Posted on 12/05/2008 7:24:26 AM PST by Lucky9teen
Without further ado......
In the early 1900's, many of the good people of America believed that alcohol was the root cause of many social ills in the country. Prohibition on a national scale, was promoted in part by the American Christian Women's Temperance Union. This movement grew in popularity. Ultimately, the United States Congress passed the 18th amendment on January 16, 1919. The 16th Amendment prohibited the manufacture, transportation, sale and consumption of alcohol.
The ban on alcohol did little to improve the social conditions of the country, or to reduce crime. Rather, crime increased as racketeers got into the the business of making and selling alcohol. The popularity of the 18th Amendment waned. More and more people and groups sought it's repeal.
Congress passed the 21st Amendment, effectively repealing the 18th Amendment. On December 5, 1933, the State of Utah voted it's approval of the 21st Amendment, achieving the 3/4 of states need to approve this amendment. Thus on this day, the 18th Amendment was formally repealed.
Bump for later!
Conversation with Jesus . . .
Many times when I am troubled or confused, I find comfort in sitting in my back yard and having a vodka and cranberry along with a quiet conversation with Jesus. This happened to me again after a particularly difficult day.
I said “Jesus, why do I work so hard?”
And he replied: “Men find many ways to demonstrate the love they have for their family. You work hard to have a peaceful, beautiful place for your friends and family to gather.”
I said: “I thought that money was the root of all evil.”
Jesus gazed in my direction and said: “No, the LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Money is a tool; it can be used for good or bad”.
I was starting to feel better, but I still had that one burning question, so I asked it.
“Jesus,” I said, “what is the meaning of life? Why am I here?”
Jesus replied: “That is a question many men ask. The answer is in your heart and is different for everyone. I would love to talk with you some more, Senor’, but right now, I must finish cutting your lawn.”
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Saw a billboard that said:
‘Need help, call Jesus.’
1-800-005-3787
Out of curiosity I did. A Mexican showed up with a tow truck.
"Damn - Kenya come and me no wanna go home"
My elf name is Bouncy Angel Pants? Gonna leave that alone.
Lipstick in School ( You’ve got to love this principal)
According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls had begun to use lipstick and would put it on in the girls bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick, they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints.
Every night the maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would put them back.
Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man.
She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night (you can just imagine the yawns from the little princesses).
To demonstrate how difficult it was to clean the mirrors, she asked the custodian to show the girls how much effort was required. He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it.
Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror....
There are Teachers... And then there are Educators.
Smile, it makes people wonder what you’re up to, Jc
HUMAN FACTS
It takes your food 7 seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
One human hair can support 6 pounds.
The average man’s penis is 3 times the length of his thumb.
Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.
A woman’s heart beats faster than a man’s.
There are about 1 trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
Women blink twice as often as men.
The average person’s skin weighs twice as much as the brain.
Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still.
If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it.
Women reading this will be finished now.
Men who read this are probably still busy checking their thumbs.
I found this site. Way too funny. It deserves it's own post here at Free Republic. But no way would our mods allow it.
So I'll post it here.
http://www.dickipedia.org/dick.php?title=Main_Page
Enjoy...
We just watched a “Who’s Line Is It” episode last night, where Richard Simmons was a guest...man, was that disturbing.
And the skits he did with Wayne, Collin and Ryan...you could tell he has a thing for men, especially Wayne. It was really disturbing to watch.
>THE DOG HOUSE WARNING FOR ALL US GUYS BE AFRAID - BE VERY AFRAID<
ROFL! That’s hilarious!
Ping to #39.
I just posted that clip
I laughed till I cried watching it
I bought a 12-pack of Schlitz a couple of weeks ago. The taste reminded me of when Dad used to give me sips of beer when I was little. I can see him now....standing in the surf, a fishing pole in one hand and a can of Schlitz in the other.
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