In "The Book of Lists" (by Irving Wallace) there a= re a few words considered the most beautiful SOUNDING in the English langua= ge. Sadly, some have rather bad association or definition. Try out this lis= t, expanded from a 1998 Grif Net blog, and see if YOU have a…

Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam.  Af= ter 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile= =2E Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spen= t 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison.  He survived the ordeal an= d…

Did they have BUMPER STICKERS on camels or chariots back in = Bible days? Haven’t seen a photo of one. But here are some ideas for = bumper stickers of biblical characters:   Cain: CELEBRATE NATIONAL BROTHERHOO= D WEEK   Lot: IF YOU CAN SEE SODOM, YOU’RE TOO CLOSE  …

Q: Why are trees very forgiving? A: Because in the Fall they “Let It Go” and in the Spring the= y “turn over a new leaf”. &= nbsp; Q: Why do leaves fall far from dogwood tree= s? A: They’re afraid of the bark.=   Q: How do = leaves…

English has some letters that are placed in = a word that are not now (were they ever?) pronounced. Today’s quiz de= veloped from a quiz some time back to give you an assortment of letters of = the alphabet and you must provide words in which that letter plays…

A few more fall jokes to keep the whole family groaning togethe= r.   Q: = Did you hear about the kid who had too much pie this last fall? = A: He got autumn’y ache.   Q: What do you call a cold day in S= eptember? A: Septem-brrrrrr…

Here are some fun questions to ask the kiddos at dinner todayQ: Why did Dad shop for Reynolds Wrap? A: Mom mentioned she wanted to see fall foliage.   Q: Why was the robot couple de= cide to get married in the fall? A: They we= re autumn mated.  …

Rich forwarded, Tonight, I gave each of our girls a small rock = about the size of a marble and a sucker. I had them put the rock in their s= hoe and the sucker in their mouth, then walk to the corner and back. You sh= ould have heard…

Linda was with her mother while her older sister was being e= xamined by a dentist. Linda kept herself busy playing with toys in the wait= ing room until she noticed that her Mom was resting, with her eyes closed. =   Linda marched up to her mother, looked her…

CARDS YOU WILL NEVER SEE IN THE RACK AT THE DRUG STORE   Cover= "Congratulations on your promotion." Inside "Before you go, would like to take this knife out of my = back. You’ll probably need it again."   Cover "Looking back over th= e years we’ve been together, I…

This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_0022_01DB09A7.01BBE0C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here is an updated installment of “firsts” in Wisconsin in a variety of categories. Learn why this State was our choice for university, for grad school, for our first home as newlyweds, for two wonderful pastorates,…

News Release: New York City. A truck loaded with cases of Roget’s Thesaurus crashed as it lef= t a New York printer last night.  According to the Associated = Press, witnesses said they were stunned, startled, aghast, taken back, stup= efied, confused, punchy, shocked, rattled, paralyzed, dazed, bewildered, mi= xed…

I know you have been wondering why baby diapers have= brand names such as "Luvs", "Huggies", and "Pampe= rs’, while undergarments for old people are called "Depends".   H= ere’s why.   When babies go in their pants, people are still gonna L= uv ’em, Hug ’em and Pamper’ em.…