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Today is Tuesday August 7 the 219th day of 2007. There are 146  to go. The Sun is at 14-15 Leo The moon is waning.

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If I hadn't seen this Cramer meltdown, I wouldn't have believed it
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWksEJQEYVU
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Frae Ocicat, who still lives near where me um grew up (Glasga)
 
Ode To John Smeaton.
'Twas doon by the inch o' Abbots
Oor Johnny walked one day
When he saw a sicht that troubled him
Far more than he could say
A fanatic muslim b*****d
Wiz doin' what he'd planned
And intae Glesca's departure hall
A Cherokee he'd rammed
A big Glaswegian polis
Came forward tae assist
He thocht a wummin driver
Or at least someone half-******
But tae his shock nae drunken Jock
Emerged tae grasp his hand
But a flamin' Arab loony
Frae Al Qaeda's band
The mad Islamist nut-case
Had set hisself oan fire
An' swung oot at the polis
GBH his one desire
Noo that's no richt oor Johnny cried
An' sallied tae the fray
A left hook an' a heid butt
Required to save the day
Noo listen up Bin Laden
Yir sorts nae wantit here
For imported English radicals
Us Scoatsmen huv nae fear
Oor hame grown Glesca Asians
Will hae nae bloody truck
So tak' yer worldwide Jihad
And get yersel' tae f***
Ah heard the burning terrorists name was "Singe Maheed"
 
if you need anything  "translated", just ask.........
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Today in History: Tuesday, August  07, 2007
AP Highlight in History:
On Aug. 7, 1998, al Qaida set off bombs at the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killing 224 people - including 12 Americans - and injuring more than 5,500.
 
AP Photo/Khalil Senosi
On this date in:
1782 George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart, a decoration to recognize merit in enlisted men and noncommissioned officers.
1789 The War Department was established by Congress.
1912 The Progressive Party nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president.
1934 The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against the government's attempt to ban the James Joyce novel "Ulysses."
1942 U.S. forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II.
AP Photo
1947 The balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki, which had carried a six-man crew 4,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean, crashed into a reef in a Polynesian archipelago.
1959 The United States launched Explorer 6, which sent back a picture of the Earth.
1964 Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson broad powers to deal with reported North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces.
1971 Apollo 15 returned to Earth after a manned mission to the moon.
1974 French stuntman Philippe Petit walked a tightrope strung between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center.
AP Photo
1990 President George H.W. Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq.
2000 Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore selected Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman to be the first Jewish vice-presidential candidate on a major party ticket.
2004 Greg Maddux became the 22nd pitcher in major league history to reach 300 victories as he led the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 victory over San Francisco.
2005 ABC anchorman Peter Jennings died at age 67.
2005 Seven people in a Russian mini-submarine trapped for nearly three days under the Pacific Ocean were rescued after a British remote-controlled vehicle cut away undersea cables that snarled their vessel.
 
Video
Highlights of This Day in History
Today's Birthdays:
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby turns 20 years old today.
AP Photo/Keith Srakocic
Name Profession Age
Stan Freberg Writer, producer 81
Herb Reed R&B singer (The Platters) 79
Magic Slim Blues musician 70
Verna Bloom Actress 68
B.J. Thomas Singer 65
Lana Cantrell Singer 64
John Glover Actor 63
David Rasche Actor 63
Harold Hudson R&B singer 58
Rodney Crowell Country singer 57
Wayne Knight Actor ("Seinfeld") 52
Bruce Dickinson Rock singer (Iron Maiden) 49
Alberto Salazar Marathon runner 49
David Duchovny Actor ("The X Files") 47
Michael Mahler Country musician (Wild Horses) 46
Marcus Roberts Jazz pianist 44
Raul Malo Country singer (The Mavericks) 42
Charlotte Lewis Actress 40
Sydney Penny Actress 36
Edgar Renteria Baseball player 32
Charlize Theron Actress 32
Writer-humorist Garrison Keillor ("A Prairie Home Companion") turns 65 years old today.
AP Photo/Damian Do

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Geezer's favoite things
 
Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favourite things.
 

Cadillacs and cataracts and hearing aids and glasses,
Poligrip and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favourite things....
 
When the pipes leak,
 
When the bones creak,
 
When the knees go bad,
 
I simply remember my favourite things,
 
And then I don't feel so bad.
 

Hot tea and crumpets, and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favourite things.....
 
Back pains, confused brains, and no fear of sinnin,
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinin,
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favourite things...
 
When the joints ache,
 
When the hips break,
 
When the eyes grow dim,
 
Then I remember the great life I've had,
 
And then I don't feel so bad....
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OK, move along, that's all there is, move along please ....
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