Muslim on an airplane & Tolerance

I don't know where this came from or it if is true.  But if it is true, the Captain and the flight attendant get a big Amen from me.


A 50-something year old Muslim man arrived at his seat on a crowded flight and immediately didn't want the seat. The seat was next to an elderly white woman reading her Bible.

Disgusted ... the Muslim man immediately summoned the flight attendant and demanded a new seat. The man said ... "I cannot sit here next to this infidel." The flight attendant said ... "Let me see if I can find another seat."

After checking ... the flight attendant returned and stated ... "There are no more seats in economy ... but I will check with the captain and see if there is something in first class."


About 10 minutes went by and the flight attendant returned and stated ... "The captain has confirmed that there are no more seats in economy ... but there is one in first class. It is our company policy to never move a person from economy to first class ... but being that it would be some sort of scandal to force a person to sit next to an UNPLEASANT person ... the captain agreed to make the switch to first class."

Before the irate Muslim man could say anything ... the attendant gestured to the elderly woman and said ... "Therefore ma'am ... if you would so kindly retrieve your personal items ... we would like to move you to the comfort of first class as the captain doesn't want you to sit next to an unpleasant person."

Passengers in the seats nearby began to applaud while some gave a standing ovation.

I say ... can I get an Amen to that.

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I've seen this one several times, each with a different city, state and/or country.  So feel free to substitute your city for New York City, New York.  After all the Muslim bashing that has been going on, I'm on board with showing a little tolerance.

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I think it should be the goal of every American to be tolerant.  I am truly perplexed that so many of my friends are against another mosque being built in New York.  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 called "You Mecca Me Hot".

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

Across the street there could be a lingerie store called "Victoria Keeps Nothing Secret ", with sexy mannequins in the window modeling the goods.

Next door to the lingerie shop  would be an adult sex toy shop, "Koranal Knowledge", its name in flashing neon lights, and on the other side a liquor store called "Morehammered."

All of this would encourage the Muslims to demonstrate the tolerance they demand of us, so the mosque problem would be solved.

Low-life, cheatin' Republican!

Typical of all those scum ball republicans.  Always looking for ways to win.

The Presidential election 2012 was too close to call. Neither Mitt Romney
nor Obama had enough votes to win. There was much talk about ballot
recounting, court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice fishing competition
seemed the sportsmanlike way to settle things.  The candidate that caught the most fish at the end of the week would win the election.

After much of back and forth discussion, it was decided that the contest
would take place on a remote frozen lake in northern Wisconsin. There were
to be no observers present, and both men were to be sent out separately on
this isolated lake and return at 5 P.M. with their catch for counting and
verification by a team of neutral parties.

At the end of the first day, Mitt Romney returned to the starting line and
he had 10 fish.

Soon, Obama returned and had no fish. Well, everyone assumed he was just
having a bad day or something and hopefully, he would catch up the next day.
At the end of the 2nd day Mitt came in with 20 fish and Obama came in again
with none. That evening, the democrats got together secretly and said, "I
think that Mitt Romney is a low-life, cheatin' son-of-a-gun. Tomorrow, don't
bother fishing. Just spy on him and see just how he is cheating.'

The next night (after Mitt returns with 50 fish), the democrats got together
for the report of how the republicans were cheating.

Obama said, "You are not going to believe this ... he's cutting holes in the ice!"

3rd Grade Civics Lesson

I received the following in January 2009 from a friend and as I was reminiscing things this morning I reread it.  I posted this on July 5, 2010.  I'm reposting with some of my thoughts at the bottom.

From a teacher in the Nashville area:

We are worried about "the cow" when it is all about the "Ice Cream."

The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade this year. The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would have an election for a class president.

We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote.

To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members.

We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have. We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot.

The class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia's mother.

The day arrived when they were to make their speeches. Jamie went first. He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by promising to do his very best. Every one applauded. He sat down and Olivia came to the podium.

Her speech was concise. She said, "If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream." She sat down. The class went wild.

"Yes!  Yes! We want ice cream."

Jamie was forgotten.

She surely would say more. She did not have to.  A discussion followed How did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn't sure. Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it. She didn't know. The class really didn't care. All they were thinking about was ice cream.

Olivia won by a land slide.

Every time Barack Obama opens his mouth he offers ice cream

SEVENTY FIVE percent of the people react like nine year olds. They want ice cream. The other TWENTY FIVE percent know they're going to have to feed the cow and clean up the mess.

 Looking back on the last 3 years, what was promised?  Who got the ice cream and who got stuck feeding the cow and cleaning up the manure?  

Now in 2012 as we head towards the election, will the 75 percent that react like nine year olds - clamoring for the ice cream - realize that President BO has promised and delivered ice cream which was tainted with manure.  If he's elected a second time, will the amount of manure will increase exponentially!

Here are some favorite quotes extracted from my July 10, 2010 Post.

3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. -- Mark Twain  Fortunately Pelosi and the democrats no longer control the house.  

4. I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -- Winston Churchill  Hello, BO and the democrats - you need to read this one

5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. -- George Bernard Shaw      Who is Paul?  The labor unions, with government employee labor unions at both the state and federal levels the biggest advocates for robbing Peter.

6. A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. -- G. Gordon Liddy  BO reportedly gave a sandwich to a fellow classmate, that's charity.  Now he wants to steal your sandwich to give to his friends.

13. If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free. -- P.J. O'Rourke  It's been passed, but isn't in effect yet, but my co-pays and deductibles have already gone up.

14. In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. -- Voltaire  BO is the master here, steal from those that work hard and give to those that sit on the butts.

23. A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. -- Gerald Ford  According to BO's actions, more government is the solution to everyone's problems.

Bumper sticker of the day.  

BO:  Body Odor, Barrack Obama, they both stink.

The Bewildered Cowboy

I received this at work the other day.  Since I'm a big fan of the outdoors and try to do my part to be kind, considerate and helpful to those in distress, I also would have wasted two stamps in my efforts to assist.

While hiking down along the border this morning, I saw a Muslim extremist fall into the Rio Grande River . He was struggling to stay afloat because of all the guns and bombs he was carrying.  Along with him was a Mexican who was also struggling to stay afloat because of the large backpack of drugs that was strapped to his back. If they didn't get help, they'd surely drown.


Being a responsible Texan and abiding by the law to help those in distress,  I informed the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and Homeland Security.  It is now 4 PM, both have drowned, and neither authority has responded. I'm starting to think I wasted two stamps.


Gotta Love Sam Elliott.  

Dallas Taxi Cab

Sent by a co-worker 


An Arab enters a taxi cab in Dallas, Texas ..........

Once he is seated he asks the cab driver to turn off the radio because he must not hear music as decreed by his religion and; in the time of the prophet, there was no music, especially Western music, which is music of the infidel's and certainly no radio ........

So the cab driver politely switches off the radio, pulls over to the side, stops the cab and opens the back door.

The Arab asks him: "What are you doing man?"

The Texan answers: "In the time of the prophet there were no taxis.

So get your butt out and wait for a camel."

You gotta love Texas!

Tolerance

I received the following from a co-worker.  In today's world, a little tolerance by all might go a long way.

I am truly perplexed that so many of my friends are against another mosque being built in Sydney.  I think it should be the goal of every Australian to be tolerant.  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 called "You Mecca Me Hot".

Next door should be a butcher shop that specializes in pork, and adjacent to that an open-pit barbeque pork restaurant, called "Iraq o' Ribs".  Across the street there could be a lingerie store called "Victoria Keeps Nothing Secret ", with sexy mannequins in the window modeling the goods.  Next door to the lingerie shop  would be an adult sex toy shop, "Koranal Knowledge", its name in flashing neon lights, and on the other side a liquor store called "Morehammered."

  

All of this would encourage the Muslims to demonstrate the tolerance they demand of us, so the mosque problem would be solved.

Where has time gone?

I've been a bit remiss in posting to this blog.  Would it suffice to say the life got in the way?  Since my last post:

1. I've made my 3rd annual pilgramage to the Grand Canyon for some much needed R&R.  See Royal Arch and The Tonto Trail: It's done! Or is it?  for my write-up of this trip.
   
2. The 2010 mid-term elections are now history.  The Congress is now split with the Republicans having a majority in the House while the Senate still belongs to the Democrats.  It's time for some good old fashioned gridlock instead of the Freeway to Hades we've had during the past two years.  See my post Degenerative & Gridlock: Are these positive or negative words for my thoughts on gridlock in Washington.
3. I have a formal complaint against me at work.  If it wasn't so time consuming, it would actually be funny.  I'll know in a day or two how it turns out.
4. I went to my Grandson's 2nd grade class as the mystery reader.  I had a lot of fun reading to 2nd graders and having lunch in the school cafeteria with his class. 
5. Halloween is over and it's almost Thanksgiving!
6. And finally, My third daughter has announced her engagement and upcoming wedding.

In reflecting on Thanksgiving, I looked through my files and found the following proclamation.  Given the current situation in the U.S., could such a proclamation be made today?

Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation

It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God; to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations are blessed whose God is the Lord.

Know that by His divine law, nations, like individuals, are subjected to punishments and chastisements in this world. May we not justly fear that the awful calamity of civil war which now desolates the land may be a punishment inflicted upon us for our presumptuous sins, to the needful end of our national reformation as a whole people?

We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth and power as no other nation has ever grown.

But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own.  Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us.

It has seemed to me fit and proper that God should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.

A. Lincoln, October 3, 1863

Although the current President states that he is a Christian, I don't believe it and I certainly don't think that he would have the conviction to make a similar proclamation (My rationale for thinking that Obama doesn't believe or believe in Christ, 'By their works shall ye know them').  

Winter is coming - again

This is posted under current events because winter is coming.  I don't remember where I got this, but it is certainly sage advice for younger drivers. 

It was snowing heavily and blowing to the point that visibility was almost zero when the young blonde got off work. She made her way to her car and wondered how she was going to make it home.  She sat in her car while it warmed up and thought about her situation. She finally remembered her daddy's advice that if she got caught in a blizzard she should wait for a snow plow to come by and follow it.  That way she would not get stuck in a snow drift.

This made her feel much better and sure enough in a little while a snow plow went by and she started to follow it.  As she followed the snow plow she was feeling very smug as they continued and she was not having any problem with the blizzard conditions.

After an hour had passed, she was somewhat surprised when the snowplow stopped and the driver got out and came back to her car and signaled for her to roll down her window. The snow plow driver wanted to know if she was all right as she had been following him for a long time. She said that she was fine and told him of her daddy's advice to follow a snow plow when caught in a blizzard. The driver replied that it was ok with him and she could continue if she wanted, but he was done with the Wal-Mart parking lot and was going over to Sears next....

....go figure!

Beer and Taxes

I recently received the following story from my brother. The original author is unknown to me, but he certainly hits the mark. I had a hard time determining if this should be posted under Current Events, Finances, or English. I ruled out English, even though it is a well written article. Upon further examination, I ruled out finances - I don't drink beer. But that only leaves Current Events - ah - perfect. Uncle Sam is using the same technique on all of us.

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:

The Beer
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay $3. The seventh would pay $7. The eighth would pay $12. The ninth would pay $18. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.

So, that’s what they decided to do. The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. ‘Since you are all such good customers,’ he said, ‘I’m going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20.’ Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men – the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his ‘fair share?’ They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody’s share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.

So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man’s bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay. And so: The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings). The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings). The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings). The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings). The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings). The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).

Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free.

But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. ‘I only got a dollar out of the $20? declared the sixth man. Then he pointed at the tenth man, ‘but he got $10!’ ‘Yeah, that’s right,’ exclaimed the fifth man. ‘I only saved a dollar, too. It’s unfair that he got ten times more than I!’ ‘That’s true!!’ shouted the seventh man. ‘Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!’ ‘Wait a minute,’ yelled the first four men in unison. ‘We didn’t get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!’

The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.

The next night the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn’t have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!

The Taxes
And that is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.

Recent Events - A new Arrival and a Departure

This has been a week for reflection.  On Thursday our family welcomed a new additional into our lives.  We have a beautiful new granddaughter.  She was born on 22 July and weighs 7 lbs 4 ounces.  A beautiful new little girl to enlighten our lives.

The new mom and baby Katie are both doing well.  I think the dad is also doing quite well.  The grandparents on both sides of the family excited to have a new grandchild to bless our lives.


However, we also received information on the passing of a dear friend.

Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.

Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The grave site was piled high with flours.

Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he still was a crusty old man and was considered a positive roll model for millions.

Doughboy is survived by his wife Play Dough, three children: John Dough, Jane Dough and Dosey Dough, plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.

The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.

Life is full of surprises and we welcome those changes that have a positive impact on our lives as well as those changes that sometimes negatively affect our lives as long as we can learn and grow from the experience.

Note:  Thanks to whomever sent me the obituary on the Pillsbury Doughboy.  Truly a great loss.