COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS

      That your word checker won't tell you !

       cellar/seller                      idol/idle
       ceral/serial                       illicit/elicit
       counsel/council                incite/insight
       cue/queue                         peer/pier
       current/currant                  pistil/pistol
       fairy/ferry                         shear/sheer
       fare/fair/faire                    sheik/chic
       heel/heal                           sight/site/cite
       hi/high                               there/their/they're
       hole/whole                        weather/whether
       horse/hoarse                      way/weigh/whey

       Now  tell  your  computer  that !! 

DID YOU KNOW THAT ? !

• Maine is the only state in the United States whose name is one syllable.
• Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin.  Today it is known as Tennessee.
• The town of Modesto, Califorina, was named in honor of its founders who were too "modest" to name it after themselves.  The town of Tarzana, Califorina, is named for the fictional character Tarzan, having been the home for many years of Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of the Tarzan story.
• The first letter of EVERY continent's name is the same as the last: AmericA, AntarticA, EuropE, AsiA, AfricA.

JOKES ( BACK TO SCHOOL )

• Little Johnny first grade class was playing "name that animal".  The teacher held up a picture of a cat and asked, "what animal is this ?"  "A cat"!  said suzy.  "Good job.  Now, what"s this animal ?"  "A dog"!  said ricky.  "Good job".  Now what animal is this ?  she asked, holding up a picture of a deer.  The class fell silent, after a couple of minutes, the teacher said, "it's what your mom calls your dad."  "I know"!  called out little Johnny, "a horny bastard"!
• A kindergarden class had a homework assignment to find out about something exciting and relate it to the class the next day.  When the ime came to present what they'd found, the first little boy walked up to the front of the class made a small white dot on the blackboard and sat down.  Puzzled, the teacher asked what it was.  "It's a period", said the little boy.  "Well I can see that", she said, "but what is so exciting about a period ?"  "Damned if I know", said the little boy, "but this morning my sister was missing one, daddy had a heart attack, mommy fainted, and the man next door shot himself."
• A sunday school teacher is concerned that his students might be a little confused about Jesus, so he asks his class, "where is Jesus today ?"  Steven raises his hand and says, "He's in heaven".  Mary answers, "He's in my heart".  Little Johnny waves his hand furiously and blurts out, "He's in our bathroom".  The surprised teacher asks Little Johnny how he knows this.  "Well", Little Johnny says, "every morning, my father gets up, bangs on the bathroom door and yells 'Jesus Christ, are you still in there ?"
• A teacher asks the new student her name.  The girl replies, "Happy Butt".  The teacher says, "I don't think that's your name.  You need to go to the principal's office and get this straightened out".  The girl goes to the principal's office and he asks, "what's your name ?" the little girl says, "Happy Butt".  The principal calls the girl's mother to get the truth.  After getting off the phone, he says, "Honey, your name is Gladys, not happy butt".  The girl exclaims, "Glad Ass---Happy Butt---what's the difference ?"
• A student is taking his final exams.  He takes his seat in the exam hall, stares at the questions and then in a fit for inspiration takes his shoes off and throws them out of the window.  He then removes his shirt, pants, socks.  The teacher, alarmed, approached him and asked what is going on ?  "I am only following the instructions---the test paper states, answer the questions in Brief."
• One day in class, the teacher told everyone to turn to a blank sheet of paper in their notebooks.  She noticed that Chip, the dumb jock, was having trouble with her directions.  "Have you found a blank piece yet, Chip ?"  said the teacher.  "Nope". I haven't, said the dumb jock.  "Somebody went through and drew lines across all of the pages".
• Mother : "come on Victor, you have to get out of bed or you'll be late for school".   Victor :"Mom, do I have to?  All the teachers hate me, and all of the students hate me, too".   Mother : "yes,  you do."  Victor :  "give me one good reason."    Mother : " Because you're 34 years old, and you;re the principal."
• A new teacher tries to make use of her psychology courses.  The first day of class, she starts by saying, "everyone who thinks they're stupid, stand up !"  After a few seconds, little johnny stands up.  The teacher asks, "do you think you're stupid, Johnny ?"  "No ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself."
• Q..  What are the best 10 years of a blonde's life ?    A..  Third grade
• Teacher : "Little Johnny, give me a sentence using the word 'Geometry'."   LittleJohnny  : "A little acorn grew and grew until it finally awoke one day and said, 'Gee, I'm a tree'."
• Q.. how many teachers does it take to change a light bulb ?    A.. Well, teachers generally don't change light bulbs, but a good teacher can make a dim one brighter !
• Boy : Will you punish me for something I didn't do ?   Teacher :  Of course not !  Boy : Good cause I didn't do my homework !    
• On the last day of kindergarten, all the children brought presents for their teacher.  The florist's son handed the teacher a gift.  She held up the box and said, "I bet it's some flowers !" "that's right !" shouted the little boy.  Then the candy store owner's daughter handed the teacher a gift.  She held up the box and said, "I bet it's some choclates !"  "That's right !" shouted the little girl.  The next gift was from the liquor store owner's son.  The teacher held up the box saw that it was leaking.  She touched  a drop with her finger and tasted it.  "Is this wine ?" she asked.  "No", the boy answered.  "Is it champagne ?"  she asked.  "No",  the boy answered. "What is it ?"  she said.  "A puppy".              

IT'S FREAKY, I KNOW

There are more than 8,000 different types of ants in the world.  Most of them live in huge colonies in hot, tropical countries.  One colony might have as many as 200,000 ants in it but only one egg laying queen.

You can draw a line nearly 15 miles long with one ordinary pencil.  The lead in a pencil is not made of lead .  It is a mixture of clay and the black mineral, graphite.

When the first railroads were built in Europe, more than 150 years ago, experts thought that human beings could not travel faster than 20mph.  The theory was that at speeds over that, their bodies would explode!

MINDTRAP ( QUESTIONS )

1. Which is correct to say,  'The yolk of the egg are white'   or  'The yolk of the egg is white' ?
2. Name one eight letter word that has KST in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end.
3. When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer ?
4. What is one thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion or politics, agree is between Heaven and Earth ?
5. If a man and a half can eat a cake and a half in a minute and a half, allowing the same situation, how many men would it take to eat 60 cakes in 30 minutes ?
6. Ben can never tell a lie.  George can never tell the truth.  One of them said, "The other one said he is George".  Which one said that ?
7. King Tut died 120 years after King Eros was born.  Their combined ages when they died was 100 years.  King Eros died in the year 40 B.C..  In what year was King Tut born ?
8. In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg.  Why Not ?
9. A worm is at the bottom of a forty meter hole.  It can crawl upwards at a rate of four meters in one day, but at night, it slips back three meters.  At this rate, how long will it take the worm to crawl out of the hole ?
10. What is the next letter in the following sequence ?    MAMJJASO
11. It is estimated that the earth weighs 6 sextillion tons.  How much more would the earth weigh if one sextillion tons of concrete ans stone were used to build a large wall ?
12. "Try that story on Principal Pringle", said Scheming Suzie's school teacher.  Suzie stood before Pringle and began, "I was on my way to school, and I cut through the park like I always do.  Since I was early, I got down on a bench to rest.  I put my essay in my lunch bag, and set it beside me.  Just then I noticed a black sqirrel run past and scamper up a nearby tree.  He was halfway up the tree when he suddenly froze and slowly backed down the tree trunk before taking off.  I was curious to see what had frightened him so I looked up the tree and saw a red scarf.  I climbed up to get it and just then a big dog grabbed my lunch bag with my essay in it, and ran off".  Pringle sighed and replied, "Suzie you can't possibly expect me to believe that one can you ?"  Why not ?
13. You are in a concrete room.  There is a steel pipe 25 centimetres in length cemented into the center of the concrete floor.  The pipe protrudes about 15 centimeters.  A ping-pong ball is dropped down the pipe.  Your task is to get the ping-pong ball out of the steel pipe undamaged.  The only items that are available are a wooden ruler, a ball of string, a pocket mirror, a paper clip and a small magnet.  Since nothing else is allowed into the room.  How could you get the plastic ping-pong ball out of the steel pipe ?  

MINDTRAP ( ANSWERS )

1. Neither.  The yolk of the egg is yellow.
2. The eight letter word is INKSTAND.  IN is at the beginning,  KST is in the middle,  AND and is at the end.
3. When you add two to eleven o' clock, you get one o' clock.
4. The word is AND.
5. Three.  Since a man and a half can eat a cake and a half in a minute and a half,  then twice as many men can eat three cakes in a minute and a half, or that one can eat one cake in a minute and a half in 30 minutes, one man can eat 30 cakes divided by one and a half, which is 20 cakes.
6. It was George.  Since George can never tell the truth.  Ben couldn't have said, "The other one said he is George".  Since this would be a true statement.  About a true statement made by George.
7. King Tut was born in 20 B.C. there were 120 years between the birth of King Eros and the death of King Tut, but since their ages amounted to only 100 years, there must have been 20 years when neither existed.  This would be the period between the death of King Eros, 40 B.C., and the birth of King Tut 20 B.C..
8. You cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg anywhere  -  you need a camera.  (groan)
9. 37 days.   At the end of day one the worm would be at the one meter mark.  At the end of the 35th day the worm would be at the 35 meter mark.  On the 36th day the worm travels from 35 meters to 39 meters but slips back to 36 meters at the end of the 36th day.  On the 37th day, the worm travels up four meters from the 36th meter and is consquently out of the hole.
10. The next letter is N for november.
11. It would weigh the same since all materials are taken from the earth's original weight.
12. A squirrel would never back down a tree trunk, but rather turn around and run down head first.
13. There is only one solution that we could find.  You would have to pee into the pipe causing the ping-pong ball to float out.

F. Y. I.

Quotable
by  Alan Alda, American actor and screenwriter
"You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition.  What you'll discover will be wonderful.  What you'll discover is yourself".

Did  You  Know ?
Marine species like whales, sharks and other large fish can store carbon in their bodies, keeping it away from the atmosphere and thereby helping to reduce global warming.

Still  On  The  Books
In Pennsylvania, it is illeagal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.

State  Stats
Wild camels once roamed Arizona's deserts.

Presidents'  File
Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. president to not have a college degree.

Point  Of  Distinction
Owls are one of the only birds that can see the color blue.

F. Y. I.

In  Other  Worlds
In Newfoundland, bologna is a popular breakfast food called the Newfie Steak; in Britian, it's known as Polony.

Still  On  The  Books
In St. Cloud, Minn., hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.

Supreme  Thirst
Koalas only drink water in extreme heat or drought.

Quotable
by  Bernard Baily, American comic book artist (1916-1996)
"When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it".

State Stats
South Carolina is home to the first tea farm in the U.S.

So  Called
Pomology is the study of fruit.

Did  You  Know ?
September, derived from septem, the Latin word for seven, was the seventh month of the old Roman calendar, in which the year began in March.

DID YOU KNOW THAT ? !

• Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately - without the unpleaseant side effects caused by traditional "pain relievers".
• Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns.
• Honey is a remedy for skin blemishes.  Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it.  Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile and speeds healing.
• Listerine works on toenail fungus.  Get rid of toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine mouthwash.  The powerful antisepic leaves your toenails looking healthy again !
• To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of clear nail polish to the threads of the screws before tighening them.
• Coca Cola does wonders on rust !  Saturate an abrasive sponge with Coca Cola and scrub the rust stain.  The phosphoric acid in the Coke is what gets the job done.
• Got a splinter ?  Elmer's Glue to the rescue !  Pour a row of Elmer's Glue - All over the splinter, let it dry and peel the dried glue off the skin.  The splinter sticks to the dried glue.

IN HONOR OF NATIONAL DOG DAY AUGUST 26

• Thirteenth Century emperor, Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, owned a record number five thousand mastiffs.
• The St. Bernard is the heaviest breed of dog, followed by the English Mastiff, Great Dane, Irish Wolfhound, Tibetan Mastiff and the Newfoundland.
• The average dog has 42 permanent teeth.
• Poodle, fancy ?  In England, poodles were originally bred to hunt ducks and geese in muddy swamps.

F. Y. I.

Quotable
by : Evan Esar, American humorist (1899-1995)
"The best time to give advice to your children is while they're still young enough to believe you know what you're talking about."

Table Tidbits
Tofu, the Japanese adaptation of the original Chinese name tou-fu, means "rotten beans."

No Kidding
The can opener was invented 48 years after the can.

Still On The Books
In Baltimore, Md., it is illegal to take a lion to the movies.

Did  You  Know ?
Of the more than 700 islands and 2,400 cays comprising the Bahamas, only 20 are inhabited.

State Stats
Every state except Maine, Alaska and Hawaii is home to at least one species of venomous snake.

F. Y. I.

Quotable
by : Cary Grant
"Insanity doesn't run in my family, it gallops."

Still On The Books
In Arcadia, Calif., peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.

No  Kidding
The mango is the most consumed fruit in the world.

State Stats
New Jersy is home to the world's first drive-in movie theater.

Back Then
Consuming chocolate was once considered a sin during the 16th and 17th centuries.

By The Numbers
Every 23 seconds, a Tupperware party starts somewhere in the world.

GET A JOB..........

                   some friendly suggestions.
Bet your guidance counselor never suggested these possibilities !

           SLAPPER   : Prepares clay for potters.
                 DEVIL   : Assists a printer.
          SHRAGER   : Prunes trees.
          WABSTER   : Weavers of cloth.
            PRICKER   : Makes clothing patterns.
        Back Washer  : Cleans wool before it's turned into yarn.
           DYKEMAN  : Digs ditches.
BAGNIOKEEPER : Manages a brothel or a bath house.
             SKELPER  : Sells bees.
                 KISSER  : Makes helmets.
           RATONER  : Catches rodents.
           PALISTER  : Maintains the ground of parks.
             BATMAN  : Acts as a personal assistant to a military officer.

JUST A THOUGHT

• It took Henry Ford's Motor Company seven years to manufacture 1 million automobiles.  One hundred thirty - two working days after this figure was reached (in 1924), the company had made 9 million more cars.
• In 1976 a Los Angele secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50-pound rock.  The ceremony was witnessed by more than 20 people.
• It is estimated that a plastic container can resist decomposition for as long as 50,000 years.
• When Humphrey Bogart was a baby, a protrait of him paintd by his mother was used as a trademark for Mellin's baby food.  The baby Bogart was known to millions as "the Mellin's Baby" and was familiar to Americans long before he became a screen star.

IF

                        If mothers from the First World and
                                  from the Third World;
                                  black, white, yellow,
                                  Russian, American-
              If  all would unite and tell the makers of wars that
              they would not tolerate any force that would undo
              what they have knit patiently in the womb for nine
                                              months,
                               They would insure peace from
                                generation to generation.

LIFE LINES

     "When they tell you that abortion is a matter between a woman and her doctor  -  they're forgetting someone."

BE HAPPY, IT'S AUGUST

       And  a  few  other  things...........

• Admit You're Happy Month
• Family Fun Month
• National Catfish Month
• National Eye Exam Month
• National Golf Month
• Peach Month
• Romance Awareness Month
• Water Quality Month
• National Picnic Month

NOW YOU KNOW

• On August 1, 1981,  the rock music video channel MTV made its debut.
• On August 2, 1990,  Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing control of the oil-rich emirate. (The Iraqis were later driven out in Operation Desert Storm.)
• On August 3, 1981,  U.S. air traffic controllers went on strike, despite a warning from President Ronald Regan they would be fired, which they were.
• On August 4, 1944,  Anne Frank, 15, was arrested along with her sister, parents and four others by German security after hiding for two years inside a building in Amsterdam.
• On August 5, 1962,  actress Marilyn Monroe, 36, was found dead in her Los Angeles home.  Her death was ruled a probable suicide from an overdose of sleeping pills.
• On August 6, 1890,  convicted murderer William Kemmler became the first person to be executed in the electric chair as he was put to death at Auburn State Prison in New York.
• On August 8, 1974,  in the wake of new revelations in the Watergate scandal, President Richard M. Nixon announced during an address that he would resign at noon the following day, and that Vice President Gerald R. Ford would succeed him.
• On August 9, 1945,  three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, killing an estimated 74,000 people.
• On August 10, 1846,  President James K. Polk signed a measure establishing the Smihsonian Institution.
• On August 11, 1965,  rioting and looting that claimed 34 lives broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles.
• On August 12, 1985,  the world's worst single-aircraft disaster occurred as a crippled Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 on a domestic flight crashed into a mountain, killing 520 people.  (Four people survived.)
• On August 14, 1910,  Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, died in London at age 90. 
• On August 15, 1969,  the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York.
• On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis,Tenn., at age 42.
• On August 17, 1969,  Hurricane Camille slammed into the Mississippi coast as a Category 5 storm that was blamed for 256 U.S. deaths, three in Cuba.
• On August 18, 1910,  floral delivery service FTD began under the name Florists' Telegraph Delivery(the "T' now stands for "Transworld").
• On August 19, 1955,  severe flooding inundated the Northeastern U.S. Bucks County was particularly hard hit, destroying the Yardley bridge across the Delware and isolating New Hope.
• On August 20, 1940,  during World War 2, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill paid tribute to the Royal Air Force before the House of Commons, saying, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few".
• On August 22, 1787,  inventor John Fitch demostrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
• On August 23, 1960,  Broadway librettist Oscar Hammerstein 2, 65, died in Doylestown, nine months after the opening of his final collaboration with composer Richard Rodgers, "The Sound of  Music".
• On August 24, 1992,  Hurricane Andrew smashed into Flordia, causing $30 billion in damage; 43 U.S. deaths were blamed on the storm.  Also, five years ago, Tropical Depression 12 strengthened into Tropical Storm Katrina.
• On August 29, 1944,  15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.
• On August 30, 1963,  the "Hot Line" communication link between Washington and Moscow went into operation.
• On August 31, 1980,  Poland's Solidarity labor movement was born with an agreement signed in Gdansk that ended a 17-day-old strike.