Preying on the poor

Leeches in Society. 

Preying on the poor! 

The wealthy go to banks if they need cash and pay far less interest, the poor cannot get loans so these leeches feed off their fiscal deficiencies.

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Lenders target families with Christmas money: posted  By Morgan Tait NZ Herald

Family support manager says door-to-door salesman are using gifts to push loans

Money lending firms are offering lavish gifts and prizes to entice people into taking out high-interest loans for Christmas.

Companies with interest rates of up to 43 per cent are being accused of "targeting the vulnerable" in Auckland's lower socio-economic groups.


THE HONEY TRAP

Offering such things as:

• Draw to win a Suzuki Swift
• Free mobile phone
• Win a food hamper and a barbecue
• Free delivery of a car bought on credit

THE STING:

interest rates of up to 43 per cent

The full article Lenders target families with Christmas money: posted  By Morgan Tait NZ Herald can be read here

TOO LATE

Sean is the pastor of a Church of England parish on the Northern Ireland/ Southern Ireland border and Patrick is the priest in the Roman Catholic Church across the road.. 

One day they are seen together, erecting a sign into the ground, which says: 

TA END IS NEAR!

TURN YERSELF AROUND NOW

AFOR IT IS TOO LATE!

As a car speeds past them, the driver leans out his window and yells, "Leave people alone, you Oirish religious nutters! We don't need your lectures." 

From the next curve they hear screeching tyres and a big splash.

Shaking his head, Rev. Patrick says "Dat's da terd one dis mornin'."

"Yaa," Pastor Sean agrees, then asks, "Do ya tink maybe da sign should just say, 'Bridge Out?'"

Climate of 2013

Man Proof Handbag

The only way to stop Hubby from raiding the Cash

Benevolent Lawyer

One  afternoon a lawyer was riding in his limousine when he saw

two men  along the road-side eating grass.

Disturbed, he ordered his driver  to stop and got out to investigate.

He asked one man, "Why are you  eating grass?"

"We don't have any money for food," the poor man  replied.

"We have to eat grass."

"Well, then, you can come with  me to my house and I'll feed you, " the lawyer said. "But sir, I  have a wife and two children with me.

They are over there,
under that  tree."

"Bring them along," the lawyer replied

Turning to  the other poor man he stated, "You may come with us, also."
The second  man, in a pitiful voice, then said, "But sir, I also have a wife
and  SIX children with me!"

"Bring them all as well," the lawyer  answered.

They all entered the car, which was no easy task, even  for a car as large
as the limousine was.

Once under way, one of  the poor fellows turned to the lawyer and said,
"Sir, you are too  kind."

"Thank you for taking all of us with you.

The lawyer  replied, "Glad to do it.
You'll really love my place.
The grass is  almost a foot high."


Come  on now...you really didn't think there was such a thing as  a
heart-warming lawyer story..did you????  

Credit: Thanks to my Brother Bob for this story

Xmas: tensions "Fixed" 01

Where there is a will there will always be a way!

Stress Management

A young lady confidently walked around the room while leading and explaining stress management to an audience with a raised glass of water.
Everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, 'half empty or half full?'..  She fooled them all ....

"How heavy is this glass of water?" she inquired with a smile.  Answers called out ranged from 500gm - 1.5kg. She replied , "The absolute weight doesn't matter.

It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "and that's the way it is with stress.

If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on.." "

As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden - holding stress longer and better each time practiced.

So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down.

Don't carry them through the evening and into the night.... Pick them up tomorrow.

01 * Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue!

02 * Drive carefully... It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.

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

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

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

06 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

07 * Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

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

09 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY

10 *Save the earth..... It's the only planet with chocolate! (that we know of...)

Reasons

Here are the top 10 strangest given for wanting to work in a foreign country, courtesy of Global Visas, a British immigration consultancy.

1. A South African man stated on his visa application that he wanted to go to Romania to work as a vampire hunter. (Good choice: The historic region of Transylvania, home of Count Dracula, is in Romania.) [Famous Fangs: 9 Tales of Our Favorite Vampires]

2. When applying for a British visa, a Brazilian man stated he hoped to bring "flamenco to the streets of Norwich," where the zesty allure of flamenco is apparently a rare commodity.

3. A Russian woman applied for a European visa to work as a prostitute in the Netherlands, where the world's oldest profession has been legal since 1830.

4. An embalmer from Mexico applied for a visa to bring his grim trade to Spain, but after his lengthy criminal record was dug up, the visa was denied.

5. On his European visa application, a man from Mali stated he was skilled with a pi-rogue (a type of fishing boat, as well as a kind of savory pie). Naturally, his career aspiration was to be a gondolier in Venice.

6. On his U.S. visa application, a British man listed his profession as "dog food taster."

7. A man in the Philippines applied for a travel visa to Australia, because he was "evading the local authorities."

8. A woman from France was hoping to move to the United States to pursue greater opportunities in her chosen profession as a "foot model."

9. A woman applied for a visa to work in the United Kingdom, where she reportedly had "seasonal work as a zombie." (Apparently, zombies aren't needed in the U.K. year-round.)

10. A man from Peru applied for a European visa to work as an "alpaca shearer" during "shearing season."

GETTING OLDER {JUNE 2013} #02

An older gentleman was on the operating table
awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son, a renowned surgeon, perform the operation.

As he was about to get the anesthesia, he asked to speak to his son.

"Yes, Dad , what is it?"

"Don't be nervous, son; do your best, and just remember, if it doesn't go well, if something happens to me, your mother is going to come and live with you and your wife....."

GETTING OLDER {JUNE 2013} #05

Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me!

I want people to know why I look this way.

I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.

GETTING OLDER {JUNE 2013} #01

A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor's office.

"Is it true," she wanted to know, "that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?"

"'Yes, I'm afraid so,"' the doctor told her.

There was a moment of silence before the senior lady replied, "I'm wondering, then, just how serious is my condition because this prescription is marked
'NO REFILLS'.."

Why we exist for some Kids

All-Inclusive Cruises

10 Things You Don’t Know

About All-Inclusive Cruises

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By: Stuart Smith on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

All-inclusive cruises are wonderful in most regards. The only drawback is they are not really all-inclusive. While most food, entertainment and accommodations are included, today’s cruise lines are offering more and more items for which you must pay extra. Cruising is still a good bargain, but the term all-inclusive is not accurate any more. You pay for extra amenities, but the tastes of today’s traveler have changed, and they want more than the casino and Broadway-style shows. While no cash registers are onboard, and you cannot pay cash for anything, you might be lulled into a false sense of security. When you board, you must offer a credit card to which all onboard charges are billed. You are issued a ship’s card that is used for everything onboard — from a soda at poolside to a meal at a specialty restaurant or spa treatment.

Photos: Ship’s photographs, as well as paraphernalia for a camera, are expensive. Bring your own camera, with lots of batteries, and take your own pictures. Photographers are stationed at the entrance when you board, at the exits when you depart the ship at every port, at meals in restaurants and around the ship for various activities. Learn to “just say no.”

Beverages: Beverage packages are common on cruise ships. You pay one price to be able to drink as much as you want — from bottled water to cocktails. The various packages have varying prices. This, I suppose, is only a bargain if you are going to drink significantly of any beverage. There is no refund for unused portions, and you cannot generally share your package with another person. In addition, a service charge is added to the beverage package at the end of the cruise.

Specialty Restaurants: Meals in the main dining room and buffets are still included, but specialty dining restaurants have become a staple on modern cruise ships. These alternative venues can cut into a budgeted holiday experience. Often, once you are onboard, you are taken with the grandeur of it all and want to experience everything they have to offer.

Child Care: While many activities are free for kids, such as water slides, game rooms, basketball courts, miniature golf, play areas, computer labs and video games, fees are charged for babysitting and some night time programs. You might consider that free activities compensate for the charges to have special attention paid to your child(ren).

Tours: Shore excursions booked through the cruise line are more expensive than those booked privately. Many cruisers worry that if they book excursions on their own,they lose the guarantee that the cruise line offers for returning to the ship on time. Some private booking companies will make the same guarantee.

Tipping: Most cruise ships bill cruisers for tips — to be shared among service personnel — which is a set amount per person per day. If, however, he/she has offered extraordinary service, you may want to include something extra. Service personnel depend mainly on tips to supplement their salaries.

Spas: Watch out for sales pitches at spas and salons. A one-hour, full-body massage may be a 30-minute actual massage with the other 30 minutes devoted to pushing expensive products. Just having a simple nail repaired or getting a full manicure is much more expensive than off-ship shops.

Activities: While some onboard activities are free, such as board games, shows, lectures, live music and cooking demonstrations, other activities, like rock climbing, fitness classes and wine tasting, have hefty fees attached. Once again, be mindful of your budget.

Laundry: If you absolutely need laundry or dry-cleaning service, you will pay land-based prices or greater. Some ships have an on-board facility where you can launder your own clothes. You can save money further by bringing your own laundry supplies and using the bathroom sink for small necessary items.

Fuel Supplement Charges: While some cruise lines attach a fuel supplement charge, others do not directly charge it; instead, a clause in the contract may state that they may add the charge if the price of oil rises above a certain marker.

Ring of Truth

For some reason the smells like the Truth

Friends Make the Difference

Maxing Out

I'll be with you after I've finished my coffee

End of the Road

Problem Solving

Judgements

What makes us think we are better 

Hard Stuff

There's always one...

Ain't that the truth

Only the fool ignores the facts
Making wrong right doesn’t change the truth it only takes one down the path of destruction...

The River War, Churchill reflect on Islam

The River War

Churchill comments on that great religion we are now fighting against, from The River War, first edition, Vol. II, pages 248 50 (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1899).

"How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! 

Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. 

The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. 

A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property‹either as a child, a wife, or a concubine‹must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities. 

Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen; all know how to die; but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. 

Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science‹the science against which it had vainly struggled‹the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome."

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Age does not seem to improve them

Truly Life is Like that and
age does not seem to improve them even at their 30's++

Old Mule Parable

She Walked Up and Tied Her Old Mule to the Hitch Rail.

As She Stood There, Brushing the Dust from Her Face And Clothes, A Young Gunslinger Stepped Out Of the Saloon with a Gun in One Hand and a Bottle of Whisky in the Other.

The Young Gunslinger Looked At the Old Woman And Laughed, Saying, "Hey Old Woman, Have You Ever Danced?"

The Old Woman Looked Up At the Gunslinger and Said, "No, I Never Did Dance... Never Really Wanted To."

A Crowd Had Gathered; As the Gunslinger Grinned and Said, "Well, You Old Bag, You're Gonna Dance Now," And Started Shooting at the Old Woman's Feet.

The Old Woman Prospector - Not Wanting To Get Her Toe Blown Off -Started Hopping Around. Everybody Was Laughing.

When His Last Bullet Had Been Fired, the Young Gunslinger, Still Laughing, Holstered His Gun and Turned Around To Go Back Into The Saloon.

The Old Woman Turned To Her Pack Mule, Pulled Out A Double-Barreled Shotgun, and Cocked Both Hammers.

The Loud Clicks Carried Clearly Through the Desert Air. 

The Crowd Stopped Laughing Immediately.

The Young Gunslinger Heard the Sounds Too, and He Turned Around Very Slowly. The Silence Was Almost Deafening.

The Crowd Watched As the Young Gunman Stared At Old Women and the Large Gaping Holes of Those Twin Barrels.

The Barrels of the Shotgun Never Wavered In The Old Woman's Hands, As She Quietly Said, "Son, Have You Ever Licked A Mule's Ass?"  

The Gunslinger Swallowed Hard and Said, "No Mam...But...I've always wanted to."

THERE ARE A FEW LESSONS FOR US ALL HERE:

One: Never be arrogant.

Two: Do not waste ammunition.

Three: Whiskey makes you think you are smarter than you are.

Four: Always, always make sure you know who has the power.

Five: Do not mess with old women; they did not get old by being stupid.

Car Trouble

Water in the carburettor

WIFE: "There is trouble with the car. It has water in the carburettor"

HUSBAND: "Water in the carburettor?  That's ridiculous "

WIFE: "I tell you the car has water in the carburettor"

HUSBAND: "You don't even know what a carburettor is. I'll check it out. Where's the car?

WIFE: "In the pool"

Makes Sense

Mother-in-Law

HE MUST PAY

Husband and wife had a tiff.

Wife called up her mom and said,
"He fought with me again, I am coming to live with you.."

Mom said, "No darling, he must pay for his mistake. I am coming
to live with you.

ALERTS TO THREATS IN 2013 EUROPE

ALERTS TO THREATS

IN 2013 EUROPE

John Cleese, one of the most witty and intelligent British subjects ever having graced this planet, tells us how Europe is reacting to the latest crisis.

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have therefore raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved.” 

Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “A Bit Cross.”

The English have not been “A Bit Cross” since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from “Tiresome” to “A Bloody Nuisance.”

The last time the British issued a “Bloody Nuisance” warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.

The Scots have raised their threat level from “****ed Off” to “Let’s get the *******s.” They don’t have any other levels.

This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.

The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from “Run” to “Hide.”

The only two higher levels in France are “Collaborate” and “Surrender.”

The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France’s white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country’s military capability.

Italy has increased the alert level from “Shout Loudly and Excitedly” to “Elaborate Military Posturing.”

Two more levels remain: “Ineffective Combat Operations” and “Change Sides.”

The Germans have increased their alert state from “Disdainful Arrogance” to “Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs.”

They also have two higher levels: “Invade a Neighbor” and “Lose.”

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels.

The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy.

These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.

Australia, meanwhile, has raised its security level from “No worries” to “She’ll be alright, Mate.”

Two more escalation levels remain: “Crikey! I think we’ll need to cancel the barbie this weekend!” and “The barbie is cancelled.”

So far no situation has ever warranted use of the last final escalation level.

John Cleese – British writer, actor and tall person

A final thought: Greece is collapsing, the Iranians are getting aggressive, and Rome is in disarray.

Welcome back to 430 BC.

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