I have no idea why someone would scan in and post to the internet the 1971 Sears catalogue, but if you’d like to go down memory lane a moment, or just figure out where the Brady’s got those groovy clothes, then check out http://www.robotmonstertoys.com/apw/sears.htm.

I remember a comedian, Richard Hall, some years ago who made up words he called sniglets, that should have been, in his estimation, in the dictionary. My favorite at the time, as I recall, was ‘musquirt’, i.e., that yellow watery substance that comes out and ruins the bun just before the real thing. The following are some of the sites out there that continue this tradition: 1) http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/maddog/stuff/sniglets.html; 2) http://www.bertc.com/sniglets.htm. Also, there’s the Pseudo Dictionary (http://pseudodictionary.com/) where you can add your own.

Do you like the game Battleship? I did, and bought the electronic version years ago, but rarely found anyone who would play it. Now, I could just pointed my browser to http://www.thejerkyboys.com/adv/olgame.html and play against the website.

Ah, tis time for the SHAMELESS plug of the day (besides my own at http://surf.to/nethotspots). Today’s website is Caywood Elementary School’s web site located at http://www.caywood.org. As this is where my daughter has attended and will soon move on to high school from, I’d like to take a moment to thank all the educators who helped us grow and mature, me especially, throughout her years there. I can’t say thank you enough for all the time and effort you have given. Also, I know we are blessed with many very good schools with exceptional teachers in this area, and I’d like to thank you all for the devotion and skill you show each day helping to build a solid future for our children.

Gee Wally, I bet you’ve always wondered what to do with that same old drab toast? Read a drab website about it? Well sure, you can spice it up, oh crumb lover, with Dr. Toast's Tasty Toast Recipes (http://www.drtoast.com/recipes.html). This is one for the food network no doubt. Go figure.

I’m not sure what the point of Hecklers.com is, but it’s worth a peek. I interacted with a few of Capt. Kirk’s overacted redundancies, which ate up a moment or two. There was also something called "Operation: The Keith Richards Detox Edition," but that will have to wait until after wrestling.

Here’s a great equalizer, go to Celebs without makeup (http://www.deansplanet.com/nomakeup3.html) which should make you feel better as you look in the mirror (No? Must be my mirror...).

Want the quick and dirty low-down on the show you missed last night? Yeah, neither do I, but the authors of this site interject an interesting sense of humor as they tear down the best TV has to offer. Oh, and it’s appropriately titled ‘Television without Pity,’ (http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com). Sounds a bit redundant to me.

See the Al Qaeda Orientation Handbook at http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/content/al_qaeda. This will ask you to load Shockwave, a browser plug-in allowing you to view the animation, if you haven’t already done so sometime in the past.

And to combat the two dimensional nasties of comic book land, become a Super Hero with the Super Hero Generator (http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/comics/herogen/) where technology can now help you to become all you can be, which in my case was Gulla-Bull, able to squash the most boring sitcoms with puny pitiful putdowns by the use of my patented, gas generated TELE-VISION. Disguised as Normal Nussbaum, mild-mannered ad generator for a great rural newspaper... well, you get the picture.

There must have been some amusing talk around the family tables of these budding love-birds at http://www.tytherleigh.com/jokes/wedding.html where we find a such cute couplings as Gowen-Geter, MacDonald-Berger and the Wendt-Adaway nuptials.

Have you been abducted by aliens? Take the survey at http://www.abduct.com/survey.htm and see how you rate. It says, by way of disclaimer, this should not be taken by individuals suffering from diagnosed psychiatric disorders. So, by all means, if you’re not diagnosed yet, have at it!

Every time a new Pope is elected, there's a whole lot of rituals and ceremonies that have to be gone through, in accordance with tradition. Well there's one custom that very few people know about. Shortly after the new Pope is enthroned, the Chief Rabbi seeks an audience. He is shown into the Pope's presence, whereupon he presents him with a silver tray bearing a velvet cushion. On top of the cushion is an ancient, shriveled parchment envelope. The Pope symbolically stretches out his arm in a gesture of rejection. The Chief Rabbi then retires, taking the envelope with him and does not return until the next Pope is elected. John Paul II was intrigued by this ritual, whose origins were unknown to him. He instructed the best scholars of the Vatican to research it, but they came up with nothing. When the time came and the Chief Rabbi was shown into his presence, he faithfully enacted the ritual rejection but, as the Chief Rabbi turned to leave, he called him back. "My brother," the Holy Father whispered, "I must confess that we Catholics are ignorant of the meaning of this ritual enacted for centuries between us and you, the representative of the Jewish people. I have to ask you, what is it all about?" The Chief Rabbi shrugs and replies: "But we have no more idea than you do. The origin of the ceremony is lost in the traditions of ancient history." The Pope said: "Let us retire to my private chambers and enjoy a glass of wine together, then, with your agreement, we shall open the envelope and discover at last the secret." The Chief Rabbi agreed. Fortified in their resolve by the wine, they gingerly pried open the curling parchment envelope and with trembling fingers, the Chief Rabbi reached inside and extracted a folded sheet of similarly ancient paper. As the Pope peered over his shoulder, he slowly opened it. They both gasped with shock. It was the check for the Last Supper.

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