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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 - 3:30pm

winter wrote:

I am laughing out loud.

Did you hear the one about the old parson and the young parson? Both went to the store, but they bought different brands of deodorant. They paid different amounts for their purchases, which were correctly and fairly priced. At no point did they encounter talking animals, women whose fair hair caused them to be stupid, or any form of inappropriate sexual behavior. Nothing anachronistic or unlikely occurred. They took their purchases home, had sandwiches for dinner, and slept soundly.

What kind of sandwiches? Did they sleep together? Manbird wants to know.

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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 - 3:21pm

winter wrote:

nudge, nudge... say no more.

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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 - 3:12pm

dmax wrote:

See winter's post below.

Clearly this is true. Therefore it is hysterical. Hysterical, I tell you.

DaveInSaoMiguel

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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 - 3:07pm
dmax wrote: See winter's post below. Clearly this is true. Therefore it is hysterical. Hysterical, I tell you. Yep it is Being the antique car buff I am makes me the Cliff Clavin of old car facts..

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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 - 3:04pm

DaveInVA wrote:

Not to be out done Cadillac offered it in '41. It didn't trickle down to many of the lower priced cars much until the mid 50's as it was like a $750 option on a $1400 car. I've had both a '55 Chrysler Imperial and a '55 Olds Holiday with factory AC and in each case those things woild freeze you out of the car and I lived in AZ then.

See winter's post below.

Clearly this is true. Therefore it is hysterical. Hysterical, I tell you.

DaveInSaoMiguel

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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 - 2:53pm

dmax wrote:

That was actually part of the text of the joke which I removed so I wouldn't draw the ire of people looking to start a fight.

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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 - 2:47pm
Also that is not a factual story: the labels on the air-conditioning controls refer to fan speeds, not the names of inventors. Please, only jokes that are 100% factual in this thread. It's not funny if it's not true.

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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 - 2:42pm
hippiechick wrote: Not only that, but Ford was rabidly anti-Semitic, and I doubt he would pay a nickel to 4 Jewish brothers That was actually part of the text of the joke which I removed so I wouldn't draw the ire of people looking to start a fight.

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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 - 2:41pm
DaveInVA wrote: Good except to make it more accurate it needs to be changed to 1939 with John and William Packard. That was when the first commercially viable car ac came out . But, that's what it says!

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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 - 2:41pm
DaveInVA wrote: Good except to make it more accurate it needs to be changed to 1939 with John and William Packard. That was when the first commercially viable car ac came out . Not only that, but Ford was rabidly anti-Semitic, and I doubt he would pay a nickel to 4 Jewish brothers

DaveInSaoMiguel

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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 - 2:37pm

dmax wrote:

The Goldberg Brothers - The Inventors of the Automobile Air Conditioner

Here's a little factoid for automotive buffs or just to dazzle your friends.

The four Goldberg brothers, Lowell, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented and developed the first automobile air-conditioner. On July 17, 1946, the temperature in Detroit was 97 degrees.

The four brothers walked into old man Henry Ford's office and sweet-talked his secretary into telling him that four gentlemen were there with the most exciting innovation in the auto industry since the electric starter.

Henry was curious and invited them into his office. They refused and instead asked that he come out to the parking lot to their car.

They persuaded him to get into the car, which was about 130 degrees, turned on the air conditioner, and cooled the car off immediately.

The old man got very excited and invited them back to the office, where he offered them $3 million for the patent.

The brothers refused, saying they would settle for $2 million, but they wanted the recognition by having a label, 'The Goldberg Air-Conditioner,' on the dashboard of each car in which it was installed.

They haggled back and forth for about two hours and finally agreed on $4 million and that just their first names would be shown.

And so to this day, all Ford air conditioners show — Lo, Norm, Hi, and Max — on the controls.

Good except to make it more accurate it needs to be changed to 1939 with John and William Packard. That was when the first commercially viable car ac came out . {#Mrgreen}

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Posted: Aug 7, 2011 - 2:24pm

The Goldberg Brothers - The Inventors of the Automobile Air Conditioner

Here's a little factoid for automotive buffs or just to dazzle your friends.

The four Goldberg brothers, Lowell, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented and developed the first automobile air-conditioner. On July 17, 1939, the temperature in Detroit was 97 degrees.

The four brothers walked into old man John and William Packard's office and sweet-talked their secretary into telling them that four gentlemen were there with the most exciting innovation in the auto industry since the electric starter.

They were curious and invited them into the office. They refused and instead asked that they come out to the parking lot to their car.

They persuaded them to get into the car, which was about 130 degrees, turned on the air conditioner, and cooled the car off immediately.

The men got very excited and invited them back to the office, where they offered them $3 million for the patent.

They haggled back and forth for about two hours and finally agreed on $4 million and that just their first names would be shown.

And so to this day, all Ford air conditioners show — Lo, Norm, Hi, and Max — on the controls.

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Posted: Aug 6, 2011 - 8:13pm
Q. What's the definition of "perfect pitch?" A. When the banjo lands upright in the dumpster... on the accordion

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Posted: Aug 6, 2011 - 5:00pm
Manbird wrote: A Wee Scottish Tale. A golfer is cupping his hand to scoop water from a Highland burn on the St Andrews course. A groundskeeper shouts: "Dinnae drink tha water! Et's foo ae coo's shite an pish!" The golfer replies: "My Good fellow, I'm from England . Could you repeat that for me, in English!?" The keeper replies: "I said, use two hands - you'll spill less that way!"

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Posted: Aug 3, 2011 - 3:35pm
A Wee Scottish Tale. A golfer is cupping his hand to scoop water from a Highland burn on the St Andrews course. A groundskeeper shouts: "Dinnae drink tha water! Et's foo ae coo's shite an pish!" The golfer replies: "My Good fellow, I'm from England . Could you repeat that for me, in English!?" The keeper replies: "I said, use two hands - you'll spill less that way!"

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Posted: Jul 8, 2011 - 6:02pm
DaveInVA wrote: What do you call a row of rabbits hopping backwards? A receding hare line Brilliant!

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Posted: Jul 8, 2011 - 5:43pm
DaveInVA wrote: What do you call a row of rabbits hoping backwards? A receding hare line don't that beat all???

DaveInSaoMiguel

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Posted: Jul 8, 2011 - 4:57pm
What do you call a row of rabbits hopping backwards? A receding hare line

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Posted: Jul 8, 2011 - 4:51pm
what do you call a juggler without a girlfriend? Homeless...

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Posted: Jul 1, 2011 - 10:13am
justlistening wrote: An elderly man is stopped by the police around 1:00 A.M. He is asked where he is going at this time of night. The old man replies, "I am going to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the effects it has on the human body". The officer then asks, "Really? Who is giving that lecture at this time of night?" The man replies, "My wife."

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