FAST FACTS:

In 1979, Bobby Kempf ate three lemons in 15.3 seconds. It took him eight days to de-pucker his face.

Ronal Alkana ate 17 bananas in two minutes. He found this challenge very appealing. Okay, sorry, I couldn't resist.

Mark Crawley managed to eat 207 peas in three minutes using a cocktail stick. What's truly amazing is that he ate that many without once having his mother say, "Eat your peas!"

(Trivia)

A FEW FUN SITES TO VISIT

UFO City

{Everything about aliens} Personally, I don't understand why it's so difficult for people to believe in the existence of extra terrestrials.
http://www.ufocity.com/

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YESTERDAYLAND

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WACKY SITE OF THE WEEK

Get out all your bug aggression in this fun and stimulating game.
http://www.futile.com/squish/squish.htm

WELCOME TO THE WORLD'S SCARIEST HAUNTED HOUSE DIRECTORY.

{Find attractions in your area} One of the best reasons to enjoy this time of year is being able to visit a haunted house. Some spirit-ridden homes are better than others, though.
http://www.hauntedhouse.com/

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CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL HOME DELIVERY

Daily stories from the world's best selling books are now available free via e-mail!
http://soupserver.com/ind.html

Coming out of church, Mrs. Peterson asked her husband, "Do you think that Johnson girl is tinting her hair?"

"I didn't even see her," admitted Mr. Peterson.

"And that dress Mrs. Hansen was wearing," continued Mrs. Peterson, "Really, don't tell me you think that's the proper costume for a mother of two."

"I'm afraid I didn't notice that either," said Mr. Peterson.

"Oh, for heaven's sake," snapped Mrs. Peterson. "A lot of good it does you to go to church."

NOW FOR A FEW OF THE CURRENT URBAN LEGENDS

This update details pages added to the Urban Legends Reference Pages -- http://www.snopes.com -- since the October 7, 2000 mailing. These things just never seem to go away.

A collection of alleged lies from Al Gore. Find out which ones were fibs and which ones weren't. (6 October 2000)
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/gorelies.htm

A fire truck, police car, ambulance, and mail truck arrive simultaneously at a four-way intersection. Who has the right of way? (5 October 2000)
http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/fourway.htm

Folks who don't want to wear seatbelts often claim they heard of someone held in place by the restraint who was burnt to death in a fiery car wreck. We examine this old legend. (7 October 2000)
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/seatbelt.htm

Yet another ridiculous and baseless scare -- Zero Population Movement terrorists boobytrapping toilets in men's washrooms. (5 October 2000)
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/stooopid/nomore.htm

The homeowner got into his grubbiest clothes on Saturday morning and set about all the chores he'd been putting off for weeks.

He'd cleaned the garage, pruned the hedge, and was halfway through mowing the lawn when a woman pulled up in the driveway and yelled out her window, "Say, what do you get for yard work?"

The fellow thought for a minute, then answered, "The lady who lives here lets me sleep with her."

(Thanks, Jeff and Sandy)

FEMALE PRODUCTS

Ok, I'm the only female in a house full of guys: 4 sons and a hubby. Toilet seat never down, etc.-you get the picture. Therefore, I'm the only one who would be using Female products, correct?

A strange thing was happening at my house: tampons were disappearing.

It started a few months ago, when I went to my cupboard to get out a tampon and there was only one left. I could have sworn I had just bought a box the month before. So, I go back to the store, buy a new box and forget about it.

The next month (that time of month), I go back to the cupboard and viola! there is only one tampon left, again! What is going on here? Gremlins? Total memory failure?

I go to the store, buy another box and try to chalk it up to forgetfulness, but am really wondering, now. Later in the month, I decide to clean out my two youngest sons' closet and, Low and Behold! at the bottom of their closet are the wrappers, applicators, and the tampon themselves!

Now I am starting to freak... Dear God, what are they doing with them?!!

I get hold of myself, tell myself that "I am an Adult" and can handle this-despite the bizarre thoughts running through my mind. Wondering, "Do I have enough money saved up in the bank for MAJOR THERAPY?"

I go to the stairs and yell to my two youngest sons to "Come Here, RIGHT NOW!!!"

With their usual lack of speed, they finally appear in their room to find me staring into the bottom of their closet.

I firmly, but with control, ask, "What are you doing with THOSE? Those are MINE!"

My 12 year old looks like a deer caught in the headlights and is silent.

My 10 year old looks at me, all innocent, and says, "Well, Mom, we were playing with our G.I. Joes and THOSE make really good SCUD missiles. What do YOU use them for?"

"NEVER MIND...GO PLAY!!!!"

(Thanks, Brenda)

AND NOW FOR A FEW SHORTIES!

At a wedding rehearsal, the minister told the father of the bride, "As you give your daughter's hand to the bridegroom, you should say something nice to him."

The father, a grocery store manager, took the advice. During the wedding ceremony, he placed the bride's hand on his son-in-law's arm and said, "No deposit, no return."

"The job notice posted at the Memphis State University placement office advertised for someone to set up a bookkeeping system for a local dinner theater that was filing for bankruptcy. When an eager first-year accounting student inquired, the interviewer told him that the company needed an advanced student capable of handling Chapter 11 proceedings. ""I'm sure I could do it,"" the student proclaimed confidently. ""My class is already up to chapter fourteen."

RADAR: "Flight 1234, for noise abatement turn right 45 degrees."

PILOT: "Roger, but we are at 35,000 feet, how much noise can we make up here?"

RADAR: "Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 727 makes when it hits a 747?"

Eggplant is known by many names: "aubergine," "brinjal," "melanzana," "garden egg," "patlican" and the most popular among kids, "Icky."

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