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oh well..... time to check out hte rest of the place...lol.. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

those are pretty kewl...lol wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

see...steve is about 15 minutes into his picketing... that sucks... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

good morning wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

SS really doesn't have any reps.... mike does respond faster to emails, but he will find this eventually...lol wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

nice ring..nice pics..nice job!! congrats.... i dunno what has more bling...the ring, or nick's forhead... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

i dunno tom...sure looks like u..and they say the camera adds 10 pds.... quit being a eDmo and admit it....it was u... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

and with that.. i'm off to check out the "jet box" and tehn off to work... laters daytimers wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

50+ hours at work? bah...what's 2 extra a day? just recently i was doing 7 12's...3am to 3:30pm....talk about no life....lol... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

for those in the know, sunday nightat the latest....please. i'm shipping it monday.... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

good morning i see i missed a spanish lesson, jmac dreaming of dennis' mom and dad (nasty pic btw) and very little else.. u nighttimers are slowing down...almost as bad as the daytimers.....whassup wid dat?? wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

SWEET!!!! prototype when? wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

steve, that sounds like a sweet idea... and i'm off for my 15 minutes....lol.. and then work...(in the morning) wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

i like having paypal...makes online shopping way easy... and if ur selling something..u can always add the fee's into the asking price..or do like alot of ppl do $xxx+ paypal fees.. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

they verify by dropping a few pennies in it a couple of times... and the fee's are minimal, unless ur sending huge chunks of money...like 2.9% or something... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

ok..wow... nice canyon pic... anyway, she's cute...but nick, damn...whoever took that photo eitherused flash or ur going bald....lol wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

i dunno..i can't see anything but a big glare coming off something... hold on, i'll throw it corel photo paint.. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

yeah steve..get paypal!! and sell stuff..like ur services.... but for real.... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

i'm learning u two..ok??? lol... where i go to have fun, well, wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

steve that really sucks bro....badly. on a lighter note.. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only > > > > had > > > >> an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have > >> passed > >> the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in > >> Salina, Kansas, USA. > >> It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley > >> Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS, and reprinted by the > > > > Salina > > > >> Journal. > >> > >> 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS -1895 > >> Grammar (Time, one hour) > >> > >> 1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters. > >> 2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications. > >> 3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph > >> 4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of > >> "lie," > >> "play," and "run." > >> 5. Define case; Illustrate each case. > >> 6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation. > >> 7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you > >> understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. > >> > >> Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours) > >> > >> 1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. > >> 2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many > > > > bushels > > > >> of wheat will it hold? > >> 3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at > >> 50cts/bushel, > >> deducting 1050 lbs. for tare? > >> 4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary > >> levy > > > > to > > > >> carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for > >> incidentals? > >> 5. Find the cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton. > >> 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. > >> 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at > >> $20 per > >> metre? > >> 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. > >> 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of > > > > which > > > >> is 640 rods? > >> 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt. > >> > >> U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes) > >> > >> 1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided. > >> 2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus. > >> 3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. > >> 4. Show the territorial growth of the United States. > >> 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas. > >> 6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion. > >> 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, > > > > and > > > >> Howe? > >> 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, > >> 1849, > >> 1865. > >> > >> Orthography (Time, one hour) Do we even know what this is?? > >> > >> 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, > >> etymology, syllabication > >> 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? > >> 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, > >> subvocals, > >> diphthong, cognate letters, linguals > >> 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' (HUH?) > >> 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions > >> under each rule. > >> 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. > >> 7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, > > > > dis, > > > >> mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup. > >> 8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name > > > > the > > > >> sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, > >> blood, fare, last. > >> 9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, > > > > fain, > > > >> feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. > >> 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate > >> pronunciation by > >> use of diacritical marks and by syllabication. > >> > >> Geography (Time, one hour) > >> > >> 1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? > >> 2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas? > >> 3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? > >> 4. Describe the mountains of North America > >> 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, > >> Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. > >> 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. > >> 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each. > >> 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same > >> latitude? > >> 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the > >> sources of rivers. > >> 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the > > > > earth. > > > >> > >> Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete. Gives the saying "he > > > > only > > > >> had an 8th grade education" a whole new meaning, doesn't it?! > >> yeah..i'd fail... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

cool... very. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

ummm, yep, he's a tool, but he'd kick my ass in quaters...lol so i'd jut have to kick his ass....btw, isn't that our tom that falls down in that video?? wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

T.O.P. beyotchesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss i>j0o <---still my favorite smilie... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

isn't live grand? steve, that sucks about the talks....is there anyway u guys can get the national chapter (can't think of proper word) to step in and make ur local union as for mor etalks? or is it the company who's balking? if it's the company, maybe a lawsuit and/or arbitraitor are in order... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee