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1895 TEST
This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was taken from the original  document on file at the Smoky Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, Kansas and
reprinted by the Salina Journal.

I've posted a couple videos regarding the Xbox 360 and the PS3 and reasons why to choose one over the other.  I'm getting all kinds of comments over my statement:

"A good reason to choose a PS3 over an Xbox 360 is if you don't want to pay monthly fees"

To which people replied:

"You don't have to pay monthly, you can pay yearly"

Newsflash geniuses:  A yearly fee is simply a monthly fee paid up front (with a discount).  It's still a fee.  I find it disturbing that people think there's such a difference between the two that they need to point it out.  I guess that's the thinking of some people when it comes to total cost of ownership.  Yet and still, I'm still getting comments today that insist that you can pay yearly and not monthly.  It's the same thing people:  You're paying for the service, up front, or split up monthly. 

This came in my inbox today.  It's a LEGEND according to Snopes, but still funny

http://www.snopes.com/business/consumer/firedrill.asp

A fire alarm rang at 4 pm in a large office campus when almost all employees were present ( approx 5,000 people ). As per past fire-drill practices, the entire office was quickly evacuated within 3 minutes, and all employees gathered outside the complex in designated areas waiting for further announcement. Before long, the fire drill officer in-charge made the following broadcast over their loud-speakers system : " My dear colleagues : With sincere regret, I have been asked to announce that for many of you, this will be your last evacuation drill with us. Due to the on-going recession and bad business climate, the company is laying off almost 50% of its staff. So when this announcement finishes, I ask all of you to move back into the building.  And if your swipe-card does not work, then it means that you have been laid off, in which case you will not be allowed inside, and all your personal belongings will be couriered to you by tomorrow. The company is using this innovative, never-before approach as we do not want to choke our email system with lay-off notices and farewell messages going by the thousands, and we also wish to avoid any fighting inside the office and the consequent security issues for all staff. We hope you have had a rewarding career with us.  Now please move back in... and good luck ! "

 

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I have another one, but this is my main one

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 MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER PEOPLE

  
NICKNAMES

 If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other
Laura, Kate and  Sarah.
If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each
other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes.

 EATING OUT

 When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20,
even though it's only for $32.50.  None of them will have anything
smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.

 MONEY

 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 but it's on sale.

 BATHROOMS

 A man has six items in his bathroom:  toothbrush and toothpaste,
shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a  towel .
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337.  A
man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these  items.

 ARGUMENTS

 A woman has the last word in  any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

 FUTURE

 A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

 SUCCESS

 A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

 MARRIAGE

 A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does.

 DRESSING UP

 A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the
trash, answer the phone, read a  book, and get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and  funerals.

 NATURAL

 Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

 OFFSPRING

 Ah, children.  A woman knows all about her children.  She knows about
dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods,
secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.

 THOUGHT FOR THE  DAY
A married man should forget his mistakes.  There's no use in two
people remembering the same thing!

 SO, send this to the women who have a sense  of humor and who can
handle it ... and to the men who will enjoy reading it.