A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his
wife open a package.
What food might this contain?' The mouse wondered - he was devastated
to discover it was a mousetrap.
Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning:
There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!'
The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, 'Mr.
Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no
consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.'
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, 'There is a mousetrap in the
house! There is a mousetrap in the house!'
The pig sympathized, but said, I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but
there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my
prayers.'
The mouse turned to the cow and said 'There is a mousetrap in the
house! There is a mousetrap in the house!' The cow said, 'Wow, Mr.
Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose.'
So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face
the farmer's mousetrap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the
sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to
see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a
venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught.
The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the
hospital, and she returned home with a fever.Everyone knows you treat
a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to
backyard for the soup's main ingredient.
But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to
sit with her around the clock.
To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not
get well; she died.
So many people came for her funeral, the farmer had the cow
slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.
The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great
sadness.
So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it
doesn't concern you, remember when one of us is threatened, we are all
at risk.
We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye
out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.
SEND THIS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER HELPED YOU OUT AND LET THEM KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.
REMEMBER,
EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY;
OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.
One of the best things to hold onto in this world is a Friend.
Fw: moucetrap
9/05/2009 06:25:00 AM | Key Words: BEEF, HOUSEWIFE | 6 Comments
Fwd: TAX
"I just discovered your site, I can't believe you don't have this one, it's a jewel! The assertions at the end are hilarious!
-Rory"
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>
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>TAX
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>Tax his land,
>Tax his wage,
>Tax his bed in which he lays.
>
>Tax his tractor,
>Tax his mule,
>Teach him taxes is the rule.
>Tax his cow,
>Tax his goat,
>Tax his pants,
>Tax his coat.
>
>Tax his ties,
>Tax his shirts,
>Tax his work,
>Tax his dirt.
>
>Tax his tobacco,
>Tax his drink,
>Tax him if he tries to think .
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>Tax his booze,
>Tax his beers,
>If he cries,
>Tax his tears.
>
>Tax his bills,
>Tax his gas,
>Tax his notes,
>Tax his cash.
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>Tax him good and let him know
>That after taxes, he has no dough.
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>If he hollers,
>Tax him more,
>Tax him until he's good and sore.
>
>Tax his coffin,
>Tax his grave,
>Tax the sod in which he lays.
>Put these words upon his tomb,
>"Taxes drove me to my doom!"
>
>And when he's gone,
>We won't relax,
>We'll still be after the inheritance TAX!!
>
>Accounts Receivable Tax
>Building Permit Tax
>CDL License Tax
>Cigarette Tax
>Corporate Income Tax
>Dog License Tax
>Federal Income Tax
>Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
>Fishing License Tax
>Food License Tax
>Fuel Permit Tax
>Gasoline Tax
>Hunting License Tax
>Inheritance Tax
>Inventory Tax
>IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax),
>IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax),
>Liquor Tax,
>Luxury Tax,
>Marriage License Tax,
>Medicare Tax,
>Property Tax,
>Real Estate Tax,
>Service charge taxes,Social Security Tax,
>Road Usage Tax (Truckers),
>Sales Taxes,
>Recreational Vehicle Tax,
>School Tax,
>State Income Tax,
>State Unemployment Tax (SUTA),
>Telephone Federal Excise Tax,
>Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax,
>Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax,
>Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax,
>Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax,
>Telephone State and Local Tax,
>Telephone Usage Charge Tax,
>Utility Tax,
>Vehicle License Registration Tax,
>Vehicle Sales Tax,
>Watercraft Registration Tax,
>Well Permit Tax,
>Workers Compensation Tax.
>
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>COMMENTS: Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago
>And there was prosperity, absolutely no national debt, the largest middle
>class in the world and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
>
>What the heck happened?????
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10/30/2007 06:27:00 PM | Key Words: BEEF, BEER, INHERITANCE TAX, TAXES | 0 Comments
Subject: Please Read
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No beef for me anymore at McDonalds!
This is true I looked it up on Snopes...
I'm sure those of you who aren't in the cattle business don't understand the issues here. But to those of us who who's living depends on the cattle market, selling cattle, raising the best beef possible... this is frustrating. As far as my family, we don't eat at McDonald's much (Subway is our choice of fast food), but this will keep us from ever stopping there again, even for a drink.
The original message is from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.
American cattle producers are very passionate about this.
McDonald's claims that there is not enough beef in the USA to support their restaurants. Well, we know that is not so. Our opinion is they are looking to save money at our expense. The sad thing of it is that the people of the USA are the ones who made McDonald's successful in the first place, but we are not good enough to provide beef.
We personally are no longer eating at McDonald's, which I am sure does not make an impact, but if we pass this around maybe there will be an impact felt. Please pass it on
Just to add a note, all Americans that sell cows at a livestock auction barn had to sign a paper stating that we do NOT EVER feed our cows any part of another cow. South Americans are not required to do this as of yet.
McDonald's has announced that they are going to start importing much of their beef from South America. The problem is that South Americans aren't under the same regulations as American beef producers, and the regulations they have are loosely controlled.
They can spray numerous pesticides on their pastures that have been banned here at home because of residues found in the beef. They can also use various hormones and growth regulators that we can't. The American public needs to be aware of this problem and that they may be putting themselves at risk from now on by eating at good old McDonald's.
American ranchers raise the highest quality beef in the world and this is what Americans deserve to eat. Not beef from countries where quality is loosely controlled. Therefore, I am proposing a boycott of McDonald's until they see the light.
I'm sorry but everything is not always about the bottom line, and when it comes to jeopardizing my family's health, that is where I draw the line.
I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) ... and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers!
I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you? Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on.
David W. Forrest, Ph.D., PAS, Dipl. ACAP Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University Phone
(979) 845-3560
2471 TA! MU Fax (979) 862-3399 College Station, TX
77843-2471
10/10/2007 07:33:00 AM | Key Words: BEEF, PRODUCT BAN, REAL TRUE STORY, SOUTH AMERICA, TEXAS | 2 Comments
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