Cross Fit Training Knowledge Base
How many miles a day to get fit? I started bicycling about a year ago. I am up to about 10 miles in a 45 minute period and stuck there. I've been thinking that I"m not getting enough exercise though and considering switching to jogging. Do folks who use bicycling as exercise HAVE to cross train to see results?
Cross country/running training? My school has the cross country on Friday 18th May. This year, it's not compulsory, so the only people in it will be really good. I have never run a cross country race before, but I would really like to. How often should I train to be able to run 3km? I play basketball and soccer and I am reasonably fit, just not that fit. Any other tips?
cross country training..PLEASE HELP! first good answer gets full points.? okay so its june..i still have about a month or two to get ready..but im really unfit. i know how to be fit and all that but it takes time, so i was wondering the best way to do it quick, and fun. i usually run every day but with it being so hot outside i havent ran since the last week of school, but ive been walking a lot. how can i get into better shape for cross country, in a quick, or fun way????????
Does anyone have a good training schedule for a 47 year old man who wants to run a marathon? My dad is 47 years old and he used to run cross country in high school. He has always wanted to run a marathon but has never gotten around to do so. While he has not run in years, he is still pretty thin and doesn't have any major health problems. Does anyone know a schedule that will gradually get him fit enough to run a marathon (at least finish)? He's probably going to need to start off really really slow. All advice (diet, training schedules, stretching excercises, length of time he should train) will be appreciated. Thanks.
How do I lose muslce mass without gaining fat? I am a competitive swimmer with defined arms. I am cross training by running. I would like for my arms to get smaller and so far a month after my season ended, they shrunk half an inch but stopped shrinking. I would like for them to get smaller. Is this possible? I am running five days a week for track and my coach has us lift some weights. I also swim three times a week just to stay in swimming shape. I am fit, but would also like to lose more body fat, especially in my legs.
How do I choose the best athletic shoe? I go to the gym 3-4 times a week and walk (3.5-4.5 miles) right now (mainly gravel and dirt roads, rain or shine, some early morning icing in the winter), but hope to begin a walk/run program soon. I have heard cross- training shoes are not good for running, and that running shoes are not recommended for distance walking. Is there one type of shoe that would fit all my needs, or perhaps it would be best to buy two pair of shoes?
Running Training Plan Questions.....? Hi All... This is what I currently do: Monday: Cross train (Aikido) Tuesday: 3.5mile easy run Wednesday: Rest Thursday: 3.5 mile easy run Friday: 3.5 mile spead play run (Fartlek) Saturday: Cross train (Aikido) Sunday: Long run 6 miles and increasing a mile a week (dropping back every 4th week) Question is as I increase my long run every week do I keep the easy runs the same distance? Or should these increase periodically too? And if so by what increments? My goal, for now, is a half marathon in September. Other info: Been running 3 months (have been fitted for shoes). 5k time: 21.45 10k time: 49.14 Thanks for your help! Regards, Firstly Aikido is a martial art and burns more calories (and increases your heartrate) WAY more than a gym wouldnso is good overall training. Secondly, Dave, you haven't answered my question. OBVIOUSLY I was asking for advice on how to change my running (how much of an increase etc) as I suspected I should do so. Also I AM increasing my long run slowly as suggested previously... I thought running 4 times a week is a good start... Clearly you think otherwise, even if you cant be bothered to say why...
Can I get deals on Amtrak for a cross country trip? I want to travel by train from Massachusetts to Arkansas and then back. I'm traveling alone with 4 kids (ages 1 to 11). Does Amtrak have any options for this as far as fitting all of us into one sleeping compartment? And, most importantly, do they ever have sales or discounts on their fares when you are traveling in more than one zone?
Does anybody have any advice for training an unbroke pony? My horses are broke, but we bought a pony that was supposedly broken already, but he will not let a saddle make contact w/ his back at all. Riding lessons hasn't helped much. The only person he lets ride him is me, and that is bareback while he is eating or cross-tied. And just because we can't ride him doesn't mean he isn't fit; he is VERY healthy for a 10 year old pony. But the thing that gets me is that he has bucked everybody who tries to ride him, including my dad. I think that somebody out there MUST know what to do about him. Please answer if you have got any ideas, and DON'T say "sell him" because I have grown really attached to him, and so has my family.
blisters on the bottom of my feet from running? i have just switched over from track to cross country training. The shoes i have are too wide and my foot slips some when i run. This along with cross country terrain is forming blisters on the ball of my feet. I am getting new shoes that fit better but they had to order my size and it will be a couple of weeks. Does anyone have any suggestions what i should do in the mean time besides not running. I am already using the band aid blister block. Also is doubling up on socks a good or bad idea?
How much will my running be effected after a month off of running? I'm going to be off for at least 3 weeks, probably a month because I'm getting jaw surgery at the end of June. I'm just finishing track season, running a 4:15 1500m and a 9:26 3000m, which is really good for me, and I kind of want to stay fit for cross-country training ... I was going to take a week or maybe two off anyway, but 3 weeks to a month is a lot. Will it be hard to get back into shape? I have a history of shin splints, so this might also be a problem ... Also, I was thinking of doing stability training when I get the surgery. My mouth will be locked shut, so I won't be able to breath very hard, but things like standing on one leg/stair exercises/calf raises/walking on the back of my foot won't be too bad. Is this a good idea? Any help will really be appreciated. =)
Should I get my bike fitted? I'm starting my training for a triathlon (I've been very physically active for a while, but not cross-training). I'm looking into buying either an inexpensive new or used road bike so I can start training but plan on buying a tri-bike later this summer. What type of fitting specs should I look for/about what size would I need? Any tips on fitting if I were to look to buy a bike online somewhere? Any general tips on things to look for in a bike would be VERY, VERY appreciated. I know NOTHING about bikes. Thanks
i want to start cross country, but wondering if i could make it? I really want to start cross country I like running but I don't know if I have the endurance to do it My mile time is pretty slow (8.30-9.15) and Im not as physically fit as the runners but im also not overweight oh yea..i also have asthma but it doesn't kick in that much any more also, during the summer training camp the runners run about 4-8 miles everyday on weekdays i'm really scared that if i join, i will literally throw up on the first run so yea any suggestions or training tips??
My feet fall asleep while I'm on the elliptical...? New Year - new hobby. I'm determined to become a Gym-Rat. I love cardio and perfer it to weight training, but whenever I'm on the elliptical machine my feet fall asleep and I get pins and needles...why? My shoes fit correctly and they are for cross training. What should I do?
cross country want to make varsity? What are the maximum miles I should be runnning a day? How many long runs in the week should I do? I will do anything to make varsity. I was thinking of joining an adult swim team that meets 3 days a week for an 1hour and 30 minutes, and will be riding my bike around once I buy a new one. I also have a bowflex at my house that I will use for my arms, and was thinking of taking up yoga. What foods can I eat to increase my running performance and keep me in shape? (I want a good diet not for the sake of losing wieght but what will keep me fit for running.) In addition to that stuff anything else I should be doing? Any secret training methods people have?
Elliptical cross trainer? I have bought a Elliptical magnetic cross trainer second hand,it came with no instructions,i have a physical job but would consider myself unfit.How is the best way to start using the trainer,what sort of program should i be doing,how many times a week should i be looking at training and for how long? Any help would be appreciated to get me fit for 3weeks on the beach in Cornwall. Thanks Andrew.
Is It Good For A 17 Year Old to Run This Much? Ok I am not the skinniest person in the world i am 5'11 175lbs, i dont really fit the body type for cross country runners. I graduated from military school almost 9 months ago so i have had alot of training. I run 7 miles straight 2 days a week and 3-4miles straight 4 days a week. So i roughly run 25-30miles a week is this good? Is it bad for my legs having that much weight pressing down on them?
I need help making a workout schedule.? I using Fit TV which is a personal trainer for my weight training that increases in difficulty every 2 weeks. I also love to run, using a cross training machine, and elliptical. I go to the YMCA which is open Monday- Friday and Saturday (half-day). I like to have one day off. What should be my schedule? My weight training takes approximately 40 minutes and I usually do an hour of cardio. Please use this type of format: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday:
Help Training for 3000m race? Hi, I have Cross Country in about 20 weeks and was hoping someone could give me a training plan or schedule or maybe running techniques etc etc. I'm 17 and pretty fit but I'd really like to do well in this race. Thanks
Considering the Marine Reserves, Army Reserves or Navy Reserves? I was in Cross Country in High School. My fastest 3-mile is 19:30 though my average is probably in the upper 20s. I am in relativeley good shape all around. I go running every day for several miles and then lift some dumbells a little. I eat pretty nutritious. To be honest though I am not a big guy, more on the skinny side, so I am slightly weak. Could I have a chance at the Marine Reserves? Or should I just try out Army Reserves? Or Navy Reserves? And how could I fit the training(basic and advanced) in with my college schedule since I'm in college? Any misc info you have would be useful as well. And how many years is the commitment for each branch? Thanks.
Cross Country? ok so tomorrow we have interhouse cross country and i really dont want to do it. cause i have chondromylasia(Knee Disease) and have really weak ankles because of thissss.. soo i really dont wanna run it cause it hurtss the next day they wont believe me thouhg so please can comebody give me some ideas as to what i can say to get out of it? Im really fit and sportyyy but seriously i have exams tomorrow to which im going to be really tired from and then i have basketbal training and horseriding in the arvo and i really dont wanna do x country also help xxx
Lifeguard training preparation? I'm 15 and I want to do a ARC lifeguard training class in September. I know there is a test before you can get into the class. Among other requirements, one is to swim either 300 or 500 (not sure which) using front stroke and breast. I have taken and passed red cross swim instruction in levels 1-5 shown here: http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/aquatics/lts.html. A year ago, I have also completed all of the bsa requirements for lifesaving merit badge listed here: http://www.boyscouttrail.com/boy-scouts/meritbadges/lifesaving.asp II haven't done much formal swimming since then though. I still know how to swim well, but the thing is, I'm not sure if will be able to do that 300/500 whatever it is distance swim requirement for lifeguarding. Will what I have done already in terms of swimming be enough to get me through that requirement? I mean, I do keep my self pretty fit by doing other activities. For example, this summer, i'm going for a two week backpacking trek through the mountains of northern new mexico, and possibly, another trip to kayak in maine. I know these two things will also get me in shape further, but they aren't in the water. I was looking at the level 6 course from arc (http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/aquatics/lts.html), but this may conflict with seomthing else I want to do so I dont know if I need it anyway, given my current swimming history. Will what I have already, combined with a few swimming lap sessions on my own over the summer be enough, or should I take one of those lvl 6 classes? I know its a long and complicated question, but this has been bugging me for the past week and I need to know what I want to do in the next few days. Thanks in advance!
Superman School: Opinions and Guidance? "Superman School" is the nickname for the USAF's Combat Controller training pipeline. As a US Air Force officer candidate, I am interested in becoming a Special Tactics Officer (the officer equivalent of a combat controller). I know it is a very difficult path; with two years of training and an 80% attrition rate. I am looking for some insight and insider advice from former Air Force special operators as to what exactly the job entails, (duties and such), what the training is like, what exact schools are involved, and what general life is like as a STO or combat controller. I would not go for it initially, but potentially cross-train into it a few years into my air force career, from intel perhaps. How hard is this to do and how often is it done? What kind of personality and body-types have you found, as special operations veterans, are best for this type of AFSC beside the required incredibly-fit, motivated, and well-driven individual?
About the Greyhound Bus, post your experience and help me with some other questions if you can.? I'm going on a 2 day trip to Big Rapids, MI from Miami, FL. 2 days getting there, and 2 days getting back. I've read around but couldn't quite get my question answered. First off, I know we can only bring 2 carry-on's in the bus. Thats all I'm going to bring, but about how big of a luggage case can I fit on top of my seat (dimension wise). The other carry-on will be my book bag. Also, in case my bus is late to a terminal and I missed my connecting bus, what can I do? I know about how bad the people can be on the bus and smell so I'm sort of ready for that since I use to take the train/bus/walk around Downtown where there are bums, crack heads, cross dressers, prostitutes everywhere. And I don't mind the long distance boredom. I'm going on a 2 day trip to Big Rapids, MI from Miami, FL. 2 days getting there, and 2 days getting back. I've read around but couldn't quite get my question answered. First off, I know we can only bring 2 carry-on's in the bus. Thats all I'm going to bring, but about how big of a luggage case can I fit on top of my seat (dimension wise). The other carry-on will be my book bag. Also, in case my bus is late to a terminal and I missed my connecting bus, what can I do? I know about how bad the people can be on the bus and smell so I'm sort of ready for that since I use to take the train/bus/walk around Downtown where there are bums, crack heads, cross dressers, prostitutes everywhere. And I don't mind the long distance boredom. I'm male and 18 by the way.
Hey, what do you think of my speech team monolouge? Okay, it is from the book Eldest. I know it has a few errors, but I want to know your opinions on the content. M. I had no choice! And after Thorn hatched for me, Galbatorix forced both of us to swear loyalty to him in the ancient language. We cannot disobey him now. E. You have become your father. M. No, not my father. I’m stronger than Morzan ever was. Galbatorix taught me things about magic you’ve never even dreamed of….Spells so powerful, the elves dare not utter them, cowards that they are. Words in the ancient language that were lost until Galbatorix discovered them. Ways to manipulate energy…Secrets, terrible secrets, that can destroy your enemies and fulfill all your desires. E. Things that should remain secrets. M. If you knew, you would not say that. Brom was a dabbler, nothing more. And the elves, bah! All they can do is hide in their forest and wait to be conquered. You look like an elf now. Did Islanzadi do that to you? No matter. I’ll learn the truth soon enough. Me. When Eragon finds a rock in the woods, he has no clue what an adventure it will lead to. The so called rock hatches into a beautiful dragon named Saphira that is to be his lifelong companion. When he has to run away from his hometown, the local storyteller accompanies him. His goal is to capture and murder the evil, bat-like creatures who killed his uncle. The story unfolds when he learns that he must overthrow the evil tyrant who has captivated the entire land of Alagasia for many years as a dragon rider. Along the way, he meets many friends including the beautiful elf Arya and a mysterious traveler named Murtagh. After fighting Galbatorix’s minions alongwith an army of dwarves and members of secret group called the Varden who have lived for many years inside of a mountain where they secretly oppose the evil king’s rule. After the battle, Murtagh and Ajihad disappear. Eragon goes to live with the elves so he can continue his riders training while the members of the Varden escape to Surda which is a country that succeded from Alagasia. Eragon rushes to Surda and gets there just in time to fight in a battle between the army of the empire, and the Varder-Surda alliance. This engaging confrontation is taking place within a short distance of the battlefield. E. What now? Are you here to kill me? M. Of course not. Galbatorix wants you alive. E. What for? M. You don’t know? Ha! There’s a fine jest. It’s not because of you; it’s because of her. The dragon inside Galbatorix’s last egg, the last dragon egg in the world, is male. Saphira is the only female dragon in existence. If she breeds, she will be the mother of her entire race. Do you see now? Galbatorix doesn’t want to eradicate the dragons. He wants to use Saphira to rebuild the Riders. He can’t kill you, either of you, if his vision is to become reality….And what a vision it is, Eragon. You should hear him describe it, then you might not think so badly of him. Is it evil that he wants to unite Alagaesia under a single banner, eliminate the need for war, and restore the Riders? E. He’s the one who destroyed the Riders in the first place! M. And for good reason. They were old, fat, and corrupt. The elves controlled them and used them to subjugate humans. They had to be removed so that we could start anew. E. (pace back and forth) How can you justify causing so much suffering on the basis of a madman’s ravings? Galbatorix has done nothing but burn and slaughter and amass power for himself. He lies. He murders. He manipulates. You know this! It’s why you refused to work for him in the first place. (Gentler) I can understand that you were compelled to act against you will and that you aren’t responsible for killing Hrothgar. You can try to escape, though. I’m sure that Arya and I could devise a way to neutralize the bonds Galbatorix had laid upon you….Join me Murtagh. You could do so much for the Varden. With us, you would be praised and admired, instead of cursed, feared, and hated. M. You cannot help me, Eragon. Now one but Galbatorix can release us from our oaths, and he will never do that…He knows our true names, Eragon…We are his slaves forever. E. Then let us kill the two of you. M. Kill us! Why should we allow that? E. It would free you from Galbatorix’s control. And it would save the lives of hundreds, if not thousands of people. Isn’t that a noble enough cause to sacrifice yourself for? M. (Shakes head) Maybe for you, but life is still too sweet for me to part with it so easily. No stranger’s life is more important than Thorn’s or my own. E. No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! M. Letta (Various movements in which M constrains E and he tries to move around.) M. You cannot hope to compete with me. No one can, except for Galbatorix. It would be so easy to take you back to Uru’baen. E. Don’t. Let me go. M. You tried to kill me. E. And you would have done the same in my position. We were friends once. We fought together. Galbatorix can’t have twisted you so much that you’ve forgotten…If you do this, Murtagh, you’ll be lost forever. M. I was ordered to try and capture you and Saphira. I have tried…Make sure we don’t cross paths again. Galbatorix will have me swear additional oaths in the ancient language that will prevent me from showing you such mercy when next we meet. E. You’re doing the right thing. M. Perhaps. But before I let you go…(reaches for blade) If I have become my father, then I will have my fathers blade. Thorn is my dragon, and a thorn he shall be to all our enemies. It is only right, then, that I should also wield the sword Misery. Misery and Thorn, a fit match. Besides, Zar’roc should have gone to Morzan’s eldest son, not his youngest. It is mine by right of birth. (smiles) I never told you my mother’s name, did I? And you never told me yours. I’ll say it now: Selena. Selena was my mother and your mother. Morzan was our father. The Twins figured out the connection while they were digging around in your head. Galbatorix was quite interested to learn that particular piece of information. E. You’re lying! M. You and I, we are the same, Eragon. Mirror images of one another. You can’t deny it. E. You’re wrong. We’re nothing alike. I don’t have a scar on my back anymore. M. So be it. I take my inheritance from you, brother. Farewell. Me. Then he retrieved his helm from the ground and pulled himself onto Thorn. Eragon surveyed the Burning Plains and the aftermath of the battle, for the battle was over. Now that the fighting had subsided, the hawks and eagles, the crows and ravens, descended like a shroud over the field. They had won, but he had lost.
Can someone read my essay? US history... i really need help with it. just give me constructive criticism? Who is to determine what can be endured? Everyone in this world has a body different from another; from their personality to their genetic makeup. General statements about human beings can be established based on studies and statistics but they fail to recognize the difference in each person. A person has an unlimited potential as long as studies have not gained a full understanding of the human body. Basketball players and track stars are thought to be superhuman because of their abilities. Good stamina comes from training and their large lung capacities. However, these abilities came only from their training. Persistence, diligence and practical training resulted in their ‘superhuman’ abilities, not supernatural abilities. If everyone and their bodies are different, then who is to say what is difficult or physically impossible? Everyone’s body does have a limit, but we cannot establish a limit in others when we haven’t reached it in ourselves. No one can really make a definite statement on endurance because not everyone is the same. One can endure anything if they will themselves enough. Pearl Harbor enraged Americans and triggered the desire to fight once again for this country. Young boys out of college were drafted into the army. Young and skeptical, the boys brought with them virtue and camaraderie. Youthful optimism, intense training and use of new weapons confirm that the demands of conventional front-line combat did not approach the practical limits of human endurance. The youth were strong and resilient and they should have been in their prime. The soldiers of WWII were suspicious about European conflict and were critical about slogans like “Making the World Safe for Democracy.” Even so, they prepared for army life. After the events of Pearl Harbor, Americans became enraged and got caught up with the hysteria. Some draftees were ecstatic to get a chance to beat a foreign enemy once again. They were enthusiastic and felt safe with a feeling of US invincibility. Enthusiasm and optimism motivated the soldiers to fight and continue fighting. Some of the draftees and new recruits were not physically fit so training helped ensure success and survival on the battlefield. Marching and running became daily exercises for the soldiers. Soldiers like Private Ed Tipper assumed that the first days of camp were easy. I looked up at nearby Mount Currahee and told someone, ‘I bet that when we finish the training program her, the last thing they’ll make us do will be to climb that mountain’… A few minutes later, someone blew a whistle. We fell in, were ordered to change into boots and athletic trunks, did so, fell in again – and then ran most of the three miles to the top and down again. (Wukovits, 14) They were training to build up their endurance. “On the double” was a euphemism for running and eventually they would go everywhere ‘on the double’. (Harrison, 29) If the men weren’t running or doing calisthenics, they learned to march. Most soldiers detested this constant exercise, especially in the humid summer months. They also had night marches were the men could not pause for water, food or sleep. Commanding officers often checked canteens to make sure soldiers didn’t take a sip. (Wukovits, 14) Also, the strict military life did not allow for any violations of rules. Commanding officers imposed strict penalties for any defiance, usually in the form of physical effort. The officers were trying to instill the fact that a mistake no matter the size could cost a soldier his life. Training usually lasted 10 hours and after an exhausting day, they still had to clean their rifles and their barracks. One soldier who endured the grueling training wrote to his family about it: The culmination of physical training was the requirement that the solder with the rifle and thirty pound pack, negotiate a 1500 foot obstacle course in three in a half minutes. Specific requirements were that he take off with a yell, mount an eight foot wall, slide down a ten foot pole, leap a flaming trench, weave through a water main, climb a ten foot rope, clamber over a five foot fence, swing by a rope across a seven foot ditch, mount a twelve foot ladder and descend to the other side, charge over a four foot breastwork, walk a twenty foot cat walk some twelve inches wide and seven feet off the ground, swing hand over hand along a five foot horizontal ladder, slither under a fence, climb another and cross the finish line in a sprint. (Wukovits, 17) Combat training attempted to recreate conditions soldiers would have to fight in. Life ammunition was used on obstacle courses to simulate battlefield conditions (Wukovits, 14). This was only done to prepare the soldier for combat and because of this a soldier could endure anything. The military food was even made to promote a healthy body with nutritional choices for the solider. The food that was fed to the solders was mean to keep them energized. Packed with 4000 calories a meal, they were very beneficial, however the taste. Soldiers carried packs with them just in case they had needed to eat in a situation where a kitchen wasn’t available. These kits contained enough food for a solder to eat and it met certain nutritional requirements. Their meal consisted of: caned meat bread and peas and some kind of dessert. They also had condiments, spices and other necessitates. It was also in the soldier’s best interest to eat what was given to him. If the soldiers ate what they were supposed to they wouldn’t have felt tired during the combat. The new weapons technology took away much of the physical labor in the battle field. Of course the soldiers themselves would argue that the effort it took to carry, assemble and disassemble such instruments was strenuous, but basic training should have prepared them for it. Hand operated weapons were effective when it came to the efficient elimination of human life. The improvement of flame throwing weapons was extremely deadly. The M-69 spewed gelatinized gasoline that stuck to targets and caused inextinguishable fires and soldiers flesh would incinerate. Also the bazooka and the PIAT (Projector Infantry Anti-Tank) became effective against tanks. Mines and booby traps hid underneath the ground at times even seasoned veterans could not tell where they were located. Also, spherical metallic balls called mines were hid in the soil underneath grass and twigs. Unsuspecting soldiers could have the explosion rip through them in an instant. Incendiary bombs were able to produce an intense fire when exploded. Veiled by surrounding terrain, snipers used opportunities to take shots at unsuspecting soldiers. There were many ways for a soldier to die in the battlefield and because of this many soldiers became helpless. Leinbaugh Campbell wrote, “[their] new-boy illusions of the past two days dissolved in a moment [when confronting battle]”(Wukovits, 27) The German S-mine or “Bouncing Betty” was intended to injure a soldier after the Germans realized that it took at least two men to carry wounded off the field. Planes became more advanced where they could hold more bombs as well as guns. Aircraft roaming the skies could easily spot and destroy enemy artillery units on the ground. (Wukovits, 58) Tanks weren’t much help to any side during the war. Although they were steel plated and thought to protect the inhabitants, they were slow and easily could be taken out by a PIAT. Bazookas and assault rifles made it easier to kill someone without being so close. (Wukovits, 56) Besides improvement in weapons, faster troop transportation made a rapid return to battle possible and supplies to be sent to troops faster. I understand that the horrors the solider faced were great, however I do not believe that it had anything to do with physical endurance. The physical weariness the men experienced was only an account to their not being able to sleep. Many men had nightmares of the war. Capt. Charles R. remembers a “persistent memory…possibly a result of longstanding strain or a feeling that on the basis of having to fight for every hedgerow the war would go on forever”(WWII, 168) Every soldier felt a fear of death, capture, torture or worse. The men underwent several psychological traumas and developed disorders like “shell shock” and “combat fatigue” but none of which had to do with any extreme physical stress. Shell Shocked soldiers posed a danger to other troops. As mention before, basic training was meant to cover the physical training but nothing could prepare the soldiers for what was coming next in the battle field. William Manchester describes his reaction of killing his first man. I shot him with a .45 and I felt remorse and shame. I can remember whispering foolishly, ‘I’m sorry’ and then just throwing up….I threw up all over myself. It was a betrayal of what I’d been taught as a child. (Military life 151) There is a mental limit inside every human being that cannot permit killing another human being. There are many ways to predict the onset of such distress. War doctors tried to lessen the impact of their mental devastation at first by shipping them back to the United States. Then they figured that by placing men in supportive units, they would be able to quickly counteract the disorder. However, mental barriers are hard to break. Many broke down and refused to continue. By making secret pacts with comrades, soldiers would agree to injure each other to escape the horrors of front line combat. Others would purposely walk into enemy fire or stick their bodies out of a trench to purposely get shot at. (History in Dispute, 50) War doctors predicted that a man could take no more than 120 days of combat before he broke down. ( SORCE?) The demands of conventional front-line combat did not approach the practical limits of human endurance. By 1945 soldiers weren’t feeling the effects of a lack of physical endurance. They had trained of war in basic training, it was the mental stress that caused the ominous fatigue that slowed the soldiers.
I am training for high school track next spring and want to be lean/light/muscular. what should i do/eat? I am somewhat overweight (5'4" at 155 lbs.) but some of it is already muscle mass, it's not all fat. I went through cross country season being this heavy, and I knew that I could do much better if I was less fat/more fit. Along with running alot every day and lifting some light weights for about 35 minutes every day, how should I eat? I am already cutting our refined sugar completely. The only sugar I eat is natural, such as the sugar in dates, raisins, etc. Please help!! I am a very determined person, so I can do anything I put my mind to. I just need guidance.
shih-tzu or mal-shi (maltese and shih tzu cross)? I'm looking to get a pup very soon; Its will be my very first puppy so i've been doing alot of research for the past 6 months. But what I cant decide is what breed im going to get? originally I was thinking of a shih tzu, then I thought perhaps a maltese but they are pretty rare and expensive so now i'm thinking of a mal-shi. I live in an apartment and would prefer a smaller breed; would a shih tzu generally be bigger than a mal-shi? Aside from its walks I would like to take my dog with me when I'm out and about. I am a frequent train users so will need to be able to sometimes take my dog with me, will a shih tzu or malshi fit into a smaller bag/carrier for such trips? Is there much variation between the two breeds i.e. temperment, size, weight etc?? Thanks in Advance at bettathang... whats so wrong with the term mal - shi? I understand that a maltese and shih tzu cross or mal-shi (whatever you prefer) would be a mutt as it obviously is not a full breed. whats the big deal? Thank you everyone else for your responses. at ' I love my goats' a golden retriever is my ideal dog, I have loved that breed every since I was young but I live in an apartment. When I get a house with a nice big garden the first thing I will do is get a golden retriever :-)
My newest song for my upcoming debut release you love it yes? My band is Lavender Larry, the first CD is called Pets... You must be insane, you must have a real need. You must walk on your toes, and when you're on the weed, You oughtta be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes crossed And then moving in violently, down wind and silently, You need to strike when the moment is right without stinking. And after a while, you can decorate in knobby pine. Like the club tie, and the vaneer handshake, A certain tweek in the eye and an toothy smile. You have to be busted by the people that you whine to, So that when they turn you over, You'll get the chance to mount and stuff the trout in. (solo, Roger Waters like kinda) You musta keep one brow looking over your old frau. You know it's going to get softer, and softer, and softer as you get older. And in the end you'll pack your diapers fly down south, Hide your eggs in the sand, Just another turtle- man, All alone and dying of E-Coli. (solo, this time David Gilmore like kinda) And when you loose control, of your trailer home. And as the weeds grow, the resin grows and turns to stone. And it's too late to scrape the walls you used to need to climb around. So have a tin crown, as you go down, all alone, Dragged down by the bone. I must admit that I'm a little bit contused. Sometimes it seems to me as if my gerbil’s being viewed. Must stay asleep, must try and shake off this night mayonaise. If I don't stand in my own pants, how can I find my way out of this crazy place? (I am not sure yet of this last part…) Deaf, dumb, and blind, you just keep on pretending That everyone's expendable and no-one has a real friend. And it seems to you the thing to do would be to isolate the winner And everything's done under the sun, And you believe at heart, everyone's a killer. Who was born in a house full of pain. Who was trained not to spit in the fan. Who was told what to do by the man. Who was broken by trained personnel. Who was fitted with collar and chain. Who was given a pat on the back. Who was breaking away from the pack. Who was only a stranger at home. Who was ground down in the end. Who was found dead on the phone. Who was dragged down by the stone.
Sloth- 7 Deadly Sins for Halloween- HELP!!? I'm being Sloth in the 7 Deadly Sins for Halloween w/ my friends. I'm supposed to get pajamas, and my friends told me to get something "out there"... but I'm a 00 or 0 in just about everything and my chest is quite small from track & cross country training all year, so I don't have much to show up top, good thing my legs look great. Would this look okay on me.. would it fit well in a xs? http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/application/prodDisplay/?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=3F-185578&page=1&cgname=OSSLPCHEZZZ&rfnbr=696 Or any other links to oan outfit? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
If you want to keep dogs for our future generations, we need help? The new version of AB1634 is now available for viewing. In theory it would now allow for some dogs and puppies " in training" to apply. It still allows the State to determine which dogs we can breed! There is still no exemption for breeding stock that is not shown and still no exemption for any dog over two who is not titled! No exemptions are made for working dogs or dogs who don't fit into state approved registries ANY ORGANIZATION OR CLUB WHICH IS ON THE OPPOSED LIST MUST SEND A NEW REPONSE COMMENTING ON THESE CHANGES AND CONFIRMING THEIR OPPOSITION BY APRIL 19TH Please continue to register your opposition as individuals with the assembly and the assembly B&P committee and it's consultants, excluding assemblyman Maze. For assistance and info go to http://saveourdogs.net/ http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=3188 please post and cross post and forward to any one involved with purebred or working dogs in CA rocker, could you please tell where the dogs and cats will come from if we have to alter all cats and dogs, not today but within ten to fifteen years, there will be no breeding stock left, do you think dogs and cats will magicaly fall from the sky? all cats and dogs altered now means no puppies or kittens tomorrow!! heb218, this bill will not affect puppy mills, they are already breeding ilegaly and will continue to do so, this is how they make their living, the only people this will affect are the small breeders who already screen their buyer very carefuly and take back their unwanted and sick puppies, and again tell me if we spay and nueter all cats and dogs now, where will the puppies and kittens of tomorrow come from? only the rich will be able to afford to import pets from other countries!! cheney; anyone can look at your posts and see there is no hope for you, you must be one of those people that say i'd like you to meet my mom & sister, you turn around and there is only one person standing there you are a F-tard!!
Diet & Fitness advice? Hi until recently I was really skinny and in that last 2 years I have put on a lot of weight. Mainly from being at university and eating unhealthy food. I am 21 and weigh 15 stone 10. I was 12 stone when i was 18 and had a 6 pac. I basically want to get this back. As i run my own business its very hard finding time and i am only getting worse by sitting in an office all day. There is a gym called "flex appeal" about 200 metre's up the same street i work of which i am a member. I am starting back tomorrow and hope to go every day and do cardio and weights, i will probably be able to spare 1 hour a day on training. Is it enough ? I was going to do 10 mins on rowing machine, 10 mins on bike, 20 mins on cross trainer and 5-10 mins on tredmil whilst fitting in sit-ups etc. Is this enough? can any1 recommend a "extreme lose weight" diet that can fit well with my training. i need to know exactly what to eat every day and at what times and i will do it. Any help would be great Jack
I'm a failure at life at life, a loser and I'm really depressed now.=[? hi i'm a guy.15...almost 16...and ive been out of school since june 5th and i haven't done anything fun. i'm out of shape....i'm not fat at all but I don't have abs yet. I'm depressed and sad because it's been almost a month and i've been in my house since then. I HATE this. my life is not fun right now and it's summer. i don't have a gf. i'm almost a junior. ughh. i haven't done anything =[ and i'm so unmotivated to run. well, i'm gonna do cross country in the fall and i need to train now and GET FIT. but i'm soo unmotivated. o yea, the only kinda "fun thing" i'm doing the summer is camp for a week. i guess it should be fun idk. but i;m still soo deppressed. i hate my life right now. i wish i was traveling or something. it sucks soo much. oh and my parents told me i'm not getting my permit when i turn 16. this is TORTURE. why is my life so miserable. any tips how to turn my world around? i want to change this. i'm not like this. wtf is going on? help!!!?!!!!!!!?! thanks soo much!!! =]
Do you think the care received in hospital is good? i think that the care received by patients in hospitals is very poor. The cleanliness is very poor, the personal hygiene is contributing to cross infections and the practice levels are questionable. i have always said that you have to be very fit to survive a stay in hospital. whilst visiting i saw the cleaner use one bucket of water to wash the bay, the next bay, the clinical room, the toilets too. i experienced the sister change a drip with bare unwashed hands,spilling blood on the floor from this process whilst checking the needle in the arm and then moving straight onto the next patient no hand washing or gloves! during the same visit i was reading my daughters notes left on her bed and realised they were not even hers, i handed them in and got no response from the sister that this was even slightly poor practice or a breach of confidentiality. i am terrified that i will have a stay in hosp, what will i catch in there? and i am a nurse myself although not a general trained nurse
Will i see results by doing this in 2 weeks? Hey guys, im 14 years old and do loads of excerise per week which involves running 4-6km per day, cycling and weights training. I am very fit but i just want to get that little bit fitter over the holidays, the last few days i have been pigging out a lot because its easter , not chocolates though more hot cross buns and that kinda stuff. I usually never pig out though i have a strict diet which i stand by during the week. Im wondering if i do this much training from the 23rd march- 8th april will i see very good results or if not when will i see them. Here is what i will be doing each day. Morning: 10:30-11:30am 25 min run on tredmill, burning aprox 200 calories. 10 min cycling 5 sets of 10 push ups. Afternoon: 3-4:30pm 1 hour and 30 mins of tennis, game for the majority of the time. Night: 7:30-8:45pm 40-60 min running on tredmill, aprox 300-500 calories burned 10 min cycling Weight training, sit ups, push ups ( 30 min) Will doing this with breaks in between help me?
should i go? i found an amazing riding/eventing camp that is close to me. You bring your horse, feed, supps, hay, and tack and spend 5 days training for dressage, jumping, and cross country. It is close enough to me to easily trailer there, and they *seem* to have a program that will fit me. this is their website: http://www.kingsburyhill.com/Camp/juniorevent.htm the only problem is that my horse is 16, and although hes in good shape i'm not sure he will be able to take riding 2-3 hours a day. Also: i am much much farther advanced in dressage then jumping or cross country.. finally.. my horse can jump MAX 2'6.. though we havent tried taller since he came (he is stronger/better now) my question is do you think it would be worth the $1250? my trainer also has an eventing camp that is about $300 but it would just happen at the barn. EDIT: i can get my horse conditioned up to riding that much, i'm just not sure if it would be good for his age. he is 16 but acts/looks/feels 4.
I already have 2 Labs and a Terrier, I love dogs but my son wants to get a Dougue de Bordeaux is this madness! I love dogs, my 3 are well trained. A friend has said "Well 4 would be no different from 3", my husband is also in favour of my son getting the dog for us for our 20th wedding pressent. I would like to know peoples views - I think this dog may be too big, but as people's answers to some of the questions I have read say if trained right they are fine. There is no way I would be able to take the 4 dogs out on my own, I can take the 3 I have at the moment with no problems. The other problem I am worried about is I have read that the Dogue de Bordeaux is dominant, how would it fit in? I don't want to get the pup then have to rehome it, that wouldn't be fair. My terrier (Dalmation, Whippet and Schnauzer cross) will be 5 in November, one Lab is 4 and the pup will be 1 in July. It all started when my husband saw a Labradoodle in the vets! everything was calm till then. As I say I love dogs and have all the time in the world for them, but don't want to make a mistake
Any tips on how I can train and condition my body for track before my freshman year of highschool? In August of this year, I will be entering a new world. Highscool that is! I have always been interested in running track. So thats why I am going to do track in highscool. I've met the co-coach. He's a big and fit guy, kinda scary actually. He looks tough. Just imagine what the coach looks like! My mom wants me to do cross-country. I don't know if I can do that. I mean I pratically fall over when I run through my neighborhood. So any conditioining and training things I could start doing now and then throughout the summer? I need to really work hard before August, because thats when the season starts.
ever heard of these dumb state laws???? these are some of the state laws from washington state where i live. It is illegal to attach a vending machine to a utility pole without prior consent from the utility company. It is illegal to entice girls away from the Maple Lane School for girls. a law to reduce crime states " it is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intetntions to stop at the city limits and phone the chief of police as he is entering the town. People may not buy a mattress on Sunday. it is illegal to pretend that ones parents are rich. When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed. It is illegal to display a hypnotized or allegedly hypnotized person in a store window you may not carry a concealed weapon that is over 6 feet in legnth! (that one in from seattle) X-rays may not be used to fit shoes. in oregon it is illegal to whisper "dirty" things in your lovers ear during sex! outta room, check out the dumb net work for your state laws!
Trying to gain lean muscle by boxing, what type of equiptment should I get? I am a 6'5" 16 year old. I weigh about 170lbs, my body fat is around 10% with the rest being lean muscle. I have never boxed before and want to try it out. I am already fit (I play soccer and tennis, and run in cross country) but I would like to get stronger, faster, and have more explosive power. How heavy of a heavy bag should I get, what shoud it be filled with, what should it be made out of, and what brands are reliable. I would also like to know what type of gloves to get, how much they should weigh, if I need any wrapping for my hands, what brands are good, and if I need to protect my feet at all (I might feel like kicking the bag sometimes). As many details as possible would be appreciated and any tips for proper training would be helpful. Thank you for reading.
not sure if this exercise plan will work? i've got some machines at home - a treadmill, a bike, a cross trainer and a rowing machine. i really struggle to fit in exercise but have been managing to do 40 mins on the machines 4 times a week. i really want to lose weight and tone up a little - but weight loss is the main priority. i do sit ups but no other specific weight training. is this gonna be good enough or do i really need to do more weights ? i feel like the machines are toning me at the same time but is this enough to be healthy or do i need to do weights / specific toning exercises too ?
Catholics,what do you make of THIS? 666, The Number of the Beast -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rev 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. Note that according to verse 17, there are three different characteristics that distinguish the beast: his mark (of authority) his name the number of his name (666). It might be argued by some that 666 must be applied to one man's name, and that this will then help identify him as the antichrist. I would offer the following verse to show that 666 need not apply solely to a man's name: Rev 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. The same Greek word translated as name (onoma: G3686) that appears in Revelation 13:17-18 is also used in chapter 19:16, so clearly the word can also apply to a title, and not just one man's name. Now, we are told that it takes a certain understanding and wisdom to discern just how this number is actually applied. Based on the fact that 666 can apply to a title, below are several words and phrases that have been put forth over the centuries as probable solutions to the enigma of 666. GREEK The numeric equivalents of Greek letters can also be found in the Encyclopedia Britannica under "Languages of the World", Table 8. The ancient Greek word for "the Latin speaking man" is LATEINOS L = 30 lambda A = 1 alpha T = 300 tau E = 5 epsilon I = 10 iota N = 50 nu O = 70 omicron S = 200 sigma ------------ 666 NOTE: Latin is the official language of the R oman Catholic Church. Church Documents are usually published first in Latin, and then translated from the Latin into other languages. The association of "Lateinos" with 666 was first suggested by Irenæus (ca. 130-202 A.D.) who proposed in his Against Heresies that it might be the name of the fourth kingdom in Daniel 7:7. Then also Lateinos has the number six hundred and sixty-six; and it is a very probable [solution], this being the name of the last kingdom [of the four seen by Daniel]. For the Latins are they who at present bear rule: I will not, however, make any boast over this [coincidence]. Source: Against Heresies, by Irenæus, Book 5, chapter 30, paragraph 3. St. Irenaeus biography online at the New Advent Catholic web site. The ancient Greek for "The Latin Kingdom" is HE LATINE BASILEIA BASILEIA is Strong's # G932 The ancient Greek for "Italian Church" is ITALIKA EKKLESIA EKKLESIA is Strong's # G1577 And in ancient Greek the word APOSTATES And in ancien nt Greek the word for "tradition" PARADOSIS Strong's # G3862 H = 0 (transliterated) E = 8 eta L = 30 lambda A = 1 alpha T = 300 tau I = 10 iota N = 50 nu E = 8 eta B = 2 beta A = 1 alpha S = 200 sigma I = 10 iota L = 30 lambda E = 5 epsilon I = 10 iota A = 1 alpha -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 666 I = 10 iota T = 300 tau A = 1 alpha L = 30 lambda I = 10 iota K = 20 kappa A = 1 alpha E = 5 epsilon K = 20 kappa K = 20 kappa L = 30 lambda E = 8 eta S = 200 sigma I = 10 iota A = 1 alpha -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 666 A = 1 alpha P = 80 pi O = 70 omicron ST = 6 stigma* A = 1 alpha T = 300 tau E =
Can you look at my lit crit paper? 10 points if you can help me!? Ok the intro and conclusion arnt that great, i really need to rework them. my paper is on puddnhead wilson. if you could tell me if its logical and cohesive as of right now that would be great because its just a first draft. Thanks! Pudd’nhead Wilson: Deluge of Irony “The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it” (Proverbia np). Thomas Jefferson, one of the great founding fathers, once stated the above. Slavery, for all intents and purposes, was a social institution enacted by some of the First Families of Virginia. It was not abolished until the 1860’s, a point at which Abraham Lincoln stopped the repetitive psychological enterprise which had been ingrained into the minds of children for years, thus carrying on a hideous practice. Mark Twain conveyed the idea, through irony, that the social institution of slavery was, in essence, what determines how a person behaved, in his novel Pudd’nhead Wilson. Cross dressing was a vehicle in which irony was expressed in Pudd’nhead Wilson. Two children, one a slave and the other a master, were switched by the Negro mother/nanny. They both grew up in opposite worlds of what they were born into, where the “slave” became the “master”, and the “master” was the “slave.” Chambers the “master”, whom we know as Tom, changed his appearance many times, and thus enacted a situation of multiple identities. Many times a person may suffer a disease, caused by childhood abuse, called Multiple Personality Disorder. Tom was not abused, during almost any portion of his life, yet he showed many signs of such an ailment. According to the American Psychiatric Association, as cited in an article on Medicinenet, some of the symptoms include, “the presence of at least two distinct personalities with their own relatively enduring pattern of sensing, thinking about, and relating to self and environment. And at least two of these personalities assume control of behavior repeatedly” (Medicinenet np). Tom was the one who showed these symptoms repeatedly, but, in reality, it was Chambers who was maltreated as a child, and he never suffered from such a disorder. This is a strong showing of how Twain illustrated irony within Pudd’nhead Wilson. As put plainly by Fredrick Anderson, in a piece by Laura Skandra-Trumbly, “Chamber’s instances of cross-dressing: ‘There are, in sequence, that of a white man with a beard, a young woman, an old white woman (whose clothes Tom borrows from his Negro mother), a young Negro woman wearing a veil, and finally “a disguise proper for a tramp”’” (Skandra-Trombly np). Through this frequent change of attire, Tom, “‘makes multiple interchanges of sex, race, and social position’ even though he must simultaneously maintain ‘the role of a respectable member of the family of the town’s leading citizen…when he learns of his Negro heritage he must assume the further role of a Negro passing as a white’ (295)” (Skandra-Trombly np). Twain used this instance of cross-dressing on the part of Tom to show that movement in and out of certain social standings, race and gender, may seem as simple as putting up a different facade, but when looked at more closely, it is a complication that would eventually drive Tom to do something insane. Roxana, the woman who switched the two babies, was also an actor in the role of transvestite. When given a description of Roxana, it should be noted that “…Roxy was as white as anybody, but the one-sixteenth of her which was black out-voted the other fifteen” (Twain 16). For anyone to look upon this woman, he would think that she was white, but her actions and speech told a completely different story. “She had an easy, independent carriage—when she was among her own caste—and a high and ‘sassy’ way, withal; but of course she was meek and humble enough where white people were” (Twain 16). As a child, she was brought up in the mindset that she was to serve and submit to her “superiors”. Had she been switched as a child, she would have fit in perfectly with the Caucasian race. Although, according to the thought of the time period, race was certainly an indicator of how a person would act. It was merely a thought process that festered through the generations. Although not a science, most recently Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics draws a strong correlation between a person’s name and his economic status. It may also be a contributing factor to how a person behaves. Roxana’s persona was not brought on by the fact that she was one fifteenth black, but more with the fact of how she was raised by her parents and community. As pointed out by Fredrick Anderson, “Roxana must ‘disguise herself further by blackening her face in order to make her skin color conform to her speech’” (Skandra-Trombly np). This in itself is quite ironic due to the fact that she must color her face to look more like the “normal” Negro. The typical Negro had a large nose, dark face, and was considered “obsolete and dumb.” Roxana was the complete and utter opposite of this description, with her beautiful chestnut hair, almond eyes, and flawless, fair skin. She represented a dichotomy or irony in motion. One could not figure our why this Negro dialect was coming from the voice of such a pretty young “white” woman. When comparing the two cross-dressers, it is essential to look at power. Roxana had the ability to switch from disguise to disguise due to the fact that she always dressed herself as a Negro, never attempting to be a white person. She understood that she was very low on the societal ranking system. Her disguises were merely for the On the other hand, Chamber switched gender and race when he changed his attire. This inverse relationship between master and slave is a major theme in the book. “Pudd’nhead Wilson thus implies a world in which the power of those who rule has been transferred to those who serve, for if the origin of Tom’s force is the lust out of which he was created, the immediate source is embodies in the personality of his mother, Roxana, who shifts him into the cradle of the white heir” (Cox 260). It must also be duly noted that the meaning of Roxana means “bright or star” (behind the name np). This pertains to the fact that she was rising up from her societal chains, like a star rising in the sky. It must also be noted that Thomas means “twin” (behind the name np), which is quite ironic in the fact that he and his half-brother, “Chambers” and he looked so much alike, which was why the boys were switched with such relative ease. Another interesting thing is the fact that, although, there is no formal meaning for the name “Chambers”, it is similar to chamber that has a less often used dictionary definition of a compartment or enclosed space (Dictionary np), which could suggest being held against one’s will. It is not difficult one step further to understand the connotation of slave. Throughout the novel Roxana embraced white morals and values. “Roxy thus represents the last trace of unhandseled nature that has survived the perverted training of society…But with a beautiful irony Mark Twain shoes that she has adopted many of the values of the white aristocrats: their pride of ancestry, their code of honor, even their contempt for Negroes” (Smith 250-251). Property rights were a prevalent moral for the White people, but not as much for Roxana, even though she had adopted many seemingly “white” values. John Locke, a philosopher of the 1600’s had an idea that all men were to be given the natural rights: life, liberty, and the right to property. Roxana was actually in agreement with the fact that life was a moral law to follow, but she completely disagreed about liberty “…Roxy is indifferent toward property rights; she offers as a matter of course to help Tom in his burglaries when he needs money to pay his gambling debts…Roxy is…free of the heaviest burden that slavery has imposed on the whites: the sense of guilt” (Smith 251). When speaking of the color line, it must be noted that it was very difficult for Tom to cross over it. “Since miscegenation can culminate in ‘passing’ the color line, the arbitrary changeling device functions as the comic equivalent of historic possibility and can legitimately dramatize the last phase of a society trapped by its secret history…spawned at the very center of their legalized institution of slavery, he crosses the color line in the white disguise six generations of white blood have given him” (Cox 260). (THIS QUOTE DOESN’T REALLY MAKE SENSE HERE…FIND A BETTER PLACE). Mark Twain conveyed, through irony, the idea that the social institution of slavery was, in essence, what determined how a person acted in his novel Pudd’nhead Wilson. Cross-dressing and transvestitism were vehicles in which Mark Twain conveyed irony. The same thing is apparent with power. So remember, Pudd’nhead Wilson is all about how societal upbringing is what affects a person’s demeanor. There is no innate “master” or “slave” outlook, just what the people are taught when they were growing up.
BMX BIKE CHECK! are the parts all compatable? do i have enough? Seat: MACNEIL S.L. SEAT ANIMAL "ALL DAY" SEAT POST KINK TRIM SEAT CLAMP Stem/Bars/Headset MACNEIL LIGHTER BARS - 5 degree sweep KINK RELIEF STEM KINK INTEGRATED HEADSET Frame/Fork/Cranks: ODYSSEY DIRECTOR FORK(3/8") FIT SERIES 3 FRAME -20.5" / Black / Mid PROFILE 3 PIECE CRANKS -w/ euro bottom bracket Black 170mm RHD (right hand drive) Regular chromoly spindle Wheels-Hubs: FLY BIKES RIM(Black / 36 / cross lace) PRIMO FORGED SPOKES & NIPPLES TO FIT MOST HUB / RIM COMBOS (50 PC.) KHE Premium Folding Kevlar Park Tire(20 x 1.95) Drivetrain+Hubs: TREE BIKE CO. LITE SPROCKET (SPLINE DRIVE) -25 tooth / Black SHADOW CONSPIRICY V.2 INTERLOCK CHAIN KHE REVERSE FREECOASTER HUB -RHD / 36 / Black / 9t PRIMO PRO LOW FLANGE FRONT HUB Brakes: DEMOLITION VULCAN BRAKE ODYSSEY MONOLEVER LEVER (MEDIUM) Misc: ANIMAL "STEVEN HAMILTON" PEDALS ANIMAL EDWIN DELAROSA GRIPS *how do i tell if the drive train is compatible?* will any sprocket work with any hub or w.e...? whats the difference between all these teeth and number of sprocket things and what not? do some make it easier to ride?
How do I get my Dad to get me the horse I want? So I’ve been riding for awhile now and been seriously looking into getting a horse for about a year; research mostly. I’ve been leasing a 19-year old Morgan, named Whisper since September. The last few weeks I’ve goon to look a horses for the possibility of buying one. I’ve tried out quite a few possibilities. But I’ve taken to a 17 hand, 11 year old, Warmblood/thoroughbred cross, gelding. I’ve ridden him twice now and I absolutely love him. He’s trained and showed in jumping and dressage, which he did amazing in and which I want to get into very soon. He the perfect fit horse for me in temperament, size, gaits. I’ve got one problem he’s a little more than my family wanted to pay for a horse, he’s 20,000. And its because of his build, training and pedigree; he’s a fancy guy. My dad does not want to pay that much for him, but I need this horse. My mom really loves him and wants to work out a way for me to get him. So how do I convince my dad? And I forgot to mention that I do have a job. I work 20 hours a week on top of my schoool work.
Designer Dogs? Does this mean I am now cool & trendy?! I've never considered myself this, I havn't enough money to spend on fasionalble frivolities (non left at the end of the month after paying out for dogs), and as for clothes well, dog walking / training gear hardly counts as "haute couture"! But yesterday I realised that for years, without realising it, I have been really cool and trendy. I HAVE A SHOLLI that is a Shepherd cross Collie, yes a designer dog! So what I want to know is does this make me cool and trendy and how many other closset cool and trendy's are there out there with thier little fasion icons laid by the fire? My brother in law has one, a LABIT, lab cross whippet and a freind has a TOLLI, terrier cross collie. Before coming out thought you may have to consider the implications. Do we now need to deck our dogs out in sparkley spandex or invest in a fasionble handbag to carry them (it would have to be suitcase for the Shollie if he were to fit though)!! I love the idea of the "bullshiht" as lets face it, isn't it all! And a wasn't sure I should say I only paid £30 for my lad from the rescue but I suppose I could lie and add a 0 or two.
I don't know wha to do !!? I am going to try to go on my school's cross country team this year but I have never done it before. school is starting in like a week and I really want to do this. what do I need to do to get ready for it like training and things like that? Please help me this a HUGE goal of mine that I want to accomplish and it would kill me if I wasn't fit enough or something like that for the team. Please help me I am clueless and don't know what to do. Thank you and God bless. P.S. I have been jogging up my road that I live on every morning ever since I decided that I want to go on the team. Am I doing the right thing? My road is like a quarter mile long. Thanks again!
Bad dreams about public transportation, read and tell me why please? I don’t know why, but every single bad dream I have involves public transportation, but hear me out before you laugh and close this question. Ok, one of them is about the train station near my school. My boyfriend is on the train, and for some reason, there is a mote between where I (and a few other people) stand, and where the train is, and there is a large wooden plank that you have to cross. But the plank isn’t there and I’m about to miss the train, so I jump into the water to swim to it (and so do a few other people). My friend sees me and jumps in after me, then my friend and I are dragged out by our school teacher who takes us to some politician to apologise because they thought we were protesting. We then end up in the city and I stop at an opshop because I need new shoes. I also have this reoccuring dream where I get on the wrong train and it takesme to this firey industrial place with lots of immigrants in the train. Theres also 2 more about buses but I can't fit them
OK is that time again kids jokes this time its dinosaurs funny or not? Q: When can three giant dinosaurs get under an umbrella and not get wet? A: When it's not raining! Q: How did the dinosaur feel after he ate a pillow? A: Down in the mouth ! Q: What do you get when a dinosaur walks through the strawberry patch? A: Strawberry jam ! Q: Where was the dinosaur when the sun went down ? A: In the dark! Q: What's as big as a dinosaur but weighs nothing? A: Her shadow! Q: What do you get when a dinosaur sneezes? A: Out of the way! Q: What do you get if you cross a pig with a dinosaur ? A: Jurassic Pork! Q: How do you know if there's a dinosaur in your refrigerator ? A: Look for footprints in the pizza ! Q: What happened when the dinosaur took the train home? A: She had to bring it back! Johnny: Why did the Triceratops cross the road ? Billy: He didn't, the chicken crossed the road . Johnny: Well, why did the chicken cross the road ? Billy: To get away from the Triceratops ! Q: How do you know if there's a dinosaur under your bed ? A: Your nose hits the ceiling! Q: Why was the dinosaur afraid of the ocean ? A: Because there was something fishy about it! Q: What do you call a Stegoceras with one leg? A: Eileen (I lean)! Mother: Why are you crying? Daughter: Because I wanted to get a dinosaur for my baby brother . Mother: That's no reason to cry. Daughter: Yes it is! No one would trade me! Q: What was the scariest prehistoric animal? A: The Terror-dactyl ! Q: What has a spiked tail, plates on its back, and sixteen wheels? A: A Stegosaurus on roller skates! Q: What do you call it when a dinosaur slides in to home plate? A: A dinoscore! Q: What do you get if you cross a Triceratops with a kangaroo ? A: A Tricera-hops! Q: What made the dinosaur's car stop ? A: A flat Tire-annosaurus ! Q: What do you call a dinosaur that left its armor out in the rain ? A: A Stegosau-rust ! Q: What type of tool does a prehistoric reptile carpenter use? A: A dino-saw ! Q: Who makes the best prehistoric reptile clothes ? A: A dino-sewer ! Q: Which dinosaurs were the best policemen? A: Tricera-cops ! Q: What do you call a dinosaur who is elected to Congress? A: Rep. Tile! Q: Where did Velociraptor buy things? A: At a dino-store! Q: Why did the Apatosaurus devour the factory? A: Because she was a plant eater! Q: What is an Iguanodon's favorite playground toy? A: A dino-see-saur ! Q: How much fur can you get from a dinosaur ? A: As fur as you can get! Q: Why do dinosaurs eat raw meat? A: Because they don't know how to cook ! Q: What did dinosaurs have that no others animals ever had? A: Baby dinosaurs! Q: How many dinosaurs can fit in an empty box ? A: One. After that, the box isn't empty anymore! Q: How can you tell if there's a dinosaur in the refrigerator ? A: The door won't close! Q: Where do prehistoric reptiles like to go on vacation? A: To the dino-shore !
Anyone seen these facts? Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33. The dollar symbol ($) is a U combined with an S (U.S.) Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. The Statue of Liberty's tablet is two feet thick. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States. The slogan on New Hampshire license plates is 'Live Free or Die'. These license plates are manufactured by prisoners in the state prison in Concord. The straw was probably invented by Egyptian brewers to taste in-process beer without removing the fermenting ingredients which floated on the top of the container. David Prowse, was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of Vader's lines, and didn't know that he was going to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie. The United States government keeps its supply of silver at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY There are only thirteen blimps in the world. Nine of the thirteen blimps are in the United States. The existing biggest blimp is the Fuji Film blimp. Naugahyde, plastic "leather" was created in Naugatuck, Connecticut. The Swiss flag is square. The word 'pound' is abbreviated 'lb.' after the constellation 'libra' because it means 'pound' in Latin, and also 'scales'. The abbreviation for the British Pound Sterling comes from the same source: it is an 'L' for Libra/Lb. with a stroke through it to indicate abbreviation. Sames goes for the Italian lira which uses the same abbreviation ('lira' coming from 'libra'). So British currency (before it went metric) was always quoted as "pounds/shillings/pence", abbreviated "L/s/d" (libra/solidus/denarius). The three largest land-owners in England are the Queen, the Church of England and Trinity College, Cambridge. The monastic hours are matins, lauds, prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers and compline. If you come from Manchester, you are a Mancunian. No animal, once frozen solid (i.e., water solidifies and turns to ice) survives when thawed, because the ice crystals formed inside cells would break open the cell membranes. However there are certain frogs that can survive the experience of being frozen. These frogs make special proteins which prevent the formation of ice (or at least keep the crystals from becoming very large), so that they actually never freeze even though their body temperature is below zero Celsius. The water in them remains liquid: a phenomenon known as 'supercooling.' If you disturb one of these frogs (just touching them even), the water in them quickly freezes solid and they die. The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula. Madrid is the only European capital city not situated on a river. The name for fungal remains found in coal is sclerotinite. The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts) is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane. Emus cannot walk backwards. It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear. The shopping mall in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada has the largest water clock in North America. Both writer Edgar Allen Poe and LSD advocate Timothy Leary were kicked out of West Point. The word posh, which denotes luxurious rooms or accomodations, originated when ticket agents in England marked the tickets of travelers going by ship to the Orient. Since there was no air conditioning in those days, it was always better to have a cabin on the shady side of the ship as it passed through the Mediterranean and Suez area. Since the sun is in the south, those with money paid extra to get cabin's on the left, or port, traveling to the Asia, and on the right, or starboard, when returning to Europe. Hence their tickets were marked with the initials for Port Outbound Starboard Homebound, or POSH. The top layer of a wedding cake, known as the groom's cake, traditionally is a fruit cake. That way it will save until the first anniversery. The German Kaiser Wilhelm II had a withered arm and often hid the fact by posing with his hand resting on a sword, or by holding gloves. The forward pass was created by the football team at Saint Louis University. In every show that Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (The Fantasticks) wrote, there is at least one song about rain. A kind of tortoise in the Galapagos Islands has an upturned shell at its neck so it can reach its head up to eat cactus branches. The only city whose name can be spelled completely with vowels is Aiea, Hawaii, located approximately twelve miles west of Honolulu. Parthenogenesis is the term used to describe the process by which certain animals are able to reproduce themselves in successive female generations without intervention of a male of the species. At least one species of lizard is known to do so. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten. The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat", which means "the king is dead". The ship, the Queen Elizabeth 2, should always be written as QE2. QEII is the actual queen. "Quisling" is the only word in the English language to start with "quis." All of the cobble stones that used to line the streets in New York were originally weighting stones put in the hulls of Belgian ships to keep an even keel. Nepal is the only country without a rectangular flag (it looks like two pennants glued on on top of the other) Libya has the only flag which is all one color with no writing or decoration on it The only borough of New York City that isn't an island (or part of an island) is the Bronx. The 1957 Milwaukee Braves were the first baseball team to win the World Series after being relocated. The tune for the "A-B-C" song is the same as "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." When a coffee seed is planted, it takes five years to yield it's first consumable fruit. The common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infra-red and ultra-violet light. Linn's Stamp News is the world's largest weekly newspaper for stamp collectors. Tennessee is bordered by more states than any other. The eight states are Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. Des Moines has the highest per capita Jello consumption in the U.S The Western-most point in the contiguous United States is Cape Alava, Washington. There are only three animals with blue tongues, the Black Bear, the Chow Chow dog and the blue-tongued lizard. The first fossilized specimen of Austalopithecus afarenisis was named Lucy after the palentologists' favorite song, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, by the Beatles. Pinocchio is Italian for "pine head." The geographical center of North America is near Rugby, North Dakota. The infinity sign is called a lemniscate. Hacky-sack was invented in Turkey. If you stretch a standard Slinky out flat it measures 87 feet long. There are six five words in the English language with the letter combination "uu." Muumuu, vacuum, continuum, duumvirate and duumvir, residuum. The "Calabash" pipe, most often associated with Sherlock Holmes, was not used by him until William Gillette (an American) portrayed Holmes onstage. Gillette needed a pipe he could keep in his mouth while he spoke his lines. Most Americans' car horns beep in the key of F. Dirty Harry's badge number is 2211. The pupil of an octopus' eye is rectangular. The shortest French word with all five vowels is "oiseau" meaning bird. Camel's milk does not curdle. "Mr. Mojo Risin" is an anagram for Jim Morrison. The ball on top of a flagpole is called the truck. A person from the country of Nauru is called a Nauruan; this is the only palindromic nationality. The word "modem" is a contraction of the words "modulate, demodulate." Oliver Cromwell was hanged and decapitated two years after he had died. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. Iowa has more independent telephone companies than any other state. Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time. Hamsters love to eat crickets. The only "real" food that U.S. Astronauts are allowed to take into space is pecan nuts. The word "queueing" is the only English word with five consecutive vowels. The first Eagle Scout west of the Mississippi is buried in San Marcos, Texas. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere. Roberta Flack wrote "Killing Me Softly" about singer Don McLean. The Greek version of the Old Testament is called the Septuagint. Spencer Eldon was the name of the naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's album All three major 1996 Presidential candidates, Clinton, Dole and Perot, are left-handed. The Madagascan Hissing Cockroach is one of the few insects who give birth to live young, rather than laying eggs. The book of Esther in the Bible is the only book which does not mention the name of God. Sheriff came from Shire Reeve. During early years of feudal rule in England, each shire had a reeve who was the law for that shire. When the term was brought to the United States it was shortned to Sheriff. An animal epidemic is called an epizootic. Dracula is the most filmed story of all time, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is second and Oliver Twist is third. The silhouette on the NBA logo is Jerry West. The silhouette on the Major League Baseball logo is Harmon Killebrew. The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P. The little lump of flesh just forward of your ear canal, right next to your temple, is called a tragus. Soweto in South Africa ws derived from SOuth WEst TOwnship. Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants. The Andy Griffth Show was the first spin-off in TV history. It was a spin-off of the Danny Thomas Show. Goat's eyes have rectangular pupils. Walt Disney's autograph bears no resemblance to the famous Disney logo. Other than humans, black lemurs are the only primates that may have blue eyes. The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used. The two longest one-syllable words in the English language are "screeched" and "strengths." Great Britain was the first county to issue postage stamps. Hence, the postage stamps of Britain are the only stamps in the world not to bear the name of the country of origin. However, every stamp carries a relief image or a silhouette of the monarch's head instead. Images for picture stamps in the United States are commissioned by the United States Postal Service Department of Philatelic Fulfillment. Artist Constantino Brumidi fell from the done of the U.S. Capitol while painting a mural around the rim. He died four months later. Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games. There were no squirrels on Nantucket until 1989. Cathy Rigby is the only woman to pose nude for Sports Illustrated. (August 1972) Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan. Will Clark of the Texas Rangers is a direct descendant of William Clark of Lewis and Clark. When ocean tides are at their highest, they are called "spring tides." When they are at their lowest, they are call "neep tides." February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. The last NASCAR driver to serve jail time for running moonshine was Buddy Arrington. Many Japanese golfers carry "hole-in-one" insurance, because it is traditional in Japan to share one's good luck by sending gifts to all your friends when you get an "ace." The price for what the Japanese term an "albatross" can often reach $10,000. The difference between male and female blue crabs is the design located on their apron (belly.) The male blue crab has the Washington Monument while the female apron is shaped like the U.S. Capitol. It takes a lobster approxiamately seven years to grow to be one pound. The ridges on the sides of coins are called reeding. The lot numbers for the cyanide-tainted Tylenol capsules scare back in 1982 were MC2880 and 1910MD. Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds. The Roman emperor Caligula made his horse a senator. At latitude 60 degrees south you can sail all the way around the world. A Chinese checkerboard has 121 holes. The hyoid bone, in your throat, is the only bone in the body not attached to another bone. Mice, whales, elephants, giraffes and man all have seven neck vertebra. Sunbeams that shine down through the clouds are called crespucular rays. Very small clouds that look like they have been broken off of bigger clouds are called scuds. On a dewy morning, if you look at your shadow in the grass, the dew drops shine light back to your eye creating a halo called a heilgenschein (German for halo.) The correct response to the Irish greeting, "Top of the morning to you," is "and the rest of the day to yourself." Giraffes have no vocal cords. Joe DiMaggio had more home runs than strikeouts during his career. All porcupines float in water. Hang On Sloopy is the official rock song of Ohio. A-1 Steak Sauce contains both orange peel and raisins. Many northern parishes (counties) of Louisiana did not agree with the Confederate movement. To show their disapproval, they changed their names. That's why there is a Union Parish, Jefferson Parish, etc. The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites. Residents of the island of Lesbos are Lesbosians, rather than Lesbians. (Of course, lesbians are called lesbians because Sappho was from Lesbos.) The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' symbolizes 'two women living under one roof'. German has a wood for the peace offerings brought to your mate when you've committed some conceived slight. This is "drachenfutter" or dragon's food. In Chinese, the words for crisis and opportunity are the same. No word in the English language rhymes with month. Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired." The poisonous copperhead smells likefresh cut cucumbers. In Disney's "Fantasia", the Sorcerer's name is "Yensid" (Disney backwards.) The smallest mushroom's name is "Hop-low." Anne Boleyn had six fingernails on one hand. Mustard gas was invented in the McKinley Building on the American University campus. Additionally, preliminary work on the Manhattan Project was done in that building. The government used the McKinley Building because of its unusual archticture. If there would be any type of large explosion inside the building, the building would implode onto itself, containing any lethal gas or nuclear material. The building now houses the Physics Department. When angered, the ears of Tazmanian devils turn a pinkish-red. The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. The naval rank of "Admiral" is derived from the Arabic phrase "amir al bahr", which means "lord of the sea". The Les Nessman character on the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati wore a band-aid in every episode. Either on himself, his glasses, or his clothing. A coat hanger is 44 inches long if straightened The roads on the island of Guam are made with coral. Guam has no sand. The sand on the beaches is actually ground coral. When concrete is mixed, the coral sand is used instead of importing regular sand from thousands of miles away. Mt. Vernon Washington grows more tulips than the entire country of Holland. Jamie Farr (who played Klinger on M*A*S*H) was the only member of the cast who actually served as a soldier in the Korean war. The southern most city in the United States is Na'alehu, Hawaii. Alaska was the only part of the United States that was invaded by the Japanese during WWII. The territory was the island of Adak in the Aleutian Chain. Woodward Ave in Detroit, Michigan carries the designation M-1, named so because it was the first paved road anywhere. Michigan was the first state to plow it's roads and the first to adopt a yellow dividing line. Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village". The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119. The shortest verse in the Bible is "Jesus wept." Way back when they were using marble columns, the people selling the columns would carve out the centers and fill it with wax.So the people buying them started asking "Is it without wax?" Or in other words "Are you sincere?" Zaire is the world leader in cobalt mining, producing two-thirds of the world's cobalt supply. No modern language has a true concept of "I am." It is always used linked with are in reference of another verb. Little known Cathedral Caverns near Grant, Alabama has the world's largest cave opening, the largest stalagmite (Goliath), and the largest stalagmite forest in the World. The only person ever to decline a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was Sinclair Lewis for his book Arrowsmith. Maine is the only state that borders on only one state. There are almost twice as many people in Rhode Island than there are in Alaska. Kudzu is not indigenous to the South, but in that climate it can grow up to six inches a day. Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ? The word 'byte' is a contraction of 'by eight.' The word 'pixel' is a contraction of either 'picture cell' or 'picture element.' Ralph Lauren's original name was Ralph Lifshitz. Bananas do not grow on trees, but on rhizomes. Astronauts in the Space Shuttle are weightless not because there is no gravity in space, but because they are in free fall around the Earth. St. Augustine was the first major proponent of the "missionary" position. Lizzie Borden was acquitted. Alexander Hamilton was shot by Aaron Burr in the groin. Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category. Roger Ebert is the only film critic to have ever won the Pulitzer prize. A scholar who studies the Marquis de Sade is called a Sadian, not a Sadist (of course). Tribeca in Manhattan stands for TRIangle BElow CAnal street. Soho stands for SOuth of HOuston street. Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church. Theworld's largest wine cask is in Heidleberg, Germany. Lorne Greene had one of his nipples bitten off by an aligator while he hosted "Lorne Greene's Wild Kingdom." Cat's urine glows under a blacklight. Seven Olympic gold medal winners eventually went on to win the Heavyweight Championship of the World Kerimski Church in Finland is world's biggest church made of wood.The St. Louis Gateway Arch had a projected death toll while it was being built. No one died. The average ear of corn has eight-hundred kernels arranged in sixteen rows. A cat has four rows of whiskers. Vincent Van Gogh comitted suicide while painting Wheat Field with Crows. An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes. Jelly Belly jelly beans were the first jelly beans in outer space when they went up with astronauts in the June 21, 1983 voyage of the space shuttle Challenger (the same voyage as the first American woman in space, Sally Ride). Baseballer Connie Mack's real name was Cornelius McGilicuddy. If you were standing in the northernmost point in the contiguous (48) states, you'd be standing in Minnesota. Only thirty percent of the famous Maryland blue crabs are actually from Maryland, the rest are from North Carolina and Virginia. Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator. Not all of West Virginia voted to go with the North. When the State of West Virginia was formed from Virginia in 1863 the three western counties in Virginia voted to go with West Virginia, but West Virginia didn't take them because they were poor. Instead they took three counties that voted to stay with Virginia, because they were richer and they had the B&O railroad. Those counties since split and are 5 Jefferson, Hampshire, Berkley, Mineral, and Morgan. The first Ford cars had Dodge engines. The Dodge brothers Horace and John were Jewish, that's why the first Dodge emblem had a star of David in it. Studebaker was the only major car company to stop making cars while making a profit from them. Studebaker still exists, but is now called Worthington. Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant call Diamond Star. On the new hundred dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10. The top three cork-producing countries are Spain, Portugal and Algeria. (Cork comes from trees.) In the Wizard of Oz Dorothy's last name is Gail. It is shown on the mail box. If you bring a raccoon's head to the Henniker, New Hampshire town hall, you are entitled to receive $.10 from the town New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and the late M*A*S*H star McLean Stevenson were both once assistant football coaches at Northwestern University. The letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that doesn't have 1 syllable... it has three. All swans and all sturgeons in England are property of the Queen. Messing with them is a serious offense. Michael Di Lorenzo, who plays Eddie Torres on New York Undercover is one of the lead dancers in Michael Jackson's "Beat It" video. Only two people signed the Decleration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on Augest 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 year later. October 4, 1957 is a historic date to be remembered, it is the day both "Leave it to Beaver" and the Russian satellite Sputnik 1 were launched. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. It takes about a half a gallon of water to cook macaroni, and about a gallon to clean the pot. The antifungal, nystatin, which is sometime used for treating thrush, is named after New York State Institute for Health (Acronym) QANTAS, the name of the Australian national airline, is a (former) acronym, for Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service. The world's largest four-faced clock sits atop the Allen-Bradley plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Almonds are members of the peach family. The first video ever played on MTV Europe was "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits. If you add up the numbers 1-100 consecutively (1+2+3+4+5 etc) the total is 5050 The "Grinch" singer and voice of Tony the Tiger is a charming man named Thurl Ravenscroft. The famous split-fingered Vulcan salute is actually intended to represent the first letter ("shin," pronounced "sheen") of the word "shalom." As a small boy, Leonard Nimoy observed his rabbi using it in a benediction and never forgot it; eventually he was able to add it to "Star Trek" lore. The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe. Ham radio operators got the term "ham" coined from the expression "ham-fisted operators", a term used to describe early radio users who sent Morse code (i.e. pounded their fists). While the Chinese invented gunpowder, they were not the first to develop firearms. Sam Colt invented the "revolving pistol." Therefore, all revolvers are correctly called pistols. A 12 gauge "rifled slug" does not spin, even though there are grooves on it's bearing surface. A slug actually travels like a dart. Revolvers cannot be silenced, due all the noisy gasses which escape the cylinder gap at the rear of the barrel. A bullet fired from the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge (also called the .308 Winchester) is still supersonic at 1000 yards. The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards." The home team must provide the referee with 24 footballs for each National Football League game. The maximum weight for a golf ball is 1.62 oz. A flea expert is a pullicologist. A bear has 42 teeth. M&M's stands for the last names of Forrest Mars, Sr., then candymaker, and his associate Bruce Murrie. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle. Table tennis balls have been known to travel off the paddle at speeds up to 105.6 miles per hour. In Irian Jaya exists a tribe of tall, white people who use parrots as a warning sign against intruders. In the Dutch province of Twente people live on average half a year shorter than in the rest of the Netherlands. Spiral staircases in medieval castles are running clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army would climb the stairs they would not be able to use their right hand which was holding the sword because of the difficulties in climbing the stairs. Left-handed knights would have had no troubles except left-handed people could never become knights because it was assumed that they were descendants of the devil. Duddley DoRight's Horses name was "Horse." If the Spaceship Earth ride at EPCOT was a golf ball, to be the proportional size to hit it, you'd be two miles tall. On Sesame Street, Bert's goldfish were named Lyle and Talbot, presumably after the actor Lyle Talbot. The word "hangnail" comes from Middle English: ang- (painful) + nail. Nothing to do with hanging. Louis IV of France had a stomach the size of two regular stomachs. Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain smoked forty cigars a day for the last years of his life. Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain was born on a day in 1835 when Haley's Comet came into veiw. When He died in 1910, Haley's Comet came into view again. Pepsi originally contained pepsin, thus the name. Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age. The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado. If you were born in Los Alamos, New Mexico during the Manhattan project (where they made the atomic bomb), your birthplace was listed as a post office box in Albequerque. Robert Kennedy was killed in the Ambassador Hotel, the same hotel that housed Marilyn Monroe's first modelling agency. Ronald Regan sent out the army phoyographer who first discovered Marilyn Monroe. Carbonated water, with nothing else in it,can dissolve limestone, talc, and many other low-Moh's hardness minerals. Coincidentally, carbonated water is the main ingredient in soda pop. Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox, Unix is a registered trademark of AT&T. The newest dog breed is the Bull Boxer, first bred in the United states in 1990-91. The first hard drive available for the Apple ][ had a capacity of 5 megabytes. South of Tucson, Arizona, all road signs are in the Metric System. In many cases, the amount of storage space on a recordable CD is measured in minutes. 74 minutes is about 650 megabytes, 63 minutes is 550 megabytes. The real name of Astro (the dog fromThe Jetsons) is "Tralfaz" -- his real owner appeared one day to claim him but wound up giving him back to the Jetsons. Charlie Brown's father was a barber. The original story from Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights begins, "Aladdin was a little Chinese boy." Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intraveinously When a film is in production, the last shot of the day is the "martini shot", the next to last one is the "Abby Singer". Of the six men who made up the Three Stooges, three of them were real brothers (Moe, Curly and Shemp.) Ohio is listed as the 17th state in the U.S., but technically it is number 47. Until August 7, 1953, Congress forgot to vote on a resolution to admit Ohio to the Union. It is a misdemeanor to kill or threaten a butterfly -- so says City Ordinance No. 352 in Pacific Grove, California. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. Other than fruit, honey is the only natural food that is made without destroying any kind of life! What about milk, you say? A cow has to eat grass to produce milk and grass is living! When Saigon fell the signal for all Americans to evacuate was Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" being played on the radio. The Fort George Point in Belize City was formed by the silt runoff of Hurricane Hattie. If you lace your shoes from the inside to the outside the fit will be snugger around your big toe. Only 1/3 of the people that can twitch their ears can twitch only one at a time. The expression "What in tarnation" comes from the original meaning: "What in eternal damnation" Gary Burgough who played Walter Radar O'Reily on M*A*S*H has a deformed left thumb. If you watch closely you will see that he never shows his left hand. Only two states' names begin with double consonants: Florida and Rhode Island. The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean Ingrown toenails are hereditary. The Cincinnati Reds baseball team name was officially changed to the Redlegs during the anti-communist movement. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. "Xmas" does not begin with the Roman letter X. It begins with the Greek letter "chi," which was used in medieval manuscripts as an abbreviation for the word "Christ" (xus = christus, etc.) The ampersand (&) is actually a stylised version of the Latin word "et," meaning and." The largest city in the United States with a one syllable name is Flint, Michigan. The most common name in the world is Mohammed. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. On the cartoon show 'The Jetsons', Jane is 33 years old and her daughter Judy is 15. In Mel Brooks' 'Silent Movie,' mime Marcel Marceau is the only person who has a speaking role. Only humans and horses have hymens. No NFL team which plays it's home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl. (Texas Stadium, home of the Cowboys, is not a dome, there is a large hole in the roof.) The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language. The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver". Wally and Beaver had a baby alligator which they kept in the toilet. In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured The most eastern part of the western world is located in Ilomantsi, Finland. "Hara kiri" is an impolite way of saying the Japanese word "seppuku" which means, literally, "belly splitting." The term the "Boogey Man will get you" comes from the Boogey people,who still inhabit an area of Indonesia. These people still act as pirates today and attack ships that pass. Thus the term spread "if you don't watch out the Boogey man will get you." The Saturn V moon rocket consumed 15 tons of fuel per second. The state with the longest coastline in the US is Michigan. Race car is a palindrome. We will have four consecutive full moons making two blue moons in 1999 (January 2 and 31, March 2 and 31.) The only other time it happened this century was in 1915 (January 1 and 31, March 1 and 31.) The Basset Horn, a kind of alto clarinet, was named after its inventor -- a man named Horn. "Basset" is from "Basetto," or "little bass" in Italian. There are more bald eagles in the province of British Columbia then there are in the whole United States. Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son. The "second unit" films movie shots that do not require the presence of actors. Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make - $5 million going to actor's salaries. The world's second largest pipe organ is located at the Organ Grinder on 82nd avenue in Portland, Oregon. Games Slayter, a Purdue graduate, invented fiberglass. One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers -- they saw it as competition. It is not chemically addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, or caffeine. Olympic Badminton rules say that the bird has to have exactly fourteen feathers The music group Simply Red is named because of its love for the football team, Manchester United, who have a red home strip. In case you ever find yourself piloting a dogsled, shout "Jee!" to make the dogs turn left and "Ha!" to go right. Richard Nixon left instructions for "California, Here I Come" to be the last piece of music played at his funeral ("softly and slowly") were he to die in office. The earliest document in Latin in a woman's handwriting (it is from the first century A.D.) is an invitation to a birthday party. Spot, Data's cat on Star Trek: The Next Generation, was played by six different cats. Captain Jean-Luc Picard's fish was named Livingston. Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at 0.08988 g/cc Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world, at 70.6 g/cc The longest U.S. highway is route 6 starting in Cape Cod, Massachusetts going through 14 states, and ending in Bishop, California... The movie "Paris, Texas" was banned in the city of Paris, Texas, shorty after its box office release. The 'y' in signs reading "ye olde.." is properly pronounced with a 'th' sound, not 'y'. The "th" sound does not exist in Latin, so ancient Roman occupied (present day) England use the rune "thorn" to represent "th" sounds. With the advent of the printing press the character from the Roman alphabet which closest resembled thorn was the lower case "y". Pickled herrings were invented in 1375. The number of the trash compactor in Star Wars (20th Century Fox, 1977) is 3263827. Each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man, woman, and child in the world. At McDonalds in New Zealand, they serve apricot pies instead of cherry ones. The word "samba" means "to rub navels together." The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The international telphone dialing code for Antarctica is 672. A byte, in computer terms, means 8 bits. A nibble is half that: 4 bits. (Two nibbles make a byte!) A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer. Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball. If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom. The airport in La Paz, Bolivia is the world's highest airport. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. The housefly hums in the middle octave, key of F. Chicago is closer to Moscow than to Rio de Janeiro. Original copy of the Declaration of Independence is lost. The copy in Washington D.C. is what is referred to as a holograph. That is a term for a handmade copy of a document and is not the same as a laser produced hologram. Singpore is the only country with one train station. The little bags of netting for gas lanterns (called 'mantles') are radioactive--so much so that they will set of an alarm at a nuclear reactor. When measuring fonts 'point size' refers to the height of capital letters (one point being one 72nd of an inch). 'Pitch' is a horizontal measurement of the number of letters which can be printed in an inch. The only capital letter in the Roman alphabet with exactly one endpoint is P. In the movie "the Right Stuff" there is a scene where a government recruiter for the Mercury astronaut program (played by Jeff Goldblum) is in a bar at Muroc Dry Lake, California. His partner suggests Chuck Yeager as a good astronaut candidate. Jeff proceeds to badmouth Yeager claiming they need someone who went to college. During the conversation the real Chuck Yeager is playing a bartender who is standing behind the recruiters eavesdropping. General Yeager is listed low in the movie credits as 'Fred.' "Speak of the Devil" is short for "Speak of the Devil and he shall come". It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when your talking about someone and they show up people say "Speak of the Devil" Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. Nauru is the only country in the world with no official capital. (Its government offices are all in Yaren District, but there's no official capital.) South Africa is the only country with three official capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein. Lucy Ricardo's maiden name was McGillicudy. Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy. The red giant star Betelgeuse has a diameter larger than that of the Earth's orbit around the sun. If your eyes are six feet above the surface of the ocean, the horizon wil be about three statute miles away. The one-hundred eleventh element is known as "unnilenilenium" The longest muscle name is the "levator labii superioris alaeque nasi" and Elvis popularized it with his lip motions. The longest time someone has typed on a typewriter continuously is 264 hrs., set by Violet Gibson Burns. The Dutch town of Leeuwarden can be spelled 225 different ways. There was once a town named "6" in West Virginia. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older A cat has 32 muscles in each ear An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. The oldest word in the English language is "town" The sea wasp is half an inch long at best and more poisonous than any other jellyfish known to man. Tigars have striped skin, not just striped fur. Gerald Ford pardoned Robert E. Lee posthumously of all crimes of treason. The band Duran Duran got their name from an astronaut in the 1968 Jane Fonda movie Barbarella. There are 22 stars surrounding the mountain on the Paramount Pictures logo. After human death, post-mortem rigidity starts in the head and travels to the feet, and leaves the same way it came -- head to toe. Police dogs are trained to react to commands in a foreign language; commonly German but more recently Hungarian or some other Slavic tongue. A Laforte fracture is a fracture of all facial bones. It would allow one to pull on another face and remove it like a mask if not held on by skin. Debra Winger was the voice of E.T. Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt were all cousins through one connection or another. (FDR and Eleanor were about five times removed.) The Earth-Moon size ratio is the largest in the our solar system, excepting Pluto-Charon. Each unit on the Richter Scale is equivalent to a power factor of about 32. So a 6 is 32 times more powerful than a 5! Though it goes to 10, 9 is estimated to be the point of total tetonic destruction (2 is the smallest that can be felt unaided.) Most snakes have either only one lung, or in some cases, two, with one much reduced in size. This apparently serves to make room for other organs in the highly-elongated bodies of snakes. A twelve-foot anaconda can catch, kill, and eat a six-foot caiman, a close relative of crocodles and alligators. While these snakes are not usually considered to be the *longest* snake in the world, they are the heaviest, exceeding the reticulated python in girth. Cinderella's slippers were originally made out of fur. The story was changed in the 1600s by a translator. It was the left shoe that Aschenputtel (Cinderella) lost at the stairway, when the prince tried to follow her. Cinderella is known as Tuhkimo in Finland. If you come from Birmingham, you are a Brummie. The names of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with, e.g. Asia, Europe. There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs six times: Indivisibility. The dome on Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, conceals a billiards room. In Jefferson's day, billiards were illegal in Virginia. According to Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, it is possible to go slower than light and faster than light, but it is impossible to go at the speed of light. In most advertisments, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch. Cleo and Caesar were the early stage names of Cher and Sonny Bono. Ben and Jerry's send the waste from making ice cream to local pig farmers to use as feed. Pigs love the stuff, except for one flavor: Mint Oreo. The "heat" of peppers is rated on the Scoville scale. Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in Sweden. The conversion to right-hand was done on a weekday at 5pm. All traffic stopped as people switched sides. This time and day were chosen to prevent accidents where drivers would have gotten up in the morning and been too sleepy to realize *this* was the day of the changeover. In left hand drive countries, such as the UK, Ireland, Japan, and Australia, drivers sit on the right hand side of the car. Except for Sweden, where drivers sat on the left, as in North-America. Japan is the third most densely populated country in the world. First is the Netherlands, followed by Belgium. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery. The "D" in D-day means "Day". The French term for "D-Day" is &q