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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 03:44 am |
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Cracker Jax wrote:
Cool news story of the day... Most of you have probably seen it already, but I thought it was worth sharing.
Man Is Rescued by Stranger on Subway Tracks
......Mr. Autrey was waiting for the downtown local at 137th Street and Broadway in Manhattan around 12:45 p.m. He was taking his two daughters, Syshe, 4, and Shuqui, 6, home before work.
Nearby, a man collapsed, his body convulsing. Mr. Autrey and two women rushed to help, he said. The man, Cameron Hollopeter, 20, managed to get up, but then stumbled to the platform edge and fell to the tracks, between the two rails.
The headlights of the No. 1 train appeared. “I had to make a split decision,” Mr. Autrey said.
So he made one, and leapt.
Mr. Autrey lay on Mr. Hollopeter, his heart pounding, pressing him down in a space roughly a foot deep. The train’s brakes screeched, but it could not stop in time.
Five cars rolled overhead before the train stopped, the cars passing inches from his head, smudging his blue knit cap with grease. Mr. Autrey heard onlookers’ screams. “We’re O.K. down here,” he yelled, “but I’ve got two daughters up there. Let them know their father’s O.K.” He heard cries of wonder, and applause.
Power was cut, and workers got them out.
Letterman has this guy on his show tonight.....♥♥♥
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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 04:03 am |
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The Word of the Day for January 04, 2007: juncture • \JUNK-cher\ • noun
1 : joint, connection
*2 : a point of time; especially : one made critical by a concurrence of circumstances
Example Sentence:"At this juncture in the editing process," said Philip, "it is important that all facts have been double-checked and sources verified."
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"Juncture" has many relatives in English -- and some of them are easy to spot, whereas others are not so obvious. "Juncture" derives from the Latin verb "jungere" ("to join"), which gave us not only "join" and "junction" but also "conjugal" ("relating to marriage") and "junta" ("a group of persons controlling a government"). "Jungere" also has distant etymological connections to "joust," "jugular," "juxtapose," "yoga" and "yoke." The use of "juncture" in English dates back to the 14th century. Originally, the word meant "a place where two or more things are joined," but by the 17th century it could also be used of an important point in time or of a stage in a process or activity.
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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 10:42 am |
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Morning all. I love these short weeks. I think 3 day week ends should be the norm instead of the exception. Just think of what we could get done!!
Sounds like Saturday is going to be nice but Sunday will be a book reading day.
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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 10:58 am |
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summerfieldrd wrote: Did you save the toe jam? Nothin' like some good jam with that toast! YUM
No, I really wasn't interested in saving any of it, just getting it off.
Now my grand daughter thinks it's a ritual we have to go thru everytime she comes over...................we gotta find a different ritual, this one is too much of a pain.
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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 11:00 am |
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Cracker Jax wrote:
So today I was at the school eating lunch with my kid and beside us sat a table full of first grade girls.
Their lunchtime conversation consisted of a debate on where they have their nails done and which is the best place to do so.
Of course they were all perfectly manicured with matching hairbows.
I'm uh... 29 years old and I've never had my nails "done". What is this world coming to???
FIRST GRADE?????!!!!!????? Please tell me you're making that up!!!!!
Fox News this morning advised parents that prom gowns for teens will cost $200 to $600. Six Hundred Dollars! Do the math. With miscellaneous expenses like hair, nails, shoes, jewelry, etc, total could easily reach $1000. This would be the cost of 3 or 4 hours socializing with teen friends in a never-to-be-worn-again outfit. What message are we sending these kids? Oh, Gee, I'm still watching this fashion show. Oscars and Emmys have nothing on these dresses. Satin, bare and jewelled seems to be the pattern - ill-fitting, too, if you know what I mean. Pappy could fix a lot of recipe with the amount of money these young'uns are spending.
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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 11:26 am |
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Starcatchr wrote: Fox News this morning advised parents that prom gowns for teens will cost $200 to $600. Six Hundred Dollars! Do the math. With miscellaneous expenses like hair, nails, shoes, jewelry, etc, total could easily reach $1000. This would be the cost of 3 or 4 hours socializing with teen friends in a never-to-be-worn-again outfit. What message are we sending these kids? Oh, Gee, I'm still watching this fashion show. Oscars and Emmys have nothing on these dresses. Satin, bare and jewelled seems to be the pattern - ill-fitting, too, if you know what I mean. Pappy could fix a lot of recipe with the amount of money these young'uns are spending.
And with America's teenage role models such as Brittany Spears and Paris Hilton showcasing and showing teenagers that they don't have to (buy) or wear underwear out in public, think of the money saved from not buying bras and panties that can now be used to buy nicer shoes, purses and jewelry. Jimmy Choo and Prada never had it so good.
Doesn't it beg the larger societal question: Where are the parents?
As the old saying goes, if you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the problem.
Last edited on Jan 5th, 2007 11:31 am by Jim Flynt
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macca
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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 11:31 am |
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Jim Flynt wrote:
Doesn't it beg the larger societal question: Where are the parents?
As the old saying goes, if you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the problem.
Truer words were never spoke, Jimbo!!!! 
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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 12:08 pm |
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Okay, I know there is no rule against it.... but I've noticed during the last couple of days that we have an "invisible" member checking us out!!! For those of you who don't know, you can go to your own account and mark that you want to be able to log in without your name showing up, thus -- you're invisible!!! Someone who just doesn't want it to be known they are with us.... Inquirin' minds want to know..... ♥♥♥
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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 06:28 pm |
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The Word of the Day for January 05, 2007 is: mesmerize • \MEZ-muh-ryze\ • verb
1 : hypnotize
*2 : spellbind, fascinate
Example Sentence: The audience was mesmerized by the performance of the circus acrobats on the trapeze.
Did you know?
Experts can't agree on whether Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815) was a quack or a genius, but all concede that the late 18th-century physician's name is the source of the word "mesmerize." In his day, Mesmer was the toast of Paris, where he enjoyed the support of notables including Queen Marie Antoinette. He treated patients with a force he termed "animal magnetism." Many believe that what he actually used was what we now call "hypnotism." Mesmer's name was first applied to a technique for inducing hypnosis by one of his students in 1784.
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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 09:41 pm |
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Macca was mesmerized by the lack of activity on the playground lately.
Or was that bored out of himmer's mind because there was no one to play with???? Himmer wasn't mesmerized, himmer was catatonic!!!!!!!
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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 10:26 pm |
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| Sorry you're bored, Macca. Pappy's been out tryin' to find a train with enough ground clearance fer me to jump under. No luck so far. The only suitable vehicle of any kind I found was one o' them big Euclid dump trucks up at the quarry. I didn't see anybody needin' savin' around it at that time, though. It's a shame how often good qualifications go wasted for lack of a good opportunity. Think o' the lives I could save if they would only cooperate by gettin' in trouble under a Euclid while I'm around.
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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 11:08 pm |
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Tee hee, Pappy! Cedric the Entertainer was on the Letterman show last night after Mr. Autry was. He said he didn't think he could do what Autry did, but he'd volunteer to play him in a movie. Of course, then the conversation turned to the kind of train it would have to be for him to be able to fit under it.... ummmmm, he's kinda ...ummmm... robust, you see....
Mr. Autry said there were about 75 people on the platform when this happened. He said they were under the train at least 40 minutes, and he had to convince the guy not to try to push him off, especially while the train was passing over. He was afraid something under the train would catch on his clothing and drag him away. It took time for the train to pass over, then they had to get everyone off of it, and then they had to make sure all of the electricity was off before they could move. He said it was very noisy, and he had to yell to make sure the women who were holding his daughters back knew that he was okay. He said one of them is very close to him and she wanted to come to where he was, so they had to convince her he was okay and that she could be with him soon. He also said he couldn't imagine NOT going to the assistance of this man who needed help. He was a very simple man, very down-to-earth.
Tonight, Donald Trump is on the show. When he announced it, Dave said something like, "and at the other end of the spectrum.... tomorrow night we'll have Donald Trump on the show...." Wonder what "the Donald" thought of that!!
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Posted: Jan 5th, 2007 11:12 pm |
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Almost forgot.... Heard of another lifesaving event as well.... Also in NYC, I think.
Two men were walking along a street and noticed a small child on a fire escape starting to fall. He was 4 stories up, I think. They ran to where the fire escape ended. The child fell on one of them, bounced off and was caught by the other. He was about 3, I think, and ended up with a few scratches!!! ♥♥♥
It's amazing to me that they were able to see this and realize what they needed to do fast enough to really be able to do it!!!
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Posted: Jan 6th, 2007 01:00 am |
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might as well..... nothing else is going on.....
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Posted: Jan 6th, 2007 01:07 am |
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| Pappy's gonna give it up fer tonight an start over tomorry.
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