STUDY

A little town had a high birth rate that had attracted the attention of the sociologists at the state university.

They wrote a grant proposal; got a huge chunk of money; hired a few additional sociologists, an anthropologist, and a family planning and birth control specialist; moved to town; rented offices; set up their computers; got squared away; and began designing their questionnaires and such.

While the staff was busy getting ready for their big research effort, the project director decided to go to the local drugstore for a cup of coffee. He sat down at the counter, ordered his coffee, and while he was drinking it, he told the druggist what his purpose was in town, then asked him if he had any idea why the birth rate was so high.

"Sure," said the druggist. "Every morning the six o'clock train comes through here and blows for the crossing. It wakes everybody up, and, well, it's too late to go back to sleep, and it's too early to get up."

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1. My first is a number, my second another, And each, I assure you, will rhyme with the other. My first you will find is one-fifth of my second, And truly my whole a long period reckoned. Yet my first and my second (nay, think not I cozen), When added together will make but two dozen. How many am I?

2. Imagine John, a party magician, is carrying three pieces of gold each piece weighing one kilogram. While taking a walk he comes to a bridge which has a sign posted saying the bridge could hold only a maximum of 80 kilograms. John weighs 78 kilograms and the gold weighs three kilograms. John reads the sign and still safely crossed the bridge with all the gold. How did he manage this?

3. How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

Answers at the bottom of the newsletter
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THIS WEEKS PICKS FROM MOUSE-CLICKS

E-Rock.net
Visit the web sites of your favorite rock and roll legends and groups right from this one page. There's 300+ different groups listed here categorized by alphabet. eRock's Music Links to Rock-n-Roll Legends.
http://www.erock.net/links.html

Puzzles, Games and Quizzes About Animals
Animal lovers....here's a neat site filled with animal puzzles, games, quizzes and more.
http://www.animalink.ab.ca/FunStuff/

Absolute Trivia
AbsoluteTrivia.com - The Totally Trivia Search Engine
http://www.absolutetrivia.com/

St. Patrick's Day, At the F.U.N. Place
How to find a Leprechaun, Kiss the Blarney Stone, Irish Recipes, Old Irish Laws, and even an Irish Word Puzzle can be found at The Fun Place.
http://www.thefunplace.com/holiday/stpatsmain.html

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BUNCH OF FUNNIES

A husband and wife went to the fairgrounds. The wife wanted to go on the Ferris wheel, but the husband wasn't comfortable with that. So the wife went on the ride by herself.

The wheel went round and round and suddenly the wife was thrown out and landed in a heap at her husband's feet.

"Are you hurt?" he asked.

"Of course I'm hurt!" she replied. "Three times around and you didn't wave once!"

A little girl was wearing one of those Medical Alert bracelets.

Someone asked her what the bracelet was for.

She replied, "I'm allergic to nuts and eggs."

The person asked, "Are you also allergic to cats?"

The girl replied, "I don't know. I haven't eaten one yet."

A man was trying to understand the nature of God and asked him: "God, how long is a million years to you?"

God answered: "A million years is like a minute."

Then the man asked: "God, how much is a million dollars to you?"

And God replied: "A million dollars is like a penny."

Finally the man asked: "God, could you give me a penny?"

And God said, "In a minute."

An auto mechanic received a repair order that said to check for a clunking noise when going around corners.

He took the car out for a test drive and made two right turns, each time hearing a loud clunk.

Back at the shop, he returned the car to the service manager with this note:
"Removed bowling ball from trunk."

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!
There are 3 kinds of people:
Those who make things happen,
those who watch things happen, and
those who wonder what happened.

SOME COOL SITES TO VISIT

Free Donation, with a click you can donate to many causes here.
http://www.freedonation.com/

Aquatica Waterworlds Screensaver
The Aquatica Waterworlds virtual aquarium screen saver has realistic 3D fish that randomly swim in multi-dimensional scenery.
http://www.jumbo.com/mm/ss/pod/pod.asp?fid=196144

"ALL MY JOBS"

My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned because I couldn't concentrate.

Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it, so they gave me the axe.

After that I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn't suited for it. The job was only so-so anyhow.

Next I tried working in a muffler factory, but that was exhausting.

I wanted to be a barber, but I just couldn't cut it.

I attempted to be a deli worker, but any way I sliced it, I couldn't cut the mustard.

My best job was being a musician, but eventually I found I wasn't note worthy.

I studied a long time to become a doctor, but I didn't have any patience.

Next was a job in a shoe factory; I tried, but I just didn't fit in.

I became a professional fisherman, but discovered that I couldn't live on my net income.

I thought about becoming a witch, so I tried that for a spell.

I managed to get a good job working for a pool maintenance company, but the work was just too draining.

My last job was working at Starbucks, but I had to quit, because it was always the same old grind.

After many years of trying to find steady work, I finally got a job as a historian, until I realized there was no future in it.

Rick's Cup of Inspiration

GOD BLESS AMERICA

"Let's see if I understand the state of personal responsibility in the America of the 1990s."

If a woman burns her thighs on the hot coffee she was holding in her lap while driving, she blames the restaurant.

If your teen-age son kills himself, you blame the rock 'n' roll musician he liked.

If you smoke three packs a day for 40 years and die of lung cancer your family blames the tobacco company.

If your daughter gets pregnant by the football captain you blame the school for poor sex education.

If your neighbor crashes into a tree while driving home drunk, you blame the bartender.

If your cousin gets AIDS because the needle he used to shoot heroin was dirty, you blame the government for not providing clean ones.

If your grandchildren are brats without manners, you blame television.

And, if your friend is shot by a deranged madman, you blame the gun manufacturer.

God bless America, land of the free, home of the blame.

SUBJECT: THE NEXT SURVIVOR

Have you heard about the next planned "Survivor" show?

6 men will be dropped on an island with 1 van and 4 kids each, for 6 weeks. Each kid plays two sports and either takes music or dance classes

There is no access to fast food.

Each man must take care of his 4 kids, keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, complete science projects, cook, do laundry, etc.

The men only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done:

There is only one TV between them and there is no remote.

The men must shave their legs and wear makeup daily, which they must apply themselves either while driving or while making four lunches.

They must attend weekly PTA meetings; clean up after their sick children at 3:00 a.m; make an Indian hut model with six toothpicks, a tortilla and one marker; and get a 4 year old to eat a serving of peas.

The kids vote them off based on performance.

The winner gets to go back to his job.

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ANSWERS:

1. Four Score

2. John is a juggler. When he came to the bridge he juggled the gold, always keeping one piece in the air.

3. Only once. After the first calculation, you will be subtracting 5 from 20, then 5 from 15, and so on.

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