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Off for a few weeks

by jackfrost @ Sunday, 28. Oct, 2007 - 19:17:00

Right that’s me after today no blog for 2 -3 weeks…...I am off for a couple of weeks to try and improve my health and fitness through physiotherapy and intense exercise and nutritional guidance.
Fortunately for me I have paid into a fund for the last 25 years that allows me to do this never had to use it before but now my time has come.
There are facilities to use my laptop as there are wi-fi hot spots, but as part of my problems are with my carpel tunnel syndrome it makes sense to rest my hands completely.

So the mother in-law arrived today and she will help look after the wife and kids and first thing tomorrow I am off down south,

So no more posts from Jack…”Jack who” they say…Jack Frost says I..…” Oh that name seems familiar???”…the day your gone is the day you’re forgotten…

So goodbye for a while and I leave you with THIS...ENJOY


Winters coming

by jackfrost @ Saturday, 27. Oct, 2007 - 21:02:49

Where2PutSnow

How laid back can you get

by jackfrost @ Friday, 26. Oct, 2007 - 20:13:36

Power nap

Husband of The Year Awards

by jackfrost @ Thursday, 25. Oct, 2007 - 19:29:01

Husband Of The Year Awards

Special Mentions

Honorable mention...Honorable mention...2Honorable mention...3

3RD Place goes to TURKEY

Turkey 3

2ND Place Goes To SERBIA
Serbia 2

And The Winner of

HUSBAND OF THE YEAR

IS

IRELAND

Ya Gotta Love The Irish

Irish1

AHHHH!!! Look, He's holding Her Hand

The Four Cats

by jackfrost @ Wednesday, 24. Oct, 2007 - 22:52:33
Four men were bragging about how smart their cats were .
The first man was an Engineer,
 
the second man was an Accountant,
 
the third man was a Chemist

the fourth man was a Government Employee.
 
To show off, the Engineer called to his cat,.. "T-square,... do your stuff." 
T-square pranced over to the desk, took out some paper and pen and promptly drew a circle, a square, and a triangle.

Everyone agreed that was pretty smart.

But the Accountant said his cat could do better. He called to his cat and said, "Spreadsheet, do your stuff."
Spreadsheet went out to the kitchen and returned with a dozen cookies. He divided them into 4 equal piles of 3 cookies ...........

.Everyone agreed that was good.

But the Chemist said his cat could do better. He called to his cat and said "Measure, do your stuff."
Measure got up, walked to the fridge, took out a quart of milk,, got a 10 ounce glass from the cupboard and poured exactly 8 ounces without spilling a drop into the glass.

Everyone agreed that was pretty good.

Then the three men turned to the Government Employee and said,... "What can your cat do?" !

The Government Employee called  to his cat and said.... "Coffee Break.....do your stuff."
Coffee Break jumped to his feet........... ate the cookies............... drank the milk.............. sh*t on the paper.................... screwed the other three cats..................... claimed he injured his back while doing so.................. filed a grievance report for unsafe working conditions........ put in for Workers Compensation...............and went home for the rest of the day on sick leave.............!!!!!!!!!!

Thought for the day

by jackfrost @ Tuesday, 23. Oct, 2007 - 20:05:19

Thoughts

Questions???

by jackfrost @ Monday, 22. Oct, 2007 - 20:49:01

Why are you IN a movie, but you are ON TV?

Why can't women put on mascara with their mouths closed?

Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their rear end when they ask where the bathroom is?

Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?

Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a haemorrhoid when it's in your rear end?

Why do they lock petrol station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?

Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?

Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

Why do tug boats push their barges?

Why do they choose from just two people for President and fifty for Miss America?

Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?

Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?

Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?

Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

Why does fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!

Why does monosyllable have five syllables in it?

Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my fish burger and I realize, Oh my God - I could be eating a slow learner.
 

Why does slow down and slow up mean the same thing?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why does the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Why did you just try singing those two songs?

Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?

Why does your OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynaecologist) leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway?

Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

Why don't you ever see the headline Psychic Wins Lottery!?

Why is a boxing ring square?

Why is abbreviated such a long word?

Why is bra singular and panties plural?

Why is it called after dark when it really is after light?

Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips after you use it?

Why is it necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?

Why is it rain drops, but snow falls?

Why is it that no matter what colour of bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Why is it that our children can't read a Bible in school, but they can in prison?

Why is it that people say they slept like a baby when babies wake up like every two hours?

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

Why is phonics not spelled the way it sounds?

Why is the third hand on a watch called a second hand?

Why is what doctors do called practice?

Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?

And why do people walk up to the lift your standing in front of and press the bloody button??..Do they think you had not thought of doing it

Why???

by jackfrost @ Sunday, 21. Oct, 2007 - 10:26:09

Q: Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs?
A: Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay called "pygg". When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as "pygg banks." When an English potter misunderstood the word he made a bank that resembled a pig. And it caught on.

Q: Did you ever wonder why dimes, quarters and half dollars have notches, while pennies and nickels do not?
A: The US Mint began putting notches on the edges of coins containing gold and silver to discourage holders from shaving off small quantities of the precious metals. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are notched because they used to contain silver. Pennies and nickels aren't notched because the metals they contain are not valuable enough to shave.

Q: Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left?
A: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. And that's where women's buttons have remained since.

Q: Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses?
A: In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.

Q: Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast?
A: It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would then just touch or clink the host's glass with his own.

Q: Why are people in the public eye said to be "in the limelight"?
A: Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and stage lighting by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, performers on stage "in the limelight" were seen by the audience to be the center of attention.

Q: Why do ships and aircraft in trouble use "mayday" as their call for help?
A: This comes from the French word 'm'aidez', meaning "help me", and is pronounced "mayday."

Q: Why is someone who is feeling great "on cloud nine"?
A: Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares.

Q: Why are zero scores in tennis called "love"?
A: In France, where tennis first became popular, a big, round zero on scoreboard looked like an egg and was called "l'oeuf," which is French for egg." When tennis was introduced in the US, Americans pronounced it "love."

Q: In golf, where did the term "Caddie" come from?
A. When Mary, later Queen of Scots, went to France as a young girl (for education & survival), Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the Scot game "golf." So he had the first golf course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when she returned to Scotland, she took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day' and the Scots changed it into "caddie."

What if!!

by jackfrost @ Saturday, 20. Oct, 2007 - 09:36:15

Sorry to those who do not get to see these adverts as it probably makes no sense

 
What if all the major retailers started making their own condoms and kept their tag line 


Tesco condoms…Every little helps.

 

Nike Condoms ….Just do it

 

Peugeot Condoms…The ride of your life

 

KFC Condoms….finger licking good

 

Ever ready Condoms….keeps going and going and going

  
Pringles Condoms....  Once you pop you can’t stop 


Burger king condoms….Home to the Whopper

 
 Andrex Condoms ...soft strong and very long 


Polo Condoms…the one with the hole

 

Milky way Condom .....the one you can eat between meals without losing your appetite

   

NOW FEEL FREE TO ADD SOME OF YOUR OWN.

More Thyroid stuff..(Yawn)

by jackfrost @ Friday, 19. Oct, 2007 - 10:16:53

Again for those of you that have no interest in thyroid matters avert your eyes and skip this...i make no apologise for banging on about things but I get frustrated that there are so many people who have settled for second best treatment. not just with regard to thyroid stuff but for medical complaints in general...We don’t have to take it and we have the means to empower our selves...the Internet...
Knowledge IS power

Well I went back to the doc, with regards to the joint and muscle pain that I have got…to be fair this is quite common and in some people it goes away, in others they see the joint/muscle pains as a side effect to put up way…here is a quote from someone who has had the condition for 4 years..

“I've grown accustomed to the muscle pain, aches and twinges and still manage to exercise without pushing myself too far. Initially I thought I'd never feel 'normal' again, but I accept that I have to make allowances and I don't let it get me down.”

NO we shouldn’t have to “put up” with anything unless everything that can be done has been done. You see the doctor for five minutes and if your TSH ( Thyroid simulating hormone) level are in the “Zone” then that’s you out the door come back in 6 months….Crap!!

Where was I oh yes…I went to the doc and asked him what he was going to do about the pains and stuff. He said that these were to be expected as it takes time ..so I said "could it be the start of rheumatoid arthritis?", "or could it be that my T3 levels were not right"….he said he didn’t think so…I said "If you tell me it defiantly isn’t then I’ll go away"…he said "well no I cant say that". I asked him if there were test he could do to find out and with regards to the pains could he give me anti inflammatory for it and was there any harm in doing so

The end result is that I am going in on Tuesday to have 5,different blood test and I am on an anti inflammatory. which I have been taking for two days and I feel better already….yes I know that could be psychological…but I do! and if the pain goes I can do some decent training which will help me lose weight which in turn will ease the pressure on my joints which will help me train and exercise more..
The test might come back negative I accept that, but at least I will know what it isn’t…and that’s the thing if you keep eliminating the things it isn’t then eventually your left with the things it must be. but tests cost money….but so what I have paid my National insurance for 37 years. I have paid my dues so I should get as many tests as I need.

I am annoyed with doctors in general as it frustrates me that when you go to see them (for the 5 -10 minutes your allowed before your rushed out of the door) they give you this feeling that you are an inconvenience and if you start questioning them they can get quite put out, and I guess to a lot of people they are …intimidating…
They must hate the internet, as you can quote so much about your illness and invariably because you have found out so much you tend to no more about it than they do…..and of course they will tell you that whatever you found out is wrong…Pah.! I can understand why more people are starting to self medicate now….not that I have got to that stage yet.

How many of you have gone to the doc feeling unwell and left feeling fobbed off, how many of you have left feeling intimidated by the doctor. And how many of you still feel unwell but have accepted the situation because the doctor has told you to?

Well go back and demand that they help you to get better. Doctors need to start..or should I say go back to listening to their patients and helping them…..accept that we will research the complaint, and listen to our suggestions and guide us to the correct diagnoses and allow us to help them to give us the treatment we deserve..

The journey continues.

Saying's And their Origin's

by jackfrost @ Wednesday, 17. Oct, 2007 - 18:39:13


Chip On his shoulder
(Having a grievance or sense of inferiority and being quick to take offence)

This is reported as originating with the nineteenth century U.S. practise of spoiling for a fight by carrying a chip of wood on one's shoulder, daring others to knock it off. This has more than the whiff of folk-etymology about it, but in fact it is the actual derivation of this phrase. When a Cowboy was determined to fight, he would place  a chip on his  shoulder, and then challenge anyone else  to knock it off at his peril."The actual phrase 'chip on his shoulder' appears in the Weekly Oregonian 1855:"Leland, in his last issue, struts out with a chip on his shoulder, and dares Bush to knock it off."

Mad as a Hatter
(Completely mad)

Mercury used to be used in the making of hats. This was known to have affected the nervous systems of hatters, causing them to tremble and appear insane. The use of mercury compounds in 19th century hat making and the resulting effects are well-established - mercury poisoning is still known today as 'Mad Hatter's disease' 

Nail Your colours to the mast
(To display your opinions and beliefs)

In nautical battles colours (flags) were lowered as a mark of submission. Nailing your colours to the mast meant you weren't intending to submit.

To Bury The Hatchet
(To settle your differences)

This originated with the American Indian tradition of burying the hatchets of the chiefs of tribes when they came to a peace agreement. 

Pass The Buck
(Pass responsibility on to someone else)

Poker became very popular in America during the second half of the 19th century. Players were highly suspicious of cheating or any form of bias and there's considerable folklore depicting gunslingers in shoot-outs based on accusations of dirty dealing. In order to avoid unfairness the deal changed hands during sessions. The person who was next in line to deal would be given a marker. This was often a knife, and knives often had handles made of buck's horn - hence the marker becoming known as a buck. When the dealer's turn was done he 'passed the buck'. Silver dollars were later used as markers and this is probably the origin of the use of buck as a slang term for dollar.

Draw a Blank
(To fail to recall a memory or fail in finding something out)

This phrase originates from the lottery that was established in Tudor England. Elizabeth I, like the monarchs of other European countries at the time, was short of money and decided to copy rival nation states by instituting a national lottery. Lotteries at that time, worked by putting tickets with the participant's names on them into a 'lot pot'. An equal number of notes, some with the prizes written on them and some of which were blank, went into another pot. Pairs of tickets were drawn simultaneously from the two pots. It is easy to see how a failure to succeed came to be associated with drawing a blank. 

Your Name Is Mud
(You are unpopular)

John Wilkes Booth broke his leg while escaping after shooting Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He was given medical help by Dr Samuel Mudd, who didn't then know about the assassination. Mudd was convicted of being Booth's conspirator, although he is widely believed to have been innocent.

In Someone’s Bad Books
(To be in disgrace or out of favour)
 
In the Middle Ages 'one's books' was understood to mean 'one's reckoning or cognizance'. To be 'out of someone's books' meant you were no longer part of their life and of no interest to them. This meaning is first recorded in The Parlyament of Deuylles, 1509  "He is out of our books, and we out of his". The use of books to indicate favour or disfavour in enshrined in several phrases - good books, bad books, black books.

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES..you've got to love them

by jackfrost @ Monday, 15. Oct, 2007 - 20:17:40

THE YEAR'S BEST (actual) HEADLINES OF 2004:

SOMETHING WENT WRONG
IN JET CRASH, EXPERT SAYS

(No, really?)

POLICE BEGIN CAMPAIGN
TO RUN DOWN JAYWALKERS    

(Now that's taking things a bit far!)

PANDA MATING FAILS;
VETERINARIAN TAKES OVER

(What a guy)!

MINERS REFUSE TO WORK
AFTER DEATH 

(no-good-for-nothin' lazy so-and-sos!)

JUVENILE COURT TO
TRY SHOOTING DEFENDANT

(see if that works any better than a fair trial!)

WAR DIMS HOPE FOR PEACE

(I can see where it might have that effect!)

IF STRIKE ISN'T SETTLED QUICKLY,
IT MAY LAST AWHILE

(you think?)

COLD WAVE LINKED
TO TEMPERATURES

(who would have thunk it)!

ENFIELD (LONDON) COUPLE
SLAIN; POLICE SUSPECT HOMICIDE    

 (they may be on to something)!

RED TAPE HOLDS UP NEW BRIDGES

 (you mean there's something stronger than duct tape?)

MAN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
FACES BATTERY CHARGE 

(he probably IS the battery charge!)

NEW STUDY OF OBESITY LOOKS FOR LARGER TEST GROUP

(weren't they fat enough)?

ASTRONAUT TAKES BLAME FOR GAS IN SPACECRAFT    

 (That's what he gets for eating those beans!)

KIDS MAKE NUTRITIOUS SNACKS   

 (Taste like chicken?)

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS CUT IN HALF  

 (Chainsaw Massacre all over again!)

HOSPITALS ARE SUED BY 7 FOOT DOCTORS 

(Boy, are they tall!)

And the winner is...

Did I read that sign right?
TYPHOON RIPS THROUGH   CEMETERY; HUNDREDS DEAD

In an office:
TOILET OUT OF ORDER......
PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW

In a Laundromat:
AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT

In a London department store:
BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS

In an office:
WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN

In an office:
AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD

Outside a second-hand shop:
WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?

Notice in health food shop window:
CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS

Spotted in a safari park:
ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR Seen during a conference:
FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR

Notice in a farmer's field:
THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES.

On a repair shop door:
WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)

We all need a good laugh, keep on smiling


Quotations

by jackfrost @ Sunday, 14. Oct, 2007 - 16:06:00

Heaven is where the police are British, the cooks are French, the mechanics German, the lovers Italian and it's all organised by the Swiss.

Hell is where the chefs are British, the mechanics French, the lover's Swiss, the police German and it's all organised by the Italians.

The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it.      
-- Franklin P. Jones

Love is the answer, but while you are waiting for the answer sex raises some pretty good questions.
 -- Woody Allen 
 

Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those I had to kill because they pissed me off.

I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers.

Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.
       
-- Oscar Wilde

Experience is that marvellous thing that enables you recognise a mistake when you make it again. -- F. P. Jones

My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.
       
-- Ashleigh Brilliant

Her kisses left something to be desired -- the rest of her.

I saw on this nature show how the male elk douses himself with urine to smell sweeter to the opposite sex. What a coincidence!

Definition of Stress: ..The confusion created when one's mind overrides the body's desire to beat or choke the living shit out of some asshole who desperately needs it.

A bird in the hand will probably shit on your wrist. 

"Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep."    
-- Fran Lebowitz

"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true."    
   
-- Irving Caesar

"Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped."
-- Sam Levenson (1911-1980)

"The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself."
-- Sir Richard F. Burton

"Living in a vacuum sucks."  
-- Adrienne E. Gusoff

"An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger."
-- Dan Rather

"Crime does not pay... as well as politics."