Friday, February 6th, 2004
In Today's Tribune
Before you criticize
someone, walk a mile in their shoes.
That way you're a mile away, and you have their shoes too.
Here's today's tidbits
Born on February 6th
Masaharu Fukuyama (1969)
Axl Rose (1962)
Natalie Cole (1950)
Bob Marley (1945)
Michael Tucker (1944)
Fabian (1943)
Tom Brokaw (1940)
Mike Farrell (1939)
Rip Torn (1931)
Mamie Van Doren (1931)
Zsa Zsa Gabor (1919)
Mary Leakey (1913)
Ronald Reagan (1911)
Babe Ruth (1895)
Things
To Ponder
Can you cry under water?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered
assassinated instead of just murdered?
If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches?
Since bread is square, then why is sandwich meat round?
Why do you have to "put your two cents in"...but it's only a "penny
for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?
Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were
buried in for eternity?
Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
What did cured ham actually have?
How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would
be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake
up like every two hours?
If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?
If you drink Pepsi at work in the Coke factory, will they fire you?
Why are you IN a movie, but you are ON TV?
Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in
binoculars to look at things on the ground?
How come we choose from just two people for President and fifty for
Miss America?
Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see
you naked anyway.
If a 911 operator has a heart attack, whom does he/she call?
Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural?
Here's an old clipping
from that "other" Tribune, the Daily Tribune
Today's Jigsaw
puzzle
CLICK HERE
THE
EDITOR AND LARRY
That's all for this week. Have
a safe weekend.
The following is what appeared in Wednesday's
edition.................
It is with a deep sadness to
announce that the Villalba family has just lost another member of
their family on Tuesday, February 3, 2004.
Annette Villalba lost her valiant
battle with cancer yesterday. She was 38 years young. Annette leaves
behind her two children, Jason and Olivia as well as her brothers
and sister, father and a host of family and friends.
Annette left us peacefully to join
her mother Lola and the rest of her brothers and sisters.
Our sincerest sympathies go out to
the loved ones she left behind.
For those of you who do not
already know, the details of her services are listed below:
Rosary:
Friday Evening 5pm - 9pm
Guerra-Gutierrez-Lanier Richardson Mortuary
6338 Greenleaf Ave
Whittier, Ca 90601 (562) 698-9935
Funeral:
Saturday Morning 9am St. John
Vianney Catholic Church
1345 Turnbull Canyon Road
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
Born on February 4th
Teena Aquino
Virginia Ruth
Life is not a race, so take it slower, hear the music before
the song is over.
The following is what appeared in Tuesday's
edition.................
In Today's Tribune
Maybe my e-mail isn't
working because I haven't received any orders for my commemorative
coin. I thought I would've been swamped with orders by now. I went
to great lengths to manufacture them and now it appears that nobody
wants one. Be the first on your block folks! I guarantee you they'll
be pretty valuable one of these days. Ok. I'll lower the price. For
the first 10 people that e-mail me with an order, I'll practically
be giving you this coin for only $109.95 and the shipping and
handling will be absolutely free! Hey! I'm flexible. I'll accept
Visa or Mastercharge. I won't take any checks from Rose.........just
cash.
Here's today's tidbits
Born on February 3rd
Gertrude Stein (1874)
Norman Rockwell (1894)
James Michener (1907)
Joey Bishop (1918)
Shelley Berman (1926)
Fran Tarkenton (1940)
Dave Davies (1947)
Morgan Fairchild (1950)
Mad
Cow
A man
goes into a restaurant with his wife.
The waiter approaches the table and asks for their order.
"I'll have your biggest, juiciest steak," the man says.
"But sir, what about the mad cow?!" asks the waiter.
"Oh," answers the man, "she'll order for herself."
My
VCR..................................still.
What is the Daily
Buzzword for February 3rd?
heckle \HEK-ul\
verb
What does it mean?
: to interrupt with questions or comments usually with the
intention of annoying or hindering
How do you use it?
The unpopular politician was heckled by members of the crowd
when he gave his speech.
Are you a word wiz?
Heckling isn't a very nice thing to do, but we've got lots
of words for this kind of action. Which of the following words
do you think is a synonym of "heckle"?
A. muff
B. fumble
C. bait
D. clamber
Answer:
Both "heckle" and "bait" have to do with harassing someone
by efforts to break him or her down. As shown in our example
sentence, "heckle" implies the persistent (and usually
annoying or combative) interruption of someone who is
speaking. "Bait" implies cruelty or delight in bothering a
helpless victim, as in "baiting a chained dog." "Badger" and
"hound" are also synonyms of "heckle." "Badger" implies
pestering that drives another person to confusion or frenzy,
such as "kept badgering her father for the car." "Hound"
suggests very determined pursuit and harassing, as in "was
hounded to repay the loan."
Today's Jigsaw
puzzle
CLICK HERE
MY
GIRLS
That's all for today. Tune in
tomorrow for more stuff.
The following is what appeared in Monday's
edition.................
In Today's Tribune
Here's today's tidbits
Born on February 2nd
Michael T. Weiss
(1962)
Christie Brinkley
(1954)
Farrah Fawcett
(1947)
Graham Nash
(1944)
David Jason
(1940)
Tom Smothers
(1937)
Les Dawson
(1934)
James Dickey
(1923)
Gale Gordon
(1906)
Ayn Rand
(1905)
James Joyce
(1882)
Who's
This Guy?
Quasimodo, the demented bell ringer of Notre Dame, put an ad in the
papers for a assistant bell ringer. One man applied for the job but
he had no arms.
"How are you going to assist me?" asked Quasimodo.
"That's easy!" replied the man and he ran at the bell and banged it
with his head.
BONG!
"That's amazing!" said Quasimodo. "Could you show me that again?"
"Sure!" said the man and he ran at the bell again but he missed the
swinging bell and fell out of the bell tower. A crowd huddled around
the hapless man lying in the street and a police office asked, "Does
anyone know who he is?"
Quasimodo came out and said...
"I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME, BUT HIS FACE SURE RINGS A BELL!"
My 5 month "Editor of the Tribune" commemorative coin.
Get 'em while they're hot. Only $129.95 plus S/H.
What is the Daily
Buzzword for February 2nd?
harbinger \HAHR-bun-jer\
noun
What does it mean?
: one that announces or shows what is coming : forerunner
How do you use it?
At the Groundhog Day celebration, the crowd waited anxiously
to see whether Punxsutawney Phil's shadow would be a harbinger
of more wintery weather.
Are you a word wiz?
"Harbinger" can be traced back many centuries to an old
Germanic language called Frankish, where it had quite a
different meaning from the one we use today. What do you
think this Frankish ancestor of "harbinger" meant?
A. blizzard
B. army encampment
C. celebration
D. fortune-teller
Answer:
The earliest Frankish source of "harbinger" meant "army
encampment," but later came also to mean a "hostelry" or "inn"
which provided lodgings. The word was borrowed into Old French
as "herberge," with both meanings kept, but when it entered
English, it simply meant "host." In medieval and early modern
times, a "harbinger" was someone sent before an army or royal
traveling party to find lodgings for the whole company. Over
the years, "harbinger" has drifted closer to its original
meaning of "forerunner."
Today's Jigsaw
puzzle
CLICK HERE
FOXXY
SERN
That's all for today. Tune in
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