But when you understood what made the Spartan men strong, it was the Spartan women. Because the Spartan women at the age of nine gave up their male sons. And their male sons went into a training that was called the Agoge and they stayed in that training for the next eleven to twelve years. And when they were finally qualified, when they were finally ready to join the ranks for the Spartan army, it was not their father who gave them their cloak and shield. It was their mother who gave them their shield. And when the Spartan mother gave that young Spartan warrior his shield, she gave him this basic commandment: “Spartan, here is your shield. Come back bearing this shield or being borne upon it!”When Queen Gorgo, wife of King Leonidas, was questioned by the Persian emissary and she somewhat spoke out of turn to this Persian emissary, he tried to rebuke her. And she looked at him and said “Persian, beware, for it is Spartan women who raise Spartan men.”
20110425
Rep. Allen West Challenges Conservative Mothers
Mother's Day Essay Contest
In 150 words or less, tell the "funny/wonderful/touching things" your mother says or does that make her a standout.
Contest is for those 19 years old or younger. Stories to be e-mailed to the New York Post at mymomrocks@nypost.com or send snail mail to:
My Mom Rocks
Pulse, New York Post
1211 Sixth Ave.
New York, NY 10036
Please include your name, age and phone number.
The New York Post will run their favorite essays — and maybe even a photo of you and your mom! — on May 7, the day before Mother’s Day. They must hear from you no later than May 3 to meet the deadline.
Contest is for those 19 years old or younger. Stories to be e-mailed to the New York Post at mymomrocks@nypost.com or send snail mail to:
My Mom Rocks
Pulse, New York Post
1211 Sixth Ave.
New York, NY 10036
Please include your name, age and phone number.
The New York Post will run their favorite essays — and maybe even a photo of you and your mom! — on May 7, the day before Mother’s Day. They must hear from you no later than May 3 to meet the deadline.
20110424
20110405
True or false, some interesting trivia
1. Money isn't made out of paper. It's made out of cotton.
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
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| Whoops! Finland doesn't think we're dressed appropriately for ducks. |
1. Money isn't made out of paper. It's made out of cotton.
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
3. The dot over the letter "I" is called a "tittle".
4. A raisin dropped into a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. Susan Lucci is NOT the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
8. The 'spot' on 7-UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino.
9. On average,12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.
10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother & sister.
11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart & nervous system: a few ounces will kill a small-sized dog.
12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
13. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.
16. Upper & lower case letters are named that because....... In the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.
17. Leonardo DaVinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time, hence, multitasking was invented.
18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
19. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
20. The name Wendy was made up for the book, "Peter Pan"; there was never a recorded Wendy before!
21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver!
22. Leonardo DaVinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
24. The mask used by Mike Myers in the original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk's mask painted white.
25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know).
26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless).
27. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most-known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!
30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.
34. George Carlin said it best about Martha Stewart. "Boy, I feel a lot safer now that she's behind bars. OJ Simpson and Kobe Bryant are still walking around. Osama Bin Laden, too, but they take the ONE woman in America willing to cook, clean and work in the yard, and they haul her fanny off to jail."
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