Your Weekly Joke Collection for the 13th of June 2008


Gary and his associate Claude (from Montreal) spent the weekend here after doing a convention photo shoot for an Orange County Union in Puerto Rico. I last saw Gary when he sponsored my behind-the-scenes visit to the Rose Bowl and afterwards toured Orange County where he lives. I first met Gary 25 years ago when he worked for a computer company that promoted our computer software nationally.

But, Gary had always been an avid photographer and several years ago he started NuPhoto, shooting sports and corporate events with two full-time photogs and six or more stringers: http://nuphoto.net/


It was most entertaining to have them arrive with the latest and greatest Nikon digital SLR cameras and lenses. The image quality is astounding, The only pics of mine in the videos are them getting off and getting on the plane. Gary's camera is the older one -- a Dx2. Claude has a D300 with the ability to automatically and instantly calculate ALL exposure levels for ALL points in an image based upon 30,000 possible comparisons in it's database.

I had to sort through 800 photos to come up with three one-day photo stories totaling only 200.

In the Image Gallery below are spectacular Panoramas they do using software to stitch multiple handheld shots!


Gary also likes to do digital manipulations of the images -- you'll see one of Chili Dog at the end of Day One and one of Claude near the end of Day Two.

Following are the Photo Story links in Windows Media format. Be sure to turn up the volume and click Alt+Enter once the video starts so you can see if Full Screen. If you are on a slow internet connection and experience frequent stops and starts, simply hit the Pause button and wait until more of the video has downloaded before hitting play. These images were all 7MB large and you are seeing images reduced to about 70k yet the rendition is amazing!

Day One - A Tour of Virgin Gorda - Views from the road to Nail Bay, Pond Bay, Copper Mine, Mad Dog, The Baths, Spring Bay, Andy's Dockside, Little Dix Bay, North and South Sound, and the Jumbies Show.

Day Two - A Tour of North Sound Resorts - Saba Rock, Bitter End and Biras Creek

Day Three - A Boat tour of the British Virgin Islands - including Jost Van Dyke, The Indians, Norman Island and Willy-T, Ocean 7 on Peter Island, Peter Island Resort, Cooper Island, Virgin Gorda Beaches and Necker Island.

Gary's daughter Jenna, who I watch grow up, is getting married July 20th, so I'll be visiting Santa Ana CA from July 16th to July 22nd. Let me know if you'd like to get together!

A note to my Chicago-area friends: Looks like I'll be visiting Chicago July 22nd to July 29th. Let me know if you'd like to get together!

Fun Links:
DOUBLE FLYBY ALERT: Space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday morning, June 11th. This means many sky watchers will be able to see the two spaceships flying in tandem, separate but closely-spaced points of light, gliding among the stars on Thursday the 12th and to a lesser extent on Friday the 13th, with Discovery returning to Earth on Saturday. Southeastern parts of the United States (e.g., Miami and Atlanta) are favored with some particularly good apparitions. Check our Simple Flybys tool to find out when you should look:
http://spaceweather.com/flybys/

Our Congress in action on Energy Saving Light Bulbs
http://youtube.com/watch?v=e-LOtKIIKcg

Watch this Japanese street magician at work. Apparently he's a young guy who disguises himself as an elderly man. It's classic!
http://images2.jokaroo.net/videos/grandpajapan.wmv

Dam Breach Swells Jianjiang River
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18055

Quake Lowers Zipingku Reservoir
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18052

Pumpcast News - Very funny:
http://www.broadcaster.com/clip/10604

Enjoy the Jokes!
Warning: this Joke Collection occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).
 
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A Scotsman phones a dentist to enquire about the cost for a tooth extraction.

"£85 for an extraction, sir" the dentist replied.

"£85!!! Huv ye no'got anythin' cheaper?"

"That's the normal charge," said the dentist .

"Whit aboot if ye didnae use any anesthetic?"

"That's unusual, sir, but I could do it and knock £15 off.

"Whit aboot if ye used one of your dentist trainees and still without an anesthetic?"

"I can't guarantee their professionalism and it'll be painful. But the price could drop to £40".

"How aboot if ye make it a trainin' session, ave yer student do the extraction with the other students watchin' and learnin'?"

It'll be good for the students", mulled the dentist. "and it's going to be very traumatic, but I'll charge you £5."

"Och, now yer talkin' laddie! It's a deal," said the Scotsman.

"Can ye confirm an appointment for the wife next Tuesday then?"

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An old man walks into a bar, sits down, and starts crying.

The bartender asks, “What’s wrong?”

The old man looks at the bartender through teary eyes and between sobs says, “I married a beautiful woman two days ago. She’s a natural blonde, twenty-five, intelligent, a marvelous cook, a meticulous housekeeper, extremely sensitive to my wants and needs, very giving, my best friend, and intensely passionate in bed.”

The bartender stares at the old man for a brief moment and says, “But that sounds great! You have what every man wants in a woman, so why are crying?”

The old man looks at the bartender and says, “I can’t remember where I live!”

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Men Vs. Women

A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.

A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.

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The human body is a machine that is full of wonder. This collection of human body facts will leave you wondering why in the heck we were designed the way we were.

1.. Scientists say the higher your I.Q. The more you dream.

2.. The largest cell in the human body is the female egg.

3.. The smallest is the male sperm.

4.. You use 200 muscles to take one step.

5.. The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man.

6.. Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three

7.. A pair of human feet contain 250,000 sweat glands.

8. .A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.

9.. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.

10.. The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica.

11.. It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.

12.. The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds.

13.. Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.

14.. At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a single cell.

15.. There is about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

16.. Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to a boil.

17.. The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.

18.. Your teeth start developing (in your gums) 6 month s before you are born.

19.. When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.

20.. Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people.

21.. Your thumb is the same length as your nose.

22.. At this very moment I know full well you are putting this last fact to the test .... Now remove your thumb from your nose. You did it -- I KNOW you did !!!!!

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Sitting at the bar, sad Rob told the bartender that he was drinking to forget the heartbreak of his broken engagement.
“Yeah,” said Rob, “would you marry someone who didn’t know the meaning of the word faithful, and who was flip and even vicious when the subject of fidelity came up?” “

No way in hell” said the bartender.

“Well, said Rob, “neither would my fiancée.”

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Three visitors to London climb up the tower that houses Big Ben and decide to have a contest.

They're going to throw their watches off the top, run down the stairs and try to catch the watches before they hit the ground.

The first tourist throws his watch, takes three steps and hears his watch crash. The second throws his watch and takes only two steps when he hears his watch shatter.

The third tosses his watch off the tower, jogs down the stairs, goes to a candy store, buys a snack, walks back to Big Ben and catches his watch. "How did you do that?" asks one of his friends.

"My watch is 30 minutes slow."

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You don't even have to be a mother to enjoy this one...

Brian invited his mother over for dinner. During the course of the meal, Brian's mother couldn't help but notice how beautiful Brian's roommate, Jennifer, was. Brian's Mom had long been suspicious of a relationship between Brian and Jennifer, and this had only made her more curious.

Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between Brian and Jennifer than met the eye.

Reading his mom's thoughts, Brian volunteered, 'I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you Jennifer and I are just roommates.'

About a week later, Jennifer came to Brian saying, 'Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose she took it, do you?' Brian said, 'Well, I doubt it, but I'll send her an e-mail just to be sure. So he sat down and wrote:

Dear Mom,
I'm not saying that you 'did' take the gravy ladle from the house, I'm not saying that you 'did not' take the gravy ladle. But the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner.

Love, Brian

Several days later, Brian received an email back from his mother that read:

Dear Son,
I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with Jennifer, I'm not saying that you 'do not' sleep with Jennifer. But the fact remains, that if Jennifer is sleeping in her own bed, she would have found the gravy ladle by now.

Love, Mom

LESSON OF THE DAY - NEVER LIE TO YOUR MOTHER

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More Chickens Crossing in the Road...

DR. PHIL:
The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on 'THIS' side of the road before it goes after the problem on the 'OTHER SIDE' of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his 'CURRENT' problems before adding 'NEW' problems.

OPRAH:
Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.

COLIN POWELL:
Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road...

NANCY GRACE:
That chicken crossed the road because he's GUILTY! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.

PAT BUCHANAN:
To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.

MARTHA STEWART:
No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.

DR SEUSS:
Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY:
To die in the rain. Alone.

GRANDPA:
In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.

BARBARA WALTERS:
Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its life long dream of crossing the road.

ARISTOTLE:
It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

JOHN LENNON:
Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace.

BILL GATES:
I have just released eChicken2007, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your check book. Internet Explorer is an integral part of the Chicken. This new platform is much more stable and will never cra...#@&&^(C%
........reboot.

ALBERT EINSTEIN:
Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

COLONEL SANDERS:
Did I miss one?

AL SHARPTON:
Why are all the chickens white? We need some more black chickens

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Steven Wright Quotes

A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.

At one point he decided enough was enough.

Babies don't need a vacation, but I still see them at the beach... it pisses me off! I'll go over to a little baby and say 'What are you doing here? You haven't worked a day in your life!'

Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.

Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.

Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?

Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter?

Don't you hate when your hand falls asleep and you know it will be up all night.

Ever notice how irons have a setting for permanent press? I don't get it.

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.

For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out.

George is a radio announcer, and when he walks under a bridge... you can't hear him talk.

Hermits have no peer pressure.

How young can you die of old age?

I bought some batteries, but they weren't included.

I bought some instant water one time but I didn't know what to add to it.

I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.

I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.

I got a chain letter by fax. It's very simple. You just fax a dollar bill to everybody on the list.

I got this powdered water - now I don't know what to add.

I had a friend who was a clown. When he died, all his friends went to the funeral in one car.

I had some eyeglasses. I was walking down the street when suddenly the prescription ran out.

I had to stop driving my car for a while... the tires got dizzy.

I have an answering machine in my car. It says, I'm home now. But leave a message and I'll call when I'm out.

I have an existential map. It has 'You are here' written all over it.

I have the world's largest collection of seashells. I keep it on all the beaches of the world... perhaps you've seen it.

I hooked up my accelerator pedal in my car to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone.

I installed a skylight in my apartment... the people who live above me are furious!

I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

I invented the cordless extension cord.

I like to reminisce with people I don't know.

I live on a one-way street that's also a dead end. I'm not sure how I got there.

I met this wonderful girl at Macy's. She was buying clothes and I was putting Slinkies on the escalator.

I play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window.

I poured spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.

I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time.

I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing 'Happy Birthday.'

I replaced the headlights in my car with strobe lights, so it looks like I'm the only one moving.

I saw a bank that said "24 Hour Banking," but I don't have that much time.

I saw a subliminal advertising executive, but only for a second.

I stayed in a really old hotel last night. They sent me a wake-up letter.

I think God's going to come down and pull civilization over for speeding.

I think it's wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly.

I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place.

I was a peripheral visionary. I could see the future, but only way off to the side.

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The Image Gallery

Virgin Gorda Panoramas. Click on each picture to enlarge and scroll in a full-screen window.

Aquamare Villas on the Beach at Mango Bay


The Baths viewed from Spring Bay


The Harbor at Biras Creek Resort


Bitter End to Leverick Bay from Saba Rock


The Dogs to Mountain Point


Eustatia to Bitter End from Saba Rock


Leverick Bay Marina


North Sound to the Atlantic from the Road to Nail Bay


North Sound to South Sound from Gorda Peak Road Outlook


Valley Trunk Beach

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