ALL THE REST –    April 27
  

Today's Quotations – More Last Words

 

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Who's there?

–  Billy the Kid
To Pat Garrett, the man who killed him. 1881


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Tell my mother I died for my country . . . I thought I did for the best . . . Useless! Useless!

–  John Wilkes  Booth
Assassin of Abraham Lincoln 1865

 
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Thanks my child.
Dear Lord, I believe. Help Thou my unbelief and receive me into Thy Heavenly Kingdom.

– Prince Otto von Bismarck
To his daughter who was attending him. 1898

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 I am still alive.

–  Caligula
Emperor of Rome (41)

 

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So this is death — well . . .

–  Thomas Carlyle
British Historian 1881

 

Today's Short Words of  Wisdom



Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.

Mark Twain

 

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  Today's Word – CACOPHONY 
   

 



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


Definitions from American Heritage Dictionary

 

Today's Fact

 

  
 


Animals
 in Warfare

 Animals have been used in warfare for years. The US and other countries have made use (or abuse) of animals in battle for a number of years. 

 

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 man’s 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.

Dogs have been used to detect the presence of enemy divers in harbors. The dogs were able to smell the gas given off in the bubbles of the underwater divers.

In 1980 the US Army attempted to train 40 German shepherd dogs as paratroopers.

Source: Mammoth Book of Oddities – Frank O’Neil.


Genesis 1:20-21 (NLT)

 


 

 

Daily Miscellany TIMES


April 27, 1937

Old NEWS is History


Pride of the City on the Bay -

Completed this day in 1937 it was opened to public traffic on May 28, 1937.

 

 

  The new Golden gate suspension bridge was completed today. This great new bridge connects the city of San Francisco with Marian County. The bridge took  four years to complete.

Some features of this remarkable bridge are 746 foot high bridge towers. These are the tallest bridge towers in the world today. The bridge spans a remarkable 4,200 feet, also the longest yet in the world.

Fast-rising tides, frequent storms and dense fogs were among the difficulties that were overcome in the construction of this gem. Building this structure also required blasting through bedrock 100 feet below the surface of the water. This was necessary to to plant earthquake proof foundations for the bridge.

Those who travel the bridge will be treated to a spectacular view from the six-lane highway that is perched 250 feet above the waters of the Golden Gate strait.

Sources: On This Day | Crescent Books

 

Photos of the bridge construction are available at http://www.goldengate.org/Misc/Photos1.html

 

 

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Today's SMILE

 

A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)

 
   

 

 

"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   


Sam and Harry

Sam, the old geezer, complained to his wife, "I am lucky to still be able to walk around the course and hit the golf ball, but what good is it when I can't see where the ball went?"

His wife said, "You just need to find someone to go out there with you and watch the ball."

Sam thought that was a great idea, and his friend Harry would be just the guy to invite. He was always bragging about still having good eyesight. So that's how they found themselves at the first tee one sunny day. Sam hit the ball plenty hard, and he could hardly wait to find out where it went. "Did you see where the ball went, Harry?"

"Yep."

"Well, where did it go."

"...I can't remember."

from Kasha Linka KashaL@concentric.net


One day, a teacher, a garbage collector, and a lawyer all die and go to Heaven. St. Peter's there and was having a bad day since heaven was getting crowded When they get to the gate, St. Peter informed them that there will be a test to get into Heaven: they each will have to answer a single question.

To the teacher, he says, "What was the name of the ship that crashed into the iceberg and sunk with all its passengers?"

The teacher thinks for a sec, and then replies:" That would have been the Titanic, right?". St. Peter lets him through the gate.

St. Peter turns to the Garbage man, and, figuring that Heaven doesn't REALLY need all the stink that this guy would bring into heaven, decides to make the question a little harder: "How many people died on the ship?"

The garbage man guesses: "1228" "That happens to be right; go ahead."

St. Peter turns to the Lawyer: "Name them."


The middle-aged man was visibly shaken when his Doctor advised that he had only 6 month's to live because of the terminal disease that was detected during a recent physical check-up. The Doctor suggested that he should get his "house in order", make sure his will was current and ensure all final arrangements were in place for the funeral. He should then make plans to enjoy what might be left of his life, to the fullest.

"What will you do for the last six months?" asked the Doctor.

His patient thought for a few minutes then replied, "I think I'll go and live with my mother-in-law".

Surprised by the answer, the doctor asked, "Of all people, why in the would you want to live with your mother-in-law?"

"Because it'll be the longest six months of my Life!"


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)



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