OK, here's what's about to happen.

This Friday, January 26,
a birthday is going to sneak up on Jim Rothwell
and paste this big red number on his back!

Trumpet Joke
Trumpet Juice
Origina of Murphy's Law
If Life Could Be Like A Computer
Enough Hats?
Dark Sucker Theory Drafted?
Toilet Tech
Commodore 65
Remember When?

This is no joke! Except for the groaners lurking above.

Go ahead, click around for a chuckle.
Check out scenes from the last party and an encore recital.

Now consider sending Jim a birthday greeting at:

Rothwell (at) SpeechEnhancer.com

If you're a jokester, send your best.

If you are the ornery type, tease him mercilessly.

And if you're...well...old, assure him that he's just a kid.

After all, he is still a kid at heart, and he'd love to hear from you.

(Please pass this invitation on to anyone interested.)

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Below is one of Jim's favorite movie excerpts...
but first, the introductory Cartoon

http://www.mwscomp.com/movies/mol/m-02-car.htm

Monty Python's THE MEANING OF LIFE (Part V)

http://www.mwscomp.com/movies/mol/m-10-v.htm

CHAIRMAN:
... Item six on the agenda: the meaning of life. Now, uh, Harry, you've had some thoughts on this.

HARRY:
That's right. Yeah, I've had a team working on this over the past few weeks, and, uh, what we've come up with can be reduced to two fundamental concepts.

One: people are not wearing enough hats.

Two: matter is energy. In the universe, there are many energy fields which we cannot normally perceive. Some energies have a spiritual source which act upon a person's soul. However, this soul does not exist ab initio, as orthodox Christianity teaches. It has to be brought into existence by a process of guided self-observation. However, this is rarely achieved, owing to man's unique ability to be distracted from spiritual matters by everyday trivia.

[pause]

BERT:
What was that about hats, again?

 


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Scenes from Jim's 60th birthday party
Held in Kansas City January 26, 2002, at daughter Julie Rudman's home

Clockwise from left: Gerald Kemner , Dave DeLeersnyder, Mark Weston, Jim Rothwell, Kriss Avery,
Bruce Barr, Diane Schick?, Brad Frohock, Jonne Long.

Above:  Gerald Kemner, Dave DeLeersnyder and Mark Weston attempt to solve the birthday crossword.

 

 

 

Left: Birthday Jim is all grins among friends.

 

 

 

 

Below right: Bruce Barr. Guess the eyes just couldn't stay open any more.

Below left : Looking down from the stairway to heaven.

Now for an encore!

Did you know Jim was an accomplished pianist before moving on to trumpet, electronics and telling jokes?

Th-th-that's all folks!

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[WET PAINT]

 

DON'T GO BEYOND THIS POINT

 

Reference links

Commodore 65: 
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_65

Drafting Guys Over 65: 
http://www.jibjab.com/jokebox/jokebox/jibjab/id/421560/jokeid/101613

Remember When...:  
http://www.electronixwarehouse.com/humor/older-than-dirt.htm#when

If Life Could Be Like a Computer:
http://www.electronixwarehouse.com/humor/dont-compute.htm#life

Understanding Computer Technology via the Toilet
http://www.electronicsrepair.net/joke.shtml

The Dark Sucker Theory
http://www.jtkdev.com/light.html

The Joke for trumpet  
http://books.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=522262
http://books.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=517037

Origin of Murphy's law
http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-true.html

Spit Happens
http://www.flipoakes.com/cartoons/spit_happens.jpg

More Meaning of Life
http://www.montypythondvd.com/monty-python-scripts.html
http://www.montypythondvd.com/#
http://www.mwscomp.com/movies/mol/m-10-v.htm

 

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