The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him…

Time for a quiz. I will list a type of animal or bird, and you give the name of its young. Some are little used and lesser known. Some even the kiddies know and love! Example: Cow – calf Antelope – Bear – Beaver – Birds – Cat Codfish Deer…

Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made. What did love say to fear? Nothing. Love knows no fear. Why do they bother saying “raw” sewage? Do some people cook that stuff? Last night I went to a 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy…

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You know you are living in 2010 when… 1 You currently have 10 or more items “recharging” in your home or office. 2 You’ve accidentally entered your password on the microwave. 3 You haven’t played solitaire with real cards in years. 4 You have a list of 15 phone numbers…

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty’s Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5 year phase-in…

THAT’S LIFE: A CENSUS POEM [Published in the July 2007 edition of Royal Statistical Society News, London] He said “Your occupation please”, This census-taking guy. I started to enumerate And said quite frankly, “I Wash the dishes, scrub the floors, Shine the windows, polish doors, Bathe three children, wipe their…

[I am presently putting together an 8-generation “tree” for my grandkids, in hopes they will find roots. It is a challenge for sure. Here are some random thoughts.] The only thing I know for sure is that I come from a long line of dead people. Can a first cousin,…

A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, “If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river!” With even greater emphasis he said, “And if I had all the wine in the world, I’d take it and…

In the beginning God populated the earth with broccoli and cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives. Then using God’s great gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerry’s and Krispy Kreme. And Satan said, “You want…

An older minister just had all of his remaining teeth pulled and new dentures were being made. The first Sunday, he only preached 10 minutes. The second Sunday, he preached only 20 minutes. But, on the third Sunday, he preached 1 hour 25 minutes. When asked about this by some…

This Kentucky horse breeder had a filly that won every race in which she was entered. But as she got older she became very temperamental. He soon found that when he raced her in the evening, she would win handily, but when she raced during the day she would come…

Dorothy lost hers. I forgot mine. My wife broke hers. I speak of shoes, of course. So why are we all smiling? Dorothy is that sweet little girl who broke in that bustin’ bronco of a tornado, landing in Oz and inheriting magic ruby slippers from a dead wicked witch.…