IT'S ELEMENTARY

Sherlock Holmes and Matthew Watson were on a camping and hiking trip. They had gone to bed and were lying there looking up at the sky. Holmes said,

"Watson, look up. What do you see?"

"I see thousands of stars," Watson replied.

"And what does that mean to you, Holmes?"

Holmes replied,

"To me, it means someone has stolen our tent!"

Submitted by Bernie Heuss -- Thanx, Bern!

A SINNER'S PRAYER

Dear Lord,

So far I've done all right today. I haven't gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or over-indulgent. But in a few minutes I'm going to get out of bed and then I'm going to need a lot of help!

Submitted by Unc's Beauty Queen -- Thanx, Bet!

Results of A Contest for "Theories"

RUNNERS-UP:

1. If an infinite number of rednecks riding in an infinite number of pickup trucks fire an infinite number of shotgun rounds at an infinite number of highway signs, they will eventually produce all the world's great literary works in Braille.

2. Why Yawning Is Contagious: You yawn to equalize the pressure on your eardrums. This pressure change outside your eardrums unbalances other people's ear pressures, so they must yawn to even it out.

3. China is technologically underdeveloped because they have no alphabet and therefore cannot use acronyms to communicate ideas at a faster rate.

4. The earth may spin faster on its axis due to deforestation. Just as a figure skater's rate of spin increases when the arms are brought in close to the body, the cutting of tall trees may cause our planet to spin dangerously fast.

HONORABLE MENTION: The quantity of consonants in the English language is constant. If omitted in one place, they turn up in another. When a Bostonian "pahks" his "cah," the lost r's migrate southwest, causing a Texan to "warsh" his car and invest in "erl wells."

GRAND PRIZE WINNER: When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet, and when toast is dropped, it always lands with the buttered side facing down. I propose to strap buttered toast to the back of a cat; the two will hover, spinning inches above the ground. With a giant buttered cat array, a high-speed monorail could easily link New York with Chicago.

Submitted by DeWayne McCarty, who has become a continuous source for humor at this website! Your one of a kind, DeWayne - thanx!
Note by webMADam: It is true that I WARSH my car and would like to invest in some ERL WELLS -- but until now, I didn't know why the English spelling of warsh and erl was incorrect. :)

UH, OH!

For all of you who occasionally have a really bad day when you just need to take it out on someone! Don't take that bad day out on someone you know, take it out on someone you DON'T know!

I was sitting at my desk, when I remembered a phone call I had to make. I found the number and dialed it. A man answered nicely saying, "Hello?"

Politely, I said, "This is John, may I speak to Robin please?"

Suddenly the phone was slammed down! I couldn't believe that anyone could be that rude. I tracked down Robin's correct number and called her. She had transposed the last two digits ncorrectly. After I hung up with Robin, I spotted the wrong number still lying there on my desk. I decided to call it again. When the same person once more answered, I yelled, You're a jackass! and hung up. Next to his phone number I wrote the word "jackass," and put it in my desk drawer.

Every couple of weeks, when I was paying bills, or had a really bad day, I'd call him up. He'd answer, and the I'd yell, You're a jackass! It would always cheer me up.

Later in the year the phone company introduced caller ID. This was a real disappointment for me, I would have to stop calling the jackass. Then one day I had an idea. I dialed his number, and heard his voice, "Hello?"

I made up a name. "Hi. This is the sales office of the telephone company and I'm just calling to see if you're familiar with our caller ID program?" He said, "No!" and slammed the phone down.

I quickly called him back and said, "That's because you're a jackass!"

(Keep reading, we're not through with this guy.)

The old lady at the mall really took her time pulling out of the parking space. I didn't think she was ever going to leave. Finally, her car began to move and she started to very slowly back out of the slot. I backed up a little more to give her p-l-e-n-t-y of room to pull out. Great, I thought, she's finally leaving. All of a sudden this black Camaro comes flying up the parking aisle in the wrong direction and pulls into her space. I started honking my horn and yelling, "You can't just do that, Buddy. I was here first!"

The guy climbed out of his Camaro and completely ignored me. He walked toward the mall as if he didn't even hear me. I thought to myself, this guy's a jackass, there sure a lot of jackasses in this world.

I noticed he had a "For Sale" sign in the back window of his car. Diligently, I wrote down the number. I located a place to park.

A couple of days later, I'm at home sitting at my desk. I had just gotten off the phone after calling 555-4863 and yelling, "You're jackass!" (It's really easy to call him now since I have his number on speed dial.)

I noticed the phone number of the guy with the black Camaro lying on my desk and thought I'd better call this guy, too. After a couple rings someone answered the phone and said, "Hello?"

I said, "Is this the man with the black Camaro for sale?" Interested, he replied, "Yes, it is." I asked, "Can you tell me where I can see it?" Excitedly, he said, "Yes, I live at 2104 East 34th street. It's a yellow house and the car's parked right out front." I said, "What's your name?" "My name is Don," he replied." "When's a good time to catch you, Don?", I inquired. Don stated, "I'm home in the evenings."

"Listen Don, can I tell you something?" Don answered, "Yes, of course." "Don, you're a jackass!" I slammed the phone down and added Don's number to my speed dialer.

For a while things seemed to be going better for me. Now when I had a problem I had two jackasses to call. Then after several months of calling the jackasses and hanging up on them, it just wasn't as enjoyable as it used to be. I gave the problem some serious thought and came up with a solution!

First, I had my phone dial Jackass #1. A man answered nicely saying, "Hello?" I yelled "You're a jackass!", but I didn't hang up.

The jackass said, "Are you still there?" I said, "Yeah." He said, "Stop calling me." I said, "No."

He said, "What's your name, Pal?" I said, "Don." He said "Where do you live?" Graciously, I responded, "2104 East 34th Street. It's a yellow house and my black Camaro's parked out front." Aggitated, he said, "I'm coming over right now, Don. You'd better start saying your prayers." "Yeah, like I'm really scared, JACKASS!" and I hung up.

Then I called Jackass #2. He answered, "Hello?" I said, "Hello, Jackass!" He said, "If I ever find out who you are..." "You'll what?", I asked. He roared, "I'll kick your butt!"

"Well, here's your chance. I'm coming over right now Jackass!" And I hung up.

I picked up the phone and called the police. I advised them I was at 2104 East 34th Street and that I was going to kill my lover as soon as she got home.

I made another quick call to Channel 13 about the gang war going on down W. 34th Street, then climbed into my car and headed over to 34th Street to watch the whole thing. Glorious!

If you want to watch two Jackasses kicking the crap out of each other in front of 6 squad cars and a police helicopter, I taped it off the evening news.

Submitted by DeWayne McCarty - thanx!
Note by webMADam: Oh, Me!

da, da, da ETCH-A-SKETCH?

A lower cost alternative for Desktop conversions that also addresses the Y2K (Year 2000) issue has been defined:

The goal is to remove all computers from the desktop by January 1999. Instead, everyone will be provided with an Etch-A-Sketch.

There are many sound reasons for doing this:
1. No Y2K problems
2. No technical glitches, keeping work from being done.
3. No more wasted time reading and writing emails.
4. Substantial hardware cost savings.

Frequently Asked Questions from the Etch-A-Sketch Help Desk:
Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has all of these funny little lines all over the screen. What do I do?
A: Pick it up and shake it
Q: How do I turn my Etch-A-Sketch off?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: What's the shortcut for Undo?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I create a New Document window?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I set the background and foreground to the same colour?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: What is the proper procedure for rebooting my Etch-A-Sketch?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I delete a document on my Etch-A-Sketch?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I save my Etch-A-Sketch document?
A: Don't shake it.

Submitted by Timothy Guy -- thunk ua eber sa much, Tim!
Click and check out Tim's website
Tim's Message:"NEVER AGAIN WILL WE LEAVE THEM BEHIND"
"Firefighter's Still Make House Calls!

THOUGHT PROVOKING

When they took the Second Amendment, I was silent because I didn't own guns
When they took the Fourth Amendment, I was silent because I didn't deal drugs
When they took the Fifth amendment, I was silent because I was innocent
Now, they've taken the First Amendment, and I can say nothing!

Submitted by Your webMADam :-(

A NEW TOY FOR MIKE

I really relax when I get to ride, which is almost everyday, much to Cathy's dismay. She has named my new Harley, Harlotta and claims that it is my new girlfriend.

I dont think so, just because I wanted to move it into the bedroom, and Cathy was going to have to sleep on the sofa, that does not mean that its like a girlfriend. Does it?

Unknowingly submitted by Mike, via his partner-in-crime -- thanx!

REASONS IT'S GREAT TO BE A GUY!

You can QUIETLY watch a game with your buddy for hours without ever thinking: "He must be mad at me."

You are not expected to know the names of more than five colors.

One wallet, one pair of shoes, one color, all seasons.

You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife.

Christmas shopping for 25 relatives can be accomplished on December 24th in 45 minutes.

HYMNS ACCORDING TO HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING

at 45mph..."God Will Take Care of You"
at 55mph..."Guide me, O great Jehovah"
at 65mph..."Nearer My God to Thee"
at 75mph..."Nearer Still Nearer"
at 85mph..."This World is Not My Home"
at 95mph..."Lord, I'm Coming Home"
at100mph..."Precious Memories"

COMMUTER STORIES

The following are copies of actual written statements submitted to the police onreport forms. (Or at least they claim to be actual statements. You be the judge.) The drivers were instructed to give a brief statement on the particulars of the accident in their own words.

Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't know.

I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my Mother-in-law and headed over the embankment.

The gentleman behind me struck me on the backside. He then went to rest in the bush with just his rear end showing.

In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.

I had been driving my car for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.

An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle and vanished.

The guy was all over the road, I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.

My girlfriend kissed me. I lost control and woke up in the hospital.

When I saw I could not avoid the collision I stepped on the gas and crashed into the other car.

I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the roadway when I struck him.

Submitted by J. McCLELLAN
Note by WebMADam: A tequila drinkin babe! Thanks J.
Watch those table tops:-0

TEXAS WINDERS 98

It has come to Microsoft's attention that a few copies of the Texas edition of Windows 98 may have accidentally been shipped outside of Texas. If you have one of the Texas editions you may need some help understanding the commands.

The Texas edition may be recognized by looking at the opening screen. It reads WINDERS 98 with a background picture of the Alamo super-imposed on the Texas flag. It is shipped with a LeAnn Rimes screen saver.

Also note these language changes:

Recycle Bin is labeled - "Outhouse"

My Computer is called - "This Infernal Contraption"

Dialup Networking is called - "Good Ol' Boys"

Control Panel is known as the "Dern Dashboard"

Hard Drive is referred to as "Wheel Drive"

Floppies are "them little 'ol plastic disc thangies"

Other features which should be noted:

Instead of error, you get "winder covered with a garbage bag and duct tape"

OK - "ats awright"

CANCEL - "h-a-a-i-l no"

RESET - "aw shoot!"

YES - "shore"

NO - "naw"

FIND - "hunt fer it"

GO TO - "over yunder"

BACK - "back yunder"

HELP - "hep me out here"

STOP - "ternit off"

START - "crank 'er up"

SETTINGS - "settins"

PROGRAMS - "stuff 'at does stuff"

DOCUMENTS - "stuff i done done"

Note that "WINDERS 98" does not recognize capital letters or punctuation marks.
We regret any inconvenience caused by the "Texas Edition."

Submitted by J. McClellan - thanx!
Note by webMADam: Ummm, she's at it again! No, J, put your clothes back on -- it's a Tango

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY P-R-I-D-E!!!

I must have a sign painted on my forehead, something like: "DPS -- STOP HER!" I left a motel in a small, but infamous, rural Texas community, crossed the street like a turtle in a foot race; grabbed a breakfast sandwich to eat while driving to my "must do" destination; stopped in McDonald's parking lot to fix my drink and unwrap the sandwich; then turned on to a public street. I looked in the rear view mirror 30 seconds later, (I will note here, that I knew for sure it wasn't 'Happiness Is Seeing Lubbock, Texas In The Rearview Mirror') and quickly noted the revolving red/blue "got ya" lights.

I pulled my car over, waited on the "A Team" to appear, and innocently inquired, "What do you think I did wrong?" (Guess the DPS trooper didn't think my question was kool.) He grumbled, "You tossed a 'straw wrapper' out of the window." (O -- here we have it -- a MAJOR offense.)

Then I get this loud, aggressive lecture (the Dude had fire spittin out his eyes -- no kiddin) about littering and how taxpayers just don't like that -- etc., etc.

Now, I was having some of my creative type thoughts; however, decided not to share any with this obvious maniac who is so uptight over a straw wrapper on a "PRIVATE" (wonder if he knows he had no jurisdiction or was just plain stupid) parking lot.

When the Officer finished spouting (and spewing, but honestly I only had to dodge twice) his over zealous harping, he returned my driver's license with a final note to NEVER, EVER, EVER do such an EVIL thing again. (Ok -- that might be a tiny bit of a gross exageration.)

Can you imagine what his reaction would have been if I had tossed out the sausage/biscuit wrapper? Or, GEEZZZZ, perish the thought that it had been the S--A--C--K or a small sized C--U--P.

Not forgetting my manners to "thank" him -- I did so, but, ummmm, I guess the tone of my voice lacked sincerity -- or somethin. So, then he walked (could have been a stomp) back to my car window and demanded to know why I was upset with HIM. Me? -- upset? He must have had me confused with some other Straw Wrapper Bandit. I assured him that I wasn't at all upset with him (I don't call what I was thinking "upset.") :)

O, well, I guess the taxpayers would be very supportive of the Officer's economical approach to enforcing trash collection on behalf of McDonalds -- after all, McDonalds is an entity far less able to handle the expense as compared to Texas taxpayers investing in "cost effective" clean up via expenditure of employment of DPS officers.

I might add, that witnessing that law enforcement officer zoom right in on such a severe type violation -- IF he had had jurisdiction -- made me, as a Texas citizen feel positively PROTECTED and SAFE.

After reflection on my sociopathic behavior, I found it necessary to R-E-P-E-N-T. So, I prepared a sign from poster board, dangled a dingy white string through the pressed-poster holes; gathered all the shame and remorse that I could muster; and flung it around my neck. I then proceeded to search my neighborhood for litter left behind by similar Straw Wrapper Bandits and promptly removed it from the earth's surface.

Still not having complete relief from my burden of misconduct, and feeling by this time the full impact of guilt, I wrote a letter of confession to Green Peace, requesting their forgiveness, and ever so humbly, resigned from membership.

It is with great pride that I submit this TRUE STORY (not kiddin, here, either) to honor BRAVE officers of Texas Department of Public Safety (a/k/a wanna be TEXAS RANGERS) in an effort to acknowledge the high occupational risks to which they are exposed. On behalf of ALL TEXANS and McDonalds Restaurants: THANK YOU TEXAS DPS!

Submitted by: "Invoked 5th Amendment Right"
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