“Other theme days catered to very specific audiences, while others provided an occasion for annual conventions: Supreme Senate Knights of the Ancient Essenic Order met at the Exposition from May 1 to 3; Winter Wheat Millers converged on June 9; Cotton-Seed Crushers of the South met from July 16 to 17; Stenographers’ Days were held August 3 to 5; and the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo assembled at the Centennial grounds on August 18.”
“He decided to mount a video camera to see who exactly is stealing all the coins. Imagine his surprise when he saw several birds carrying all the coins in their nest. After following the birds, he discovered its quarters on the top of a car wash and more in a tree, an estimated amount of $4,000.”
“Williamson and Maury counties are tied as the third “skinniest” place to live nationwide, according to a study conducted by CNN Money.com. The poll compared the average body mass index of cities and counties across the country to assemble the list of 25 top counties, which is topped by Marin County in California at No. 1 and San Francisco County in California at No. 2.”
Dr. Ronald Chevalier - The Art of Relaxating
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“The United States is now winning the war that two years ago seemed lost. Limited, sometimes sharp fighting and periodic terrorist bombings in Iraq are likely to continue, possibly for years. But the Iraqi government and the U.S. now are able to shift focus from mainly combat to mainly building the fragile beginnings of peace — a transition that many found almost unthinkable as recently as one year ago. Despite the occasional bursts of violence, Iraq has reached the point where the insurgents, who once controlled whole cities, no longer have the clout to threaten the viability of the central government.”
“Eating a half serving a day of soy-based foods could be enough to significantly lower a man’s sperm count, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. The study is the largest in humans to look at the relationship between semen quality and a plant form of the female sex hormone estrogen known as phytoestrogen, which is plentiful in soy-rich foods.”
“- Let me tell you about adventures:
- When I moved out of the house, I went to Chicago and lived in a ghetto because my need to create art was actually greater than my need for safety
- When I lived in New Mexico, I found bear droppings not more than ten feet from my front door on a regular basis - I used to carry a .357 Magnum with me because the area was being prowled by a mountain lion. You need a big fucking gun to take down that kind of animal
- I used to get calls from my parents where they’d tell me that they’d just caught a rattlesnake, killed it and threw it onto the barbecue and would you like to come to dinner?
- [Something about “psycho rocks” — I was laughing so hard that I wasn’t able to take down notes at this point — Joey] - I’ve also done enough LSD to kill a herd of elephants”
