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Dave
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Posted: Tue Jan 3rd, 2006 08:32 pm |
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Randy in Pensacola wrote:
Vero Steve wrote: I wonder if we can shoot at them if they don't move over........LOL
I wish we could..........Would add a whole new meaning to "tourist season".....I hear Canadians are worth double this year.......LOL
That would be handy out here too...
All the Snow-Birds and out of stater's for the Rose-Bowl game...
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Randy in Pensacola
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Posted: Tue Jan 3rd, 2006 07:50 pm |
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Vero Steve wrote: I wonder if we can shoot at them if they don't move over........LOL
I wish we could..........Would add a whole new meaning to "tourist season".....I hear Canadians are worth double this year.......LOL
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Vero Steve
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Posted: Tue Jan 3rd, 2006 07:22 pm |
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I wonder if we can shoot at them if they don't move over........LOL
Dave wrote:
I figured that Randy, Abo and Steve would appreciate this one..
States Enact New Laws For New Year's
POSTED: 7:18 pm PST December 30, 2005
From tax cuts to identity guards, a succession of new laws at New Year's offer a snapshot of what Americans want from government.
Some target health care and election credibility. Others will crack down on political corruption and sex offenders.
New Jersey and Virginia are outlawing the disclosure of Social Security numbers. Minnesota wants businesses to notify clients fast if there's a security breach.
Michigan is one state where background checks will be demanded of school workers. In Illinois, a new law aims at human trafficking.
People riding in taxis and shuttle vans will have to wear seat belts in Oregon. Slow-pokes will have to get out of the left lane in Florida traffic. And Tennessee will make convicted drunken drivers pick up highway trash while wearing vests emblazoned with their crime.
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Dave
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Posted: Tue Jan 3rd, 2006 04:35 pm |
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I think I was married to her for awhile...
Two-headed snake 'up for auction'
An American aquarium says it is putting a rare two-headed albino rat snake for auction on eBay for $150,000 (£87,000).
The World Aquarium in St Louis has been home to the unique reptile, named "We", for the past six years.
Aquarium president Leonard Sonnenschein said he expects the snake to generate the same level of demand as a priceless work of art.
eBay does not normally allow the sale of live animals, but the aquarium said an exception was made in this case.
An aquarium spokeswoman said the animal was unique and was being treated more as a work of art than a live specimen.
She said conditions were in place to make sure it went to a responsible buyer.
We is being sold to pay for education, conservation and research programmes, the aquarium said.
Healthy size
The aquarium purchased the snake for $15,000 (£8,700) when it was six-and-a-half years old, despite knowing that most two-headed snakes do not live for more than a few months.
"It's an amazing snake," Mr Sonnenschein told the Associated Press news agency. "When people see it they are awe-struck."
The snake is a healthy size for a rat snake, at 2.5cm (one inch) thick and 1.2m (four feet) long.
It is currently at the prime age for breeding and is expected to live for another 10 to 15 years.
It has survived for so long because both heads are connected to the same stomach, Mr Sonnenschein added.
We was almost sold in 2004, after it was stolen by a city museum worker. Fortunately, authorities found the snake in the man's garage at his home in Illinois.
Mr Sonnenschein said the man was intending to sell it.
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Posted: Mon Jan 2nd, 2006 10:24 pm |
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marc wrote: What a crock of Shit.... Welcome to the typical Texass state of mind. Some of the most stupid laws are right here, there are some that make Islam look 'slack'.
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Mikey
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Posted: Mon Jan 2nd, 2006 09:42 pm |
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Abo wrote: marc wrote:
What a crock of Shit....
I second that. Like they dont have funtions and raffles to raise coin for there own personal shit. "Fuck Them". Looks like more freedoms going down the drain to me. They cant stand seeing us all together doing GOOD. Or even us all together...IMO. Ride Free Abo I am with ya... These damn assholes cant think of anything better to do than hassle us..How about those "non-profit" get togethers these bastards have when they are running for election..at How much a plate????...
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Abo
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Posted: Mon Jan 2nd, 2006 08:11 pm |
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marc wrote:
What a crock of Shit....
I second that. Like they dont have funtions and raffles to raise coin for there own personal shit. "Fuck Them". Looks like more freedoms going down the drain to me. They cant stand seeing us all together doing GOOD. Or even us all together...IMO. Ride Free Abo
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marc
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Posted: Mon Jan 2nd, 2006 07:37 pm |
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| What a crock of Shit....
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Randy in Pensacola
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Posted: Mon Jan 2nd, 2006 07:26 pm |
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Dont these people have better things to do with their tax dollars?
http://www.bikernews.org/news.php?extend.3003
Bikers find out they're outlaws
 By: Beth Gallaspy, The Enterprise 12/29/2005
Charity poker runs, a popular weekend pastime for Southeast Texas motorcycle enthusiasts, might become a thing of the past after a ruling this week that the events can violate Texas gambling laws.
Poker runs are illegal when participants must make a charitable donation to ride and have a chance to win cash prizes at the end, Attorney General Greg Abbott said in a Tuesday opinion.
In the Galveston County case considered by Abbott, the Blue Knights, a non-profit group of active and retired law enforcement officers, planned a poker run to raise money for a deputy who had been injured in an on-the-job car accident.
In poker runs, motorcycle riders generally start at a central location, then check in at several scattered sites before reaching a final site by a set time. At the end of the ride, riders who successfully checked in at each stop draw five cards to make a poker hand, with prizes for the best hand, second-best hand and worst hand.
Jefferson County District Attorney Tom Maness said the ruling does not surprise him because no exception to state gaming laws seemed to apply. Maness said charities still might be able to host modified versions of poker runs legally.
Events would be legal if they offered no prizes, only an "attaboy" to the winner, Maness said. Dropping requirements for a charitable donation as an entry fee also would comply with the law, he said.
Otherwise, Maness said, the Legislature would need to change state law to allow charitable poker runs to continue.
"Every one of these is probably going to a good cause," said Maness, who rides a motorcycle but has never participated in a poker run.
Maness said he has never received a gambling complaint about a poker run, but would prosecute if he became aware of an illegal poker run. His first step, he said, probably would be to call the organizers to make them aware of the law, "just have them do it but not give away a prize."
Amy Cansler, who handles public relations for Cowboy Harley Davidson and Cowboy Honda in Beaumont, called the ruling sad. She said Southeast Texas probably has at least one charitable poker run each weekend, especially in the spring and summer.
Riders enjoy the camaraderie and the feeling they are helping a charity or a family facing illness or other tragedy, she said.
"Definitely it is more enticing if there's a prize at the end," Cansler said. However, winners usually donate their cash prizes to the event's beneficiary, she said.
John Neves of Beaumont, who has organized charity poker rides in Southeast Texas for about five years, said the ruling could cost local charities thousands of dollars. He said he raises $ 5,000 to $ 7,000 a year with rides for the American Cancer Society and has raised even more in events for some individual patients.
The ruling also could cost the region tourism dollars, Neves said. A poker run during a Harley rally in Beaumont drew about 2,000 riders and gave the riders a chance to see the city's highlights, with check-in points scattered strategically throughout the area.
Without the option of giving prizes, Neves said this year's ride for the American Cancer Society would be cancelled.
"It just seems silly. There's more issues we need to be concerned with than a poker run to try to help people out," Neves said.
bgallaspy@beaumontenterprise.com
(409) 833-3311, ext. 425
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Dave
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Posted: Sun Jan 1st, 2006 03:43 pm |
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Cat Calls 911 To Help Ill Owner
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Apparently, a cat was paying attention when his owner, Gary Rosheisen, tried to show him how to dial 911.
Rosheisen, of Columbus, Ohio, was unable to call for help when he fell out of his wheelchair Thursday. But he said his cat did it for him.
Columbus police said the cat, named Tommy, was lying by a telephone on the living room floor when they arrived at the man's home Thursday.
They had received a 911 call from the apartment, but no one was on the phone.
Rosheisen said Tommy must have hit the right buttons to alert authorities.
He said he had tried to teach Tommy to dial 911, using a speed-dial button. But he wasn't sure if the cat ever picked up the training.
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Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2005 07:45 pm |
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Port Orange man unaware he was shot in head
PORT ORANGE, Fla. (AP) — A man who woke up and found his head bleeding, drove to work and left a note for his boss before going to the hospital to find he had a bullet lodged in his brain, authorities said.
When Glen Thomas Betterley, 53, noticed the blood Thursday morning he asked his girlfriend if she had struck him. Emma Lorene Larsen, 65, said no.
Betterley went to Halifax Medical Center emergency room where he learned he had been shot in the forehead.
While Betterley was being treated, police called Larsen and heard a single gunshot. When investigators arrived at the home, they found Larsen dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head.
Betterley was in stable condition Friday.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2005-12-30-bullet-head_x.htm
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weasle
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Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2005 05:25 pm |
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WHAT ? tell me it aint so, thats the reason im going to fla. this year.did they say anything about turn signals ?? LMAO
Slow-pokes will have to get out of the left lane in Florida traffic. Last edited on Sat Dec 31st, 2005 05:43 pm by weasle |
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Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2005 03:59 pm |
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Abo wrote: Its a guessing game when these assholes slow down, no blinker and they bank like they are driving a Semi. They dont call Fla Gods waiting room for nothing.... LOL. Abo That's funny. Your drivers aren't any different than anywhere else. Another thing I have seen here is the 'Exit the freeway from the passing lane straight over to the exit ramp' syndrome. I see that at least once a week.
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Randy in Pensacola
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Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2005 03:37 pm |
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Dave wrote: I figured that Randy, Abo and Steve would appreciate this one..
States Enact New Laws For New Year's
Slow-pokes will have to get out of the left lane in Florida traffic. AMEN.......
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Dave
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Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2005 03:25 pm |
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I can understand that Abo...
We have a lot of "Minorities" here in So Cal, plus the old folks, that don't have a clue how to drive like a person with an IQ any higher than an artificial houseplant (Maybe they don't have any higher IQ). Then, put 'em in a SUV, full of electronic bells and whistles and put a cell phone in their hand...
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Abo
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Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2005 03:06 pm |
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| Hey Man. Dave. I would love to see that. Sure gets old passing in the break down lane. Next they should enforce the turn signal use. Its a guessing game when these assholes slow down, no blinker and they bank like they are driving a Semi. They dont call Fla Gods waiting room for nothing.... LOL. Abo
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Dave
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Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2005 02:34 pm |
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I figured that Randy, Abo and Steve would appreciate this one..
States Enact New Laws For New Year's
POSTED: 7:18 pm PST December 30, 2005
From tax cuts to identity guards, a succession of new laws at New Year's offer a snapshot of what Americans want from government.
Some target health care and election credibility. Others will crack down on political corruption and sex offenders.
New Jersey and Virginia are outlawing the disclosure of Social Security numbers. Minnesota wants businesses to notify clients fast if there's a security breach.
Michigan is one state where background checks will be demanded of school workers. In Illinois, a new law aims at human trafficking.
People riding in taxis and shuttle vans will have to wear seat belts in Oregon. Slow-pokes will have to get out of the left lane in Florida traffic. And Tennessee will make convicted drunken drivers pick up highway trash while wearing vests emblazoned with their crime.
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Mikey
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Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2005 01:17 pm |
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| ..hey..someone broke into our house..and used too much electric, ran up the phone bill..and turned the heat up to high....
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Dave
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Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2005 01:14 pm |
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I love the second part of it. Someone broke into her house to plant porn on her computer. Yeah, it could happen...
ROTFLMAO!!!
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Randy in Pensacola
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Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2005 01:10 pm |
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| I saw that in the paper today and laughed my ass off, You dont think his fellow LEO are giving him a hard time do you? Wanna go to taco bell for lunch?????hahahaha
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