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Friday
What Makes A Man?
Knicks' player Antonio Davis' dramatic defense of his wife
reveals more than you might think about what it means to
be a man.
AGAINST THE CELL
Cell phones, for all their benefits, have distorted both
how we inhabit time and how we go about being embodied people.
Need Glasses Video
Josh was helping Sally, a UNC student, clean out the trunk
of her car. Inside, he noticed a bag labeled "Emergency Repair Kit".
Looking at it a little closer, he noticed a stick of dynamite inside.
Thinking that was a bit strange, he asked Sally what it was for.
She said, "It's part of my emergency repair kit."
Josh said, "I can see that, but why?"
Sally replied, "In case I have a flat and need to blow up one of my
tires..."
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Thursday
Israel
Whether loved or hated, Israel is a magnet.
Although no larger than the state of New
Jersey, she draws journalists, statesmen,
and tourists from all over the world to a
few acres of the most contested real estate
on earth.
Trivia
The Jell-O company came out with a cola flavor gelatin for
kids in 1942. It was discontinued the following year.
The San Blas Indian women of Panama consider giant noses a
mark of great beauty. They paint black lines down the center
of their noses to make them appear longer.
Monaco is so small, it covers about 350 acres. Fifty-five
Monacos could fit inside the city of Paris. The diminutive
principality still attracts the elite. The capital city of
Monte Carlo still maintains some royal rituals. Tourists
flock to see the Palace's regal changing of the guard.
Monaco is also a popular tax haven for the wealthy.
WHAT IS OSCAR THE GROUCH'S WORM NAMED?
Oscar the Grouch's pet worm on TV's Sesame Street is named
Slimey.
If all the OREO cookies sold to date were stacked on top of
each other, the height of the stack would be equivalent to
the height of 9.8 million Sears Towers. The Sears Tower is
1,454 feet tall.
Pieces of bread were used to erase lead pencil before
rubber came into use.
A zarzuela is an operetta of a traditional type, with spoken
dialogue and lyrical music. The word is derived from the
Spanish after La Zarzuela, the royal palace near Madrid
where the operetta was first performed in 1629. A zarzuela
is also the name of a seafood stew.
HOW STRONG IS SPIDER SILK?
Spider silk is an extremely strong material and its on-weight
basis has been proven to be stronger than steel. Experts
suggest that a pencil-thick strand of silk could stop a
Boeing 747 in flight.
YOU SAY PETUNIA, I SAY POTATO
The petunia and the potato are related to each other.
TEX=MAURICE
Western singer and cowboy star Tex Ritter was born Woodward
Maurice Ritter. He was nicknamed "America's Most Beloved
Cowboy" and is likely best remembered for singing the
award-winning title song in the Gary Cooper/Grace Kelly
classic, High Noon (1952).
"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that
is laughter."
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), American author, humorist
A recent UNC grad walks into a bar with a slab
of asphalt under his arm and says: "A root beer
please, and how about one for the road."
A husband and wife had a human cannonball act in the circus.
One day the wife ran off with the lion tamer. The husband
was extremely dejected. The strong man asked him what he
was going to do.
The husband answered, "This is a disaster. I don't know where
I'm going to find another woman of her caliber."
Last night I dreamed I ate a five-pound marshmallow.
When I woke up, my pillow was gone.
WW II's Best Fighter
Contrary to popular belief, most UNC grads do indeed
know the value of a dollar. The other day a UNC grad
had her car break down. The tow truck driver charged her
$95.00 to take the car to the garage less than 3 miles away.
When she told her husband that evening, he said that the
driver had taken advantage of her.
She said, "I thought so. But I made him earn it. I kept
the brakes on all the way."
Neon Sign Pictures On Albuquerque's Route 66:
1910: Neon lighting first displayed
Neon lighting, discovered and developed by French physicist George
Claude, was displayed to the public for the first time at the Paris
Motor Show. Claude went on to patent neon lights and a process for
producing them. He also created neon advertising signs, which were
displayed on the Eiffel tower in the 1920s and 1930s.
The History of Neon Signs
... Neon lighting quickly became a popular fixture in outdoor advertising.
... stop and stare at the first neon signs dubbed "liquid fire."
Gigantic Signs: Neon History
About Neon Neon lighting was first introduced in Paris in 1910,
following decades of experiments to create a practical alternative
to incandescent lighting.
Neon Sign Pictures on Albuquerque's Route 66:
Aired: Friday 8:30 PM on CBS (60 mins)
Premiered October 1, 1960
Show Category: Drama , Action/Adventure
Name: Route 66
Two young men drive around the US working at odd jobs,
helping people, and searching for adventure. Ironically,
the show was filmed on location all across the USA,
but rarely near the real Route 66.
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