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Re: seasons greetings



Chuck,

In the 60's it was "a chicken in every pot and pot in every pipe." I can't
recall if that was from Firesign Theater or not. Someone I am sure will
provide the correct citation.

Steve F.



On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Chuck Piotrowski wrote:

> Ah, this was funny!
>
> However, what is NOT funny is the lack of knowledge about American History!
>
> "A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage" was Herbert Hoover's 1928
> Presidential campaign slogan. Technically, you're right, for it does
> pre-date FDR's Presidency.
>
> Happy Holidays!
>
>
>
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>
> Interesting facts about Elimination and Evacuation
>
>
> The average person will evacuate enough waste in an
> average lifetime to fill an average sized home.
>
> The Los Angeles sewage system handles enough urine
> each month to fill Lake Erie.
>
> There are few tornado evacuation routes because of the
> capricious nature of tornadoes.
>
> The Stassi eliminated, on average 7,000 men women and
> children each year.
>
> Vigorous vomit travels at speeds above 70 miles an
> hour in systemically healthy individuals.
>
> Elephants cannot be evacuated hurriedly, however, they
> can evacuate quickly.
>
> Urine from the Female Cape Buffalo is the most acidic
> in nature.
>
> Each human foot sweats 8 ounces per day.
>
> Human vomit will remove paint easily, however, no
> commercially available paint remover features a vomit
> based solution.
>
> TV networks eliminate more shows per year then they
> renew.
>
> The urethra pressure of the Sperm Whale is great
> enough to inflate a truck tire.
>
> Women eliminate more urine per pound of body weight
> than men, but men more solid waste per pound of body
> weight than women.
>
> In the first skyscrapers in New York City, in order to
> control sewage pressure, waste from the upper floors,
> dropped through the open air a distance of 4-6 floors.
> Theoretically, it made sense, but practically, gusts
> of wind rendered it disastrous.
>
> As a prank, in 1987, students flushed every toilet on
> the upper 10 floors of a high rise dorm in Austin
> Texas at the same time.  The resultant flood forced
> the evacuation of the entire building.
>
> Josef Stalin believed in the elimination of the
> Kulaks.
>
> Sun Yat Sen prefigured Roosevelt and his call for "a
> chicken in every pot" when he called for "a pot in
> every home."
>
> Waste is dumped into the Mississippi for its entire
> length.  This becomes drinking water in New Orleans.
>
> Kentucky creates more waste per capita than any other
> state.
>
> Hurricane evacuation routes line up thousands of
> terrified sea side residents, for elimination, like
> animated bowling pins.
>
>
>
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