tag:,2008:/2 2008-11-05T23:33:01Z This site reflects Rules for the Game of Living. It contains a collection of over 30 years worth of articles, pictures, diagrams, jokes and other materials reflecting the humor and pragmatic realities of humans living out life. Some entries are funny, others sad and a few are just "strange". New ones are always being found, created and are welcomed for consideration to be included here. (Just submit by "Posting a Comment" to any existing entry). The common theme, or criteria, is that all entries need to contain a perspective, an aspect of, or, an insight into the realities of human beings, nature, and life in general. (The basic qualification for an item to be added to this site is that is there is at least a little bit of pragmatic TRUTH contained within it.) THANK YOU for visiting RULES FOR THE GAME and ENJOY! (Note: You can also group 'Rules' entries by types and themes by clicking on a word in "Tags" or on one of the "Categories". This capability is available at the 'main index page' - just select the related 'link', located at the bottom of each indivdual entry page.) Movable Type 3.33 tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2008://2.117 2008-11-05T23:22:57Z 2008-11-05T23:33:01Z

Looks like we have a new spin on an old familiar theme !...

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com Looks like we have a new spin on an old familiar theme ! CEO -- Chief Embezzlement Officer. CFO -- Corporate Fraud Officer. BULL MARKET -- A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. BEAR MARKET -- A 6 to 18-month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry, and the husband gets no sex. VALUE INVESTING -- The art of buying low and selling lower. P/E RATIO -- The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the market keeps crashing. BROKER -- What my broker has made me. STANDARD & POOR -- Your life in a nutshell. STOCK ANALYST-- Idiot who just downgraded your stock. STOCK SPLIT -- When your ex-wife and her lawyer split your assets equally between themselves. FINANCIAL PLANNER -- A guy whose phone has been disconnected. MARKET CORRECTION -- The day after you buy stocks. CASH FLOW-- The movement your money makes as it disappears down the toilet. YAHOO -- What you yell after selling it to some poor sucker for $240 per share. WINDOWS -- What you jump out of when you're the sucker who bought Yahoo @ $240 per share. INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR -- Past year investor who's now locked up in a nuthouse. ****** and last, but certainly not the least ****** PROFIT -- An archaic word no longer in use. tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2008://2.115 2008-07-09T20:28:50Z 2008-07-09T20:32:20Z

Art Linkletter was right --- Kids do say the darndest things....

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com Art Linkletter was right --- Kids do say the darndest things. 1) NUDITY I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!' 2) OPINIONS On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.' 3) KETCHUP A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle.' 4) MORE NUDITY A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?' 5 ) POLICE # 1 While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop? Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report. My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?' 'Yes, that's right,' I told her. 'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?' 6) POLICE # 2 It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked. 'It sure is,' I replied. Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What 'd he do?' 7) ELDERLY While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!' 8) DRESS-UP A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, 'Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit.' 'And why not, darling?' 'You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning.' 9) DEATH While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased. The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes.' (I want this line used at my funeral!) 10) SCHOOL A little girl had just finished her first week of school. 'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother. 'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!' 11) BIBLE A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. 'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out. 'What have you got there, dear?' With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!' tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2008://2.113 2008-07-03T20:27:31Z 2008-07-03T20:33:56Z

You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello, and too old to REALLY understand computers, to fully appreciate this.? For those of us who sometimes get flustered by our computers, please read on......

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello, and too old to REALLY understand computers, to fully appreciate this.? For those of us who sometimes get flustered by our computers, please read on... Who's on First? might have turned out something like this: COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer. ABBOTT: Mac? COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou. ABBOTT: Your computer? COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one. ABBOTT: Mac? COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou. ABBOTT: What about Windows? CO STELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here? ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows? COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows? ABBOTT: Wallpaper. COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software. ABBOTT: Software for Windows? COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business.? What do you have? ABBOTT: Office. COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything? ABBOTT: I just did. COSTELLO: You just did what? ABBOTT: Recommend something. COSTELLO: You recommended something? ABBOTT: Yes. COSTELLO: For my office? ABBOTT: Yes. COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office? ABBOTT: Office. COSTELLO: Yes, for my office! ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows. COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal.? What do I need? ABBOTT: Word. COSTELLO: What word? ABBOTT: Word in Office. COSTELLO: The only word in office is office. ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows. COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows? ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue W. COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue w if you don't start with some straight answers.? What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: I need money to track my money? ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer. COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer? ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge. COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much? ABBOTT: One copy. COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money? ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money. COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money? ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT! +++++++ (A few days later) +++++++ ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer OFF? ABBOTT: Click on START............. ]]> tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2008://2.112 2008-06-27T14:48:08Z 2008-06-27T14:56:32Z

Dear Wife: I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you forever. I've been a good man to you for seven years and I have nothing to show for it....

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com Dear Wife: I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you forever. I've been a good man to you for seven years and I have nothing to show for it. These last two weeks have been hell. Your boss called to tell me that you quit your job today and that was the last straw. Last week, you came home and didn't even notice that I had a new haircut, had cooked your favorite meal and even wore a brand new pair of silk boxers. You ate in two minutes, and went straight to sleep after watching all of your soaps. You don't tell me you love me anymore; you don't want sex or anything that connects us as husband and wife. Either you're cheating on me or you don't love me anymore; whatever the case, I'm gone. Your EX-Husband P.S. don't try to find me. Your SISTER and I are moving away to West Virginia together! Have a great life! _____________________________________________________________________________ Dear Ex-Husband Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter. It's true that you and I have been married for seven years, although a good man is a far cry from what you've been. I watch my soaps so much because they drown out your constant whining and griping. Too bad that doesn't work. I DID notice when you got a hair cut last week, but the first thing that came to mind was 'You look just like a girl!' Since my mother raised me not to say anything if you can't say something nice, I didn't comment. And when you cooked my favorite meal, you must have gotten me confused with MY SISTER, because I stopped eating pork seven years ago. About those new silk boxers: I turned away from you because the $49.99 price tag was still on them, and I prayed that it was a coincidence that my sister had just borrowed fifty dollars from me that morning. After all of this, I still loved you and felt that we could work it out. So when I hit the lotto for ten million dollars, I quit my job and bought us two tickets to Jamaica, however, when I got home you were gone. Everything happens for a reason, I guess. I hope you have the fulfilling life you always wanted. By the way, my lawyer said that the letter you wrote ensures you won't get a dime from me. So take care. Your Ex-Wife, Rich As Hell and Free! P.S. I don't know if I ever told you this, but my sister Carla was born Carl. I hope that's not a problem. tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2008://2.109 2008-05-14T23:24:28Z 2008-10-01T15:55:50Z

Two bowling teams, one of all Blondes and one of all Brunettes, charter a double-Decker bus for a weekend trip to Louisiana....

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com Two bowling teams, one of all Blondes and one of all Brunettes, charter a double-Decker bus for a weekend trip to Louisiana. 'YEAH, BUT YOU'VE GOT A DRIVER!?!' Smile, it will make your day go faster.]]> tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2008://2.110 2008-05-14T23:24:28Z 2008-05-14T23:30:36Z

Two bowling teams, one of all Blondes and one of all Brunettes, charter a double-Decker bus for a weekend trip to Louisiana....

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com Two bowling teams, one of all Blondes and one of all Brunettes, charter a double-Decker bus for a weekend trip to Louisiana. 'YEAH, BUT YOU'VE GOT A DRIVER!?!' Smile, it will make your day go faster.]]> tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2008://2.107 2008-04-09T18:03:43Z 2008-04-09T18:08:58Z

Should children witness childbirth? Good question!...

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com Should children witness childbirth? Good question! Out of the mouths of babes! Here's your answer: Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call. The house was very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby. Very diligently, Kathleen did as she was asked. Heidi pushed and pushed and after a little while, Connor was born. The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his bottom. Connor began to cry. The paramedic then thanked Kathleen for her help and asked the wide-eyed 3-yr old what she thought about what she had just witnessed. Kathleen quickly responded, "He shouldn't have crawled in there in the first place ......smack his ass again!" tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2007://2.106 2007-12-23T20:29:49Z 2007-12-23T20:42:22Z

This is an abreviated set of some of the better known Business Rules for the Game. It is amazing how often they will apply to nearly every kind of business situation.....

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com This is an abreviated set of some of the better known Business Rules for the Game. It is amazing how often they will apply to nearly every kind of business situation.. Murphy's Law: If anything can go wrong, it will. Trumm's Decree: You can't make a fact out of an opinion by raising your voice. Boren's First Law: When in doubt, mumble. Ettorre's Observation: The other line always moves faster. Haley's Principle: Every man has a money making scheme that will not work. Gillette's Theorem: If you want to make people mad, lie to them. If you want to infuriate them, tell them the truth. ]]> tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2007://2.103 2007-09-18T17:59:23Z 2007-09-18T18:17:45Z

These are very important things to remember !!!...

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com very important things to remember !!!]]> If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it.) If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. (Now that's more like it!) The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. (Oh My !!) A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes. (In my next life, I want to be a pig.) A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy.) (I'm still not over the pig.) Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour (Don't try this at home. Maybe at work) The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off. (Honey, I'm home. What the...?!) The flea can jump 350 times its body length. (It's like a human jumping the length of a football field.) (30 minutes..lucky pig! Can you imagine?) The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. (What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?) Some lions mate over 50 times a day. (I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity) Butterflies taste with their feet. (Something I always wanted to know.) The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. (Hmmmmmm......) Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. (So --- If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?) Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump. (Okay, so that would be a good thing) A cat's urine glows under a black light. (I wonder who was paid to figure that out?) An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that.) Starfish have no brains (I know some people like that too.) Polar bears are left-handed. (If they switch, they'll live a lot longer) Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. (What about that pig??) Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread these crazy facts and send an invitation to someone you want to bring a smile or a chuckle to for them to visit www.rulesforthegame.com In other words, please send a link to this website to everyone! (and God love that pig) tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2007://2.102 2007-09-11T22:33:12Z 2007-09-11T22:41:57Z

There is no doubt that we have all said out loud (or to ourselves) some the following quotes. Well -- Now you will know the author's name. There may also be a few new zingers here which you haven't heard...

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com There is no doubt that we have all said out loud (or to ourselves) some the following quotes. Well -- Now you will know the author's name. There may also be a few new zingers here which you haven't heard before. (HINT - You might like to have them available – just in case.)]]> "He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." -- Winston Churchill "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure" -- Clarence Darrow "He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." -- William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway) "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." -- Groucho Marx "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." -- Mark Twain "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." -- Oscar Wilde "I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend... if you have one." -- George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill...followed by Churchill's response: "Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second, if there is one." -- Winston Churchill "I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here." -- Stephen Bishop "He is a self-made man and worships his creator." -- John Bright "I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." -- Irvin S Cobb "He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others." -- Samuel Johnson "He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up." -- Paul Keating "He had delusions of adequacy." -- Walter Kerr "Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?" -- Mark Twain "His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." -- Mae West "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." -- Oscar Wilde tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2007://2.101 2007-09-11T22:27:22Z 2007-09-11T22:32:57Z

These are some really good Rules for the Game of living. Learn and Enjoy !!!!!...

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com These are some really good Rules for the Game of living. Learn and Enjoy !!!!!]]> 1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. 2. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine. 3. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't. 4. Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently-talented fool. 5. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong. 6. If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time, on a hill, in the fog. 7. The things that come to those who wait will be the scraggly junk left behind by those who got there first. 8. The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room. 9. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. 10. When you go into court, just remember, you are putting yourself into the hands of 12 people who weren't smart enough to figure how to get out of jury duty. tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2007://2.97 2007-07-12T19:18:40Z 2007-07-12T19:30:17Z

Just in case you are asked why you like being retired!...

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com Just in case you are asked why you like being retired! My favorite!!! QUESTION: What do you do all week? Answer: Mon to Fri. Nothing, Sat & Sun I rest. . . . This is a "Rules for the Game" entry that you will want to share with all of the retirees that you know. I'm sure they will relate to most of them! AND, If you have not yet retired, look what you have to look forward to. ]]> tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2007://2.94 2007-07-09T20:57:49Z 2007-07-09T21:01:46Z

Some new vocabulary you will definitely want to know....

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com Some new vocabulary you will definitely want to know. IRRITAINMENT: Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying but you find yourself unable to stop watching them. The O.J. trials were a prime example. Bill Clinton's video Grand Jury testimony is another. YUPPIE FOOD STAMPS: The ubiquitous $20 bills spewed out of ATMs everywhere. Often used when trying to split the bill after a meal,"We each owe $8, but all anybody's got are yuppie food stamps." CLM - Career Limiting Move: Used to describe ill-advised activity. Trashing your boss while he or she is within earshot is a serious CLM. ADMINISHPERE: The rarefied organizational layers beginning just above the rank and file. Decisions that fall from the adminisphere are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were designed to solve. DILBERTED: To be exploited and oppressed by your boss. Derived from the experiences of Dilbert, the comic strip character. "I've been dilberted again. The old man revised the specs for the fourth time this week." 404: Someone who's clueless. From the World Wide Web error message "404 Not Found," meaning that the requested document could not be located. "Don't bother asking him . . . he's 404, man." GENERICA: Features of the American landscape that are exactly the same no matter where one is, such as fast food joints, strip malls,subdivisions. Used as in "We were so lost in generica that I forgot what city we were in." OHNOSECOND: That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you've just made a BIG mistake. UMFRIEND: A personal relation of dubious standing, or a concealed intimate relationship, as in "This is Dyan, my ... um ... friend. tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2007://2.93 2007-06-08T17:52:27Z 2007-06-08T17:55:59Z

PLEASE STAY ALERT and EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION! Because they walk among us ... and they REPRODUCE!!!...

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com PLEASE STAY ALERT and EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION! Because they walk among us ... and they REPRODUCE!!! IDIOT SIGHTING Gene and I had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a "large” enough motor on the opener. I thought for a minute and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time a ½ horsepower. He shook his head and said, “Lady, you need a ¼ horsepower." I responded that ½ was larger than 1/4. He said, "NO, it's not. Four is larger than two.” We haven't used Sears repair since. ______________________________________________________ IDIOT SIGHTING I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the Deer Crossing sign on our road. The reason: "Too many deer are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore." From Kingman, KS. ______________________________________________________ IDIOTS IN FOOD SERVICE: My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind the counter for "minimal lettuce." He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg. Was he a Chef? Yep From Kansas City! ______________________________________________________ IDIOT SIGHTING: I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, “Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?” To which I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?" He smiled knowingly and nodded, "That's why we ask." Happened in Birmingham, AL ______________________________________________________ IDIOT SIGHTING: The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it’s safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine. She asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, “What on earth are blind people doing driving?!" She was a probation officer in Wichita, KS _____________________________________________________ IDIOT SIGHTING: (At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker.) She was leaving the company due to "downsizing." Our manager commented cheerfully, "This is fun. We should do this more often." Not another word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare. This was a lunch at Texas Instruments. _____________________________________________________ IDIOT SIGHTING: I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the sake of her own life; she couldn't understand why her system would not turn on. A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriffs office no less. _____________________________________________________ IDIOT SIGHTING: When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the drivers’ side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. "Hey," I announced to the technician, "its open! His reply, “I know – I already got that side unlocked." This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, Mississippi! tag:www.rulesforthegame.com,2007://2.92 2007-05-31T20:13:53Z 2007-05-31T20:16:32Z

This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1906 - -just a little over 100 years ago. What a difference a century makes!...

SolarGuy http://www.thesolarplan.com This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1906 - -just a little over 100 years ago. What a difference a century makes! Below are actual U.S. statistics for the Year 1906: - The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years. - Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. - Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. - A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. - There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads. - The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. - Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. - The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower! - The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour. The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. - More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at HOME. - Ninety percent of all U.S. doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press & the government as "substandard." - Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. - Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. - Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason. - Five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke - The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. - The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!! - Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet. - There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. - Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. - Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or domestic help. - There were about 230 reported murders ---- in the ENTIRE! U.S.A.! Now - Try to imagine what things may be like in another 100 years.]]>