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These are clean jokes. However,
They are,
PG - Not intended
for younger readers - PG
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repair almost anything.
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If you don't have a
sense of humor, you probably
don't have any sense at
all
Anyone without a sense
of humor is at the mercy
of the rest of us.
Heaven Help
Them
Remember,it is easier to get
older
than it is to get wiser
THURSDAY APRIL 12,2007
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: The world is full of
willing people... some willing to work and some willing to let
them
I'm dyslexic, and attended a conference about the disorder with a
friend. The speakers asked us to share a personal experience with the group. I
told them stress aggravates my condition, in which I reverse words and letters
when I'm tense. When I finished speaking, my friend leaned over and whispered to
me, "Now I know why you named your son
Bob."
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As the result of an
explosive argument with our father, my little brother pasted a sign reading "I
hate Dad" on the door to his room, and slammed it shut. My grandfather, a school
psychologist, came home after work to this tense standoff. "I'll take care of
it," he confidently told his son, and went into his grandson's room. Minutes
later, granddad came out. "He doesn't hate you anymore," he reassured him. Sure
enough, my brother had crossed out "Dad" on his sign. It now read "I hate
Grandpop."
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The secretary in our
mental-health clinic chose a new screensaver... a picture of a dancing teapot
playing the children's song "I'm a Little Teapot." Seeing this, our child
psychiatrist posted a message on the secretary's desk: "Your computer is
suffering from an identity disorder."
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When an
out-of-control SUV left a gaping hole in the front of my father's furniture
store, Dad wasn't about to close down. On the contrary, after boarding up the
front of the building, he had his brother spray-paint the following message on
the plywood: "Store open. Drive-thru
closed."
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George W. Bush talked
with the press corps on board his campaign plane. "I don't read half of what you
write," he admitted.
"We don't listen to half of what you say," one of
the reporters retorted.
"That's apparent in the other half of what I
read," Bush replied."
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The lady was using a power
strip to plug her computer and other devices into. Windows was completely
frozen, and she was unable to shut down the machine by using the power button.
She mentioned the power strip, so I told her to flip it off.
She said,
"Ok, I gave it the finger. I feel
better."
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Danny, the drummer
for the band I was in, used to carry a small bag for his contact-lens solution
and lens case. Eventually the bag held his breath mints, gum and loose change as
well, prompting us to dub the bag his "purse." "It's not a purse," he'd say
defensively. "It's my contact bag!" One night while getting ready to go onstage,
Danny was frantically searching through his contact bag. "What are you looking
for?" I asked. "My earrings!"
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My sister walked into a
men's clothing store looking to buy a shirt for me and pants for my stepfather.
Now, I'm well over six feet tall and my stepdad is pretty short, so she asked a
salesman for help. "I'm looking for a shirt with an 18 neck and 38-inch
sleeves," she told him, "and trousers with a 30-inch waist and an inseam of 27
inches." After absorbing those measurements, the salesman said, "I have to ask.
Do this guy's knuckles drag on the floor?"
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During a recent revival at our church, the evangelist asked the
people who had come up to the altar what they needed. One man's request was for
his hearing.
The fiery evangelist spit on his finger, grabbed the man's
head and slipped his wet finger into his ear while praying loudly and fervently
for healing.
When he had finished, he asked the man, "How is your
hearing?"
"I don't know," the man replied, "it's next Tuesday."
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"Sir, your daughter says she
loves me, and she can't live without me,
and she wants to marry me."
"And you're asking my permission to marry her?"
"No, I'm asking you to
make her leave me
alone!"
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Steve felt a cold
coming on, so he went to a doctor. Before Steve
could explain his ailment,
the nurse sent him into the next room and
told him to strip. A man was
standing there with his clothes under
one arm and a package under the other.
"Can you imagine," complained
Steve to his companion, "that nurse sent me in
here to take off all
my clothes-I only got a sore throat!"
"That's
nothing!" said the man. "I came here to deliver a
package!"
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The Secretary
came in late for work the third day in a row. The Boss
called her into his
office and said, "Now look Sharon, I know we had
a wild fling for a while,
but that's over. I expect you to conduct
yourself like any other employee
around here. Who told you you could
come and go as you please around here
?"
Sharon simply smiled, lit up a cigarette, and while exhaling said, "My
lawyer."
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"Well, the big story in the presidential
campaign is how much
money Hillary Clinton raised. She raised 26
million in the
first quarter, and then shifted $10 million she
had left over
from her Senate race for a total of $36 million.
In fact
Hillary Clinton has so much money now, John Kerry is
hitting
on her." -Jay
Leno
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"Charles Simonyi became the
latest billionaire to go into
space with the Russians. He's
Martha Stewart's boyfriend.
If I was Martha Stewart's boyfriend
I'd be going too."
-Craig
Ferguson
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The pastor's sermon
focused on how God know's which of us
grows best in the sunlight
and which of us needs shade.
"For example," he said, "roses
must be planted in the sun,
but fuchsias thrive in the
shade."
After the service, a woman, her face beaming,
approached
him.
"Your sermon did me so much
good," she said.
Before he had time to gloat too much,
however, she added,
"I always wondered what was wrong with my
fuchsias."
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After
our friend Tom had been a temporary Bachelor for
several weeks,
we stopped by his Home to visit him. My wife
asked if he was
eating Properly. "Well, I do eat a lot of
dog food," Tom Told
her.
"Dog food!" my wife exclaimed, horrified. "I can't
believe
you would be eating anything Like that!"
"Come to the kitchen and I'll show you," Tom replied.
Opening the refrigerator door, He waved his hand at a row
of doggie bags from half of the restaurants in
town.
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**** HEALTH NEWS
****
Menopause may raise risk of
depression
WASHINGTON, -- The hormonal change a
woman faces during
menopause doubles her risk for developing
clinical depre-
ssion, new research suggests, but the risk may
be lessened
by the use of hormone-replacement therapies. The
findings in
the Archives of General Psychiatry run counter to a
commonly
held notion: The stress some middle-aged women
experience,
such as the death of a parent, divorce, moving or
changing
jobs, spurs the onset of depression in those who had
never
had the disease. Instead, it could be the hormonal
fluct-
uations and a lack of estrogen that can make women
entering
menopause -- called the perimenopausal phase -- up to
twice
as likely to have depression as premenopausal women.
Such
fluctuations also trigger common menopausal symptoms
such
as night sweats, hot flashes and mood swings.
"(Depression
in menopause) needs to be taken seriously," said
Dr. Lee
Cohen, associate professor of psychology at Harvard
Medical
School and the lead study author of one of the
observational
trials. "It shouldn't be attributed to 'going
through the
change' ... if untreated, it can have serious
consequences."
For years, depressive symptoms leading up to
menopause were
considered "part of the territory" of menopause,
he said.
Glucose kills
cells after hypoglycemia
SAN FRANCISCO, -- A
U.S. study has determined brain damage
thought to be caused by
hypoglycemic coma actually occurs
when glucose is administered
to treat the coma. San Fran-
cisco Veterans Administration
Medical Center researchers
said the findings were surprising and
might be of clinical
significance for the treatment of diabetics
in hypoglycemic
coma. But they caution the results, obtained in
a rodent
study, cannot be immediately extrapolated to humans.
Insulin
is a hormone that moves glucose from the bloodstream
to
individual cells, where it is broken down and used
for
energy. Diabetics do not produce enough of their own
insulin
and must take it several times a day. A severe insulin
over-
dose can reduce levels of glucose in the blood to
extremely
low levels -- a condition known as hypoglycemia -- and
cause
hypoglycemic coma, resulting in destruction of neurons
in
the hippocampus and cerebral cortex, which are essential
to
memory and cognition. "This study tells us for the
first
time that, in rats, the brain damage occurs not during
the
coma, but after it, when we give them glucose and
their
blood glucose levels return to normal," said
principal
investigator Dr. Raymond Swanson. The study appears in
the
Journal of Clinical
Investigation.
Mediterranean diet may help
asthma
ATHENS, Greece, April 5 (UPI) -- A
Mediterranean diet high
in produce and nuts may help protect
children in Greece from
wheezing and other asthma and allergy
symptoms, researchers
said. A study of almost 700 children in
Crete found that
those who ate foods such as olive oil and whole
grains had
fewer symptoms, The Independent reported. The study
was
based on questionnaires filled out by parents on
their
children's' diet and respiratory problems. The study
found
that diet had the strongest protection on allergic
rhinitis,
which causes a runny or stuffed nose. Children who ate
nuts
at least three times a week were less likely to wheeze,
the
researchers reported. Children with a high consumption
of
margarine were twice as likely to have asthma and
allergic
rhinitis, the study said, The Independent
reported.
"A high intake of fruit, vegetables and nuts may have
a
protective role on the prevalence of asthma-like
symptoms
and allergic rhinitis," said the study, which was
published
in the journal Thorax.
**** ON THIS DAY
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Diabetes Ups Risk of Mild Memory
Trouble
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new
study suggests that
diabetes is a significant risk factor for a
type of
memory problem that doctors call "amnestic mild
cognitive
impairment."
While occasionally
forgetting names or misplacing objects
are signs of normal
forgetfulness, continual forgetfulness
may be a sign of amnestic
mild cognitive impairment, which
is considerably more serious,
experts say.
Amnestic mild cognitive impairment is thought
to represent
a transitional stage between normal memory and
thinking and
the impairment seen with Alzheimer's disease, Dr.
Jose A.
Luchsinger, from Columbia University in New York,
and
colleagues note in the Archives of Neurology for
April.
In an earlier study, the researchers had tied
diabetes to
Alzheimer's disease and dementia. In their latest
study,
they focused on the possible link with mild
cognitive
impairment, especially "amnestic MCI."
Their study involved 918 subjects, older than 65 years,
who had no evidence of cognitive dysfunction at the outset.
Cognitive testing and physical examinations were performed
at the start of the study and then again every 18 months.
During an average of about 6 years, 160 subjects developed
amnestic MCI.
Diabetes, which was present in nearly 24
percent of the
subjects, was associated with a 1.5-fold
increased risk of
developing amnestic MCI, the team
reports.
These results "provide further support to the
potentially
important independent role of diabetes" in the
development
of Alzheimer's disease, they conclude.
SOURCE: Archives of Neurology, April 2007.
Copyright
2007 Reuters Limited.
Diabetic
Recipe
Yogurt Popsicles (makes 6 servings)
3 cups (708 ml) plain
nonfat yogurt
2/3 cup (156 ml) no-sugar-added strawberry
syrup
1/2 cup (83 g) sliced fresh strawberries
6
paper cups
6 wooden popsickle sticks
1.
Blend yogurt and syrup. Lightly mash strawberries with
a fork or potato masher.
2. Place paper
cups in a muffin tin. Divide the yogurt
equally
between the paper cups. Add and equal amount
of the
mashed strawberries to each cup. freeze until
slushy, about 30 minutes. Insert a wooden stick into
each cup for a handle.
3. Freeze until
firm. Peel off paper cups before eating.
(Once
frozen, store popsicles in a self-sealing plastic
bag.)
Per Serving: 126 calories (2% calories from
fat),
8 g
protein, trace total fat (0.1 g saturated
fat), 24 g carbohydrate, 1 g dietary fiber,
2
mg cholesterol, 98 mg sodium
Exchanges: 2 carbohydrate (1
fruit, 1 skim milk)
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Those who are too smart to engage in politics
are punished by being
governed by those who are dumber.
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**** MOTOR SPORTS NEWS ****
Chevys revving up new powerplant for Texas
By Seth
Livingstone, USA TODAY
Chevy is putting a NASCAR dinosaur on
the road to extinction. As many as seven Chevrolets in this week's Samsung 500
at Texas Motor Speedway could be running the new RO7 engine. The RO7 is being
phased in to replace the venerable SB2 block, a design that's been in use with
minor revisions since 1955.
Kurt Busch's crew chief takes leave
Kurt Busch's crew chief has taken a
leave of absence to be with his wife as she battles leukemia. Troy Raker was
named interim crew chief Tuesday for Busch at Penske Racing. He'll take over for
Roy McCauley while he cares for his wife, Amy, who was diagnosed in
February.
Waltrip charged after single-car accident
Michael Waltrip has been charged with
reckless driving and failure to report an accident after hitting a telephone
pole and rolling his sports-utility vehicle about a mile away from his home over
the weekend. Waltrip, who suffered scratches to his face and cuts on his finger,
said he fell asleep at the wheel when he wrecked early Saturday
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35% **** COUNTRY CALENDAR
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12-
Ernie Lee, the Kentucky Balladeer, born Ernest Eli Cornelison,
Berea, KY 1916.
Ned Miller, singer/songwriter, born Raines, UT 1925.
Judy Lynn, "Judy Voiten," born Boise, ID 1936.
Hank Williams signed a songwriter's agreement with Acuff-Rose
1944.
Vince Gill born 'Vincent Grant Gill,' Norman, OK 1957.
Don Gibson joined the Grand Ole Opry 1958. His single "Oh
Lonesome Me" was No. 1 on the charts at the time.
Marty Robbins won a Grammy for "El Paso," 1961.
Deryl Dodd singer/songwriter/musician, born Dallas, TX 1964.
Capitol Records released Buck Owens single "Ruby" 1971.
Fan Fair debuted in Nashville in 1972, 12th through
the 15th.
Vince Gill and Janis Oliver married 1980.
Johnny Cash recorded his single "Chicken in Black" 1984.
Garth Brooks released "Garth Brooks" on Liberty 1989.
Jimmie Revard, age 81, "The Oklahoma Playboys" died 1991.
The first issue of Country Weekly magazine went on sale in 1994.
Travis and Theresa Tritt were married in Travis' home near
Atlanta, GA 1997.
Lecil Travis Martin "Boxcar Willie," age 67, died in Branson, MO
1999. He was one of the first artists, to open a theatre of his own in
Branson (1986).
Bud Wingard, age 67, Hee Haw staff writer, died in New Mexico
2000
****
COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS ****
George Strait, Wrangler team up for
2007 endorsement deal
George Strait and Wrangler
announced they had agreed on another national promotional campaign in 2007.
Wrangler will do promotional
placement at more than 90 retailers and 22 cities nationwide. The campaign
includes a poster giveaway in select outlets and possible ticket giveaways to a
stop on the Strait tour to those patrons purchasing $30 of Wrangler gear.
Posters and tickets are "extremely limited" and available in select retailers
nationwide, according to a statement about the deal.
Wrangler manufactures the George
Strait Collection, a line of Cowboy Cut jeans and long and short sleeved
button-up shirts. Launched by Wrangler in 2003, Strait has maintained a strong
relationship with the company since the late 1980s. In addition to album and
poster incentives, Wrangler recently sponsored the 25th Annual George Strait
Team Roping Classic event which took place last weekend at the Rose Palace in
San Antonio.
Wrangler marketing manager
Edyie Brooks-Bryant states, "Wrangler is thrilled to maintain promotion for
(Strait) and the various aspects of his career; we are honored by his continued
loyalty and representation of the Wrangler brand and take a great deal of pride
in his long-standing relationship with the Wrangler
family."
Fire investigators focus on wood preservative used on Cash house
By JOHN GEROME
Associated Press Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
(AP) -- Johnny and June Carter Cash raised children, wrote music and grew old
together in their home overlooking Old Hickory Lake.
Ultimately, the big
wood and stone house all but ended with the country legend's ownership, burning
to the ground Tuesday before the new owners could move in.
"One could
look at that philosophically - that no one else was going to live there," Lou
Robin, the late singer's longtime manager, said Wednesday.
The cause of
the fire is still under investigation, but officials say the flames spread
quickly because construction workers had recently applied a flammable wood
preservative while preparing the house for the current owner, former Bee Gees
singer Barry Gibb.
Gibb and his wife, Linda, bought the
13,880-square-foot house in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville for a
reported $2.3 million last year and planned to use it as a songwriting
retreat.
Hendersonville Fire Chief Jamie Steele said Wednesday that
investigators know the exterior of the house was treated extensively with the
wood preservative but are looking into whether the preservative also was used
inside, and under what conditions.
"In general, depending on which
product you are using and the flammability, there will be very clear
instructions about using it in a well-ventilated area. Some of it is so
flammable that they recommend right on the container that it not be used
indoors," Steele said.
The chief said his investigators will share their
findings with the insurance companies involved, which will likely conduct their
own investigations.
The Cash family released a brief statement in which
they said they were saddened by the loss of the house that Johnny and June
bought in the late 1960s and lived in until their deaths in 2003.
"The
beautiful house held many fond memories for the children of John and June as
well as for all who were a part of the Cash organization," the statement
read.
The couple's son, John Carter Cash, added that the family's
sympathy goes out to Barry and Linda Gibb.
Robin, who was Cash's manager
since 1969, said the Cashes were great entertainers who loved to have people
over. Their guests included U.S. presidents, recording artists and
celebrities.
"They had a lot of great parties there and guitar pulls
where people like Bob Dylan would come for dinner and all sit around and trade
songs later," Robin said. "Kris Kristofferson was there. Joni Mitchell sang
'Clouds' for John. The list was incredible as to who became big stars
later."
Country singer Pam Tillis said the home had a warm and creative
ambience to it. She remembers visiting June Carter Cash's daughter, Carlene
Carter, at the home to write and swap songs.
"Having been in that house,
I know how much love was there. It was really evident that they were people who
celebrated their love for each other, for their kids, for music, for God. It was
all around you," Tillis said. "I do think it was the loss of a
landmark."
Cash house still
smolders
Latest: Cash house still smolders; no memorabilia
lost
Smoldering fire prevents firefighter access
By PETER COOPER &
JENNIFER BROOKS
Staff writers
HENDERSONVILLE - The longtime home
of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash was still smoldering this morning,
preventing firefighters from gaining access to the ruined house.
Cars
streamed by the Caudill Drive property on Old Hickory Lake, pausing as
passengers leaned out the windows to snap photographs with their cell
phones.
Joanne Cash, Johnny Cash’s sister, said none of the family’s
memorabilia remained in the house, which was sold two years ago to singer Barry
Gibbs and was under renovation.
She asked people to pray for the children
who are upset by the loss, her brother Tommy and herself.
“This house
held precious memories, nothing can take away those precious memories. It housed
a family but it also housed precious memories,” Joanne Cash said.
“We are
going to keep singing we are going to keep on going. We are going to leave all
the questions people have about what happened to God.”
A family
spokesperson said a flood of well-wishers, by email and phone, have offered to
place flowers at the site as a memorial to its place in music
history.
House revered by stars and fans now just
ashes
Ex-nanny's suit says Evans smeared her
By CLAY
CAREY
Staff Writer
Sara Evans' former nanny has sued the country
music star, saying Evans smeared her name during the course of the singer's very
public divorce case.
Alison Clinton Lee filed the lawsuit this week in
Davidson County Circuit Court. She and her husband are seeking $3 million in
punitive and compensatory damages from Evans and her attorneys.
The
suit says Evans made "slanderous and libelous statements" in her October 2006
divorce filing when she claimed her husband, Craig Schelske, had an affair with
Lee. Later, Lee said in court papers, Evans continued to make such statements
through her attorney to the media.
The Lees' attorney, Ronald J. Berke,
would not comment on the lawsuit when contacted Tuesday afternoon.
"We're
going to try this case in the courtroom and not in the press," Berke
said.
Evans' attorney, John J. Hollins Jr., also declined to comment. He
and the law firm he works for also are named as defendants in the suit, which
was filed Monday.
Lee called for retractions
Lee has denied having
the affair and called for public retractions of Evans' accusations.
Her
court complaint says stress over the affair accusations aggravated a
pre-existing eating disorder, forcing her to seek additional medical
treatment.
"She incurred medical bills and suffered both physical and
mental pain and suffering. She lost the enjoyment of life, her reputation, and
lost both wages and lost earning capacity. She alleges that her injuries may be
permanent in nature," the suit says.
Lee's husband, Chris Lee, who also
is named as a plaintiff in the suit, will be responsible for paying those bills,
the suit said.
According to the suit, Alison Lee agreed to take a lie
detector test, paid for by the television show Entertainment Tonight. The test,
the suit said, "proved that (Lee) was telling the truth and proved that she did
not have any type of sexual relationship with Craig Schelske."
When Lee
then demanded Evans' attorney publicly retract the affair claims, he instead
"compounded the prior slander and libel by stating that they had pictures of
Alison Clinton Lee having oral sex with Craig Schelske. … The defendants again
knew and/or should have known that these allegations were false, or in the
alternative, were negligent in making these claims," the complaint
alleges.
In her divorce filing, Evans also said Schelske frequently used
pornography and had photos of himself having sex with other women.
Lee
had worked for the Evanses as a nanny for several years until 2004, when
anorexia forced her to stop. After getting treatment, she was rehired as Sara
Evans' personal assistant and fan club co-president.
She said she was
fired as the couple's personal assistant the day after Sara Evans filed for
divorce.
**** Amy's Kitchen
****
ZUCCHINI
BOATS
4 medium zucchini
1
cup long grain rice, cooked
1 medium yellow onion,
chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 egg,
beaten
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 pound lean
ground beef
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 cups canned
spaghetti sauce
3 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons parmesan
cheese, grated
DIRECTIONS:
Split zucchini
lengthwise, scoop out seeds. Saute ground
beef, onion, garlic,
dill, and parsley in olive oil. Remove
from heat. Add cooked
rice, beaten egg, 1/4 c bread crumbs
and mix well. Fill zucchini
with mixture and place in a
baking dish. Cover with spaghetti
sauce, sprinkle cheese and
remaining bread crumbs on top. Cover
and bake at 350 for
approx 45 minutes, until zucchini is tender
but firm.
**** TODAY'S USELESS FACT ****
What are the origins of
tarot?
 Tarot's origins are
perhaps as misunderstood as the mystical symbols on the cards themselves. The
promotional images and text on some of these divination decks claim ancient
Egyptian origins or gypsy ancestry. But most serious sources say the roots of
these symbolic cards can be traced to traditional playing cards. The
predecessors of the playing cards we use today first migrated to Europe from
Islamic countries around the 14th century. The suits used on these early cards
were coins, cups, swords, and sticks. These suits are still used in the tarot
deck but were changed to hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades by French
cardmakers in the 15th century. The earliest deck of tarot cards was a
hand-painted set created around 1440 for the Duke of Milan. They were used for a
game similar to bridge and to create amusing poetry.
It wasn't until the
1700s that tarot cards became strongly
connected to fortune telling or the occult. The
writings of Antoine Court de Gebelin in 1781 were hugely influential on the
image of the tarot deck. An amateur scholar, Gebelin suggested that the pictures
on the tarot deck were related to occult Egyptian hieroglyphics. While the
Rosetta Stone later proved him wrong, the idea stuck, and other occult writers
and tarot-card artists expanded on Gebelin's Egyptian
interpretation.
Tarot divination gained in popularity during the 19th
century, probably spurred on by a growing interest in all types of spiritualism.
The Waite-Smith tarot deck, created in 1909, is often considered the "standard"
deck, although the symbols are more a product of the late Victorian age than the
Italian Renaissance (much less ancient Egypt). These days, you can find a tarot
deck in any style or theme conceivable. We'll leave the mystical interpretations
up to you.
****A PARTING THOUGHT ****
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