, and they vote!!!!!
 
Below is an e-mail that I sent to a friend, and directly below is his response.....funny stuff.....


----- Forwarded Message ----
Sent: Sun, January 29, 2012 10:20:30 AM
Subject: Re: Car Keys

An interesting bit of history. Thanks for sharing.
Re: Your Go Niners comment:

Q: What do you call 53 millionaires sitting around a TV watching the Super Bowl?
A: The San Francisco 49ers.



In a message dated 1/29/2012 9:19:48 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

Hey I read some English history that I thought you might enjoy. When Queen Elizabeth died (the queen in all the Hollywood movies) without leaving an heir, English Parliament followed her dying wishes and made King James VI of Scotland the new king of England. He was the Catholic son of Queen Mary of Scotland, who Queen Elizabeth had beheaded earlier, and as long as he didn't practice Catholicism, he would be King of England...King James I. On a serious note he brought some religious tolerance to England, and he combined all of the Christan Bibles into one book, which to this day is named the "KING JAMES BIBLE."
Here's the funny stuff: King James was a strange looking guy, with spindly legs, big stomach, a tongue that was too big for his mouth so it hung out, and as a result he slobbered constantly. James didn't believe in bathing so he always smelled horrible, and his hands were said to be black from the oil and soil that he never washed off. Too make matters worse he swore constantly and loved to masturbate in public! Can you imagine?....sounds like a Mel Brooks movie doesn't it! My goodness.....

Go Niners!






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Allahu Akbar! They just got their Jihad appointment booked!





WOW




Rule #1: After putting the bomb in a hole, don't tamp the ground too much.

Rule #2: Don't forget Rule #1.

The attached video of thermal footage was recorded from an AC-130 gunship from about a mile away. No rounds were fired by the aircraft. The problem solved itself with no American intervention. Some jihadists were trying to bury a roadside bomb made from a 155 mm artillery shell.

Evidently they lost the instruction manual.




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Evidently they lost the instruction manual.
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The guy that came up after the oopsie looked a bit frustrated. :lol:


10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street by sucking on a hose, he got much more than he bargained for.. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline, but he plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.
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Funny story but the system isn't designed that way...though I guess he could have attached to the water drain on the dump cap and pull the handle.

I did however watch a guy a few vehicles in front of me a while back pull the handle, nothing happened then closed the valve. He removed the hose and looked in side...and pulled the handle. Ewww... Sometimes you just have to start up and go to another dump elsewhere. That's just a bit much...
 
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Love the cars.............God Bless the "Greatest Generation".................






Great video of a Spontaneous Victory Parade in Honolulu in 1945. Take a look at this video-absolutely fabulous! Notice the cars and jeeps, youth.
The guys in khaki or gray shirts and black ties are Navy officers or chiefs.
The rest are Army or Marine. How young they all were to do what they did.


This guy really captured a moment in history! (You can listen to Jimmy
Durante singing "I'll be Seeing You" in the background, too) This is a
super video of a time past - we need to remember and be THANKFUL. Check out
the color fidelity. It's not bad for 1945. Nothing will ever compare with
Kodachrome film.

Click here for the video: http://vimeo.com/5645171


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Please remember that this is in e-mail I received. I am neither agreeing with it nor disagreeing. I have not "Snoped" it or attempted to verify it in any way. I am posting it purely for its entertainment value.

John





Secret Service Views of Presidents and First Ladies








Been around before - but always nice to read












Secret Service views of Presidents and First Ladies

*Here are snippets from a book of "Impressions &
Observations" of Secret Service personnel assigned to
guard U.S. Presidents/First Ladies, and Vice Presidents.*

JOHN & JACQUELINE KENNEDY :
*A philanderer of the highest order. *
*She ordered the kitchen help to save all the left-over
wine during State dinner, which mixed with fresh wine
and served again during the next White House occasion.*

*LYNDON & LADYBIRD JOHNSON
*Another philanderer of the highest order. In addition,
LBJ was as crude as the day is long.*
*Both JFK and LBJ kept a lot of women in the White
House for extramarital affairs, and both had set up "early
warning systems" to alert them if/when their wives were
nearby. Both Kennedy & Johnson were promiscuous and
oversexedmen. **She was either naive or just pretended



to "not know"about her husband's many liaisons. *

*RICHARD & PAT NIXON ** *
*A "moral" man but very odd and weird, paranoid, etc.
He had horrible relationship with his family, and in a way,
was almost a recluse.*
*She was quiet most of the time.*

*SPIRO AGNEW:** Nice, decent man, everyone in the
Secret Service was surprised about his downfall. *

*GERALD & BETTY FORD: ** *
*A true gentlemen who treated the Secret Service with
respect and dignity. He had a great sense of humor.. *
*She drank a lot!*

*JIMMY & ROSALYN CARTER: ** *
*A complete phony who would portray one picture of
himself to public and very different in private, e..g.,
would be shown carrying his own luggage, but the suit
cases were always empty; he kept empty ones just for
photo op's. Wanted the people to see him as pious and
a non-drinker, but he and his family drank alcohol a lot.
He had disdain for the Secret Service, and was very
irresponsible with the "football" nuclear codes. He didn't
think it was a big deal and would keep military aides at a
great distance. Often does not acknowledge the presence
of Secret Service personnel assigned to serve him.*
*She mostly did her own thing.*

*RONALD & NANCY REAGAN: ** *
*The real deal --- moral, honest, respectful, and dignified.
They treated Secret Service and everyone else with respect
and honor. Thanked everyone all the time. He took the time
to know everyone on a personal level. *
*One "favorite" story which has circulated among the
Secret Service personnel was an incident early in his Presidency, when he came out of his room with a pistol tucked on his hip. The agent in charge asked: "Why the pistol, Mr. President?" He replied, "In case you boys can't get the job done, I can help." It was common for him to carry a pistol. When he met with Gorbachev, he had a pistol in his briefcase. Upon learning that Gary Hart was caught with Donna Rice, Reagan said, "Boys will
be boys, but boys will not be Presidents." [He obviously either did not know or forgot JFK's and LBJ's sex capades!]* *She was very nice but very protective of the President; and the Secret Service was often caught in the middle. She tried hard to control what the President ate, and he would say to the agent "Come on, you gotta help me out." The Reagans drank wine during State dinners and special occasions only; otherwise, they shunned alcohol; the Secret Service could count on one hand the times they were served wine during their "family dinner". For all the fake bluster of the Carters, the Reagans were the
ones who lived life as genuinely moral people.*

*GEORGE H. & BARBARA BUSH: *Extremely kind and considerate. Always respectful. Took great care in making sure the agents' comforts were taken care of. They even brought them meals, etc. *One time Barbara Bush brought warm clothes to agents standing outside at Kennebunkport; one agent who was given a warm hat, and when he tried to nicely say "no thanks" even though he was obviously
freezing, President Bush said "Son, don't argue with the First Lady, put the hat on.." He was the most prompt of the Presidents. He ran the White House like a well-oiled machine.* She ruled the house and spoke her mind.*

BILL & HILLARY CLINTON: **Presidency was one giant party. Not trustworthy --- he was nice because he wanted everyone to like him, but to him life is just one big game and party. Everyone knows of his sexuality.*She is another phony. Her personality would change the instant
cameras were near. She hated with open disdain the military and Secret Service. She was another one who felt people are there to serve her. She was always trying to keep tabs on Bill Clinton.*

ALBERT GORE: An egotistical ass, who was once overheard by his Secret Service detail lecturing his only son that he needed to do better in school or he "would end up like these guys" --- pointing to the agents.*

GEORGE W. & LAURA BUSH: The Secret Service loved him and Laura Bush.He was also the most physically "in shape" who had a very strict workout regimen. The Bushes made sure their entire administrative and household staff understood to respect and be considerate of the
Secret Service.*She was one of the nicest First Ladies, if not the nicest; she never had any harsh word to say about anyone.*

BARACK & MICHELLE OBAMA: " Clinton all over again" - hates the military and looks down on the Secret Service. He is egotistical and cunning; looks you in the eye and appears to agree with you, but turns around and does the opposite---untrustworthy. He has temper tantrums.*
She is a complete *****, who hates anybody who is not black; hates the military; and looks at the Secret Service as servants.
 
The following old asrticle was sent to me regarding the Korean War Medal of Honor recipient, Tibor Rubin:


CALIFORNIA STATE MILITARY MUSEUM TO honor Tibor Rubin, America's Newest
Medal of Honor Recipient


Mr. Tibor Rubin, 76 of Garden Grove, will be honored on December 15, 2005 at
the California State Military Museum in Sacramento. On September 23, 2005,
Korean War veteran Corporal Tibor Rubin was awarded the Medal of Honor by
President George Bush in the East Room of the White House. The Medal of
Honor is the nation's highest military award.

The Jewish War Veterans of the United States and the California State
Military Museum will be hosting a tribute and reception for Mr. Rubin on
December 15 from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at the museum at 1119 Second Street in
Sacramento.

Mr. Rubin, survivor of a Nazi concentration camp, Hungarian immigrant, and
Korean War POW is the most recent recipient of the Medal of Honor. Many
minorities were passed over for recognition of their valorous acts during
WWII and Korea due to institutional prejudice, but Mr. Rubin's multiple
acts of bravery during the Korean War have finally been officially
recognized. The following is Mr. Rubin's citation:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and
beyond the call of duty:
Corporal Tibor Rubin distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism during
the period from July 23, 1950, to April 20, 1953, while serving as a
rifleman with Company I, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in the
Republic of Korea. While his unit was retreating to the Pusan Perimeter,
Corporal Rubin was assigned to stay behind to keep open the vital
Taegu-Pusan Road link used by his withdrawing unit. During the ensuing
battle, overwhelming numbers of North Korean troops assaulted a hill
defended solely by Corporal Rubin. He inflicted a staggering number of
casualties on the attacking force during his personal 24-hour battle,
single-handedly slowing the enemy advance and allowing the 8th Cavalry
Regiment to complete its withdrawal successfully. Following the breakout
from the Pusan Perimeter, the 8 th Cavalry Regiment proceeded northward and
advanced into North Korea. During the advance, he helped capture several
hundred North Korean soldiers. On October 30, 1950, Chinese forces attacked
his unit at Unsan, North Korea, during a massive nighttime assault. That
night and throughout the next day, he manned a .30 caliber machine gun at
the south end of the unit's line after three previous gunners became
casualties. He continued to man his machine gun until his ammunition was
exhausted. His determined stand slowed the pace of the enemy advance in
his sector, permitting the remnants of his unit to retreat southward. As
the battle raged, Corporal Rubin was severely wounded and captured by the
Chinese. Choosing to remain in the prison camp despite offers from the
Chinese to return him to his native Hungary, Corporal Rubin disregarded his
own personal safety and immediately began sneaking out of the camp at night
in search of food for his comrades. Breaking into enemy food storehouses
and gardens, he risked certain torture or death if caught. Corporal Rubin
provided not only food to the starving Soldiers, but also desperately needed
medical care and moral support for the sick and wounded of the POW camp.
His brave, selfless efforts were directly attributed to saving the lives of
as many as forty of his fellow prisoners. Corporal Rubin's gallant actions
in close contact with the enemy and unyielding courage and bravery while a
prisoner of war are in the highest traditions of military service and
reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army
 
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Well, this was funny, but for some reason, I can no longer get the attachments to work.[/FONT]

John
 
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Watch this clip at the link below and see how a brand new $305 million dollar (£203 million) airplane weighing 435 tons (nearly a million pounds) carrying 64 thousand gallons (242.500 liters) of jet fuel attempts an RTO (rejected takeoff).
Just to make it interesting (and for test results) the brakes fitted are down to the wear marks (rivets) meaning they are worn out.

Full brakes are applied when the aircraft reaches 200 miles an hour and NO engine thrust reversers are used. The builders (Boeing), test engineers and designers then watch to see if, when and where the airplane will stop.... and so can you.


http://www.boeing.com/Features/2011/05/bca_747-8_RTO_05_04_11.html

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The Airbus failed RTO test video where they set the main gear tires and trucks on fire, is more fun. ;)
 
Here's one view of the A340-600 RTO test that failed, which someone added annoying music to... outside the aircraft.


Quite the bonfire. The fire crew wasn't supposed to have to put it out.

I can't find the fun one that had the crew intercom and radio calls.

Everyone thought the test would be normal so there was no airstair truck standing by. The crew wanted OUT of the aircraft. They called for a truck.

I suspect Airbus has pulled every copy of it they've found on the Internet. Copyright being the cited legal reason, I'm sure.

Still hunting for it. Ah here it is...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1da_1286124077
 
I suspect the reason "no one is answering" at the end of the video is that they've cut power to whatever transmitter was set to the Ground frequency inadvertently. Just a guess.
 
When they did have to put the fires out, they weren't very effective. Using larger streams would have been much more efficient.
 
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