News from THE DELANEY CO.

I enjoy people-watching. I had a good laugh after boarding my flight home last Thursday night. While sitting there watching person after person mindlessly board the airplane, the flight attendant announced (for the second time), "Place your wheeled-luggage in the overhead bins on the left side of the airplane, wheels in first." At that moment, the woman in the aisle pulling her wheeled bag behind her apparently only heard the last three words. "Wheels in first?" she queried sleepily. "Yes," replied the attendant. The woman stopped in her tracks, slowly squeezed around her bag until she was behind it, turned the bag around, and proceeded to push it toward the back of the plane.

Make it a good month! J

Scott Wyatt

Regional Sales Manager

THE DELANEY CO.

Bits and Pieces

NFL LEGEND - George Blanda died on September 27^th at the age of 83. He was the most versatile football player I've ever seen. George played pro football for 26 seasons - longer than any other person. He'll probably be remembered best for his 1970 season with the Oakland Raiders (the original All-Madden team). That year, in a five-game period, George provided Oakland with four wins and one tie with last-second touchdown passes or field goals - at age 43. The string started with a three-touchdown passing and one field goal outburst against Pittsburgh and continued with a 48-yard field goal with three seconds left to tie Kansas City. He threw a scoring pass and added a 52-yard field goal in the last 96 seconds to defeat Cleveland. Next came a winning touchdown toss against Denver and a last-instant field goal to upend San Diego. During his career, Blanda accumulated impressive credentials. He passed for 236 touchdowns and scored an incredible 2,002 points. In 1970, he became the oldest quarterback to play in a title game. Although the Baltimore Colts won 27-17, Blanda accounted for all of the Raiders' points, throwing two touchdown passes and kicking a field goal. Blanda's career was divided into three distinct parts, 10 years with the Chicago Bears followed by seven seasons with the Houston Oilers and nine-years with the Oakland Raiders. He was just a month shy of his 49th birthday when he retired before the 1976 season. But George was not just an ageless wonder. In 1961, playing with the Houston Oilers, the then 34 year-old George threw for 3,330 yards and a then record 36 touchdowns over the 14-game season, which included seven touchdown passes in one game against the NY Titans. Too bad he left that game midway through the third quarter. So let's remember fondly the ageless wonder that made being 47 cool. But don't forget 34-year old George, either. And if you happen to catch Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub throwing four touchdowns this weekend, keep in mind he only has to throw four more to break the city record.

YABBA DABBA DO - Everyone's favorite modern Stone Age family and friends are celebrating their golden anniversary. "The Flintstones," America's first prime-time animated sitcom, first aired on ABC-TV on Sept. 30, 1960.

For six years, the show almost everyone thought was an animated imitation of "The Honeymooners" entertained not just kids, but primarily adults. And that was the point of the Hanna-Barbera production -- to create a more adult-styled cartoon.

If you've been a stranger to Bedrock, here are "The Flintstones," from left, Fred, Dino, Wilma, Pebbles, Bamm-Bamm, Betty and Barney. "The Simpsons," "King of the Hill," "Family Guy" and many others no doubt owe a debt of gratitude to the trailblazing prehistoric series. In fact, until 1997, when "The Simpsons" surpassed it, "The Flintstones" held the record as the longest-running prime-time animated series.
The show was set in the fictional town of Bedrock, where the Flintstones and their neighbors the Rubbles shared screen time with various dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and many other creatures -- several of which served as appliances.

SEGWAYS - ARE THEY SAFE?? - Jimi Heselden is the British millionaire who purchased the company that manufactures the Segway people movers last year. Last week, while riding his people mover on a bridal path in the UK, Heselden tried to back up to allow a pedestrian to pass. He lost control of his vehicle and plummeted off a 50 foot cliff to his death.

A new study about the safety of Segway transporters was released last Monday, hours after Jimi Heselden died. The study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine shows that injuries while riding Segway transporters are significant and on the rise. "The Segway may seem cool, but there's nothing cool about a head injury," said Dr. Mary Pat McKay of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. "One-quarter of the patients who came to our emergency department with Segway injuries were admitted to the hospital. Forty percent of the admitted patients were admitted to the ICU because they had traumatic brain injuries."Only seven of those patients wore a helmet, which is not required by law while riding a Segway.

UFC...THE REAL DEAL? - Successful financier Jamie Salter has agreed to buy three brands that cater to fans of Ultimate Fighting Championship. Salter's Authentic Brands Group is betting the three labels - TapouT, Silver Star Casting, and Hitman Fight Gear - are ripe for expansion as mixed martial arts continues to gain mainstream acceptance. "These are some of the most exciting brands I've seen in years," Salter says. The popularity of mixed martial arts and the UFC is soaring around the world."

Ultimate fighting, which combines Far Eastern martial arts styles with elements of boxing, wrestling, and jujitsu, was once considered so violent that in 1998 Senator John McCain tried to ban what he called "human cockfighting." Since then the UFC has added some restrictions, including "no knees to the head of a downed opponent" and "no groin or throat strikes." Says Tim Pogue, Authentic Brands'chief marketing officer: "People are starting to respect these athletes as athletes, not just street brawlers."

FANTASY FOOTBALL - Mark St. Amant was at a crossroads The 36 year old was finding it hard to balance his workload with his fantasy football team. So like any ambitious professional with a healthy sense of priorities, he quit his six-figure-salary job for the chance to win a $700 prize pot. Say St Amant, "I came close a few times, but it was always-a-bridesmaid thing. I realized my job was draining my time and preventing me from winning." According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, there are 30 million fantasy players in the U.S. and Canada - an astonishing 54 percent increase from just two years ago. The right amount of time to play in the office? "One minute less than what will get you fired," says ESPN.com fantasy guru Matthew Berry. "And if you play with your boss, always let the boss win. It's easier to find another league than to find a new job."

EMERGENCY BRA - What to do in a disaster? Put a bra over your face, of course. Inspired by the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster, Dr. Elena Bodnar has developed the Emergency Bra. The bra is designed to be removed, divided into two cups, and turned into face masks. The masks apparently can filter out chemicals as harsh as the ones released at Chernobyl. Next week, the device will be installed at the MIT museum, and is available for just $29.99 online. (Bodnar says there will be a similar device for men.) Last year, Bodnar, who's originally from the Ukraine, won the Ig Nobel Prize for Public Health for the bra.

Dr. Elena Bodnar holds up one of her 'Emergency Bras' today, as John Durant, right, director of the MIT Museum, and Gus Rancatore wear the bras as facemasks, at the MIT Museum in Cambridge. (REUTERS/Adam Hunger).

BRAIN TEASER
In this puzzle, three numbers: 16, 14 and 38, need to be assigned to one of the rows of numbers below (A, B, or C). To which row should each number be assigned? HINT: This is not a mathematical puzzle and the numerical order is irrelevant.

A	0	6	8	9	3	?
B	15	27	21	10	19	?
C	7	1	47	11	17	?

If you can tell us the correct answer and why, you'll receive 5% off your next Delaney order (placed in October).

The Delaney Co. will be exhibiting at the Mid-Atlantic LBM Trade Show, October 20th, at the Valley Forge Convention Center in Valley Forge, PA. Please stop by Booth # 56 and say hello.

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