Somewhere, in a secure, undisclosed location, John Ashcroft is chuckling. President Obama campaigned on a promise to restore transparency to government. But now the time has come to renew the USA Patriot Act, the bete noire of civil libertarians. When the Obama administration’s point man on the legislation came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, he sounded very much like his predecessors in the Bush administration.
Not so long ago, Rep. Joe Wilson’s verbal assault on the president — “You lie!” — might have produced a much different outcome. Instead of the U.S. House rebuking Wilson, we might be entertaining the prospect of a duel. In early America, calling someone a liar wasn’t a childish insult but a direct challenge to one’s honor, an appropriate response to which varied by region. Where dueling was common — as in Wilson’s home state of South Carolina — so were insults.
Often, we are so stuck in our old beliefs and patterns that we aren’t able to see the changes we need to make. Even when we feel frustrated about our problems, we may not recognize what we need to learn to change things. That is why we need to use the mirror of life.
# Money can’t buy happiness, but somehow, it’s more comfortable to cry in a BMW than on a bicycle.
# Forgive your enemies, but remember their names.
# Help a man when he is in trouble, and he will remember you when you are in trouble again.
Well, to be honest, not of alcohol, but rather of “good friends” ))
Anyway, in order not to get in such situations that will make you very ashamed afterwards, one should know their limits and don’t get drunk that much.
Like:
10% of the world’s population is left-handed.
Eisteddfod is an annual meeting of Welsh poets and musicians for competitions.
SCUBA stands for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
On average, we spend 5 years waiting in line for various reasons. (Thanks to Jenn for that!)
Like:
Dinner Special — Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00
For sale: antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers.
Now is your chance to have your ears pierced and get an extra pair to take home, too.
We do not tear your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand.
Handmade gifts for the hard-to-find person.
Wanted. Man to take care of cow that does not smoke or drink.
1. Your name must be Daisy, because I have the incredible urge to plant you right here!
2. Roses are red, violets are blue, I like spaghetti, let’s go screw
3. Just call me milk, I’ll do your body good
4. Your body’s name must be visa, because it’s everywhere I want to be
Comments OffFunny Old Age Quotes — Funny Quotes about Old Age
Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.
More funny Maurice Chevalier quotes
*** Age–that period of life in which we compound for the vices that we still cherish by reviling those that we no longer have the enterprise to commit.
More funny …
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.
Robert Frost
The easiest job in the world has to be coroner. Surgery on dead people. What’s the worst thing that could happen? If everything went wrong, maybe you’d get a pulse
Dennis Miller
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?
Edgar Bergen
Doing nothing is very hard to do…you never know when you’re finished.
Leslie Nielsen