OH, YOU TURKEY 1. Turkeys like to sleep in trees. It safer and they
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OH, YOU TURKEY 1. Turkeys like to sleep in trees. It safer and they
All Rights Reserved © 2015 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. OH, YOU TURKEY FACTS ABOUT “THE BIRD” YOU MAY NOT KNOW Turkeys like to sleep in trees. It safer and they get better reception on their cell phones. Despite what the department of game and fish says, your Uncle Bill really is a grade A turkey The turkey was considered for the honor of being our ‘Nation’s Bird’ but then the founding fathers decided on debates and letting the voters figure it out themselves. Only male turkeys gobble. Anyone who has been to a traditional Thanksgiving dinner knows that. Usually this happens during half time. Turkeys can fly for short bursts at speeds of 55 mph. Because of this they rarely get speeding tickets. As Ben Franklin opined, “they’re birds of high moral character.” Turkeys have 360 periscopic vision. By turning their heads the noble turkey can see all around them. During WWI they were often tied to the mast of submarines which is where we get the nautical term ‘periscope’. When a turkey gets scared the skin on it’s head and neck can change from its normal pink/grey to vibrant reds, whites and blues! Take that, you silly eagle! To aid in digestion, turkeys eat small rocks. That is the reason you don’t see them swimming in a pond like a duck. They sink. PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED WEEKLY BY PASSTIMES OF ARIZONA, LLC - [email protected] - 480.983.9143 LIFE INSURANCE: A CONTRACT THAT KEEPS YOU POOR ALL YOUR LIFE SO THAT YOU CAN DIE RICH I WORK 50 HOURS A WEEK TO BE THIS POOR 5 secrets you need to know in Windows 10 Windows 10 is finally here! Whether you're on the fence about Windows 10 or you're champing at the bit to try it, here are five secret features that you need to know. Customize the Start menu On the whole, Windows 10 looks a lot like Windows 7. The Start button is back and it opens up the Start menu, instead of taking you to the touchfriendly Start screen. You can tweak almost everything about it. 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The more you use Cortana, the more she learns about your habits and preferences. Over time, she'll get a lot better, figuring out exactly what you want when you search. She'll predict your needs and offer you solutions like traffic or weather updates. It's pretty cool, but also a little bit creepy! Explorer window If there's one thing that's synonymous with Windows, it's Windows Explorer. I'm talking about the file manager that you can use to access anything on your PC. Windows Explorer is still here, but it looks a little different. With Windows 10, you automatically get a Microsoft Live account and 5GB of free storage on OneDrive. In Windows Explorer, you'll be able to drag files and folders quickly and easily between your OneDrive online storage and your local hard drive. Task View and virtual desktops Windows 10 has a cool feature that lets you create unlimited new desktops. While in Task View, It's the three little boxes just to the right of the Search icon. click the little "plus" sign in the bottom right corner. It says "New desktop." Each new desktop is like a separate computer. You can customize one for work, one for play, one for videos or whatever you want. BAD COMMAND OR FILE NAME...GOOD TRY, THOUGH IT’S BEEN LOVELY TALKING, BUT I REALLY HAVE TO SCREAM NOW I LOVE THE SWEDISH PEOPLE FOR THEIR DETECTIVE NOVELS, THEIR SENSE OF HUMOR AND, OF COURSE, THEIR CARBONATED VODKA * On Nov. 22, 1718, Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, is killed off North Carolina's Outer Banks during a battle with a British navy force. Believed to be a native of England, Teach likely began his pirating career in 1713 on the Queen Anne's Revenge. * On Nov. 20, 1923, the U.S. Patent Office grants Patent No. 1,475,074 to inventor and newspaperman Garrett Morgan for his three-position traffic signal. By having a third position besides just "Stop" and "Go," it better regulated crossing vehicles. * On Nov. 21, 1916, the Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, sinks in the Aegean Sea, killing 30 people. In the wake of the Titanic disaster in 1912, the White Star Line made modifications in the construction of the Britannic, but an explosion caused catastrophic damage. WHEN YOUR BOXX TELLS YOU NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, ASK HIM TO DRIBBLE A FOOTBALL * On Nov. 19, 1969, Brazilian soccer great Pele scores his 1,000th professional goal in a game in Rio de Janeiro. It was a major milestone in a legendary career that included three World Cup championships. * On Nov. 18, 1978, Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones leads hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide at their commune in a remote part of Guyana. Many of Jones' followers willingly ingested a poison-laced punch, while others were forced to do so at gunpoint. The final death toll at Jonestown that day was 909; a third of those were children. * On Nov. 16, 1988, in Pakistan, citizens vote in their first open election in more than a decade, choosing as prime minister the populist candidate Benazir Bhutto, daughter of former Pakistani leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. She was the first woman leader of a Muslim country in modern history. * On Nov. 17, 1998, DaimlerChrysler begins trading its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The company had formed five days earlier, when the American Chrysler Corporation merged with the German conglomerate Daimler-Benz AG. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc. FOR AWHILE I WAS LIVING ON THE EDGE. THEN I FELL OFF ALL MY LIFE I THOUGHT AIR WAS FREE……UNTIL I BOUGHT A BAG OF CHIPS GOOD THINGS ABOUT BURNING THE TURKEY Salmonella won’t be a concern. Everyone will think your turkey is Cajun blackened. Uninvited guests will think twice next year. Your broccoli cottage cheese casserole will gain newfound appreciation. Pets won’t bother to pester you for scraps. THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS THAT CAN’T BE ANWERED BY GOOGLE No one will overeat. The smoke alarm was due for a test. Carving the bird will provide a good cardiovascular workout. You’ll get to the desserts even quicker. It dawns on you that with some super glue and feathers you could get rid of aunt Edna's Pekingese. After dinner, the guys can take the bird to the yard and play football. The less turkey Uncle Joe eats, the less likely he will be to unbutton his pants. Everyone won’t fall asleep one hour after eating. You won’t have to face three weeks of turkey sandwiches. Crematoriums are calling for bookings. MY GRANDMOTHER IS OVER EIGHTY AND STILL DOESN'T NEED GLASSES. DRINKS RIGHT OUT OF THE BOTTLE AN INCOMPETENT ATTORNEY CAN DELAY A TRIAL FOR MONTHS OR YEARS. A COMPETENT ATTORNEY CAN DELAY ONE EVEN LONGER THE FIRST TIME I SANG IN THE CHURCH CHOIR; TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE CHANGED THEIR RELIGION A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE BIBLE IS WORTH MORE THAN A COLLEGE EDUCATION.THEODORE ROOSEVELT CALVARY People forget that all Christ's sufferings at Calvary were foreordained. They did not come on Him by chance: they were all planned for the salvation of sinners. Not one throb of pain did Jesus feel, not one precious drop of blood did Jesus shed, which had not been appointed long ago. Infinite wisdom planned that redemption should be by the cross: infinite wisdom brought Jesus to the cross. YOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND GREED AT THE SAME TIME People forget that all Christ's sufferings at Calvary were necessary for man's salvation. He had to bear our sins. This was the one payment of our debts that God would accept; this was the great sacrifice on which our eternal life depended. If Christ had not gone to the cross and suffered in our stead, the just for the unjust, there would not have been a spark of hope for us; there would have been a mighty gulf between ourselves and God, which no man ever could have passed. The cross was necessary, in order to atone for our sin. People seem to forget that all Christ's sufferings were voluntary and of His own free will. He might easily have summoned legions of angels with a word, but His heart was set on the salvation of sinners. He was resolved to wash away all sin and uncleanness. I see nothing painful or disagreeable in the subject of Christ's crucifixion; on the contrary, I see in it wisdom and power, peace and hope, joy and gladness, comfort and consolation. The more I keep the cross in my mind's eye, the longer I dwell on the crucifixion in my thoughts, the more I am satisfied that there is more to he learned at Calvary than anywhere else in the world. Excerpt from J.C. Ryle’s pamphlet on salvation: http://www.biblebb.com/files/ryle/calvary.htm NO TRUE RELIGION HAS MANDATED KILLING OTHERS AS A REQUIREMENT FOR ITS SURVIVAL THE BIBLE SHOWS THE WAY TO GO TO HEAVEN, NOT THE WAY THE HEAVENS GO ONE ACT OF OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN ONE HUNDRED SERMONS THE WORLD WILL END IN FIVE MINUTES. PLEASE LOG OUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT I’M THINKING? NO. NEITHER DO I; FRIGHTENING, ISN’T IT? ALL MY LIFE I'VE WANTED, JUST ONCE, TO SAY SOMETHING CLEVER WITHOUT LOSING MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT I CAN TEACH MY CAT ANY TRICK HE WANTS TO LEARN * It was beloved British crime novelist Agatha Christie who made the following sage observation: "It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them." * If you've ever yelled out a warning in panic - "Stop!," "Run!," "Don't!" -- you've used a monepic sentence, one that is complete with just a single word. Of course, at the time you probably weren't concerned about the grammatical nature of your utterance. * When in New Jersey, you'd best mind your manners at the table. In that state, it's illegal to slurp your soup. * If you're a sky-watcher, you may already know that the center star of the constellation Orion's sword isn't actually a star; it's a nebula -- the only one visible from Earth with the naked eye. In fact, the Orion Nebula is so large that if the distance between the Earth and the sun were 1 inch, the relative size of the nebula would be 12 miles. TALENT & MONEY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY TO TALK ABOUT IT * If you were to create a rope out of one full head of human hair, that rope would be able to support 12 tons. * It's a well-worn trope that men refuse to stop and ask for directions when they're lost. That point of view might seem to be supported by the results of a survey conducted by the American Automobile Association, which found that 34 percent of male drivers admit to stopping to ask for directions. However, the same survey found that only 37 percent of women did the same. * By the time he was 5 years old, 19thcentury French composer Camille SaintSaens was already composing waltzes. Thought for the Day: "Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away." -- Arthur Helps (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.