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- March 12th - 2004 The National Assembly of South Korea voted to impeach President Roh Moo-hyun on charges of illegal electioneering and incompetence, a move that was largely opposed by the public. 1993 A series of thirteen coordinated bomb explosions took place in Bombay, India, killing over 250 civilians and injuring over 700 others. 1952 Hastings Ismay was appointed as the first Secretary General of NATO. 1930 Gandhi began the Dandi March , a 24-day walk to defy the British tax on salt in colonial India. 1913 The future capital of Australia was officially named Canberra during a ceremony officiated by Lady Gertrude Denman, the wife of Governor-General Lord Thomas Denman. 1881 Andrew Watson made his debut with the Scotland national football team and became the world's first black international football player.
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"Love is the poetry of the senses." - Honore de Balzac "The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship: it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him." - Ralph Waldo Emerson "Ideals are like stars: you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny." - Carl Schurz "There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of one small candle." - anon Come back tomorrow for more Quotables.
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A Sunday school teacher asked the children just before she dismissed them to go back to the church, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?" One smart child jumped up and yelled, "Because people are sleeping!" Some Time Honored Truths.... One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. To be intoxicated is to feel sophisticated but not be able to say it. Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday. Women like silent men, they think they’re listening. A fool and his money are soon partying. To err is human, to really foul things up requires a computer. Any small object when dropped will hide under a larger object. Come back tomorrow for more of The Daily Laugh!
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