THE BIG 55 COMING SOON…

Keep your eyes pealed for a letter, coming in January, announcing our 55th Reunion…hoping this will be another biggie reunion…so keep posted.

For now know that: It will be in two parts: PART ONE IN bALTIMORE….A big luncheon at Eagle’s Nest Country Club being planned by Sally Shake and Arlen Kelly.  Then Brunch Sunday Morning.

PART TWO: cHECK IN AT DUNES MANOR HOTEL IN OCEAN CITY, MD!!!\

Do both parts, we hope, or just one or the other…your option.  We plan on a 3 day stay in OC (Sun check in; check out Weds) / Hotel Rates 1/2 price (great fee) all rooms ocean front.

]MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW!!!!

IF THE SHOE FITS…

In a Chicago hospital, a gentleman had made several attempts to get into the men’s restroom, but it had always been occupied.

A nurse noticed his predicament.

Sir, she said ” You may use the ladies room if you promise not to touch any of the buttons on the wall.”

He did what he needed to, and as he sat there he noticed the buttons he had promised not to touch.

Each button was identified by letters: WW, WA, PP, and a red one labeled ATR.

Who would know if he touched them?

He couldn’t resist.. He pushed ‘WW’. Warm water was sprayed gently upon his bottom.

What a nice feeling, he thought. Men’s restrooms don’t have nice things like this.

Anticipating greater pleasure, he pushed the WA button. Warm air replaced the warm water, gently drying his underside.

When this stopped, he pushed the PP button. A large powder puff caressed his bottom adding a fragile scent of spring flower to this
unbelievable pleasure.. The ladies restroom was more than a restroom, it is tender loving pleasure.

When the powder puff completed its pleasure, he couldn’t wait to push the ATR button which he knew would be supreme ecstasy.

Next thing he knew he opened his eyes, he was in a hospital bed, and a nurse was staring down at him.

“What happened?” he exclaimed. The last thing I remember was pushing the ATR button.

“The button ATR is an Automatic Tampon Remover. Your penis is under your pillow.”

… MEN NEVER LISTEN

 

Some Good Stuff from Barbara Torode

THE TRULY PROFESSIONAL PROCRASTINATOR

. . .does nothing in the first place.

. . .makes lists of things NOT to do, then crosses them off as he doesn’t do them

. . . has never done anything that is no sooner said than.

 

. ,.asks “which came last- the chicken or the egg?”

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Years ago,  Jim & I joined this protest. Les Was, the Pres, is a friend

EARLY BIRDS CATCH — ?

       A bunch of Procrastinators Club members, fed up (to here) with the “Early Bird Specials” concept, decided at long last, to take action, in spite of the negativism that “action” signifies.

       We went to Seafood Shanty restaurant in Willow Grove, Pa., and protested during their busy lunch period, carrying signs that read, “Give Late Birds A Break!” . . . “Down with Early Bird Specials and Fast Food!”. . . “Why not Late Bird Specials?”. . . “Late lunches are Better than Early Dinners”. . .”Procrastinators Finally Take a Stand Agaisnt Early Bird Specials!”

        We felt that restaurants all over (especially Florida, where the state bird is the the Early Bird) were putting one over on us with the early bargains being over before people are even hungry.  It was time for procrastinators to get a break for a change. After all, we are in the majority.

        The protest worked.  Joe Gentile, owner of the chain, vowed to henceforth offer only “Bird Specials”, without specifying any particular bird type.  He was very nice about it. He invited us all inside, out of the rain, to have lunch on the house.

And in keeping with the procrastinator doctrine, service was very slow.

Barbara Torode

torodesign@verizon.net

215-242-8442

Jim Smart’s Philadelphia  web site  http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8mi77/

You could have heard a pin drop….

 

 

 

 

 

A former student of mine sent me this email, and this is one time, I am proud to share it with others.

 

 

You could have heard a pin drop                                                    When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building’ by George Bush.               He answered by saying, ‘Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.’         You could have heard a pin drop.               There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying ‘Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done?  He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What  does he intended to do, bomb them?’        A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: ‘Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical powe r to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?’           You could have heard a pin drop.                  A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries.         Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their dr inks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.’ He then asked, ‘Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?’        Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied ‘Maybe it’s because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn’t have to speak German.’          You could have heard a pin drop.                           AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE…                 Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.  At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.        ’You have been to France before, monsieur?’ the customs officer asked sarcastically.        Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously         Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.’        The American said,  ”The last time I was here, I didn’t have to show it.     ’Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France!’        The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ”Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn’t find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.’                                    You could have heard a pin drop.                                                                If you are proud, pass this on!                                                    If not delete it.

 

oh, well….

MEN NEVER LISTEN…….

 

In a Chicago hospital, a gentleman had made several attempts to get into the men’s restroom, but it had always been occupied.

A nurse noticed his predicament.

Sir, she said ” You may use the ladies room if you promise not to touch any of the buttons on the wall.”

He did what he needed to, and as he sat there he noticed the buttons he had promised not to touch.

Each button was identified by letters: WW, WA, PP, and a red one labeled ATR.

Who would know if he touched them?

He couldn’t resist.. He pushed ‘WW’. Warm water was sprayed gently upon his bottom.

What a nice feeling, he thought. Men’s restrooms don’t have nice things like this.

Anticipating greater pleasure, he pushed the WA button. Warm air replaced the warm water, gently drying his underside.

When this stopped, he pushed the PP button. A large powder puff caressed his bottom adding a fragile scent of spring flower to this
unbelievable pleasure.. The ladies restroom was more than a restroom, it is tender loving pleasure.

When the powder puff completed its pleasure, he couldn’t wait to push the ATR button which he knew would be supreme ecstasy.

Next thing he knew he opened his eyes, he was in a hospital bed, and a nurse was staring down at him.

“What happened?” he exclaimed. The last thing I remember was pushing the ATR button.

“The button ATR is an Automatic Tampon Remover. Your penis is under your pillow.”

… MEN NEVER LISTEN

SHOULDA WOULDA COULDA….

SHOULDA…WOULDA…COULDA….OR………

The Greatest Slights in the History of Movies
(OSCAR CALIBER PERFORMANCES THAT SHOULD HAVE WON
but were SLIGHTED by Academy Voters)

THE LADIES:

1. DORIS DAY….5 slights;1 nomination; no wins
(Record holder as # 1 Female Box Office Attraction in history)
“Love Me or Leave Me” (not even a nomination!!!!)
“The Man Who Knew Too Much”
“Calamity Jane” (classic performance)
“Young at Heart”
“Midnight Lace”
“Pillow Talk” (at least a nomination..but not a winner)

2. JUDY GARLAND….(3 slights:2 nominations; no wins)
(Always among the top 20 moneymakers in the movies)
“Meet Me in St. Louis” (an acknowledged classic)
“A Star is Born” ( a nomination, but no winner)
“Judgement at Nuremberg” (nomination, but no winner)
“Easter Parade”
“Summer Stock”

3. DEBORAH KERR: (3 slights, 6 nominations; 0 wins)

  (always gave a top rated performance)

  “Edward My Son” (nomination; no win)

  “From Here to Eternity” (nomination; no win)

  “The King and I” (nomination; no win)

  “Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison” (nomination;no win)

  “Separate Tables” (nomination; no win)

  “The Sundowners” (nomination; no win)

  “Tea and Sympathy”

  “An Affair to Remember”

 “ Beloved Infidel”

4. RITA HAYWORTH: (never nominated;5 slights)
(gigantic sex symbol and famous sweater girl; 40’s/50’s)
“Gilda”
“Cover Girl”
“Miss Sadie Thompson”
“Pal Joey”
“Separate Tables”

5. MARILYN MONROE (5 slights/no nominations)
(Biggest sex symbol in the history of the movies)
“Niagra”
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”
“Seven Year Itch”
“Bus Stop” (superior performance)
“Some Like it Hot”

THE MEN:

1. ROCK HUDSON (6 slights/ 1 nomination/ no wins)
(world film favorite 4 years in a row)
“Giant” (nomination; no winner)
“A Farewell To Arms”
“Something of Value”
“Pillow Talk”
“Seconds”
“Ice Station Zebra”

2. PETER O’TOOLE (8 nominations; no wins)
(unbelievable, isn’t it????)
“Lawrence of Arabia” (nomination; no win)
“Beckett” (nomination; no win)
“Lion in Winter” (nomination; no win)
“Goodbye Mr. Chips” (nomination; no win)
“The Ruling Class” (nomination; no win)
“The Stunt Man” (nomination; no win)
“My Favorite Year” (nomination; no win)
“Venus” (nomination; no win)

3. GENE KELLY ( 5 slights; 1 nomination; no wins)
(major film influence in movie musicals of 40’s and 50’s)

“For Me and My Gal”
“Cover Girl”
“Anchors Away” (nomination; no win)
“On The Town”
“An American in Paris”
“Singing in the Rain” (not even a nomination!!!)

4. ALFRED HITCHCOCK ( 7 slights; 6 nominations/ no wins)
(undoubtedly one of most famous directors of all time)
“Rebecca” (nomination; no win)
“Suspicion”
“Lifeboat” (nomination; no win)
“Spellbound” (nomination;no win)
“Rear Window” (nomination; no win)
“Psycho” (nomination; no win)
“Rope”
“To Catch A Thief”
“The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1956 version)
“The Wrong Man”
“Vertigo”
“North by Northwest”
“The Birds”

5. CARY GRANT (13 slights/NO NOMINATIONS/NO WINS)
(considered the “greatest male movie star of all time”)
“Bringing Up Baby”
“Gunga Din”
“My Favorite Wife”
“Philadelphia Story”
“Suspicion”
“Arsenic and Old Lace”
“Night and Day”
“Notorious”
“The Bishop’s Wife”
“To Catch a Thief”
“An Affair to Remember”
“North by Northwest”
“That Touch of Mink”

TEST YOUR BRAIN (Read directions carefully)

This is interesting !!! See if your brain is as old as your body
~
> or ~ (perish the thought) ~ OLDER !!
>
>                \
>
>               Read the following instructions since the game is in Japanese:
>
>                     Procedure of  Flash Fabrica Game:
>                     1. Touch ’start’
>                     2. Wait for 3, 2, 1.
>                     3. Memorize the number’s position on the screen, then
click
> the circle from the SMALLEST number to the BIGGEST number.
>                     4. At the end of game, computer will tell you how old your
> brain.
>                     Good luck !!
>                     http://flashfabrica.com/f_learning/brain/brain.html

We never know how much we influence someone else…..

With a stroke of a pen, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man in this stirring short film by Alonso Alvarez. (A Cannes Film Festival Short Film WinnerP:

http://en.zappinternet.com/video/nilSqaMboM/HISTORIA-DE-UN-LETRERO-THE-STORY
 

 

Did you ever wonder how long you have?

 Life Expectancy Calculator
>     >
>Be honest in answering the questions, or you won’t get the correct answers!
http://www.peterrussell.com/Odds/RealAge.php
>

IN CASE YOU HAVE NOT BEEN THERE LATELY……

Be sure to check our website WWW.THS55.COM for the details regarding the Ocean City Gettogether this coming October. Some rooms are still available…SO HURRY, MAKE YOUR PHONE CALL, AND RESERVE THE DATES!!

This annual get together at the Ocean has become such a fun thing that we decided to do it every year in October, just after Sunfest the week before, when we can get the special ocean front room rates.

Last year, Jeri Wagner Cushman was in charge, and we had a wonderful three days together.  This year, Bob Gay has taken the helm for the event, and he promises a good time for all.

So….BE SURE TO SIGN UP NOW!!!!

See ya at the ocean!!!