Knowing stuff is power - nrogers's Blog - Victoria Advocate http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers This blog is, simply, to bring to light little known information. Things you, the reader, need to know so that the rest of your lives will be spent in the comfort of knowing stuff. For example: Rutherford B. Hayes was the only U.S. president born completely covered in hair. Paranormal research has shown that ghosts can dish it out, but they can't take it. The TV show "The Beverly Hillbillies" was based upon the Charles Dickens' novel, "When the Wold Dwellers Became the Lords of Linfield Manor and the Curious Events that Followed." The work is famous for its opening lines, "I am drunk, angry, and in need of a bath." This blog is, simply, to bring to light little known information. Things you, the reader, need to know so that the rest of your lives will be spent in the comfort of knowing stuff. For example: Rutherford B. Hayes was the only U.S. president born completely covered in hair. Paranormal research has shown that ghosts can dish it out, but they can't take it. The TV show "The Beverly Hillbillies" was based upon the Charles Dickens' novel, "When the Wold Dwellers Became the Lords of Linfield Manor and the Curious Events that Followed." The work is famous for its opening lines, "I am drunk, angry, and in need of a bath." en-us Aminals ain't smarte http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/9421 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/9421 <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Many people debate the intelligence of animals in comparison to humans. While I would love to sit here and inform everyone that animals are smart, I have to be honest and inform you that, after an exhaustive study, animals are dumb.<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Some of you might argue that intelligence is relative. For example: If you are being chased by a tiger in the jungle, the tiger will find you and kill you. While this may be true, I have to respond that 1) I don&rsquo;t live in tiger-infested jungles and 2) If I did, I would just get in a car and drive away. On the other hand, after many attempts to teach them to drive, the tigers failed miserably. Locking tigers in a car only makes them surly and agitated, increasing what is already a generally foul temperament.<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Other results from my study further prove the point that animals are not as smart as humans:<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">1: Although greatly arrogant, cats are not as smart as they would like you to believe. A group of cats in my study were asked to name at least six state capitals. They didn&rsquo;t even come close. The only two the cats in the study were able to name were Austin and Los Angeles. They couldn&rsquo;t even name the easiest of state capitals, like South Dakota Town and London.<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">2: Dogs are unable to work even rudimentary mechanical objects. Attempts to teach dogs to ride a bicycle ended in carnage after the dogs kept hurling themselves off the bike in order to bark at it.<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">3: When asked to write a play, monkeys used in the study kept returning with various Shakespeare works. This leads to the obvious conclusion that monkeys are unable to think creatively and originally. Also, they are shameless plagiarists<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">4: The apes in the study were completely useless. Instead of participating in tests on the ability of gorillas to perform minor surgery, the great apes instead lurked in the corner, smoked cigarettes and leered at the researchers.<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">5: Dolphins were also uncooperative. What many consider to be the smartest of animals, the dolphins expressed a great degree of snobbery, refused to listen to instructions, and laughed and made fun of the researchers when the scientists turned their backs. This led many researchers to leave the study with hurt feelings and damaged self esteems.<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">6: Many people perpetuate the myth that pigs are smart. Again, this proved to be untrue in the light of science. While the pigs were explicitly instructed to watch only PBS, when no one was looking the pigs kept changing the channel to a History Channel documentary on weaponry and battle planning. Researchers were intrigued, however, with how the pigs would grunt amongst themselves but suddenly stop when someone entered the room.</font></p>


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 dolphins.jpg They think they're better than you. Associated Press Hmmm #7 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/8502 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/8502 <div>Like most people, I am&nbsp;consistently barraged with numerous questions. I'm sure you all&nbsp;face the&nbsp;same daily questions I do: &quot;What are you doing?&quot; &quot;Will you please quit making that noise?&quot; &quot;Will you quit following me?&quot; &quot;Do&nbsp; you want me to call the cops?&quot; Quite tiresome, really.</div> <div>Even when we are not asked questions by others, we ask questions of ourselves: &quot;Do I really want to eat this?&quot; &quot;If I stand on the roof of the house and the wind is just right, will I be able to fly?&quot; &quot;Why did I do that?&quot; &quot;Oh, God. Why does it hurt so bad?&quot; &quot;Why don't I know what I'm doing?&quot;</div> <div>I once even asked myself to marry me. It was some time back and I found myself in the family way. So, I did the right thing&nbsp;for myself and took responsibility for my own actions. It was a blissful engagement. That is, until I went to the doctor and discovered I was not pregnant. </div> <div>There were even more questions from the doctor: &quot;Did you know men can't get pregnant?&quot; &quot;Why are you crying?&quot; &quot;Do you need some medication for your crazy?&quot;</div> <div>I was too heartbroken to answer.</div> <div>On the way home, I asked myself several important questions: &quot;How am I going to tell me?&quot; &quot;What will I do when I find out I'm not pregnant?&quot;</div> <div>Well, I found out. Once I broke the news to myself, I ran&nbsp;off with a blonde woman.&nbsp;</div> <div>I am such a pig. </div> <div>I&nbsp;was heartbroken. I cried for days. The blonde&nbsp;woman asked&nbsp;if I was OK? &quot;Will you tell me what's wrong?&quot; &quot;Is there anything I can do?&quot; &quot;Didn't the doctor give you something for your crazy?&quot; &quot;Will you quit it, already?&quot; &quot;Do you want to sleep in the shed?&quot;</div> <div>Women just don't understand man pain.</div>


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 That special glow. nrogers After getting dumped. nrogers Trying to hide from the Squirrel Men. nrogers After taking my stop-the-crazy medicine. nrogers Hmmm #6 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/8220 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/8220 <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><strong>A mysterious vacation</strong></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">It has been some time since I have last written. You may have wondered where I have been. Then again, you may not have. But I will tell you just the same. I have been with my compatriot, Shawn Clark, in Zanzibar, island of mystery and intrigue.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">I cannot tell you exactly what mystery and intrigue we have been up to, but I can tell you it was very mysterious and intriguious. All I can say is that the trip involved diamonds, the belly of a whale, a trained killer dolphin, the deadly yet exciting and lovely Tatiana (who is covered in dueling scars) and our intrepid guide and friend, Mustafa.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Oh, Mustafa. We will miss you. I will never be able to dislodge your terrible, gruesome, most hideous death from my mind. It was horrible, yet strangely funny. I didn&rsquo;t know those things would try and mate with humans. I really didn&rsquo;t.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">I will always remember one of the last things you said to me, my friend: &ldquo;When you sleep, I will kill you.&rdquo;</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Goodbye, Mustafa.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><strong>This week in history</strong></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">I have decided this week to educate all interested readers about history. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">The reason for this is quite simple: Because of the heavy emphasis on science in our public schools, children are not getting a strong enough foundation is history. For example, I recently asked a first-grader to explain how a reaction against modernity became one of the defining characteristic of the Progressive Era. He could not answer and began to cry because I would not return his bike.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Shameful.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">History is important to all cultures because I said so. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">The not-famous Roman historian Cletus once wrote, &ldquo;History is stuff what already happened.&rdquo; The strength and clarity of that statement stands on its own merit and still has value today.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">So, periodically (when I am not battling an array of personal demons), I will be discussing major events in history for that week.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Our first discussion concerns George Washington who, on July 23, 1775, took control of the Continental Army in its fledgling fight against Britain. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">There has been much discussion concerning the reasons the colonies rebelled against the Mother Country. Some historians will say it was born from a frustration among the colonist against a distant and unconcerned government. Still others will insist that the break was due to a natural separation that came with&nbsp;the continually growing colonies that had developed their own culture, identity and political systems. The real reason that the colonies broke from the crown, however, is because the British were not Americans.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">When Washington took over the Continental forces, they were a force in disarray. The army was made up almost entirely of hillbillies, lepers, men with syphilis and an entire squad of sheep (who, it must be noted, fought bravely in the Battle of That House Down the Street No Not That One The Other One).</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">After surprising the British forces with their fierce resistance at Lexington and Concord, and Breeds Hill, the colonists had a major setback at the Battle of Mr. Glenn&rsquo;s Barn where a force of 2,000 militiamen attacked a single cow. The losses were devastating.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">After inspecting his &ldquo;troops&rdquo; for the first time, Washington sent a letter to Congress that read, &ldquo;What the hell?&rdquo;</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Washington, who would later become a state, decided that his troops desperately needed training in basic military maneuvers. The first week of training saw 133 fatalities, as some of the&nbsp;soldiers hadn&rsquo;t yet learned which way &ldquo;the pointy end&rdquo; of the gun went.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">The general then decided that best way to turn his motley and incredibly stupid soldiers into a viable army was to make them wear blue. Discipline improved somewhat, but the new army&nbsp;suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of one-armed orphans at the Battle of Somewhere Over There. The strategy laid out was a simple flanking maneuver that should have been successful, but many of the soldiers forgot what they were supposed to do and ended up aimlessly wandering around in an open field. The orphans won the battle 17-6.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Washington had a tough decision to make. He immediately needed an effective army&nbsp;to take on the most powerful military on the planet. The general decided to fire his army, except the sheep, and replace them with Mexican and Latin American fighters who would fight longer and at less pay. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">The rest, as they say, is history.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p>


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 mustafa.jpg Mustafa sends what remains of his enemy through the mail. Mustafa was funny like that. Associated Press Hmmm #5 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/7116 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/7116 <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">One of the things I enjoy is doing a literary interpretation of things I find on the ground. While this practice may be looked down upon by other literary critics, what with their fancy &ldquo;books&rdquo; and all, they do not understand that THIS is the cutting edge, the vanguard of literary criticism.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">My most recent find was a religious tract titled &ldquo;Eat, Drink, and Be Merry.&rdquo; The epiphany from this work is that being happy and enjoying yourself will make God hate you.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">The tract states that:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">&ldquo;At this time of year &hellip; people will move like army ants toward the corner tavern, beer joints and nightclubs.&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Continuing this theme of people as insects, the tract warns us that,</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">&ldquo;This will continue on for days as the multitude of people keep coming back like the moth does to the flame and is burnt or destroyed by fire.&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Another thing I noticed that moths do, is that they bang themselves repeatedly against my porch light until they knock themselves out, at which point my cat grabs it and runs inside before I can catch her. This means that I will have to wait until she drops the moth, which I will then pick up with a paper towel and flush down the toilet. Drunken people do the same thing, except they are much harder to pick up with a paper towel and clog the toilet.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">The tract continues with this bizarre quote:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">&ldquo;I will finish with the title I started within this pamphlet.&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Who the hell is &ldquo;I?&rdquo; There is no name on the pamphlet anywhere, so the use of the first-person pronoun is a mystery. The only answer I can come up with is that the narrator is the pamphlet itself. While the author was asleep, the pamphlet skittered across the floor, clambered up the table and wrote itself. </font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">The pamphlet continues by telling the story from Luke where the drunk dude says, &ldquo;eat, drink and be merry.&rdquo; At which point God says, &ldquo;Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee&rdquo; (Luke 12:19-20). The pamphlet then asks,</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">&ldquo;What if God directed a message to you and said, &lsquo;Thou fool, your soul will be required tonight,&rsquo; would you be prepared to meet the Lord?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">The answer is that my feelings would probably be hurt. If God calls you a fool and says you are going die, I&rsquo;m guessing that the rest of your night is going to be pretty crappy.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font face="News706 BT">Lee Wayne Jesse<o:p></o:p></font></strong></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">It&rsquo;s been a good April for the Lees. They added two more to their numbers and one of them was wanted by Crime Stoppers, which should be worth two points, but I must follow the rules. The count so far, as of April 13, 2008 is:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Lees: 7</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Waynes: 2</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Jesses: 1</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Let&rsquo;s get it together Waynes. The Lees are making you look like fools. And Jesses, your performance is just sad.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font face="News706 BT">This week in history<o:p></o:p></font></strong></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">On April 14, 1958, Texan pianist Van Cliburn won the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. In a repeat performance the following night, the 23-year-old stormed off stage when the audience wouldn&rsquo;t stop shouting &ldquo;Freebird!&rdquo;</font></p> Hmmm #4 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/7010 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/7010 <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font face="News706 BT">One mean poet<o:p></o:p></font></strong></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">I am continuously puzzled how often scholars of Emily Dickinson&rsquo;s work fail to mention that the poet did most of her work while in prison. The freakishly strong Dickinson did hard time in a Massachusetts correctional facility after killing a man with her bare hands. </font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Many young students of poetry mistakenly confuse Emily Dickinson with Emily Bronte. While Bronte did serve time in prison, she was convicted of sneaking laudlum and cheap cigarettes across the Mexican border. (I should note, also, that the war between the Bronte and Austin cartels were notoriously violent, ending in Emily Bronte&rsquo;s death when she was shot while getting a shave).</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">But I digress. This is about Dickinson and her violent tendencies, which are often prevalent in her works.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">My Wheel is in the dark, &ndash;<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">I cannot see a spoke,<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Yet know its dripping feet<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Go round and round.<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">&hellip;<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Some have resigned the Loom,<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Some in the busy tomb</font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Dickinson killed the man by beating him with her fists. She then tied him to a wheel and threw him into the bay.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">The theme of water often shows up in Dickinson&rsquo;s work.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">What Skipper would<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Incur the risk,<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">What Buccaneer would ride,<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Without the surety from the wind<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Or schedule of the tide?</font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Writer Herman Melville once met Dickinson while she was working in a press gang at the harbor. After meeting her, he wrote to friend Nathaniel Hawthorn, &ldquo;Arrr. She be the meanest wench ye ever seen.&rdquo;</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">But the lingering question of those who study Dickinson is: Why did she kill? Her works seem unclear.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">For Death, &ndash; or rather<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">For the things &rsquo;t will buy,<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">&hellip;<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">The things that Death will buy<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Are Room, &ndash; Escape<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">From Circumstances,<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">And a Name<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Here it seems she did it for money. A hit, perhaps? Dickinson had a severe gambling addiction and would likely have needed money. </font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">However, there may have been another reason the poet committed murder.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">I Had no time to hate<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">&hellip;<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Nor had I time to love<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Could not love, nor hate. Obviously a sociopath. This theory of a disturbed mind is born out by Dickinson&rsquo;s belief that she was immortal:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">For I have but the power to kill,<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Without &ndash; the power to die &ndash;<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">The poet&rsquo;s views are made even more clear in this passage:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Crisis is sweet and, set of Heart<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Upon the hither side,<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Has dowers of prospective Surrendered by the Tried.<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">OK, I don&rsquo;t know what it means, but it certainly sounds creepy. But if you want insight into Dickinson&rsquo;s violent thoughts, you have to look no further than these lines, which she had tattooed on her back:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Angles&rsquo; breathless ballot<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Lingers to record thee;<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Imps in eager caucus<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">Raffle for my soul.<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Finally, everything about Dickinson can be summed up by the singular line:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">My Life had stood &ndash; a Loaded Gun<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">I bet it did, Toots. I bet it did.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font face="News706 BT">Jesse Lee Wayne<o:p></o:p></font></strong></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Before we look at the latest tally, I would like to thank everyone who responded to Jesse Lee Wayne count. All the comments were given in the spirit in which the blog was written. It&rsquo;s always nice to find people with a sense of humor.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Now, with out further ado, our updated count:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Lees: 5</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Waynes: 1</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Jesses: 1</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Hooray! As you can see, the Waynes are finally on the board. Now the Lees will be forced to look over their shoulders.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font face="News706 BT">This week in history<o:p></o:p></font></strong></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">On April 3, 1043, Edward the Confessor became king of England. Immediately afterward, he told all assembled that he secretly enjoyed romantic comedies and that the Archbishop of Canterbury &ldquo;smelled like cheese.&rdquo;</font></p>


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Emily Wayne Dickinson Hmmm #3 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/6965 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/6965 <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font face="News706 BT">Jesse Lee Wayne<o:p></o:p></font></strong></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">It is a scientific fact that a person whose middle name is Wayne has either been in jail, in jail now&nbsp;or going to jail at some point. Researchers have also found the same for those who are named either Lee or Jesse.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">For more than 150 years, various members of Congress have tried to pass some form of a Wayne Act. This act would arrest anyone with the middle name of Wayne once that person turns the age of 17. The Act states that this would be a preventative measure because, at some point, &ldquo;they&rsquo;re going to do something anyway. We might as well get it over with.&rdquo;</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Over the years, Congress has tried to add Lee and Jesse amendments on to the Act. </font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">To test it out&nbsp;the&nbsp;&quot;Wayne&nbsp;Theory,&quot; I went through the Advocate's police blotter since January 2 of this year to&nbsp;find out&nbsp;who is more dangerous to Victorians &ndash; Waynes, Lees or Jesses. Here are the results. You might find them surprising.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Waynes: 0</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Lees: 5</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Jesses: 1</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">That&rsquo;s right. Not one Wayne has been caught this year. There are several possibilities for this:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">1). The theory is wrong. (This is absurd. Of course it&rsquo;s right).</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">2). All of the Waynes have already been rounded up.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">3). The Waynes are more clever that the Lees and, thus, haven&rsquo;t been caught. Yet. Lord knows there has been a great deal of Wayne-like behavior out there that no one has been charged for.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">4). The Waynes aren&rsquo;t trying hard enough.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">I will continue to monitor this situation as it progresses through the year. Stay tuned.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font face="News706 BT">This week in history<o:p></o:p></font></strong></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">On March 31, 1667 the English and the French sign an accord to fight against the Dutch. The Dutch respond, &ldquo;What the hell?&rdquo;</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p>


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 adolf_wayne_hitler.jpg Adolf Wayne Hitler and Eva Lee Braun in happier times. Associated Press file photo Hmmm #2 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/6910 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/6910 <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font face="News706 BT">Ha! I knew it!<o:p></o:p></font></strong></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Everything you need to know about anything can be found in the Winter 1974 issue of Saga&rsquo;s UFO Report. In the article titled &ldquo;The Bible and UFOs,&rdquo; writer Brinsley Le Poer Trench offers an Earth-shattering thesis. Trench begins by quoting Exodus 19:20-21:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, in the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount: and Moses went up.<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">And the Lord said unto Moses, &ldquo;Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.&rdquo;</font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Trench then makes this startling revelation:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&ldquo;It is apparent from the above verses that the Lord God came down on Mount Sinai in a spaceship.&rdquo;</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">If this isn&rsquo;t &ldquo;apparent&rdquo; to you, then you are a heathen. If it is &ldquo;apparent,&rdquo; then marijuana has not been kind to you.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">Strangely, after the incident on Mount Sinai, Moses told the Egyptian authorities, who told him that what he saw was swamp gas.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font face="News706 BT">The Declaration of Independence &ndash; The Director&rsquo;s Cut<o:p></o:p></font></strong></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">One of the notorious incidents of the American Revolution, is when the Continental Congress edited Thomas Jefferson&rsquo;s complaints against slavery.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">In the list of indictments (or grievances) against King George III, Jefferson had wrote:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><font face="News706 BT">&ldquo;He (the King) has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating it&rsquo;s most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></em></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">However, this was not the only piece edited out of the Declaration. There were several others:</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">He has repeatedly refused to acknowledge us, even after we nodded polite salutations. And even though he claims to have &ldquo;not seen us,&rdquo; this is not true for he was looking right at us.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">He has refused repeated inquiries into the mysterious lighted saucers that have been seen hovering over numerous cities and burghs by many good people. He has then insulted our intelligence by claiming that such sights are merely &ldquo;swamp gas,&rdquo; &ldquo;reflections of Venus&rdquo; or, even more insulting to us, that such events were our &ldquo;imaginations.&rdquo;</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">He has been breeding a terrible race of Lizard-men, whose sole purpose is to destroy the good people of these colonies.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">These Lizard-men are responsible for Mr. Franklin&rsquo;s terrible gout, which, I am certain all shall agree, is most hideous and repugnant.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">He has made us wear heavy-woolen clothing, even in the summer. This has forced good men to congregate in close quarters, creating a most squalid odor that has destroyed those with even the happiest of appetites. I myself have lost two stone. The most corpulent Mr. S. Adams is practically unrecognizable. </font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">He has foisted upon our shores most disagreeable men who carry the middle names of Wayne or Lee for the purpose of terrorizing the populace. In addition, there are rumors to the effect that he will soon send a foul-tempered cadre of men who hold the name Jesse.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font face="News706 BT">This week in history<o:p></o:p></font></strong></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT">On March 21, 1697, the Russian Czar Peter the Great began a tour of Western Europe. While most critics thought he was an able performer, they had wished he would have &ldquo;played more of his older stuff,&rdquo; since his newer music was too commercial.</font></p>


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 ten_commandmentsX.jpg nrogers Hmmm #1 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/6844 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/nrogers/6844 <font size="1"> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><strong><font face="News706 BT">Mouthwash is the magical elixir<o:p></o:p></font></strong></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT" size="2">In the 1950s, it was common practice to use mouthwash as a catchall curative: colds, flu, small pox, distemper, gonorrhea and possession by demons. The stuff was even used to make what people then called &ldquo;health food.&rdquo; Before the discovery of mouthwash, people were cured of disease with pitchforks and torches.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT" size="2">In 1950s, a cold was considered serious business, especially considering that the average life expectancy of the time was 12<sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub>. Immediately after a child was born, he was sent to work either in the textile mill or the fluoride mines.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT" size="2">A few years later, in the early 1960s, came the first &ldquo;doctors.&rdquo; These &ldquo;doctors&rdquo; developed better and healthier medicines, like aspirin and heroin. Afterwards, mouthwash soon fell out of favor.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT" size="2">And, while Listerine is still the only known cure for gonorrhea, it makes a terrible pie.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font size="2"><font face="News706 BT">News of the week<o:p></o:p></font></font></strong></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT" size="2">The meat science winners were selected recently at the Meat Science Fair, which was put on by Rice University&rsquo;s Dept. of Meat and Meat Theory.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT" size="2">First place went to Matt Kirby of Foulmood in Limping Joe County. Kirby&rsquo;s project was a robot made of meat. The robot could play chess, but not very well because it was made of meat.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT" size="2">The second place winner was Sammy Kzctkr of Shiner in Lavaca County. Kzctkr made a computer from flank steak. Since the computer was made of meat, it did not work.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT" size="2">Third place was awarded to Battered Deepfried of Headbone in Huh? County. Deepfried made a telescope from rolled pork tenderloins. The telescope was a very bad telescope because it, too, was made of meat.</font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><font face="News706 BT">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></font></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font size="2"><font face="News706 BT">This week in history<o:p></o:p></font></font></strong></p> <p class="b" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="News706 BT" size="2">On March 11, 537, out of black lipstick and eyeliner, the Goths invaded Rome. Rome, who was busy in another country at the time, wasn&rsquo;t home to keep the Goths out. When Rome returned,&nbsp;it saw the place trashed and knew that&nbsp;teen Rome had a party and invited the Goths.&nbsp;Rome then decided to move to Constantinople, which was a&nbsp;safer neighborhood with better schools. </font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </font>