STOOPID FACTZ !!

A 17 year old girl from Miami, Florida started to sneeze on 4th January'66 ant continued till 8th June'66.

A 6 pound sea-hare can lay 40,000eggs in a single minute.

A 7-year study, which concluded in the summer of 2000, found that 33 U.S. deaths were caused by rottweilers, pit bulls were responsible for 27 deaths.

A acre of coffee trees can produce up to 10,000 pounds of coffee cherries. That amounts to approximately 2000 pounds of beans after hulling or milling.

A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.

A Baboon called "Jackie" became a private in the South African army in World War I.

A bat is the only mammal that flies.

IT'S ELECTION DAY 2006 IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS

Well today is Election Day 2006 in CH and fellow blogger Les is up for re-election to the school board, good luck today Les. Most of the schools in the area will be closed today so most of the teachers and students in the area will be very happy today. It also looks like it could be a very wet election day as the rain should move into the area by late morning. Since there isn't much else going on today I though I would post another old photo, it's a photo of fellow blogger Al and Pa Pa playing some type of bowling game. It does appear Al that even had pretty good since of fashion style even back then. I have also posted a link to some photos that I took at White Bank and Fort Clifton on Sunday. MICKEY

WHITE BANK & FORT CLIFTON PHOTOS
http://public.fotki.com/bp2/scenic-photos/white-bank--fort-cl/

It's not the job of the coach to keep everybody happy, it's the coaches job to win games. Mike Ditka

1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented fourth term in office, defeating Thomas E. Dewey.
1962, Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt died at age 78.
1989, L. Douglas Wilder won the governor's race in Virginia, becoming the nation's first elected black governor.

Evangelist Billy Graham is 88
Singer Johnny Rivers is 64
Actor Christopher Knight ("The Brady Bunch") is 49
Actors Jeremy and Jason London are 34
Actress Yunjin Kim ("Lost") is 33

RIDDLE

Tammy got the first riddle and Bobby got the second. They might of been the only answers. Nice going.
ANSWER:When does a bed grow longer?
At night because two feet are added.

What would you call a grandfather clock?
Father time or a old timer

TODAY'S RIDDLE:
How did the pirate stop smoking?

STOOPID FACTZ !

A bathometer is an instrument for indicating the depth of the sea beneath a moving vessel.

A bean has more DNA per cell than a human cell

A bee could travel 4 million miles at 7 mph on the energy it would obtain from 1 gallon of nectar.

A beaver's teeth never stop growing.

A bibliophile is a collector of rare books. A bibliopole is a seller of rare books.

A bird requires more food in proportion to its size than a baby or a cat.

A Blue Earth, Minnesota, law declares that no child under the age of twelve may talk over the telephone unless monitored by a parent.

A blue whales heart only beats nine times per minute.

A body decomposes four times as fast in water than on land.

REDSKINS BEAT COWBOYS, PACKERS BACK TO THERE OLD WAYS

Just when it looked like the Cowboys were going to beat the Redskins on a field goal on the final play of the game, the Skins block the field and on the return Dallas gets a 15 yard penalty for grabbing the face mask giving the Redskins a shot when on a field goal of there own. Nick Novack who had just missed a field goal about a minute earlier got a another shot and this time he just got it inside the goalpost to give the Skins the victory, the Skins live to play another day. In Buffalo it appeared that Green Bay was going to tie the game up in the final two minutes but trailing 17-10 Favre threw an INT in the endzone and the Bills ran it back 79 yards and scored a few plays later giving the Bills a 24-10 victory. Tony Stewart won yesterdays Nextel Cup race at Texas, Jimmy Johnson leads the chase for the cup over Matt Kenseth and Dale Jr., there are just two races left on the schedule. There was some type of post race scuffle involving #10 cars crew and Kevin Harvick and his wife in which she was knocked down and Nextel Cup official was injured, I am sure we will here more about this during the week. Also I am still very sore from putting those 14 bags of acorns and 1 heavy trash can on the street on Thursday, both my shoulders are hurting. MICKEY

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old ones.
Oscar Wilde

Advice of the Day
If you wish good advice, consult an old man or old woman.

1854, John Philip Sousa, the king of American march music, was born in Washington, D.C.
1861, James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, was born in Ontario, Canada.
1995, Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announced plans to move his team to Baltimore.

Country singer Stonewall Jackson is 74
Country singer Guy Clark is 65
Actress Sally Field is 60
Pop singer-musician Glenn Frey (The Eagles) is 58
California's first lady, broadcast journalist Maria Shriver, is 51
Actress Lori Singer is 49
Actor Peter DeLuise is 40
Actress Kelly Rutherford is 38
Model-actress Rebecca Romijn is 34
Actress Nicole Dubuc is 28

CAVALIERS AND RENEGADES HAVE A TOUGH DAY IN FLORIDA

It didn't take long for things to go bad for UVA at Florida St yesterday as Florida St scored a touchdown on a int on UVA's first offensive series and it didn't get any better after that. The Seminoles dominated the entire game enroute to a 33-0 victory. The Georgia Bulldogs suffered another tough loss at the hands of that football power the Kentucky Wildcats 24-20, what is wrong with the Bulldogs. The East Carolina Pirates picked up another victory yesterday beating Central Florida 23-10, the Pirates are tied for first place in CUSA East Division with next weeks opponent Marshall, also last night Virginia Tech beat Miami 17-10. Today in the NFL the Packers will try to make it three straight wins when the travel to Buffalo to play Bills. Also today the Dallas Cowboys will play at Washington and the Denver Broncos will play at Pittsburgh. The Richmond Renegades suffered there first loss of the season last night falling to the Florida Seals 7-2, the Gades gave up 7 goals in the final two periods of the game, the Gades will return home Friday and Saturday nights. Kevin Harvick won yesterdays Busch race at the TMS, today Brian Vickers will be on the pole for today's Nextel Cup race at the TMS. My new phone is now fully operational and I think I know how to use most of the features on the phone. MICKEY

Today is Sunday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2006. There are 56 days left in the year.

Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.
Samuel Johnson

1895, George B. Selden of Rochester, N.Y., received the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
1912, Woodrow Wilson was elected president, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft and former President Theodore Roosevelt.
1994, Former President Ronald Reagan disclosed he had Alzheimer's disease.
1994, George Foreman became boxing's oldest heavyweight champion at age 45 by knocking out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas.

Singer-songwriter Ike Turner is 75
Singer Art Garfunkel is 65
Basketball hall-of-famer Bill Walton is 54
Football hall-of-famer Kellen Winslow is 49
Singer Bryan Adams is 47
Actress Tilda Swinton is 46
Actress Tatum O'Neal is 43
Actress Judy Reyes is 39
Country singers Heather and Jennifer Kinley (The Kinleys) are 36
New York Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon is 33

WEEKEND RIDDLES

Keith ! KEITH! KEITH!
ANSWER:If George Washington were alive today, why couldn't he throw a silver dollar across the Potomac?
Because a dollar doesn't go as far as it us to go.

WEEKEND RIDDLES:
When does a bed grow longer?
What would you call a grandfather clock?

RENEGADES AND EAGLES WIN, COLONIALS FALL

The Richmond Renegades are now 3-0 after winning last night 4-3 in Florence, SC, the Gades will for there 4th straight win tonight in Orlando against the Florida Seals. In high school football action last night the Colonials fell to Matoaca 42-6, the Colonials lost there starting QB early in the game to a lower leg injury and weren't able to get much offense after that point. I have posted a link to below to the photos Al took at the game last night. Down in Georgia the Crawford County Eagles finished out there season last night with a 24-19 victory over Callaway County, the Eagles finish there season with a two game winning streak and a final record of 4-6. At the beach last night First Flight beat Currituck 23-13, with the win First Flight will make the football playoffs for the first time in the schools history. Also Manteo beat Camden 35-0, Manteo will most likely be the #1 seed in the playoffs in 1A in the Eastern region. In college football today Virginia is at Florida St., Va Tech is at Miami, East Carolina is at Central Florida and Georgia is at Kentucky. Brian Vickers is on the pole for this weeks Nextel Cup race at the Texas Motor Speedway, Vickers edged out Virginia's own Elliott Sadler. I may have my new phone in operation by this afternoon. MICKEY

COLONAIL HEIGHTS VS MATOACA FOOTBALL PHOTOS
http://public.fotki.com/bp2/chhs_athletics/chhs_football/chhs-vs-matoaca-11-3-06/

You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there.
George Burns

1880, The first cash register was patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio.
1952, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president, defeating Democrat Adlai Stevenson.
1955, Baseball hall-of-famer Cy Young died at age 88.

Former CBS news anchorman Walter Cronkite is 90
Actress Doris Roberts is 76
Blues singer Delbert McClinton is 66
First Lady Laura Bush is 60
Football coach Steve Mariucci is 51
Country singer Kim Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 46
Actor Ralph Macchio is 45. "Survivor" host Jeff Probst is 45
Actor Matthew McConaughey is 37
Football player Orlando Pace is 31
Actress Heather Tom is 31

STOOPID FACTZ!!!!!

A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.

A bowling pin only needs to tilt 7.5 degrees to fall.

A broken clock is right at least twice a day.

A butterfly can look at you through 12,000 eyes.

A Californian doctor has set the record of eating 17 bananas in two minutes.

A Canadian tattoo artist had 4,831 tattoos on his body.

A capon is a castrated rooster.

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

A cat has 4 rows of whiskers.

A cat uses it's whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.

RIDDLE

Tammy did beat Keith and everyone to the Dixie cups. I liked Louise's answer because money talks but I had to go with the book or the Dixie cups.
ANSWER:Why is it hard to keep a bank robbery secret?
The tellers working at the bank.

TODAY'S RIDDLE:
If George Washington were alive today, why couldn't he throw a silver dollar across the Potomac?

IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY COLD NIGHT FOR FOOTBALL

Well if you are going to the football game in Colonial Heights tonight it is going to very cold, the temp at kickoff is suppose to be around 34 degrees. The Colonials have a very tough task ahead of them tonight as the #1 team in the area Matoaca visits CH, they are very big and fast and they are very good team. I also understand that fellow blogger Keith will be operating the clock in CH tonight, also in Thomas Dale will be at Prince George tonight. Down in Georgia tonight it's homecoming at Crawford County as they play host to the Callaway Cavaliers, this will be last game of the season for Crawford County. It also the final night of the regular season tonight at the beach as Currituck visits First Flight, Camden visits Manteo, and Jamesville visits Cape Hatteras. In college football action last night Louisville beat West Virginia 44-34. The Richmond Renegades will be back in action tonight on the road in Florence, SC when they play the Pee Dee Cyclones. The Nextel Cup Series is at the Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. My new phone came last night but I have not activated it yet, I am still trying to figure out how to operate it. Also last night I injured my right shoulder putting the trash can out on the street, apparently dad had put about 400 pounds of acorns in the can, so now I have another nagging injury. Since Halloween is over dad has moved on to Christmas as you can tell by these couple of photos. Don't forget if you are going to the football game you had better dress warm. MICKEY

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like?
Jean Cocteau

1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred M. ''Alf'' Landon.
1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson soundly defeated Republican challenger Barry Goldwater to win a White House term in his own right.
1998, Former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota.

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Bob Feller is 88
Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis is 73
Tennis hall-of-famer Roy Emerson is 70
Comedian-actress Roseanne Barr is 54
Actress Kate Capshaw is 53
Comedian Dennis Miller is 53
Actress Kathy Kinney is 53

EAGLES SUFFER TOUGH LOSS !!

the eagles had a rough outing yesterday in the middle school championship game. they had missing running backs and wounded players and not enough depth to cover for the losses. scottie had a slow start in the first half trying to adjust to positions he had never played. in the second half he played much better although he did suffer a blind side de-cleater late in the third quarter. he said he was a little stiff this morning. the school did rent them a luxury coach to take them to the game and fed them afterwards. they also used there after school program money to transport three school bus loads of kids to the game and paid their admission. all in all it was a good night.

RIDDLE

Bobby got the riddle right yesterday.
ANSWER:What drives a baseball batter crazy?
SCREWBALLS
TODAY'S RIDDLE
Why is it hard to keep a bank robbery secret?

THANKSGIVING JUST THREE WEEKS AWAY

I hate to be the bearer of bad news for all you late Christmas shoppers but Thanksgiving is just three weeks from today. The day after Thanksgiving use to be the first official shopping day for Christmas but that has changed over the years, now it's the first day that you want to stay away from the mall area until after New Years. Scot called me last night and told me that the Crawford County Middle School lost to Jones County 39-0, he said he did take some photos from the game and would try to post them sometime today. There is a very big college football game tonight when #3 West Virginia plays at #5 Louisville, I would rather see the Cardinals win this game. I forgot to mention that the NBA season started but I don't think anybody cares. If there is anybody who visits Mickey's Place and would like to become a member just e-mail me and I will send you an invite, or tell somebody else that you know who is a member and I will send you an invite. We could use a few more members. MICKEY

The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.
Mignon McLaughlin

1783, Gen. George Washington issued his farewell address to the Army near Princeton, N.J.
1889, North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states.
1976, Former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter defeated Republican incumbent Gerald R. Ford, becoming the first U.S. president from the Deep South since the Civil War.

Country singer Charlie Walker is 80
Commentator Patrick J. Buchanan is 68
Actress Stefanie Powers is 64
Singer-songwriter k.d. lang is 45
Actor David Schwimmer is 40
Country singer Erika Jo ("Nashville Star") is 20

RIDDLE

Couldn't get my picture yesterday. Blogger problems.
Melanie you did good and beat Keith. Where's Tammy
ANSWER:Why are vampires unpopular?
Because they are a pain in th neck

TODAY'S RIDDLE:
What drives a baseball batter crazy?

STOOPID FACTZ !!!

A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.

A Cheetah at full speed takes strides of 8 meters.

A cheetah is the fastest animal, clocked in at: 70mph.

A chef's hat is tall and balloons at the top so as to counteract the intense heat in the kitchen. The unique shape allows air to circulate around the scalp, keeping the head cool.

A Chicago law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

A chicken who just lost its head can run the length of a football field before dropping dead.

A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.

A citizen of Calcutta, India , grew the fingernails on his left hand to a length of 76 inches.

A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are known as fingers.

READY OR NOT IT'S NOVEMBER 1

Well today is the first day of November and before you know it will be Thanksgiving and Christmas won't be to far behind. I will post a how many days till Christmas graphic every now and then to help all you bloggers who need some motivation to go out and get your shopping done. It looked like there may have been more trick or treaters in the neighborhood last night than last year, at one point mom thought she was going to run out of candy but we did have a little left over. Down in Georgia today the Crawford County Middle School will be playing in are championship against Jones County, they lost to Jones County earlier in the year and will be trying to return the favor today. I have posted an old photo from the past of a fellow blogger just hanging around the cottage at the beach, he is just so talented. MICKEY

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Mark Twain

1765, The Stamp Act went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists.
1870, The U.S. Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations, using reports gathered by telegraph from 24 locations.
1952, The United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb in a test at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands.
1999, Football hall-of-famer Walter Payton died of cancer at age 45.

Newspaper columnist James J. Kilpatrick is 86
Golfer Gary Player is 71
Country singer Bill Anderson is 69
Actress Marcia Wallace is 64
Magazine publisher Larry Flynt is 64
Country singer-songwriter-producer Keith Stegall is 52
Country singer Lyle Lovett is 49
Actress Rachel Ticotin is 48
Country singer "Big Kenny" Alphin (Big and Rich) is 43
Actress Toni Collette is 34
Actress Jenny McCarthy is 34

STOOPID FACTZ !!

A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death.

A cockroaches favorite food is the glue on the back of stamps.

A company, Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song "Happy Birthday".

A Cornish game hen is really a young chicken, usually 5 to 6 weeks of age, that weighs no more than 2 pounds.

A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds up to 60 mph.

A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

RIDDLE

I'm been so busy looking for my Halloween CD that I forgot the riddle.
ANSWER:What lives in the winter, dies in the summer, and grows with its roots upward?
An Icicle.
Everyone knows who won the weekend riddle.
TODAY'S RIDDLE:
Why are vampires so unpopular?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Well I hope everybody has a HAPPY HALLOWEEN today and doesn't eat to much of the leftover candy. It appears that the weather will be very good for all the little trick or treaters tonight. Well I have purchased a new phone and it should be here by the end of the week, I purchased it online from Cingular and it is a LG flip phone. I did have to buy a new plan for the phone, I checked a few wireless providers and they were all pretty much the same price so I decided to stay with Cingular. I thought I would give everybody an injury update, the only thing that is bothering me now is my left ankle and I think I have softball elbow in my right elbow, it's just very sore. All my other aches and pains have gone away for the time being. In case anybody missed it last night the Patriots beat the Vikings 31-7. MICKEY

The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.
Red Auerbach quote

Advice of the Day
A broom placed on the doorsill will keep witches from entering your home.

1864, Nevada became the 36th state.
1926, Magician Harry Houdini died of complications from a ruptured appendix.
1956, Rear Admiral G.J. Dufek became the first person to land an airplane at the South Pole.

Former astronaut Michael Collins is 76
Former CBS anchorman Dan Rather is 75
Actor (''M.A.S.H.') David Ogden Stiers is 64
Actress Sally Kirkland is 62
Country singer Kinky Friedman is 62
Talk show host Jane Pauley is 56
Actor Rob Schneider is 42
Country singer Darryl Worley is 42
Baseball player Fred McGriff is 38
TV host Troy Hartman is 32

STOOPID FACTZ !

A crocodiles tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth.

A cucumber is 96% water.

A Dalmatian is the only dog that can get gout.

A day on the planet Mercury is twice as long as its year.

A dentist invented the Electric Chair.

A device invented sometime around the time of the birth of Jesus as a primitive steam engine by the Greek engineer Hero is used today as a rotating sprinkler.

A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat.

RIDDLE

Donna got the right answer to the riddle.
ANSWER:What kind of fall makes you unconscious but doesn't hurt you?
Falling asleep

TODAY'S RIDDLE:

What lives in the winter, dies in the summer, and grows with its roots upward?

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET A NEW PHONE

Well the fine folks at Cingular sent me a letter on Saturday telling me that my current phone will not work on there network as of February or March of next year forcing me to buy phone. I have had this phone for about 13 or 14 years and it works fine for me, it is a little bigger than the phones today and it doesn't have to many features but it's fine for me. My biggest problem that I have is picking out a new phone, there are just to many choices. Also against my better judgment it looks like that my new phone will have voice mail and some other features that I don't need. I will probably get my new phone sometime this week and with a new phone I have to purchase a new phone plan and that's going cost me about an xtra $10 a month which I don't like, I think the they are running a racket down there. The GB Packers won again yesterday 31-14 and now have more wins than the Steelers and the Redskins, who would have though that, not me. Tony Stewart won yesterdays race in Atlanta and Matt Kenseth still lead the point standings over Jimmy Johnson-26 and Denny Hamlin-65. Next week they will race at the Texas Motor Speedway. I hope everybody has set there clocks back by now. MICKEY

You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.
Stanislaw J. Lec

Advice of the Day
Use vinegar to clean bathtub rings easily.

1938, the radio play ''The War of the Worlds,'' starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. The live drama, which employed fake news reports, panicked some listeners who thought its portrayal of a Martian invasion was true.
1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, to regain his world heavyweight title.
2000, Comedian, TV host, author and composer Steve Allen died at age 78.

Football coach Dick Vermeil is 70
Rhythm-and-blues singer Otis Williams (The Temptations) is 65
Actor Henry Winkler is 61
Musician Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles) is 59
Country singer T. Graham Brown is 52
Actor Kevin Pollak is 49
Comedian Ben Bailey is 36
Actress Nia Long is 36
Country singer Kassidy Osborn (SHeDAISY) is 30

EAGLES WIN 2ND ROUND!

the crawford county middle school eagles stepped up with a big win in the second round of the playoffs wednesday. they will take on jones county this wed. for the area championship. jones county beat the eagles in the first game of the season but it was a game that the eagles should have one. maybe they can get a little redemption. scottie had another solid game playing both sides of the ball again.

I HOPE EVERYBODY REMEMBERED TO SET THERE CLOCKS BACK

Well I hope everybody remembered to set there clocks back, if not you will just be an hour early for everything today. The Ricmond Renegades are now 2-0 after beating the Jacksonville Barracudas last night 6-1 at the RC, it was a pretty entertaining game for the most part and yes there were a couple of fisticuffs. The Renegades are of until Friday and Saturday nights when they will be on the road. The Virginia Cavaliers beat the NC State Wolfpack yesterday 14-7 and the ECU Pirates beat Southern Miss in OT 20-17. The Georgia Bulldogs lost a tough one to Florida 21-14 and #1 USC got beat beat by Oregon St. 33-31, also Miami and Florida St. also took it on the chin. Today in the NFL the Packers will play the Cardinals and the Redskins have a much needed day off. Kevin Harvick won yesterday Busch race at Memphis and the Nextel Cup Series will be at Atlanta this afternoon and they starting race by the point standings today because of rain on Friday. In case you didn't notice I have added a Christmas countdown clock to the blog to remind everybody how many days they have left to do there shopping. MICKEY

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.
Quentin Crisp

Advice of the Day
Toss used lemons into your garbage disposal to help keep it clean and fresh-smelling.

1682, The founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn, landed at what is now Chester, Pa.
1911, American newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer died at age 64.
1929, stock prices collapsed on the New York Stock Exchange amid panic selling. Thousands of investors were wiped out.
1998, John Glenn, the first American to orbit the moon, returned to space 36 years later, at age 77.

Bluegrass singer-musician Sonny Osborne (The Osborne Brothers) is 69
Country singer Lee Clayton is 64
Singer Melba Moore is 61
Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 59
Actress Kate Jackson is 58
Hockey hall-of-famer Denis Potvin is 53
Comic strip artist Tom Wilson ("Ziggy") is 49
Singer Randy Jackson is 45
Actress Joely Fisher is 39
Actress Winona Ryder is 35
Actress Tracee Ellis Ross is 34
Actress Milena Govich is 30