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Good one here:

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f5a57185bd/funny-or-die-s-presidential-reunion?rel=prog_related&rel_pos=1

Well, I submitted a screenplay to Scriptapalooza today.  See scriptapalooza.com.  The first deadline is Friday the 5th.  The real deadline is April 15.  I think first prize is $10,000, but the main thing is that real Hollywood industry people read all of the scripts, so maybe even if you don’t win the contest you might still have your screenplay optioned or bought and made into a movie.

My screenplay is called Slight Detour.  The novel/novella version was panned by one brother (harshly, but he’s a bitter old man, rendering his opinion useless) and one  sister; given faint praise by my wife and sister-in-law; and actually liked by my Dad and another sister.  I almost forgot, I also submitted that version to Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Award competition last month.  I didn’t even make the top 1000 submissions in that one.  :)  When I saw that all of the judges were women, I knew I didn’t have a chance.  My story is geared toward guys, regular guys, not intellectuals and especially not pseudo-intellectuals.

So, I reworked it a little bit, especially the beginning, changed things around, added/deleted here and there and, voila, it’s a screenplay!  I don’t expect it to win, I’m just hoping to get noticed (in a good way).

They don’t announce winners until August 15, so I’ll probably have completely forgotten about it by then.  :)

by Anonymous

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Pass this on to ALL in your address book.  You never know whose life you may save by doing so.  For those of you at work, PLEASE remember to check your cupboards when you get home tonight!!!

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This is confirmed on Snopes
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/pancake.asp

A student at HBHS (high school) had pancakes this week and it almost
became fatal.  His Mom (registered nurse) made him pancakes, dropped
him off at school and headed to play tennis.  She never takes her cell
phone on the court but did this time and her son called to say he was
having trouble breathing.  She told him to go to the nurse immediately
and proceeded to call school and alert the nurse.  The nurse called the
paramedics and they were there in 3 minutes and worked on the boy all
the way to the hospital. He came so close to dying.  Evidently this is
more common than I ever knew.  Check the expiration dates on packages
like pancakes and cake mixes that have yeast which over time develop
spores.  Apparently, the mold that forms in old mixes can be toxic!
Throw away ALL OUTDATED pancake mix, brownie mixes, Bisquick, cake &
cookie mixes, etc., you have in your home.

UPDATE by Bill:
http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/alert/?alertid=14469696

Genetically modified cotton is poisoning people in India. In this country, non-organic soybeans, corn and canoloa (most non-organic of these are GMO) are poisoning people. It’s in corn chips and other products. They are making soybeans and corn that are “Round-up ready,” which means, they have pesticide IN THE FOOD, which infects and GROWS in your intestines. Here’s how to avoid these things:

http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/SG/Home/index.cfm

Since most of the world rejects these crops, the US & Canada are pushing them on their populations. Every president since Bush 1 (including Obama) has actively promoted GMO foods, making sure that the FDA doesn’t have to test their safety.

To hear the 40-min mp3 file, download here:

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/824728587/dbd653f9c4ef1fc24e87e833a9578ef5

Pass it on

Wall Street’s Bailout Hustle

About his prostate cancer:

http://www.amazon.com/Scared-Life-Loving/dp/1441542612/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266696260&sr=1-7

In Nashville, anyway, it seems you can get around their proxy system (those outlets that use it), simply by using Google Chrome and maybe Firefox.  It might be as simple as using any browser other than Internet Explorer.

Using Internet Explorer, I tried to be a good boy and sign up for a “free” account.  The only problem is that you have to put in your email address, they send you a confirmation, and you have to click on that verification link in your email.  They didn’t stop to realize you don’t have internet access yet in order to GET your email.  Retarded.  Don’t tell Sarah Palin I used that word. 

Anyway, you might get by with other browsers just fine without signing up.

Sort of.  Not what you would normally think.  The premise is that you’re making a speech in front of the U.N.  I’m assuming they don’t want too many cuss words.  :)  Anyway, if you want to enter, seriously or sarcastically, here’s the link:

http://www.concern.net/get-involved/schools/concern-writing-competition

“If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.”
— Mark Twain

Some more here:  http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1655.Mark_Twain

First time I’ve ever seen this.  Filling out an online job application, the EEOC stuff at the bottom gave me a choice of:  Male, Female, Gender Unknown or Decline to Answer.  I can understand “sexually confused,” but “gender uknown?”  Really?

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