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Vibrators
Friday, 3. October 2008, 04:13:47
I get so many hits from people who search for "viberators" - I don't know why the word vibrator is so hard to spell. Anyway - I believe that this is part of what they are looking for:History of the vibrator
Hysteria was thought to be a consequence of lack of sexual intercourse. For centuries hysteria was believed by many to lead to inflammation of the uterus, which necessitated the expulsion of fluids to prevent it from wandering away from its anatomical home and possibly suffocating the woman who housed it. Physicians ranging from Hippocrates to Freud believed they had to coax the wandering womb back to its proper place or size with "massage treatments." Known records of hysteria and its massage treatments date back as far as 2000 BC in Egypt.
The treatment was not generally regarded as sexual but doing it by hand was tiring work for the medical professional. Not surprisingly, the invention of stream-driven vibrating machines was welcomed by all but they were expensive.
The vibrator was first patented as a medical device by Joseph Mortimer Granville, a British doctor, in 1883. The electromechanical version of the vibrator was designed to relieve Hysteria but it too was large and not easily portable.The huge potential market for hand-held vibrators was recognised by entrepreneurs with Hamilton Beach of Racine, patenting their first hand held vibrator in 1902. The vibrator was the fifth electrical home appliance available, after the sewing machine but well before the electric iron and vacuum cleaner. Vibrator innovation was even a driving force behind the creation of the small electric motor.
In the early 1900s women could use mail order to buy vibrating massagers from advertisements in publications such as Needlecraft, Modern Priscilla and Womens Home Companion. One Vibrator advertisement, from 1910 stated:
The secret of the ages has been discovered in Vibration. Great scientists tell us that we owe not only our health but even our life strength to this wonderful force. Vibration promotes life and vigour, strength and beauty. ... Vibrate Your Body and Make It Well. YOU Have No Right to Be Sick...
Blueberry Smoothie
Thursday, 2. October 2008, 04:12:18
I bought this bottle of blueberry smoothie the other day: 
No preservatives. No sugar. Just blueberries, apples and pears.
They call it "Naked Fruit"! And they even used an ass as their logo!
No preservatives. No sugar. Just blueberries, apples and pears.
They call it "Naked Fruit"! And they even used an ass as their logo!
Carrot Buns
Tuesday, 30. September 2008, 04:12:46
Here's another recipe presented to to you by TRS (Tilla's Recipe Service)
Sweet Carrot Buns:
50 grams of yeast (1.8 Oz.)
200 ml water (6.8 fl. Oz.)
100 ml yoghurt (3.4 fl. Oz.)
2 tablespoons cane sugar
2 eggs
200 grams grated carrots (7 Oz.)
100 ml sunflower seeds (I think it's about half a cupfull)
1 teaspoon salt
450 gram wheat flour (15.8 Oz)
Dissolve the yeast in luke warm water. Add yoghurt, eggs and sugar and stirr well. Add carrots, sunflower seeds and salt, and stirr again. Add the flour and mix well.
Put the dough onto a baking plate with a spoon - there will be 10 buns from this amount of dough. Let the buns rest for 30 minutes under a tea towel, before baking them at 200C (392F) for 20 minutes.
These buns are great if you fancy something good to eat. They don't need butter or any other spread. :yum:
Bon Appetite!
Sweet Carrot Buns:
50 grams of yeast (1.8 Oz.)
200 ml water (6.8 fl. Oz.)
100 ml yoghurt (3.4 fl. Oz.)
2 tablespoons cane sugar
2 eggs
200 grams grated carrots (7 Oz.)
100 ml sunflower seeds (I think it's about half a cupfull)
1 teaspoon salt
450 gram wheat flour (15.8 Oz)
Dissolve the yeast in luke warm water. Add yoghurt, eggs and sugar and stirr well. Add carrots, sunflower seeds and salt, and stirr again. Add the flour and mix well.
Put the dough onto a baking plate with a spoon - there will be 10 buns from this amount of dough. Let the buns rest for 30 minutes under a tea towel, before baking them at 200C (392F) for 20 minutes.
These buns are great if you fancy something good to eat. They don't need butter or any other spread. :yum:
Bon Appetite!
Sexual Abuse?
Saturday, 27. September 2008, 05:27:51
A worried neighbour called the police and reported the sexual abuse of a woman neighbour in a flat in the Farum Midtpunkt complex north of Copenhagen during the night.
The neighbour reported being particularly alarmed at the woman's screams, to the accompaniment of cheering howls.
However, when police arrived, they found the lady of the house to be quite happy and rather surprised to see officers.
It transpired the screams came from the house parrot, while the cheering grunts came from her dog reacting to the parrot's screams.
"Officers saw it themselves when the parrot and dog put on their show for the officers, who then quietly left the apartment," says the North Zealand Duty Police Officer.
It remains unclear whether the officers were able to settle the argument between Polly and Rex.
The neighbour reported being particularly alarmed at the woman's screams, to the accompaniment of cheering howls.
However, when police arrived, they found the lady of the house to be quite happy and rather surprised to see officers.
It transpired the screams came from the house parrot, while the cheering grunts came from her dog reacting to the parrot's screams.
"Officers saw it themselves when the parrot and dog put on their show for the officers, who then quietly left the apartment," says the North Zealand Duty Police Officer.It remains unclear whether the officers were able to settle the argument between Polly and Rex.
Corruption
Thursday, 25. September 2008, 05:31:54
I have just heard on the the news that Denmark has come out on top of the list of the least corrupt countries for the second year in a row.
According to Transparency International, Denmark and New Zealand share the top spot with Sweden. The index looks at the level of corruption in public institutions and builds upon evaluations from experts and opinion polls. Denmark scores 9.3 out of 10. Norway drops from 8.7 last year to 7.9 this year. UK drops from 8.4 to 7.7.
At the other end of the scale is Somalia with a score of 1, closely followed by Iraq and Myanmar with 1.3.
If you're interested in seeing the full index, you can click here.
According to Transparency International, Denmark and New Zealand share the top spot with Sweden. The index looks at the level of corruption in public institutions and builds upon evaluations from experts and opinion polls. Denmark scores 9.3 out of 10. Norway drops from 8.7 last year to 7.9 this year. UK drops from 8.4 to 7.7.
At the other end of the scale is Somalia with a score of 1, closely followed by Iraq and Myanmar with 1.3.
If you're interested in seeing the full index, you can click here.
Things that were actually said in Court
Wednesday, 24. September 2008, 04:27:00
These are from a book called Disorder in the American courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word , taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were taking place.
Attorney: Are you sexually active?
Witness: No, I just lie there.
Attorney: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
Witness: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
Attorney: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
Witness: Yes.
Attorney: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
Witness: I forget.
Attorney: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
Attorney: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
Witness: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'
Attorney: And why did that upset you?
Witness: My name is Susan !
Attorney: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?
Witness: We both do.
Attorney: Voodoo?
Witness: We do.
Attorney: You do?
Witness: Yes, voodoo.
Attorney: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
Witness: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
Attorney: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
Witness: Uh, he's twenty.
Attorney: Were you present when your picture was taken?
Witness: Are you shittin' me?
Attorney: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
Witness: Yes.
Attorney: And what were you doing at that time?
Witness: Uh.... I was gettin' laid!
Attorney: She had three children, right?
Witness: Yes.
Attorney: How many were boys?
Witness: None.
Attorney: Were there any girls?
Witness: Are you shittin' me?
Your Honour, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
Attorney: How was your first marriage terminated?
Witness: By death.
Attorney: And by whose death was it terminated?
Witness: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
Attorney: Can you describe the individual?
Witness: He was about medium height and had a beard.
Attorney: Was this a male or a female?
Witness: Guess.
Attorney: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
Witness: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
Attorney: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
Witness: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that?
Attorney: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
Witness: Oral.
Attorney: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
Witness:The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
Attorney: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
Witness: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!
Attorney: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
Witness: Huh....are you qualified to ask that question?
And the best for last:
Attorney: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
Witness: No.
Attorney: Did you check for blood pressure?
Witness: No.
Attorney: Did you check for breathing?
Witness: No.
Attorney: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
Witness: No.
Attorney: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
Witness: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
Attorney: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
Witness: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.
Attorney: Are you sexually active?
Witness: No, I just lie there.
Attorney: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
Witness: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
Attorney: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
Witness: Yes.
Attorney: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
Witness: I forget.
Attorney: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
Attorney: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
Witness: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'
Attorney: And why did that upset you?
Witness: My name is Susan !
Attorney: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?
Witness: We both do.
Attorney: Voodoo?
Witness: We do.
Attorney: You do?
Witness: Yes, voodoo.
Attorney: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
Witness: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
Attorney: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
Witness: Uh, he's twenty.
Attorney: Were you present when your picture was taken?
Witness: Are you shittin' me?
Attorney: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
Witness: Yes.
Attorney: And what were you doing at that time?
Witness: Uh.... I was gettin' laid!
Attorney: She had three children, right?
Witness: Yes.
Attorney: How many were boys?
Witness: None.
Attorney: Were there any girls?
Witness: Are you shittin' me?
Your Honour, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
Attorney: How was your first marriage terminated?
Witness: By death.
Attorney: And by whose death was it terminated?
Witness: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
Attorney: Can you describe the individual?
Witness: He was about medium height and had a beard.
Attorney: Was this a male or a female?
Witness: Guess.
Attorney: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
Witness: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
Attorney: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
Witness: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that?
Attorney: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
Witness: Oral.
Attorney: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
Witness:The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
Attorney: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
Witness: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!
Attorney: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
Witness: Huh....are you qualified to ask that question?
And the best for last:
Attorney: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
Witness: No.
Attorney: Did you check for blood pressure?
Witness: No.
Attorney: Did you check for breathing?
Witness: No.
Attorney: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
Witness: No.
Attorney: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
Witness: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
Attorney: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
Witness: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.
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