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Saturday #1095533
01/06/17 09:39 PM
01/06/17 09:39 PM
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Calera, Oklahoma
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I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

WINSTON CHURCHILL

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Marketing Gone Bad

It's always good to check into the meaning of your slogans and brands before you start selling in foreign countries, as these companies learned a bit too late...

1. The Dairy Association's huge success with the campaign "Got Milk?" prompted
them to expand advertising to Mexico. It was soon brought to their attention the
Spanish translation read "Are you lactating?"

2. Coors put its slogan, "Turn it loose," into Spanish, where it was read as
"Suffer from diarrhea".

3. Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an
American campaign: "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux".

4. Clairol introduced the "Mist Stick", a curling iron, into German only to
find out that "mist" is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the
"manure stick".

5. When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same
packaging as in the US, with the smiling baby on the label. Later they learned
that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the label of what's inside,
since many people can't read.

6. Colgate introduced a toothpaste in France called Cue, the name of a
notorious porno magazine.

7. An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the Spanish market
which promoted the Pope's visit. Instead of "I saw the Pope" (el Papa), the
shirts read "I saw the potato" (la papa).

10. Frank Perdue's chicken slogan, "it takes a strong man to make a tender
chicken" was translated into Spanish as "it takes an aroused man to make a
chicken affectionate".

11. When Parker Pen marketed a ball-point pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed
to have read, "it won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you". Instead, the
company thought that the word "embarazar" (to impregnate) meant to embarrass, so
the ad read: "It won't leak in your pocket and make you pregnant".

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Marriage Is...

A best man's speech should be like a mini-skirt: short enough to be interesting, but long enough to cover the bare essentials.

A classified ad which read "Wife Wanted" received hundreds of responses, all from men saying "You can have mine."

A gentleman is one who never swears at his wife while ladies are present.

A husband expects his wife to be perfect... and to understand why he's not.

A husband is living proof that a wife can take a joke.

A husband said to his wife, "No, I don't hate your relatives. In fact, I like your mother-in-law better than I like mine."

A man needs a mistress, just to break the monogamy.

A perfect wife is one who helps the husband with the dishes.

A son asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" Father replied, "I don't know son. I'm still paying for it."

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

A toast to the newlyweds: May your only ups and downs be between the sheets.

A wedding ring is like a tourniquet; it cuts off your circulation.

A woman was telling her friend, "It is I who made my husband a millionaire." The friend asked, "And what was he before you married him?" The woman replied, "A multi-millionaire."

After a quarrel, a wife said to her husband, "You know, I was a fool when I married you." The husband replied, "Yes, dear, but I was in love and didn't notice."

Always talk to your wife while you're making love... if there's a phone handy.

As she hears the wedding march, three things are foremost in a bride's mind: aisle, altar, hymn. [I'll alter him!]

Bachelor: A guy who believes in life, liberty, and the happiness of pursuit.

Before marriage, a man yearns for the woman he loves. After marriage, the 'Y' becomes silent.

Before we got married, I caught her in my arms. Now I catch her in my pockets.

Confucius say man who sink into woman's arms soon have arms in woman's sink.

Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe.

Honeymoon: A short period of doting between dating and debting.

I had some words with my wife and she had some paragraphs with me.

I married Miss Right. I just didn't know her first name was Always.

I never knew what real happiness was until I got married... and then it was too late.

I recently read that love is entirely a matter of chemistry. That must be why my wife treats me like toxic waste.

I was engaged myself once, to a contortionist. But she broke it off.

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.

I'm an excellent housekeeper. Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house.

If you want your spouse to listen and pay full attention to what you have to say, talk in your sleep.

If your mother-in-law and a lawyer were drowning and you had to choose, would you go to lunch or to a movie?

In marriage, the bride gets a shower; but for the groom, it's curtains!

It doesn't matter how often a husband changes his job; he still ends up with the same boss.

It's a give-and-take marriage. He gives and she takes.

Love thy neighbor, but make sure her husband is away first.

Man is incomplete until he is married. After that he is finished.

Man: Rules the roost. Woman: Rules the rooster.

Marriage is a great institution; but who wants to live in an institution?

Marriage is a three ring circus: engagement ring, wedding ring, and suffering.

Marriage is an institution in which the man loses his Bachelor's degree and the woman gets her Master's.

Marriage is bliss. Ignorance is bliss. Ergo....

Marriage is grand... and divorce is about 10 grand.

Marriage is not a word. It is a sentence (a life sentence!).

Marriage is the mourning after the knot before.

Marriage is the only sport in which the trapped animal has to buy the license.

Marriage is when a man and woman become as one; the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.

Marriage means commitment. Of course, so does insanity.

Marry not a tennis player, for love means nothing to them.

Mistress: Something between a mister and a mattress.

My darling wife was always glum. I drowned her in a cask of rum, and so made sure that she would stay, in better spirits night and day.

My wife ran off with my best friend last week. Gosh, I miss him!

My wife submits and I obey; she always lets me have her way.

My wife's cooking is so bad that we pray after we eat.

She offered her honor, he honored her offer, and all night he was on her and off her.

Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death.

Some mornings I wake up grouchy... and some mornings I just let her sleep.

Thanks preacher for allowing me to have 16 wives: 4 richer, 4 poorer, 4 better, 4 worse!

The honeymoon is over when the husband calls home to say he'll be late for dinner and the answering machine says it is in the microwave.

The only thing that holds a marriage together is the husband bein' big enough to keep his mouth shut, to step back and see where his wife is wrong.

The three stages of sex in marriage: tri-weekly; try-weekly; try-weakly

They say that when a man holds a woman's hand before marriage, it is love; after marriage it is self-defense.

When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: either the car is new or the wife.

Why did the polygamist cross the aisle? To get to the other bride.

Wife says, "Honey, I've had enough of worse; let's try better for a while!"

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Good morning everyone. Welcome to Saturday and the weekend! broccoli


I hate broccoli but I'm trying to add more veggies my diet. snicker


We're on the way up to 38 degree today. Double what we were yesterday. shiver


I'm thinking it's a real good thing I have 9 Cowboy games recorded. joy


A couple of them were deleted by my DVR. mad


Anyway I have plenty enough to binge on........all week.......and I have been. lol


We had more snow than expected yesterday, and I had to get out in it to go pay my water bill, and to go to the inconvenience store. razz


Today I have some good reasons to make a trip to Walmart. I don't really want to go, but I'm getting used to doing things that I don't want to do. thumbsup


I hope everyone has a siuper happy day.


joe


There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.

William Butler Yeats
Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095534
01/06/17 09:57 PM
01/06/17 09:57 PM
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Joe,
Thanks for the post and you also have a happy day. wink


Hello everyone! wavegirl

Re: Saturday [Re: MaG] #1095540
01/06/17 10:32 PM
01/06/17 10:32 PM
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 16,783
Upper Arlington, Ohio
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Enjoy your Saturday everyone. wave


It's nice to be important but it is much more important to be nice.
Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095551
01/07/17 12:46 AM
01/07/17 12:46 AM
Joined: Jan 2004
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In the Naughty Corner
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Have a great day Joe, Mag, SpaceQ and all!

I have James and he'll be making sure I am not idle long. lol I have my Polar Dash race in the city in the morning and I'm pretty sure I am going to freeze to death. rotfl

Stay warm!

Ana wave


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Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095575
01/07/17 06:22 AM
01/07/17 06:22 AM
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 25,109
Marlborough USA
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happydance12 Good Morning Joe, Space, MaG, Ana and everyone. Joe enjoy your games. MaG have a great day! Space enjoy your day too. Ana good luck with the race! Coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready! Have a great day everyone! happydance12


Gerry
Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095581
01/07/17 08:53 AM
01/07/17 08:53 AM
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Posts: 18,262
Massachusetts
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Good Morning Boomers winter

Joe, have a great day.

MaG, enjoy whatever plans you have for the day.

Space, good day to you.

Ana, good luck with the race.

Gerry, coffee please. Snow on the way.

Connie, good morning when you come in.

Major snow storm today. eek12 winter


Gail
Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095583
01/07/17 09:02 AM
01/07/17 09:02 AM
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Posts: 16,020
winter springs fl.
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Good morning everyone, have a Wonderful Saturday. Stormy day here as the cold front moves in. Danish, BB Pancakes, French Toast, and Bacon Sandwiches in the NC. winter


Connie
Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095587
01/07/17 09:19 AM
01/07/17 09:19 AM
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Greece
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Hi all,have a happy day. winter shiver


I change all my passwords to "incorrect". So whenever I forget, it says, "your password is incorrect".

Re: Saturday [Re: Haroula] #1095598
01/07/17 11:27 AM
01/07/17 11:27 AM
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Upper Arlington, Ohio
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Starting out in single digits here today. shiver


It's nice to be important but it is much more important to be nice.
Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095599
01/07/17 11:28 AM
01/07/17 11:28 AM
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northern Wisconsin
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Maybe....just maybe......today will be that day.....that we crawl out of the negative numbers!!! lol It has been below zero for a week now so it would be really nice!

Joe thanks for the laughs and have a lovely day!

Howdy MaG! Have a lovely day!

Space welcome to the weekend and have a lovely day!

Ana have fun at the race. Hope it warms a little for you! Have a lovely day!

Gerry thanks for the hot drinks and have a lovely day!

Gail be safe in the snow if you have to go out!! Have a lovely day!

Connie thanks for the Danish and have a lovely day!

Haroula have a lovely day!

wave2
Nan

Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095603
01/07/17 11:41 AM
01/07/17 11:41 AM
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Alabama
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Super Saturday ya'll puppy

It's in the 20's. Holy moly! That doesn't happen very often. Roads are closed due to icing, so no shopping today. But we still have power and net so life is good.

Joe, that doing stuff you don't want to is the pits. If only we had staff <sigh>

Hi ya, MaG. Staying warm?

Space, single digits....eeek! Staying in?

Ana, have fun. Enjoy James-time.

Gerry, I'm racing towards the hot chocolate. Thanks.

Gail, hope the storm is pretty, and you all are safe and warm.

Connie, stay warm.

Haroula, wavegirl

Nan, you're amazing! Negative numbers is God's way of telling you to stay in bed.


"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
-Roger Caras
Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095628
01/07/17 02:14 PM
01/07/17 02:14 PM
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San Diego, CA
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News just said it's a blizzard conditions for parts of the East coast. Yikes! Stay warm and safe everyone!

Here, it's 70 outside. Feels cool but it's pleasant and I've been out doing yard work (trimming stuff).

Kitties are acting normal after the 'operation' and seem to be MORE friendly to me than before. So weird. They keep wanting to get into the house now. Not good since one of them is now following me around and wants to play with my feet. I keep tripping over him. Gotta break him of that habit. Everyone is eating and playful as usual and dragging their 'blankies' out of the cages to run off with them across the deck. Who knows where I might find them if I don't watch carefully. Fun to see a small kitty dragging a blankie bigger than him and waddling over it. Cute.


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Re: Saturday [Re: Sorta Blonde] #1095658
01/07/17 06:34 PM
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Upper Arlington, Ohio
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looney it is a lazy inside day today. smile


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Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095668
01/07/17 07:34 PM
01/07/17 07:34 PM
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Lazy inside days are wonderful happydance

I decided after listening to a news program on Koalas this morning, that I'm actually a Koala in human form. puppy


"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
-Roger Caras
Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095669
01/07/17 07:36 PM
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Hi all. Well, I worked this morning but Mike and I decided that the blizzard was coming right on time so I didn't work the 5 to 8 shift.. Man the weather guys were so right. I think so far we have a foot. They're forcasting more through the night. I'll have to shovel out in the morning as I have to work tomorrow, another split shift. It'll be an early start. Hi MaG wavegirl

Midgie hearts wavegirl


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Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095670
01/07/17 08:18 PM
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Hiya Midge! wink

Re: Saturday [Re: MaG] #1095676
01/07/17 09:18 PM
01/07/17 09:18 PM
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Calera, Oklahoma
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Midgie I feel for you. I wish I could help you with the snow shoveling. kissy

Hi MaG. wave2

joe

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Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095677
01/07/17 09:52 PM
01/07/17 09:52 PM
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Alabama
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Glad you are home safely, Midgy. We don't have snow, but holy moly, it's cold out there.


"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
-Roger Caras
Re: Saturday [Re: gymcandy1] #1095687
01/07/17 11:43 PM
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Ahhh...the sounds of silence. Finally got James to bed. What a long day. lol
Made it to the race only to discover it was postponed an hour so by the time the race started I covered the 5k once already just to keep warm. rotfl I put 6 miles on before noon today and another 3 after I got home. Much of that was chasing James. grin

I hope I sleep well tonight, I need it!

Hope you all had a great day!

Midgie, be careful in the snow.

Ana sleep


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Re: Saturday [Re: BrownEyedTigre] #1095688
01/07/17 11:46 PM
01/07/17 11:46 PM
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Upper Arlington, Ohio
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Good night Boomers. sleep


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