Friday, May 23, 2008
NC/SC finally
Well, I have been running late on the post NC/SC blog. In one short sentence I can some it up...Do not let monkeys within 10 feet of each other. That is the summary. Oh yeah never let me have access to knives or hammers when playing Beruit Tippy -3 man.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Breaking News
CNN reports that gas stations will start showing PORN movies on the
screens of the pumps so that you can see someone else get screwed at
the same time you do!!!
screens of the pumps so that you can see someone else get screwed at
the same time you do!!!
Monday, May 5, 2008
damn lists
I blame Jes for the last few of these...that and work
01. Do you like blue cheese? Hate it
02. Have you ever smoked heroin? yes but it is only because my friend did not tell me he put some in the bong mixed with the weed
03. Do you own a gun? Yes but they are currently in Texas
04. What flavor do you add to your drink at sonic? It has been so long but my favorite was always the cherry-limade
05. Do you get nervous before Doctor Appointments? Yes...which is why I typically seem to go by way of the emergency room versus appointments
06. What do you think of hot dogs? I like them but prefer brats
07. Favorite Christmas movie? A Christmas Story of course
08. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Coffee.
09. Can you do push ups? Yes
10. Age? 33 as of the 27th
11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? My silver hash tag or grandfather's WWII naval medallion
12. Favorite hobby? Does hashing count?
13. Favorite Actor? Don't really have one.
14. Do you have A.D.D.? Not that I know of...ooh look, something shiny.
15. What’s one trait you hate about yourself? Indecisiveness to begin with
16. Middle name? So Silent....really it is Allen
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment :
1. Bored
2. Axious
3. Worried
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday. nothing, nothing, and oh yeah nothing
19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
1. Coffee
2. Water
3. Ice Tea
20. Current worry? work somewhat
21. Current hate right now? work alot
22 Favorite place to be? with good friends
23. How did you bring in the New Year? drinking with friends at Arctic
24. Where would you like to go? Switzerland evetually
25. Name three people who will complete this? not a damn clue
26. Do you own slippers? Yes, the cocacola polar bears
27. What shirt are you wearing? work shirt
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? never have
29. Can you whistle? yes
30. Favorite color? Blue
31. Would you be a pirate? Hell yeah.
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? Funny thing is it usually a hash song or whatever is stuck in my damn head.
33. Favorite girl’s name? April
34. Favorite boy’s name? Michael after my dad.
35. What is in your pocket right now? id badge for work
36. Last thing that made you laugh? can't remember. May be this morning. Oh yeah the chuckle when I heard about a 12 car pileup because people were rubber necking at the accident on the other side of the freeway
37. Best bed sheets as a child? Steelers
38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? maybe the broken ankle. Took them a year to figure out I broke it and thus it still bothers me 10 years later
39. Do you love where you live? I love it.
40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 2
41. Who is your loudest friend? not a clue...there are a lot of them
42. How many dogs do you have? None, I travel too much.
43. Does someone have a crush on you? Like I would know, but probably not, not after what I was told these past couple weekends.
44. What is your favorite book? Don't really have one.
45. Where were you born? Cocoa Beach, FL.
46. What is your favorite candy? Anything but Chocolate probably
47. Favorite Sports Team? Steelers is tops
48. What song do you want played at your funeral? Anything Irish, probably Flogging Molly!
49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Asleep.
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Ooh sex would be nice but otherwise it would be why do I have to go to work and a shower would feel nice right now.
01. Do you like blue cheese? Hate it
02. Have you ever smoked heroin? yes but it is only because my friend did not tell me he put some in the bong mixed with the weed
03. Do you own a gun? Yes but they are currently in Texas
04. What flavor do you add to your drink at sonic? It has been so long but my favorite was always the cherry-limade
05. Do you get nervous before Doctor Appointments? Yes...which is why I typically seem to go by way of the emergency room versus appointments
06. What do you think of hot dogs? I like them but prefer brats
07. Favorite Christmas movie? A Christmas Story of course
08. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Coffee.
09. Can you do push ups? Yes
10. Age? 33 as of the 27th
11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? My silver hash tag or grandfather's WWII naval medallion
12. Favorite hobby? Does hashing count?
13. Favorite Actor? Don't really have one.
14. Do you have A.D.D.? Not that I know of...ooh look, something shiny.
15. What’s one trait you hate about yourself? Indecisiveness to begin with
16. Middle name? So Silent....really it is Allen
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment :
1. Bored
2. Axious
3. Worried
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday. nothing, nothing, and oh yeah nothing
19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
1. Coffee
2. Water
3. Ice Tea
20. Current worry? work somewhat
21. Current hate right now? work alot
22 Favorite place to be? with good friends
23. How did you bring in the New Year? drinking with friends at Arctic
24. Where would you like to go? Switzerland evetually
25. Name three people who will complete this? not a damn clue
26. Do you own slippers? Yes, the cocacola polar bears
27. What shirt are you wearing? work shirt
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? never have
29. Can you whistle? yes
30. Favorite color? Blue
31. Would you be a pirate? Hell yeah.
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? Funny thing is it usually a hash song or whatever is stuck in my damn head.
33. Favorite girl’s name? April
34. Favorite boy’s name? Michael after my dad.
35. What is in your pocket right now? id badge for work
36. Last thing that made you laugh? can't remember. May be this morning. Oh yeah the chuckle when I heard about a 12 car pileup because people were rubber necking at the accident on the other side of the freeway
37. Best bed sheets as a child? Steelers
38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? maybe the broken ankle. Took them a year to figure out I broke it and thus it still bothers me 10 years later
39. Do you love where you live? I love it.
40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 2
41. Who is your loudest friend? not a clue...there are a lot of them
42. How many dogs do you have? None, I travel too much.
43. Does someone have a crush on you? Like I would know, but probably not, not after what I was told these past couple weekends.
44. What is your favorite book? Don't really have one.
45. Where were you born? Cocoa Beach, FL.
46. What is your favorite candy? Anything but Chocolate probably
47. Favorite Sports Team? Steelers is tops
48. What song do you want played at your funeral? Anything Irish, probably Flogging Molly!
49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Asleep.
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Ooh sex would be nice but otherwise it would be why do I have to go to work and a shower would feel nice right now.
Friday, May 2, 2008
8th grade education
I got this from a trasher...My education now means nothing...I am stupid
Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas , USA . It was taken from the original document on file at the Smoke y Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal.
8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS
Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.
2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.
3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph.
4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of 'lie,''play, ' and 'run.'
5. Define case; illustrate each case.
6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.
7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.
Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. For tare?
4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boar ds 12 inches wide and 16 ft. Long at $20 per metre?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.
U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided.
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
5. Tell w hat you can of the history of Kansas.
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton , Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.
Orthography (Time, one hour)
1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of eac h: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals.
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.'
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the followin g prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.
Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe t he mountains of North America.
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.
Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete. Gives the saying 'he only had an 8th grade education' a whole new meaning, doesn't it?!
NO! I don't have the answers!
Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas , USA . It was taken from the original document on file at the Smoke y Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal.
8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS
Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.
2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.
3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph.
4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of 'lie,''play, ' and 'run.'
5. Define case; illustrate each case.
6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.
7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.
Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. For tare?
4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boar ds 12 inches wide and 16 ft. Long at $20 per metre?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.
U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided.
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
5. Tell w hat you can of the history of Kansas.
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton , Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.
Orthography (Time, one hour)
1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of eac h: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals.
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.'
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the followin g prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.
Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe t he mountains of North America.
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.
Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete. Gives the saying 'he only had an 8th grade education' a whole new meaning, doesn't it?!
NO! I don't have the answers!
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