…..Adolphe Sax was born in Belgium 200 years ago today…..he worked for his father who was an instrument maker…..he made improvements to the bass clarinet…..and invented a family of instruments he called saxhorns…..before creating his eponymous “phone” in the early 1840’s
SON TO USHER: “DAD YOU’RE NOT A GREAT SINGER”…..And I rest my case!
AFRICAN PLAYERS ON STRIKE AT RUSSIAN CLUB…..African players at Russian club…..FC Rostov.….are refusing to train after the coach said he would not sign any more black players…..the coach…..Igor Gamula….. actually said…..and I quote.…. “The club has enough dark-skinned players, we’ve got six of those things”….and Rostov is one of the host cities for the 2018 World Cup.
THE REAL MADNESS: COLLEGE ATHLETES WHO CAN’T READ……So it seems like the schools are still practicing the Dexter Manley method of studies…..anyway,…..I’m guessing Eric Cooper wrote about this….since his name was on the article…..he said….. “Every child is born with sufficient intelligence to master reading and the higher order of thinking skills required to graduate from high school and college”…..sorry to say but I think your point is wrong…..every child is not born with those skills……but anyway……sports is a business…..and colleges are gladiator schools…..you sell the person to the highest bidder…..and use him until he cannot perform anymore…..and toss him aside…..and most teams do not take care of them once they’re gone or injured….and if he cannot function in society due to the fact of a quasi-education……he’s screwed……if I’m wrong…..someone please correct me.
A REPUBLICAN CALLS CSPAN AND ADMITS HE HATES THAT NIGGER OBAMA……The station cut him off immediately when he referred to….. “HIS” President…..with a controversial racial epithet…..Anthony for San Diego said; “It’s about race”…..big ups to the CSPAN reporter……he let him know we do not accept this type of language and apologized for this ignorant person’s outburst…..gas is under $3 bucks….unemployment is down…..people are getting healthcare…..the stock market is breaking records…..no wonder he’s so unpopular
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TONIGHT’S DINNER IS…..Creamed Possum…..with sweet potatoes…..garnished in coon fat gravy….now available at your local supermarket.
KISSING BUG DISEASE INFECTS 300,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S……The CDC reports the symptoms of the disease caused by this parasite….Trypanosoma Cruzi……which spreads through the feces of kissing bugs includes…..fever, fatigue, body aches, rash, diarrhea and vomiting……the first visual signs can be skin lesion or a purplish swelling over the eyelid of one eye.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RAISE THOUSANDS FOR CUSTODIAN…….Parkway High School in Ballwin, Missouri……you kids are ok with me….72 year old Ollie Caruthers has cancer…..his wife is in the hospital…..and the students look at him like a Grandfather figure…..they raised $7,000 dollars in one day….the student newspaper did a story about it….and English teacher.….Valerie Townsend set up a “Go Fund Me” site…..which has raised thousands from alumni, faculty and community members.
THE HATFIELD-McCOY FEUD…..Did you know…..that between 1878 and 1890…..the feud between these inbred-idiots….cost three dozen lives…..and it was all over the ownership of a damn pig!
HARRISON FORD….Talk about being in the right place at the right time…..when he was 35,….he was fitting a door for Frances Ford Coppola when a studio executive asked him to take a break and read lines with actresses who were testing for a new film…….the film was Star Wars.
TRUCK DRIVER TAKEN TO COURT AFTER CHOPPING OFF THE HAND OF ONE OF THREE MEN WHO ATTACKED HIM…..You got this one right Australia….Majid Al-Asadi was not charged with grievous harm.…after three armed men attacked him on his way to work.….he was shot with a taser…..fought back.….one of his attackers dropped a meat cleaver…..and he used it.….turns out…..he was a victim of an intimidation campaign.….after a family accused him of stealing a mobile phone.….containing sensitive information.….yeah, right!…..and don’t forget to keep an eye on the rise of Anti-Semitic abuse either.
YOUR HUMPDAY MORNING…..WTF!……THE MONGOLIAN NAVY……Yes folks,……Mongolia had a navy…..why?…..when you know let me know…..anyway,…..during the 13th century…..they had the largest fleet in the world……but they blew it when two failed attempts to mess with the Samurai in Japan didn’t work out too well…….since that time it shrank down to nothing……no wonder there…..as of 2001 they have a tugboat…..manned by seven dudes…..and only one of them can swim…..you know where Mongolia is located right?
HIP-HOP COULD HELP WITH DEPRESSION AND MENTAL ILLNESS, SAYS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY…..They say…..with its links to gang warfare, drugs and drive-by shootings hip-hop therapy could help people who are mentally ill or depressed……the lyrics which speak of overcoming hardships and struggles offer a refuge for the desperate….and while “rapping out” their problems…. it acts like an emotional outlet….at least that’s what Dr. Akeem Sule from the University of Cambridge said…..they recommended….. “The Message” from Grandmaster Flash and his posse…… “Juicy” by Biggie….because he dedicated it to those who thought he would amount to nothing…..and he became successful…..and we all know where that led to.
SOME OF YOU PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK……Are just plain stupid…..and no I’m not naming names…..but if the shoe fits….then kick yourself in the butt…..I swear…..if they scanned your head…..they would find a void….do you know what that means?…..of course you don’t….it means…. “completely empty”….they should change the name of FB to…. “Fictitious Atmosphere Ceremoniously Enjoyed By Omniscient Operational Knuckleheads”…..Somehow I ran across a post called; “THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE BANNED FROM FB RIGHT AWAY”…..my friend Alan found a quote and I agree with it 100%…. “Have you ever looked at someone and knew the wheels were running but the hamster was dead?”….checkout what people posted….and the comments….. “I miss being young and not giving a F..k about anything”….(your 15)…..Darren Criss posted a picture of Prince William as his profile picture…. “Heylo babes…a very guddy-evng 2u….byd way hru n hwz lyf going on”….. “RIP Whitney”….(a dude…that’s Oprah)….. “I can almost always tell if a movie doesn’t use real dinosaurs”…. “Just found out Muslim is a religion and all this time I thought it was a country”….. “Dustin’s first credit card – I’m so proud of you”…..(did you just post some kids credit card all over Facebook?)….. “I don’t like Dolphins anymore – Squirrels are my favorite reptiles….(ah, Squirrels and Dolphins are not reptiles)….. “I’m smarter then you think”…..(than).