Ads You Will Never See Again

Ads You Will Never See Again

Share They just don’t make ’em like they used to.  Advertisements.  Remember them from newspapers and magazines?  Years ago they made us buy; now they just make us laugh. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been adding a few “new”...
Did You Know?: Hot Stove Edition

Did You Know?: Hot Stove Edition

I know Baseball is over and the San Francisco Giants are the 2010 World Champions, but it amazes me that people throw around sayings and baseball jargon without knowing the meaning or origins of the word their using. Doesn’t matter if it’s my daughters...
Doomsday: Should you be worried?

Doomsday: Should you be worried?

It’s that time of year again when all things evil are beginning to loom overhead; nah it’s really just close to Halloween so here is a list of “Doomsday Prophecies” that you may not be aware of and since these predictions are open to many different interpretations who...
The History of the Blue Angels

The History of the Blue Angels

After World War II ended the Naval Operations Chief, Admiral Chester Nimitz decided that there was a need for a nudge to the public in order to keep them interested in all aspects of Naval aviation so he arranged for a “flight demonstration team”....
More Did You Know’s

More Did You Know’s

Did you know that Marie Antoinette did not really say “Let them eat cake”? There are two other sources as to where this actually originated: one is from a woman known as Marie-Therese of Spain who is said to have uttered the phrase and the other is from an author in...
Did You Know…?

Did You Know…?

Do you think that pigeons and other birds really will blow up if they eat rice? Since both the Simpson’s and Ann Landers have warned us against throwing rice at weddings just for this reason then it must be true, right? Wrong; no explosions due to rice consumption...