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Topic: Miscellaneous - Part Two
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Bob Maar
(Maar stands for Maartini)

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From: New York City & Newport, RI
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 02-13-2003 04:34 AM
Rated R Dennis in Yonkers
A rich man and a poor man have the same wedding anniversary.
They're both at Madison Avenue shopping for their wives. Poor man says to the Rich man,"What'd you get your wife this year?"
He says, "A Mercedes and a huge diamond ring."
The poor man says, "Why'd you get her both?"
The Rich man says,"If she doesn't like the ring, she can take it back happy."
The Poor man says, "O.K. That works."
The Rich man says, "Well what did you get your wife?"
The Poor man says, "A pair of slippers and a dildo."
The Rich man says, "Why'd you get her a pair of slippers and a dildo?"
The Poor man says,"If she doesn't like the slippers, she can go screw herself."
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Bob Maar
(Maar stands for Maartini)

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posted 02-16-2003 07:49 PM
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NATO Allies Send Ice Cubes to Rumsfeld
WASHINGTON (AheadOfNews.com) - Refrigerated trucks dumped several tons of ice cubes and a note on the Pentagon lawn Friday after talks described by NATO Secretary General George Robertson as "very heated."
The discussions, which took place in Europe, featured U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his scolding of Belgium, France, and Germany. The three countries had annoyed Rumsfeld by vetoing a proposal to send NATO military units to Turkey. The units would have defended against a possible counterattack if someone attacked Iraq from bases inside Turkey.
"Shameful," Rumsfeld told an Italian newspaper in an interview about the NATO delay. "Inexcusable."
On the International Scoldings Chart, this mini-lecture rated only a 5 on a scale of 1 to 10. This falls well below the 9.8 awarded last year for U.S. President George W. Bush's scolding of the entire United Nations or the 6.9 awarded for his Axis of Evil lecture about Iraq, Iran, and North Korea.
Even so, the three nations felt that the heat of reproach was moderately severe.
"You seem overheated," said a note to Rumsfeld in three languages. "Your friends in Old Europe think you should cool it."
Meanwhile, Chinese officials planned to send hundreds of traditional handheld fans to the Pentagon to supplement the ice, and the Russians offered Rumsfeld a vacation in Siberia.
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Bob Maar
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posted 02-17-2003 01:58 PM
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Market Grows for Bulletproof Baby Buggies
LOS ANGELES (AheadOfNews.com) - When the Rock-a-Bye Carriage Company introduced bulletproof versions of its baby carriages in the U.S. a few years ago, many critics laughed. Today, however, the company reports record profits as worried parents line up for strollers that can withstand a violent attack.
"The world is a scary place," said Rock-a-Bye spokesman Reginald Bleifuss, "and no baby is totally safe."
Rock-a-Bye began selling an armored version of its Prancing Pony in August. The Rock-a-Bye marketing department targeted parents who feared gang wars at home and terrorists abroad.
"Any baby visiting Los Angeles, Kabul, or Jerusalem needs to have body armor," Bleifuss said. "Our carriages will repel thrown rocks and pistol shots. If someone rolls a hand grenade beneath your Prancing Pony, its undercarriage will absorb the fragments."
Because a Prancing Pony retails for about $30,000, not every parent can afford one. For the family on a budget, Rock-a-Bye offers a stroller refurbishing service.
"We'll cheerfully outfit your heirloom pram or your beat-up stroller with the latest in infant armor," Bleifuss said.
Mommies and daddies who are leaders of countries or executives of companies or who have "extremely large" amounts of money may wish to consider enhancements to their child's Prancing Pony. These can include infant gas masks, anti-ballistic wheels, and canopies impervious to radiation.
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Bob Maar
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posted 02-18-2003 08:33 AM
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GOP Lawmakers Push for Personal Atomic Weapons
WASHINGTON (AheadOfNews.com) - A group of House Republicans proposed a fundamental shift in U.S. nuclear weapons policy Tuesday when it plumped for "The Family Nuke."
The 23 GOP lawmakers called for repeal of an existing law that prohibits development of low-yield atomic weapons.
It also urged passage of a law allowing individual families to initiate pre-emptive nuclear attacks against suspected criminals. The law would also permit underground testing of these weapons on residential lots larger than 5,000 square feet.
"Circumstances have changed dramatically in recent months," said Redmond Dervish, R-Mo., chairman of the Family Values Nuclear Committee. "Life is substantially more scary than it was in the 20th century, and people need a variety of methods for defending themselves."
The GOP group said a more aggressive defense of homes was needed because efforts to halt the spread of crime through moral suasion and the justice system worked "mainly with good people" while failing with burglars and child molesters.
"These outdated methods cannot be relied on to protect us," Dervish said.
The lawmakers acknowledged that not every family could afford to buy and test nuclear weapons.
"Start your arsenal with a couple of Molotov cocktails, a pipe bomb or two, and a 50-caliber handgun," he advised. "Pretty soon you'll work up to bigger things, and at last you'll feel safe."
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