Tales of Conjure - The Doll

I just have to share this small excerpt from this story. I read a few comments on the internet, and I agree... this book along with so many others should be part of Black History curriculum... along with the documentary Eyes on the Prize.

["The Northern Negroes are different," returned the judge.

"They are just the same," rejoined the colonel. "It is you who are different. You pamper them and they take liberties with you. But they are all from the South, and when they meet a Southerner they act accordingly. They are born to serve and to submit. If they had been worthy of equality they would never have endured slavery. They have no proper self-respect; they will neither resent and insult, nor defend a right, nor avenge a wrong."

"Well, now, colonel, aren't you rather hard on them? Consider their past."

"Hard? Why, no, bless your heart! I've got nothing against the nigger. I like him - in his place. But what I say is the truth. Are you in a hurry?"]

And the story goes on.... See, it's that old truth, that a history forgotten is bound to be repeated. And now that Obama has become president, we're seeing a swell of these old, ignorant, hateful attitudes being expressed like bad gas with excrement.

ANSWERS FOR SENIORS

Subj: ANSWERS FOR SENIORS

Q:Where can men over the age of 60 find younger, sexy women who are interested in them?

A:Try a bookstore, under fiction.

Q:What can a man do while his wife is going through menopause?
A:Keep busy. If you're handy with tools, you can finish the
basement.

When you're done you'll have a place to live.

Q:Someone has told me that menopause is mentioned in the
bible. Is that true? Where can it be found?
A:Yes. Matthew 14:92:"And Mary rode Joseph's ass all the way to Egypt .."

Q: How can you increase the heart rate of your 60-plus year
old husband?

A: Tell him you're pregnant.

Q: How can you avoid that terrible curse of the elderly wrinkles?
A: Take off your glasses.

Q: Seriously! What can I do for these Crow's feet and all
those wrinkles on my face?
A: Go braless. It will usually pull them out.

Q: Why should 60-plus year old people use valet parking?
A:Valets don't forget where they park your car.

Q:Is it common for 60-plus year olds to have problems with
short term memory storage?
A:Storing memory is not a problem, Retrieving it is the problem.

Q:As people age, do they sleep More soundly?
A:Yes, but usually in the afternoon.

Q: Where should 60-plus year olds look for eye glasses?
A:On their foreheads.

Q: What is the most common remark made by 60-plus year olds when they enter antique stores?
A: "Gosh, I remember these!"

SMILE, You've still got your sense of humor, RIGHT?

HIGH SCHOOL 1957 vs. 2011

(email I received today...)

HIGH SCHOOL

1957 vs. 2011

Scenario 1:

Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.

1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.


2011 - School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario 2:

Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins.. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.


2011 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnn y and Mark. They are both charged with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario 3:

Jeffrey will not sit still in class, he disrupts other students.

1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2011 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from the state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario 4:

Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt..


1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman.

2011 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.

Scenario 5:


Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1957 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock.


2011- The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons

Scenario 6:

Pedro fails high school English.


1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.



2011 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario 7:

Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.

1957 - Ants die.


2011 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents -- and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated.
Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again

Scenario 8:

Wally falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Nancy. Nancy hugs him to comfort him.


1957 - In a short time, Wally feels better and goes on playing.


2011 - Nancy is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison... Wally undergoes 5 years of therapy.

This should hit every email inbox to show how stupid we have become!!

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What does 'everyone' mean?

I'm sitting here working and have the news on as background noise mostly... when they splash the screen with the infamous Will & Kate wedding. And the headline?

EVERYONE wants to know what Kate is wearing. Everyone?

It is amazing how that word is being so freely used. The media uses it especially when they want to insert their bias in political debates... and especially in regard to health care reform. "Everyone wants this bill to be revoked"... Everyone? No one I know, wants that debate to start from scratch because so many of us are tired of the Insurance Company Death Panels that no one wants to talk about.

All that posturing going on in congress. UGH! Yes... they need to revisit the bill and enhance it, not spend time and money throwing the entire thing out.

Yeah so... EVERYONE wants to know what Kate is wearing for her wedding.... How many of you lost sleep last night over it?

Congressional Reform Act of 2011

(email I received... I think these are some good ideas!)

Subject: Congressional Reform Act of 2011

The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified!

Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in1971...before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc.

Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure.

I'm asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise.

In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.

Congressional Reform Act of 2011

1. Term Limits.

12 years only, one of the possible options below..

A. Two Six-year Senate terms

B. Six Two-year House terms

C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms:

2. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.

3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security

All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.

4 Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.

8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.

THIS WOULD BE A GOOD START!

For those who thought they knew everything...

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The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for
Blood plasma.
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No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Oh go ahead...I'll wait.....
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Donkeys kill more people annually
than plane crashes or shark attacks. (So, watch your Ass!)
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You burn more calories sleeping
than you do watching television.
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Oak trees do not produce acorns
until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.
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The first product to have a bar code
was Wrigley's gum.
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The King of Hearts is the only king
WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive

from each salad served in first-class.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

(Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you!)
(That women are going the 'right' direction...?)

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Apples, not caffeine,
are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from

DEAD SKIN!
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
So did the first 'Marlboro Man'.
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Walt Disney was afraid OF MICE!
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PEARLS MELT IN VINEGAR!
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The three most valuable brand names on earth:
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
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It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...
but, not downstairs.

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A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
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Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from
a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

(I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)
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And the best for last.... Turtles can breathe through their butts.
(I know some people like that, don't YOU?)

So......................




Remember, knowledge is everything, so pass it on...

and go move your toothbrush!

Cleaning for a Reason- assisted service for women undergoing chemotherapy

Subject: FW: Cleaning for a Reason

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