Internet factoid of the day --someone on the internet said it so it MUST be true :-)
When Coca-Cola began to be sold in China, they used characters that would sound like "Coca-Cola" when spoken. Unfortunately, what they turned out to mean was "Bite the wax tadpole". It did not sell well.
Joke of the Day
A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind
him. As he sits, the waitress comes over and asks for their orders.
The man says, "I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke, and turns to
the ostrich,
"What's yours?"
"I'll have the same," says the ostrich.
A short time later the waitress returns with the order.
"That will be $6.40 please," and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls
out the exact change for payment.
The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says,
"I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke," and the ostrich says,
"I'll have the same."
Once again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.
This becomes a routine until late one evening, the two enter again.
"The usual?" asks the waitress.
"No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato and salad,"
says the man, "same for me," says the ostrich.
A short time later the waitress comes with the order and says,
"That will be $12.62." Once again the man pulls exact change out of his
pocket and places it on the table.
The waitress can't hold back her curiosity any longer.
"Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change
out of your pocket every time?"
"Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and I
found an old lamp. When I rubbed it a Genie appeared and offered me two
wishes.
My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put
my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be
there."
"That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would wish for a million
dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long
as you live!"
"That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact
money is always there," says the man.
The waitress asks, "One other thing, sir, what's with the ostrich?"
The man sighs, pauses, and answers,
"My second wish was for a tall chick with long legs who agrees with
everything I say."
Thought of the Day
"Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it."
-St. Jerome
Thought of the Day
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do ... Explore. Dream. Discover."
-Mark Twain
Cool Page of The Day
Rulers -"...lists of heads of state and heads of government...of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases..."
Thought of the Day
"The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people."
-Theodore Roosevelt
Thought of the Day
"Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey!"
-Barbara Hoffman
Thought of the Day
"If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito."
-
Betty Reese
