Charlie Chaplin and the movie "The Kid" and the child star who played "The Kid"--Jackie Coogan

     In 1921 at the age of 32 Charles Chaplin released his silent movie The Kid.  This movie is in eight segments with the first segment in this post. Go to http://youtube.com and search Charlie Chaplin, then the movie The Kid for other parts. The movie is 66 minutes in length.




This classic is still #195 in IMDB.com top 250 movies.

Read about the child actor Jackie Coogan who played The Kid and what he did later in his private life and entertainment career.

Health Plan Heaven

 Dear Diary,

 For my birthday this year, my Husband (the dear) purchased a   week of  personal training at the local health club for me.

 Although I am still in great shape since being a high school  football cheerleader 43 years ago, I decided it would be a good  idea to go ahead and  give it a try.

 I called the club and made my reservations with a personal   trainer named Christo, who identified himself as a 26-year-old  aerobics instructor and  model for athletic clothing and swim wear.

 My husband seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started! The  club  encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.

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 MONDAY:

 Started my day at 6:00 a.m. Tough to get out of bed, but found   it was  well  worth it when I arrived at the health club to find  Christo waiting for  me.  He is something of a Greek god-- with blond hair, dancing eyes,   and a dazzling white smile.. Woo Hoo!!

Christo gave me a tour and showed me the machines. I enjoyed  watching the  skillful way in which he conducted his aerobics  class after my workout today. Very inspiring!

 Christo was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was  already  aching from holding it in the whole time he was around.  This is going to be a FANTASTIC week!!

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 TUESDAY:

 I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out the door. Christo  made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air then he put  weights on it! My legs were a little wobbly on the treadmill, but I made

 the full mile. His rewarding smile made it all worthwhile. I feel GREAT!  It's a whole new life for me.

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 WEDNESDAY:

 The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying the toothbrush on the  counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a  hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't try to steer

 or stop. I parked on top of a GEO in the club parking lot.

 Christo was impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered other  club members. His voice is a little too perky for that early in the morning  and when he scolds, he gets this nasally whine that is VERY annoying.

 My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Christo put me on the stair  monster. Why the hell would anyone invent a machine to simulate an  activity  rendered obsolete by elevators? Christo told me it would

help me   get in  shape and enjoy life. He said some other shit too.

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 THURSDAY:

 Jerk was waiting for me with his vampire-like teeth exposed as his thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't help being a half  an hour late-- it took me that long to tie my shoes.

 He took me to work out with dumbbells. When he was not looking, I ran  and  hid in the restroom. He sent some skinny bitch to find me.

 Then, as punishment, he put me on the rowing machine-- which I sank.

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 FRIDAY:

 I hate that bastard Christo more than any human being has ever hated any  other human being in the history of the world. Stupid, skinny, anemic,  anorexic, little aerobic instructor. If there was a part of my body I could move without unbearable pain, I would beat him with it.

 Christo wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any triceps! And if  you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the damn barbells or  anything that weighs more than a sandwich.

 The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health and nutrition teacher.  Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama coach or the  choir  director?

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 SATURDAY:

 Satan left a message on my answering machine in his grating, shrilly voice  wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing his voice made me  want  to smash the machine with my planner; however, I lacked

the  strength to  even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven straight  hours of the  Weather Channel..

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 SUNDAY:

 I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and  thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year my  husband will choose a gift for me that is fun-- like a root canalor a

 hysterectomy.

"City Lights" Starring Charlie Chaplin

City Lights was released in 1931, one of the films that he wrote, directed, and starred in. It is currently #70 in the Internet Movie's Database of.its top 250 movies, 78 years after Chaplin made it.

City Lights at IMDB.com

Charlie Chaplin at Wikipedia

Charlie Chaplin Filmography

Currently I am reading Charlie Chaplin's 1964  My Autobiography. His life was full of interesting people and surprising turns, a man who revolutionized the early and emerging American film industry of his time. In the book, he shares his thoughts on acting, writing, directing, movie-making, humor, working with people, and his work ethics. He also remembers and recounts the lives of the people, ordinary and great, that he chanced to meet, and subsequent events of their lives as well as his life,

The original proposal to knight Charles Chaplin was made in 1931, but was postponed for nearly 25 years because of international controversy in his life, but eventually he became Sir Charles Chaplin. He was a man with the precious gift of being able to make audiences laugh, a precious experience for sometimes stress-fulled people then and now..

Marriage Humor .....and then the fight started!!

Wife:            'What are you doing'? 
Husband:     'Nothing'.
Wife:             'Nothing...?  You've been reading our marriage certificate for an hour'.
Husband:      'I was looking for the expiration date'. 


Wife :           'Do you want dinner'?  
Husband:     'Sure! What are my choices'? 
Wife:             'Yes or No'.

       
Wife:         'You always carry my photo in your wallet ...  Why'?
Hubby:       'When there is a problem, no matter how great, I look at your picture and    
                    the problem disappears ...'  
Wife:          'You see how miraculous and powerful I am for you'?
Hubby:        'Yes!  I see your picture and ask myself what other problem can there be    
                    greater than this one'?  


Stress
Reliever Girl:  'When we get married, I want to share all your worries, troubles, and        
                         lighten your burden'.  
Boy:                 'It's very kind of you, darling, but I don't have any worries or troubles'.  

Girl:                  'Well, that's because we aren't married yet'.

   
Son:                  'Mum, when I was on the bus with Dad this morning, he told me to give up my    
                          seat to a lady'.  
Mom:                'Well, you have done the right thing'.  
Son:                 'But mum, I was sitting on daddy's lap'. 

A newly married
man asked his
wife,                  'Would you have married me if my father hadn't left me a fortune'?  
                          'Honey', the woman replied sweetly, 'I'd have married you, NO MATTER WHO    
                          LEFT YOU A FORTUNE'!  


Girl to her
boyfriend:         'One kiss and I'll be yours forever'.
The guy
replies:             'Thanks for the early warning'.


A wife asked
her husband:     'What do you like most in me, my pretty face or my sexy body'? 
                           He looked at her from head to toe and replied: 'I like your sense of humor'!


Just the Punchline....You set up the joke's premise

.

His wife
replied:                       'Your Horse phoned!!!'


        Give me a sense of humour, Lord,
        Give me the grace to see a joke,
        to get some humor out of life,
        and pass it on to other folks





   

It's Good to be a Woman

From e-mail, thanks LG

HEY GIRLFRIEND

National Girlfriend and Sister's Week

I am only as strong as the coffee I drink, the hairspray I use and the friends I have.

To the cool women who have touched my life. Here's to you!

National Girlfriends Day

If you get this twice you know you have more than one girlfriend.

Be Happy!

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL OF YOUR GIRLFRIENDS AND RETURN IT TO THE FRIEND WHO SENT IT TO YOU

It is good to be a woman:

1. We got off the Titanic first.

2. We can scare male bosses with the mysterious gynecological disorder excuses.

3. Taxis stop for us.

4. We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing.

5. No fashion faux pas we make, could ever rival the Speedo.

6. We don't have to pass gas to amuse ourselves.

7. If we forget to shave, no one has to know.

8. We can congratulate our teammate without ever touching her rear end.

9. We never have to reach down every so often to make sure our privates are still there..

10.We have the ability to dress ourselves.

11.We can talk to the opposite sex without having to picture them naked.

12.If we marry someone 20 years younger, we are aware that we will look like an idiot.

13.We will never regret piercing our ears.

14.There are times when chocolate really can solve all your problems.

15.We can make comments about how silly men are in their presence because they aren't listening anyway.

Send this to all the bright women you know and make their day!!!!!

Love ya! Mean it!

The Facts of Life--Updated to the Computer Age

From email, Thanks, LC

Daddy, how was I born?
The father answers, 'Well, son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway!  Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo.  Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and we met at a cyber-cafe.  We sneaked into a secluded room, where your mother agreed to a download from my hard drive.  As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall, and since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine months later a little Pop-Up appeared that said: 


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You got male!

An Italian Boy's Confession

From e-mail; thanks,SE

And thanks to LD for formatting help.



   
              

AN ITALIAN BOY'S CONFESSION

         

'Bless me Father, for I have sinned.  I have been with a loose girl'.

The priest asks, 'Is that you, little Joey Pagano ?

'Yes, Father, it is.'

'And who was the girl you were with?'

'I can't tell you, Father.  I don't want to ruin her reputation.'

'Well, Joey, I'm sure to find out her name sooner or later so you may as well tell me now. 

Was it Tina Minetti?

'I cannot say.'

'Was it Teresa Mazzarelli?'

'I'll never tell.'

'Was it Nina Capelli?'

'I'm sorry, but I cannot name her.'

'Was it Cathy Piriano?'

'My lips are sealed.'

'Was it Rosa DiAngelo, then?'

'Pease, Father, I cannot tell you.'

The priest sighs in frustration.  'You're very tight lipped, and I admire that.  But you've sinned and have to atone.'

'You cannot be an altar boy now for 4 months..  Now you go and behave yourself.'

Joey walks back to his pew, and his friend Franco slides over and whispers, 'What'd you

get?'

'Four months vacation and five good leads.'