Message-ID: <11073165.1075855512656.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:00:00 -0800 (PST) From: fun@infobeat.com To: judy.hernandez@enron.com Subject: InfoBeat Fun - Daily Dose - Nov. 15, 2000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: InfoBeat X-To: judy.hernandez@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Juan_Hernandez_Dec2000\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: Hernandez-J X-FileName: jhernan.nsf [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] November 15, 2000 To modify your profile, or to subscribe, click here. Click here for sponsor Cool Site of the Day Fact of the Day Joke of the Day Out of the Mouths of Babes Quote of the Day Born Today Click here for sponsor Click on Ad -- Support InfoBeat's Free Services Cool Site of the Day The New York Review of Books may be a bit too pretentious for some, but it's more than worth plodding through for its literary value. The magazine's got a long list of contributors who've all made a huge mark on the world of letters - Norman Mailer, Saul Bellow and Truman Capote, to name a few. Another highlight is the caricatures gallery by the journal's artist, David Levine. And finally, for those looking to avoid online booksellers' "book suggestions" that are just thinly-veiled advertisements, you'll find a plethora of genuine recommendations here. Read on. www.nybooks.com Return to Top Fact of the Day Poppycock comes from the Dutch pappekak, and it describes something that is nonsense or whose value is equivalent to its original meaning: soft dung. For more, click here. Return to Top Joke of the Day Out of the Mouths of Babes A first grade teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. Their insight may surprise you. Better to be safe than....................Punch a 5th grader It's always darkest before............... Daylight Savings You can lead a horse to water but.........how? Don't bite the hand that................. looks dirty If you lie down with dogs, you'll.........stink in the morning Happy the bride who.......................gets all the presents Don't put off till tomorrow what..........you put on to go to bed Children should be seen and not...........spanked or grounded You get out of something what you.........see pictured on the box And the favorite... Better late than..........................pregnant For more jokes, click Joke-Of-The-Day.com Return to Top Quote of the Day Thought For Today: "It makes no difference if I burn my bridges - I never retreat." - Fiorello LaGuardia, New York City mayor (1882-1947). Return to Top Born Today - Judge Joseph Wapner is 81. - Former White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker Jr. is 75. - Actor Ed Asner is 71. - Actor Whitman Mayo is 70. - Singer Petula Clark is 68. - Comedian Jack Burns is 67. - Actress Joanna Barnes is 66. - Actor Sam Waterston is 60. - Pop singer Frida (ABBA) is 55. - Singer Janet Lennon (Lennon Sisters) is 54. - Singer Alexander O'Neal is 47. - Rock singer-producer Mitch Easter is 46. - Actress Beverly D'Angelo is 46. - Bandleader Kevin Eubanks ("Tonight Show") is 42. - Rapper E-40 is 33. - Rapper ODB (Wu Tang Clan) is 32. - Country singer Jack Ingram is 30. Source: Associated Press Return to Top [IMAGE] [IMAGE][IMAGE][IMAGE] Click on Ad -- Support InfoBeat's Free Services Click here for sponsor Receive comics, horoscopes, and more in your email every day! Sign up for InfoBeat Fun or any of InfoBeat's other personalized email services at www.InfoBeat.com. You are subscribed with e-mail address: [judy.hernandez@enron.com] InfoBeat: News | Weather | Snow | Finance | Sports | Entertainment Fun | Reminders | Classifieds | MarketPlace Home | User Profile | Feedback | About Us | Terms , 2000 indimi, inc. All rights reserved. InfoBeat is a registered tradmark of indimi, inc. InfoBeat services are for personal use only. Commercial use or redistribution in any form, printed or electronic, is prohibited. To unsubscribe, go to the individual service profile and click unsubscribe, or send an e-mail feedback@infobeat.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.