The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. <\/i><\/p>\n
\u2014Psalm 9:17<\/i><\/p>\n
1741<\/b> First Turkish Auto Out of Gas<\/b><\/p>\n
Turkish President Cemal Gursel beamed with pride as he roared away from Ankara\u2019s parliament building in the first auto ever made in Turkey, with a chauffeur at the wheel. A scant 100 yards later, Gursel\u2019s smile froze as the engine coughed and died. They forgot to put gasoline in it. <\/p>\n
1742<\/b> Crucial Omissions In News Ad<\/b><\/p>\n
To Bill Gold, Washington Post<\/i> and Times Herald<\/i> columnist, came this announcement:<\/p>\n
The publicity chairman of the Fairlington Players resigned today, after finding that she had mimeographed and distributed 5000 flyers advertising their next production\u2014and omitted the name of the play, the date, the time and the place. <\/p>\n
\u2014Selected<\/p>\n
1743<\/b> Not Notifying The Cook<\/b><\/p>\n
In 1939, in Hitler\u2019s Germany, Alexander Kirk was in charge of the American embassy in Berlin, and George Kennan was his counselor. Although food shortages made it difficult, Kirk gave an enormous buffet lunch every Sunday. There were perhaps a hundred guests who had standing invitations and another hundred who were invited occasionally. <\/p>\n
One Saturday, Kirk called Kennan into his office and told him he\u2019d been ordered to Paris for consultation and wouldn\u2019t be able to give the usual Sunday lunch. \u201cPlease take the necessary steps to call it off,\u201d he said to Kennan. <\/p>\n
A few days later Kirk returned from Paris and called Kennan into his office. \u201cYou did a pretty good job canceling the Sunday lunch,\u201d he told Kennan. \u201cThere were only two people you forgot to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho were they?\u201d George asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe chief and the Japanese ambassador,\u201d Kirk replied. <\/p>\n
\u2014Charles W. Thayer<\/p>\n
1744<\/b> Forgetting His Pants<\/b><\/p>\n
Lima (UPI)\u2014Manuel Chavez Valderrama, who spent 32 years as a beggar in this city and planned to retire to his home town, decided to take a bath for the first time in many years. <\/p>\n
He took his pants off and when he was bathing in a public fountain, saw a thief take his pants with all his lifetime savings, some $18,000. <\/p>\n
1745<\/b> No Forwarding Address For Would-Be Millionaire<\/b><\/p>\n
Noel Borja of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines, would have been the youngest multi-millionaire on record in the Philippines\u2014all of P116 million. Unfortunately for him, the letter that informed him he was the sole heir of his grandfather\u2019s real estate and to appear within 30 days before his grandfather\u2019s executor found its way to the dead mail section of the Bureau of Post and the deadline of his appearance expired. He had transferred from his boarding house in Manila and failed to leave a forwarding address. <\/p>\n
1746<\/b> Silly Gem Story<\/b><\/p>\n
New York (AP)\u2014Manhattan\u2019s great jewel robbery started off at a smoothly professional pace, but later degenerated into comic cartoon silliness when the driver of the getaway car couldn\u2019t cope with its manual gear shift. As a result, the bandits had to abandon all $3,000,000 in loot. <\/p>\n
Shortly before 1 p. m., Friday, the bandits forced an unmarked AAA Jewelers Service station wagon to the curb. <\/p>\n
With precision, the six messengers were transferred into the panel truck and handcuffed. Four of the bandits piled into the truck and drove it about three blocks. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the fifth bandit\u2014one of those dressed as a policeman\u2014took over his assignment to drive the jewelry vehicle to some pre-determined spot where it could be looted at leisure. <\/p>\n
The getaway driver got only a little over a block in the station wagon. Time and again, he stalled. Finally, in desperation the driver appealed to the demolition workers who were tearing down old buildings on 49th Street. The workers instead helped themselves to the loot. The \u201cdriver\u201d fled. <\/p>\n
1747<\/b> Look Out<\/b><\/p>\n
There was a prudent man who brushed his teeth twice a day, wore rubbers in wet weather, did his daily dozen, slept with windows open, was careful with his diet, had a medical examination twice a year, never smoked, drank or indulged in any kind of excess. He was set to live to be one hundred years old. <\/p>\n
The funeral was held last Wednesday. He is survived by eighteen specialists, four health institutes, six gymnasiums and numerous manufacturers of health food and antiseptics. <\/p>\n
He forgot to look out for a train at a crossing. <\/p>\n
\u2014Robert G. Lee<\/p>\n
1748<\/b> One-in-Million Case<\/b><\/p>\n
R. C. Corder, the pilot of a private plane, radioed for \u201capproach landing\u201d instructions to the airport in Ontario, California. The Federal Aviation Agency Controller instructed Corder to drop from a safe altitude of 10,000 feet to 7,200 feet. Corder dropped altitude and crashed into a mountain near San Bernardino, California. Both he and his two passengers were killed. <\/p>\n
\u201cA one-in-a-million case of mistaken identity,\u201d FAA officials explained. \u201cThe controller mistook on his radar screen another plane for Corder\u2019s.\u201d The reason: Corder had failed to make a position report to another air controller along his route. <\/p>\n
1749<\/b> Twice Loser In Hydroplane<\/b><\/p>\n
The late dictator of Greece, General Metaxas, was once invited to try out a new flying-boat. He decided to pilot it himself and did so masterfully until the commander, his host, noticed that they were about to make a landing at an airport. <\/p>\n
\u201cExcuse me, Excellency, but it would be more suitable to come down on the sea as this is a hydroplane.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut of course,\u201d laughed the General, \u201cWhat am I thinking of!\u201d<\/p>\n
The General thereupon made a perfect landing on the water and turning to his host he remarked, \u201cI must compliment you on the task with which you drew my attention to the incredible blunder that I nearly made.\u201d<\/p>\n
Upon saying which, His Excellency opened the door and stepped out into the sea. <\/p>\n
1750<\/b> Enter Mark Twain\u2019s Necktie<\/b><\/p>\n
It is narrated of Mark Twain that once he went to call on Harriet Beecher Stowe, writer of Uncle Tom\u2019s Cabin<\/i>. Usually careless about his dress, he forgot about his necktie that day. On his return, Mrs. Clemons called his attention to this social blunder. <\/p>\n
A little later, Mrs. Stowe opened the door to find a messenger with a small package. Opening, she found a black silk necktie inside and a note: \u201cHere is a necktie. Take it out and look at it. I stayed half an hour this morning without this necktie. At the end of that time, will you kindly return it, as it is the only one I have. MARK TWAIN.\u201d<\/p>\n
1751<\/b> Badges Worn On Pants<\/b><\/p>\n
When too many men at an Ohio cement plant forgot their identification badges, a bright man in personnel had the badges made into belt buckles. He decided, after a careful research, that no matter how absent-minded a man is, he\u2019s pretty sure to remember his pants. <\/p>\n
\u2014Jason Burke<\/p>\n
1752<\/b> Victoria\u2019s Double Time Clock<\/b><\/p>\n
In Victoria, the ramshackle capital of the former British Crown Colony of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, the town clock, a silver-painted model of Big Ben, strikes the hour twice\u2014for the benefit of those who forgot to count the first time. <\/p>\n
\u2014Time<\/i><\/p>\n
1753<\/b> My Son! My Son! <\/b><\/p>\n
John Dewey was every bit as absent-minded as professors are supposed to be. He was walking across a college campus with a friend one day when a little boy came up and asked him for a nickel. Dewey gave him one, but afterward he said somewhat irritably to his friend, \u201cThe trouble with the boys in the city is that they\u2019re always asking you for money.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut isn\u2019t that your son?\u201d the friend asked. <\/p>\n
Dewey looked around. \u201cWhy, yes,\u201d he said, \u201cI guess it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Dialogue on John Dewey<\/p>\n
1754<\/b> Einstein Forgets Own Home<\/b><\/p>\n
One day after Einstein had moved to his home at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N. J., the telephone rang in the office of the Dean of the Princeton Graduate School. The voice at the other end inquired: \u201cMay I speak with Dean Eisenhart, please?\u201d Advised that my father was not in, the voice continued: \u201cPerhaps then you will tell me where Dr. Einstein lives.\u201d My father\u2019s secretary replied that she could not do this, since Dr. Einstein wished to have his privacy respected. The voice on the telephone dropped to a near whisper: \u201cPlease do not tell anybody, but I am Dr. Einstein. I am on my way home, and have forgotten where my house is!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Selected<\/p>\n
1755<\/b> Chairman Ran Out For Aspirin<\/b><\/p>\n
After an Ohio State University convocation, the chairman ran out for an aspirin and the audience fell down laughing. The story: A distinguished old judge was invited to speak. The decision was made without realizing that the judge was somewhat eccentric and growing senile. He plodded to the lecture and started reading his typescript in a high, cracked voice. <\/p>\n
When he got to the bottom of Page One, he turned the page and continued reading. It soon became apparent that the judge was again reading Page One. And as if that was not enough for the startled audience, the third page was Page One. Everyone now realized that the materials in the judge\u2019s hands were in triplicates. In all, seventeen pages were read three times over by the absent-minded old gentleman before he got off the platform. <\/p>\n
1756<\/b> Why Am I Here? <\/b><\/p>\n
A story about Dwight Morrow\u2019s notorious absent-mindedness: Getting off the train in New York, he hastened into the telegraph office and wired to his secretary: \u201cWhy am I in New York? What am I supposed to do?\u201d<\/p>\n
He received a prompt answer; that he was on his way to Princeton to deliver a lecture. <\/p>\n
1757<\/b> Japan\u2019s Meeting Of Forgetters<\/b><\/p>\n
There was once formed an association of people who were perfect in their forgetting of everything. Daiboya Gakuemon, whose turn it was to have the meeting at his house that month, sent out a circular letter which said: \u201cOn the 25th inst. a Meeting of Forgetters will be held at my house. Please attend without fail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gakuemon, so as not to forget the 25th himself, kept thinking of it all day long from morning to night, and when the 25th did come, for the sake of those who would assemble he said to his wife, \u201cYou must clean the house today because many people are coming.\u201d His wife cried out, \u201cWhat are you talking about? Today is the 26th!\u201d<\/p>\n
Not only Gakuemon, but all the rest of the members had forgotten. <\/p>\n
1758<\/b> Librarian And Souvenirs<\/b><\/p>\n
Miss Josephine Austen, librarian at Forest Park, Illinois, declares that her profession provides a unique opportunity for souvenir-collecting. Readers use unbelievable objects for bookmarks, and frequently forget to remove them before they turn in the volumes. Miss Austen\u2019s collection includes violent love letters, nail files, playing cards, bobby pins\u2014and most unexpected of all, a very, very thoroughly fried egg. <\/p>\n
1759<\/b> Jonathan Livingston Pigeon<\/b><\/p>\n
At the Rimrock Book Shop in Grand Junction, Colo., Jo Graham has been keeping track of how customers ask for the best-seller Jonathan Livingston Seagull<\/i>. So far she has had requests for: \u201cStanley Livingston, I Presume?\u201d \u201cGeorge Seagull,\u201d \u201cLivingston\u2019s Book on Seagulls,\u201d \u201cThe Seagull\u201d by Jonathan Livingston, \u201cJonathan Livingston Eagle,\u201d \u201cJonathan Livingston Penguin\u201d and \u201cJonathan Livingston Pigeon.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Publishers Weekly<\/i><\/p>\n
1760<\/b> \u201cStill President Of U. S.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
Jane Addams, the famous social worker and founder of Hull-House, told this story on herself. She met an old friend on a train one afternoon, and greeted her cordially, but simply couldn\u2019t remember her name. \u201cThe conversation is bound to give me a clue,\u201d she thought, but for a half-hour she got nowhere. Then the friend said, \u201cMy poor brother is working himself to death these days.\u201d Miss Adams felt that her moment had come. \u201cAh yes, your dear brother,\u201d she exclaimed. \u201cAnd what is he doing now?\u201d Her companion glared. \u201cHe is still President of the United States,\u201d she remarked coldly. <\/p>\n
1761<\/b> Crabs Got Too Near The Cook<\/b><\/p>\n
Six giant crabs, being flown from Alaska to aquariums in Manchester, Hamburg and London, were transferred by the airline that shipped them to the cold-storage room of the kitchens at Orly Airport in Paris. The crabs planned to spend the night, then fly out the next day. But no one told the chef of the crabs\u2019 continuing flight plans, and he served them up in crab salad a la facon du chef<\/i> to passengers in the terminal restaurant. <\/p>\n
\u2014The Insider\u2019s Newsletter<\/i><\/p>\n
1762<\/b> Mother, Daughter, Seatbelts<\/b><\/p>\n
A young woman who seemed to be recovering nicely from surgery was driven by her mother to the doctor\u2019s office for a checkup. The patient opened the door, started gingerly to get out, and suddenly fell back against the seat. \u201cNot as strong as I thought,\u201d she gasped. \u201cYou\u2019d better help me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alarmed, her mother rushed around to the other side of the car. \u201cEasy, now,\u201d she pleaded, \u201cLet\u2019s try it together.\u201d<\/p>\n
So they did. But it wasn\u2019t until the third try that they thought to unfasten the seat belt. <\/p>\n
\u2014Mrs. James C. Mims<\/p>\n
1763<\/b> What\u2019s What? <\/b><\/p>\n
Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton told of the harassed man who entered the office of a psychiatrist. <\/p>\n
\u201cDoctor, I can\u2019t remember a thing from one minute to the next.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSince when has this been going on?\u201d asked the psychiatrist. <\/p>\n
\u201cSince when has what been going on?\u201d<\/p>\n
See also:<\/b> Memory. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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