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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: Imagine That! Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 7:26 am
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	The world never ceases to amaze "Al" of "Al's Morning Meeting":<p>1 in 5 Americans Speak a Language Other than English at Home<p>This number surprised me. I would never have guessed that it was so high.
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dmfugitive	Post subject: Re: Imagine That! Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 10:32 pm
Joined: Sun Apr 14, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 257 Location: back in D.M., funny enough	The more I read Al, the more he reminds me of Larry King. <p> A few weeks ago, my bank urged me to try online banking. I did and I love it. ... Addiction is more a medical issue than a moral lapse. ... It sure would be interesting to see how many of your town's tickets get booted out of court because of sloppy mistakes. ... Deer whistles are fairly popular in rural areas. You mount them on the front of your car. ... There is a wide body of evidence about the benefits of music and arts teaching. ... Not long ago I was at a retirement home chatting with a woman who was more than 100 years old. ... It would be smart to keep an eye on the Pope. ... A study in Boston found that almost one in four children tested did not get enough vitamin D. ... Tonight is Rosh Hashanah. ... It turns out that even if the tire looks great, it may be unsafe. ... What is the link between a parent's performance and a kid's performance in school? ... Bipolar disorder is also known as manic-depression. ... First it was restaurants, then bars, now hotels are becoming off limits to smokers. ... It might be worthwhile for you to go back and see what your state has learned.
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ADKbrown	Post subject: Re: Imagine That! Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 8:56 am
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 1286 Location: Saranac Lake, N.Y.	Looks more to me like L.M. Boyd's Fun with Facts. (Haven't seen it in ages, but I think I got the name right.)
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Bumfketeer	Post subject: Re: Imagine That! Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 9:40 am
Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 3557 Location: Cusp of retirement, grave or both	ADK:<p>Yeah, it does call the Boyd column to mind. It still runs in The Record (Troy, N.Y.).<p>For those who have never seen this odd little feature, it consists of a bunch of meaningless "knee-slapper"-type facts strung together with no transition whatsoever.<p>I'll have to see if it's on the Web anywhere.
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Bumfketeer	Post subject: Re: Imagine That! Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 9:43 am
Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 3557 Location: Cusp of retirement, grave or both	My God, Phil!<p>Well, you knew this had to happen. <p>http://spotlightongames.com/quote/grabbag.html
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JonScribe	Post subject: Re: Imagine That! Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2003 5:21 pm
Joined: Thu Nov 21, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 356 Location: Everett, Wash.	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by ADKbrown: Looks more to me like L.M. Boyd's Fun with Facts. (Haven't seen it in ages, but I think I got the name right.)<hr></blockquote><p>Come now, Boyd's column, which still is in syndication, is much more entertaining and relies on facts rather than personal oberservations.<p>By the way, it originated in the Seattle P-I and still runs on its Coffee Break page, but under its original name of Mike Mailway. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/mailway/
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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: Re: Imagine That! Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2003 8:05 pm
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by JonScribe: <p>Come now, Boyd's column, which still is in syndication, is much more entertaining and relies on facts rather than personal oberservations.<p><hr></blockquote><p>I thought the point of this was that the column does not rely on "facts."<p>[ October 17, 2003: Message edited by: blanp ]</p>
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JonScribe	Post subject: Re: Imagine That! Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 12:59 am
Joined: Thu Nov 21, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 356 Location: Everett, Wash.	Hadn't seen that. Christ, another good bit spoiled by facts.
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