Best E-mails of the Week 11/10/02
When Liza ran the 26 mile marathon last Sunday, she apparently had a computer chip
in her shoe that was scanned at three intervals. Her friends, relatives and I received these
live e-mail updates of her times as the race was run:
New York Marathon E-Mail Alert For Liza R (Bib #209---)
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10 Kilometers: 1:07:42
Pace-per-mile: 10:55
Projected Running Time: 4:46:05
New York Marathon E-Mail Alert For Liza R (Bib #209---)
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Halfway Point: 2:16:25
Pace-per-mile: 10:24
Projected Running Time: 4:32:50
New York Marathon E-Mail Alert For Liza R (Bib #209---)
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Finish: 4:33:53
Note that the initial mile times are high because the large crowd resulted
in over a minute of time before Liza could even reach the starting line!
Speaking of the accomplishments of my cousins, Carl was excellent in the play "A Few Good Men".
No wonder all the area newspapers gave him rave reviews, and printed his picture. His role,
portrayed by Jack Nicholson in the movie as Colonel Nathan Jessep at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba was fantastic!
I never saw his face turn so red as when he was in the final court scene saying "You don't know what it's like" -
"to be on that fence guarding this country. --Unit, Corps, God, Country! Sure I gave the order for a Code Red!"
AS A TRIBUTE TO OTHER RELATIVES,
Here is an e-mailed Veteran's Day list of relatives on my dad's side, prepared by my aunt,
honoring those who served in the Armed Forces:
Let's
take time to honor the memory of those family members who fought for our
freedom. Those who have gone to their eternal rest, may their souls rest in
peace:
Peter NH US Navy
WW II
Benedict NY "
"
Louis New York City US Army
WW1
Robert NY " Intelligence
WW II
Anthony US Army-Navy Award
"
Michael Army Killed in Action
WW I
Enrico " Wounded in Action
"
Costanzo " Honorable Discharge
"
Antonio US Army " "
"
James " " "
"
SURVIVORS who fought for our liberties:
Robert NY Honorable Discharge
US Marines
Peter NY Honorable Discharge WW II
Justin " " "
Pacific Theater
Peter NY Honorable Discharge Seabees - Guam
Mary CT Honorable Discharge Navy Pensacola, FL
The foregoing list is by no means complete. These are the names which have
come
to me at the moment. Please alert me of any omissions, corrections, etc. I
shall
issue an addendum. Gratitude to all Veterans, those who are with us, and
those
who have gone before us. With humility, Rose
Memory Quiz
1. Where did headlight dimmer switches used to be located?
a. On the floor shift knob
b. On the floor, left of the clutch
c. Next to the horn
2. The bottle top of a Royal Crown Cola bottle has holes in
it. For what was it used?
a. Capture lightning bugs.
b. To sprinkle clothes before ironing
c. Large salt shaker
3. Why was having milk delivered a problem in northern winters?
a. Cows got cold and wouldn't produce
b. Ice on highways forced delivery by dog sled
c. Milkmen left deliveries outside doors and milk would freeze,
expanding and pushing up the cardboard bottle top.
4. What was the popular chewing gum named for a game of chance?
a. Blackjack
b. Gin
c. Craps
5. What method did women adapt to look as if they were wearing
stockings when none was available due to rationing during W.W.II?
a. Suntan
b. Leg painting
c. Wearing slacks
6. What postwar car turned automotive design on its ear when you
couldn't tell whether it was coming or going?
a. Studebaker
b. Nash Metro
c. Tucker
7. Which was a popular candy when you were a kid?
a. Strips of dried peanut butter
b. Chocolate-licorice bars
c. Wax coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside
8. How was Butch wax used?
a. To stiffen hair cut into a flattop so it stood up
b. To make floors shiny and prevent scuffing
c. On the wheels of roller skates to prevent rust
9. Before inline skates, how did you keep your roller skates
attached to your shoes?
a. With clamps, tightened by a skate key
b. Woven straps that crossed the foot
c. Long pieces of string or twine
10. As a kid, what was considered the best way to reach a decision?
a. Consider all the facts
b. Ask Mom
c. Eeny-meeny-miney-mo
11. What was the worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex?
a. A cold
b. VD
c. Cooties
12. I'll be down to get you in a ________, Honey?"
a. SUV
b. Taxi
c. Streetcar
13. What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's pet pony?
a. Old Blue
b. Paint
c. Macaroni
14. What was a Duck-and-Cover Drill?
a. Part of the game of hide and seek
b. What you did when your mom called you in to do chores
c. Hiding under your desk, covering your head with your arms
in an A bomb drill
15. What was the name of the Indian Princess on the Howdy
Doody show?
a. Princess Summerfallwinterspring
b. Princess Sacajewea
c. Princess Moonshadow
16. What did all really savvy students do when mimeographed
tests were handed out in school?
a. Immediately sniffed the purple ink, as this was believed to
get you "high"
b. Made paper airplanes to see who could sail theirs out the window
c. Wrote another pupils name on the top, to avoid failure
17. Why did your mom shop in stores that gave Green Stamps with
purchases?
a. To keep you out of mischief licking the backs, which tasted
like bubble gum
b. They could be put in special books and redeemed for various
household items
c. They were given to the kids to be used as stick on tattoos
18. "Praise the Lord, and pass the _________?"
a. Meatballs
b. Dames
c. Ammunition
19. What was the name of the group who made the song "Cabdriver" a
hit?
a. The Ink Spots
b. The Supremes
c. The Esquires
20. Who left his heart in San Francisco?
a. Tony Bennett
b. Zavier Cugat
c. George Gershwin
ANSWERS:
1. b) On the floor, left of the clutch. Hand controls, popular in
Europe, took till the 60s to catch on.
2. b) To sprinkle clothes before ironing. Who had a steam iron?
3. c) Cold weather caused the milk to freeze and expand, popping
the bottle top.
4. a) Blackjack Gum.
5. b) Special makeup was applied followed by drawing a seam
down the back of the leg with eyebrow pencil.
6. a) 1946 Studebaker.
7. c) Wax coke bottles containing super-sweet colored water.
8. a) Wax for your flat top (butch) haircut.
9. a) With clamps, tightened by a skate key, which you wore on a
shoestring around your neck.
10. c) Eeny-meeny-miney-mo.
11. c) Cooties.
12. b) Taxi. Better be ready by half-past eight!
13. c) Macaroni.
14. c) Hiding under your desk, covering your head with your
arms in an A-bomb drill.
15. a) Princess Summerfallwinterspring. She was another puppet.
16. a) Immediately sniffed the purple ink to get high.
17. b) Put in a special stamp book, they could be traded for
household items at the Green Stamp store.
18. c) Ammunition, and we'll all be free.
19. a) The all male, all black group, The Inkspots.
20. a) Tony Bennett and he sounds just as good today.
> > *********************************************
> >
> > SCORING:
> > 17 - 20 correct: You are not only older than dirt, but obviously
> > gifted with mind bloat. Now if you could only find your glasses.
> > 12 - 16 correct: Not quite dirt yet, but your mind is definitely
muddy.
> > 0 -11 correct: You are a sad excuse of an old geezer. Redeem
> > yourself by declaring to everyone that the world is going to hell
> > in a hand basket.
Here is a joke based on the homonym lent
On the first day of their honeymoon, the blonde
bride slipped into a sweet nightie and,
with great anticipation, crawled into bed, only to
find that her new Catholic husband had
settled down on the couch.
When she asked him why he was apparently not
going to join her, he replied, "Because it's
Lent." Almost in tears, she remarked, "Well, that
is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard! Who
did you lend it to, and for how long?
Here's what's happnin on my job:
We are installing plastic septic systems on the lots we are selling (like hotcakes). This is one of 4 rows my helper Dave
is leveling out. (The septic tank goes in the hole to the left.) I contacted the manufacturer and the Health
Dept. that the end caps as newly redesigned would be prone to clogging. I recommended a new
installation procedure. The manufacturer thanked me for alerting them to the problem by giving me a free
system worth about $1,000. :)
The local Land Trust also sent me this note for Mary and my gift of 8 acres to them.
Kevin & I signed the "Memo of Understanding" on Friday.
We wish to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for your donation of the 8+ acres
at Platt Hill Estates to the Winchester Land Trust to keep as open space & wetlands forever.
We expect that our "in house PR man" will want a quote from you when he or his wife write a news release
about your generous contribution to the conservation of open space in the town of Winchester.
He or his wife should be in touch with you following our board meeting later this week.
Here's my quote: "You're welcome!"
Pete
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