Chris Knight's Blog (26)

This was sent to me in an email, and I thought I'd share it with any Quebecers in Changchun friends.

We didn’t come to China



Downtown David’s turkey feast

Best Thanksgiving in the East

Hulan's dancing, holy smoke!

Dutch Martin cracks a joke



John is running Quiz Night

Anthony’s new disco bike

Derek serves a Dong Bei snack

Ellie loves Mahatma Jack



Burns does the Gangnam style

Spring lasts a little while

Any ideas? give me…

Ok, Ladies and gentlemen, this is an experiment. I plan to make a giant chalkboard, with the above phrase, "Before I die, I want to ... ", and people have to fill in the blank. I want to try it here first.  So ... fill in the blank ...

"Before I die, I want to __________________________"

Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit the Earth, was guided by two instincts: overcoming fear and quenching his insatiable curiosity. He pioneered his way into the heights of space and the depths of the ocean floor.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/american-astronaut-scott-carpenter-dies-at-88-1.1492605#ixzz2hMpx6g1y

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/10/travel/best-fish-and-chips/index.html?hpt=hp_c6

"Finding superlative examples of Britain's national dish isn't as easy as tracking down great cheese in Paris or sublime sushi in Japan.



Serving originally as cheap and filling fodder for the country's burgeoning 19th-century working class, most of the 250 million portions of fish and chips…

I could not stop laughing.

Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division

Fbi Headquarters In Washington, D.C.

Federal Bureau Of Investigation

J. Edgar Hoover Building

935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001 Website: www.fbi.gov





Attention, this is the final warning you are going to receive from me do you get me?



I hope youre understand how many times this message has been sent to you?.…

Country Music star George Jones. 1931 - 2013

http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/country-music-superstar-george-jones-dead-at-81-1.1255087

EMPLOYEE NOTICE

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Due to the current financial situation caused by the slowdown in the economy, the Government has decided to implement a scheme to put workers of 50 years of age and above on early, mandatory retirement, thus creating jobs and reducing unemployment.



This scheme will be known as RAPE (Retire Aged People Early).



Persons selected to be RAPED can apply to the Government to be considered for the SHAFT…

Jonathan Winters. Dead at 87. May he Rest In Peace.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/groundbreaking-comic-jonathan-winters-dies-at-87-1.1235364

Stompin' Tom Connors ... Canadian Icon ... Dead at 77.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/stompin-tom-connors-dies-at-77-1.1185264

Christmas is a special time, and we should remember more than just family and friends this holiday season. Please share this with a veteran you know.

A Different Christmas Poem

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim…

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/29/world/gallery/people-we-lost/index.html?hpt=hp_c4

http://www.spaceweather.com/

British astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore died on Dec. 9, 2012, at the age of 89. Knighted for his dedication to astronomy outreach, the monocled host of BBC's The Sky at Night inspired millions of lay people to look at the sky and a fair number of children to grow up to be professional scientists. RIP to a great astronomer.

I remember watching him on PBS as a kid.

(CNN) -- Actor Larry Hagman, who created one of television's iconic villains with the treacherous J.R. Ewing of "Dallas," died Friday, according to a family statement. He was 81.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/24/us/larry-hagman-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

 Between the crosses, row on row,

 That mark our place; and in the sky

 The larks, still bravely singing, fly

 Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

 We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset…

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-gets-new-more-costly-computer-chip-passports-1.1011867

All I can say is ... you have GOT to be kidding!!

I have to renew mine in early 2013. I'm looking at 1000 RMB to go to Beijing, 800 for the hotel, a 1000 to come back to Changchun, 1600 RMB for the 10-year passport, and another 2800 to make the trip 10 days later to pick it up.…

A sad day for the music world ...

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/26/showbiz/andy-williams-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Somewhere, in a big country, located between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, a person wondered, to a bunch of other people, of journalistic persuasion, who had  microphones and notepads, for reporting what may possibly be of journalistic importance to the masses ... "Why is it that you can't roll down the windows on an atmospheric conveyance vehicle?"

edited because one person didn't like the original ... 

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120506/george-lindsey-dies-in-tennessee-120506/

One of his best jokes:

 "A football coach, holding a football, asks his quarterback, 'Son, can you pass this?' The player says, 'Coach, I don't even think I can swallow it."'