[A single =
30-something teacher forwarded a few "snappy comebacks" to the =
question asked her: "Why Aren’t You Married Yet?" I added a =
few more, so . . ]
You haven’t =
asked yet.
I was hoping =
to do something meaningful with my life.
Because I just =
love hearing this question.
Just lucky, I =
guess.
It gives my =
mother something to live for.
My fianc=E9e =
is awaiting his parole.
I’m still =
hoping for a shot at Miss America.
I’m waiting =
until I get to be your age.
I already have =
enough laundry to do, thank you.
Because I =
think it would take all the spontaneity out of dating. =
I’d have to =
forfeit my billion dollar trust fund.
They just =
opened a great singles spot on my block.
I wouldn’t =
want my parents to drop dead from sheer happiness. =
I don’t want =
to have to support another person on my paycheck. =
I’m married to =
my career, although recently we have been considering a trial =
separation.
*********ANSWER=
S TO HURRICANE QUIZ**********
(1) Hurricanes =
were first given women’s names to replace an old numbering system in =
1953.
(2) =
Hurricanes, because of their high winds, disaster potential and =
destructive power, were always named after women until 1978.=A0 =
Beginning the next season, storms were alternated in names between male =
and female.=A0 The first hurricane named after a man was 1979’s =
Hurricane BOB.
(3) NOW =
(National Organization of Women) suggested using the name of CONGRESSMEN =
for these powerful storms, rather than women’s =
names.
(4) The =
feminine name Hurricane CAROL will never be used again, as it was the =
first name retired by the government in 1954.
(5) In a =
normal hurricane season, there will be approximately 15-20 tropical =
depressions and 8-12 named hurricanes.
(6) The major =
difference between a hurricane and a cyclone is in their LOCATION =
(hurricanes in Atlantic, cyclones in Pacific).
(7) Hurricane =
season will begin in the month of JULY and last until =
OCTOBER.
(8) The =
physiological term "EYE" of the hurricane often refers to any =
calm in the midst of a storm.
(9) In order =
to be classified as a hurricane, sustained winds must be a minimum of 73 =
m.p.h.
(10) =
Hurricanes that strike the Gulf and Caribbean regions originated over =
the continent of AFRICA (actually over the dry Sahara =
Desert!)
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"