Photo From Bob T.
We get complaints about the news being late on occasion; OK, all the time. The people on the East Coast want to read it before they go to bed, but can?t cause?. It?s not done. Some say we should call it the Friday news and take our time on Thursday but I think these people who complain would just find another reason to bitch. So, it stays as the Thursday News. Besides, if they don?t get to read it on Thursday, it gives them something to look forward to on Friday. And if they only have a computer at work and I didn?t get it finished on Friday, they?d have to wait till Monday.
So, my point is quit bitchin? cause I?m not changing anything and I?m the boss now.
I?M THE BOSS OF BIKERNET!
Hah! Guys in front of computers all across America (and some foreign countries), just sat up in their chairs ready to defend. Sit back down; I?m only messing with you. Relax and enjoy your late news?.
Layla
PUNISHER – HAWAIIAN STYLE–Ahui hoi Bandit, I’ve been putting together some photos and a little article of the bike we puttogether. I hope all is well, and hope to see you in the future.
Thanks Darren ?P.S. it is the is called the Punisher?
WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER–The following is an actual question given on University of Washington chemistry mid-term.
The answer by one student was so “profound” that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.
Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle’s Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.
One student, however, wrote the following:
First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.
As for how many souls are entering Hell, let’s look at the different Religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell.
With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially.
Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle’s Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.
This gives two possibilities:
1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.
2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.
So which is it?
If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, “It will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you”, and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over.
Of course, the corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct…leaving only Heaven…thereby proving the existence of a divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting “Oh My God.”
This student received the only “A” in the class.
MSF Responds to MRF Releases; MRF Posts Response to MSF Questionnaire– The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) has issued responses to two recent Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) releases regarding rider education in Georgia and California. Though the MSF disputes information in both the Georgia and California releases, the MRF stands firmly behind both. MRF President Karen Bolin states, “The MRF has always maintained a meticulous standard as to the accuracy of the information we issue. When distributing information to the motorcycling riding community, we have always followed and continue to follow the MRF’s core values: Integrity, Respect, Leadership, Teamwork and Excellence.”
Last August, the MSF submitted a series of questions to the MRF in an effort to improve communications among “stakeholder organizations”. The MRF has responded. The questions, MRF response and the MSF responses to the MRF’s Georgia and California releases have been posted on the MRF web site at http://www.mrf.org/nhtsa.php
The MRF once again calls on the MSF to revisit the denial of the MRF’s request to create rider representative advisory positions on the MSF Board of Trustees. “Rider training would be better served through direct interaction and communication,” observed Karen Bolin. “Furthermore, the creation of an independent motorcycle safety public policy council is an avenue that may become increasingly critical to the riding community as a vehicle to provide input toward helping to preserve the future and integrity of rider education.”
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Rogue
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS–A certain private school in Washington recently was faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put ontheir lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens oflittle lip prints. Every night the maintenance man would remove them and the next day thegirls would put them back.
Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She calledall of the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem forthe custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night.
To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she askedthe maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required. He tookout a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.
There are Teachers, and then there are Educators. Hee heeChris T..
Former IRS Agent Charged As Tax Cheat —
By Chronicle Staff Writer Henry K. Lee – Joseph Banister was once a gun-toting Internal Revenue Servicespecial agent who investigated tax cheats for six years. On Thursday,the certified public accountant was arrested on a federal indictmentaccusing him of numerous tax crimes.
Banister, 41, whose Web site http://www.freedomabovefortune.com/proclaims, “The Income Tax is a Hoax,” was taken into custody by IRSagents at his San Jose home at about 7:30 a.m. He pleaded not guiltyin U.S. District Court in Sacramento and was released on $25,000 bond.
A co-defendant, Walter A. Thompson, 57, of Redding, was arrested at10 a. m. Thursday after a brief chase and standoff on Interstate 5,authorities said. Thompson is to appear in court today.
Banister has advised clients they don’t have to file income taxreturns on the grounds that the 16th Amendment, which gives thefederal government the power to collect income taxes, was notproperly ratified. He maintains that only foreign-sourced income istaxable.
In a statement, IRS Commissioner Mark Everson said, “Joe Banister, aformer IRS agent, knew exactly what he was doing. Tax professionalsand employers who break the law will be held accountable.”
Banister could not be reached for comment. His attorney, DonaldKilmer Jr. , said Thursday that he had just received a copy of theindictment and could not discuss the case.
Asked to comment on his client’s income tax theories, Kilmer said,”I’d rather not get into that in a newspaper article.”
Banister and Thompson were accused in the indictment of conspiring todefraud the United States of nearly $260,000 in income and employmenttaxes from July 2000 to December 2002.
Banister was also charged with three counts of aiding and assistingthe filing of false tax returns for Thompson.
Thompson, who owned Cencal Sales www.cencal.com/, an aviationtravel-bag manufacturing business in Shasta Lake City (ShastaCounty), was also charged with two counts of filing false claims withthe IRS, one count of filing a false income tax return and 10 countsof failing to collect and pay more than $176,000 in taxes from hisemployees, who included seamstresses and office workers.
Banister and Thompson allegedly decided to remove Cencal employeesfrom taxpayer rolls by no longer withholding employment taxes fromwages and not filing employer’s quarterly tax returns and otherrequired forms.
At an October 2000 staff meeting, Thompson told his employees thatthe pay they received for their work was not income under IRSregulations, the 26- page indictment said. Banister, who attended themeeting, told the group that Thompson “was an honorable man who wouldnot lie to them,” the indictment said.
In December, in a separate proceeding, Administrative Law JudgeWilliam Moran ordered Banister not to represent tax clients beforethe IRS.
Banister was an IRS criminal investigator from 1993 until he resignedin 1999 because he felt that he was breaking the law by investigatingalleged scofflaw taxpayers.
The IRS taxes people based on “intimidation and propaganda and fearthat they’ve been putting out there for decades,” Banister told TheChronicle in January.
Rogue
THE SEVEN DWARFS–The Seven Dwarfs went to the Vatican, and got ushered in to see the Pope. Dopey led the pack.
“Dopey, my son,” said the Pope, “what can I do for you?”
Dopey asked, “Excuse me, Your Eminence, but are there any dwarf nuns in Rome?”
The Pope wrinkled his brow at the odd question, thought for a moment and answered, “No, Dopey, there are no dwarf nuns in Rome.”
In the background the dwarfs started giggling. Dopey turned around and gave them a fiery stare, silencing them.
Dopey turned back to the Pope. “Your Holiness, are there any dwarf nuns anywhere in Europe?”
The Pope, puzzled again, answered, “No Dopey, there are no dwarf nuns anywhere in Europe.”
This time, all the dwarfs burst into laughter. Once again, Dopey turned around and silenced them all with an angry stare.
Dopey turned back to the Pope and said with a slight pleading tone, “Please, Mr. Pope, are there ANY dwarf nuns in the entire world?”
The Pope shook his head, “I’m sorry, my son, there are no dwarf nuns anywhere in the world.”
The other dwarfs collapsed into a heap, rolling and howling with laughter, tears running down their faces as they began chanting: “Dopey screwed a penguin, Dopey screwed a penguin!”
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BIKERNET ON SEX–
1. Sex is a beauty treatment. Scientific tests find that when women make love they produce amounts of the hormone estrogen, which makes hair shine and skin smooth.
2. Gentle, relaxed lovemaking reduces your chances of suffering dermatitis, skin rashes and blemishes. The sweat produced cleanses the pores and makes your skin glow.
3. Lovemaking can burn up those calories you piled on during that romantic dinner.
4. Sex is one of the safest sports you can take up. It stretches and tones up just about every muscle in the body. It’s more enjoyable than swimming. 20 laps, and you don’t need special sneakers!
5. Sex is an instant cure for mild depression. It releases endorphins into the bloodstream, producing a sense of euphoria and leaving you with a feeling of well-being.
6. The more sex you have, the more you will be offered. The sexually active body gives off greater quantities of chemicals called pheromones. These subtle sex perfumes drive the opposite sex crazy!
7. Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. IT IS 10 TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE THAN VALIUM.
8. Kissing each day will keep the dentist away. Kissing encourage saliva to wash food from the teeth and lowers the level of the acid that causes decay, preventing plaque buildup.
9. Sex actually relieves headaches. A lovemaking session can release the tension that restricts blood vessels in the brain.
10. A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine. It can help combat asthma and hay fever.
Skooter
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LINES OF MEN– When everybody on earth dies and goes to heaven, God comes and says, “I want the men to make two lines. One line forthemen that dominated their women on earth and the other line for the menthatwere dominated by their women. Also, I want all the women to go withSt.Peter.”
With that said and done, the next time God looked, the women are goneandthere are two lines. The line of the men that were dominated by theirwomenwas 100 miles long, and in the line of men that dominated their women,therewas only one man.
God said, “You men should be ashamed of yourselves. I created, you inmyimage and you were all whipped by your mates. Look at the only one ofmysons that stood up and made me proud. Learn from him! Tell them my son,howdid you manage to be the only one in this line?”
And the man replied, “I don’t know, my wife told me to stand here.”
Skooter
D.U.I. IN FLORIDA– The State of Florida has a lot of D.U.I. arrests and they make a lot of money from them. The average citizen loses their license and endures all kinds of hardships as well.
The problem is that there is selective enforcement in many cases. Cops, Judges, Politician, etc. are very rarely arrested and when they are they get off very lightly if found guilty at all.
The most recent is Former Pasco-Pinellas Circuit Court judge who resigned earlier this year after being reprimanded for public drunkenness has been charged with Drunken Driving.
Charles W. Cope, 55 was arrested by a Pinellas County Deputy Sheriff on US 19 in Clearwater Florida.
Breath Tests showed Cope had a blood-alcohol level of 0.3 percent, more than 3 times the 0.08 percent by which a motorist in Florida is presumed to be intoxicated.
What is going to happen to him now? Well if complaints are not filed about the preferential treatment that people like him are given nothing.
If there is going to be Enforcement of the D.U.I. Laws in Florida they should apply to everyone.
I personally feel that the laws are designed more to make money than to cut down on highway deaths because they have not accomplished cutting down on the death rate.
The State of Florida Must Take Action To See That All of It’s Citizens Are Treated Equal Under The Law.
ROGUE
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