Time.com takes flatulence over Henry Ford’s T
Time magazine has come out with a list of ?50 Worst Cars of All Time.? We expected to see the Pinto, Edsel and Corvair, but never the Model T.
But Los Angeles Times car critic (basher) Dan Neil included the Model T on his list.
He wrote: ‘A century later, the consequences of putting every living soul on gas-powered wheels are piling up, from the air over our cities to the sand under out soldiers? boots.?
Should Henry Ford, Ransom Olds or Louis Chevrolet not have invented the automobile, our horse power to farm and feed us would have had to come from a lot more horses . . . millions more. Had that happened, I th ink Time critic Neil would blame the ‘consequences? on emissions from said horsepower.
Of course, Greenies are purposely blaming bovine’s flatulence so as to not diminish Neil’s opportunity to make a horse’s rear end of himself.
Perhaps we could get the Amish to let Mr. Neil follow a horse-drawn plow across some Pennsylvania farmland so he’d get those emission experiences.
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Sunday night, Sept. 17 on Fox all the world tuned in to see the 59th annual primetime Emmy awards. Well, not all the world. I did tune in long enough see some cameraman’s attempt to open the show with starlet cleavage.
The next day I reviewed the Emmy awards in my morning paper.
I’m very pleased to tell you I have watched only one of the winning shows, heard of only one award-winning actress and haven’t even heard of any of the male winners.
Sally Field won for Brothers & Sisters. I loved her in Smoky and the Bandit. I no longer watch Ugly Betty. I thought it a good show until I gave that opinion to a couple retired, school teacher friends, Tom and Irene.
Tom said it was demeaning to put such references as ugly on children. They can be affected by such taunting.
So, I started seeing the program differently and switched to Two and a Half Men. If you haven’t seen it, check its rating first. It’s ‘R? and really should be shown only after midnight.
I watch a lot of sports, but after seeing some of the pro footballers? end zone performances I think that sport, too, could be ‘R? rated.
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A few weeks ago I gave grandson, Trevor, his 8th birthday present. He opened it, and as he walked away he said, ‘Thanks Grandpa, see you at Christmas!? His twin sister, Haley, was much nicer.
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If you’ve been even semi-awake the last month, you’ve learned The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts the year 2008 will be hotter than 2007.
But, you might have to read The Almanac (or Jottings) to learn eight corporate merger possibilities it hopes and prays will actually come to pass . . .
? Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crackers will join forces and become Poly, Warner, Cracker.
? FedEx is expected to join its major competitor, UPS, and become FedUp.
? 3M will merge with Goodyear and issue forth as MMMGood.
? Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Mountain Dew and Dakota Mining will merge and become ZipAudiDewDa.
? Grey Poupon and Docker Pants are expected to become Poupon Pants.
? Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will become Fairwell, Honeychild.
? Knott’s Berry Farm and the National Organization for Women will become Knott Now.