Digging potatos

An old man lived alone in the country. He wanted to dig his potato garden but it was very hard work as the ground was hard. 
His only son Fred, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament.

1957 vs. 2007

HIGH SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007 Scenario 1: Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack. 1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers. Scenario 2: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school. 1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies. 2007 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both charged them with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it. Scenario 3: Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students. 1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again. 2007 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from t he state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Gun Control

Doctors vs Gun owners




(A)   The number of physicians in the U.S. is


700,000.

(B)   Accidental deaths caused by Physicians
 
per year are   120,000.
 
(C)   Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
 
Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of 
Health and Human Services. 

Now think about this:


Guns


(A)   The number of gun owners in the U.S.   
 
is 80,000,000.  
(Yes, that's 80 million)


 
(B)   The number of accidental gun deaths 
per year, all age groups, is 
1,500. 



(C)   The number of accidental deaths 
per gun owner is   
.000188.




Statistics courtesy of FBI




 
So, statistically, doctors are approximately

9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.






Remember, 'Guns don't kill people, doctors do..'




 




 


FACT:   NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT    
ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.


Please alert your friends  
to this 
alarming threat.


We must ban doctors 
before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!

 

Out of concern for the public at large, 
I withheld the statistics on 
  lawyers




for fear the shock would cause 

people to panic and seek medical attention!