It Pays To Be Nice.

[winston]

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. 'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.' 'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer.

At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. 'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked.'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly.
'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.' And that he did.

Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin. Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life this time? Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill .. His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill. Someone once said: What goes around comes around.

Work like you don't need the money.

Love like you've never been hurt.

Dance like nobody's watching.Sing like nobody's listening.

Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

May there always be work for your hands to do;

May your purse always hold a coin or two;

May the sun always shine on your windowpane;

May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;

May the hand of a friend always be near you;

May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

and may you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows your'e dead.

[jingle_jangle]

I, too, enjoy a good cigar...despite what Brian says below, it's true.

[winston]

Of course none of this is true but it makes for a nice story...............I just received this story in an email from a friend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Fleming

[scotty]

Part of chain letter.........
The notion that every personal encounter is an opportunity to touch someone else's live or have ours touched in a way that not only changes our future, but perhaps that of mankind, is a common theme in urban legends and chain letters. Unfortunately, the path Alexander Fleming took to his place in history did not include the chance encounter described above.
The legend above has been told and re-told for decades, and has appeared in varying versions in print publications dating back to 1950. However, no reputable Churchill or Fleming biographer has reported anything like it. Not surprising, since the events described are very unlikely.
The Fleming farm was in a remote rural region, somewhere a statesman like Lord Churchill would be unlikely to be "passing through." Fleming the younger's desire to become a doctor was encouraged not by the grateful gift of a stranger, but by the lead of his older brother. He paid for his education with an inheritance from an uncle, not from an appreciative benefactor. Though the history books do show Churchill overcoming a case of pneumonia, his treatment did not include penicillin, nor was Fleming part of the medical team that treated him.
Many chain letters are forwarded in the name of "National Friendship Week," but don't fool yourself into believing this is some officially designated observance. There is no official sponsor of National Friendship Week in the United States and an internet search turns up hundreds of references to it, all with varying dates (if a date is provided at all).
Of course, there is no real harm in telling your friends you care about them, but make sure you're sending the right message. A recent survey of readers identified friendship chains as the most annoying type of chain letters. Most say they'd prefer a visit or personally written note from you, expressing genuine concern and friendship.

[winston]

Despite the fact the story is untrue I liked the parts that commenced with:

Work like you don't need the money etc.

Sometimes you may find gold in a rubbish tip (garbage dump).

[jingle_jangle]

Of course, there is no real harm in telling your friends you care about them, but make sure you're sending the right message.

I send penicillin.

[winston]

Of course, there is no real harm in telling your friends you care about them, but make sure you're sending the right message.

I send penicillin.

[collin]

So if that farmer hadn't saved the boy.......we'd all have crippling illness and speak German now?

Wow!!

[johnallg]

I, too, enjoy a good cigar...despite what Brian says below, it's true.

Paul.... Rocky Patels. Just about any one.

[winston]

What are Rocky Patels John?

[beatlefreak]

You'd need to be a cigar aficionado to appreciate, Brian.

[jingle_jangle]

I, too, enjoy a good cigar...despite what Brian says below, it's true.

Paul.... Rocky Patels. Just about any one.

Amazing prescience, John. Dalia gave me a couple of Patels for Valentine's Day. They were so exquisite that I've since tried a number of different sizes and blends. Patels are the only Maduro wrappers I've ever tried, that taste better than Connecticut shade wrappers.

They literally smoked my old faves--Montecristos, which tasted harsh and smelled raw compared to the Patels. I'm a convert.

[jimk]

I gave up cigars as part of a savings plan to buy my Rick. Those Rocky Patels are some spendy smokes.
JimK

[rickenbrother]

What are Rocky Patels John?

I know, you were thinking...mob code to go break someone's knee caps, weren't you?

[johnallg]

I gave up cigars as part of a savings plan to buy my Rick. Those Rocky Patels are some spendy smokes.
JimK

You need to buy them right. Go to Thompson's site and put in 981159 - soon.

Paul, Dalia has great taste in tobacco. I've tried 4 different blends of his and not a clinker yet. Cao Anniversaries have taken a back seat, as have Indian Tabac Camaroons, both still fine smokes.