DID YOU KNOW...

 DID YOU KNOW...

Paul Revere Never Actually Shouted, "The British Are Coming!"

While everyone knows the story of Revere's famous ride in which he was said to have warned colonial militia of the approaching enemy by yelling "The British are coming!" This is actually false. According to History.com operation was meant to be quiet and stealthy, since British troops were hiding out in the Massachusetts countryside. Also, colonial Americans still considered themselves to be British.

 

P.S. Hoping to post Words For Wednesday on Saturday, 08-06-2022

HAPPY FUNNY TUESDAY - 08-02-2022

 HAPPY FUNNY TUESDAY - 08-02-2022

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I thought it was sad to learn that the word "tonto" in Spanish and Italian means silly or dumb. Surely the Lone Ranger wasn't calling his faithful companion Tonto silly or dumb. Then I recently learned that Kemo Sabe in Navajo means "soggy shrub". Guess they were even. LOL

QUESTION OF THE WEEK - 08-01-2022

 How many of your friends would you trust with your life?

FRIDAY FACE OFF - 07-29-2022

                                                     FRIDAY FACE OFF - 07-29-2022

 

Jerry from JKPP by eaghl

 

 

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DID YOU KNOW

 DID YOU KNOW...

Pope Gregory IV Declared a War On Cats

 Pope Gregory IV declared war on cats in the 13th Century. He said that black cats were instruments of Satan. Because of this belief, he ordered the extermination of these felines throughout Europe. However, this plan backfired, as it resulted in an increase in the population of plague-carrying rats.

WORDS FOR WEDNESDAY - 07-27-2022

 The prompts will be here this month and are provided by Hilary Melton-Butcher .  This time I just used the first 6.

 

DANGEROUS TREK by Granny Annie

It had been a a long arduous journey. The scorching heat, the wild animals, the robbers were serious threats..The old cowboy was jubilant as he finally reached the end of the desert. His horse Ginger enjoyed the water this oasis provided them. When Cowboy Bob first saw the shimmering image of the water well and tree ahead he thought sure it was just a smudge in his eye...a counterfeit depiction. He believed he knew how the archaeologists had felt when they discovered the Rosetta Stone. Bob knew they would soon reach the ocean and begin splashing in the water and beachcombing.

 

QUESTION OF THE WEEK AND HAPPY FUNNY TUESDAY - 07-26-2022

 QUESTION OF THE WEEK...

What has life taught you recently?

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HAPPY FUNNY TUESDAY

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Innuendo: Italian suppository.

"When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane."

Woman sitting at home on the veranda with her husband and she says: "I love you."

He asks: "Is that you or the wine talking?"

She replies: "It's me ............... talking to the wine."

DID YOU KNOW...

 DID YOU KNOW...

Using Forks Used to Be Seen as Sacrilegious

 What the fork? Forks, the widely used eating utensils, were once seen as blasphemous. They were first introduced in Italy in the 11th Century. These spiked spaghetti-twirling instruments were seen as an offense to God. And why, do you ask? Because they were "artificial hands" and as such was considered to be sacrilegious.

HAPPY FUNNY TUESDAY - 07-19-2022

 

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The first testicular guard, the 'Cup' was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974.That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.

Ladies,,,,,, Quit Laughing.) Sorry guys!!!

 

"Why should you never play poker with the word's fastest animal? Because he's a Cheetah."

Never play leapfrog with a unicorn. 

I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUESTION OF THE WEEK - 07-18-2022

What animal or insect bites/stings have you ever suffered? 

 

 

Oklahoma Black Wasp

 

DID YOU KNOW

 DID YOU KNOW...

Napoleon Was Once Attacked By a Horde of Bunnies

Once upon a time, the famous conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte was attacked by…bunnies. The emperor had requested that a rabbit hunt be arranged for himself and his men. His chief of staff set it up and had men round up reportedly 3,000 rabbits for the occasion. When the rabbits were released from their cages, the hunt was ready to go. At least that was the plan! But the bunnies charged toward Bonaparte and his men in a viscous and unstoppable onslaught. And we were taught that Waterloo was the conqueror's greatest defeat…

HAPPY FUNNY TUESDAY - 07-12-2022

 

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Age is important, only if you're a cheese.

"A fellow reached for his liquid Viagra and accidentally swigged from a bottle of white-out. He woke the next morning with a huge correction."

Those drinking to forget please pay in advance.

"Regarding apathy, I have no opinion." 

 

 

QUESTION OF THE WEEK - 07-11-2022

 What is your greatest challenge?

FRIDAY FACE OFF 7/8/22

 FRIDAY FACE OFF 7/8/22

I was an active participant in the JKPP for a number of years.  

A favorite "Markering" of mine from 2012

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DID YOU KNOW

 DID YOU KNOW...

Before the 16th president took office, Abraham Lincoln was declared a wrestling champion. The 6'4" president had only one loss among his around 300 contests. He earned a reputation for this in New Salem, Illinois, as an elite fighter. Eventually, he earned his county's wrestling championship.

WORDS FOR WEDNESDAY - 07-06-2022

This month, the prompts are being provided by Hilary Melton-Butcher and are being posted by Elephant's Child.

INCARCERATION by Granny Annie

Sheriff McGraw was shocked by the hurley-burley taking place in the jail. He took out his notepad and began writing down the names he could remember. The prisoners had been confined for a few days and had been well behaved. Now their sonorous voices caused the sheriff to call for backup from his deputies. McGraw could see that one of the inmates held a trenchant blade and emitted a crazed cackling sound. These jailbirds were all throwing their left-over semolina pasta all over the cells in protest of the county's failure to keep them nourished. Meals of pasta and porridge were not enough. They were scraping their blue tin cups across the gird of the spaced bars as the atmosphere became more threatening.

The exhausted Sheriff gave up on his deputies arriving in time. He exited the jail, locking the building behind him. McGraw left the wild incarcerated maniacs to their own devices.

 

HAPPY FUNNY TUESDAY - 07-05-2022

  

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 Bob, a 70-year-old, extremely wealthy widower, shows up at the Country Club with a breathtakingly beautiful and very sexy 25-year-old blonde-haired woman who knocks everyone's socks off with her youthful sex appeal and charm and who hangs over Bob's arm and listens intently to his every word. His buddies at the club are all aghast. At the very first chance, they corner him and ask, 'Bob, how'd you get the trophy girlfriend?' Bob replies, 'Girlfriend? She's my wife!' They are knocked over, but continue to ask. 'So, how'd you persuade her to marry you?' 'I lied about my age', Bob replies. 'What, did you tell her you were only 50?'

Bob smiles and says, 'No, I told her I was 90.'

 

 

QUESTION OF THE WEEK - 07-04-2022

 What has been the most terrifying moment of your life thus far?

 

 

Happy Independence Day to those in the USA😊