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WWII wedding dress made from a life-saving parachutePosted on 5 December 2011by Chelsea Nichols 
From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.This is by far the coolest wedding dress I’ve ever heard of, made in 1947 from a nylon parachute which saved the groom’s life during WWII. (Now in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum). In 1944, an American B-29 pilot named Maj. Claude Hensinger was returning with his crew from a bombing raid over Yowata, Japan, when the plane’s engine caught fire. After using his parachute to safely jump from the doomed aircraft, the chute further helped him to survive by providing shelter until he was rescued. After returning home from war to Pennsylvania, he proposed to his girlfriend Ruth in 1947, and she used the life-saving parachute as material for her wedding dress. Modelled on a dress which appeared in Gone With The Wind, the skirt uses the original parachute strings, which Ruth pulled up in the front to create the train effect in the back. 
Maj. Claude and Ruth Hensinger on their wedding day in 1947. (Photo via South Whitehall Patch. Click on image to go to source.)That piece of chute fabric was the only thing between life and death for Claude, the only reason he was able to come home and marry Ruth. At a time when so many other young men did not return, this piece of material would have been worth more to the couple than all the finest silks and lace in the world. You couldn’t ask for a more fitting wedding dress fabric.The remarkable dress is now in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. 
From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
READ THIS AND TELL ME IF YOU STILL WANT TO GO ON A CRUISE?
We want everyone to speak English, but we better work on SPELLING too!
22 Misspelled Political Signs
Posted by Miss Cellania
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You guys know as well as anyone that my spelling is not perfect. However, when I have something spelled wrong, there’s always someone smarter around to call me on it pretty quickly. Then I correct it as soon as possible. Not everyone is as diligent, or else they are surrounded by people who don’t spell any better than they do. Or maybe they just don’t care enough to correct the mistake. I’ve been collecting these misspelled political signs from all over the web for quite some time now, but with the 9/12 march on Washington yesterday, my files are overflowing. I can’t vouch that every one is genuine, but at least the majority of them are real.
I love it, but I can’t spell it!
I had my doubts about this one, since the same word is misspelled twice, but it checks out.
When you have to explain what a word means, it could be because you garbled it.
Spelled that way, it looks like a foreign word, doesn’t it?
The classic. This guy will never fade away.
OK, as long as it’s offical.
And we don’t speak it too good, either!
It’s a difficult word. No way you could look it up.
Take two.
Take three. Still not gonna look it up! I’m fairly certain this one is a Photoshop job.
Give me a minute. I’ll figure it out.
This is English?
Yes, THAT’S what it’s all about!
I’m running out of mangled English jokes.
It’s a special day for our third-party citizens.
Considering how much we butcher our first language, it’s no wonder most of us can’t begin to tackle a second language.
Lest you think I am picking on right-wing protesters, I am including the left wing spelling abominations. Yes, this post has every misspelled political sign I have.
I hate to disagree with your equality theme, but some marriages are spelled better than others. Even if they are performed in a churh.
No pubic option? That doesn’t sound like any fun at all!
Fox News: Where you can get infromed.
You know, you can get arrested for vandaling.
I am pretty sure this was done on purpose, but of course I couldn’t leave it out!
Remember, you don’t have to be educated, or literate, or competent in order to vote in this democracy. But if you want to vote well, it helps to be infromed.
Your Cell Number is not Going Public
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7/22/2010
Have you gotten an email forwarded to you by one of your friends lately saying that one day very soon the list of all cell phone numbers is going to go public and you will be spammed by unwanted sales calls? Actually, it’s not going to happen.
There are some rumors that just will not die, and this is one of them. Since at least 2004 there’s been an email making the rounds that says that all cell phone numbers are about to go public and be released to telemarketers. According to the email, you will be spammed by sales calls (and they will go on your cell phone bill) unless you call a special number at the national Do Not Call (DNC) Registry to get your cell phone number blocked for the next 5 years.
So, what’s the real deal? Well, there is a national DNC Registry, and there’s no harm in registering your cell phone number on it, but there is NO national release of cell phone numbers scheduled or planned. According to the Web site snopes.com, this rumor started several years ago when some of the major wireless companies planned to create a 411 national directory. In the end, the directory never happened – but the rumor that it’s out there and telemarketers will soon have access to it just won’t go away.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has a special Web page http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2007/02/dnccellphones.shtm about this story-that-will-not-die. On it they say that:
Cell phone numbers are NOT being released to telemarketers, and you will NOT soon be getting telemarketing calls on your cell phone.
There is NO deadline to register your cell phone number with the DNC Registry.
Telemarketers are not allowed to use automated dialers to call cell phone numbers. Since that’s what most of them use, they wouldn’t be calling your cell phone number even if they had it.
There is only one DNC Registry. There is no separate one for cell phones. The DNC Registry registers both cell phones and land lines. You must call from the phone number that you want to register. If you register online, you must respond to a confirmation e-mail.
And, by the way, in 2007 the FTC got rid of the 5-year expiration date on DNC registries. So once your number’s registered, you won’t have to renew it.
To put your phone number in the DNC Registry, go to www.donotcall.gov or call toll-free, 1-888-382-1222. But there’s no need to panic if you don’t get around to it today.
01/26/2012
Scammers Pick Up the Phone in New Twist on BBB Phishing Scam
Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about a new twist in the ongoing BBB phishing scam. Consumers now are reporting receiving phone calls – in addition to emails – from scammers claiming to be from BBB.
01/23/2012
Watch Out for New Wave of Fake BBB.org Emails
Businesses and consumers across the country have been hit by an on-going email scam that appears to be from a bbb.org address. Now, a new wave of fake BBB emails is using a different strategy to scam recipients into downloading a virus.
01/11/2012
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It’s on Vashon Island, in Puget Sound, Washington State. It is real, not photoshopped. It is locally famous. Berkeley Breathed wove a story around this very bicycle in his delightful illustrated book “Red Ranger Came Calling”. It’s still a big mystery how the bike ended up there. It’s been there for decades. Trees do not grow upward from the base of the trunk, they grow from the tips of the topmost branches. Trunks expand outward, not upward, so that if, for example, someone carved a name at eye level on the bark, that name would stay at eye level for the life of the tree. Someone had to have climbed up there on a ladder or something to place the bike there, decades ago, probably in the late 1940′s or early 1950′s (NOT 1914). I’m fairly sure it was placed there as a practical joke. I suspect a small handful of locals may know the secret–but if so, it’s a carefully kept secret. There are many theories… Visitor Tips and News About Bicycle Eaten by Tree
Bicycle Eaten by Tree reports and tips from RoadsideAmerica.com visitors and Roadside America mobile tipsters. Some tips may not be verified.
Bicycle Eaten by Tree We stopped by the bike-eating tree today and it was still in good shape. There’s a park-and-ride across the street where you can park, then walk across the street. The tree is about 80 feet away down the trail. [P Plash, 08/09/2007]
Bicycle Eaten by Tree Photo of the Bicycle Eaten by Tree taken on July 15, 2006 with handle-bar/front-wheel assemblage reattached.Accessibility note: The short trail leading to the bike has a 1-2 foot rough ledge that may be difficult for elderly or handicapped visitors to climb. [Kev F, 07/23/2006]Bicycle Eaten by Tree “Aunt Vy’s” son Jim, a friend of Berkeley Breathed, has recently cleared out around the Bicycle Tree and repaired the bike. In addition, “Aunt Vy” has been given a copy of the “original” history of this fun Vashon legend by the woman who lived it and wrote it; copies are available at the Country Store and Gardens, across the street from the Bicycle Tree. [Vy Biel, 02/11/2006]
Bicycle Eaten By A Tree Bicycle being eaten by a tree. The bike has been vandalized. But it is still there, and quite a site to behold. [Phil Pasquini, 07/17/2005]Bicycle Eaten by Tree A great destination for families whose children have read Berkeley Breathed’s book,”Red Ranger Came Calling”. This is the actual tree, engulfing the vintage bicycle, which inspired the story. The handlebars were removed by a (former) island author (guess who?)and hidden away until the day a big-time movie producer buys the rights to produce a film based on the book. The “Aunt Vy” character in the book will autograph books if you visit her at her Country Store, across the street from the Bicycle Tree. You can’t miss the Country Store. The Red Ranger book is sold there if anyone needs a copy! [Lisa De Faccio, 09/20/2000]
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