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<title><![CDATA[Make 'Em Laugh!]]></title>

<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:09:45 GMT
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<description>&lt;P&gt;I&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt; &lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4&gt;thought before I "hit the hay" I would read a bit of these and of course a chuckle came over me...much need after this last week.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4&gt;This is not a joke but did make my family laugh tonight while at hospital...as I was coming back to my son's room from the lu I notice a sign on the patient's wall next door that said, "feed patient" to which I thought of course they better feed him...oh Lori what a brain fart you had....poor fellow was unable to feed himself.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4&gt;Guess I better stop before I make a total fool of myself tonight...&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4&gt;Hugs to all...&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4&gt;Lori from Alberta....&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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<title><![CDATA[A laugh can ease the pain..]]></title>

<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:09:45 GMT
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<description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;A man gets into a hotel lift.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;He accidentally knocks his elbow into the bosom of a woman already standing there.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;He turns to her and says "If your heart is as soft as your bosom, I know you will forgive me."&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;She turns to him and replies "And if your willie is as hard as your elbow, I am in room 245".&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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<title><![CDATA[In The Lift (Elevator)]]></title>

<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:39:57 GMT
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Adam &lt;BR/&gt;was hanging around the garden of Eden feeling very &lt;BR/&gt;lonely.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;IMG id=EC_MA1.1218739978 height=1 src="http://us.f823.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download/us/ShowLetter?box=Inbox&amp;amp;MsgId=239_147680072_885253_2176_230667_0_35177_343788_2901446071&amp;amp;bodyPart=2.2.2.2.2&amp;amp;YY=72022&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;order=down&amp;amp;sort=date&amp;amp;pos=0&amp;amp;view=a&amp;amp;head=b&amp;amp;Idx=1" width=1 border=0/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000a1&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,0,161)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana color=maroon size=1&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;So, God asked &lt;BR/&gt;him, 'What's wrong with &lt;BR/&gt;you?'&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana color=green size=1&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Adam said he &lt;BR/&gt;didn't have anyone to talk &lt;BR/&gt;to.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana color=green size=2&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana color=#824200 size=1&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: rgb(130,66,0); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;God &lt;BR/&gt;said that He was going to make Adam a companion&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana size=1&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana size=1&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana size=1&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana size=1&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana size=1&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=purple&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: purple"&gt;and that it &lt;BR/&gt;would be a woman.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;IMG id=EC_MA2.1218739978 src="http://us.f823.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download/us/ShowLetter?box=Inbox&amp;amp;MsgId=239_147680072_885253_2176_230667_0_35177_343788_2901446071&amp;amp;bodyPart=2.2.2.2.3&amp;amp;YY=72022&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;order=down&amp;amp;sort=date&amp;amp;pos=0&amp;amp;view=a&amp;amp;head=b&amp;amp;Idx=1" width=1 border=0/&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=green&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: green"&gt;He said, 'This &lt;BR/&gt;pretty lady will gather food for you, she will cook for you, &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000a1&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,161)"&gt;and &lt;BR/&gt;when you discover clothing, she will wash them &lt;BR/&gt;for you&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;IMG id=EC_MA3.1218739978 height=1 src="http://us.f823.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download/us/ShowLetter?box=Inbox&amp;amp;MsgId=239_147680072_885253_2176_230667_0_35177_343788_2901446071&amp;amp;bodyPart=2.2.2.2.4&amp;amp;YY=72022&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;order=down&amp;amp;sort=date&amp;amp;pos=0&amp;amp;view=a&amp;amp;head=b&amp;amp;Idx=1" border=0/&gt;&lt;IMG id=EC_MA4.1218739978 src="http://us.f823.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download/us/ShowLetter?box=Inbox&amp;amp;MsgId=239_147680072_885253_2176_230667_0_35177_343788_2901446071&amp;amp;bodyPart=2.2.2.2.5&amp;amp;YY=72022&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;order=down&amp;amp;sort=date&amp;amp;pos=0&amp;amp;view=a&amp;amp;head=b&amp;amp;Idx=1" width=1 border=0/&gt;&lt;IMG id=EC_MA5.1218739978 height=1 src="http://us.f823.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download/us/ShowLetter?box=Inbox&amp;amp;MsgId=239_147680072_885253_2176_230667_0_35177_343788_2901446071&amp;amp;bodyPart=2.2.2.2.6&amp;amp;YY=72022&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;order=down&amp;amp;sort=date&amp;amp;pos=0&amp;amp;view=a&amp;amp;head=b&amp;amp;Idx=1" border=0/&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=green&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: green"&gt;She will always &lt;BR/&gt;agree with every decision you make and she will not &lt;BR/&gt;nag you, and will always be the first&amp;nbsp; to admit she was wrong when you've had a disagreement.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;She will praise you!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=green&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: green"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;She will bear your&amp;nbsp; children &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;IMG id=EC_MA7.1218739978 src="http://us.f823.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download/us/ShowLetter?box=Inbox&amp;amp;MsgId=239_147680072_885253_2176_230667_0_35177_343788_2901446071&amp;amp;bodyPart=2.2.2.2.8&amp;amp;YY=72022&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;order=down&amp;amp;sort=date&amp;amp;pos=0&amp;amp;view=a&amp;amp;head=b&amp;amp;Idx=1" width=1 border=0/&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=green&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: green"&gt;and never ask you to get up in the middle of the night to take care of &lt;BR/&gt;them.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=green&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: green"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=fuchsia&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: fuchsia"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;'She will&amp;nbsp; NEVER have a headache and will freely give you love &lt;BR/&gt;and passion whenever you need it.'&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;IMG id=EC_MA9.1218739978 src="http://us.f823.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download/us/ShowLetter?box=Inbox&amp;amp;MsgId=239_147680072_885253_2176_230667_0_35177_343788_2901446071&amp;amp;bodyPart=2.2.2.2.10&amp;amp;YY=72022&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;order=down&amp;amp;sort=date&amp;amp;pos=0&amp;amp;view=a&amp;amp;head=b&amp;amp;Idx=1" width=1 border=0/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0080&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,128)"&gt;Adam &lt;BR/&gt;asked God, 'What will a woman like this&amp;nbsp; cost?'&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;'An &lt;BR/&gt;arm and a leg.' &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana size=1&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;IMG id=EC_MA10.1218739978 height=1 src="http://us.f823.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download/us/ShowLetter?box=Inbox&amp;amp;MsgId=239_147680072_885253_2176_230667_0_35177_343788_2901446071&amp;amp;bodyPart=2.2.2.2.11&amp;amp;YY=72022&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;y5beta=yes&amp;amp;order=down&amp;amp;sort=date&amp;amp;pos=0&amp;amp;view=a&amp;amp;head=b&amp;amp;Idx=1" width=1 border=0/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana color=green size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Then &lt;BR/&gt;Adam asked, 'What can I get for&amp;nbsp;a rib?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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<description>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face="" size=2&gt;"Of course I won't laugh, I'm a professional Nurse. In over twenty years I've never laughed at a patient."&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face="" size=2&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"Okay then," Fred said and proceeded to drop his trousers, revealing the tiniest&amp;nbsp;willie the nurse had ever seen. &amp;nbsp;It couldn't have been bigger than the size of a AAA battery.&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Unable to control herself, the nurse started giggling then fell laughing to the floor. &amp;nbsp;Ten minutes later she was able to struggle to her feet and regain her composure.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; "I'm so sorry," said the nurse. I really am. I don't&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;know what came over me. &amp;nbsp;On my honour as a nurse and a lady, &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099 size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;I promise it won't happen again.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099 size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099 size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Now, what seems to be the problem?"&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099 size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"It's swollen," Fred replied.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nurses Should Not Laugh!]]></title>

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<description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;A little old man shuffled slowly into the 'Orange Dipper', an ice-&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;cream parlor in Leesburg, and pulled himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;After catching his breath he ordered a banana split.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;The waitress asked kindly, "Crushed nuts?"&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"No", he replied, "haemorrhoids"&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ouch!]]></title>

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<description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;21 Economic Models explained with Cows - 2008 update&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SOCIALISM&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have 2 cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You give one to your neighbour.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; COMMUNISM&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have 2 cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The State takes both and gives you some milk.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; FASCISM&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have 2 cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The State takes both and sells you some milk..&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; NAZISM&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have 2 cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The State takes both and shoots you.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; BUREAUCRATISM&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have 2 cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; the milk&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; away...&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You sell one and buy a bull.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You sell them and retire on the income.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SURREALISM&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two giraffes.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The government requires you to take harmonica lessons&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; AN AMERICAN CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ENRON VENTURE CAPITALISM&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; of&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank,&amp;nbsp; then execute a&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; four&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; to a&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; sells&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; one&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; more.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; you&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; with nine cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; No balance sheet provided with the release.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The public then buys your bull.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A FRENCH CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You go on strike, organise a riot, and block the roads, because you&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; want&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; three cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A JAPANESE CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; and&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; produce twenty times the milk.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You then create a clever cow cartoon image called 'Cowkimon' and&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; market it&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; worldwide.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A GERMAN CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month,&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; and milk&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; themselves.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; AN ITALIAN CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You decide to have lunch.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A RUSSIAN CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You count them and learn you have five cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You count them again and learn you have 2 cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A SWISS CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You charge the owners for storing them.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A CHINESE CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have 300 people milking them.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; productivity.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; AN INDIAN CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You worship them.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A BRITISH CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Both are mad.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; AN IRAQI CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Everyone thinks you have lots of cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You tell them that you have none.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; No-one believes you, so they bomb the **** out of you and invade your&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; country.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Democracy....&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Business seems pretty good.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You have two cows.&lt;BR/&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The one on the left looks very attractive&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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<title><![CDATA[Basic Economics]]></title>

<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:47:41 GMT
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<title><![CDATA[Old Age]]></title>

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<description>&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=3&gt;THE ITALIAN TOMATO GARDEN &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000 size=3&gt;An old Italian man lived alone in the country. He wanted to plant his tomato &lt;BR/&gt;garden, but it was very hard work and the ground was hard as rocks. His only &lt;BR/&gt;son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to &lt;BR/&gt;his son and described his predicament: &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;B&gt;Dear Vincent, &lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I am feeling pretty badly because it looks like I won't be able to plant my &lt;BR/&gt;tomato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up the hard &lt;BR/&gt;ground to plant a garden plot. I know if you were here my troubles would be &lt;BR/&gt;over. I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;B&gt;Love, Dad&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;A few days later he received a letter from his son. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;B&gt;Dear Dad, &lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Don't dig that garden! That's where I buried the bodies. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;B&gt;Love, Vinnie&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local l police arrived and dug up &lt;BR/&gt;the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and &lt;BR/&gt;left. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;That same day the old man received another letter from his son: &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;B&gt;Dear Dad, &lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the &lt;BR/&gt;circumstances. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;B&gt;Love you, Vinnie&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
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<title><![CDATA[Italian Style]]></title>

<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:58:59 GMT
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<description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Three old ladies were sitting side by side on patio chairs at their Orlando retirement home&amp;nbsp;chatting about the past.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;The first lady recalled from years past shopping at the local&amp;nbsp;store and demonstrated with her hands, the length and thickness of a cucumber she could buy for a penny.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;The second old lady nodded, adding that onions used to be much bigger and cheaper also and demonstrated the size of two big onions she could buy for a penny a piece.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000099&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;The third old lady remarked, 'I can't hear a word you're saying, but I remember the guy you're talking about.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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<title><![CDATA[Old Ladies]]></title>

<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:57:12 GMT
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<description>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0); FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;Gates vs. GM&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff6600&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)"&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=1&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;'If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.' &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating: &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics (and I just love this part): &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash........ &lt;BR/&gt;Twice a day.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt; &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt; &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single 'This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation' warning light. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;7. The airbag system would ask 'Are you sure?' before deploying. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#002a83 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(0,42,131)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;10. You'd have to press the 'Start' button to turn the engine off. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#c40000 size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(196,0,0)"&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Please share this with your friends who love - but sometimes hate - their computer!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gates vs. GM]]></title>

<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:49:15 GMT
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