interesting shorts.

On February 3, 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly was fed up with the unheated bus that he and his bandmates were provided for their Midwest Winter Dance Party tour.

It often dropped to minus 35 degrees Fahrenheit at night, and his drummer had already gotten frostbite on his toes from the cold. So Holly decided to charter a plane for himself and his bandmates Tommy Allsup and Waylon Jennings. But at the last minute, Jennings gave up his seat to J.P. Richardson, who had the flu. And Allsup decided to flip a coin with "La Bamba" singer Ritchie Valens for his seat. Valens won.

Surprised that his own bandmates had given up their seats, Holly joked with Jennings about spending another night on the bus when he could have flown in comfort.

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Richard is an ordinary man, with a job, a wife and children. One day he is picked up by the police and found guilty of an armed robbery. Although he professes his innocence, he is sentenced to a 20-year prison sentence. There are cameras and witnesses who nail him.

After several years, he is moved to another prison and incredibly finds a man who is not only a photocopy of him, but bears the same name, in fact he too is called Richard (surname Amos). They are so similar that inmates and police often confuse them.

This is how it turns out that the culprit of the robbery for which he had been sentenced to 20 years was not him but the other Richard.

He was released after 19 years of imprisonment, for which Richard Jones asked the state for damages of $1.2 million. It's the minimum.

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His partner was seriously injured. She was hit by a car while she was swooping across the street

He brought her food and cared for her with love and compassion.

He brought her food again but he was shocked to find her dead.

He tried to move her, an effort rarely seen from a swallow. Aware that his partner has died, he cries with poignant love.

He was beside her, saddened by her death.

Finally, he stood beside her body in sadness and pain.

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Each time I have had to have a pet cat or dog ' put to sleep ' - - ' euthanized ' - I have had a little cuddle and chat with them the night before and we ( I ) say how much I have loved them and how it is time as the pain they have been going through with cancers etc. is to come to an end as I see that painful expression one too many times and in the morning, you will be going to pussy or doggy heaven, and in every case, they knew.

There is something about animals that knows about death and knows about ' the end' and while we may think otherwise, from experience, it is sad to see.

Loss is the same for animals as it is for humans except we understand the concept while, they don't.

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Can I sue my neighbor for BBQing meat despite me repeatedly telling him I'm vegan?

Can you sue your neighbour because you are vegan is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

Do you know why vegans get such a bad rap?

For the same reason that evangelicals and pro-lifers do.

Notice in the picture it is all women.....

It does not matter whether you’re evangelical, pro-life, or vegan for health reasons, philosophical reasons, religious reasons, ecological and/or cruelty-free reasons. You have the right to live your life as you choose and hold whatever beliefs you wish.

That doesn’t mean you have the right to impose your beliefs on anyone else, or expect anyone else to live up to the standards you have set for yourself.

The fact that you are evangelical does not obligate me to attend church services or mean that I cannot piss on your Bible if I choose. The fact that you are pro-life does not obligate me to be celibate or mean that I cannot get as many abortions as I deem necessary. The fact that you are vegan does not obligate me to restrict myself to salad in your presence or mean that I cannot barbecue meat in my own backyard.

The fact that you are evangelical does not require me to listen to your preaching if I don’t want to. The fact that you are pro-life doesn’t mean I should have to bear my rapist’s child if I don’t want to. That fact that you are vegan doesn’t mean I have need to be subjected to your lectures on the carbon footprint of cows if I don’t want to.

In short, the reason why evangelicals, pro-lifers and vegans get such a bad rap is because they can’t shut the fuck up. Do what’s right for you, and leave me the fuck alone. I don’t need your lectures or your smug superiority or your judgment. I respect your right to hold your beliefs; I expect that my beliefs are similarly respected, even if they don’t agree with yours and if you do not respect my lifestyle, why the fuck should I respect yours ???

Go ahead, sue me for barbecuing. If paying a lawyer to take us to court so a judge can laugh his ass off at you is the way you choose to spend your money, you go right ahead. And be prepared to cough up some more paying me to settle my harassment suit.

I’m barbecuing in my own backyard and you don’t like it ?

Too fucking bad; go drink you some soy milk and cook up some tasty mouth watering Tofu and PLEASE - SHUT THE FUCK UP.

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Financial planning explained by an Irishman

Paddy bought a camel from a farmer for $100.

The farmer agreed to deliver the camel the next day.

In the morning he drove up and said, 'Sorry son, but I have some badnews. The camel's died.'

Paddy replied, 'Well just give me my money back then.'

The farmer said, 'Can't do that. I've already spent it.'

Paddy said, 'OK then, just bring me the dead camel.'

The farmer asked, 'What are you going to do with him?'

Paddy said, 'I'm going to raffle him off.'

The farmer said, 'You can't raffle a dead camel!'

Paddy said, 'Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead.'

A month later, the farmer met up with Paddy and asked, 'What happened with that dead camel?'

Paddy said, 'I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at $2 each and made a profit of $898′.

The farmer said, 'Didn't anyone complain?'

Paddy said, 'Just the guy who won. So I gave him his $2 back.'

Paddy now works for the Commonwealth Bank.

But yesterday Paddy got an offer to work for the Prime Minister as a Financial Planner.

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"For 20 years I never had a father. I never met him. Heard of his name. Seen a picture. I was in a terrible home.

So at age 15 I decided to run away. I graduated high school with AP credit and Honors. So even though I was homeless and bouncing from friends house to house. When I was 17 I heard my mother was incarcerated for drunk driving. I was officially alone.

I always wanted to take martial arts but obviously too poor. Graduated high school got a job and started saving money for lessons.

I started at age 20 and 4 months later I met this guy. Grandmaster Ji. He asked me what my dreams were or goals. He said he felt that I had hardships that most didn't know. I told him I wanted to become a Master of martial arts and run a school.

He told me from that day forward two things would happen. One, that he would make me a master and two, that I would called his son from now on.

This is a true father to me. He is a wonderful example of love and justice and doing the right thing. Just wanted to share this with some people.

I love my dad and it took me 20 years to meet him."

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