Had to put this in for all teachers out there! Third story here. In 1993, Barry Stoller, a Seattle drywall installer, took Ex-Lax to cure his constipation. When it didnt work, he wrote the folks at Ex-Lax, demanding a refund. The company sent him a check--with his zip code entered as the dollar amount. Stoller deposited the $98,002 in his checking account, withdrew it a few days later, and hasnt been heard of since. The Most Awful Time Ive just had the most awful time, said a boy to his friends. First I got angina pectoris, then arteriosclerosis. Just as I was recovering, I got psoriasis. They gave me hypodermics, and to top it all, tonsillitis was followed by appendectomy. Wow! How did you pull through? sympathized his friends. I dont know, the boy replied. Toughest spelling test I ever had. In-service A teacher died and went to heaven. St. Peter welcomed her in and said he would show her to her place in heaven. The first neighborhood was lovely. People were out on the park-like lawns, socializing, Bar-B-Q-ing, playing golf on a beautifully landscaped golf course, and having a fine time. Oh, this is wonderful, says the school teacher to St. Peter, Is this where Ill be staying? No, this is the doctors area, replied St. Peter. They continue the journey and come to another beautiful neighborhood. Again everyone is outside socializing. People are on tennis courts, swimming in pools. My, this IS paradise, gushed the teacher, is this my neighborhood? No, no, the teachers area is next. They move on among the clouds until they reach and equally beautiful neighborhood, but no one is outside. No one is visible anywhere and the houses appear to be closed and empty. Well, here we are, said St. Peter with a smile, Isnt this a fine place to be? Yes, replied the teacher with noticeable disappointment in her voice. Dont many teachers make it to heaven? I dont see anyone else here. Sure, we get lots of teachers. Dont worry theyll all be here tomorrow. Theyre just down in hell for another in-service. Double Negatives An English professor was lecturing to his students about the similarities between languages. He noted that in his studies of languages, he found that most every language that had a double negative, it really meant a positive. He went on to say that in none of the languages did a double positive mean a negative. Moments after pointing this language commonalty out, a student in the back of the room replied, Yea, right. TV favorite What is the ghosts favorite TV crime show? Americas Most Haunted TRIVIA Australia is the smallest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent in the world. It is the only country which is also a whole continent — 18.6 million people live here. The Bledowska Desert, in Poland is the only true desert in Europe. Young birds such as ducks, geese, and shore birds are born with their eyes open. When astronauts remain weightless in space for prolonged periods, scientists have discovered their bones lose a measurable amount of weight and thickness. This means that weightlessness actually cause human beings to shrink. A newborn turkey chick has to be taught to eat, or it will starve. Breeders spread feed underfoot, hoping the little ones will peck at it and get the idea. Turkeys tend to look up with their mouths open during rainstorms. As a result, many drown. Galileo became totally blind shortly before his death, probably because of the damage done to his eyes during his many years of looking at the Sun through a telescope. Arachibutyrophobia is fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. Wolf was the name of the dog that was with Rip Van Winkle when he fell asleep for 20 years. The difference between a millennium and a chiliad? None. Both words mean a period of one thousand years – the former from Latin, the latter from Greek. Pennsylvania received its nickname The Keystone State because it was in the middle of the 13 original colonies. Six are to the north and six are to the south.
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