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The Fishing Trip Four guys had been going to the same fishing trip for many years.
Two days before the group was going to leave, Dick's wife put her foot down and told him he wasn't going. Dick's buddies were very upset that he couldn’t go, but what could they do? Two days later the three men get to the camping site only to find Dick sitting there with a tent set up, firewood gathered, and dinner cooking on the fire.
MISINTERPRETATION... A man was in a pub last Saturday night and drank a few, when he noticed two very large women by the bar. They both had pretty strong accents, so he asked, "Hey, are you two ladies from Ireland?" One of them chirped saying, "It's Wales, you friggin' idiot!" So, he immediately apologized and said, "I'm sorry. Are you two whales from Ireland?" No one has seen him since...
"Wow Dick, how long you been here and how did you talk your wife into letting you go?" "Well, I've been here since yesterday evening. I was sitting in my chair and my wife came up behind me and put her hands over my eyes and said, 'Guess who?'" I pulled her hands off, and she was wearing a brand new nightie. She took my hand and pulled me to our bedroom. The room had candles and rose petals all over. On the bed she had handcuffs, and ropes! She told me to tie and cuff her to the bed, and I did. And then she said, "Now do whatever you want." SO HERE I AM!!! FACEBOOK.COM/WHATSUPXTRAMAGAZINE
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Glascott’s
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Ask The Wino... Wino: Jerome Tiddlywink Smells Like: Cat Piss Likes: Giving piggy back rides to strangers Dislikes: Jim Henson and the Muppet Movies Brenda the Realtor asks: The other day, I left for work leaving my husband in the house planted in front of the TV as usual. I hadn't driven more than a mile down the road when the engine took a crap. I walked back home to get his help and I found him in our bedroom with the neighbors' 19 year old daughter! When I confronted him, he broke down and admitted that he had been feeling depressed since he’d lost his job six months ago and promised he would end this affair immediately. What should I do, can you please help? Wino: A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of faults with the engine. Start by checking that there is no debris in the fuel line. If it's clear, check the vacuum pipes and hoses on the intake manifold and also check all grounding wires. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty. I suggest having your air filters cleaned or replaced. I hope this helps with your problem.
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Laura the Yoga Instructor asks: I desperately want to have another baby but my husband feels that one child is perfect for our family. I don't want to trick him into another baby, but I'll do whatever it takes to get what I want. Wino: I'm sorry to hear that you are a knifing wench willing to do whatever it takes, but I can probably help you out here. If you're truly as desperate as you say, I suggest you offer your husband a no strings attached three-way with you and the hot 20 year old teacher's aide at your son's pre-school in exchange for a sibling for your son. Make sure all the players know this is a one-time thing and that everyone is very drunk. If you're lucky, you'll black out and forget the whole thing. Kenny the Sports Columnist asks: I'm so upset with my twin brother and my girlfriend that I just don't know what to do! "Missy" and I have been going together since our sophomore year of high school and she's the only girl I've ever loved. We're both 20 now and recently we've been talking about marriage. I thought everything was fine but three days ago she told me that she and my brother "Keith" have been have been sleeping together the entire time. The two people I'm closest to in the world have betrayed me! What should I do?
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Wino: You've been burned and it is okay to be hurt and pissed off. Do you know what might help you feel better, though? Revenge Sex! That sleazy hoe needs to be taught a lesson that she’ll never forget. You're going to have to bang her mother like a Ponderosa dinner bell and major extra points if you can get her to walk in on it. As for your brother, you can almost count on the fact he will dump her sorry ass in a matter of a few weeks. Bros before hoes! CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE @ WWW.WHATSUPXTRA.COM
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$650 Million: the estimated loss of U.S. productivity because of people watching the Olympics at work, say economists quoted in Time.
Blue Light from Smartphones and Tablets Interrupts Sleep Americans have become so addicted to their smartphones and tablets that many sleep with them. Others keep the devices on the night table, where they can look at them or pick them up to check email or surf the Internet. The medical community is concerned, because the type of light produced by electronic screens can contribute to sleep loss. After using them or looking at them, it's very difďŹ cult to go back to sleep. Steven Lockley, a Harvard Medical School sleep researcher, says, "Blue light preferentially alerts the brain, suppresses melatonin, and shifts our body clock all at the same time. The closer you have a light source to the face, the more intense it is." Melatonin is a hormone that helps regulate sleep and is not produced during the day.
Inexpensive DNA Test Can Help You Get Personalized Medicine, Find Your Roots
Genetic test maker 23andMe is asking the Food and Drug Administration to approve its $299 personalized DNA test. It's a move that, if successful, could boost acceptance of the technology. The company is part of a new industry that will allow consumers to check their genetic codes for details about their ancestry and future health. Critics, however, say it's not enough to provide medical information without telling people how to handle it. "It's the next step for us to work with the FDA and actually say, this is clinically relevant information, and consumers should work with their physicians on what to do with it,� said CEO and cofounder Anne Wojcicki, married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. They have invested millions in the privately held company, which is based in Mountain View, Calif. The test, however, is available now, according to Time. Some things DNA testing can do: Predict illness: Disclose increased risk for more than 100 conditions, such as heart disease. Spot carrier traits: Discover whether you carry genes for inherited diseases such as Tay-Sachs, as well as recessive genes that predict eye color. Personalize medical treatments: Help your doctor estimate the effectiveness of various medicines so proper doses can be prescribed. Detect your origins: Find unknown relatives who share your genetic code, and tell your geographic origins.
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Recent Laws Spur Interest In Gun Safety Classes Last November, Wisconsin became the 49th state to allow people to carry concealed weapons. Illinois is now the only state to forbid the practice. A growing number of people, many of them women, are now acquiring guns for self protection, says Don Cates of Saint Louis University School of Law, an expert on the subject. Cates says women used to be told that owning a gun was a man thing. Now they are being told that they should be able to defend themselves. To accommodate the increased number of students in gun classes, the National Rie Association now has 155,000 trained instructors. Caroline Brewer of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence says carrying guns in public endangers more lives than it saves. At New York University, they say USA is actually at an all-time low for per-capita gun ownership at one in three. In the 1970s, it was one in two.
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Road House 66
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Genius Concept for New Grocery Store A while ago a new supermarket opened in Topeka Kansas offering an exciting new twist on promoting the merchandise. It has an automatic water mister to keep the produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the sound of distant thunder and the smell of fresh rain. When you pass the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and you experience the scent of fresh mowed hay. In the meat department there is the aroma of charcoal grilled steaks with onions. When you approach the egg case, you hear hens cluck and cackle, and the air is filled with the pleasing aroma of bacon and eggs frying. The bread department features the tantalizing smell of fresh baked bread and cookies. I don't buy toilet paper there anymore.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE
Dubai Builds World’s Highest Tennis Court in Burj al-Arab No other tennis court in the world has quite the view as the one at the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. Located more than 650 ft (200 m) above ground, the hotel’s grass helipad was converted into a 4500 sq ft (415 sq m) tennis court.
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Carol’s Pub
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Are You Smarter Than CHESTER “The Sock Monkey”? 1. Halloween originated as a South American holiday honoring the day of the dead, a Chinese holiday honoring ancestors, or a Celtic holiday celebrating the New Year? 2. People first begin dressing up in costumes for Halloween because they didn't want neighbors to know they were begging so they disguised themselves, they thought if they dressed as ghosts real ghosts would leave them alone, or they wanted to scare their neighbors for the fun of it? 3. True or False: Pumpkins only come in one color, orange. 4. If you have a fear of Halloween, you suffer from Hallophobia, Satanophobia, or Samhainophobia? 5. The most popular candy bar to pass out on Halloween is Snickers, Kit Kat, or Milky Way? 6. Candy manufacturers make 1 billion, 2 billion, or 3 billion each year from Halloween candy sales? 7. Which Peanuts character waits in the pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin? Was it Lucy, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, or Linus?
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8. Complete this superstition: If you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, you will see a big zit, your death, Bloody Mary, or your future spouse? 9. Musician Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Comedian Rob Schneider, or Actor Tom Cruise was born on Halloween? 10. A black cat was thought to be a former loved one, a witch, or a demon spirit, or your mother-in-laws twin from another life?
5. Snickers 6. 2 billion 7. Linus 8. Bloody Mary 9. Comedian Rob Schneider 10. A witch
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The New Waitress A tired trucker came into a truck stop cafe and placed his order. He said, "I want three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards." The brand new blonde waitress, not wanting to appear stupid, went to the kitchen and said to the cook, "This guy out there just ordered three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards. What does he think this place is an auto parts store?" "No," the cook said. "Three flat tires means three pancakes, a pair of headlights is two eggs sunny side up, and running boards are 2 slices of crisp bacon." "Oh, OK!" said the blonde. She thought about it for a moment and then spooned up a bowl of beans and gave it to the customer. The trucker asked, "What are the beans for, Blondie?"
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Pumpkin Gingerbread with Caramel Sauce Fall is in the air and it only seems natural to put on our aprons, fire up the oven, and begin the annual baking rituals that fill our homes with irresistible aromas that remind us that the holiday season is just around the corner. October is a perfect time to test out some new recipes to add to your traditional holiday menus that will dazzle your friends and families for years to come. This Pumpkin Gingerbread with Caramel Sauce is certain to delight your guests for many holiday seasons to come!
Gingerbread 2¼ cups all-purpose flour, ½ cup granulated sugar, ⅔ cup butter or margarine, ¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans, 1½ teaspoons ground ginger, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, ¾ cup buttermilk, ½ cup light molasses, ½ cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix), 1 egg
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1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix flour and granulated sugar. With pastry blender or fork, cut in ⅔ cup butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in pecans. Press 1¼ cups crumb mixture in bottom of ungreased 9-inch square pan. 2. To remaining crumb mixture, add all remaining gingerbread ingredients; mix well. Pour evenly over crumb crust in pan. 3. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 4. In medium saucepan, melt ½ cup butter. Stir in brown sugar and corn syrup and heat to boiling. Cook about 1 minute, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Stir in whipping cream; return to boiling. Remove from heat. Serve warm sauce over warm gingerbread. Top with ice cream; sprinkle with chopped pecans. Holiday Tip: Get a head start on holiday gift giving this season with this delightful buttery-crusted gingerbread and decadent caramel sauce. Give those gingerbread lovers on your list a surprise by baking this recipe in a decorative disposable pan with a lid, and pour the sauce into a pretty mason jar with a holiday ribbon! 773.288-9400
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Book Review
Masters of Management by Author Adrian Wooldridge
Modern and Decades-old Management Moves Are Told In 1996, longtime Economist journalists and editors John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge published The Witch Doctors, an explosive critique of management theory and its legions of followers. Now, Wooldridge gives us his more recent analysis in Masters of Management. Instead of criticizing management techniques as loose and undisciplined, he says they are a sign of the profession's vitality and openness to outside ideas. In spite of their intensive training, he says economists did an abysmal job of predicting the worst economic crisis since the Second World War. For all their sophistication, they are error-prone. Wooldridge soundly criticizes managers who got caught up in the reengineering trend. They cut costs, dumped workers, downsized operations, and came away with a cure that was often worse than the original problem. He also explores the current fad of social responsibility. He cites large corporations for huge spending to advertise their earth-friendly tactics, while their goal was to improve the bottom line. Part of this book focuses on the late Peter Drucker. It may be as important today as it was in 1959, when he coined the term "knowledge worker" and pondered how this new class of employee would fit into the corporation. Wall Street Journal reviewer Alan Murray says that, while it's not filled with really vital information, it's still a good read. Masters of Management by Author Adrian Wooldridge, Harper Business, 446 pages, $29.95.
Classic Communication A teacher noticed that a little boy at the back of the class was squirming around, scratching his crotch, and not paying attention. She went back to find out what was going on. He was quite embarrassed and whispered that he had just recently been circumcised and he was quite itchy.
The teacher told him to go down to the principal’s office. He was told to telephone his mother and ask her what he should do about it. He did and returned to his class. Suddenly, there was a commotion at the back of the room. She went back to investigate only to find him sitting at his desk with his private parts hanging out. "I thought I told you to call your mom!" she said. "I did," he said, "And she told me that if I could stick it out until lunchtime, she’d come and pick me up from school."
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Why We Should Celebrate Columbus Day
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On April 8 of 2012, we recognized the achievement of a great Renaissance explorer who founded the first permanent European settlement in the New World. The arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 marks the beginning of recorded history in the Americas. * Columbus Day celebrates the start of a cultural exchange between America and Europe. Millions of European immigrants brought their art, music, science, medicine, philosophy and religious principles to America. Their contributions have helped to shape the United States.
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* The day was first celebrated on October 12, 1792, when the New York Society of Tammany honored Christopher Columbus on the 300th anniversary of his first voyage. * The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 in honor of the 400th anniversary of Columbus' first voyage. In the same year, President Benjamin Harrison declared October 12 to be a legal holiday. * America has more monuments to Columbus than any nation in the world, according to the Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia. They include a Columbus statue in Providence, RI, cast by Frederic Auguste Bertholdi, who created the Statue of Liberty. The large statue of a standing and pointing Columbus is on a busy intersection in Providence. * The United States has a significant collection of Columbus memorabilia, including his desk, papers, and the cross he used to claim the New World for Spain. These are in the Columbus Chapel in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. * In 1971, Columbus Day became a federal holiday in all 50 states after Congress passed a law declaring the second Monday in October to be celebrated as Columbus Day, rather than October 12. These facts were compiled by The Order of the Sons of Italy in America, Washington, D.C. FACEBOOK.COM/WHATSUPXTRAMAGAZINE
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The Schnauzer
My wife found out that our dog (a Schnauzer) could hardly hear, so she took it to the veterinarian. The vet found that the problem was hair in the dog's ears. He cleaned both ears and the dog could then hear ďŹ ne.
The vet then proceeded to tell Andrea that, if she wanted to keep this from recurring, she should go to the store and get some "Nair" hair remover and rub it in the dog's ears once a month. Andrea went to the store and bought some "Nair" hair remover. At the register the pharmacist told her, "If you're going to use this under your arms, don't use deodorant for a few days." Andrea said, "I'm not using it under my arms." The pharmacist said, "If you're using it on your legs, don't use body lotion for a couple of days." Andrea replied, "I'm not using it on my legs either. If you must know, I'm using it on my Schnauzer." The pharmacist says, "Well, stay off your bicycle for about a week."
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Bar Stool Economics Suppose that every day, ten men go out for a beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1.00. The sixth would pay $3.00. The seventh would pay $7.00. The eighth would pay $12.00. The ninth would pay $18.00. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.00.
So that’s what they decided to do. The men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. “Since you are all such good customers, he said, I’m going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20.00.“ Drinks for the ten men now cost just $80.00. The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men – the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get there “fair share?” They realized that $ 20.00 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody’s share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man’s bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay! And so: The fifth man like the first four, now paid nothing ( 100% savings). The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33% savings). The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28% savings). The eighth now paid $9 instead of 12 (25% savings). The ninth now paid 14 instead of 18 (22% savings). The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings). Each of the six was better off than before! And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. “I only got a dollar out of the $20“ declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man, “but he got $10!” “Yeah, that’s right,” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!” “Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men in union. “ We didn’t I get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!” The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn’t have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill! And that, boys and girls, journalist and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
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For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible. A note from The Bar Economist
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Train Etiquette A mother was working in the kitchen, listening to her ďŹ ve-year-old son playing with his new electric train in the living room. She heard the train stop & her son saying, "All of you bastards who want off, get the hell off now, 'cause this is the last stop! And all of you bastards who are getting on get your ass in the train because we're going down the tracks." The horriďŹ ed mother went in and told her son, "We don't use that kind of language in this house. Now I want you to go to your room and stay there for two hours. When you come out, you may play with your train, but I want you to use nice language." Two hours later, the son came out of the bedroom and resumed playing with his train. Soon the train stopped and the mother heard her son say, "All passengers who are disembarking the train please remember to take all of your belongings with you. We thank you for travelling with us today and hope your trip was a pleasant one." She hears the little boy continue, "For those of you just boarding, we ask you to stow all of your hand luggage under your seat. Remember, there is no smoking on the train. We hope you will have a pleasant and relaxing journey with us today." As the mother began to smile, the child added, "For those of you who are pissed off about the TWO HOUR delay, please see the fat bitch in the kitchen." FACEBOOK.COM/WHATSUPXTRAMAGAZINE
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The Horse Carriage Drivers How do you define a waste of time? Is it distinguishable by a dollar amount? If I had made $55 driving the horses last night, would that have been a waste of my time? What if I had made $70? Would that have meant my night’s work was not in vain? No. I dare say, with the dollar amount that I have in mind, I can say that $55 or $70 would have been a waste of time on a Saturday night in October. But I was in the company of my company ilk, the only exception being Jerry Silk, who was denied working prime time and fined $100 for abandoning Jezebel during a downpour on Friday night. We umbrella-bearers, lined along the curb on Pearson Street standing in textbook fashion at our horses’ heads, saw little humor in Jerry standing under the Here’s Chicago! canopy, twenty feet from his horse. By Rob Christiansen
We drive those Indiana farm horses, those stomping, clomping, rocket to them, sock it to me, tourists-love-them horses. I’m sorry to put one over on you, but I’ve recovered since I got home from Burton’s at 4:30. I took two Excedrin and drank water, and slept for seven hours. I remember debriefing my horse and carriage, scraping Daisy’s dried sweat (salt) off her tack with a knife, brushing the lamb’s wool pads that separate her skin from where leather (“tack”) is heaviest or tightest against her body, and changing out of my tuxedo as fast as I could. Still, I was the last driver to arrive at Burton’s, but that was Daisy’s fault because she doesn’t exactly fly. Burton’s on N. Wells is our victory lap after giving the horses a run for the money, which we pull from our pockets in fives to the popular tunes. Jeannie, Cynthia, Mario, Victor, Stacey the Second City student actor and I are some of the free-spirited horse carriage drivers profoundly linked professionally. If anything should ever happen to one of us, we’d pray that he or she can sue someone, because we have no benefits. Eddie arrived last. I feel awkward socializing with Eddie. He gave Swede to Victor when the company’s star alpha male ran off on Labor Day weekend. Spooked by swirling debris on Mies van der Rohe Way behind Water Tower Place as I headed to the barn at one a.m., the petrified horse broke from the carriage and I fumbled his reins. It would have been embarrassing if I had Oprah in tow instead of a carriage driver groupie. I’d once given her an after-hours ride to The Hancock Center. The police found Swede, alive and well, standing in a gazebo near Oak Street Beach, and I was astronomically relieved.
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Jeannie and I had dined at the Chinese restaurant on Wells in June. She humorously asked me if I smoke after sex, and I told her that I never look. She laughed. She and Eddie are roommates, and at their breakfast table a few weeks later, Jeannie said that I “smoke after sex.” Eddie frowned because he hates cigarettes, Jeannie laughed, and I, the “King of Swede,” studied the cereal box. Long live the king. Mario disobediently “trotted his horse,” Miss Universe, on Inner LSD and she collapsed in late August. Miss Universe didn’t get up until Cynthia arrived and rubbed her legs with liniment. Cynthia is an equestrian and I assume she has bedside manner since Mario told me he’d thought Miss Universe was dying. Miss Universe rested and was walked sans carriage for several days and Eddie didn’t demote Mario since Miss Universe is as slow as Daisy. Eddie switched Mario to the dullest carriage, with hideously scratched wheels, instead. Ten nights ago, Cynthia’s (ahem) luxurious Brougham was cut off by a cab whose door got scratched by her wheel. “There’s insurance for accidents,” Eddie said by way of explanation, forgiving Cynthia, knowing that he, too, likes ‘dipping his pen in company ink.’ Stacey stars in a car commercial that mostly serves to glorify our trade. She coyly pets Babe’s nose and feeds her a carrot. There’s a car in the shot somewhere. Around three I met a woman who works 9-5. She was playing Sex Trivia. I asked her, “What percent of men smoke after sex?” and she laughed. We eventually live together while I begin life in insurance. I’ve added hindsight because years have passed since I wrote this entry. The weather, gloomy since Wednesday, adversely affected Jerry Silk on Friday. I arrived at North and LaSalle at noon. Jerry waited on the corner. He held an open umbrella and destroyed it when I gave him Eddie’s message. “I told Eddie last night we should go out later because of the forecast!” he said, displaying passion he usually reserves for his band, Seltaeb. “I’m not going out at four! I suggested five and Eddie insisted on one o’clock. I’m going home!” But Jerry, right-brained and lefthanded, changed his tune and eventually incurred his $100 fine, imposed by Eddie, basically for not having an umbrella. It would be ironic if it weren’t grossly unfair. The holiday tips we reaped every 27 minutes on the New Year’s Eve carousel got us to think we could quit driving the horses. We went on winter hiatus Jan. 2 and reunited three weeks later at Metro on N. Clark, where Jerry Silk’s backwards rendition of The Beatles’ song “Because” on his guitar sounded like “Für Elise.” Seltaeb is Beatles backwards, duh. None of us thought any of us actually dated anyone among us. We were fiercely independent, professionally linked and had no benefits unless we had a friend with benefits. I didn’t know that I would quit driving the horses in April to accept an insurance job “out of the rain” or, consequently, that I’d have to quit “smoking” beside Jeannie. CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE @ WWW.WHATSUPXTRA.COM
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The prize for luckiest NASCAR fan this year goes to baby Katie Arnold, who at only five pounds also wins the featherweight NASCAR Fan award. Katie was born in the parking lot of the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Friday and has been revving her engines ever since. She was born in their parking lot of the speedway and was later rushed to the hospital in a New Hampshire Motor Speedway ambulance. The prize? The track has given baby Katie and her folks free tickets to every single of their races every year for life. Shawna Arnold’s boyfriend was attempting to deliver mom to the hospital when the baby decided she couldn’t wait. So they pulled over into the parking lot and began to take matters into their own hands. Thankfully an EMT raced to the scene and within moments was able to take over.
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A History Lesson All the children are restless and the teacher decides to have an early dismissal. Teacher: "Whoever answers the questions I ask, first and correctly can leave early today." Little Johnny says to himself "Good, I want to get outta here. I'm smart and will answer the question." Teacher: "Who said ' Four Score and Seven Years Ago'?" Before Johnny can open his mouth, Susie says, "Abraham Lincoln." Teacher: "That's right Susie, you can go home." Johnny is mad that Susie answered the question first. Teacher: "Who said 'I Have a Dream'?" Before Johnny can open his mouth, Mary says, "Martin Luther King."
Teacher: "Who said 'Ask not, what your country can do for you'?" Before Johnny can open his mouth, Nancy says, "John F. Kennedy." Teacher: "That's right Nancy, you may also leave." Johnny is boiling mad that he has not been able to answer any of the questions. When the teacher turns her back Johnny says, "I wish these bitches would keep their mouths shut!" The teacher turns around: "Now who said that?" Johnny: "Tiger Woods. Can I go now?"
Teacher: "That's right Mary, you can go." Johnny is even madder than before.
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LIBRA: Have you noticed that starry-eyed person in your work or career? That means it's time to put on your rose-colored glasses so you can ignore it. It will pass. Focus on career expansion and creating more satisfying schedules. SCORPIO: Well, you have charisma and an insight into human nature that some people find fascinating, but you are rarely successful in your attempts to be tactful. SAGITTARIUS: At the time of the full moon on the 15th, you'll wonder whether to tell all or keep quiet about a situation. There's really no right or wrong way to play it. CAPRICORN: To achieve fulfillment, try flexibility, effective communication and settling into a situation that is balanced, including your needs as well as those of others. AQUARIUS: Authoritative words let people know how serious you are, but it's important not to be intimidating. Let the humanitarian side of your nature show through. PISCES: Though you possess business sense and ability, you are not the usual businessperson because of your idealistic nature. In some cases, however, idealism compliments your other talents.
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La La’s Love Letters Dear La La: My boyfriend is a bit of an exhibitionist and always wants to fool around in really public places. It sort of turns me on, but I don’t want to come across as sleazy. Have you ever had sex in a public place? Public Patty Dear Sleazy, I mean Patty: I have not outwardly had sex in front of the public people, but I have done it in a hide-away type of place, within a public setting. It can be very exhilarating to see what you can do, without getting caught. I think everyone should try something outside the bedroom. Of course, this is not an excuse to do your thing on other people’s property or possessions, or just be inconsiderate. For example, holding up the bathroom line at a club, while you are your partner get busy, is not only rude, but gross, since other people have to use the bathroom after you. If and when you’re open to the idea of giving it a shot, try something like going “off the path” on a hiking trail. Bonus points if you’re on a Niagara Falls or Grand Canyon tour. By Lauren Strec
Dear LaLa: I am dating the hottest chick in the world and love to pleasure her in every way possible. The only problem is whenever we start to “get going”; she demands that I turn the lights off. I adore her and would love nothing more than to see her beautiful body when we are making love. She has nothing to be insecure about, so what is going on? Com Ed Dear Com Ed: Do you let her know that you think, wait, KNOW, that she is “the hottest chick in the world?” Sometimes, people will take a small flaw, and turn it into something astronomical, because they see it everyday. Or, a small flaw can become a big complex if some superficial idiot made them feel bad about it, in the past. It’s also possible it can be something serious as a past case of sexual abuse. Whatever the root, you need to reverse those effects, by making her feel comfortable around you. Slowly. And don’t just make this an asskissing session with obvious comments about her looks. Start off by complimenting something quirky that she does. Maybe she snorts when she laughs; tell her it’s cute. Get her to accept her human self around you by letting her know that you appreciate her natural attributes. If she ever opens up and tells you what she doesn’t like about herself, counteract it by telling her that you like those things because it’s what makes her, HER. Dear LaLa: I started dating this guy about four months ago and really like him. We finally decided to take it to the bedroom about three weeks ago and all was good until one night he asked me to name his member. Now every time we fool around he wants me to call it by its name and talk to it in order to get him aroused. Is this just weird or what? Say My Name Dear Ms. Say My Name: I think a lot of guys name their members, most of it being in humor (makes me think of a scene from Anchorman), but I do think that it seems a bit uncommon that he needs it to get excited. But even if it is not be a common thing, it’s something that works for him, and we don’t need to judge. Do you feel uncomfortable doing it? Or do you like doing this for him? If the former, the relationship may not work, unless you can talk about the subject, without embarrassing or bruising his ego. If the
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October Eventss Halloween is a time where Chicagoans can come together and experience haunted houses, festive parties, costume parades, and much more. Even though Halloween is only one day, the Chicagoland area is filled with fun destinations all month long. Here are just a few of the many events and their websites to help you decide on which spectacular spooky affairs you and your friends should be attending this Halloween season. BOO!
Pumpkins in the Park 5K
Stockton Dr and LaSalle St (Lincoln Park South Field House), Chicago www.fleetfeetchicago.com The 13th annual Pumpkins in the Park 5K is Chicago's Official Halloween race for the whole family! 5K participants enjoy a winding course with 3 "Fear Zones" through beautiful Lincoln Park then celebrate at the post-race party featuring music, sponsor giveaways, Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale beer (for participants 21 and over), a Halloween-themed "Movie in the Park", a variety of food options and costume contests.
Spooky Seas at the Shedd Aquarium
1200 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago http://www.sheddaquarium.org/families.html The Shedd Aquarium's costume party and Halloween sleepover takes place October 28-29 starting at 6:30 p.m. on the 28th through 9 a.m. on the 29th. There is an option to do the "event only" portion, which is 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. on the 28th. Spooky Seas includes themed presentations, animal encounters, dinner, breakfast, live DJ, and costume party. Cost is $60 per person ($55 for Shedd members). "Event only" option is $25 person ($20 for Shedd members).
Haunted Halloween Tour
337 E Randolph, Chicago www.chicagosegways.com This Haunted Tour is the first of its kind! Our Ghoulish Guides will escort you to the most mysteriously haunted locations in Downtown Chicago and relate the stories of Chicago's haunted houses, ghosts and gangsters, disasters!
Chicagoween
www.chicagoween.us (for a list of events and participating parks!) Halloween is more than a day in Chicago; it's an entire season. The city, its parks, buildings and streets are decorated and filled with an array of activities for children and the child within you. The Chicago Park District offers many different pumpkin patches, haunted houses and scary theatre. Cultural institutions get into the fun and the city center, Daley Plaza, is transformed into a new destination.
CHARLES MASSACOIT’S VOODOO EXPERIMENT
3110 N. Sheffield, Chicago www.studio-be.org/voodoo-experiment Studio BE is excited to announce that it will produce a Haunted House Experience Charles Massacoits Voodoo Experiment, beginning in October. The 20 minute show will consist of voodoo themed demonstrations, a chilling shadow puppet show and conclude with a terrifying winding maze, certain to provide patrons with a spooky thrill. CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE @ WWW.WHATSUPXTRA.COM
s Disturbed
3809 N Broadway, Chicago, IL www.publicaccesstheatre.org A horrifying spectacle transposed from the beginning cantos of Dante's Inferno. Grotesque, trancelike performance and shocking special effects lead audiences through a nightmare world on a journey to the edge of hell. DISTURBED is going further than it's ever been.
Chicago Haunt Tour
www.chicagohaunttour.com Looking for the BEST way to see Chicago Haunted Attractions? Then check out The Chicago Haunt Tour! This year we are planning 3 weekends of terror where you and your friends will hang out with the rest of the crowd and get in the haunt mood at a Chicago North Side Restaurant/Bar and after some drinks and laughs we will be taking a luxury coach Party Bus to multiple locations each time. THESE ARE SOME OF CHICAGOLAND'S SCARIEST, MOST INTENSE HAUNTS. All are on several TOP 10 LISTS, including Haunted House Chicago's! This is for real fans of Haunted Attractions in Chicago and the surrounding areas.
Screams In the Park at Rosemont
9703 Bryn Mawr Ave, Rosemont www.screamsinthepark.com In 1895, Chicago Police unearthed horrific evidence of torture and multiple murders at the sprawling castle of H.H. Holmes. Masquerading under the guise of caring doctor and loving husband, Dr. Holmes was America’s first serial killer who designed his home solely for the torture and disposal of human bodies. Welcome to SCREAMS in the Park at Rosemont.
St. Pascal's Haunted House
6143 W Irving Park Road, Chicago www.scarypopcorn.com A haunted house located deep in the catacombs of a 100-yearold church. Cold, dark catacombs of the church will send chills and thrills down your spine.
Statesville Haunted Prison and City of the Dead
17250 S Weber Road, Crest Hill www.statesvillehauntedprison.com Come; let the prisoners Statesville Haunted Prison take you on a tour into the underbelly of this house of evil. You will find your way through these dark ancient walls, into thirty (30) of the prison’s maximum-security cells. In this darkness, you will encounter over 200 of the most dangerous monsters ever imprisoned.
Spirits on Sproat: The Gallery of the Dead
9028 S Sproat Ave, Oak Lawn www.welovehalloween.blogspot.com Come visit Spirits on Sproat: The Gallery of the Dead, featuring home-made replicas of your favorite scary movie characters and horror icons, plus several originals. Can you tell the stuffed dummies from the live dummies that are waiting to pop out and scare you? We dare you to try! FACEBOOK.COM/WHATSUPXTRAMAGAZINE
Frightmare Haunted House at Haunted Trails Family Entertainment Park 7759 S Harlem Ave, Burbank www.frightmare.org Frightmare Haunted House celebrates its 21st anniversary of providing Halloween "thrills and chills" to all those who dare enter "SCREAM SCENES CINEMA 3" - where YOU are the star in scenes from famous horror movies. Frightmare is a two-story, dark and scary maze that you must survive without becoming a "permanent" cast member of the Living Dead Players
Haunted Manor
40 Countryside Plaza, Countryside www.hauntedmanorcepyl.com It has been a while since mortals were allowed to walk the haunted halls of Haunted Manor. Resurrected from the ashes, the house is now occupied by ghostly apparitions and the undead searching for their eternity to end. They've been waiting! Do you have an extra soul to spare?
Brookfield Jaycees Haunted House
4315 Park Ave (Jaycee Ehlert Park), Brookfield www.brookfieldjaycees.com/hh This year the Brookfield Jaycees are having their 36th Annual Award Winning Haunted House. Come as a couple, come as a group. We are the scariest Haunted House in the area and we have the awards to prove it. Do you think you have what it takes to survive our ghoulish collection of monsters? We hope you do, but fair warning, you may NEVER be the same after experiencing our nightmarish house, and you may end up haunted for life!
Bridgeview's Haunted Hollow
7000 S. Harlem Avenue (Toyota Park), Bridgeview www.bridgeviewhauntedhouse.com We dare all to experience the depths of madness this once happy family circus has fallen to as the clowns have taken over the circus of the scarred! From the Carnival midway to the deepest recesses of the clown's minds, this Haunted Experience is definitely not for the faint of heart! DON'T COME ALONE; BRING FRIENDS as you experience "Carn-EVIL!" 2011 HauntedHouseChicago.com Official Top 13 Statesville Haunted Prison & City of the Dead in Crest Hill, IL Wisconsin Feargrounds in Waukesha, WI Realm of Terror Horror Experience in Round Lake Beach, IL Basement of the Dead in Aurora, IL Amhurst Asylum Haunted Attraction in Valparaiso, IN Asylum Xperiment in Villa Park, IL Niles Haunted House Scream Park in Niles, MI Lake Hills Haunted House in St. John, IN Fear Itself at Legend Park in Mishawaka, IN Spook Hollow & MC Manor in Marquette Heights, IL The Haunted Infirmary at Bartonville Insane Asylum in Bartonville, IL Dream Reapers Haunted House in Melrose Park, IL Fear City in Morton Grove, IL 773.288-9400
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