[GOANET] Fwd: DOG FOR SALE

2003-01-30 Thread Allwyn Carvalho
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>DOG FOR SALE
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>In Tennessee, a guy sees a sign in front of a house:
>"Talking Dog for Sale." He rings the bell and the
>owner tells him the dog is in the backyard. The
>guy goes into the backyard and sees a black mutt
>just sitting there.
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>"You talk?" he asks.
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>"Yep," the mutt replies.
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>"So, what's your story?"
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>The mutt looks up and says, "Well, I discovered this
>gift pretty young and I wanted to help the government,
>so I told the CIA about my gift, and in no time they had
>me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms
>with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a
>dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most
>valuable spies eight years running. The jetting around
>really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any
>younger and I wanted to settle down. So I signed up
>for a job at the airport to do some undercover
>security work, mostly wandering near suspicious
>characters and listening in. I uncovered some
>incredible dealings there and was awarded a batch of
>medals. Had a wife, a mess of puppies, and now I'm
>just retired."
>
>The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the
>owner what he wants for the dog.
>
>The owner says, "Ten dollars."
>
>The guy says, "This dog is amazing. Why on earth are
>you selling him, so cheap?"
>
>The owner replies, "He's such a liar. He didn't do
>any of that stuff..."



[GOANET] Fwd: WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ

2003-01-28 Thread Allwyn Carvalho
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>WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ
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>(Passing requires 4 correct answers)
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>1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
>2) Which country makes Panama hats?
>3) From which animal do we get catgut?
>4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
>5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
>6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
>7) What was King George VI's first name?
>8) What color is a purple finch?
>9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
>10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
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>All done? Check your answers below!
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>ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ
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>1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
>*116 years
>2) Which country makes Panama hats?
>*Ecuador
>3) From which animal do we get cat gut?
>*Sheep and Horses
>4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
>*November
>5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
>*Squirrel fur
>6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
>*Dogs
>7) What was King George VI's first name?
>*Albert
>8) What color is a purple finch?
>*Crimson
>9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
>*New Zealand
>10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
>*Orange, of course.
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>What do you mean you failed?
>Pass this on to some other brilliant friends . . .



Re: [GOANET] Interesting article on Iraq.

2003-01-27 Thread Allwyn Carvalho
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I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not in
Taffy came to my house and stole a rolling pin.
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed
I took a big stone and broke Taffy's head.

gabriel wrote:
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> Observer | I'm losing patience with my neighbours, Mr BushI thought I'd
> share this article with you I found it rather worthwile Cheers Gabe.
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> Comment
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> I'm losing patience with my neighbours, Mr Bush
> Terry Jones
> Sunday January 26, 2003
> The Observer
> I'm really excited by George Bush's latest reason for bombing Iraq: he's
> running out of patience. And so am I!
> For some time now I've been really pissed off with Mr Johnson, who lives a
> couple of doors down the street. Well, him and Mr Patel, who runs the health
> food shop. They both give me queer looks, and I'm sure Mr Johnson is
> planning something nasty for me, but so far I haven't been able to discover
> what. I've been round to his place a few times to see what he's up to, but
> he's got everything well hidden. That's how devious he is.
> As for Mr Patel, don't ask me how I know, I just know - from very good
> sources - that he is, in reality, a Mass Murderer. I have leafleted the
> street telling them that if we don't act first, he'll pick us off one by
> one.
> Some of my neighbours say, if I've got proof, why don't I go to the police?
> But that's simply ridiculous. The police will say that they need evidence of
> a crime with which to charge my neighbours.
> They'll come up with endless red tape and quibbling about the rights and
> wrongs of a pre-emptive strike and all the while Mr Johnson will be
> finalising his plans to do terrible things to me, while Mr Patel will be
> secretly murdering people. Since I'm the only one in the street with a
> decent range of automatic firearms, I reckon it's up to me to keep the
> peace. But until recently that's been a little difficult. Now, however,
> George W. Bush has made it clear that all I need to do is run out of
> patience, and then I can wade in and do whatever I want!
> And let's face it, Mr Bush's carefully thought-out policy towards Iraq is
> the only way to bring about international peace and security. The one
> certain way to stop Muslim fundamentalist suicide bombers targeting the US
> or the UK is to bomb a few Muslim countries that have never threatened us.
> That's why I want to blow up Mr Johnson's garage and kill his wife and
> children. Strike first! That'll teach him a lesson. Then he'll leave us in
> peace and stop peering at me in that totally unacceptable way.
> Mr Bush makes it clear that all he needs to know before bombing Iraq is that
> Saddam is a really nasty man and that he has weapons of mass destruction -
> even if no one can find them. I'm certain I've just as much justification
> for killing Mr Johnson's wife and children as Mr Bush has for bombing Iraq.
> Mr Bush's long-term aim is to make the world a safer place by eliminating
> 'rogue states' and 'terrorism'. It's such a clever long-term aim because how
> can you ever know when you've achieved it? How will Mr Bush know when he's
> wiped out all terrorists? When every single terrorist is dead? But then a
> terrorist is only a terrorist once he's committed an act of terror. What
> about would-be terrorists? These are the ones you really want to eliminate,
> since most of the known terrorists, being suicide bombers, have already
> eliminated themselves.
> Perhaps Mr Bush needs to wipe out everyone who could possibly be a future
> terrorist? Maybe he can't be sure he's achieved his objective until every
> Muslim fundamentalist is dead? But then some moderate Muslims might convert
> to fundamentalism. Maybe the only really safe thing to do would be for Mr
> Bush to eliminate all Muslims?
> It's the same in my street. Mr Johnson and Mr Patel are just the tip of the
> iceberg. There are dozens of other people in the street who I don't like and
> who - quite frankly - look at me in odd ways. No one will be really safe
> until I've wiped them all out.
> My wife says I might be going too far but I tell her I'm simply using the
> same logic as the President of the United States. That shuts her up.
> Like Mr Bush, I've run out of patience, and if that's a good enough reason
> for the President, it's good enough for me. I'm going to give the whole
> street two weeks - no, 10 days - to come out in the open and hand over all
> aliens and interplanetary hijackers, galactic outlaws and interstellar
> terrorist masterminds, and if they don't hand them over nicely and say
> 'Thank you', I'm going to bomb th

Re: [GOANET] Welcome new members!

2003-01-23 Thread Allwyn Carvalho
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Herman,
Thanks for including me in this email group.  Here's my brief intro: I'm a Carvalho 
from Carona.  My parents still live there.  For me, Alameda, California is now my home 
away from home.

I was a member of this group several (12?) years ago, and I'm happy to see that it is 
still alive and kicking.  I haven't seen anything like this -- a great forum for 
healthy, vibrant, discussion.  [Thank God for email filters, if not I wouldn't get any 
work done ;]

While I'm here: are there any hikers in the SF Bay Area region?  Please email me 
directly: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED].
a//


Herman Carneiro wrote:
> Dear Goanetters,
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> I would like to thank all those of you who sent Goanet email addresses as a
> Christmas gift. We received:
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> 136 new members for Goanet
> 28 new members for Goanews
> 164 TOTAL
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> I also want to welcome the new members to Goanet. I hope that you will
> introduce yourselves and tell us a little bit about yourself. Please feel
> free to post articles, participate in discussion and volunteer to help run
> Goanet.
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> Best wishes,
> 
> - Herman



Re: [GOANET] This is not a war

2003-01-22 Thread Allwyn Carvalho
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Good article.  Thanks for sharing.
a//

> Just wanted to share with this group what I think is one of the sharpest 
> comments on the US/UK 's planned aggression on Iraq. Some might find it 
> interesting..PD