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Inane Inanities

1. “In 1750, Jacques Ferron was caught having sex with an ass and sentenced to death. To add insult to injury, the ass had a character witness:

The prior to the convent … and the principal inhabitants of the commune of Vanvres signed a certificate stating that they had known the said she-ass for four years, and that she had always shown herself to be virtuous and well-behaved both at home and abroad and had never given occasion of scandal to any one, and that therefore ‘they were willing to bear witness that she is in word and deed and in all her habits of life a most honest creature.’

The ass was acquitted, and Ferron hanged.

From Edward Payson Evans, The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals, 1906.”

2. When I used to go to training an obvious time-filling devise was to gather in groups and do little assignments. I also hated them for what they were: merely ways to get through a specified period of time, ergo, time for the trainers to kick back and not do their jobs. In college I much prefered the lecture style of learning. I was a voracious note-taker and still have many that were not destroyed in the Great Flood of BFE.

All this is a way to say that I despise the time-chewing waste of fistfights in movies and TV that go on forever. It is nothing more than lazy writing and a way to get to the next scene or commercial. The cheaper and more lazy the writing, the more fisticuffs. Now my proof: look at AFI's top ten movies of all time. No fight scene in Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Godfather, Gone With the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, The Wizard of Oz, The Graduate, Schindler's List, Singin In the Rain, or It's a Wonderful Life. Yes, there are single swings in GWTW, Casablanca, and It's a Wonderful Life, but non that last longer than 3 seconds. It's the obligatory 10 minute fistfights we see in all westerns, and most action movies and TV series. It's sloppy and time-consuming, and a total bore.

3. When did the word po`lice´ turn in to po'lice?

4. Buttons were invented in 1650. As is the case with new things people overdid it. They over-buttoned their dresses, hats, and pants. This is why on suit coats there are three or four buttons on each sleeve. It's a holdover from earlier times.

5. There are two Starbucks within 2 blocks of where I am here in St. Pete and I have yet to go in one.

6. Very pleased the Mets have cleaned house with a new General Manager and Field Manager.  Perhaps we can turn things around from the past few years and get some excitment going for real baseball instead of always the fantasy part of it.  Watch below the video of some Met's fans upon finding out who the next manager will be.



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Apparently we are known at Three Birds, where Brendan works.

8. This article appeared in the St. Pete Times:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/article1129535.ece

In short, it explains what the city is doing to wash away the stench of urine from the homeless downtown.

9. I applied for this job in Craigslist:

construction helper p/t (Pinellas)

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Date: 2010-10-23, 9:11PM EDT
Reply to: job-ztwgx-2022337671@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

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Northern part Pinellas. Part time. Own transportation. Paid by the hour. e-mail your qualifications and salary required.


•Location: Pinellas
•Compensation: $1000.00 hr
•This is a part-time job.
•Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
•Please, no phone calls about this job!
•Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.


PostingID: 2022337671
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I imagine a lot of people did. I haven't heard anything yet.

12. Did you know Mohammed (and its various spellings) ranks as the #1 baby boys' name in England today?

13.  Met's Fans reacting to Terry Collin's hiring as new manager:



15.  One of the nice things about living in the city is one's ability to wear anything and nobody gives a rat's ass.  This woman dyed her hair this and was walking around downtown.  I was the only one in shock.  I repeat:  this is not a wig.


16.  And finally, watch soon for our Christmas video.  December 2nd to be exact.

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