Originally posted by ireland:

---

good morning

does anyone know what this is,i do.hint rca
http://antiqueradio.org/art/RCA630TS14.jpg[/quote]


That looks like one of the early hand wired tv chassis but I'm not sure since I can't see the top. If it is TV its probably early 1950's.

Jerry

Quote:

---

Several centuries ago, the Pope decreed that all the Jews had to convert to
Catholicism or leave Italy.

There was a huge outcry from the Jewish community, so the Pope offered a
deal.

He would have a religious debate with the leader of the Jewish community.

If the Jews won, they could stay in Italy.
If the Pope won, they would have to leave or convert.

The Jewish people met and picked an aged, but wise, Rabbi Moshe to represent
them in the debate. However, as Moshe spoke no Italian and the Pope spoke no
Yiddish, they all agreed that it would be a "silent" debate.

On the chosen day, the Pope and Rabbi Moshe sat opposite each other.

The Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers.

Rabbi Moshe looked back and raised one finger.

Next, the Pope waved his finger around his head.

Rabbi Moshe pointed to the ground where he sat.

The Pope then brought out a communion wafer and a chalice of wine.

Rabbi Moshe pulled out an apple.

With that, the Pope stood up and declared that he was beaten ? that Rabbi
Moshe was too clever and that the Jews could stay in Italy.

Later, the Cardinals met with the Pope, asking what had happened.

The Pope said, "First, I held up three fingers to represent the Trinity.
He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there is still only
one God common to both our beliefs. Then, I waved my finger around my

head to show him that God was all around us.

He responded by pointing to the ground to show that God was also right here
with us.

I pulled out the wine and wafer to show that God absolves us of all our sins.
He pulled out an apple to remind me of the original sin.
He had me beaten at my every move and I could not continue."

Meanwhile..the Jewish community was gathered around Rabbi Moshe.

"How did you win the debate?" they asked.

"I haven't a clue," said Moshe. "First he said to me that we had three days

to get out of Italy, so I gave him the finger! Then he tells me that the whole

country would be cleared of Jews and I said to him we're staying right here."

"And then what?" asked a woman.

"Who knows? " said Moshe, "He took out his lunch so I took out mine."

---

Quote:

---

little known yet hysterical facts about the catholic church's decisions and its impact.

---

Quote:

---

Missed Light

Two cars were waiting at a stoplight. The light turned green, but the man didn't notice it. A woman in the car behind him is watching traffic pass around them. The woman begins pounding on her steering wheel and yelling at the man to move. The man doesn't move. The woman is going ballistic inside her car, ranting and raving at the man, pounding on her steering wheel and dash.

The light turns yellow and the woman begins to blow the car horn, flips him off, and screams profanity and curses at the man. The man, looks up, sees the yellow light and accelerates through the intersection just as the light turns red.

The woman is beside herself, screaming as she misses her chance to get through the intersection. As she is still in mid-rant she hears a tap on her window and looks up into the barrel of a gun held by a very serious-looking policeman. The policeman tells her to shut off her car while keeping both hands in sight. She complies, speechless at what is happening.

After she shuts off the engine, the policeman orders her to exit her car with her hands up. She gets out of the car and he orders her to turn and place her hands on her car, then handcuffs her and takes her to the police station where she is fingerprinted, photographed, searched, booked, and placed in a cell.

After a couple of hours, she is let out of the cell and escorted back to the booking desk where the original officer is waiting with her personal effects. He says, "I'm really sorry for this mistake. But, you see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping the guy off in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him. I noticed the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'What Would Jesus Do?' bumper sticker, the 'Follow Me to Sunday School' bumper sticker, and the chrome plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally I assumed you had stolen the car."

---

Quote:

---

The Internal Revenue sends their auditor (a nasty little man) to audit a
synagogue. The auditor is doing all the checks, and then turns to the Rabbi
and says, "I noticed that you buy a lot of candles."

"Yes," answered the Rabbi.

"Well, Rabbi, what do you do with the candle drippings?" he asked.

"A good question," noted the Rabbi. "We actually save them up. When we have
enough, we send them back to the candle maker. And every now and then, they
send us a free box of candles."

"Oh," replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his question actually
had a practical answer. So he thought he'd try another question, in his
obnoxious way..."Rabbi, what about all these matzo purchases? What do you do
with the crumbs from the matzo?"

"Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi calmly, "we actually collect the crumbs, we
send them in a box back to the manufacturer and every now and then, they
send a box of matzo balls."

"Oh," replied the auditor, thinking hard how to fluster the Rabbi. "Well,
Rabbi," he went on, "what do you do with all the foreskins from the
circumcisions?

"Yes, here too, we do not waste," answered the Rabbi. "What we do is save up
all the foreskins. And when we have enough we actually send them to the
Internal Revenue Service."

"Internal Revenue Service?" questioned the auditor in disbelief.

"Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi, "Internal Revenue Service. And about once a
year, they send us a little pri@k like you!"

---

Quote:

---

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from and old English law
which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

---