October 6th, 2007
absolutely nothing. Well that is what we thought. A new theory published online in a scientific journal this week states scientist may have found the reason for the appendix. The appendix protects the good bacteria in our gut. When a virus wipes out all of the good bacteria in the gut it is the appendixs job to get the good bacteria going again.
We can live without the appendix now because we pick up the good bacteria we need from other people we come into contact with. Before we became industrialized and the population was more spread out it did its job by restarting the production of good bacteria thus keeping our guts healthy. Since our cities have become larger and we live in closer proximity to each other the appendix does not play a large roll in our survival.
October 6th, 2007
Sam’s Club recalls beef patties. The recall comes voluntarily after 4 children became sick with E. coli after eating patties sold under the brand American Chef’s Selection Angus Beef Patties. If you have any of these in your freezer please return them to the store or destroy them.
October 6th, 2007
This landed in my inbox and I had to share them with you. I thought they were so funny. I have highlighted my favorite one in red.
1. I am currently away from my desk, beating my head against the wall. Your message will be replied to once I have reached a level of numbness sufficient to cloud my vision to the point I am able to formulate an appropriate response to your request.
2. I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position. Be prepared for my mood.
3. You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn’t have received anything at all.
4. I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send me until I return on April 1st. Please be patient and your Mail will be deleted in the order it was received.
5. Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for the first ten words and $1.99 for each additional word in your message.
6. The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and try sending again. (The beauty of this one is that when you return, you can see how many in-duh-viduals did this over and over).
7. Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queuing system. You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in approximately 19 weeks.
8. I’ve run away to join a different circus.
9. I will be out of the office for the next 2 weeks for medical reasons. When I return, please refer to me as ‘Marvin ” instead of ’Martha.’