Exodus 10:22

Arkansas toothpick: large knife

Boston marriage: long-term, same-sex romantic friendship

Brazilian wax: linear pubic topiary

Bronx cheer: jeers of derision

Canadian tuxedo: denim jacket with denim trousers

China syndrome: a sequence of catastrophic events

Chinese burn: twisting skin around wrists

Chinese compliment: a pretense of deference and agreement

Chinese fire drill: when, at a red light, passengers in a car swap seats

Chinese walls: metaphorical walls of (business) confidentiality

Chinese whispers or Russian scandals: misheard overhearings

Cornish hug: a wrestling match

Egyptian darkness: 'darkness so thick it can be felt' (Exodus 10:22)

English disease: homosexuality; syphilis

English rule: that guests of a common host need not be introduced

French inhale: exhaling cigarette smoke orally before drawing it back nasally

French leave/exit: going off without asking permission/saying goodbye

Full Cleveland: white shoes, white belt

Glasgow kiss: head-butt

Greek gift: one that hides and act of treachery

Indian summer: an autumnal recurrence of warm weather

Irish confetti: bricks, stones, etc.,used as weapons

Irish exit: to leave drunk

London particular: a dense fog

Maine lawman: one who advocates prohibition

Manchurian candidate: a brainwashed agent of another

Maryland parson: one adept at fitting in with any company

Mexican holster (or Mexican carry): stuffing a handgun into one's belt

Mexican stand-off: a stalemate; a massacre in cold blood

Michigan bankroll: where a high-value bill conceals others of a lower value

New York minute: a few seconds

Ohio fever: a yearning to move west

Oklahoma rain: a dust storm

Pennsylvania caps: recapped tires with an unbroken tread line

Philadelphia lawyer: a highly skilled (and perhaps unscrupulous) lawyer

Portuguese parliament: where all speak at once

Roman holiday: enjoyment at the expense of others

Russian roulette: suicidal gambling with firearms

Sheffield finish: when a (club) singer goes to town on a final note

Spanish practices: tolerated graft, corruption, and indolence

Texas hankie: blowing one's nose into one's hand

Texas stop: slowing down but not halting at a Stop sign

Virginia vapor: tobacco smoke

Not My Sentiments...Exactly.

“The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people they think it’s their fault”. Henry Kissinger

“Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse”. Jawaharlal Nehru

“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove you don’t need it”. Bob Hope

“In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant”. Charles DeGaulle

“Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for”. Dag Hammerskjold

“The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you”. Nancy Astor

“The opposite of talking is not listening. The opposite of talking is waiting”. Fran Lebowitz

“Three o’ clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do”. Jean Paul Sartre

“The meek shall inherit the earth but not it’s mineral rights”. John Paul Getty

“I hate being late. Those who are late are punished”. Mahatma Gandhi

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”. Eleanor Roosevelt

“Impelled by a state of mind which is destined not to last we make irrevocable decisions”. Marcel Proust

“You can kill a man but you can’t kill an idea”. Myrlie Evers

“To be Black in America is to be in a constant state of rage”. James Baldwin

“I went on a diet, swore off drinking and heavy eating and in fourteen days I lost two weeks”. Joe E Lewis

News is what somebody somewhere doesn’t want you to know. The rest is advertising”. Unknown

“That’s not a lie. It’s a terminological inexactitude”. Alexander Haig

”Don’t believe everything you think” bumper sticker

Fortune # 1-10 June 2010

A well-aimed spear is worth three.

Soon life will become more interesting.

Don't ever slam a door; you might want to come back.

You simplify your life in many ways and find great rewards.

Good things are being said about you.

While times may seem difficult, your future forecasts a quick turnaround.

You are the flexible person in your present situation.

You are magnetic in your bearing.

It is never a shame to learn from others.

If the world seems cold, kindle a fire to warm it


A moment

Ice cream

HORSE

North

Cook

Skating

Soy milk

Violet

Pumpkin

Eggplant


20, 35, 14, 45, 39, 19

31, 18, 17, 4, 47, 41

29, 17, 42, 43, 16 ,5

56, 20, 41, 9, 29, 37

47, 14, 28, 36, 7, 32

20, 35, 14, 45, 39, 19

14, 49, 46, 16, 51, 12

18, 27, 29, 31, 42, 6

56, 20, 41, 9, 29, 37

55, 12, 47, 28, 44, 50