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Monday, September 10, 2012

Memorable Thoughts


The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible. –George Burns
Santa Claus has the right idea … Visit people only once a year. –Victor Borge
What would men be without women? Scarce, sir .. mighty scarce. –Mark Twain
By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher. –Socrates
I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury. –Groucho Marx
My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe. –Jimmy Durante
The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things. –Jilly Cooper
I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back. — Zsa Gabor
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. –Alex Levine
Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. –Mark Twain
Money can’t buy you happiness, but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery. –Spike Milligan
What’s the use of happiness? It can’t buy you money. –Henny Youngman
Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was ‘shut up.’ –Joe Namath
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. –Herbert Henry Asquith
I don’t feel old. I don’t feel anything until noon. Then it’s time for my nap. –Bob Hope
A woman drove me to drink … and I hadn’t even the courtesy to thank her. –W.C. Fields
It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can’t remember if it’s the thirteenth or the fourteenth. –George Burns
The cardiologist’s diet: If it tastes good … spit it out. –Unknown
By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he’s too old to go anywhere. –Billy Crystal

Saturday, January 3, 2009

How Big Is Wal-Mart?

1 .
At Wal-Mart,
Americans spend $36,000,000 every hour
Of every day.

2 .
This works out to $20,928 profit
Every minute!

3.
Wal-Mart will sell more
From January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th)
Than Target sells all year.

4.
Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot +
Kroger + Target + Sears + Costco +
K-Mart combined.

5.
Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people
And is the largest private employer. And most can't speak English

6.
Wal-Mart is the largest company
In the history of the World.

7.
Wal-Mart now sells more food
Than Kroger & Safeway combined,
And keep in mind they did this
In only 15 years.

8.
During this same period,
31 Supermarket chains sought bankruptcy
(including Winn-Dixie).

9.
Wal-Mart now sells more food
Than any other store in the world.

10.
Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores
In the USA of which 1,906 are SuperCenters;
This is 1,000 more than it had 5 years ago.

11.
This year, 7.2 billion different
Purchasing experiences will occur
At a Wal-Mart store.
(Earth's population is approximately 6.5 billion.)

12.
90% of all Americans live
Within 15 miles of a Wal-Mart

13
Let Wal-Mart bail out Wall Street