OT-Friday Humor

Regarding item 6, I think Coach Heisman's prominence was due
more to his 16
seasons at Georgia Tech, with achievements like a record of
102-29-7, a
national title, four undefeated seasons, a 32 game unbeaten
streak and the most
lopsided win in sports history, beating Cumberland 222-0. 
For more info:

http://en.w
ikipedia.org/wiki/John_Heisman

Doug Smith
www.abundant-solutions.com
Georgia Tech - Class of 1977

--- Don Guillett <dguillett1AUSTIN.RR.COM> wrote:

> Subject: SOME CUTE TEXAS HISTORY Here are some little
known, very 
> interesting facts about Texas..
> 
> 1. Beaumont to El Paso: 742 miles
> 
> 2. Beaumont to Chicago: 770 miles
> 
> 3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
> 
> 4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos, July 4, 1883.
> 
> 5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in
North America built 
> over water.
> 
> 6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William
Heisman who was the first 
> full-time coach for Rice University in Houston.
> 
> 7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any
other area in North 
> America.
> 
> 8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North
America's only 
> remaining flock of whooping cranes.
> 
> 9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
> 
> 10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in
1900 caused by a 
> hurricane in which over 8000 lives were lost on
Galveston Island.
> 
> 11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969,
was "Houston."
> 
> 12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode
Island.
> 
> 13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US. rainfall
record of 43" in 24 
> hours in and around Alvin in July 1979.
> 
> 14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by
TREATY, (known as 
> Constitution of 1845 by Republic of Texas to enter the
union) instead of by 
> annexation. This allows the Texas flag to fly at the
same height as the US 
> flag.
> 
> 15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500
years old.
> 
> 16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
> 
> 17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no
period after Dr in 
> Dr Pepper.
> 
> 18. Texas has had six capital cities:
> 
> 18.1. Washington-on-the-Brazos
> 
> 18.2. Harrisburg
> 
> 18.3. Galveston
> 
> 18.4. Velasco
> 
> 18.5. West Columbia
> 
> 18.6. Austin
> 
> 19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the
U.S which is taller 
> than the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. (by 7
feet).
> 
> 20. The name Texas comes from the Hasini Indian word
"tejas" meaning 
> friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas.
> 
> 21. The State animal is the Armadillo. (An interesting
bit of trivia about 
> the armadillo is they always have four babies! They
have one egg, which 
> splits into four, and they either have four males or
four females.
> 
> 22. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the
Astrodome in Houston.
> 
> 23. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - TEXAS STYLE People here in
Texas have trouble 
> with all those "shalls" and "shall
nots" in the ten Commandments.
> 
> Folks here just aren't used to talking in those terms.
So, some folks out in 
> west Texas got together and translated the "King
James" into "King Ranch"
> 
> language:
> 
> Ten Commandments, Cowboy Style.
> 
> Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross
Trails Church in 
> Fairlie, Texas.
> 
> (1) Just one God.
> 
> (2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.
> 
> (3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
> 
> (4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.
> 
> (5) Put nothin' before God.
> 
> (6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal.
> 
> (7) No killin'.
> 
> (8) Watch yer mouth.
> 
> (9) Don't take what ain't yers.
> 
> (10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff Now
that's kinda plain an' 
> simple don't ya think?
> 
> Y'all have a good Day.
> 
> "THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU"
> 
>
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The sailor and the pirate:

A sailor and a pirate meet in a bar and they start to tell
each other 
their sea stories.

The sailor notices the wooden leg, the hook and the eye
patch on the pirate.

-"How did you end up with a wooden leg?"

-"Well, in the middle of a huge storm, a wave threw me
overboard and 
before my mates could pick me out of the water a shark bit
if off".

-"Wow! the risks you guys take . . . and what happened
to your hand?"

-"We were boarding this ship and fighting our way to
capture it and 
an enemy sword cut it".

-"Ouch!, bet you're happy you survived, and what
happened to your eye?"

-"Oh . . ., well . . ., that was from a 'present' that
a passing bird 
dropped on me eye".

-"Ooohh!, come'on . . ., you lost your eye due to a
'present" from a 
passing bird?!"

-"Not exactly, you see, it WAS my first day with the
hook".


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Oh come on Doug, do not ruin a perfectly good story with
facts. : ) 


Joe Hecht
jmhechtearthlink.net

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Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 6:06 AM
To: EXCEL-GPEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
Subject: Re: OT-Friday Humor

Regarding item 6, I think Coach Heisman's prominence was due
more to his 16
seasons at Georgia Tech, with achievements like a record of
102-29-7, a
national title, four undefeated seasons, a 32 game unbeaten
streak and the
most lopsided win in sports history, beating Cumberland
222-0.  For more
info:

http://en.w
ikipedia.org/wiki/John_Heisman

Doug Smith
www.abundant-solutions.com
Georgia Tech - Class of 1977

--- Don Guillett <dguillett1AUSTIN.RR.COM> wrote:

> Subject: SOME CUTE TEXAS HISTORY Here are some little
known, very 
> interesting facts about Texas..
> 
> 1. Beaumont to El Paso: 742 miles
> 
> 2. Beaumont to Chicago: 770 miles
> 
> 3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
> 
> 4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos, July 4, 1883.
> 
> 5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in
North America 
> built over water.
> 
> 6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William
Heisman who was the 
> first full-time coach for Rice University in Houston.
> 
> 7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any
other area in 
> North America.
> 
> 8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North
America's only 
> remaining flock of whooping cranes.
> 
> 9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
> 
> 10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in
1900 caused by a 
> hurricane in which over 8000 lives were lost on
Galveston Island.
> 
> 11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969,
was "Houston."
> 
> 12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode
Island.
> 
> 13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US. rainfall
record of 43" in 
> 24 hours in and around Alvin in July 1979.
> 
> 14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by
TREATY, (known as 
> Constitution of 1845 by Republic of Texas to enter the
union) instead 
> of by annexation. This allows the Texas flag to fly at
the same height 
> as the US flag.
> 
> 15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500
years old.
> 
> 16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
> 
> 17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no
period after 
> Dr in Dr Pepper.
> 
> 18. Texas has had six capital cities:
> 
> 18.1. Washington-on-the-Brazos
> 
> 18.2. Harrisburg
> 
> 18.3. Galveston
> 
> 18.4. Velasco
> 
> 18.5. West Columbia
> 
> 18.6. Austin
> 
> 19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the
U.S which is 
> taller than the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. (by
7 feet).
> 
> 20. The name Texas comes from the Hasini Indian word
"tejas" meaning 
> friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas.
> 
> 21. The State animal is the Armadillo. (An interesting
bit of trivia 
> about the armadillo is they always have four babies!
They have one 
> egg, which splits into four, and they either have four
males or four
females.
> 
> 22. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the
Astrodome in Houston.
> 
> 23. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - TEXAS STYLE People here in
Texas have 
> trouble with all those "shalls" and
"shall nots" in the ten Commandments.
> 
> Folks here just aren't used to talking in those terms.
So, some folks 
> out in west Texas got together and translated the
"King James" into "King
Ranch"
> 
> language:
> 
> Ten Commandments, Cowboy Style.
> 
> Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross
Trails Church in 
> Fairlie, Texas.
> 
> (1) Just one God.
> 
> (2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.
> 
> (3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
> 
> (4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.
> 
> (5) Put nothin' before God.
> 
> (6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal.
> 
> (7) No killin'.
> 
> (8) Watch yer mouth.
> 
> (9) Don't take what ain't yers.
> 
> (10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff Now
that's kinda plain an' 
> simple don't ya think?
> 
> Y'all have a good Day.
> 
> "THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU"
> 
>
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I'm not going after the truth of your statement, just the
significance.  The
rest of the list was interesting though.  Another
interesting Heisman fact: on
top of his salary, he also pocketed 25% of the gate for
football games at
Georgia Tech!

Doug

--- Joe Hecht <jmhechtEARTHLINK.NET> wrote:

> Oh come on Doug, do not ruin a perfectly good story
with facts. : ) 
> 
> 
> Joe Hecht
> jmhechtearthlink.net
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MS Excel General Q & A List
[mailto:EXCEL-GPEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM] On
> Behalf Of Douglas Smith
> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 6:06 AM
> To: EXCEL-GPEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
> Subject: Re: OT-Friday Humor
> 
> Regarding item 6, I think Coach Heisman's prominence
was due more to his 16
> seasons at Georgia Tech, with achievements like a
record of 102-29-7, a
> national title, four undefeated seasons, a 32 game
unbeaten streak and the
> most lopsided win in sports history, beating Cumberland
222-0.  For more
> info:
> 
> http://en.w
ikipedia.org/wiki/John_Heisman
> 
> Doug Smith
> www.abundant-solutions.com
> Georgia Tech - Class of 1977
> 
> --- Don Guillett <dguillett1AUSTIN.RR.COM> wrote:
> 
> > Subject: SOME CUTE TEXAS HISTORY Here are some
little known, very 
> > interesting facts about Texas..
> > 
> > 1. Beaumont to El Paso: 742 miles
> > 
> > 2. Beaumont to Chicago: 770 miles
> > 
> > 3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
> > 
> > 4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos, July 4, 1883.
> > 
> > 5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only
hotel in North America 
> > built over water.
> > 
> > 6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William
Heisman who was the 
> > first full-time coach for Rice University in
Houston.
> > 
> > 7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than
any other area in 
> > North America.
> > 
> > 8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of
North America's only 
> > remaining flock of whooping cranes.
> > 
> > 9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in
1978.
> > 
> > 10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was
in 1900 caused by a 
> > hurricane in which over 8000 lives were lost on
Galveston Island.
> > 
> > 11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20,
1969, was "Houston."
> > 
> > 12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode
Island.
> > 
> > 13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US.
rainfall record of 43" in 
> > 24 hours in and around Alvin in July 1979.
> > 
> > 14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by
TREATY, (known as 
> > Constitution of 1845 by Republic of Texas to enter
the union) instead 
> > of by annexation. This allows the Texas flag to
fly at the same height 
> > as the US flag.
> > 
> > 15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be
1500 years old.
> > 
> > 16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the
state.
> > 
> > 17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There
is no period after 
> > Dr in Dr Pepper.
> > 
> > 18. Texas has had six capital cities:
> > 
> > 18.1. Washington-on-the-Brazos
> > 
> > 18.2. Harrisburg
> > 
> > 18.3. Galveston
> > 
> > 18.4. Velasco
> > 
> > 18.5. West Columbia
> > 
> > 18.6. Austin
> > 
> > 19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in
the U.S which is 
> > taller than the Capitol Building in Washington
D.C. (by 7 feet).
> > 
> > 20. The name Texas comes from the Hasini Indian
word "tejas" meaning 
> > friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas.
> > 
> > 21. The State animal is the Armadillo. (An
interesting bit of trivia 
> > about the armadillo is they always have four
babies! They have one 
> > egg, which splits into four, and they either have
four males or four
> females.
> > 
> > 22. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the
Astrodome in Houston.
> > 
> > 23. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - TEXAS STYLE People here
in Texas have 
> > trouble with all those "shalls" and
"shall nots" in the ten Commandments.
> > 
> > Folks here just aren't used to talking in those
terms. So, some folks 
> > out in west Texas got together and translated the
"King James" into "King
> Ranch"
> > 
> > language:
> > 
> > Ten Commandments, Cowboy Style.
> > 
> > Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at
Cross Trails Church in 
> > Fairlie, Texas.
> > 
> > (1) Just one God.
> > 
> > (2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.
> > 
> > (3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
> > 
> > (4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.
> > 
> > (5) Put nothin' before God.
> > 
> > (6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal.
> > 
> > (7) No killin'.
> > 
> > (8) Watch yer mouth.
> > 
> > (9) Don't take what ain't yers.
> > 
> > (10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff Now
that's kinda plain an' 
> > simple don't ya think?
> > 
> > Y'all have a good Day.
> > 
> > "THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU"
> > 
> >
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