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  Ewart Chitty

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  ewart chitty was appointed as secretary-treasurer , which position he held until his appointment to the governing body in november 1974.. when in brooklyn, chitty seems to have preferred younger men as roommates.

  the actual charge brought to the gb against chitty was made by a former roommate and involved some sort of inappropriate conduct.

  the gb concluded that chitty had homosexual tendencies, and asked him to resign.. a rare photo of chitty in happier days.

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  RubaDub

  Well, Eve blamed the snake for what she did.

  The Bethelite may just blame the cow.

  Rub a Dub
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  Joe Biden and Push-up Contests

  by minimus in

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  in the past, the former vp has challenged trump to a push-up contest and today he did again , only this time to an 83 year old man who told biden that he thought he was too old to run for president.

  it appears biden called him fat and unlike the man he wasn’t sedentary.

  then he challenged the man to a push-up contest.

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  This guy [Biden] is actually pretty entertaining!

  Min ...

  I couldn't agree more.

  You have to admit, the Dems could up with some interesting characters for VP. The last two were Biden and Al Gore, the guy who invented the internet ... lol.

  The Reps had Chaney who wanted to blow up the world and now Pence, a guy who would make a good department store mannequin.

  To each his own.
  

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  Kenneth Richmond - Wrestler and former Circuit Overseer Dies

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  i was only young but i do remember ken and his wife (valentina) being our co. he was a mountain of a man but it would appear from the bbc obituary he was a man of peace.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/lastword.shtml .

  olympic wrestler and actor who became the last of the men who struck the symbolic j. arthur rank movie gong has died aged 80. .

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  He could have made a lot more money on the tv wrestling tour.

  Come up with a stage name like "Ken Kong" or something.

  Then do the flying drop kicks and other pro wrestling moves.

  Oh well ... RIP Ken, RIP.

  Rub a Dub
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  Joe Biden and Push-up Contests

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  in the past, the former vp has challenged trump to a push-up contest and today he did again , only this time to an 83 year old man who told biden that he thought he was too old to run for president.

  it appears biden called him fat and unlike the man he wasn’t sedentary.

  then he challenged the man to a push-up contest.

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  RubaDub

  Why aren't these political leaders that become filthy rich in politics investigated.

  LV101 ...

  You must be joking, hopefully not that naive.

  Do you really think they going to investigate themselves?

  Who would they appoint to lead the investigation other than one of their own?

  It brings to mind the old expression "circle jerk."

  Rub a Dub
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  Joe Biden and Push-up Contests

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the past, the former vp has challenged trump to a push-up contest and today he did again , only this time to an 83 year old man who told biden that he thought he was too old to run for president.

  it appears biden called him fat and unlike the man he wasn’t sedentary.

  then he challenged the man to a push-up contest.

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  RubaDub

  one dot is congress is exempt from insider trading laws
  

  road to nowhere ...

  You are correct. I wasn't thinking about that. If the crap is about to hit the fan about some company and you are invested in it, do a short sale and make a ton of money.

  Remember, Hillary wasn't even in congress at the time but she turned $1,000 into $100,000 in cattle futures.

  I guess you just have to have friends in "high" places.

  Rub a Dub
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  Joe Biden and Push-up Contests

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  in the past, the former vp has challenged trump to a push-up contest and today he did again , only this time to an 83 year old man who told biden that he thought he was too old to run for president.

  it appears biden called him fat and unlike the man he wasn’t sedentary.

  then he challenged the man to a push-up contest.

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  RubaDub

  Biden is a fraud/crook - like father like son. Why aren't these political leaders that become filthy rich in politics investigated.

  LV101 ...

  It is amazing that the majority of politicians who leave their positions all of a sudden have millions of dollars of net worth on a $200,000 or so salary in Washington. Which honestly, in Washington, is not a huge amount of money considering the cost of homes, college for the kids, etc.

  But somehow, they leave at multi-millionaires.

  I could never connect the dots.

  Rub a Dub

  
  
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  Wausau Wisconsin Bans Throwing Of Any SNOWBALL!

  by minimus in

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  you can’t throw a snowball at a person as kids often do.

  you can’t throw it in a park, at a building, anywhere.

  comments please.

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  Really I have had a belly full of the nanny state idiots that want to micro-manage every last detail of what should be our private lives.

  FedUpJW ...

  Your comment really made me think about who is ultimately responsible for the nanny state as your describe it. So as not to hijack this thread, I will start a new one.

  But who are the nanny state idiots as you describe them? Are they you and I? Are they the insurance companies that pay out huge sums of money when someone slips and falls? Is it the legal system that allows for very high punitive damages in negligence cases?

  I will start a new thread shortly.

  Rub a Dub
  

  
  
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  Wausau Wisconsin Bans Throwing Of Any SNOWBALL!

  by minimus in

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  you can’t throw a snowball at a person as kids often do.

  you can’t throw it in a park, at a building, anywhere.

  comments please.

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  RubaDub

  Putting a rock in a snowball is not the same as throwing a snowball.
  

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  I know this sounds crazy to us who have thrown snowballs when kids, but a snowball is not a snowball when it is wet, rocks or not.

  Get a nice wet watery snowball in your gloves, squeeze is so tight until the water starts dripping out, and you basically have a rock in your hand (come on man, we both did this as kids.. lol).

  You could put out someone's eye, break a car window, let alone someone's head.

  The danger is not from the nice white powdery stuff but rather when it begins to melt.

  When I was a kid, we would ride everywhere on our bikes and not know what a helmet was. A helmet? Now, if you let your kid ride without a helmet it is considered child abuse.

  Min, just the way times change.

  Rub a Dub
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  Ewart Chitty

  by NoAbuse in

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  ewart chitty was appointed as secretary-treasurer , which position he held until his appointment to the governing body in november 1974.. when in brooklyn, chitty seems to have preferred younger men as roommates.

  the actual charge brought to the gb against chitty was made by a former roommate and involved some sort of inappropriate conduct.

  the gb concluded that chitty had homosexual tendencies, and asked him to resign.. a rare photo of chitty in happier days.

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  RubaDub

  A brother working in the Dairy dept was told that anything you put in front of the cow's mouth, the cow will lick. this started an 8 year relationship with cows for that brother.
  

  No abuse, that’s disgusting!

  Biahi ...

  Step back and take a breath. This is where Caesar's law comes into play.

  It all depends on New York State's age of consent for cows.

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  Do You Think “Higher Education “Is All That??

  by minimus in

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  as jehovah’s witnesses, we were regularly told how awful a college education is.

  i’m no longer associated with the religion but i am not so pro university.

  it’s not because i think you are better off without a degree.

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  jws ...

  I am really fascinated by your discussion. Thank you for sharing your experience.

  There are people like yourself that simply are more intelligent than those around you. Some have a particular skill at a very young age whereby they master advanced mathematics, play the piano, code or other things that most people struggle to do well no matter how much education they receive. Many start college right after high school, at about 18 years of age. But then there are the few that graduate from high school at 14, 15 or 16. Basically, there is nothing left for them to learn in the environment they are in, such as yourself.

  I had a dual major as an undergraduate in college and one of them was mathematics. I had often heard that calculus is useless in the real world (probably by people who don't understand it). But nonetheless, I found that and the more advanced courses fascinating and, well, not that difficult from a studying time perspective.

  Real world usage: My wife works as a manager for a mid-sized (250 people) manufacturing company. She has oversight of the purchasing and warehousing functions. There is the constant struggle of knowing how much to buy to keep inventory levels low (and the finance department happy) compared to maintaining higher inventory levels (and keep the marketing and sales departments happy). It's a traditional struggle that most companies face and there are thousands of books and research papers devoted to this subject.

  Anyway, her math is not the best but I spent a couple of evenings with her to learn how to determine the most effective purchasing strategies using calculus. Basically, she just had to come up with all of the estimated costs for each step in the process. There is a cost to place a purchase order, a cost to coordinate the logistics in the receipt of the shipment, a cost to receive the product in the warehouse, a cost to move the product to the proper bin, etc etc etc etc. About a dozen that she described.

  Once she came up with her estimates, it was simply a matter of creating a relatively simple formula using each item listed which visually creates a curve. Then, the calculus part came into play. We just used the formula, took the first derivative (Y/X) , found where the slope of the curve was equal to zero (the minimum point) and that gave a good starting point as to how often to order based upon the quantities required in some period of time.

  She gives a lot of Powerpoint presentation throughout the year to the other managers and staff, but this one scored her a lot of points. It was even mentioned by the general manager in her performance review at the end of the year.

  jws, I know that some minimize advanced education here but if I had it to do all over again, I would do it in a minute.

  I just wish I had the smarts to be in MENSA like you. But then, each person has his own skills and aptitudes.

  Rub a Dub