Friday :: 03 July 2009 :: 05:50 PM
175 days to Christmas!
1-800-I-Dont-Think-So may sound funny but it is what I have on my voice message in reference to salesmen. I heard this first in 1988 calling my brother-in-law using my truck phone (cell phone with a cord - if you can remember that!).
Driving through the country, I dialed the wrong number and this is the message I heard: "Sorry I am not home to answer the phone. If you are a friend or relative, please leave a message. If you are trying to sell us something, you may reach us at 1-800-I-Dont-Think-So."
Well, I tell you, I laughed so hard I almost drove straight into the ditch! Now it has been near twenty years, I have used the same message! Lot's of people dial my phone just to hear the message!
A Look Into The Future From The Vantage Of 1954
Dateline 1954 - a look fifty years into the future
Scientists from the Rand Corporation have created this model to illustrate how a 'home computer' could look like in the year 2004. However, the needed technology will not be economically feasible for the average home. Also, the scientists readily admit that the computer will require not yet invented technology to actually work, but fifty years from now scientific progress is expected to solve these problems. With the teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use.
Random Humor: Hunting Buddies
Sam and Dave were to hunting buddies that were constantly trying to outdo each other. If Sam bought a new gun, Dave bought a better one. When Dave bought a twelve foot boat, Sam bought an eighteen footer.
One day they went duck hunting, each bringing their dog, both retrievers, and the competition sparked again.
"My dog is the best there is," said Sam as he lifted his shotgun and fired at a duck overhead. As the bird fell, the dog took off from the shore, caught the bird before it hit the water and immediately did the backstroke, keeping the duck dry all the way back and laid it at Sam's feet.
"How's that, huh?" gloated Sam.
Dave fired into a flock of ducks, downing one. Immediately his dog took off running on the water, caught the duck before it hit the water and ran back on the surface of the water, bringing it back to its master.
"Tell me what you think of that!" crowed Dave.
"Personally," replied Sam, "I wouldn't own a dog that couldn't swim."