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Did you see...........

znarf — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:56:35 GMT

Please tell me that this is new link and hasn't been there for awhile??
I know I live under a rock but I just saw this yesterday.

This link on the Latest page of the JB website
http://jeffbridges.com/halloweenghost.html
click on the drawn elephant.

I think it is really cool stuff....quite amazing......Thanks for sharing Mr. B!!

What do the rest of you'll think?

BEFORE YOU WERE BORN 1909

Joyce — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:33:37 GMT

THE YEAR 1909

This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The year is 1909.
One hundred years ago.

What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1909 :

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The average life expectancy was

47 years.

Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

There were only 8,000 cars and

only 144 miles of paved roads.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower

The average wage in 1909 was 22 cents per hour.

The average 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,

A mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year..

More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.

Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!

Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which

Were condemned in the press AND 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 were:

1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke

The Amer ican flag had 45 stars.

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 adults couldn't read or write.

Only 6 percent of all Amer icans had graduated from high school.

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available

over the counter at the local corner drugstores.

Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind,

regulates the stomach and bowels and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."

( Shocking? )

Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.

There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.!

Now I'm forwarding this to someone else without typing it myself.

From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD - all in a matter of seconds!

Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.

IT STAGGERS THE MIND

SCREW Cargenie Hall

JIMMUH — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:12 GMT

http://video.google.com/videosearch?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ACEW_en___US353&q=capital+records#sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ACEW_en___US353&q=capital+records&qvid=capital+records&vid=1493346422516900896

New Oscar Predictions

majorcat1 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:58:42 GMT

http://www.awardscircuit.com/Images/bestactor.html

Jeff - Video reviews his "Craft"

Brogan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:07 GMT

I think some non US people have trouble viewing the Hulu site. I hope you can see it.

One thing that wasn't correct was that "Wild Bill" was losing his sight due to age (he was only 39). The film showed him diagnosed with glaucoma possibly due to an STD with ladies of the evening. Maybe they wanted to make it PG.

Enjoy. He's awfully cute

http://www.hulu.com/watch/106028/craft-jeff-bridges

Board & Guestbook are down

Moondance — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:13 GMT

Both the message board and guestbook are down since this morning. I do not know if anybody else is experiencing problems; I got in now through a cached version of the board.

Cheers; have a nice day.

Slaughterhouse Five

Moondance — Thur, 19 Nov 2009 20:28:18 GMT

Letters of Note:

In December of 1944, whilst behind enemy lines during the Rhineland Campaign, Private Kurt Vonnegut was captured by Wehrmacht troops and subsequently became a prisoner of war. A month later, Vonnegut and his fellow POWs reached a Dresden work camp where they were imprisoned in an underground slaughterhouse known by German soldiers as Schlachthof Fnf (Slaughterhouse Five). The next month - February - the subterranean nature of the prison saved their lives during the highly controversial and devastating bombing of Dresden, the aftermath of which Vonnegut and the remaining survivors helped to clear up.

Vonnegut released the book Slaughterhouse-Five in 1969.

Below is a letter he wrote to his family that May from a repatriation camp, in which he informs them of his capture and survival.

to read the whole letter: Letters of Note.

Has anybody read the book? Is that letter in there?

Oil of L.A.

Moondance — Thur, 19 Nov 2009 19:50:50 GMT

http://www.vbs.tv/palladium/oil-of-l-a--4

"As a proud Angeleno since 1991, of course I've noticed the various small oil rigs along La Cienega Boulevard and elsewhere, but I didn't realize there was one in... the Beverly Center? Would you believe there are several under the Farmer's Market too? Am I pulling your leg? Nope! There are oil wells all around the city -- particularly in Beverly Hills -- disguised as buildings, islands and even palm trees. Before L.A. was firmly established as a movie and TV town it was an oil town. In fact, Los Angeles is part of a region that is third largest oil producer in America with over 20 billion barrels of oil yet to be extracted under our feet! Who knew?

Nate Harrington, a local DJ and publisher of the "Constantly Pregnant" zine filed this video report for Vice Media's new online series "Uneven Terrain," peeking behind the scenes to uncover LA's hidden oil rigs residing within hollow office buildings, the camouflaged rigs standing right next to high schools, and the ones concealed within popular shopping malls. Fascinating!"

--Richard Metzger
http://www.thisisbrandx.com/2009/11/oil-of-la.html#comments

Watch this!

Moondance — Thur, 19 Nov 2009 19:01:59 GMT

I like going back in time every now and then. This time it is to show you the craziest beard you have ever seen!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=081dHOYY6IE

Enjoy.

The First President of Europe...

Moondance — Thur, 19 Nov 2009 18:55:52 GMT

... is a boring Belgian. I will be damned. Herman Van Rompuy has been chosen by European leaders to be the first permanent president of the European Union. He will stay in office for 2,5 years.
Congratulations to Mr. Van Rompuy. Although the man looks very boring indeed, I have recently noticed he seems to have an odd sense of humor.

Why Male Elk Have Long Antlers

znarf — Thur, 19 Nov 2009 17:23:55 GMT

Don't be offended just shake your head or laugh.

International Men's Day

Moondance — Thur, 19 Nov 2009 15:32:15 GMT

International Men's Day began on November 19th 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago and was supported by the United Nations. The event received wide support from men's groups in USA, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.

Objectives of International Men's Day include a focus on men's and boy's health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models. It is an occasion for men to highlight discrimination against them and to celebrate their achievements and contributions, in particular for their contributions to community, family, marriage, and child care.

Early pioneers of IMD reminded that the day is not intended to compete against International Woman's Day, but is for the purpose of highlighting men's experiences. Each year a different theme is highlighted, such as peace in 2002, mens health in 2003, sacrifice in 2008, and positive male role models in 2009. In consultation with organizers from other nations the following broad objectives of IMD are observed:

Celebrate manhood and the wonderful positive and valuable contributions our men, young men, and boys make to our communities and to our societies
Promote and Support gender equality, encouraging men to address responsibly and positively the challenges facing them in society
Demonstrate strength of character and courage in meeting the challenges that men face in society and in contributing to building stronger and better communities, where people can be safe and grow to reach their full potential.
Highlighting positive male role models, not just movie stars and sports men but everyday, working class men who are living decent, honest lives.

http://www.internationalmensday.com/

Updates from November 17th

Kerstin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:08:07 GMT

The front page informs that there were recently updates (17th November)...

Did you find out what was updated? - I`m not sure...could it be the layout of the "links"-page? To me all drawn link symbols appear larger than before - or am I wrong?

The other possibility could be on the "appearances"-page. Was Jeff``s live appearance at the "goats"-premiere mentioned before? I don`t remember....do you?
Or did you find out other updates I have overlooked?

Hey sis ..... you'll like ths folks :

Haggisbasher — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:16:22 GMT

The girl made custard in home economics today. Not a lump in sight I'll leave the explanation to you

My dad

Haggisbasher — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:34:02 GMT

Took him out for his shopping today. He remembered to put his shoes on At the supermarket we got to the checkout and the cashier asked him how he was, as they do in idle chit chat. His reply is one we should all use and maybe it will change the way we go about our days. His reply? 'Well, I woke up this morning, so that was a good start'