Friday, March 17, 2006
This time, for the Men:
New Husband Store in NYC
Imagine a store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates.
You may visit the store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch: you may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.
On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 - These men have jobs.
The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids.
The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids, and are extremely good looking.
"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going. She goes to the fourth floor and sign reads: Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead good looking and help with the housework.
"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it! "Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads: Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead gorgeous, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads: Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. . Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.
A new Wives Store opened across the street.
The first floor has wives that love sex.
The second floor has wives that love sex and have money.
The third through sixth floors have never been visited.
'nuff said ???
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Thursday, February 09, 2006
THIS IS NOT PERFUME...IT IS ETHER
I got this email from a friend and found it very informative not only to women but also to men. Please read on so you’ll know:
It was about 3 weeks ago, I was at the Shell station getting diesel. It was about 11:30pm. 2 men and 2 women in a car approached me. The man that was driving asked me 'What kind of perfume do you wear?' I was a bit confused and I asked him 'Why?' He said 'We are selling some name brand perfumes, at cheap prices.' I said I had no money. He then reached out of the car and handed me paper that was laminated; it had many perfumes on it. I looked quickly at it and gave it back. I said, I have no money.
He said it is OK; we take cheques, cash or credit cards. Then the people in the car began to laugh. I just got in my car and said no thanks.
Then I received this e-mail yesterday and it sent chills up my spine.
Please read this. It is not joke. Here is the e-mail I was sent:
Dear Friends:
I know not all of you are women that I am sending this to, but I am hoping you will share this with your wives, daughters, mother, sisters, etc. Our world seems to be getting crazier by the day. Pipe bombs in mailboxes and sickos in parking lots with perfume. Be careful. I was approached yesterday afternoon around 13:30 pm in a car park by two males who asked what kind of perfume I was wearing. Then they asked if I'd like to sample some fabulous scent they were willing to sell me at a very reasonable rate I probably would have agreed had I not received an e-mail some weeks ago warning of a “Wanna smell this neat perfume? scam”. Someone walks up to you at the malls or in parking lots and asking you to SNIFF PERFUME that they are selling at a cheap price. THIS IS NOT PERFUME...IT IS ETHER! When you sniff it, you'll pass out. They'll take your wallet, your valuables And heaven knows what else. The men continued to stand between parked cars, I guess to wait for someoneelse to hit on. I stopped a lady going towards them, pointing at them and told her about how I was sent e-mail at work.
If it were not for this e-mail, I probably would have sniffed the 'perfume’ but thanks to the generosity of an e-mailing friend, I was spared whatever might have happened to me. I wanted to do the same for you.
PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR WOMEN FRIENDS AND PLEASE BE ALERT AND BE AWARE. IF YOU ARE A MAN AND RECEIVE THIS, PASS IT ON TO YOUR WOMEN FRIEND s
ATTY. AMY A. AVELLANO
56 Mabait St., Teachers' Village
Diliman, Quezon City1101
PHILIPPINES
Telephone: (632) 9287936
Mobile: +639209039901
Email: aaavellano@gmail.com
avdlaw@gmail.com
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Friday, June 03, 2005
Will the real Super Mango be super sweet?
The Real Philippine Mango came from Guimaras:
More and more Pinoys hearts are wounded upon learning that the most money-making mango in the USA today did not came, nor was it grown from the Philippines. It came from Mexico and to add injury to insult, it is branded as “Manila” Mango.
I heard from the news that the Philippine government plans to oppose Mexico's move to have "Manila mangoes" recognized as its product.
In a statement, the Philippines' Intellectual Property Office said Mexico's move would be misleading and would constitute "unfair competition."
"Our intellectual property rights are protected under Article 22 of the (Trade and Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement as a member of the World Trade Organization, and this includes goods that originate in our country," the Philippine patent office said.
Article 22 of the TRIPS Agreement allows WTO member-states to prevent the use of a place's name to identify a product that actually originates from another location.
So-called geographical indications such as "Manila mangoes" should therefore be reserved for mangoes that actually originate from the Philippines.
Mexico however is using the name "Manila mango" to designate a variety of the fruit grown in the state of Veracruz in Mexico. The seedlings of the fruit are said to have come from the Philippines and transported to Mexico during the pre-20th century Manila-Acapulco galleon trade.
"Mexico acknowledges that their Manila mango variety came from the Philippines. By using the name 'Manila mango,' the public can be misled as to the true origin of the fruit," the IPO said. In fact the best Mango in the world came from the exotic Guimaras Island, Ilo-ilo. Guimaras is home of the famous and the best export-quality mangoes in the Philippines. Mango plantations bearing their golden fruits are scattered in the island. Aside from mangoes, kalamansi and cashew nuts are also abundant.
To prevent similar incidents and promote homegrown products, the IPO plans to link with the Department of Trade and Industry in identifying and developing geographical indications that will become viable sources of income for the Philippines and generate national pride in local products.
So what can we do in our small ways?
1. Patronize our very own Philippine Mangos particularly Guimaras grown.
2. Encourage Mango consumers around the globe to look for Philippine “made” mangos.
3. Talk, write and spread the word that Phil. Mango is the best that’s why its priced higher.
Ato ni bai! What do you think?
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