I seem to recall in one of Ali Babba's less recounted adventures that he fell afowl of a nefarious ruler who imprisoned him. Fortunately Ali was able to employ the magic word "Shazam" to escape from confinement (remember that "Open Sesame" was for a specific door in another story). As fate would have it, Ali was recaptured. the Evil ruler decided to exact revenge by tossing Ali in with the hogs. Eventfully Ali escaped but without the use of magic for his secret word just would not work. When telling this tale, Ali would often point out that the pig pen was mightier then the s-word.

It is often presumed that the Carthaginian military strategist, Hannibal

invaded Italy by crossing the Alps on pachyderms because he wished to have a

tactical advantage over his enemy. The simple truth was that he had so much

equipment and ammunition to haul there would be no other way for him to

accomplish the journey. Hannibal knew that in order to be certain of a

victory, it was important that he maintain the elephant of supplies.

Andrew (imported) wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:44 pm It is often presumed that the Carthaginian military strategist, Hannibal

invaded Italy by crossing the Alps on pachyderms because he wished to have a

tactical advantage over his enemy. The simple truth was that he had so much

equipment and ammunition to haul there would be no other way for him to

accomplish the journey. Hannibal knew that in order to be certain of a

victory, it was important that he maintain the elephant of supplies.

BOOOOOOOO!!!!! Now you go home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Studlover (imported) wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:39 pm BOOOOOOOO!!!!! Now you go home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

A bird breeder, who dealt with only species that are normally wild, not

parrots, canaries, or parakeets, had a difficult life, getting up early to

feed all his charges, never taking a vacation, working hard, and yet he

enjoyed his life. When the local newspaper interviewed him for a feature

story, they asked him if he was sorry about the life he'd chosen for

himself. His reply? "I have no egrets."

Andrew (imported) wrote: Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:29 am A bird breeder, who dealt with only species that are normally wild, not

parrots, canaries, or parakeets, had a difficult life, getting up early to

feed all his charges, never taking a vacation, working hard, and yet he

enjoyed his life. When the local newspaper interviewed him for a feature

story, they asked him if he was sorry about the life he'd chosen for

himself. His reply? "I have no egrets."

You're getting worse. Are you staying up too late at night?

Studlover (imported) wrote: Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:19 am You're getting worse. Are you staying up too late at night?

Heard from one of my lady friends:

My husband, Jim was trying to fix our carousel CD player. For some reason it would not release any of the CDs after pressing the button. Jim said he couldn't figure out what was wrong with it and I said I know exactly what's wrong. It suffers from ejectile disk-function.

Boo

Riverwind

Boo

Riverwind

During rehearsal, the high school Music Director was beside himself. The cymbal player in the band was constantly coming in at the wrong time with his cymbal clash. The young man maintained that his entry point gave a much better effect and that he wouldn't play it as written. When the Music Director was asked by the Principal why he fired the young musician from the band, he replied, "It was a simple case of cymbal disobedience."

Andrew,





A-1

Andrew (imported) wrote: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:32 am During rehearsal, the high school Music Director was beside himself. The cymbal player in the band was constantly coming in at the wrong time with his cymbal clash. The young man maintained that his entry point gave a much better effect and that he wouldn't play it as written. When the Music Director was asked by the Principal why he fired the young musician from the band, he replied, "It was a simple case of cymbal disobedience."

Andrew,

You couldn't have picked a better one for me today! After 50 hours a week of teaching music, it's Saturday afternoon, and for some reason that is so fitting!!

Studlover