tallpaulno44a

@tallpaulno44a (1574)

United States • Age 77

Joined myLot 18 years ago

Success is not a destination. It's a journey.

Discussions (35)

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Dirty little Tony

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 12 Jun 07

A teacher asks her class, "If there are 5 birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?" She calls on little Tony. He replies, "None, they will all fly away with the first gunshot." The teacher...

jokes

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Once in a blue moon

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 31 May 07

We've all heard and/or used the expression. "Once in a blue moon", meaning once in a great long while. However, many of us don't know what that really means or where the expression comes from. A "blue moon" is a full moon that...

blue moon

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Police station heist

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 24 May 07

Someone broke into the police station and stole all the toilets. Detectives say they have nothing to go on.

jokes

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Movie title anomaly

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 10 May 07

Did you realize that the movie "The Never-Ending Story" is actually only 90 minutes long?

hollywood movies

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Cricket

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 9 May 07

We see a lot of discussions here about cricket. Like most American sports fans, I enjoy and am knowledgeable about a lot of sports. However, I know very little about cricket. I know that someone throws a ball and someone else...

baseball

cricket

sports

Red Tape

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 30 Apr 07

After the Civil War (U.S., 1861-1865), the Federal government set up offices in Washington DC to administer benefits to Union veterans. The veterans would go into the office and wait for hours while the clerks sorted through...

civil war

red tape

My 1000th Post

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 30 Apr 07

This post will have no substance whatsoever, or no significance to anyone else. But it is my 1000th and I wanted it to be my own discussion rather than a response to someone else's. YAY lol! Thank you for your forbearance.

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Hip to be Hip?

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 29 Apr 07

Back in the mid-to-late 1800's on the U.S. frontier, Chinese immigrants brought opium use to the U.S. Soon it spread to other Americans as well. When someone goes under the influence of opium, they tend to get a feeling of...

being hip

frontier

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Pres. Bush & his wars

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 9 Apr 07

I read in today's paper that President Bush is asking congress for $100 BILLION in the coming year for the "wars" in Iraq & Afghanistan. With all that needs doing in the U.S. and across the globe, that's a lot of moolah for a war...

have discussion on day to day issues

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Don Imus

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 6 Apr 07

In an on-air discussion of the women's NCAA basketball championship, American radio personality Don Imus called members of the Rutgers team "nappy-headed ho's". He later apologized and called the remark an ill-conceived attempt at...

racism

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Three wishes

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 29 Mar 07

Three bums were sitting around in an alley. As one of them opens a bottle of wine, a genie appears. "I'll give each of you one wish!" says the genie in a booming voice. The first bum says,"Oh, it's so cold here. I wish I was in...

jokes

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Another joke on the high seas

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 27 Mar 07

A magician was working a cruise ship, with his assistant a talking parrot. All was going well until, after a few nights, the parrot started giving away the magician's tricks. "AWWWKKK", the parrot would say, "It's up his...

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On the high seas

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 26 Mar 07

A ship's captain is standing on his deck, when a shout comes down from the crow's nest: "Enemy ship approaching!". The captain yells out to his first mate, "Bring me my red shirt!". The battle is joined, and the captain's ship...

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Very bad joke about peanuts

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 24 Mar 07

A guy goes into a bar at happy hour. As he sits there, he scoops up a handful of peanuts. Just then, one of the peanuts says to him, "My, that's a very nice after shave you have on". Another one says "You look very buff. Do you...

complimenatry peanuts

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Tubby Smith

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 24 Mar 07

(Former Kenytucky basketball coach) Tubby Smith gone to Minnesota to coach the Golden Gophers. What a surprise, although I understand he was being treated horribly in Lexington. Question: Who is the logical choice to take Smith's...

college basketball

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Pete Rose

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 21 Mar 07

I used to be a big Pete Rose fan, and until recently would have advocated for him to get into the Hall of Fame. Now with his latest admission that he bet on every Reds' game while he was their manager (after previously saying that...

hall of fame

pete rose

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Baseball

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 21 Mar 07

How will A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez) do this year? Is this his last year as a Yankee? Will he melt down in the playoffs this season?

alex rodriguez

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Baseball

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 21 Mar 07

Baseball season is about to start. Which is your favorite team and how do you think they will do this season?

baseball

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Rassling

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 20 Mar 07

I'm shocked, SHOCKED, I say, to learn that 11 pro wrestlers have been linked with the latest steroid story. Actually, I'd be more shocked if they found 11 pro wrestlers who were NOT using steroids,

steroids

wrestling

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Does your dog bite?

tallpaulno44a @tallpaulno44a (1574) • United States 20 Mar 07

A man comes upon a bus stop when he sees a woman next to a dog. He asks her, "Does your dog bite?" The woman replies, "No, my dog doesn't bite". The man then reaches down to pet the dog, and the dog bites him terribly on the...

dog bite

dogs

jokes

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