“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Part four of the silly place names.
The big question everyone – except possibly those who live there – asks is “Why?”.
I have no idea what the answer is.
But enjoy anyway.
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“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Another midweek treat.
The latest batch of newspaper headline nightmares.
Hope you find something in this example of stupidity to make you smile.
Enjoy
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“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Welcome to the fasab blog.
It’s newspaper headline nightmares day. Day nine of this series to be exact.
And they don’t get any better – thank goodness.
Hope you enjoy this latest batch.
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“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Here we go with another random selection of facts from the files.
There’s bound to be something new in this lot, so read on and, of course….
Enjoy!
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McDonald’s daily customer traffic is larger
than the population of Great Britain
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The placement of a donkey’s eyes in its head
enables it to see all four feet at all times!
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President Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
was not only the first President to ride in an automobile,
but also the first President to travel outside the country
when he visited Panama.
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Camel’s have three eyelids.
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A man wore 70 items of clothing in a Chinese airport
to avoid the bagging charge.
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Above the Supreme Court is a basketball court
known as the Highest Court in the Land.
Clarence Thomas tore his Achilles in a 1993 game.
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Your brain consumes 25 watts of power while you’re awake.
This amount of energy is enough to illuminate a lightbulb.
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Hedenophobes have a fear of pleasure.
They won’t be reading this blog then!
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Prostitution is not and has never been illegal in Canada.
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Ramses brand condom is named after
the great pharaoh Ramses II
who fathered over 160 children.
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The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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The first license plate on a car in the United States
was issued in Denver, Colorado in 1908.
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The “Dull Men’s Hall of Fame” is located in Carroll, Wisconsin
– and, no, I am not on their roll of honor!
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Studies have shown that swearing when in pain
can release pain-killing endorphins.
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Common Cobra venom is not on the list of top 10 venoms
yet it is still 40 times more toxic than cyanide.
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“Lassie” was played by a group of male dogs;
the main one was named Pal.
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The record for the most weddings is held by King Mogul of Siam,
who had 9000 weddings and 9000 wives
– and 9000 mother-in-laws *@#!.
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In 1984, a Canadian farmer began
renting advertising space on his cows.
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In ancient Greece “idiot” meant a private citizen or layman;
in modern America it means a politician!
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You use 14 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.
Keep Smiling!
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“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Another Monday and more quiz show answers. Those that know about these things tell me that the universe is expanding. All I can tell you it would need to be expanding fast because the amount of stupidity in the world is accelerating at a phenomenal rate.
Want proof?
Read on….(and enjoy)
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Q: An article of clothing kids usually don’t like wearing
A: Gap
Q: An occupation in which you disguise your appearance
A: Doctor
Q: Name something women borrow from each other
A: Husbands
Q: Name a bad place to look for good husband material
A: Family Reunion
Q: Name something you put under a pillow
A: Radio
Q: An astronaut
A: Neil Young
Q: Name something a man wears to bed
A: Condom
Q: Name a room in the house where the family gathers
A: Bathroom
Q: Name something people do when they’re alone
A: Make love
Q: Name something starting with “egg”
A: Excellent
A: Eggland
Q: Someone you’d never want to see the results of your IQ test
A: The IRS
Q: Name a pie that does not contain fruit
A: Lemon Meringue
Q: An ugly color
A: Puce
Q: The one thing people know about Rosie O’Donnell.
A: That she was the wife on the TV show “Roseanne”
Q: Name something a wife tells her husband to put on
A: Makeup
Q: Name something a woman out on a date would hate to discover on her face
A: Booger
Q: Name a department in a supermarket
A: Lingerie
Q: Name something you keep in the drawer beside your bed
A: Contraceptives
Q: Name a magazine that many men get subscriptions to as gifts
A: Playgirl
Q: The one word that people yell at the end of a performance
A: “I love you.”
Q: Someone Bugs Bunny might invite to his birthday party
A: Doc
Q: Name something that might get backed up
A: Trash
A: Yourself
Q: Name something you know about Rudy Giuliani
A: Absolutely nothing
Q: Name something you’d yell at if it stopped working
A: Spouse
Q: Name a game show title that best describes your marriage
A: Happy Days
Q: Name a food that’s red on the inside
A: Kiwi
Q: The talent show with the crankiest judges, past or present
A: America’s Funniest Home Videos
Q: Name something you wash once a week
A: Self
Q: Name a TV show with the word “family” in it, past or present
A: My Three Sons
Q: One of Santa’s reindeer
A: Nixon
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“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
Just a short one today, and no pun or admissions intended, by the way.
Africa is a wonderful continent, full of unbelievable scenery and animals. If like spectacular scenery or to see animals in their natural habitat, and you have the time and the money for an unforgettable vacation, you could do a lot worse than try some of the great safari parks they have.
But that aside, Africa has its problems and many of them. One of those problems is endemic sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
The Republic of South Africa, which would be one of the more modern and progressive countries in the continent unfortunately has it share too. However the government has tried several initiatives to help to alleviate the situation.
One of these happened in 1999, when David Horowitz, marketing manager of the Society for Family Health in Johannesburg undertook to run a campaign to promote safer sex.
It turned out to be the worst safe-sex campaign – EVER!
In fact Horowitz later had to admit that the campaign had actually dramatically increased the danger of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy, rather than curtailing them.
The Society for Family Health had distributed thousands of pamphlets in Zulu, Xhosa, English, Sotho and Afrikaans, all featuring the character Johnny the Condom and warning against unprotected sex. A free government condom was attached to the leaflet.
Great job you would think. But think again, is anything the government ever does a ‘good job’? Not really and certainly not in Africa where money is scarce and everyone is trying to make their resources go as far as possible.
“We made a deal with a low-budget distribution company,” Horowitz admitted.
And unfortunately all the condoms had been stapled to the leaflet!
Whoops!!!
And then there is this apparently true story, that happened just a few years ago, of a German couple who went to a fertility clinic after eight years of marriage to try to find out why they’re still childless.
This is hard to believe but the answer was apparently that they weren’t having sex. Yip, that’ll do it every time – er, or not, you know what I mean!
The medical crew at the University Clinic of Lubeck said they’d never heard of a case like it.
Doctors subjected the couple to a series of examinations and found they were both apparently fertile and should have had no trouble conceiving.
“When we asked them how often they had sex, they looked blank and said: ‘What do you mean?’”
“We’re not talking retarded people here, but a couple who were brought up in a religious environment who were simply unaware, after eight years of marriage, of the physical requirements necessary to procreate.’”
The 30-year-old wife and her 36-year-old hapless hubby are now being given sex lessons therapy.
Have you had similar experiences? No, forget it, I’m not even going to ask the question today…
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