@edgarblythe,
edgarblythe wrote:
97-Year-Old Dies Unaware Of Being Violin Prodigy
www.theonion.com
ROCKFORD, IL—Retired post office branch manager Nancy Hollander, 97, died at her home of natural causes Tuesday, after spending her life completely unaware that she was one of the most talented musicians of the past century and possessed the untapped ability to become a world-class violin virtuoso...
I'm confused by this story:
Quote:... remain oblivious to the national treasure Hollander would have become had she just picked up a violin even once.
Quote: ... unexploited musical genius who, had she ever taken in hand a freshly rosined bow ...
Quote:... "To be honest, she didn't have the best singing voice in the world," Davis said. "But she really put her heart and soul into it, and she had an uncanny ability to sing any hymn all the way through perfectly after hearing it just once." ...
Quote:... "When I grow up, I want to play the ukulele just like Grammy ...
I'm sure this person was a lovely lady, but how could anyone possibly know, if she had never played a violin, that she could have been a prodigy?
I remain sceptical.
@Reyn,
The Onion is a joke site. They are saying the woman had the talent, but was unaware of it. Now she is dead and can never know. Jokes lose their humor as you explain them.
@edgarblythe,
I didn't have the heart to tell him that.
@tsarstepan,
reyn is tough. He will be all right.
@edgarblythe,
Ah, okay. I wasn't aware it was a joke.
The important thing is that I got it now.
@Reyn,
I didn't get it either, Reyn man.
Love this, and it begins oddly and ends in humor.
http://www.values.com/inspirational-stories-tv-spots/100-Concert
letty, I saw that video on TV over the past few days. I like it.
Peter, a well known anti-Semite, walks into a bar and is about to order a drink when he sees a guy
close by with kippa, tzitzis, and payos. He doesn't have to be an Einstein to know that this guy is
Jewish.
So Peter shouts over to the bartender so everyone can hear, "Drinks for everyone in here, bartender,
but not for that guy over there," pointing to the Jewish guy.
Soon after the drinks have been handed out, Peter notices that the Jewish guy is smiling, and calls to
Peter and says, "Thank you." This infuriates him and in a loud voice, he once again orders drinks for everyone except the Jewish guy. But as before, this does not seem to worry the Jewish guy who continues
to smile, and again says, "Thank you."
So Peter says to the barman, "What's the matter with that guy over there? I've ordered two rounds
of drinks for everyone in the bar except that guy, and all he does is smile and thank me. Is something
wrong with him or something?"
"Not at all," replies the barman. "He's the owner."
Drinks are on me, for everybody except Robert.
Molester Watches Child Porn In Jail
www.youtube.com
A convicted felon is using a loophole in the law to review evidence in his own case which includes child pornography. Ana Kasparian and Richard.....
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby'
This book has just been banned from at least one school I know of
http://www.pilkey.com/bookview.php?id=33
@edgarblythe,
Odd indeed, edgar. Could be considered funny, however.
Another oddity.
This snake was found in Illinois
Now the humor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7a7rsjtPdQ&feature=related
@JLNobody,
Sometimes you crack me up, as they say, JL.
I don't like Sneaky Snake, letty. For one, he drinks all of our beer.
@Letty,
It'd be interesting to see how long that two headed snake could live. At least if it could live as long as a typical snake would.
Boy's body acts like magnet, attracts metal
AP Video
Published Friday, Jul. 08, 2011 9:59PM EDT
An 11-year-old boy in Brazil is drawing attention with a purported ability to attract metal objects to his body. Paulo David Amorim's abdomen, chest and back allow objects like spoons and scissors to stick to his body, according to TV footage.
Video:
http://www.canadaka.net/link.php?id=70452
@edgarblythe,
I read that the two heads fight each other for food!
@msolga,
Does that count as a sibling rivalry?
@tsarstepan,
I don't know, tsar.
It counts as hideously ghastly to me!
<shudder, shudder, shudder!>
@msolga,
Head 1: "Mummy liked me better then you!"
Head 2: "Nah-ah! Mama gave me control over the tail!
Quit hitting yourself!! Quit hitting yourself!! Quit hitting yourself!! Quit hitting yourself!!"
(tail repeatedly hits the snout of head 1)
