Some Things Never Quit Being Funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XivNwQ76mCs

"Oh those poor, poor students!"

For the last few days, Pittsburghers have been hearing about those unfortunate Pitt students who were arrested during the G20 protests just because "they were in the wrong place at the wrong time." They claim that they never heard the police tell them to leave the area. They were just "observing" as "innocent bystanders." Yea, it's all fun and games til somesone gets hit upside the head with a baton!

And Another Thing...

What Is Breaking News???

A few months ago, I heard a retired Pittsburgh broadcaster talk about "breaking news" during her career a couple of decades ago. She said that back then, the newsroom broke into a broadcast when an event had occurred that changed our lives. "The president has been shot!" "There's been a disaster with the space mission" or "Tornado warning issued for six local counties!" But lately, we've been treated to breaking news stories such as "Shooting on Pittsburgh's North Side" and "Accident without injuries at a downtown intersection, traffic may be affected." Today though, I heard the best yet: "This breaking news just in... Large banner has broken loose in the wind... Crews are trying to tie it down!" Truely life-changing!!!

The Real Issues

Why don't we protest the stuff that really matters?

A Grave Misunderstanding

Prior to the Labor Day break, students in a horticulture class went on a campus field trip to learn about soil composition. The class' instructor dug up a section of earth beside the greenhouse. The dig measured about 2 feet square and was no more than 6 inches deep. The next day, a Horticulture staff member came across the disturbed earth, which had a root protruding from the center, and thought the former hole was a grave possibly harboring the remains of god-knows-who. This misconception was bolstered by the fact that the protruding root was mistaken for a cross.

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As pictured here, it is easy to see the similarity. Based on this information, the discovering staff member called the police who conducted an extensive criminal investigation and, of course, found no decaying corpse.

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There are those who wonder how someone could panic and call the police over some possible foul-play. Those people obviously never ate in the South Campus cafeteria.

"If a man will not work, he shall not eat"

- Captian John Smith, Jamestown Settlement, 1609

Steeler Fans are Truely Everywhere

...even in Virginia!

What's New From Idiot and Moron?

Gay marriage ice cream: Here is the latest from Ben & Jerry, (idiot & moron), who have been actively trying to raise monies to free a man convicted and imprisoned for the murder of a Philadelphia police officer in 1981. Mumia Abu-Jamal cowardly shot Officer Daniel Faulkner in the back and then, while the officer lay in the street, Abu-Jamal stood over the officer and shot him again in the head. What will be the next social crusade for idiot & moron? Ice cream flavors for the pedophile?

Aren't We Forgetting...

Ted Kennedy had many monikers: "Lion of the Senate," Statesman and Family Patriarch. So, what about coward who let a young girl die?

On warm July night in 1969, a drunken Kennedy drove his car off of the Chappaquiddick Island bridge. The vehicle landed upside down in eight feet of water. Kennedy got himself out, swam to shore and went to his hotel without telling anyone. Kopechne's lifeless body was found the next day by two local fishermen. The "great statesman" received a suspended sentence after being found guilty of "Leaving the Scene of an Accident."

Mary Jo Kopechne: 1940-1969

Preserving the Family Setting

Gilligans is a restaurant outside of Harrisburg PA that prides itself on ensuring that their diners enjoy their experience in a "family setting". To help ensure that ideal, this sign is clearly posted on the front door. By the way, the food is nothing short of outstanding and their prices make it easy to feed the family as well!

It Doesn't get Much Better Than This

My two kids enjoying the fire at our campsite in Ohiopyle State Park.

How Far Have We Evolved?

Top: Antarctic penguins

Bottom: Ohiopyle humans

Amen, Brother. Amen!!!

Why aren't more people like this?

What a Bargain!

The message here is this: If you're going to violate the state's handicapped parking law, do it here because everywhere else the minimum fine is at least $125 !

Always Good Advice

Obviously a very old sign... made when children could fly!

"Marinate Your Head"

I just finished watching the HBO mini-series "John Adams" and I could not help but be struck by what an incredible leader, statesman, president and husband John Adams truely was. His skills as an orator moved men to action and guided a country. In addition to Adams, David McCullough's book gives the reader an accurate and factual look at all of the men who crafted the constitution and built the framework of our nation. If you have a passion for history as I do, you will enjoy this story while finding it utterly captivating. To write about the life story of John Adams, McCullough said that he had to literally "marinate his head" in all of the facets of this great man. Maybe we all need to marinate our heads in our own history.

An Old Girl Gets a New Life

When I bought my 2002 Dodge Caravan new, I expected to get my money's worth but after seven years and 119,000 miles, I was ready to send the old gal to the bone yard. With the exception of a few minor repairs and some persistent transmission problems, she ran pretty good. I just thought that no one would want her with the high miles. Then one day, I was talking to my brother in Cleveland. He owns a remodeling and maintenance business and expressed a need for a vehicle that can carry a lot of "stuff." I then knew that the old girl had a new job.

An interesting footnote: One evening, my brother Jim affixed a Cleveland Browns sticker to the rear bumper. The next morning he found it laying on the driveway all mangled and under the rear tire. Dodge's first Smart Car!

It Just Never Ends

Is There One in Your Window?

What's Behind the Badge?

I've been asked many times "What's behind the badge?" The answer is simple: Men and women who are husbands, wives, fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, brothers, sisters and friends. They go to church, attend their kid's football games, birthday parties and track meets, pay their taxes and work to support their families. They have the same hopes, goals and fears as we do. They look like, sound and act like us because they are us. What makes them different is the fact that they put their very lives on the line every day for total strangers. That is their gift to humanity.

On April 4 2009, a coward took the lives of three Pittsburgh police officers. They chose to risk everything to keep us safe so let us never forget their names, faces or the sacrifice they made so that we could sleep better knowing that they, and those like them, are on watch.

New Newest in Chinese Cuisine

Another sign-maker NOT taught by nuns!

What Happens When Some are Not Taught By Nuns

The Handicapped signs are posted all over Monroeville Mall. The shellfishing sign is located in a wetland on the Chesapeake Bay and the construction sign is on Lebanon Church Road in West Mifflin Pennsylvania.
What is really scary is the fact that 30% of readers will be scratching their heads saying "Ok, I give up... what is wrong with these signs?"