A POCKETFUL OF HANDS

"Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic." - Dan Rather
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UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF GOVERNMENT

WHERE DOES ALL THAT CASH COME FROM?

"The federal government has offered Los Angeles County $213 million to convert carpool lanes to special, congestion-pricing toll lanes on three freeways...

The federal funding, however, would come to L.A. County only if local and state transportation officials agreed to the changes... In the proposed deal, the federal money would go toward the purchase of about 60 high-volume buses that would use the new toll lanes. That would free up MTA funds for creating the toll lanes." - Steve Hymon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer April 24, 2008

Obviously, the Feds want to help the failing auto industry (Doesn't GM still dominate the bus-building business?) and L.A. County wants to spend $213 million of federal tax dollars. Sometimes I feel like I need a bigger pocket to handle all the hands trying to crowd into it. - 2q(Jim)

LOVE THOSE LAWYERS

• What's the difference between a lawyer and a vampire?
  A vampire only sucks blood at night.
• Do you know how to save a drowning lawyer?
  No? Good!
• Why won't sharks attack lawyers?
  Professional courtesy.

CAN YOU ANSWER THIS BIBLE QUESTION?

A father was reading Bible stories to his young son.

He read, "The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned to salt."

His son asked, What happened to the flea?"

DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS

Did you know: "If each person in the city of Peoria ran the bathroom faucet for 2.5 minutes every day while brushing their teeth, approximately 5 gallons of water would run needlessly down each drain. This amounts to a total of approximately 15,965,000 gallons of water each month that would be wasted by our citizens."- propaganda notice included with City of Peoria ( Arizona ) water bills

Did you know: If each politician in the city of Peoria emptied his/her/its swimming pool, all Peoria residents could brush their teeth 2.5 minutes every day without wasting any water, and without incurring bad breath and tooth decay, to boot! -2q(Jim)