Monday, June 25, 2007

Facts

Mighty Onion Facts:

  • Facts about onions. Chefs started using them 5,000 years ago to spice up their cooking.
  • Eaten ram onions are good for unblocking stuffed nose.
  • Onions are low in calories and a good source of vitamin C, calcium, potassium and fiber.
  • They get their distinctive smell by soaking up sulphur from the soil.
  • Cooking destroys the eye watering agent.
  • They help reduce cholesterol if eaten after a fatty meal.
  • They help circulation.
A nuclear powered aircraft carrier can run for up to 18 years.
It's against the law in Chicago to eat in a place that is on fire.
There are 2,598,960 possible hands in a five-card poker game.
Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone and hydroxydeoxycorticosterones are the largest anagrams.
Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet.
An old law in Bellingham, Wash., made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead".
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired." (Now IT firms do..! ;-))
Skepticisms is the longest word that alternates hands when typing!
The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos. (i guess these are not reqd at all)

Old & Young

Do you wanna know the ages of few nations...:-D..Here you goo...

OLDEST COUNTRIES
San Marino (301 AD)
France (486 AD)
Bulgaria (632 AD)
Denmark (950 AD)
Portugal (1143 AD)
Andorra (1278 AD)
Switzerland (1291 AD)

YOUNGEST COUNTRIES
Montenegro (July, 2006)
Serbia (July, 2006)
East Timor (2002)
Palau (1994)
Czech Republic (1993)
Eritrea (1993)
Slovakia (1993)
Bosnia/Hertzegovina (1992)

Population Density!

Can you believe the fact that there are countries with 16,000 people per sq km and on the contrary there are 2/3 people per sq km... dont believe me..check these facts...
Interestingly i dont find China/India (the top 2 highly populated countries are not in the top 10)

COUNTRIES (Highest Density)
(people per square km)
Monaco 16,205
Singapore 6,386
Malta 1,261
Maldives 1,164
Bahrain 1,035
Bangledesh 1,002
Vatican City 920
Barbados 648
Nauru 621
Mauritius 603

COUNTRIES (Lowest Density)
(people per square km)
Mongolia 2
Namibia 2
Australia 3
Botswana 3
Iceland 3
Suriname 3
Libya 3
Mauritania 3
Canada 3
Guyana 4

LifeSavers!

A teacher was doing a study testing the senses of first graders, using a bowl of Lifesavers.
The children began to say:
"Red.............cherry,"
"Yellow.........lemon,"
"Green..........lime,"
"Orange.......orange,"
Finally the teacher gave them all honey Lifesavers.
After eating them none of the children could identify the taste.
"Well," he said, "I'll give you all a clue; It's what your mother may sometimes call your father."
One little girl looked up in horror, spit her Lifesaver out and yelled:
"Oh My God!!!! They're assholes!

Ffew cartoons i like the most!!




Sunday, June 24, 2007

Most Shocking Concert Movements

source : www.aol.com

DATE:
March 1, 1969

WHAT WENT DOWN: Jim Morrison was one of the most unpredictable performers in rock 'n' roll. But during a '69 concert in Miami, he took his "freedom of expression" to new risqué levels. "You didn't come here for music, did you?" the visibly intoxicated Doors frontman asked his audience after several minutes of nonsensical rambling. "You want to see my c***, don't you? That's what you came for." Morrison shockingly obliged and was arrested for indecent exposure and public profanity. Outrageous stuff back then, but nowadays, that would just be an typical Akon show.


DATE: September 13, 1969

WHAT WENT DOWN: Not all things with wings can fly -- a fact that Alice Cooper learned during his performance at the 1969 Toronto Rock & Roll Festival. During the show, a fan threw a live chicken onto the stage. Cooper responded by throwing the fowl into the air, expecting it to soar above the crowd. Instead, the chicken landed in the audience and was immediately ripped to shreds by the rabid crowd. The incident became front-page news nationwide, with tabloids incorrectly reporting that the "shock rocker" had ripped the chicken's head off and drank its blood.


DATE: January 20, 1982

WHAT WENT DOWN: Back in the day, Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne got off on throwing pig intestines and cow livers into the audience during performances. One night, a fan gave the Ozzman a taste of his own medicine and threw a live bat on the stage. Thinking it was a rubber toy, the self-proclaimed Prince of Darkness grabbed the animal and bit its head off. Ozzy had to be rushed to the hospital for rabies shots after the gig, but his legend as the ultimate rock 'n' roll wild man loomed larger than ever.



DATE: July, 21 1989

WHAT WENT DOWN: Today it's cool for Britney Spears to flub her lip-sync shows in Vegas, but when Milli Vanilli got caught faking the funk, it spelled the beginning of their end. The dreadlocked duo was performing their biggest hit, 'Girl You Know It's True,' at a show in Bristol, CT when the vocal track started to skip. Though the crowd didn't seem to mind, the group was crucified by critics who began questioning their talent. A year later, the pressure of public scrutiny led the group's manager revealed that Rob and Fab didn't actually sing on their award-winning records. Fans called for blood after the announcement and the band was eventually forced to return their 1990 Best New Artist Grammy.

DATE: July 2, 1991

WHAT WENT DOWN: Axl Rose is a man who takes matters into his own hands. That didn't bode well for a camera-happy fan at Guns N' Roses' 1991 St. Louis show. After noticing the camera, Axl stopped singing to ask security to remove the shutterbug. When the guards didn't respond quickly enough, Axl jumped into the audience to handle the situation himself. After exchanging blows with the fan, Axl stormed offstage, sparking an arena-wide riot for which he was later arrested (the charges were eventually dismissed).



DATE: August 13, 1990

WHAT WENT DOWN: Soul legend Curtis Mayfield was lucky to be alive after his 1990 performance in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The R&B innovator was playing an outdoor concert when stage-lighting equipment fell on him, permanently paralyzing him from the neck down. Mayfield heroically struggled through the tragedy and succeeding in writing, singing on and directing the recording of his final album, 'New World Order,' in 1997.

DATE: August 8, 1992

WHAT WENT DOWN: Few rockers know the dangers of being in the wrong place at the wrong time better than Metallica's James Hetfield. During the band's performance of 'Fade to Black' at a Montreal gig, James misinterpreted a stage cue and wound up standing in the middle of a pyrotechnic explosion. Though he suffered second-degree burns to his arms and legs, James eventually continued the tour -- Hetfield stuck to vocals while a roadie took over his guitar-shredding duties



DATE: August 28, 1992

WHAT WENT DOWN: When L7 got pushed, the all-girl grunge band pushed back. The crowd at England's 1992 Reading Festival learned this the hard way. During the band's set, guitarist Donita Sparks got fed up with all the crap fans were hurling onto the stage and retaliated by removing her bloody tampon and throwing it into the crowd. Some (un)lucky fan walked away with one of the most unsanitary souvenirs in alt-rock history.

DATE: July 18, 1993

WHAT WENT DOWN: Actions spoke louder than words when Rage Against the Machine hit the stage in Philly during Lollapalooza '93. Instead of playing music, the four band members stood on stage naked with duct tape over their mouths and the letters "PMRC" painted on their chests in a protest against censorship. For 15 minutes, the only sounds heard during the demonstration were guitar feedback and jeers from pissed-off fans who actually wanted to see the band play something.

DATE: July 25, 1999

WHAT WENT DOWN: The 200,000 attendees of Woodstock '99 in Rome, NY, had more than brown acid to worry about. After suffering three days of scarce water, overpriced food and overflowing toilets in '90-degree heat, several crowd members released their frustration in a wave of destruction and violence that included fires, lootings and several rapes during the Red Hot Chili Peppers' event-ending set. So much for peace and love.

DATE: April 30, 2000

WHAT WENT DOWN: A packed house of 3000 fans came to hear Fiona Apple tickle the ivories at New York's Roseland ballroom. Instead, they witnessed music's most infamous on-stage meltdown. Poor sound quality and rattled nerves were the sparks that ignited Fiona's tirade, in which she wailed, "You know, I just wanted to do real well in New York ... But f---! I can't hear myself!" This was followed by a crying fit, yelling at journalists to not pan the show and a hasty exit from the stage after only a few songs.

DATE: July 30, 2001

WHAT WENT DOWN: Security guard Joshua Keasler will never forget the night he went, uh, head-to-head with Marilyn Manson. During his 2001 Ozzfest performance in Detroit, Manson rubbed his crotch on the guard's head, which led to the rocker being sued for sexual assault and inflicting emotional distress. Manson was sued by a different security for the same offense one year earlier after a Minneapolis gig. Since then, he's learned to keep his crotch to himself ... we hope


DATE: December 29, 2002

WHAT WENT DOWN: What's more pitiful than getting arrested for throwing an Orangina bottle at your wife? Being so waste that you forget the words to all your songs in front of thousands of fans. That's what happened when former Creed frontman Scott Stapp hit the bottle too hard before hitting the stage at a Chicago concert. Though Stapp remarked that his performance was a "symbolic, personal gesture" that had nothing to do with alcohol, guitarist Mark Tremonti remembers the singer "staggering, slurring his words" and holding a half-drunk bottle of Jack Daniels 15 minutes before taking the stage. The gig was so bad that the band was later sued by four fans, though the charges were dismissed



DATE: February 1, 2004

WHAT WENT DOWN: Football fans nearly choked on their hot wings during Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl XX halftime show. The pair was at the end of their 'Rock Your Body' duet when Justin ripped off a part of Janet's costume, exposing her bare breast to millions of viewers. CBS was flooded with 200,000 complaints of indecent exposure following the "wardrobe malfunction." Janet suffered severe media scrutiny after Nipplegate, and was even banned from appearing on the Grammys later in the month. JT received less flack for his involvement, and apologized for the fiasco on the live Grammy telecast.

DATE: June 18, 2004

WHAT WENT DOWN: Musicians are often pelted with roses and underwear during their shows, but David Bowie was struck by an object of adoration that almost cost him his sight. Twenty minutes into a performance in Norway , the stick of a lollipop that was thrown at the singer became wedged between his left eyeball and eyelid. A panicked member of his entourage rushed the stage to Bowie remove remove the sweet projectile and finish the show.

DATE: July 30, 2005

WHAT WENT DOWN: Fergie brought new meaning to the term Black Eyed Pee. During a concert in San Diego, CA, the singer had a not-so- glamorous moment when she wet her pants on stage, mid song, in front of a packed club. Fergs told Scotland's Daily Record, "I had a few drinks before going on stage, but I didn't think to go to the bathroom. We were jumping around and my bladder just started you know ..." Um, Fergie, you should probably focus less on the abs, and devote more time to those Kegel exercises.

WHAT WENT DOWN: He may wear girlie jeans and eyeliner, but Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz is no sissy. During a gig in Albuquerque, NM, a security guard hired by the venue got into an argument with one of FOB's personal security members, and the two went to blows. Pete reacted by dropping his mic mid-song, jumping into the crowd and defending his friend ... with his fists. No charges were filed, but Pete got punchy again at a June 12 performance in Chicago after being heckled by an audience member. Anger-management classes can't be far behind.



DATE: June 3, 2007

WHAT WENT DOWN: When Akon invites you up on stage, just say no. At a concert in Poughkeepsie, NY, a fan threw an item at the stage, barely missing the R&B singer. Akon asked security to escort the 15-year-old offender onto the stage -- just so he could pick him up and throw him back into the crowd. The incident occurred only two months after Akon landed in hot water for humping a 14-year-old girl on stage during a concert in Trinidad. Maybe his fans should just stick to watching his videos instead.


DATE: June 16, 2007

WHAT WENT DOWN: Anarchy is (unfortunately) alive and well in Greece. Athens' Ejekt festival came to an abrupt and violent end when 30 masked men armed with CS-gas, iron bars and baseball bats stormed the stadium during the Beastie Boys' set. Cars were set ablaze and a member of electronic group Underworld, who were set to close out the event, was injured in the melee.

Expectations!!

A butcher watching over his shop is really surprised when he sees a dog coming inside the shop. He shoos him away. But later, the dog is back again. So, he goes over to the dog and notices it has a note in its mouth. He takes the note and it reads, "Can I have 12 sausages and a leg of lamb, please". The dog has money in its mouth, as well.

So he takes the money and puts the sausages and lamb in a bag, placing it in the dog's mouth. The butcher is so impressed, and since it's about closing time, he decides to shut the shop and follow the dog. So off he goes. The dog is walking down the street, when it comes to a level crossing; the dog puts down the bag, jumps up and presses the button. Then it waits patiently, bag in mouth, for the lights to turn.

They do, and it walks across the road, with the butcher following him all the way. The dog then comes to a bus stop, and starts looking at the timetable. The butcher is in awe as the dog stops a bus by pulling its left leg up and gets in it. The butcher follows the dog into the bus. The dog then shows a ticket, which is tied to its belt to the bus conductor. The butcher is nearly fainting at this sight, so are the other passengers in the bus. The dog then sits near the driver's seat looking outside waiting for the bus stop to come. As soon as the stop is in sight, the dog stands and wags its tail to inform the conductor. Then, without waiting for the bus to stop completely, it jumps out of the bus and runs to a house very close to the stop.

It opens the big Iron Gate and rushes inside towards the door. As it approaches the wooden door, the dog suddenly changes its mind and heads towards the garden. It goes to the window, and beats its head against it several times, walks back, jumps off, and waits at the door. The butcher watches as a big guy opens the door, and starts abusing the dog, kicking him and punching him, and swearing at him.

The butcher surprised with this, runs up, and stops the guy. "What in heaven's name are you doing? The dog is a genius. He could be on TV, for the life of me!" to which the guy responds: "You call this clever? This is the second time this week that this stupid dog's forgotten his key."

Moral of the Story: You may continue to exceed onlookers' expectations but shall always fall short of the boss' expectations.

Excerpts from Seinfield!

  • A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.
  • It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.
  • There is no such thing as "fun for the whole family."
  • Where lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not color, but to accept God's final word on where your lips end.
  • There's very little advice in men's magazines, because men think, I know what I'm doing. Just show me somebody naked.
  • I had a dream last night that a hamburger was eating ME!
  • Men want the same thing from women what they want from their underwear... a little support, comfort, and freedom.

Buzz Words!

Do you want to impress or confuse clients or vice versa?... Use techno vocabulary... It can be called the "Buzzword" writing method. It is simple.

There are three columns of words involved, as follows:

0. Balanced 0. Management 0. contingency
1. total 1. Organization 1. Hardware (or software)
2. integrated 2. reciprocal 2. projection
3. compatible 3. monitored 3. time-frame
4. synchronized 4. digital 4. concept
5. optimal 5. modular 5. programming
6. responsive 6. transitional 6. mobility
7. functional 7. Incremental 7. capability
8. parallel 8. third-generation 8. flexibility
9. systemized 9. policy 9. options

Just select any three-digit number; then use the corresponding Buzzwords from the above grid, e.g., 257: "integrated modular capability". Don't worry if it doesn't make sense to you; it won't mean anything to anyone else either, but they'll think you're just smarter than they are
so they won't say anything!! ;)

You can propose "systemized reciprocal options" (929) to achieve "optimal transitional flexibility" (568), so that we can think of an "integrated monitored projection"... and your boss will probably promote you or your customer will be blown away with your technological superiority!!!

How does Arrow/Mouse Pointer work...??


How does the small arrow on your computer monitor work when we move the mouse? Haven't you ever wondered how it works?

Now, through the miracle of high technology, we can see how it is done. With the aid of a screen-magnifying lens, the mechanism becomes apparent. Click on the link below and you will find out.

The image may take a minute or two to download and when it appears, slowly move your mouse over the light-gray circle, and you will see how the magic works. http://www.1-click.jp

Love / Marriage

Love is holding hands in the street.
Marriage is holding arguments in the street.

Love is cuddling on a sofa.
Marriage is one of them sleeping on a sofa.

Love is talking about having children.
Marriage is talking about getting away from children.

Love is going to bed early.
Marriage is going to sleep early.

Love is losing your appetite.
Marriage is losing your figure.

Love is sweet nothing in the ear.
Marriage is sweet nothing in the bank.

TV has no place in love.
Marriage is a fight for remote control.

Love is 1 drink and 2 straws.
Marriage is "Don't you think you've had enough!".

Conclusion: "Love is blind , Marriage is an eye opener!"

Irish for Beer

One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints, and were stuck in the thick head.

The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust.

The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer, and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened.

The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink, held it out over the beer, and started yelling, "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT YOU B*****D!!!!"

This is How 'IT' Works..!

Must read!

The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered in another race and it won it also.

The local paper read:
PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT.

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey in any more races.

The next day the local paper headline read:
BISHOP SCRATCHES THE PASTOR'S ASS.

This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.

The local paper, hearing of the news,posted the following headline:
NUN HAS THE BEST ASS IN TOWN.

The Bishop fainted.
He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey so she sold it to a farmer for $10.

The next day the headlines read:
NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.

This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the high plains where it could run free.

The next day the headlines read:
NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.

Alas .. the Bishop was buried the next day.

MORAL OF THE STORY???
Being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery and even shorten your life.

So, be yourself and enjoy life. Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and you'll live longer.

Friday, June 22, 2007

"New atm dirve through"


A new sign in the Bank Lobby reads:
"Please note that this Bank is installing new Drive-through ATM
machines
enabling customers to withdraw cash without leaving their vehicles.
Customers using this new facility are requested to use the procedures
outlined below when accessing their accounts.
After months of careful research, MALE & FEMALE Procedures have been
developed. Please follow the Appropriate steps for your gender."


MALE PROCEDURE:
1. Drive up to the cash machine.
2. Put down your car window.
3. Insert card into machine and enter PIN.
4. Enter amount of cash required and withdraw.
5. Retrieve card, cash and receipt.
6. Put window up.
7. Drive off.


FEMALE PROCEDURE:
Unfortunately, most of this part is the Truth.!!!!
1. Drive up to cash machine.
2. Reverse and back up the required amount to align car window with the machine.
3. Set parking brake, put the window down.
4. Find handbag, remove all contents on to passenger seat to locate card.
5. Tell person on your mobile phone you will call them back and hang up.
6. Attempt to insert card into machine.
7. Open car door to allow easier access to machine due to its excessive distance from the car.
8. Insert card.
9. Re-insert card the right way.
10. Dig through handbag to find diary with your PIN written on the inside back page.
11. Enter PIN.
12. Press cancel and re-enter correct PIN.
13. Enter amount of cash required.
14. Check makeup in rear view mirror.
15. Retrieve cash and receipt.
16. Empty handbag again to locate wallet and place cash inside.
17. Write debit amount in check register and place receipt in back of checkbook.
18. Re-check makeup.
19. Drive forward 2 feet.
20. Reverse back to cash machine.!
21. Retrieve card.
22. Re-empty hand bag, locate card holder, and place card into the slot provided!
23. Give dirty look to irate male driver waiting behind you.
24. Restart stalled engine and pull off.
25. Redial person on your mobile phone.
26. Drive for 2 to 3 miles.
27. Release Parking Brake.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Juneteenth

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, annual holiday celebrated on June 19 in the United States to commemorate the ending of slavery. For more than a century, Juneteenth was observed mainly in Texas and parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. In recent decades, communities across the nation have adopted the holiday
June 19 marks the day in 1865 when word reached African Americans in Texas that slavery in the United States had been abolished. More than two years earlier, on New Year’s Day, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Delivered during the American Civil War, this proclamation ordered the freeing of all slaves in states that were rebelling against Union forces. The proclamation had little effect in Texas, where there were few Union troops to enforce the order.
News of the proclamation officially reached Texas on June 19, 1865, when a Union general backed by nearly 2,000 troops arrived in the city of Galveston. The general, Gordon Granger, publicly announced that slavery in the United States had ended. Reactions among newly freed slaves ranged from shock and disbelief to jubilant celebration. That day has been known ever since as Juneteenth, a name probably derived from the slang combination of the words June and nineteenth.
Juneteenth celebrations began in Texas the following year. Within a few years they had spread to other states and became an annual tradition. Celebrations often opened with praying and religious ceremonies and included a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. A wide range of festivities entertained participants, from music and dancing to contests of physical strength and intellect. Food was central to the celebrations, and barbecued meats were especially popular.