The Morning Coffee....Today in history

**Moviemaniac4** · May 5th, 2006, 11:36 AM

On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America's first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight in a capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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In 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the island of St. Helena.

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In 1862, Mexican forces loyal to Benito Juarez defeated French troops sent by Napoleon III in the Battle of Puebla.

In 1925, John T. Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Ann B. Davis is 80. Actress Pat Carroll is 79. AFL-CIO president John J. Sweeney is 72. Saxophonist Ace Cannon is 72. Country singer-musician Roni Stoneman is 68. Actor Michael Murphy is 68. Actor Lance Henriksen is 66. Comedian-actor Michael Palin is 63. Actor John Rhys-Davies is 62. Actor Roger Rees is 62. Rock correspondent Kurt Loder is 61. Actor Richard E. Grant is 49. Broadcast journalist John Miller is 48. Rock singer Ian McCulloch (Echo and the Bunnymen) is 47. NBC News anchor Brian Williams is 47. TV personality Kyan Douglas is 36. Actress Tina Yothers is 33. Singer Craig David is 25. Actress Danielle Fishel is 25. Rock singer Skye Sweetnam is 18. Rhythm-and-blues singer Chris Brown is 17.

Thought for Today: "Wars on nations change maps. War on poverty maps change." ? Muhammad Ali, American boxing champion.

-megalithanod · May 5th, 2006, 11:44 AM

Good morning all!

Just dropping in to say god morning and light a fire under this place's ass!

How's everyone doing? What you got of late?

I've got a ton of stuff - some for me, most for other like Quickman who has sucessfully made me close off the dining room to store his stuff.

I think some of that is for Spore as well. I've got another week and then I think I'll have the time to look at it and get it all sorted. Be good too! I like to eat on a table that isn't full of Star Wars figures and TFs. [img]smile.gif[/img]

**Peter Peeker** · May 5th, 2006, 11:44 AM

Tina Yothers is 33?!?
wow...time flies.

**thatchetguy** · May 5th, 2006, 11:44 AM

In honor of the day, I broke a jar of Miracle Whip in the kitchen.

What? Today is Sinko of Mayo!

Now we just have to keep Peeker out of the mayoniasse..

**thatchetguy** · May 5th, 2006, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by -megalithanod:
I like to eat on a table that isn't full of Star Wars figures and TFs. [img]smile.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wait? Tables are for eating and not for action figures? Then what is the living room chair for?

**DemonsAngel** · May 5th, 2006, 11:47 AM

*walks in wearing sombrero and poncho* i'll have a mayonut please [img]wink.gif[/img] oh and a corona light [img]tongue.gif[/img]

**Moviemaniac4** · May 5th, 2006, 11:50 AM

Originally posted by -megalithanod:
Good morning all!

Just dropping in to say god morning and light a fire under this place's ass!

How's everyone doing? What you got of late?

I've got a ton of stuff - some for me, most for other like Quickman who has sucessfully made me close off the dining room to store his stuff.

I think some of that is for Spore as well. I've got another week and then I think I'll have the time to look at it and get it all sorted. Be good too! I like to eat on a table that isn't full of Star Wars figures and TFs. [img]smile.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Woa !!! You seam excited today Mega, take it easy...

00107106

STOP IT DAMMIT !!!

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**Moviemaniac4** · May 5th, 2006, 11:52 AM

Originally posted by Mortitia:
*walks in wearing sombrero and poncho* i'll have a mayonut please [img]wink.gif[/img] oh and a corona light [img]tongue.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">We drink no stinkin' corona light !!!

TEQUILA !!!

* Puts shoes and start dancing like pee wee on top of table