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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Actor Peter Graves Found Dead At His Home In Pacific Palisades


Actor Peter Graves was found dead Sunday at his home in Pacific Palisades, according to law enforcement sources. Graves, who stared in "Mission: Impossible," "Airplane!" and Billy Wilder's "Stalag 17"--apparently died of natural causes, the sources said.

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Is Ireton’s Rental Policy A Sham?

Salisbury mayor Jim Ireton Today’s front page story in the Daily Times regarding Salisbury mayor Jim Ireton’s new “Slumlord of the Week” policy fails to answer several questions:

  1. Is this “policy” meant to accomplish anything?
  2. Why doesn’t Ireton actually do something to fulfill his campaign promise “to ‘close loopholes’ in the city's municipal codes and get crime out of neighborhoods”?

IF Ireton was actually doing something to close these loopholes and to actually enforce the spirit, as well as the letter, of the city’s zoning laws that would be one thing.  Instead, we have seen one woman loose her rental income because of zoning (last Sunday’s DT), but we’re not seeing any progress in taking care of the scores of non-conforming uses in the city.

Ireton isn’t pushing the issue in the appropriate forum – the city council – because he knows that the “council majority” of Gary Comegys, Louise Smith, and Shanie Shields are owned by the city’s slumlords.  Instead of exhibiting a backbone, my friend Jim is doing what liberals do best – making a show without accomplishing anything.

Does he really believe that a slumlord is going to be shamed?  It’s time for a little reality check Jimmy.

Because Ireton is unwilling to stand up to either the Barrie Comegys bloc on council or the bureaucracy within his own administration, Salisbury’s citizens are being forced to pay for Allan Webster’s six month paid vacation, watch city officials spend money that has not been appropriated, and now they are being given a “show” rather than real solutions to the rental problems that have faced Salisbury for years.

In just over a month, Ireton will present his first budget.  I am confident that it will include a sizable tax increase.  I can’t wait to see what kind of show Ireton will put on to justify that “policy” as well.

Jim needs to learn that the people who elected him expect solutions, not a “show”.  Jim needs to learn that voters want him to DO SOMETHING rather than just claim to “feel their pain”.

from Delmarva Dealings

NYT Execs Get Bonuses To Hire People Besides White Guys

Another fun fact from the New York Times's proxy: Senior executives can get an extra bonus for hiring minorities and women instead of white guys.

Don't believe it?

Let's go to the text:

The [Compensation] Committee also retained the discretion to increase or decrease the individual component of the total bonus paid to each executive by up to 10% based on the continuing development of a diverse work force, including the inclusion of diverse candidates in hiring processes and the demonstration of personal commitment to diversity through participation in diversity-related activities, such as mentoring and sponsorship of affinity groups.

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Another Maryland Fatality?


Black & Decker Co., - founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1910 by Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker - finalized its sale to Connecticut based Stanley works this week. This is the factory located on Calvert Street
The Black & Decker/Stanley merger is expected to result in loses of Maryland jobs as the merger seeks to improve earnings.
The Board meeting was held this past friday, March 12 and its meeting location had been shifted from its traditional location in Towson, MD to Virginia.
For more information about the planned merger finalization meetings

Excerpts From A Dog's Diary


8:00 am - Dog food! My favorite thing!
9:30 am - A car ride! My favorite thing!
9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favorite thing!
10:30 am - Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
12:00 pm - Lunch! My favorite thing!
1:00 pm - Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
3:00 pm - Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!
5:00 pm - Milk Bones! My favorite thing!
7:00 pm - Got to play ball! My favorite thing!
8:00 pm - Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!
11:00 pm - Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!


Excerpts from a Cat ' s Daily Diary

Day 983 of my captivity

My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets.

Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength.

The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape.

In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet.

Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a ' good little hunter ' I am.

There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of ' allergies. ' I must learn what this means and how to use it to my advantage.

Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow -- but at the top of the stairs.

I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches. The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released - and seems to be more than willing to return. He is obviously retarded.

The bird has got to be an informant. I observe him communicating with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so he is safe. For now.......

Was San Diego 'Runaway' Prius Faked? New Lawsuit

This is Toyota Fast Facts, an update on breaking news, our recent recalls and the work we are doing to make things right for our customers. Please feel free to share this information with family and friends. For additional information and breaking news, please visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.

1. Magazine Asks: "Was the San Diego 'Runaway' Prius Faked?" A story posted today on the U.S. News and World Reports' website says a number of questions are being raised about the actions of the San Diego driver who claimed his Prius accelerated out of control Monday. To read the full story, click here.

2. Orange County, CA, District Attorney Files Lawsuit Against Toyota Orange County, CA, district attorney Tony Rackacklas announced today he was filing a lawsuit against Toyota Motor Sales USA “to enjoin them from continuing to endanger the public through the sale of defective vehicles and deceptive business practices. In response, the company issued the following statement: “Toyota has not received the complaint and is not in a position to comment on pending litigation”

3. Unintended Acceleration Expert Provides His Perspective in the New York Times In a column in Wednesday’s New York Times, Richard Schmidt, professor emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles and the author of a well known study on unintended acceleration, provided his perspective on this issue in response to reports that the federal government may require brake override systems on new vehicles. Approaching the issue from a historical perspective, Prof. Schmidt noted: “From the mid-1980s until 2000, thousands of incidents of sudden acceleration were reported in all makes and models of cars (and buses, tractors and golf carts). Then, as now, the incidents were relatively rare among car crashes generally, but they were nevertheless frequent and dangerous enough to upset automakers, drivers and the news media. But when engineers examined these vehicles post-crash, they found nothing that could account for what the drivers had reported.”

To read the full column, click here

4. Congress Considers NHTSA Reforms at Capitol Hill Hearing Yesterday At a hearing before the House of Representatives’ Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee in Washington yesterday regarding oversight of NHTSA, lawmakers made it clear that they are considering plans to provide more money and authority to support the Agency’s efforts on recalls. The Detroit News also noted that members of Congress indicated that they are considering requiring electronic data recorders (EDRs) as well as brake override systems in new vehicles. (Toyota vehicles currently include EDRs and the company has announced that all models will include brake override systems by the end of this year.)

Discussing the Agency’s work on recalls, NHTSA Administrator David Strickland told the Subcommittee, “We have been a very active agency." The Detroit News noted that automakers regularly issue nearly 500 recalls per year. That is nearly 10 per week. In his remarks to the Subcommittee, Dave McCurdy, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, said that “The trend in recalls is for manufacturers to evaluate concerns sooner and respond quickly with voluntary initiatives when needed. Most recalls occur before there have been any fatalities, injuries or crashes which may be attributable to the defect being remedied.” He noted of auto recalls that “70 percent, were undertaken by manufacturers without any NHTSA involvement.”

To read more about the yesterday’s hearing, click here

5. Two Professors Say Satisfied Toyota Customers Protect the Brand Two Rice University management professors say in an op-ed piece in the Houston Chronicle that the media frenzy on Toyota has “focused on vivid yet highly unrepresentative events that ignore the most important constituents: Toyota’s current customers.” Vikas Mittal and Utpal Dholakia note that Toyota has a large base of unwavering loyal customers who “drive their Toyotas day in and day out and experience reliable and trouble-free performance.” That positive experience, accumulated over decades, “insulate” the brand from long-term damage. “When customers are highly satisfied and consistently so (and consistency in the key), they are prone to see the occasional performance lapse as an anomaly.” They go on to say Toyota has that “brand insulation effect” and can recover from its current difficulties.

To read the full column, click on the link below: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6909344.html


6. Toyota Didn’t Pay Stanford Professor for Unintended Acceleration Analysis In light of recent press reports, Toyota issued a statement Thursday making it clear the company didn’t compensate Stanford University professor Chris Gerdes for his analysis of unintended acceleration claims made by Southern Illinois University professor David Gilbert. News reports have implied that Toyota’s support of Stanford’s Center for Automotive Research may have influenced Gerdes’ analysis, which challenged Gilbert’s claims. Yet, Toyota is only one of many auto manufacturers that support the center. Toyota also supports other automotive programs, including the Division of Automotive Technology at Southern Illinois University, where Gilbert teaches. Such support is common in the auto industry and does not mean that independent professors will naturally side with corporate donors. To read the entire statement, click on: http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/toyota-update-regarding-dr-chris-155054.aspx.

Whale Washes Up On Shore In Ocean City

"I have received this pic from locals in ocean city that say this whale was washed up on shore on 7th street. . Quite impressive, but I don't have any other details."

When Debating A Liberal, Start With First Principles

There are only two rules you need to know when debating a liberal.


Rule Number One: You must define the debate in terms of First Principles, which is to say, you must be able to articulate those principles. (Read Essential Liberty for more.)


Conservatives subscribe to the fundamental doctrine of Essential Liberty as enumerated by our Founders in the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. We understand that individual responsibility is the foundation of a free society. We advocate for the restoration of constitutional limits on government and the judiciary. We promote free enterprise, national defense and traditional American values.


In short, conservatives endeavor to conserve Rule of Law as our guiding principle, and any legitimate policy debate must start there.


Liberals, on the other hand, subscribe to principles du jour; whatever solution feels best for the day's most popular, fashionable, or prominent cause célèbre.


In short, they believe that the feel-good solution (a.k.a. "rule of man") supersedes Rule of Law.
For the most part, today's liberals are a case study in hypocrisy, the antithesis of the once noble Democrat Party, the party of Thomas Jefferson.


Liberals speak of unity, but they incessantly foment disunity, appealing to the worst in human nature by dividing Americans into constituent dependencies. They speak of freedom of thought -- except when your thought doesn't comport with theirs. They assert First Amendment rights -- except when it comes to religion or speech that doesn't agree with theirs. They promote tolerance -- except while practicing intolerance and seeking to silence dissenters.


Liberals deride moral clarity because they can't survive its scrutiny. They protest for the preservation of natural order while advocating homosexuality. They denounce capital punishment for the most heinous of criminals while ardently supporting the killing of the most helpless and innocent among us -- the unborn, the infirm and the aged.


Liberals loathe individual responsibility and advocate statism. They eschew private initiative and enterprise while promoting all manner of government control and regulation.
Now, I'm not suggesting that everything liberals believe or support is wrong, but their underlying philosophical doctrine surely undermines our "unalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," as established by "the laws of nature and nature's God."


As Ronald Reagan observed, "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so."


Thus, don't be snookered into defending or denouncing the merits of any issue as framed in liberal terms. Such deliberations are rarely resolved and tend to end in gridlock, or worse, deadlock. (If congressional Republicans really want to end gridlock, they too need to control the debate in terms of First Principles.)


One means of taking control of a debate is to inquire whether an opponent has ever taken an oath to "support and defend" our Constitution. (If you have not, or wish to reaffirm your oath, then we invite you to do so by registering with The Essential Liberty Project.


If your opponent answers "yes," then inquire as to which constitution -- the one upon which our nation was founded, or the so-called "living constitution" adulterated by generations of legislative and judicial diktat.


Of course, you must be prepared to explain the difference -- to explain that only one of these constitutions exists in written form, while the other is a mere fabrication. This can be best accomplished by presenting your copy of the Essential Liberty Guide.


Another means of framing the debate is to ask your opponent to articulate the difference between constitutional Rule of Law and the rule of men. Again, you must be prepared to explain the difference.


You may also start by asking your opponent what "liberal" means. Most liberals will define "liberal" in terms of the issues they support, so ask your opponent if those issues comport with our Constitution.


Once you've framed the debate in terms of First Principles, give your liberal opponent a recess, and a copy of the Essential Liberty Guide.


Principled liberals (admittedly an oxymoron) will remain satisfied that what they feel is equivalent to, or even supersedes, Rule of Law. These poor souls are on their way to becoming über liberals, or Leftists, and are probably beyond any logical redemption.


But if you use your Essential Liberty Guide as an education tool rather than a hammer, some liberals may actually start to come around, and this conversion should be your primary objective.


Further, if confronted by your opponent with a challenge to provide a constitutional defense for some Republican legislation, don't bite. Most Republican legislation, though it may be more in line with our Constitution, rarely comports with the plain language of Rule of Law. Don't let your opponent frame you as a hypocrite. Remember: You are, first and foremost, a constitutional conservative, not a tool of any political party.


Alas, selective interpretation of our Constitution has expanded its meaning beyond any semblance of its original intent, and it will take time and discipline to contract its meaning through due process to restore its original intent.


Finally...


Rule Number Two: You must distinguish between liberals and Leftists. The former subscribe to a plethora of contemporaneous solutions, while the latter are bona fide "useful idiots," those Western apologists for socialist political and economic agendas that terminate with the institution of Marxist-Leninist-Maoist collectivism masquerading as regulation and taxation.


When it comes to debating Leftists, the outcome is utterly dependent on who has superior firepower.

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Pampered Chef Basket Bingo


Obamacare's Procedural Fraud On The American People

The Heritage Foundation
Obamacare’s Procedural Fraud on the American People
Posted March 10th, 2010 at 11:33am in Health Care with 37 comments Print This Post

The Health Care Nuclear Option is still the stated plan to get Obamacare to the President’s desk.

The latest wrinkle is designed to allow pro-life Democrats to vote for the Senate’s taxpayer funded abortion language while still claiming they never voted for taxpayer funded abortions. Don’t be fooled.


First, let’s be clear that the Senate bill allows tax dollars to be used for abortions. According to Chuck Donovan of The Heritage Foundation, the Senate passed Obamacare bill funds abortion in several ways, even creating an appropriation for Community Health Centers that contains no restriction on abortion subsidies. If the Senate version of Obamacare is passed by the House and sent to the President, then the House has consented to the federal funding of abortion.


House members have come up with a unique way to structure a vote that attempts to avoid the House voting on legislation before it goes to the president. First, the House Budget Committee will report out a reconciliation bill. It is unclear as to whether the Stupak Amendment will be added. This reconciliation measure would be reported for consideration by the House of Representatives as a whole.


Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) would then package the Senate passed Obamacare bill and the House reconciliation measure into one measure. The House rules committee will report out a rule that will allow the Senate passed Obamacare bill to pass the House without a vote. The rule will be self-executing in the sense that the House will have been deemed to pass the Senate Obamacare bill if the House can muster the votes to pass the reconciliation measure. The House has used this procedure in the past during a debate on funding the Global War on Terror and in passing debt limit increases under the “Gephardt Rule.”


There is a constitutional issue raised by this procedure. Article 1, Section 7, of the Constitution states in part “Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the President of the United States.” If the House does not vote on a bill, is it considered to “have passed the House of Representatives?” Don’t expect the Supreme Court to take up this case, because this is in the realm of a political issue that the Courts tend to want resolved by the House and Senate through the democratic process.

It is a Constitutional concern and should be discussed by all Americans. If any member of Congress claims to have not voted for the pro-abortion Senate passed bill, one can point to this provision in the Constitution to argue the opposite.


Procedurally, this would happen in the following order. The House Rules Committee would approve this self-executing rule. The House would vote on the rule that allows this scenario.

Then the House will vote on the reconciliation measure. Upon passage of the reconciliation measure the Senate Obamacare bill will be deemed to have passed the House and the reconciliation measure will be sent to the Senate. This so called “Deeming Resolution” is a trick that allows the House to pass a bill they never voted upon. Therefore, the real vote on the pro-abortion Senate passed bill will be the vote on the rule to allow this scenario to roll out on the House floor.


One provision that may make the rule is a provision that does not allow the House to report the Senate passed Obamacare bill to the President until the Senate passes a reconciliation bill. Bills are enrolled before being sent to the President for his signature and the House can prevent the enrollment and delivery of Obamacare to the President until the Senate completes work on the reconciliation measure. Sound complicated? Yes and it is supposed to so the American people can’t understand that the House is on the verge of passing an unpopular Obamacare bill, yet they are reserving the right to claim that they did not vote for the Senate passed bill.


If the liberals in the House can pull off this trick, this would have allowed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to have secretly written the version of Obamacare going to the President’s desk. Do you remember Harry Reid and the Chamber of Secrets? Reid merged, without any official proceedings, the Senate HELP and Senate Finance Committee versions of Obamacare, with his personal additions to the bill including a Public Option with an opt out for states, in closed door meetings with political elites. Basically, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, OMB Director Peter Orszag, Senators Harry Reid (D-NV), Max Baucus (D-MT), Chris Dodd (D-CT) and a few other liberal Senators have rewritten health care law in secret closed door meetings.


After those meeting the Senate moved to proceed to this bill, without any hearings or opportunity for public review. During debate in the Senate, Senator Harry Reid crafted a manager’s package of amendments and added the Cornhusker Kickback for Nebraska, a Louisiana Purchase and a Gator-Aid earmark. Now the House is preparing to pass this bill without a vote. The American people should demand that Congress start over. This secretive and non-transparent procedure is not way to force through Obamacare.

Tyranny

Joe,

I got this e-mail from an anonymous sender. It appears to suggest (from the comments attached) that the video shows how our next revolution against tyranny will start in little towns all across the country. Kinda funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdU8_AWJ1b8&feature=player_embedded

MIKULSKI To Be Honored By Senate Colleagues

Maryland U.S. Senator & Democratic Candidate for Re-Election MIKULSKI to be Honored by Senate Colleagues

Baltimore, Maryland
– Joined by her female colleagues in the Unites States Senate, Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski will be honored for her long-standing commitment to her work and her steadfast approach to improving the quality of life of all Americans. The reception, taking place on March 15 at 7 PM, will be held at the Hilton Baltimore on West Pratt Street in downtown Baltimore.

Mikulski considered, the “Dean of the Women” of the U.S. Senate, is currently running for re-election. She was first elected in 1986 – becoming the first woman Democratic Senator elected in her own right.

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WHAT:

Reception for U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), honored by:

The Honorable Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
The Honorable Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
The Honorable Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
The Honorable Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
The Honorable Kay Hagan (D-NC)
The Honorable Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
The Honorable Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
The Honorable Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
The Honorable Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
The Honorable Patty Murray (D-WA)
The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

WHERE:

Hilton Baltimore
401 West Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

WHEN:

Monday, March 15, 2010 at 7 PM EST

Key Toyota Safety News


March 9, 2010 - The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announces that the 2010 Lexus HS250 and 2010 4Runner earn GOOD ratings for frontal crash protection

March 1, 2010 - The 2010 Scion xB & 2010 Corolla earn the TOP SAFETY PICK award. To qualify for TOP SAFETY PICK, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of GOOD in the Institute's front, side, rollover and rear impact test and be equipped with electronic stability control. These two models are the first Toyota models to earn TOP SAFETY PICK since the institute tightened the criteria to win by adding the new rollover test for 2010. To earn a good rollover rating, a roof has to support the equivalent of 4 times the vehicles weight compared with the current standard of 1.5. In the Institute's test, the xB's roof withstood a force equal to 6.8 times the car's weight. the Corolla's roof supported 5.1 times the cars weight.

February 23, 2010 - The 2011 Sienna earns GOOD ratings for both front and side impact crash protection.

January 29, 2010 - IIHS announces, Toyota modified the 2010 Tundra's frontal airbags and safety belts and added knee airbags for the driver and front passenger to retain the GOOD rating it earned for frontal protection for 2007-09 models. This large pickup had previously earned GOOD ratings for side and rear protection, too.

February 10, 2010 - Intellichoice announced the winners of its annual "Best Overall Value of the Year" awards for 2010. These awards identify best-in-class vehicles that deliver outstanding value and lower than expected cost over time. Intellichoice.com identified winners in 31 vehicles classes, with nine overall category winners. Toyota took top honors in 5 of the eight overall categories and 11 of the 31 vehicle classes. Here's how they describe Toyota's performance:

Recalls hurt Toyota image, but not Toyota value. Toyota and Lexus badges took five of the eight overall rankings for cars and trucks, and 11 of 31 total vehicle segments, once again giving Toyota the highest number of winners. "In light of the current recalls we re-evaluated the data factoring in a potential drop in desirability, and 16 Toyota vehicles were still value leaders in their class, " said Charlie Vogelheim (Executive Editor of Intellichoice.com). "Specifically, we analyzed the long term impact on resale values and ownership costs of vehicles that had been subject to well publicized recalls in the past. And what we found is that while the vehicles take a short term hit, over a typical ownership period the changes are barely measurable, and fall within the range of fluctuations one typically sees in retained value over time. Also, given Toyota's history of strong long-term resale values, we expect these cars continue to recapture competitive to above average retained value at resale time. Toyota has built up a significant level of goodwill among the consumer over the past 20 years. Given that Toyota and Lexus vehicles excel in every facet of cost of ownership, they managed to lead the pack again this year, despite the issues created the recalls."

Library Board Propoal Press Release

Just for clarity, The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee and Board of Directors has discussed the issue of the location of a new library, but have not yet reached a consensus on any location within or outside of the downtown area.

Bradley A. Bellacicco
Executive Director
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce

Congressional Panel Says GMAC Has No Business Plan, Suggests Break Up

One idea is to move auto finance back to General Motors

WASHINGTON -- GMAC Inc.
still has no business plan even after receiving a $17.2 billion investment from the government, and the Treasury Department has been lax in making sure that the bank repays taxpayers, a congressional panel said (Thursday). "The panel is deeply concerned that Treasury has not required GMAC to lay out a clear path to viability or a strategy for fully repaying taxpayers," said the Congressional Oversight Panel, which was created to oversee Treasury's spending of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds. Treasury should consider the possibility of breaking up GMAC and merging its auto-finance unit back into General Motors Co., the panel said in a statement. "We appreciate the panel's responsibility to analyze history; however, GMAC's management team is focused on the future," GMAC said in a statement. "That includes continuing to provide the highest level of service to auto dealers and consumers in support of our auto partners, returning GMAC to a high level of profitability, and repaying the U.S. Treasury."

Read more from Automotive News.

Herb's Winky......

Herb decided to propose to Sandy, but prior to her acceptance Sandy felt she had to confess to her man about her childhood illness. She informed Herb that she suffered a disease that left her breasts at the maturity of a 12 year old.

He stated that it was OK because he loved her sooo much. However, Herb felt this was also the time for him to open up and admit that he had a deformity too.

HERB'S WINKY....
Herb looked Sandy in the eyes and said, 'I too have a problem. My winky is the same size as an infant and I hope you can deal with that once we are married.'

She said, 'Yes, I will marry you and learn to live with your infant size winky.'

Sandy and Herb got married and they could not wait for the honeymoon. Herb whisked Sandy off to their hotel suite and they started touching, teasing, and holding one another.

As Sandy put her hands in Herb's pants, she began to scream and ran out of the room! Herb ran after her to find out what was wrong.

She said, 'You told me your winky was the size of an infant!'

'Yes, it is ... 7 pounds, 8 ounces, 19 inches long