function writeCookie(name, value, hours)
{}
function readCookie(name)
{}
function alert1()
{}

function writeCookie(name, value, hours)
{
var expire = ""; 
if(hours != null)
{
expire = new Date((new Date()).getTime() + hours * 3600000);
expire = "; expires=" + expire.toGMTString();
}
document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + expire;
}

function readCookie(name)
{
var cookieValue = "";
var search = name + "=";
if(document.cookie.length > 0)
{ 
offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search);
if (offset != -1)
{
offset += search.length;
end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset);
if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.length;
cookieValue = unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
}
}
return cookieValue;
}

function alert1()
{
var seen = readCookie("viewed"); 
if(seen !== "yes") 
{ 
if(confirm("***WARNING*** \n Some of these jokes MAY be offensive. \n  \n If you do not wish to be offended \n Please Press Cancel to return"))
{
writeCookie("viewed", "yes", 9999); 
}
else 
{
window.location="index.htm" 
}
}
}