Talk about the party you're planning!| Soldier's Mom Finds Silly String Shipper | | http://news.aol.com/story/ar/_a/soldiers-mom-finds-silly-string-shipper/20071016091009990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001
Wow who would have thought Silly String could be so helpful on the battle field. I think this ia amazing and if it helps them we should all try and see what we can do to try to send them some. And it is awesome that the shipping company is helping out like this. | |
| | Shipping Silly String to Iraq | | When I saw the article about the mom of a soldier trying to ship silly string to Iraq, I was floored by all of her efforts to do so. 80,000 cans total is what she was trying to send, as the soldiers can use it to detect trip-wires and such when they are entering rooms. Her dedication to get it done is really admirable don't you think? | |
| | Silly String fight.... | | My oldest grandson was spraying silly string at PaPa...Do you know that no matter how hard he tried to get PaPa, it wasn't working!...The spray went all over everything but PaPa...We were laughing so hard..I had string all over my book shelfs, my walls and even on one of my plants...PaPa found a nozzle to put on the can and then the fun began....He was covered in purple silly string...What a hoot!!!!It was in his hair, and under his arms...He had it all over his back...What a good time we had....It cleans up very nice....No worries...Need some good fun, buy some silly string and let the fun begin.... | |
| | How Silly String Works | | In December 2006, news agencies reported that American and British troops in Iraq had developed an inventive method for finding tripwires: spraying Silly String. What does it take to make strands of material that are cohesive enough to loop over thin wires without breaking, but light enough not to spring the traps? Find out. | |
| | A Sad 7th Birthday | | On my granddaughters 7th birthday her grandpa passed away. (on her dad's side) She was very sad so I had her and her 2 year old sister stay at my house for a couple of days while plans for the funeral were being made. I took her birthday shopping (I let her pick out her gift and she loved that) and had a little birthday party for her we even had silly string. We all baked, made pictures, played games, and went to the park several times. We laughed and had a good time.The funeral was yesterday, he was a great man and will be missed. | |
| | America's Craziest Laws ...part3 | | California
A city ordinance states that a $500 fine will be given to anyone who detonates a nuclear device within city limits.
Alhambra: You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.
Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
A regulation in San Francisco makes it unlawful to use used underwear to wipe off cars in a car wash.
Baldwin Park: Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
Bathhouses are against the law.
Blythe: You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.
Burlingame: It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds; Carmel Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor); Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.
Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited.
Hollywood: It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
In Los Angeles courts it is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
In California it is illegal to have caller ID
In California it's against regulations to let phones ring more than nine times... | |
| | Condoms - the new weapons in the war in Iraq | | Steven D. Levitt of 'Freakonomics' fame has reported in his blog, the use of some innovative tools used by U.S soldiers in Iraq:Because it might be a lifesaver: a soldier can spray the Silly String to look for trip wires around bombs. According to this A.P. article, “Before entering a building, troops squirt the plastic goo, which can shoot strands about 10 to 12 feet, across the room. If it falls to the ground, no trip wires. If it hangs in the air, they know they have a problem. The wires are otherwise nearly invisible.”Silly String is not standard military issue (yet), but rather one of many improvisational tools that U.S. troops have come up with in Iraq. Here are a few more that the article cites: “U.S. soldiers have bolted scrap metal to Humvees in what has come to be known as ‘Hillybilly Armor.’ Medics use tampons to plug bullet holes in the wounded until they can be patched up. Also, soldiers put condoms and rubber bands around their rifle muzzles to keep out sand. And troops have welded old bulletproof windshields to the tops of Humvees to give gunners extra protection. They have dubbed it ‘Pope’s glass.’”No wonder Bush is eager to pull troops out of Iraq. If... | |
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