Who's
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Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.
Mark Twain
ca·coph·o·ny
noun. 1. Jarring, discordant sound; dissonance: heard a
cacophony of horns during the traffic jam. 2. The use of harsh or discordant sounds in
literary composition, as for poetic effect.
The music faded into cacophony.
The Hofburg Treasures
Stephen Adams
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Animals have been used in times of war for ages. Dogs in particular have been used in warfare. The Spartans trained dogs armed with spiked collars to attack cavalry and rip the undersides of horses. The Romans used unfortunate dogs as message carriers. The dogs were made to swallow metal capsules containing important messages. When mans best friend reached the base, their bellies would be slit open to retrieve the messages.. The Russians trained dogs to carry explosives and run under enemy tanks.
An antenna on the back of the dog would strike the underside of the tank and blow up the
tank and the dog. The Russians nearly denuded Poland of dogs to supply these
suicide missions. Source: Mammoth Book of Oddities Frank ONeil.
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"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable." Joseph Addison |
A FEW SMILES The Cynic A man was walking across the road when he met the accident. The impact was on his head which caused him to be comatosed for two days before he finally regained consciousness. When open his eyes, his wife was there beside him. He held her hands and said meaningfully : "You have always been beside me. When I was a struggling university student, I failed again and again. And sometimes, even my re-papers as well. You were always there beside me, encouraging me to go on trying.." She squeezed his hands as he continued :"When I went for all the major interviews and failed to clinch any of the jobs, you were there beside me, cutting out more adverts for me to apply..." He continued "Then I started work at this little firm and finally got to handle a big contract. I blew it because of one little mistake. And you were there beside me." Then I finally got another job after being laid off for sometime. But I never seem to be promoted and my hard work was not recognized. As such, I remained in the same position from the day I joined the company till now... And you were there beside me" Her eyes brimmed with tears as she listened to her husband :"And now I met an accident and when I woke up, you are here beside me.... ....There's something I'll really like to say to you..." She flung herself on the bed to hug her husband, sobbing with emotion. He said..., "You know, I think you really bring me bad luck.." (Shared by Antonio Oliveros Fernandez via HUMOR Digest) |
A job worth doing is worth complaining about. |
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