Another song that was made up on the spot, Richie Havens was the first act at Woodstock. Since the next act hadn’t arrived yet, they asked him to stall. So he just kept singing “Freedom” over and over.
A man goes on vacation to Israel with his wife and his stepmother.
While in Israel, his stepmother died at the hotel.
The people there told him:
“Sir, if you want to bury her back in the United States, it’s going to cost you $5,000 to bring back her corpse. But since she died at the hotel, we can do the funeral here in Israel for free.”
The man immediately refused and said he would pay the $5,000 fee to do the funeral back home.
When in the USA, his wife came up to him and said:
“I really love what you just did for my mom. That proves to me that you actually loved my mother and you respected her.”
He replied, “Babe, are you crazy?! Those Israelis are the same people who buried Jesus and three days later he came back to life. I’m not about to take that risk with your mother.”
On my very first job as engineer they assigned a technician to me. A 6 foot 5 inch 20 year old ‘kid’. He had an 8-track player. (Yeah, that was long ago). He rode a motorcycle. Dave played “American Women” over and over in the lab all day. It was intimidating since I was a real nerd but once we started a project he took on more and more technical tasks. Of course “American Woman” finally stopped…………and he switched to “Going Up To The Spirits in the Sky”
“Fewest” vacations, not “least” vacations. Even the report from which this is derived uses the term “fewest” shown as follows:
Expedia released its 24th annual Vacation Deprivation Report, which once again shows that Americans need to shift their thinking about taking all those unused vacation days that they’ve so rightfully earned.
According to the report, more than half (53 percent) of Americans said they do not plan on using all their time off this year “despite receiving just 12 days off annually,” which the report states is “the fewest of any country surveyed.”
Yes, because American businesses are NOT required by law to provide paid vacations to their employees. As for the rest of us, well, we simply can’t afford to (my last paid vacation was in 1992).
The Duke 14 days ago
Raccoon is very filling.
Bilan 14 days ago
I assume that picture isn’t the $500,00 dime. It’s a 1975 dime.
Bilan 14 days ago
Another song that was made up on the spot, Richie Havens was the first act at Woodstock. Since the next act hadn’t arrived yet, they asked him to stall. So he just kept singing “Freedom” over and over.
wmwiii Premium Member 14 days ago
Fewest. Americans take the fewest vacations globally.
Pickled Pete 14 days ago
A man goes on vacation to Israel with his wife and his stepmother.
While in Israel, his stepmother died at the hotel.
The people there told him:
“Sir, if you want to bury her back in the United States, it’s going to cost you $5,000 to bring back her corpse. But since she died at the hotel, we can do the funeral here in Israel for free.”
The man immediately refused and said he would pay the $5,000 fee to do the funeral back home.
When in the USA, his wife came up to him and said:
“I really love what you just did for my mom. That proves to me that you actually loved my mother and you respected her.”
He replied, “Babe, are you crazy?! Those Israelis are the same people who buried Jesus and three days later he came back to life. I’m not about to take that risk with your mother.”Zykoic 14 days ago
On my very first job as engineer they assigned a technician to me. A 6 foot 5 inch 20 year old ‘kid’. He had an 8-track player. (Yeah, that was long ago). He rode a motorcycle. Dave played “American Women” over and over in the lab all day. It was intimidating since I was a real nerd but once we started a project he took on more and more technical tasks. Of course “American Woman” finally stopped…………and he switched to “Going Up To The Spirits in the Sky”
therese_callahan2002 14 days ago
That eagle would think twice before going after Rocket.
richardclayton1000 14 days ago
That’s because Americans have the worst employers.
Huckleberry Hiroshima 14 days ago
Spe-e-e-nd a little dime with me. ~ Eydie Gorme
joe piglet Premium Member 14 days ago
3 American Sisters spend $700,000 on lawyers, suing each other for sole possession of a dime.
Pickled Pete 14 days ago
On this day in History
Nov. 10, 2023
Record for the most expensive US stamp was made when a 1918 “Inverted Jenny” sells for $2m (£1.63m) at auction in New York..FGWaiss 14 days ago
No surprise about the vacations. Most Americans can’t afford to go anywhere. The billionaires have all the money.
markhughw 14 days ago
“Fewest” vacations, not “least” vacations. Even the report from which this is derived uses the term “fewest” shown as follows:
Expedia released its 24th annual Vacation Deprivation Report, which once again shows that Americans need to shift their thinking about taking all those unused vacation days that they’ve so rightfully earned.
According to the report, more than half (53 percent) of Americans said they do not plan on using all their time off this year “despite receiving just 12 days off annually,” which the report states is “the fewest of any country surveyed.”
James -Baird 14 days ago
With three quarters of the population, working two jobs to get by, little timeis left for vacation. Gotta love hyper capitalism.
moondog42 Premium Member 13 days ago
I hope they kept the dime in a protective envelope so they could tell everyone they sold a dime bag for $500k
Stephen Gilberg 13 days ago
You mean to tell me that even the most impoverished nation sees more vacations?
i_am_the_jam 13 days ago
Yes, because American businesses are NOT required by law to provide paid vacations to their employees. As for the rest of us, well, we simply can’t afford to (my last paid vacation was in 1992).
dpatrickryan Premium Member 13 days ago
Americans are only vaguely aware that there’s a globe.
PaulLeckner 13 days ago
My vacation is a stay-cation at home.
magicfever495 13 days ago
I had heard that American Woman was also about the Statue Of Liberty.