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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #15 on: August 11, 2015, 02:25:47 AM »

In 1984, during a voice test for a paid political radio address, President Ronald Reagan joked that he had "signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." At the Los Angeles Olympics, American runner Mary Decker fell after colliding with South African-born British competitor Zola Budd in the 3,000-meter final; Budd finished seventh.

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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #16 on: August 11, 2015, 02:26:19 AM »

In 1993, President Bill Clinton named Army Gen. John Shalikashvili (shah-lee-kash-VEE'-lee) to be the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, succeeding the retiring Gen. Colin Powell.

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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #17 on: August 11, 2015, 02:26:51 AM »

In 1997, President Bill Clinton made the first use of the historic line-item veto, rejecting three items in spending and tax bills. (However, the U.S. Supreme Court later struck down the veto as unconstitutional.)

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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #18 on: August 11, 2015, 02:27:36 AM »

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush expressed sympathy for war protesters like Cindy Sheehan, the mother camped outside his Texas ranch demanding more answers for her soldier-son Casey's death in Iraq, but said he believed it would be a mistake to bring U.S. troops home immediately. A one-day strike by British Airways baggage handlers and other ground staff forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights to and from Heathrow Airport.

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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #19 on: August 11, 2015, 02:28:22 AM »

Five years ago: In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police and FBI agents captured Michael Francis Mara, suspected of being the so-called "Granddad Bandit" who'd held up two dozen banks in 13 states for about two years. (Mara later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.) Dan Rostenkowski, a former Illinois congressman who'd wielded enormous power on Capitol Hill for more than 30 years, died at his Wisconsin summer home at age 82.

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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #20 on: August 11, 2015, 02:28:54 AM »

One year ago: Robin Williams, 63, a brilliant shape-shifter who could channel his frenetic energy into delightful comic characters like "Mrs. Doubtfire" or harness it into richly nuanced work like his Oscar-winning turn in "Good Will Hunting," died in Tiburon, California, a suicide.

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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #21 on: August 11, 2015, 02:29:42 AM »

Today's Birthdays: Actress Arlene Dahl is 90. Songwriter-producer Kenny Gamble is 72. Rock musician Jim Kale (Guess Who) is 72. Magazine columnist Marilyn Vos Savant is 69. Country singer John Conlee is 69. Singer Eric Carmen is 66. Computer scientist and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is 65. Wrestler-actor Hulk Hogan is 62. Singer Joe Jackson is 61. Playwright David Henry Hwang is 58. Actor Miguel A. Nunez Jr. is 51. Actress Viola Davis is 50. Actor Duane Martin is 50. Actor-host Joe Rogan is 48. Rhythm-and-blues musician Chris Dave is 47. Actress Anna Gunn is 47. Actress Ashley Jensen is 47. Actress Sophie Okonedo is 47. Rock guitarist Charlie Sexton is 47. Hip-hop artist Ali Shaheed Muhammad is 45. Actor Nigel Harman is 42. Actor Will Friedle is 39. Actor Rob Kerkovich (TV: "NCIS: New Orleans") is 36. Actress Merritt Wever is 35. Actor Chris Hemsworth is 32. Rock musician Heath Fogg (Alabama Shakes) is 31. Singer J-Boog is 30. Rapper Asher Roth is 30. Actress Alyson Stoner is 22.

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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #22 on: August 11, 2015, 02:30:26 AM »

Thought for Today: "You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren't paying attention to." - Robin Williams (1951-2014).
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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #23 on: August 11, 2015, 02:31:18 AM »

Marriage Phrases
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There was a man who said, "I never knew what happiness was until I got married...and then it was too late!"

Love is one long sweet dream, and marriage is the alarm clock.

They say when a man holds a woman's hand before marriage, it is love; after marriage, it is self-defense.

When a newly married man looks happy, we know why. But when a ten-year married man looks happy, we wonder why.

There was this lover who said that he would go through hell for her. They got married, and now he is going through hell.

A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with mischief as your goal. There are just too many women in the world to justify that sort of dishonorable behavior. Unless she's really attractive. -- Bruce Friedman

A coward is a hero with a wife, kids, and a mortgage. -- Marvin Kitman

A gentleman is one who never swears at his wife while ladies are present.

A husband is living proof that a wife can take a joke.

A husband is what's left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted. -Marriage quotes2// Marriage is like a mousetrap. Those on the outside are trying to get in. Those on the inside are trying to get out.

Marriage is low down, but you spend the rest of your life paying for it.

Marriage is the process of finding out what kind of man your wife would have preferred.

Marriage is the sole cause of divorce.

Marriage means commitment. Of course, so does insanity.

Marriage still confers one very special privilege - only a married person can get divorced.

Marriage: A ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and around the hands and feet of the man.

Marriage: the only sport in which the trapped animal has to buy the license.

Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.
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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #24 on: August 11, 2015, 03:07:43 AM »

Time to hit the road for work, enjoy your day guys.
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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #25 on: August 11, 2015, 04:34:17 AM »

Sheesh and a half time. 
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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #26 on: August 11, 2015, 04:35:04 AM »

No Dave or Native this morning so it might be quiet around here for a few more sheesh's.
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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #27 on: August 11, 2015, 05:35:54 AM »

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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #28 on: August 11, 2015, 06:42:40 AM »

Good Morning Chip, how goes it?
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Re: 8/11/2015
« Reply #29 on: August 11, 2015, 06:42:56 AM »

No Dave or Native this morning so it might be quiet around here for a few more sheesh's.
Never give up on me!  Having coffee watching the sun come up and waiting on fishing guide to pick us up in about 15 minutes to go tarpon fishing
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