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Hey Sarge...

a couple of months ago I got this email
so I know how you feel
the image I used was not from the photograper's [sic] page
I couldn't begin to tell you where I got the image
other than removing the offending post, this is the first time I have acknowledged the email
my first thought when I got it ...the email ...was, "#&@<  'em!"

With a few edits, this it what it said

Copyright Infringement of “The Mad Snowball” Photograph

a real lawyer <real lawyer@someurl.com>	Mar 25

Dear Sir or Madam:

We represent David Robert Curtis, the owner of the photograph “The Mad Snowball.”  Mr. Curtis owns the intellectual property rights to “The Mad Snowball,” including reproduction rights.  The photograph is also registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.

We have learned that infringing copies of “The Mad Snowball” photograph are being displayed on the website http://wellohyeah.blogspot.com (the “Website”) without authorization.  The Website’s unauthorized use of the infringing content constitutes copyright infringement and violates Mr. Curtis’s rights under United States federal law.  E.g., 17 U.S.C. § 106.  The infringing content, which consists of a reproduction of “The Mad Snowball,” is located at http://wellohyeah.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html.  The original copyrighted image can be seen at http://www.theearlybirder.com/ .

The only versions of the “The Mad Snowball” published online by Mr. Curtis contain copyright notices in the form of plain text in the bottom part of the image and/or a watermark in the main part of the image.  The infringing image as it appears on the Website lacks either of these copyright notices and therefore may also represent a violation of 17 U.S.C. § 1202(b).

We hereby demand that you refrain from distributing or offering to distribute copies of “The Mad Snowball,” including in the form currently on display at the Website, to any one by any means.

If you have any questions, please contact me by phone or via electronic mail.  My contact information is below.  Thank you for your anticipated cooperation. 

Nothing contained in this letter is intended as or should be construed to be a waiver or relinquishment of any right or remedy held by our client, all of which are hereby expressly reserved.

Reza Dokhanchy

Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 555 California St., San Francisco, CA 94104

[phone number here] Direct  [email here]

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More from out there

Hard to beat Israeli Technology  . . .


The Israelis are developing an airport security device that eliminates the privacy concerns that come with full-body scanners.  It's an armored booth you step into that will not X-ray you, but will detonate any explosive device you may have on your person.

Israel sees this as a win-win situation for everyone, with none of this crap about racial profiling.  It will also eliminate the costs of long and expensive trials.

You're in the airport terminal and you hear a muffled explosion.  Shortly thereafter, an announcement:

"Attention to all standby passengers, El Al is proud to announce a seat available on flight 670 to London.  Shalom!"

BRILLIANT...

"Maintenance - Clean up at gate 2"

Who comes up with this stuff?

Investigative sources in California say that radical Muslims
are planning to go on a rampage in the city of Los Angeles,
killing anyone who is a U.S. citizen.

Police officials fear the death toll could be as high as 9.

A followup

George  Bush, Queen Elizabeth, and Vladimir Putin all die and
go to hell.  While there, they spy a red phone and ask what
the phone is  for.

The devil  tells them it is for calling back to Earth. Putin
asks to  call Russia and talks for 5 minutes. When he is
finished,  the devil informs him that the cost is a million
dollars, so  Putin writes him a check.

Next Queen  Elizabeth calls England and talks for 30 minutes.
When she is  finished, the devil informs her that the cost
is 6 million  dollars, so she writes him a check.

Finally  George Bush gets his turn and talks for 4 hours.
Whenhe is  finished, the devil informs him that the cost is
$5.00.

When Putin  hears this, he goes ballistic and asks the devil
why Bush  got to call the USA so cheaply. The devil smiles
and replies,  since Obama took over, the country's gone to
hell, so it's a local  call."

A modest proposal

I'm sorry for the small print
Just click on the article to enlarge it
That is if you want to read it

I don't get it

Two North Dakota good ol’ boys are out hunting, and as they are walking along they came upon a huge hole in the ground.  They approach it and are amazed at the size of it.

The first hunter says, "Wow, that's some hole, I can't even see the bottom. I wonder how deep it is?"
The second hunter says," I don't know. Let's throw somethin' down there, listen and see how long it takes to hit bottom."
The first hunter says, "Hey, there's an old automobile transmission over there. Give me a hand, we'll throw it in and see."

So they pick it up and carry it over and count one, two, three and heave it in the hole.

They are standing there listening, looking over the edge, when they hear a rustling behind them. As they turn around, they see a goat come crashing through the underbrush, run up to the hole and, without hesitation, jump in headfirst.
While they are standing there staring at each other in amazement, peering into the hole, trying to figure out what that was all about, an old farmer saunters up.

"Say there," says the farmer, "You fellers didn't happen to see my goat around here anywhere, did you ?"
The first hunter says, "Funny you should ask, but we were just standing here a minute ago and a goat came running out of the bushes doin' bout a hunnert miles an hour and jumped . . . headfirst into this here hole!!!!"
The old farmer said, "Naw, that's impossible . . .    I had him chained to a transmission."

A priest decided to do something a little different
He said, 'Today, in church, I am going to say a single word and you are going to help me preach
Whatever single word I say, I want you to sing whatever hymn that comes to your mind
-- the pastor shouted out
'CROSS'

Immediately the congregation started singing in unison
'THE OLD RUGGED CROSS..'

The pastor hollered out
'GRACE'
The congregation began to sing 'AMAZING GRACE, how sweet the sound'

The pastor said
'POWER'
The congregation sang 'THERE IS POWER IN THE BLOOD'

The Pastor said
'SEX'

The congregation fell into total silence
Everyone was in shock
They all nervously began to look around at each other afraid to say anything

Then all of a sudden, way from in the back of the church, a little old 87 year old grandmother stood up and began to sing
'MEMORIES'

Oops

A man received the following text from his neighbor:

I am so sorry Bob.  I've been riddled with guilt and I have to confess.  I have been tapping into your wife, day and night when you're not around.  In fact, more than you.  I'm not getting any at home, but that's no excuse.

I can no longer live with the guilt and I hope you will accept my sincerest apology with my promise that it won't happen again.

The man, anguished and betrayed, went into his bedroom, grabbed his gun, and without a word, shot his wife and killed her.

A few moments later, a second text came in:


Damn autocorrect.  I meant "WiFi", not "wife".

Expert help

Two women were playing golf. One teed off and watched in horror as her ball headed directly toward a foursome of men playing the next hole. The ball hit one of the men

He immediately clasped his hands together at his groin, fell to the ground and proceeded to roll around in agony

The woman rushed down to the man, and immediately began to apologize
 'Please allow me to help
I'm a Physiotherapist and I know I could relieve your pain if you'd just allow me", she told him

'Oh, no, I'll be all right
I'll be fine in a few minutes,' the man replied
He was in obvious agony, lying in the fetal position, still clasping his hands there at his groin

At her persistence, however, he finally allowed her to help
She gently took his hands away and laid them to the side, loosened his trouser fly and put her hands inside
She administered tender and artful massage for several long moments and asked, 'How does that feel now' she asked?

"Feels absolutely great," he replied; "but I still think my thumb's broken!"

!

Saturday freebie

Directions

A little boy was waiting for his mother to come out of the grocery store.
As he waited, he was approached by a man who asked, "Son, can you tell me where the Post Office is?"
The little boy replied, "Sure! Just go straight down this street a coupla blocks and turn to your right."
The man thanked the boy kindly and said, "I'm the new pastor in town. I'd like for you to come to church on Sunday. I'll show you how to get to Heaven."
The little boy replied with a chuckle. "You're bullshitting me, right? You don't even know the way to the Post Office”

Within the theme of this time of year ...barely

Why We Need Gun Control

A man walked  into his crowded local bar, waved a revolver around and  yelled,
 "Who in here  has been screwing my wife?"

A voice from  the back of the bar yelled back, "You're gonna need more  ammo!"

Enjoy

Oldy

A young man with his pants hanging half off his ass, two gold front teeth, and a half inch thick gold chain around his neck; walked into the local welfare office to pick up his check.

He marched up to the counter and said, "Hi. You know, I just H A T E drawing welfare. I'd really rather have a job.. I don't like taking advantage of the system, getting something for nothing."

The social worker behind the counter said, "Your timing is excellent. We Just got a job opening from a very wealthy old man who wants a chauffeur and bodyguard for his beautiful daughter. You'll have to drive around in his 2013 Mercedes-Benz CL, and he will supply all of your clothes."

"Because of The long hours, meals will be provided. You'll also be expected to escort the daughter on her overseas holiday trips. This is rather awkward to say. But you will also have, as part of your job, the assignment to satisfy her sexual urges as the daughter is in her mid-20's and has a rather strong sex drive."

The guy, just plain wide-eyed, said, "You're bullshittin' me!"

The social worker said, "Yeah, well... You started it."

Never Believe an Irishman

An Irishman  was drinking in a bar in London when he gets a call on
his cell  phone.
He orders  drinks for everybody in the bar as he announces his wife
has just  produced a typical Irish baby  boy weighing 25 pounds.


Nobody can  believe that any new baby can weigh in at 25 pounds, but
the man just  shrugs, "That's  about average up our way, folks...
like I said… my  boy's a typical County Clare baby boy."

Two weeks  later the man returns to the bar.

The  bartender says, "Say, you're the  father of that typical Irish
baby that weighed 25 pounds at birth,  aren't you? Everybody's  been
making' bets about how big he'd be in two weeks .... so how much does
he weigh now?"

The proud  father answers, "Seventeen pounds."

The  bartender is puzzled and concerned. "What happened?" "He was 25
pounds  the day he was born."

The father  takes a slow swig of his Jameson Irish Whisky, wipes his
lips on his  shirt sleeve, leans into the bartender and proudly says,





"Had him  circumcised."

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A man walks into...

A man walks into the Election office and says to the receptionist:

"I would like to put my name forward for the forthcoming elections
to be an Independent candidate."

The receptionist replied: "Certainly sir. Please fill in this form."

He was filling the form until he came to the question - "Are you
circumcised?"

So he asked the receptionist, "Is this question necessary?"

She replied: "Sir, I'm sorry, but, if you are circumcised, you
aren't eligible to run for election".

He asked, "What possible difference would it make if I were
circumcised?"

She replied...."It's quite simple, sir...

To become a politician, you have to be a complete prick."