Yesterday was National Blame Someone Else Day. Did you? I mean, did you blame someone else for something? If not, it's not too late! ROFL People do it all the time, don't they? Did anyone ever do it to you? Recently? How about a service provider? I remember having a local cable company in California that was incredibly inept. It took them eight months to properly install our cable. I should have known something was amiss right then. Unfortunately, they were the only game in town. Every time we'd call to report a problem, they would tell us it was our fault. They once told us it was our fault that they didn't install the equipment correctly! After all, they...
Tomorrow is the birthday of Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12, 1925). Yogi was sometimes insightful and always funny. Here are a few of his most famous quotes. Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours. A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore. Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical. Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken. Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. I just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary. I never said most of the things I said. If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em. Add yours here! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ If you...
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