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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (9425)	4/28/1999 10:29:00 PM
From: ToolManInc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62549

Quick Political Scholastic Aptitude Test (QPSAT) This test consists of one (1) multiple-choice question (so you better get it right!) Here's a list of the countries that the U.S. has bombed since the end of World War II, compiled by historian William Blum: China 1945-46 Korea 1950-53 China 1950-53 Guatemala 1954 Indonesia 1958 Cuba 1959-60 Guatemala 1960 Congo 1964 Peru 1965 Laos 1964-73 Vietnam 1961-73 Cambodia 1969-70 Guatemala 1967-69 Grenada 1983 Libya 1986 El Salvador 1980s Nicaragua 1980s Panama 1989 Iraq 1991-99 Sudan 1998 Afghanistan 1998 Yugoslavia 1999 In how many of these instances did a democratic government, respectful of human rights, occur as a direct result? Choose one of the following: (a) 0 (b) zero (c) none (d) not a one (e) a whole number between -1 and +1

To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (9425)	4/29/1999 10:11:00 AM
From: Henry Volquardsen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 62549

BOY BIDS $2.8 M IN ONLINE AUCTION SPREE 4/29/99 9:38 (UPI Focus) Boy bids $2.8 M in online auction spree NEW YORK, April 29 (UPI) _ A 13-year-old boy has placed $2.8 million in bids on the Internet auction site eBay, only to have them invalidated because he is a minor. Andrew Tyler of Haddonfield, N.J., tells the New York Post he is in big trouble with his parents and is not supposed to talk about the cyber spending spree. His parents have stripped him of Internet access. The Post reports eight of Tyler's bids failed, but five succeeded, including $23,000 for a 1955 Ford convertable, $24,500 for a 1971 Corvette convertable, and $400,000 for a bedroom suite that belonged to Canada's first prime minister. Aubrey Garrett, who listed the suite with eBay, tells the Post he is going to sue the Internet auctioneer over the incident. The antique dealer from Kingston, Ont., says, ''You put a kid alone on the Internet and this is going to happen.'' Tyler's eBay spree started on Aug. 4, when he put his best friend up for auction as a slave. Garrett says, ''His slave didn't sell so he became a Diamond Jim buyer for eBay.'' Garrett says the $400,000 furniture sale went through, and he was charged $5,000 in commission. _- Copyright 1999 by United Press International. All rights reserved.

To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (9425)	4/29/1999 10:00:00 PM
From: Arthur Radley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62549

Subject: One Liners (off. to females) > > The last fight was my fault. My wife asked, "What's on the TV?" I said, > "Dust!" > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > In the beginning, God created earth and rested. > Then God created man and rested. > Then God created woman. > Since then, neither God nor man has rested. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Q: Why do men die before their wives? > A: They want to. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Q: What is the difference between a dog and a fox? > A: About 5 drinks. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > A beggar walked up to a well dressed woman shopping on Rodeo Drive and > said "I haven't eaten anything in four days." She looked at him and > said, > "God, I wish I had your willpower." > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Q: Do you know the punishment for bigamy? > A: Two mothers-in-law. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Young Son: Is it true, Dad, I heard that in some parts of Africa a man > doesn't know his wife until he marries her? > Dad: That happens in every country, son. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > A man inserted an 'ad' in the classified: "Wife wanted". > Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: > "You can have mine." > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it > only once. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > First guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!" > Second guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive." > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Q: How do most men define marriage? > A: An expensive way to get laundry done for free. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life > thinking they had no faults at all. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > If you want your wife to listen and pay undivided attention to every > word > you say, talk in your sleep. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Then there was a man who said, "I never knew what real happiness was > until I got married; and then it was too late." > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get > married?" The father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying." > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > The bumper sticker read: "I lost 250 pounds in one day, I divorced > her. > > -