Monday OYSTERS

Good Morning,

Quote of the day:

“Two or three glasses of wine a day will go a long way toward the prevention of giving a sh-t.”

                                                Anonymous

In my last blog I wrote a vignette about a hottie named Victoria Principal having a relationship with Barry Gibbs of the BG's. That was incorrect. It was Andy Gibbs that killed himself with cramming crap up his nose and losing Victoria. Thanks Cherie.

Here a little something to consider in these days and times.

                                           TOLERANCE

Jigs McDonald, NHL Hall of Fame broadcaster speaking in Ontario , says: "I am truly perplexed that so many of my friends are against another mosque being built in Toronto. I think it should be the goal of every Canadian to be tolerant regardless of their religious beliefs. Thus the mosque should be allowed, in an effort to promote tolerance."

“That is why I also propose that two nightclubs be opened next door to the mosque, thereby promoting tolerance from within the mosque. We could call one of the clubs, which would be gay, 'The Turban Cowboy' and the other, a topless bar, would be called 'You Mecca Me Hot'."

“Next door should be a butcher shop that specializes in pork, and adjacent to that an open-pit barbecue pork restaurant, called 'Iraq of Ribs'."

“Across the street there could be a lingerie store called" Victoria Keeps Nothing Secret' with sexy mannequins in the window modeling the goods and on the other side a liquor store called 'Morehammered's. All of this would encourage Muslims to demonstrate the tolerance they demand of us."

"Yes we should promote tolerance, and you can do your part by passing this on. And if you are not laughing or smiling at this point, it is either past your bedtime, or it's midnight at the oasis and time to put your camel to bed."

        This Date in History   October 12

1870 On this date one of the greatest military leaders in history died as a result of a stroke he had a month before. Former CSA General Robert E. Lee died at his home in Lexington, Virginia at the age of 63. Lee was the son of the Revolutionary War hero Henry “Lighthorse Harry” Lee. As with many of the leaders of the CSA, Robert E. Lee was born on large plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The plantation was part of his mother’s estate that was willed to her by her father and name Stratford Hall. She was a member of the famous Custis family of Virginia. Little Robert saw little of his father during the Revolutionary War or after the War for that matter. “Lighthorse Harry” was not a family man and was not well known to Robert. Robert attended West Point and graduated second in his class but in the four years there he received not one demerit. As with many of his classmates, he fought in the Mexican War and in the western theater. He also served as Superintendent at West Point.

1492 On this date three tiny Spanish ship under the command of an Italian navigator sailing from Portugal arrived in the Bahamas, probably Watling Island. Christopher Columbus came ashore in a small skiff and claimed the land for the King and Queen of Spain. Columbus thought he was in Cathay, or the Orient. He thought Cuba was Japan. Columbus was correct in assumption that European travelers could reach the Orient by sailing west, but he severely underestimated the diameter of the Earth. Columbus made three trips to the new world and tried each time to establish a settlement on Hispaniola, or the island that now is the Dominican Republic/Haiti. All settlements failed because of the wrath of the native Carib Indians who annihilated the new villages as fast as they were built. Columbus is given credit for discovering the new world but that is wrong. The Vikings had villages in present day Newfoundland 400 years before Columbus. The difference here is that the settlers that came after Columbus stayed whereas the Vikings did not. Some believe that the Vikings explored the North American coastline all the way down to Massachusetts and ever further. They might have, but we may never know for sure. It would benefit all of y'all to read the history of the Vikings and the great accomplishments accredited to them, the rape and pillage of Europe included.

2000 On this date the American destroyer USS Cole had stopped for a four hour long refueling stop at a port in Yemen at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. While refueling, a small Zodiac boat comes along side and lights off thunderous explosion that rips a gigantic hole in the Cole killing 17 US sailors and injuring 38. The Cole started taking on water at an unacceptable rate and was kept afloat only by the Herculean efforts of its crew. Even at this, the Cole achieved a small list but survived. Being that the Cole was only suppose to be in port for four hours and then take up the chore of blockading ships heading for Iraq, it is apparent that the saboteurs knew the time of arrival. Everyone thought that this attack was orchestrated by Osama but that was never proven. I knew a “retired” SEAL here in Greenville that disappeared the day after the attack and returned in out midst about two weeks later. I asked him where he had been and he said “Yemen”. Then I said “Did you kill anybody?” He said “Well I’ll put it this way, I went from number 158 to number 75 on Osama Ben Laden’s hit list.” I like it. As we all know Ben Laden has since gone on to his reward.

Births and deaths:

1866 British Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald is born. He said “Some people call war murder. It is not, it is suicide.”

1807 CSA General Robert E. Lee dies. He said “A man's education is never complete until he dies.” I agree. We all should have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge for life.

Quotable quotes:

“A Jewish nymphomaniac is one that will have sex on the same day she has her hair done.” No offense intended, Roz.

Joan Rivers

Thanks for listening I can hardly wait until tomorrow