MOUTHPIECE - August 5, 2014

Good Afternoon,

I'm sure you've heard that old saying, "There's truth in advertising." The new saying should be, "There's misinterpretation in advertising." If you don't know what I mean take a gander at the Bits N Bobs section and read some 'Real Signs In Shop Windows'. Wow! Just Wow!

Mouthing Off,
Carl

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[m] q u o t e s . o f . t h e . d a y
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."
--George S. Patton

"We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities."
--Oscar Wilde

"If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend."
--Abraham Lincoln


[m] What's On the Web?
Nepotism Rules! Times You May Not Have Realized Characters On The Same Show Were Played By Relatives
From uproxx.com: Look, everyone knows that The Waitress in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is Charlie Day's real-life wife, and that Mac and Sweet Dee are married in real life. We all know that Hannah Montana's dad was played by Miley Cyrus' real Dad, and that Chelsea Noble met her husband Kirk Cameron on the set of Growing Pains and Danica McKellar's real-life sister, Crystal McKellar, played Becky in Wonder Years and Steve Carell's real-life wife played his love interest, Carol, on The Office. Here, however, are 11 more obscure examples of real-life family members on the same show.

Visit: Nepotism Rules! Times You May Not Have Realized Characters On The Same Show Were Played By Relatives


Virus Wars: Beginning
From Addicting Games.com: Choose a side and help that virus survive! Send your troops to take over and eliminate rival cells before your cells get infected.

Visit: Virus Wars: Beginning


[m] b i t s . n . b o b s
*-- Real Signs In Shop Windows --*
Signs In a clothing store: "Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17 necks."

In the window of an Oregon general store: "Why go elsewhere to be cheated, when you can come here?"

In a Pennsylvania cemetery: "Persons are prohibited from picking flowers from any but their own graves."

On a Tennessee highway: "Take notice: when this sign is under water, this road is impassable."

From the safety information card in America WestAirline seat pocket: "If you are sitting in an exit row and can not read this card, please tell a crew member."

On a Maine shop: "Our motto is to give our customers the lowest possible prices and workmanship."

On a delicatessen wall: "Our best is none too good."

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