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Ever wonder why the IRS calls it Form 1040?

Because for every $50 that you earn, you get 10 and they get 40.
 

According to the editors of Billboard Magazine, a "one-hit
wonder" is an act that has won a position on Billboard's
national. Pop Top 40 just one time.

You know you often find yourself singing the words to these
songs, but you often can't remember who actually sung them.

FYI: Billboard Magazine published its first issue on Nov. 1,
1894 and began its "Music Popularity Chart on July 20, 1940.

Here is a list of the "one-hit wonders" that have made it all
the way to Number 1 during the "rock-and-roll era":

Funkytown
- Lipps, Inc. on May 31, 1980
Baby, Come to Me
- Patti Austin with James Ingram on December 4, 1982
Mickey
- Toni Basil on December 11, 1982
Come on Eileen
- Dexy's Midnight Runners on April 23, 1983
Miami Vice Theme
- Jan Hammer on September 21, 1985
Shake You Down
- Gregory Abbott on November 8, 1986
Don't Worry Be Happy
- Bobby McFerrin on September 24, 1988
When I'm With You
- Sheriff on February 14, 1989
Nothing Compares 2 U
- Sinead O'Connor on April 21, 1990
I'm Too Sexy
- *R*S*F (Right Said Fred) on February 8, 1992
Baby Got Back
- Sir Mix-A-Lot on July 4, 1992
How Do You Talk to an Angel
- Heights on November 4, 1992
 

Dear Howdy,
I have recently started to read your blog. I enjoy your sense of humor, share most of your political opinions and moral values. As a Torah-observant ("Orthodox") Jew, I'm all in favor of the Bible, at least the Hebrew OT (Only Testament). I can live with your free expression of your opinion that I'm going to Hell because I don't believe in Jesus. I have good reasons for it which I'm happy to tell you if you want to hear them, and if not, not. But up with the jokes. If you're ever in Israel, you have an invite. I went to a college where they teach you how to think, for better or worse.

Your friend,
Yehoshua
 

Dearest Yehoshua,

It's not up to me to determine who spends forever in Hell but here's what the Judge of all the universe stated:

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."

Wishing you the best in your wonderful country. Do you happen to know that Jesus said will one day soon return & rule the world for a millennium from Jerusalem on the throne of King David that all your OT prophecies might be fulfilled. Then we will have real world peace - can't wait!!!

Your Devoted Friend,
Howdy
 

Match the words in the left-hand column with the correct
definition in the right-hand column. The answer key is
listed at the bottom of this newsletter.

1. munificent A. A fine film of cobwebs
2. quidnunc B. Gaudy, cheap in appearance
3. hebdomad C. Very liberal in giving or bestowing
4. gossamer D. Awry or askew
5. nyctalopia E. To lead astray as if blind
6. inveigle F. A group of seven people or things
7. embonpoint G. Melancholic; gloomy
8. tawdry H. The state of being unable to see well
at night
9. atrabilious I. Somebody who is nosy or gossipy
10. agley J. Plumpness of person


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OBSCURE AND UNUSUAL WORDS
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1) gemutlichkeit ge mootlik kit (noun)
: warmth and friendliness

Mid-19th century. From German Gemutlichkeit, from
gemutlich "warm and friendly."

2) brusquerie brooskeree (noun)
: bluntness or abruptness of manner

Mid-18th century. From French, formed from brusque, from
late Latin bruscum "coarse, rough."


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WEEKLY WORD-MATCH
ANSWER KEY

1. munificent C. Very liberal in giving or bestowing
2. quidnunc I. Somebody who is nosy or gossipy
3. hebdomad F. A group of seven people or things
4. gossamer A. A fine film of cobwebs
5. nyctalopia H. The state of being unable to see well
at night
6. inveigle E. To lead astray as if blind
7. embonpoint J. Plumpness of person
8. tawdry B. Gaudy, cheap in appearance
9. atrabilious G. Melancholic; gloomy
10. agley D. Awry or askew
 

Dear Howdy,

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, has asserted that Israel should be "wiped off the face of the earth." His ceaseless determination to acquire nuclear weapons makes that statement even more chilling. The U.S. would prefer that Israel take the risk and destroy Iran's nuclear reactors. The world community wants to divide Jerusalem as a means to appease the Arab nations.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmandinejad is intense in his Jew-hatred. His rabid assertions seem to totally capture the imagination of the world press. His every tirade becomes fuel to further incite Islamic fanatics to action against Israel.

It is crucial that the U.S. stand with our only true ally in the Middle East - Israel.

Since taking office, Ahmandinejad has declared that Israel should be "wiped off the face of the earth." He has insisted that the Holocaust was a myth perpetrated by the European nations. He has determined that Israel should be moved to Europe (perhaps Germany or Austria) perhaps near the site of one of his so-called "mythical extermination camps." (He's even suggested Alaska as an alternative.)

Of course, Holocaust denial is a daily occurrence in the Arab states. Various adaptations of denial theories can be viewed on Arab-controlled television stations, in the media in Syria, Iran, in the Palestinian Territory, etc. The difference is that Iran is the only Middle Eastern nations on the cutting edge of nuclear proliferation and on the brink of have a nuclear weapon that could accomplish the unthinkable. During World War II, Adolf Hitler was directly responsible for the eradication of 6 million people. With the push of one button, Ahmandinejad could do in moments what it took Hitler years to do.

It is no secret that should Iran acquire nuclear weapons, and apparently that is closer than we might know, a warhead would be loaded into the nose of a Shahab rocket, and Israel would be the target of choice.

PLEASE ask President Bush not to continue the policies that allow terrorist attacks against Israel.

There is a very good reason why the Israeli nuclear program is named the Samson Option. Just as Samson knew beyond question that destroying his enemies would mean the end of his own life, so the Israelis know that a nuclear encounter with Iran or any Middle East nation would be the end of Israel.

It seems that no one has the backbone to deny Mr. Ahmandinejad his nuclear arsenal. Attempts by some European countries to negotiate with the maniacal leader have gone nowhere.

This is why prayer is so vital. Please commit today to intercede for the nation of Israel and for the U.S. Mr. Ahmandinejad not only has Israel in his sights; he also has the U.S. firmly in his nuclear crosshairs.

After you have signed the petition to President Bush, please forward it to everyone on your list. Ask them to sign it and keep it going around the world.

Ahmandinejad is a believer in the coming of the Mahdi, the 12th Iman who will usher in an apocalyptic event the likes of which the world has never seen. When the hardliner was elected to office, one of his first acts was to earmark $17 million to enhance the Jamkaran mosque. The site contains a well from which the Mahdi will supposedly emerge at the appointed time. Apparently Ahmandinejad believes that will be in about two years' time.

This fanatical Jew-hater who denies the Holocaust may well attempt to self-fulfill his own prediction. Would this madman have any reservations about instigating an Armageddon-like exchange with Israel in order to hasten what he believes to be the Islamic version of the messiah?

There are certainly other megalomaniacs in the world today, but Iran boasts the only president with an apparent messianic-complex; one who has control of nuclear facilities capable of producing the means to reach his goals.

We must let Iran know that Israel is protected under the U.S. nuclear shield policy. Should Iran attack Israel, it will be considered as a direct attack on the U.S.


Sincerely,

Mike