From: owner-full-fledged-strangers-digest@smoe.org (full-fledged-strangers-digest) To: full-fledged-strangers-digest@smoe.org Subject: full-fledged-strangers-digest V4 #42 Reply-To: full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org Sender: owner-full-fledged-strangers-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-full-fledged-strangers-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk full-fledged-strangers-digest Wednesday, March 21 2001 Volume 04 : Number 042 Today's Subjects: ----------------- FWD: Water Or Coke? [LittleQuake@aol.com] Fwd: Something to Think About [LittleQuake@aol.com] RE: Something to Think About ["Dave Short" ] Inappropriate Posting [David Blanar ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:47:57 EST From: LittleQuake@aol.com Subject: FWD: Water Or Coke? To my favorite Coke and Water drinkers.... > >Water versus Coke >WATER > >75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. >(This likely applies to half the world's population). > >In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often >mistaken for hunger. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism >as much as 3%. >One glass of water shuts down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the >dieters investigated in a University of Washington study. > >Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue. > >Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could >significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 8% of sufferers. > >A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble >with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a >printed page. >Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by >45%, >plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less >likely to develop bladder cancer. > >QUESTION: Are you drinking the amount of water >you should every day? >~~~~~~~~~~ >============================================ >COKE > >In many states (in the USA), the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke >in their vehicle, to remove blood from the highway after a car accident. > >You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two >days. > >To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl then. . . >let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid >in Coke removes stains from vitreous china. > >To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a >crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. > >To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over >the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. > >To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted >bolt for several minutes. > >To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the >ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, >remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy. > >To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy >clothes, add detergent, And run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola >will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your >windshield. > >FYI: >~~~~ >1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It >will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. >2. The commercial trucks carrying Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) must >use the "Hazardous Material" placards reserved for highly corrosive >materials. >3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of >their trucks for about 20 years! >QUESTION: Are you maybe drinking too much soda? - ---------------------------------------------------------- HELP! owner-full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org Send mail to full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:56:25 EST From: LittleQuake@aol.com Subject: Fwd: Something to Think About Return-path: From: jmg2203@aol.com Full-name: jmg2203 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 14:09:20 EST Subject: Fwd: Something to Think About To: LittleQuake@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10501 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/mixed by demime 0.97c X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Return-path: From: JIMSGONEGOLFIN@aol.com Full-name: JIMSGONEGOLFIN Message-ID: Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 12:43:25 EST Subject: Fwd: Something to Think About To: jmg2203@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10501 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/mixed by demime 0.97c X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Return-path: From: HCHENLEY@aol.com Full-name: HCHENLEY Message-ID: <6a.c22793b.27e19aae@aol.com> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 23:10:22 EST Subject: Fwd: Something to Think About To: JIMSGONEGOLFIN@aol.com, clschmitt914@aol.com, snuggs2@qwest.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10502 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/mixed by demime 0.97c X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Return-path: From: HylandandDona@aol.com Full-name: HylandandDona Message-ID: <7d.1231dc89.27dfcb13@aol.com> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 14:12:19 EST Subject: Fwd: Something to Think About To: JCockr4016@aol.com, Shirsh@aol.com, HCHENLEY@aol.com, Maxpbm@aol.com, Goldie7768@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 129 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/mixed by demime 0.97c X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Return-Path: Received: from rly-st10.mail.aol.com (rly-st10.mail.aol.com [172.20.105.4]) by air-xd04.mail.aol.com (v77_r1.21) with ESMTP; Mon, 12 Mar 2001 19:23:28 -0500 Received: from rly-xb04.mx.aol.com (rly-xb04.mail.aol.com [172.20.105.105]) by rly-st10.mail.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.8/AOL-5.0.0) with ESMTP id TAA15142; Mon, 12 Mar 2001 19:20:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp.libertybay.com ([209.247.83.45]) by rly-xb04.mx.aol.com (v77_r1.21) with ESMTP; Mon, 12 Mar 2001 19:20:17 -0500 Received: from mail-2.lbay.net ([10.10.30.41]) by smtp.libertybay.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.977.9); Mon, 12 Mar 2001 16:20:14 -0800 Received: from jfalskowlibertybay (unverified [209.210.140.102]) by mail-2.lbay.net (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Mon, 12 Mar 2001 16:18:51 -0800 Message-ID: <003301c0ab52$ff6bd9a0$668cd2d1@jfalskowlibertybay.com> From: "Jack Falskow" To: "Jim Noyes" , "Hyland Stebbins" Subject: Something to Think About Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 16:17:29 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 0.97c X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain > THIS IS SO TRUE... > > Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they > misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we > might damage their self-esteem And we said, an expert should know what > he's talking about, so we won't spank them anymore.. > > * ~~~~~~~~~~~THEN~~~~~~~~~~ > > Someone said > teachers and principals better not discipline our children when they > misbehave.And the school administrators said no faculty member > in this school better touch a student when they misbehave because we > don't want any bad publicity,and we surely don't want to be sued. And we > accepted their reasoning.. > > * ~~~~~~~~~~~THEN~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Someone said, > let's let our daughters have abortions if they want, and theywon't even > have to tell their parents. And we said, that's a grand idea.. > > * ~~~~~~~~~~~THEN~~~~~~~~~ > > Some wise > school board member said, since boys will be boys and they're going to > do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms they want, so they can > have all the fun they desire, and we won't have to tell their parents > they got them at school. > And we said, that's another great idea.. > > * ~~~~~~~~~~~THEN~~~~~~~~~ > > Some of > our top elected officials said it doesn't matter what we do in > private as long as we do our jobs. And agreeing with them, we said it > doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President, does > in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good. > > * ~~~~~~~~~~~THEN~~~~~~~~~ > > Someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women and > call it wholesome down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty of the > female body. And we said we have no problem with that. > > * ~~~~~~~~~~~THEN~~~~~~~~~~ > > Someone else took that appreciation a step further and published > pictures of children and then stepped further still by making them > available on the Internet. And we said they're entitled to their free > speech. > > * ~~~~~~~~~~~THEN~~~~~~~~~~ > > The > entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies that promote > profanity, violence, and illicit sex. And let's record music that > encourages rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes. And we said > it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect, and nobody takes it > seriously anyway, so go right ahead.. > > * ~~~~~~~~~~~AND NOW~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > We're asking ourselves why our children > have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it > doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their > classmates, and themselves? > > * ~~~~~~~~~~~PROBABLY~~~~ > > If we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I > think it has a great deal to do with... > "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW." > > * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > In light of the recent shooting in Michigan, > > Dear God: "Why didn't you save the little girl in Michigan?" > Sincerely, > Concerned Student > > AND THE REPLY........ > > Dear Concerned Student: "I am not allowed in schools." > Sincerely, > God > > * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Pass it on if > you think it has merit! If not then just discard..... But if you > discard this thought process, then don't sit back and complain about > what bad shape the world is in.. - ---------------------------------------------------------- HELP! owner-full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org Send mail to full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:45:26 -0600 From: "Dave Short" Subject: RE: Something to Think About Please keep this tripe off a discussion list about Jonatha Brooke and her music. - ---------------------------------------------------------- HELP! owner-full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org Send mail to full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 07:47:19 -0000 From: David Blanar Subject: Inappropriate Posting Hi all, I was hoping it would be self-evident, but in case not, I want to gently remind those on this list to not post forwards or other inappropriate mail to this list. LittleQuake's recent postings had no place here. 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