Posted on 03/20/2009 6:00:25 AM PDT by Lucky9teen
“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principles of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale”
~ Thomas Jefferson (American 3rd US President (1801-09). Author of the Declaration of Independence. 1762-1826)
“There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage.”
“It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” ~ Henry Ford (American industrialist and pioneer of the assembly-line production method, 1863-1947)
“I saw a bank that said "24 Hour Banking", but I don't have that much time” ~ Stephen Wright (American Actor and Writer, b.1955)
“The modern banking system manufactures money out of nothing. The process is perhaps the most astounding piece of sleight-of-hand that was ever invented. Banking was conceived in inequity and born in sin... But if you want to continue to be slaves of the bankers and pay the cost of your own slavery, then let the bankers continue to create money and control credit .” ~ Josiah Charles Stamp (English Economist President of the Bank of England in the 1920's and the 2nd richest man in Great Britain, 1880-1941)
“Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.” ~ Thomas Jefferson (American 3rd US President (1801-09). Author of the Declaration of Independence. 1762-1826)
“There have been three great inventions since the beginning of time: fire, the wheel, and central banking” ~ Will Rogers (American entertainer, famous for his pithy and homespun humour, 1879-1935)
“In central banking as in diplomacy, style, conservative tailoring, and an easy association with the affluent count greatly and results far much less” ~ John Kenneth Galbraith
“The trouble with being educated is that it takes a long time; it uses up the better part of your life and when you are finished what you know is that you would have benefited more by going into banking.” ~ Philip K. Dick (American Writer, 1928-1982)
“John D. Rockefeller wanted to dominate oil, but Microsoft wants it all, you name it: cable, media, banking, car dealerships.”
“It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and productive than would otherwise be so, that the most judicious operations of banking can increase the industry of the country” ~ Adam Smith (Scottish philosopher and economist, 1723-1790)
“I am sure I will feel at home in the Bahamas. I've been involved in gambling in the Bahamas. I've been involved in gambling in Nevada and I've been involved in banking.” ~ Chic Hecht (American Ambassador (Bahamas), b.1928)
Taliban Interview Goes Wrong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev9CyeYX-ig
Just wondering.....
"Then God didn't make the little round titties and it don't snow in New York City in the summertime..." (unless Algore is speaking on Global Warming)
Four married guys go fishing.
After an hour, the following conversation took place:
First guy: ‘You have no idea what I had to do to be able to come out fishing this weekend.
I had to promise my wife that I would paint every room in the house next weekend.’
Second guy: ‘That is nothing, I had to promise my wife that I would build her a new deck for the pool.’
Third guy: ‘Man, you both have it easy! I had to promise my wife that I would remodel the kitchen for her.’
They continue to fish. When they realized that the fourth guy has not said a word, they asked him.
‘You haven’t said anything about what you had to do to be able to come fishing this weekend.
What’s the deal?’
Fourth guy: ‘I just set my alarm for 4:30 am. When it went off, I shut off my alarm, gave the wife a slap on her butt and said:
‘Fishing or Sex?’ and she said, ‘Wear sun-block..’
9 Words Women Use (and Men Need to Know)
1) Fine
This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
2) Five Minutes
If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
3) Nothing
This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.
4) Go Ahead
This is a dare, not permission. Don’t Do It!
5) Loud Sigh
This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot
and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)
6) That’s Okay
This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That’s okay means she wants to think long and hard before
deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
7) Thanks
A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you’re welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says ‘Thanks a lot’ - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say ‘you’re welcome’ . that will bring on a ‘whatever’).
8 ) Whatever
Is a woman’s way of saying F– YOU!
9) Don’t worry about it, I got it
Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This
will later result in a man asking ‘What’s wrong?’ For the woman’s response refer to #3.
Tennessee Farm Kid now at San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Training.
Dear Ma and Pa,
I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled.
I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m. But I am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot, and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing.
Men got to shave but it is not so bad, there’s warm water. Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie and other regular food, but tell Walt and Elmer you can always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee. Their food, plus yours, holds you until noon when you get fed again. It’s no wonder these city boys can’t walk much.
We go on ‘route marches,’ which the platoon sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it’s not my place to tell him different. A ‘route march’ is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in trucks.
The sergeant is like a school teacher. He nags a lot. The Captain is like the school board. Majors and Colonels just ride around and frown. They don’t bother you none.
This next will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting. I don’t know why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk head and don’t move, and it ain’t shooting at you like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don’t even load your own cartridges. They come in boxes.
Then we have what they call hand-to-hand combat training. You get to wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they break real easy. It ain’t like fighting with that ole bull at home. I’m about the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake. I only beat him once. He joined up the same time as me, but I’m only 5’6” and 130 pounds and he’s 6’8” and near 300 pounds dry.
Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers get onto this setup and come stampeding in.
Your loving daughter,
Alice
Funny story. Reminds me of my Dad, who entered the service at 17. He used to tell me that when he turned 12 his dad gave him a cow to keep. He said that he was up at 4 AM every day. It wasn’t until he got to basic that he could sleep late. With the exception of loading his own cartridges, he could testify to just about everything in that joke.
Normally I don’t post a lot of these heart-warming sentimental ones, but even by my standards, this was touching.
I truly hope it touches your heart like it did mine.
So beautiful...
A little boy says to his mother, “Mommy, how come I’m black and you’re white?”
His mother replied, “Don’t even go there! From what little I can remember about that party, you’re lucky you don’t bark!
Happy Friday, epic money grubber was great!!!
I joined the Navy on 26 April, 1978. It was 78 degrees and sunny, a beautiful day when I got on the plane at Raleigh-Durham airport to go to boot camp.
I wore jeans, a tee shirt, and sneakers. I had a small bag with a change of underwear, socks, and some toiletries. I didn’t take a coat.
I arrived after dark at Chicago O’Hare airport to go to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Note that there is only two seasons at Great Lakes. Winter........and the Fourth of July. I refer you back to the date of my enlistment.
One of the first things they gave you in boot camp was a raincoat. Had to have been the most beautiful piece of clothing I had ever seen in my life.
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