Interesting Facts

01. Linguist

Maya Angelou, noted author and poet died at 86.  She had a knowledge of 6 languages. 

02.  Obesity

The Associated Press   says that 30% of the world is fat.  So, since fat people do not like to fight, lets appoint them as the peace-makers in world situations.

03.  Kid Stuff

My sister and her family had always lived in the city and decided that it was time to move to the suburbs.  After a day of house-hunting, they found one they liked.

"What do you think -- should we buy it?" My sister asked her four-year old son.

"Yeah," he said, "But how will we get it home?  (Chris Gartman after RD magazine.)

04. Household

We were beginning to get flies in our house, so I arranged a visit by an exterminator.

The very next day, a guy showed up with a rolled-up newspaper under his arm.