A Joke so Stupid, It's Funny....Maybe Not

Once upon a time, there was a goodly king. He ruled over a vast land filled with happy subjects and life in abundance. But not everyone was happy. The count was jealous and wanted to be king. Everytime he mentioned it, the king would just tell him to go away.
One night, the king did his usual routine, took a bath, brushed his teeth, placed his crown on the nightstand, and read his favorite Stephen King novel until he fell asleep.
The next morning, his crown was gone!
He immediately knew that the count had taken his crown. He called the count into his chambers and told him to return the crown. Being the kind, benevolent king that we was, he offered the count the chance to fess up and return the crown and nothing would happen.
The count refused.
So, the king said, "You give me no choice, I must call the tribunal." The count just shrugged.
The tribunal met the next day and the king once again offered the count the chance to return the crown and nothing would happen.
The count once again refused.
The King had no other choice but to bring the count in front of the kingdom's subjects and administer justice. The next day, the king and the count stood before the entire kingdom. The king, being the kind king that we was, once again asked the count to return his crown, no questions asked.
The count refused.
So, the king had no other choice but to condemn the count to death.
The next morning, the subjects gathered in the square while the count was marched up to the execution platform. The executioner stood silently, waiting for orders.
The kind king, once again told the count, "Now look count, I know you took my crown. We don't have to do this. Just return the crown and we can forget all this nonsense."
The count refused.
So, with a heavy heart, the king ordered the executioner to proceed. The executioner slowly raised his huge axe in the air, and started his downward thrust just as the count yelled, "Wait, I will give the...."
Too late.

So, what's the moral of this story?













Don't hatchet the count before he chickens.

Now I know why Casinos will not be in Texas anytime soon

I like to play slot machines and video poker. I don't let it get away from me and I'm not homeless because of it. I do enjoy it as a fun outlet for stress. I do not however, enjoy having to drive fouir hours one way just to play.
Since a lot of states have started building casinos all around, I often wondered why Texas hasn't built any. I mean c'mon, we have bingo, lotto, megamillions, horse and dog tracks, and eight-liners in some places, what's the deal with not having casinos?
I now know it's because of Lousiana lobbyists and probably the Lousiana Gaming Commision. Ther're lining the pockets of our members of congress, to keep it out of Texas.
Every time I have been able to go to Lousiana for a day of fun, I can't help but notice the license plates in the parking lots of those casinos. I am not kidding, I bet 90 percent of the cars have Texas plates. And, whenever I ask anyone where they are from, it's usually Houston.
So, can you imagine what would happen to those great casinos if we opened some up here in Texas? They would fold in about a year.

Here is a recent example of members of Congress getting caught red-handed with their hands if the cookie jar.

Lawmakers Acted on Heels of Abramoff Gifts
Nov 17, 9:20 AM (ET)

By JOHN SOLOMON and SHARON THEIMER

(AP) U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton speaks to the Juneau and Alaska Chamber of Commerce, Monday,...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly three dozen members of Congress, including leaders from both parties, pressed the government to block a Louisiana Indian tribe from opening a casino while the lawmakers collected large donations from rival tribes and their lobbyist, Jack Abramoff.

Many intervened with letters to Interior Secretary Gale Norton within days of receiving money from tribes represented by Abramoff or using the lobbyist's restaurant for fundraising, an Associated Press review of campaign records, IRS records and congressional correspondence found.

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid sent a letter to Norton on March 5, 2002, also signed by Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. The next day, the Coushattas issued a $5,000 check to Reid's tax-exempt political group, the Searchlight Leadership Fund. A second Abramoff tribe sent another $5,000 to Reid's group. Reid ultimately received more than $66,000 in Abramoff-related donations between 2001 and 2004.

In the midst of the congressional letter-writing campaign, the Bush administration rejected the Jena's casino on technical grounds. The tribe persisted, eventually winning Interior approval but the casino now is tied up in a court dispute.

Congressional ethics rules require lawmakers to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest in performing their official duties and accepting political money.

So, can you truthfully say our so-called "leaders" have our security and well-being in mind? Sorry, ain't happening.

Here is the source of this story.

Protect the Afghan Kids this Winter

There is a request from a soldier for us to send children's winter clothes to his address in Afghanistan. The original request was through Soldier's Angels but I picked it up at BlackFive.

Here is a excerpt:

What I really need is children's winter clothing...jackets, gloves and boots (boys and girls). The winters in Afghanistan are so incredibly brutal on the kids that are in the outlining areas. We want to try to help as many of the kids here as humanly possible. If you could...send them to my military address below, that would be the best way. The nights are already getting down into the thirtys and when the first rain and snow hits, it will be very difficult to reach some of the villages.

Thanks so much and God Bless You!

MAJ DOUGLAS ALAN MCKEWAN
TF GUN DEVIL
TF 3-319th AFAR/CAT-A Team Leader
Kandahar, Afghanistan

Mailing Address:
MCKEWAN, DOUGLAS A.
TF 3-319 AFAR
APO, AE. 09355

Not Posting Lately

Haven't been posting lately 'cause my wife has been battling Chron's disease and has undergone another operation. That's two since I have known her these last ten years. She doesn't deserve this but she will get through it. I'll be posting again soon.