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August 2006 ~ Issue #52
INGLIS
1st of each month at noon is the deadline for
the monthly release.
NEWSLETTER
We cannot take responsibility for the accuracy or
authenticity of the material printed.
Please contact Tammy Fingas for submissions.
Box 116 ~ Inglis, MB ~ R0J 0X0
Phone/Fax: (204) 564-2027
[email protected]
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Donations can be left at the R.M.
of Shellmouth-Boulton office
INGLIS & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CLUB
There will be no IDCC Meetings during
July and August.
At the June meeting, the new constitution and by-laws
were passed. Copies of each can be obtained at the
R.M. office.
Please join us for our next meeting on
September 12th at the Inglis Hall.
CARD PARTY @ THE PRAIRIE GRILL
INGLIS AREA BUSINESS GROUP
Monday, September 4th at 7:30 p.m
The next Business Group meeting will be held
Wednesday, August 9th at 8:00 p.m.
@ the Prairie Grill
Whist and Cribbage Games
Cost is $3.00 per person
Prizes awarded!
Lunch provided courtesy of
the Inglis & District Activities Board!
EVERYONE WELCOME!
REMINDER
The hot weather has taken its toll on all
of us, including the town planters! The
Inglis and Area Business Group would like
to remind those who have been fortunate
to have a planter placed in front of their
business to please keep up with the
watering or to arrange for someone else
to take care of it. Thanks!
The Inglis and Area Business Group would like
to thank absolutely everyone who organized,
volunteered, donated, sponsored, attended and
participated in our July 1st celebrations.
Thanks to the Inglis & District Community Club,
Inglis Fire Department and the Inglis Activities
Board for taking on some of the activities.
Many hands make light work.
Hope to see you all next year!
The Inglis Area Heritage Committee is organizing
a celebration in recognition of the completed
restoration project at the Inglis Elevators National
Historic Site on Saturday August 12, 2006.
Activities will begin at 11:00 a.m. and the official
ceremony will take place at 2:00 p.m. Some of the
activities will include:
NOTICE
Due to the extremely dry conditions, the
Inglis Fire Fighters ask that you take
extra precautions when burning.
Thank you
It isn’t always enough to be forgiven by
others…sometimes you have to forgive
yourself
Noon barbecue
Beer Gardens
Supper
Dance
Various Displays
Kids Carnival
Everyone is welcome!
CELEBRATING 60TH ANNIVERSARY
ERWIN & ENID MACK
FRIDAY AUGUST 4
2:00 – 4:00 P.M.
YELLOWHEAD ROOM
RUSSELL INN
NO GIFTS OR CARDS PLEASE -JUST THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY
FOR SALE
10,000 bushel
Grain Bin
Ring & Tarp
Asking $500
Call Kent at
564-2027
KITTENS TO
GIVE AWAY
Males &
Females
Call Zimmer’s
at 564-2699
To our valued customers:
The Prairie Grill will be closed on the following days, as
we are away on holidays…
August 8 & 9 (Tuesday & Wednesday)
August 15 (Tuesday)
Otherwise the restaurant will be open regular hours and
days. Sorry for any inconvenience!
Corey and Sandra
Driving to work, a
gentleman had to
swerve to avoid a box
that fell out of a truck
in front of him.
Seconds later, a policeman pulled him over for
reckless driving. Fortunately, another officer
had seen the carton in the road. The
policeman stopped traffic and recovered the
box. It was found to contain large upholstery
tacks.
“I’m sorry sir,” the first officer told the driver,
“but I am going to have to write you a ticket.”
Amazed, the driver asked for what. The officer
replied, … “Tacks evasion.”
Submitted by Harold Kopetsky
Not sure what all is true…but interesting theories nonetheless
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In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence
we have "the rule of thumb".
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus
the word GOLF entered into the English language.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history: Spades - King David; Hearts – Charlemagne;
Clubs - Alexander, the Great; Diamonds - Julius Caesar
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has
one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the
ground, the person died of natural causes.
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress
tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "good night, sleep tight."
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would
supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar
based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender
would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When
they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this
practice.
FUNNY FACTS
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would
have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of
coffee.
Hardly seems worth it.
If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough
gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
Now that's more like it!
The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps
out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
Oh My God.
A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it
starves to death
Creepy.
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour
Don't try this at home, maybe at work
The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Something I always wanted to know.
Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than
left-handed people.
If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?
Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.
Okay, so that would be a good thing
A cat's urine glows under a black light.
I wonder who was paid to figure that out?
In the hospital the relatives gathered in the
waiting room, where their family member lay
gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in looking
tired and somber.
"I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news," he said
as he surveyed the worried faces. "The only
hope left for your loved one at this time is a
brain transplant. It's an experimental
procedure, very risky but it is the only hope.
Insurance will cover the procedure, but you will
have to pay for the brain yourselves."
The family members sat silent as they absorbed
the news.
After a great length of time, someone asked,
"Well, how much does a brain cost?"
The doctor quickly responded, "$5,000 for a
male brain, and $200 for a female brain."
The moment turned awkward. Men in the room
tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the
women, but some actually smirked.
A man unable to control his curiosity, blurted
out the question everyone wanted to ask,
"Why is the male brain so much more?"
The doctor smiled at the childish innocence and
explained to the entire group, "It's just standard
pricing procedure. We have to mark down the
price of the female brains, because they've
actually been used."
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
I know some people like that.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the
left hand and "lollipop" with your right.
Starfish have no brains
I know some people like that too.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Polar bears are left-handed.
If they switch, they'll live a lot longer
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture
dealer.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the
letters "mt".
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our
nose and ears never stop growing.
The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same
whether they are read left to right or right to left.
There are only four words in the English language
which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous,
stupendous, and hazardous.
There are two words in the English language that have
all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made
using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
An average American will spend an average of 6 months
waiting at red lights.
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
Custom
Swathing &
Combining
Ever wonder that since “con” is the opposite of “pro”,
is Congress the opposite of Progress?
Ever wonder why doctors call what they do “practice”?
Ever wonder why there isn’t mouse-flavored cat food?
25 ft SP swather
8820 JD combine with chaff spreader
Ever wonder why sheep don’t shrink when it rains?
Call Ken Fingas @ 564-2346 or 773-0137
Ever wonder who tastes dog food when it has a “new &
improved” flavor?
THE PRAIRIE GRILL
KENT FINGAS
TRUCKING
Saturday nights in August
Spaghetti & Meatballs
LOCAL GRAIN HAULING
For bookings call:
Kent @ 564-2027 (h) or 773-0624 (c)
Tim @ 564-2047 (h)
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Box 1300
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