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William Tell Overture Mom Video
Dancing Cockatoo
Talking Dogs Video
Learn What Kind of Dog You Are
Fun quiz to help you decide what kind of dog you would be...IF you were a dog. This would probably help you decide what kind of dog to buy, too!
The Birth of a Hummingbird
This is truly amazing. Be sure to click on next page at the bottom of
each page; there are 5 pages in all. A lady found a hummingbird nest and
got pictures all the way from the egg to leaving the nest. Took 24 days
from birth to flight. Because you'll probably never in your lifetime see
this again, enjoy; and please share.
Funny Website from Erin
I like things that are fun. My daughter, Erin, sent me a website that is hysterical. Well, actually, she sent me a
link to a newspaper clipping about a guy she knew when she was young because they both went to the same babysitter.
His name is Johnny Lechner. He likes to be called JohnnyLechner.com and that's pretty funny in itself. Don't you think? Johnny's been going to the University of Whitewater in Wisconsin for 11 years...as an undergraduate. He thought he might graduate this year, but he decided to postpone it because the one thing he's never done while an
undergrad is run for president of the student association. Of course, he has more than enough credits to graduate—250 of them, as a matter of fact.
Johnny, who's 28, used to date Rhiannon, a friend of Erin's, for about three years. And in April 2005, Rhiannon married another guy. I'll bet her parents were happy the relationship with Peter Pan—I mean Johnny Lechner—didn't end up in marriage.
Take a look at his site for a little bit of entertainment today, and don't think about dating him unless you're about 19. That's one of the things Johnny likes about being in college. The never-ending sea of beautiful, fresh 19-year-olds. Go here to check him out:
JohnnyLechner.com
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Jokes of the Week
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How do you market to a unique rabbit?
Unique up on it.
How do you market to a tame rabbit?
Tame way, unique up on it.
Watch what you put in your advertising...
-->An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the Spanish market which promoted the Pope's visit. Instead of "I saw the Pope" (el Papa), the shirts read "I saw the potato" (la papa).
-->Pepsi's "Come alive with the Pepsi Generation" translated into "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave," in Chinese.
-->Coors put its slogan, "Turn it loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer from diarrhea."
-->When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the U.S., with the beautiful baby on the label. Later they learned that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the label of what's inside, since most people can't read English.
Marketing moral: If you are planning to market your products in another country or language, make sure you understand the cultural system and the language.
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More Marketing Jokes
Here
are some other places to have a little fun:
#1-7 of 20 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Level of Insanity:
** At lunchtime, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
** Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.
** Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.
** Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "in."
** Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
** In the memo field of all your checks, write "for s*exual favors."
** Finish all your sentences with "in accordance with the prophecy."
The Virus We Really Hope Not to Get!
Computer viruses and worms are a real problem for those of
us who need a computer to do our business. I do hope you
have a virus protection program actively working on your
computer.
But even the most advanced programs from Norton or McAfee
cannot take care of this "virus," which appears to affect
those who were born prior to 1960.
Symptoms:
1. Causes you to send the same email twice.
2. Causes you to send a blank email.
3. Causes you to send email to the wrong person.
4. Causes you to send it back to the person who sent it to
you.
5. Causes you to forget to attach the attachment.
6. Causes you to hit "SEND" before you've finished.
7. Causes you to hit "DELETE" instead of "SEND."
8. Causes you to hit "SEND" when you should "DELETE."
IT IS CALLED THE "C-NILE VIRUS."
The 3 Pigs
Three Little Pigs went out to dinner one night. The waiter comes and takes their drink order.
"I would like a Sprite," said the first little piggy.
"I would like a Coke," said the second little piggy.
"I want water, lots and lots of water," said the third little piggy.
The drinks are brought out and the waiter takes their orders for dinner.
"I want a nice big steak," said the first piggy.
"I would like the salad plate," said the second piggy.
"I want water, lots and lots of water," said the third little piggy.
The meals were brought out and a while later the waiter approached the table and asked if the piggies would like any dessert.
"I want a banana split," said the first piggy.
"I want a root beer float," said the second piggy.
"I want water, lots and lots of water," exclaimed the third little piggy.
"Pardon me for asking," said the waiter to the third little piggy, "but why have you only ordered water all evening?"
You're gonna LOVE me for this....
The third piggy says -
"Well, somebody has to go 'Wee, wee, wee, all the way home!"
The Longevity Game
Here's a little bit of fun isn't about marketing, but it could be about how much money you will need when you retire. It's a quiz to help you figure out how long you
will live, based on your health and lifestyle
Cute sayings from AhaJokes.com:
- A boss with no humor is like a job that is no fun.
- A clean tie attracts the soup of the day.
- A closed mouth gathers no foot.
Tax-Day Joke from Conan O'Brien:
"Earlier today, the White House released President Bush's tax return. Not surprisingly, under dependents, the President listed Iraq."
