October 04-Belarus Bride Too

Saturday, October 2, 2004.

We're stopping by here this rainy Saturday morning for a couple of things.

First off....on a personal note....Congrats Jake! Nice speaking with you this morning Bud!

Our Ed B. sent us a couple nice jokes to help us wake up this morning....Something that isn't exactly easy around here some mornings....Thanks Bud!

Subject: Fw: Southern Lady

A very genteel Southern lady was driving across the Savannah River
Bridge in Augusta, Georgia, one day. As she neared the top of the
bridge, she noticed a young man standing near the edge of the bridge
getting ready (fixin') to jump.
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She stopped her car, rolled down her window, and said, "Please don't
jump, think of your Mother and Father."
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He replied, "My Mom and Dad are both dead; I'm gonna jump."
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She said, "Well think of your wife and children."
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He replied, "I'm not married, and I don't have any kids."
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She said, "Well, then think of Robert E. Lee."
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He replied, "Who is Robert E. Lee?"
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She replied, "Well, just go ahead and jump, you dumb-ass Yankee!"

Being a "dumb-ass Yankee" myself...I can appreciate this joke. :-)

And this.....

A blonde was driving home after a game and got caught in a severe hailstorm. Her car was covered with dents, so the next day she took it to a repair shop. The shop owner saw that she was a blonde, so he decided to have some fun. He told her to go home and blow into the tailpipe really hard, and all the dents would pop out. So, the blonde went home, got down on her hands and knees, and started blowing into her car's tailpipe. Nothing happened. So she blew a little harder, and still nothing happen. Her roommate, another blonde, came home and said, "What are you doing?" The first blonde told her how the repairman had instructed her to blow into the tailpipe in order to get all the dents to pop out. The roommate rolled her eyes and said, "Uh, like hello! You need to roll up the windows first."

Sounds like reasonable advice to us.

Hey! Have A Damn Fine Weekend!

Monday, October 4, 2004.

It's another beautiful Fall morning here in Akron....I've got some coffee....waking up a bit....All I need now is a good joke to get my butt moving.....Ed B. to the rescue! Thanks Bud!

After a few years of married life, a man finds that he is unable to perform.
He goes to his doctor who tries a few things, but nothing seems to
work. So the doctor refers him to a witch doctor.
The witch doctor says, "I can cure this." He throws a white powder in
a flame, and there is a flash with billowing blue smoke. Then he says,
This is powerful healing but you can only use it once a year. All you have to
do is say '123,' and it shall rise for as long as you wish!" The guy then
asks, "What happens when it's over, and I don't want to continue?"

All you or your partner has to say is '1234,' and it will go down.
But be warned: It will not work again for another year." The guy goes home,
and that night he is ready to surprise his wife. He showers, shaves, and
puts on his most exotic shaving lotion. After he gets into bed and is lying
next to her, he says, "123," and suddenly he gets an erection just as the
witch doctor said.

His wife was facing the other way and turns over and says,
"What did you say '123' for?"

Hey! Have A Damn Fine Day!

We're back.....

Jake sent us this nice photo he took of his Mila, and our Luda & Alex. Nice photo Jake! Thanks Bud!

Hey Jake! Your Mila looks great Bud! :-)

Now everyone! Make Sure You Have A Damn Fine Day!

Well, it's "hump-day".....Ed B. sent us a little something to help us get thru the morning. Thanks Bud!

A man entered the bus with both of his front pants pockets full of golf balls. He sat down next to a beautiful (you guessed it) blonde. The puzzled blonde kept looking at him and his bulging pockets. Finally, after many such glances from her, he said, "It's golf balls." The blonde continued to look at him thoughtfully. Finally, not being able to contain her curiosity any longer, she asked,... "Does it hurt as much as tennis elbow?"

I'm going to get some more coffee....Nina is a tea drinker.....Let's see if both of us can wake-up this morning. In the meantime.....

Pat & Natalia sent us these photos from when they were in Minsk together, and they look great. That's what happens when two people are in love and get engaged. Thanks for the photos Pat & Natalia! Congrats Guys! :-) Beautiful future Russian bride there Bud!

It's another cool, beautiful Fall morning here in Akron Ohio. We've got more leaves turning into those Fall colors....It's a nice time of year.

Ed flew in from Vitebsk late last night, we're waiting to hear from him. We do know that he and his Elena are engaged.....and we can't wait for Ed to give us a call today.

We also want to welcome Keith G. to the group today. Keith only lives a couple hundred miles from here....we're looking forward to his visiting us. Keith happens to be a down-to-Earth good guy, we like his style..... So.....

A blonde went to an eye doctor to have her eyes checked for glasses. The doctor directed her to read various letters with the left eye while covering the right eye. The blonde was so mixed up on which eye was which that the eye doctor, in disgust, took a paper lunch bag with a hole to see through, covered up the appropriate eye and asked her to read the letters. As he did so, he noticed the blonde had tears streaming down her face. "Look," said the doctor, "there's no need to get emotional about getting glasses." "I know," agreed the blonde, "But I kind of had my heart set on wire frames."

It's Monday morning, we're doing our "Monday-morning-quarter-backing" and are coming to the conclusion that the Browns suck. No long discussion necessary. Nina and I enjoy watching football as any of you guys who know us already realize....so I don't need to do this.....( Our member and good friend Knut from Norway sent us this little funny....Thanks Bud! ) :-)

Nina and our member Jeff have a $1 bet on the Browns and Bengals next weekend....Nina has the Browns. I think she's in trouble.

Clint sent us this nice funny....His Marina will be here in a week. Clint called last night....and he's doing what all us single guys do before our ladies get here. He's cleaning the house. I remember those days....my place got a good going-over once a year whether it needed it or not. :-) Right Clint?? Thanks Bud!

Kevin just called, he got back last night from his 1 month time with his Irina in Vitebsk. Kevin & Irina are engaged....not surprising... Hey guys:

Kevin promised us he would send a few more photos...just as soon as he gets back on Central time! :-)

Whether a man winds up with a nest egg, or a goose egg, depends a lot on the kind of chick he marries.

Trouble in marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earnin' his salt, that he forgets his sugar.

Too many couples marry for better, or for worse, but not for good.

It's too early to think, you're saying? Agreed. Clint to the rescue. Thanks Bud!

We can't believe it's Friday already. Clint's Marina got her visa, she will be here in the USA tomorrow. Clint promised they would give us a call as soon as they're done "kissin & huggin." :-) .....That could take a while.

We have a few things going on here this morning. First of all, Nina and our member Jeff have a $1 bet on the Browns/Bengals game today. I don't know for sure, but I think Nina needed to get the Browns +27 on that bet. :-)

Rodney Dangerfield's Top 21

1. I was so poor growing up ... if I wasn't a boy.. I'd have had
    nothing to play with.

2. A girl phoned me the other day and said, "Come
    on over; nobody's home. "I went over. Nobody was home.

3 During sex, my girlfriend always wants to talk
    to me. Just the other night she called me from a hotel.

4. One day I came home early from work ... I saw a guy jogging naked. I said
     to the guy, "Hey buddy, why are you doing that?"
     He said "Because you came home early."

Kevin & Irina are engaged of course, Kevin has been back home for almost a week now, he sent us these great shots. Thanks Kevin & Irina!

Ed B. sent us these "words of wisdom" to help us get thru this Tuesday afternoon. Thanks Ed!

Accept that some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.

Always keep your words soft and sweet just in case you have to eat them.

Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.

Eat a live toad in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you for the rest of the day.

If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again it was probably worth it.

It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

Never buy a car you can't push.

Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

The early worm gets eaten by the bird, so sleep late.

When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live.

If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?

You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.

Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.

Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened.

Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.

Clint & Marina called us from Disney Land yesterday, Marina's trip went fine....and it sounded like they were having a blast. Way to go Clint & Marina!

We have a cold, foggy day here today. The leaves are turning and falling, we'll soon be raking around here. Fall is a beautiful time of year, so make sure you get-out and enjoy it.