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Men's earrings
This has been my most harassed start of the year ever! Oh jeez, I thought I am already used to the not having a helper around the house yet mode these past days, months...nope...no-no...naht...!!! Anyway, now I can say I am really great with multi-tasking...try this one for size... how about while one ear is trying to hold the phone (thanks for wireless phones), a left hand is holding a cute baby boy, the right is holding a ladle (cooking, of course!)? And if that is not enough, the baby cries! Oh well, that is just one eksena. Believe you me, there are other stunts I can perform you are welcome to see for yourself. The great thing about it is women can actually multi-task without a hitch, especially mothers at that. It is by far the greatest achievement ever to be discovered by all mothers! That is why we are superwoman. Oh well, men have their own super hero thing.
Anyway, I am so loaded with work here in the house (fix, fix, fix and what not), it's the start of the year, I am about to be burned out (near screaming actually), I am sorry but at the moment I am suffering from mental block and so dear friends, instead of a heartwarming or nerve-wracking (wrecking is more like it I guess) article, I am about to make you laugh by sharing with you some jokes and random facts. Have fun and have a good laugh! P.S. I love being a mother and a wife so don't get me wrong with my whining and multi-tasking and near screaming scenes, okay?
Random Facts about:
- - Raw cashews are poisonous and must be roasted before they can be eaten (this is probably one reason that you can't buy cashews in the shell).
- - Vietnamese currency consists only of paper money; no coins.
- - During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles.
- - The state of Maryland has no natural lakes.
- - Skin is thickest on the back -- 1/6 of an inch.
- - Human birth control pills work on gorillas.
- - Alaska is the most northern, western and eastern state; it also has the highest latitude, the most eastern longitude and the most western longitude.
- - Cinderella's slippers were originally made out of fur. The story was changed in the 1600s by a translator.
- - A large flawless emerald is worth more than a similarly large flawless diamond.
- - The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life".
- - Pearls melt in vinegar.
- - Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
- - Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
- - The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
- - You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
- - Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
- - The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
- - The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
- - American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.
- - Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
- - Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving dinner.
- - In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.
- - Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.
- - In medieval times, it was believed that if a woman were to enter a wine cellar, all the wine would go bad.
- - Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
- - Snails have their teeth on their tongue.
- - There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
- - Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
- - The trunk of an elephant could hold 6 quarts of water.
- - Felicity, California is the official Center of the World.
Joke Time
Mens Earrings: A man is at work one day when he notices that his co-worker is wearing an earring. This man knows his co-worker to be a normally conservative fellow, and is curious about his sudden change in fashion sense.
The man walks up to him and says, "I didn't know you were into earrings."
"Don't make such a big deal, it's only an earring," he replies sheepishly.
His friend falls silent for a few minutes, but then his curiosity prods him to say, "So, how long have you been wearing one?"
"Ever since my wife found it in my truck."