Sunday, 13 September 2009
The Sunday Best.....
Afghanistan's 'weekend jihadis'.
Barack Obama starts US talks with 'axis of evil': North Korea and Iran.
Taliban announces surrender in Swat Valley after leader Maulana Fazlullah 'arrested'.
Government accused of secret deal with Libya on murder of British policewoman.
British officer wins two gallantry awards for fending off Taliban attack with bayonet.
White House split over more troops for Afghanistan.
Al-Qaeda allies build huge Pakistan base.
General Rondot's notebook: how France considered assassinating terror suspects.
The S-300: a potent weapon and diplomatic bargaining counter.
Cut public spending, say voters.
Army to force out wounded soldiers.
Ugly corpse of ‘HillaryCare’ haunts Obama.
the Clarkypoos bit.......
Forget Antigua, 007 – all the real action is in Acacia Avenue.
Ferrari California.
and little Jimmy May
Motoring holiday in France? Not quite.
and finally
The FA Cup is coming to Margate
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Comments made in the year 1955!
‘I’ll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it’s going to be impossible to buy a week’s groceries for $20.00.
‘Have you seen the new cars coming out next year?
It won’t be long before $2,000.00 will only buy a used one.
‘If cigarettes keep going up in price, I’m going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous.
‘Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?
‘If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store. ‘
‘When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon.. Guess we’d be better off leaving the car in the garage.
‘I’m afraid to send my kids to the movies any more.. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, it seems every new movie has either HELL or DAMN in it.
‘I read the other day where some scientist thinks it’s possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas .
‘Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn’t surprise me if someday they’ll be making more than the President.
‘I never thought I’d see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now.
‘It’s too bad things are so tough nowadays.. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.
‘It won’t be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.
‘I’m afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.
‘Thank goodness I won’t live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to congress.
‘The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.
‘There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel.
‘No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital it’s too rich for my blood.’
‘If they think I’ll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it.’
H/T DML
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