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A blonde walks into a bank in London and asks to see the manager. She says she's going to Hong Kong on business for two weeks and needs to borrow

Guys, you really should see the European prices before you complain.

They should, i've just paid

Horrible

Do you also win a lot of "SPOT THE DIFFERENCE" competitions in the Daily newspapers. Good photo's.

This is my solution for the UK, i was stopped in traffic, idleing, wasting fuel going nowhere surrounded by 50t trucks. These monsters should be made to go on night shift to move freight around the country, the only time trucks over 10t should be allowed on the motorways is between the times of 2230h until 0530h then they remove themselves. They would easy reach their destination on time, and every person who drive cars and works between the hours 0600h and 2000h would get to work on time with no traffic jams.

Lets split then into two groups, pay the truck drivers a bit more for the night shift hours and everybody would be happier travelling.

You guys are taking this far too seriously. Nonetheless, this will be my last post. Everything I'm about to type is true and if you don't care, than simply don't read or comment on it.

I am in fact 26 years old, and am college educated with a bachelors degree and two associates degrees. I only have those due to my father passing in 1985 which allowed my mother to set up a trust fund for my education. In any case, I am in no way self-made on the subject of schooling.

Fast forward to now. Someone said something along the lines of "If I were your manager I would fire you etc." Right. Of course. Ive been with company for 3 years now and have worked my way up to being the 19th highest producing insurance salesman in a company of roughly 1,200 people. I am indispensable and therefore my arrogance and attitude are tolerated. I am exceptionally good at what i do and do NOT overrate myself. I never use the term "help" or "care" when referring to a client. I feel it's degrading and just outright fake. I'm there to provide a professional service, make honest business sense (which I do), and make an income. Also of note is that I feel many people buy insurance from me only because they like me, something I've never been able to understand.

This year so far (yes, I know, its pointless to mention) I have made $82,000 in the first 6 months, and am on pace to make around 180-200K for the 2008 year. That is factual and evident of skill, although I understand there are certainly people with a higher income level than mine, I am in the top 2-3% and there is no disputing that.

I do not own a house. I am presently renting a luxury apartment and finishing a land deal near my parents house to start building a house within a year. Onto cars, someone said "I bet you drive cars that are financed so heavily you cannot afford them. Not so. I have a 2006 Corolla which is paid off (I did not pay in cash because my credit score was so high it did not save me enough money to validate the dropping of a large sum) and I also own a 1992 Lexus SC400 which I purchased at the age of 19. Neither car is truly extravagant.

Everything in this particular post is true. I'm not defending myself, simply filling a blank spot: That is who I am. I wish you all well in whatever you do, regardless of what any of you have said to me today.

Get a degree in manner's next . [censored].

silly twwaatte

STORY NUMBER ONE

Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.

Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was his lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.

To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the

money big , but also, Eddie got special dividends. For instance, he and

his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block.

Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him. Eddie did have one soft spot,however.

He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son had clothes, cars, and a good education. Nothing was withheld.

Price

was no object. And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he was. Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son; he couldn't pass on a good name or a good example.

One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done. He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and offer his son some semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great!

So, he testified. Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street . But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he could

ever pay. Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious

medallion, and a poem clipped from a magazine. The poem read:

The clock of life is wound but once,

And no man has the power

To tell just when the hands will stop

At late or early hour.

Now is the only time you own.

Live, love, toil with a will.

Place no faith in time.

For the clock may soon be still.

STORY NUMBER TWO

World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander Butch O'Hare. He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier

Lexington in the South Pacific. One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gage and realized

that someone had forgotten to top off his fuel tank. He would not have

enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship. His flight leader told him to return to the carrier. Reluctantly, he dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet.

As he was returning to the mother ship he saw something that turned his

blood cold: a squadron of Japanese aircraft were speeding their way toward the American fleet. The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron on and bring them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet

of the approaching danger.

There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the

fleet. Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the

formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he

charged in, attacking one surprised enemy plane and then another Butch wove in and out of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition was finally spent. Undaunted, he continued the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible and rendering them unfit to fly.

Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction.

Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the carrier. Upon arrival, he reported in and related the event surrounding

his return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the

tale. It showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet.

He had, in fact, destroyed five enemy aircraft.

This took place on February 20, 1942, and for that action Butch became the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the

Congressional Medal of Honor

A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29.

His home town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade, and today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of

this great man.

So, the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International, give some

thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor. It's located between Terminals 1 and 2.

SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER?

Butch O'Hare was "Easy Eddie's" son.

An elderly couple had been dating for some time and they finally decide

it's time for marriage.

Before the wedding, they went out to dinner and had a long conversation

regarding how their marriage might work.

They discussed finances, living arrangements and so on.

Finally the man decides it was time to broach the subject of their

physical relationship.

'How do you feel about sex?' he asked hopefully.

'Well' - she says, responding very carefully- 'I'd have to say I would

like it infrequently.'

The man sat quietly for a moment.

Then, looking over his glasses, he looked her in the eye & casually

asked, 'Is that one word or two?'

A Royal Navy veteran has been reunited with his watch, 67 years after he lost it during World War II

..... if only I had a time machine and could buy up a few

I have a time machine, but it's a Rep, so it could stop half way there.

Enough said.

If you talk about your new pants its ok.

What if there rep pants.

Thanks Pix, but this is what is said on there web site, no mention of chinese movements and this is what made me ask the question.

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They followed an ambitious plan to on one hand, offer watches to the broad public and on the other hand to offer reasonable prices whilst maintaining real quality. In 1892 thanks to Henry Ford they succeeded to develop an automated production first for pocket watches and later for wrist watches. Alongside the existing handcrafted production of Ingersoll watches an automated production of watches was established.

With high quality and precision, at the very reasonable price of 1 dollar (which was a days wages at the time) the so-called "Dollar-Watch" was born. The Dollar-Watch became so popular that about 1 million of these watches were produced. Even Theodore Roosevelt mentioned that during his hunting trip in Africa he was described as "the man from the country where Ingersoll was produced".

The succes of the "Dollar Watch" from then on also called the "Yankee" was amazing. The Ingersoll brothers had to adapt to increasing production and increasing production plants. Meanwhile, the product range had been expanded by some technical pioneering refinements. Also the production of the smallest pocket watch ever seen had begun.

In 1919 the Ingersoll brothers developed the first watch with the so called "night design", the "Radiolite" with luminoious dial.

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All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Anyone know why Ingersoll watches are so inexpensive considering all the different caliber movements. The build looks OK.

Explorer 1

The Pastor's Ass

The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won.

The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won again.

The local paper read:

PASTOR'S

ASS OUT FRONT.

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey in another race.

The next day, the local paper headline

read:

BISHOP

SCRATCHES

PASTOR'S

ASS.

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey.

The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.

The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the follo wing headline the next day:

NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.

The bishop fainted.

He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10.

The next day the paper read:

NUN

SELLS ASS FOR $10.

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild.

The next day the headlines read:

NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.

The bishop was buried the next day.

The moral of the story is . . . being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery . . even shorten your life.

So be yourself and enjoy life.

Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and you'll be a lot happier and live longer!

Have

a nice day

Im with V, it seems a good mid range and I still think it should be compulsory, might put off the idiot fraternity.

Admin comes up with an idea to pay monthly for this forum, Then somebody with too many brains in 1 head comes out with a statement again about IDIOTS. Where did you acquire all your knowledge, well as Max said in his last thread the attitude on this forum stinks. I was reading this and ready to vote on what i thought was fair, but forget it.

If your going just go, have fun, The Zigmeister has had more come backs than Tyson, on this forum. Every 3 to 4 months he leaves and comes back. He started this thread ( riding off into the sunset, 2 more posts since he said bye ) and still he can't relax just go away and have a rest with your partner come back when your ready. I like learning not modding. HAVE SOME FUN.

When we have statements like " YOU WILL RECEIVE CR4P, UNTIL YOU HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEALER" 45 days minimum being a member on here seems to be the rule "ADMIN", and i will accept this watch because we are ALL IDIOTS "quote BSHITESOCKS" yesterday, he didn't get my name right either, nothing is going to change. I thought this forum was here to help people not shout them down and close ranks when they have a valid reason to question the QC of the seller. It's our money what paid for our watches, and we should receive our items as described.

Regards, An Idiot

BEING A MOTHER...

After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to

Take another woman out to dinner and a movie.

She said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman

Loves you and would love to spend some time with you.'

* * *

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit

Was my MOTHER, who has been alone for 20 years,

But the demands of my work and my two boys had

Made it possible to visit her only occasionally.

* * *

That night I cal led to invite her to go out for

Dinner and a movie.

* * *

'What's wrong, aren't you well,' she asked?

* * *

My mother is the type of woman who suspects that

A late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.

* * *

'I thought it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,

' I responded. 'Just the two of us.'

She thought about it for a moment, and then

Said, 'I would like that very much.'

* * *

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick

Her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at

Her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be

Nervous about our date. She waited in the door. She had

Curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had

Worn to celebrate her last birthday on November 19th.

* * *

She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an

Angel's'. 'I told my friends that I was going to

Go out with my son, and they were impressed,' she

Said, as she got into that new white van. 'They can't

Wait to hear about our date'.

* * *

We went to a restaurant that, although not

Elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took

My arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat

Down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only

Read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted

My eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring

At me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. 'It was I

Who used to have to read the menu when you were

Small,' she said. 'Then it's time that you relax and

Let me return the favor,' I responded.

* * *

During the dinner, we had an agreeable

Conversation- -nothing extraordinary but catching up on

Recent events of each other's life. We talked so much

That we missed the movie.

* * *

As we arrived at her house later, she said, 'I'll

Go out with you again, but only if you let me

Invite you.' I agreed.

* * *

'How was your dinner date ?' asked my wife when

I got home. 'Very nice. Much more so than I could have

Imagined,' I answered.

* * *

A few days later, my mother died of a massive

Heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't

Have a chance to do anything for her.

* * *

Some time later, I received an envelope with a

Copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place

Mother and I had dined. An attached note said:

'I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I

Could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two

Plates - one for you and the other for your wife.

You will never know what that night meant for

Me. I love you, son.'

* * *

At that moment, I understood the importance

Of saying in time: 'I LOVE YOU' and to give our

Loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life

Is more important than your family. Give them the

Time they Des erve, because these things cannot be put

Off till 'some other time.'

* * *

Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get

Back to normal after you've had a baby.... Somebody

Doesn't know that once you're a mother, 'normal' is history.

* * *

Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by

Instinct . Somebody never took a three-year-old

Shopping.

* * *

Somebody said being a mother is boring ....somebody never rode in a car driven by a

Teenager with a driver's permit.

* * *

Somebody said if you're a 'good' mother,

Your child will 'turn out good'....

Somebody thinks a child comes with

Directions and a guarantee.

* * *

Somebody said you don't need an education to be

A mother.... Somebody never helped a fourth grader

With his math.

* * *

Somebody said you can 't love the s econd child as

Much as you love the first .... somebody doesn't

have two children.

* * *

Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother

is labor and delivery....

somebody never watched her 'baby' get on the bus

for the first day of kindergarten .

or on a plane headed for military 'boot camp.'

* * *

Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after

her child gets married....somebody doesn't know that

marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a

mother's heartstrings.

* * I love this xxxxxx*

Somebody said a mother's job is done when her

last child leaves home....somebody never had

grandchildr en.

* * *

Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so

you don't need to tell her.... somebody isn't a

mother.

Pass this along to all the 'mothers' in your life

and to everyone who ever had a mother. This

isn't just about being a mother; it's about

appreciating the people in your life while you have

them....no matter who that person is.

He as a face of a thousand foreskins, ugly b4stard, but good.

I have a Oris ( Nico Rosberg, Williams No 1971 ), and a Tag automatic 2000, the Oris wins.

Horrible

I would love that Orient Star with out the gold bezel

Go to roachman.com, they have about 30 Orient watches for sale including the subs.