"We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us."
Bergen Evans
"What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise."
Oscar Wilde
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." John F. Kennedy
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." Albert Einstein
"The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression." W.E.B. Du Bois
"Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. ...there is no freedom of thought without doubt." Bergen Evans
"Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people. Action, self-reliance, the vision of self and the future have been the only means by which the oppressed have seen and realized the light of their own freedom." Marcus Garvey
Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are almost dead?
Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they already know there is not enough money?
Why does someone believe when you say there are four billion starts, but have to check when you say the paint is still wet?
Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?
If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?
Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?
Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?
Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum cleaner one more chance?
Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?
How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?
When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then aapologizes for doing so, why do we say "I'ts all right?" Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, "That really hurt, why don't you watch where you're going?"
Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table, you always manage to knock something else over?
In winter, why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer when we complained about the heat?
How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?
And the best..........
Statistics on sanity indicate that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends - if they're okay, then it's you.
The National Association of Letter Carriers, in conjunction with the United States Postal Service, will be collecting non-persihable food items like canned meats and fish, canned soup, juice, pasta, vegetables, cereal and rice on Saturday, May 9, 2009 to help families in need in our communities.
You can help by placing your food donation at your mailbox on May 9th before your letter carrier arrives. It will be taken to the Post Office and then delivered to local food banks or pantries. Please do not include items that have expired or those in glass containers.
It's Easy to Help:
1. Put some non-perishable food items in a bag and place it by your mailbox.
2. Your letter carrier will pick up and deliver to local food banks!
www.helpstampouthunger.com
1. Is an avocado a fruit or a vegetable?
2. What percent of the nations avocado crop is produced in California? 60%, 75%, 90%
3. True or False - Alligator Pear is another name for an avocado?
Answers
1. Fruit
2. 90%
3. True