Get Your Hand Out Of My Pocket! December 31, 2012
Posted by nrhatch in Books & Movies, Humor.comments closed
Starting this morning, they’ve been rolling in fast and furious. Each time I check my e-mail, “LAST CHANCE” pleas greet me.
In a single 30-minute period, appeals from The Ocean Conservancy, HSUS, ASPCA, WWF, Green America and 4 other groups alerted me to the pending midnight DEADLINE for contributions.
Talk about creating a sense of arbitrary urgency. 😉
At least these non-profits are engaged in work I applaud and support throughout the year.
Not all “pass the hat” groups can say the same.
Have you heard of the National Film Preservation Foundation?
The NFPF uses actors, actresses, directors, producers, and other Hollywood types (you know, people who have raked in mega-bucks for entertaining the masses) as spokespersons to get us, the paying public, to chip in to restore old movies and films.
WTF?!
Wikipedia ~ Piggy Bank (in Public Domain)
Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood and other “glitterati” are asking us to fork over $$$’s to preserve their motion picture legacy?!
They’ve got a lot of nerve.
As far as I’m concerned, people who have been featured on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous have NO business passing the hat in my direction.
Get your hand out of my pocket!
Go raid your own piggy banks.
Aah . . . that’s better!
It’s A Wrap! December 31, 2012
Posted by nrhatch in Food & Drink, Home & Garden, Humor.comments closed
Wikipedia ~ Aluminum Foil (in Public Domain)
Aluminum Foil has been a mainstay in kitchens for decades.
And not just for keeping food fresh by acting as a barrier to light and oxygen and all manner of unpleasant odors.
Other uses abound:
* Sharpen scissors by swiping them once through 7 layers of foil. Using 8 layers would probably work too. No guarantees if you only use 6.
* Get into the Guinness Book of World Records by making the world’s largest foil ball. Richard Roman of Alliance, Ohio set the current record in 1987. The weight of his ball . . . 1,615 pounds. Wow! That’s a lot of chocolate wrappers. I wonder how much Richard weighs?
* Toss a small crumpled ball of foil into the dryer with wet clothes to prevent static electricity from infiltrating your clothes. Don’t toss aluminum foil into your microwave unless you want to see sparks fly.
* Next year will be the 100th year anniversary of the first commercial use of aluminum foil in the United States. In 1913, it was used for Life Savers candy wrappers and also as ID leg bands for racing pigeons.
Wikipedia ~ Tin Foil Hat (in Public Domain)
* Make a tin foil hat to keep aliens in UFO’s from reading and controlling your thoughts.
Foil is an effective foil against alien mind readers because it reflects 98% of all light rays and more than a few electro-magnetic rays.
Plus it acts as a placebo . . . giving peace of mind to paranoid people.
* Unlike other wraps, tin foil can often be reused. Clean with soapy water, rinse, dry, and smooth out.
* If your brown sugar is hard as a rock, wrap the brick in foil and bake at 300 degrees for 5 minutes to soften it back up.
Then bake cookies! C’mon . . . the oven’s already pre-heated. You can start your diet tomorrow. Next Tuesday at the latest. 😉
Aah . . . that’s better!
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