Before remote control channel changes, there were manual dials. You actually had to get up and go to the TV to change the channel. Channel surfing was a non issue.

Before there was speed dial and cell phones, there were rotary dials. Using a pencil to dial saved your nails.

Before cable TV there were "rabbit ear" antenna's. Aluminum foil helped the reception.

Insistant Lap Dog

I always thought little ole ladies carrying little dogs were just being silly. Little did I know it was at the insistence of the dog.
Small dogs insist on sitting in your lap. If you are lucky, you will be able to sit before the hound is on you. And did I mention they are Bed Hogs?
Shorty is the strongest 6.5 pounds of hound around. I double dog dare you to move him. Once he has picked his spot...it's like he's taken root. You can't slide him, nudge him or displace him. Stuck like glue to you. That's Shorts. Why didn't anyone tell me?
So next time you see a little dog dressed in a silly outfit, know it was the only way to make em pay for being insistent.

Word Processing and the lost art of letters

The first word processors were known as typewriters. They made a SWAK SWAK SWAK sound. And they were an excellent way to write letters. You remember letters...those pieces of paper with words written from friends and family.

Why "The 12 Days of Christmas"?

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England

were not permitted to practice their faith openly.
Someone during that era wrote this carol as a
catechism song for young Catholics.

It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus the hidden meaning known only to members of their church.
Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.

1: The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
2: Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
3: Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
4: Four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
5: Five golden righs recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
6: Six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
7: Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit.
* Prophsey
*Serving
*Teaching
*Exhortation
*Contribution
*Leadership
*Mercy
8: Eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes
9: Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit
*Love
*Joy
*Peace
*Patience
*Kindness
*Goodness
*Faithfulness
*Gentleness
*Self Control
10: Ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments
11: Eleven pipers piping stood for the 11 faithful disciples
12: Twelve drummers drumming symbolize the 12 points of belief in the Apostles' Creed

Now you know how this carol came into being. Or at least one story of how it came into being.

Undershirts and Felons

Wife beaters are "undershirts" and "felons." Why? Because of shows like Cops. The majority of arrests made for domestic abuse were of people wearing this type of undershirt. The term took of from there and entered the world of fashion.