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One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names with small American flags mounted on either side of it. The seven year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so…

Three friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise the funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, the rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but…

Here is a list of things your wife/.mother will probably NEVER say to you or the kids – ~ “How on earth can you see the TV sitting so far back?” ~ “Yeah, I used to skip school a lot, too” ~ “Just leave all the lights on . .…

[This is a rerun from 2005 and worth remembering. Sadly, nothing has really changed in Iraq in the nearly two years since Jim posted this article. Except a whole lot more of young Americans have died. Let’s remember the fallen and their families.] Final Salute by Jim Sheeler, Rocky Mountain…

From Jr Hi one remembers: “Latin’s a dead language For this is plain to see: First it killed the Romans And now it’s killing me” Can you match these “modern” Latin phrases? Example: LUCUS SUM IPSE PATREM TE = Luke, I am your father. 1 QUI ME AMAT, AMAT ET…

These figures of speech were translated by a computer into another language. Then the next day translated by computer from that language back into English. Surprising results, as the new English phrase was not exactly like the original! **What was the original figure of speech? 1. Fire from buttocks 2.…

Blamestorming – sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed and who was responsible Body Nazis – hard-core exercise and weight-lifting fanatics who look down on anyone who doesn’t work out obsessively Chainsaw consultant – an outside expert brought in to reduce the…

The following were winners in a New York Magazine contest in which contestants were to take a well-known expression in a foreign language, change a single letter, and provide a definition for the new expression. HARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS? — Can you drive a French motorcycle? IDIOS AMIGOS — We’re wild and…

School is beginning for many this week and I want to share some insights to help the year start out with a bang. Here are some common Chinese Phrases with their translations to broaden your understanding. You may already know more than you think! Chinese Phrases———–Translations __________________________________________ Ai Bang Mai…

I came across this phrase yesterday “FENDER SKIRTS”. A term I haven’t heard in a long time and thinking about “fender skirts” started me thinking about other words that quietly disappear from our language with hardly a notice like “curb feelers”. And “steering knobs” (AKA) suicide knob. Since I’d been…

Jack is a common name in phrase, stories, and nursery rhyme. Each clue below leads to an answer containing “Jack”. Example: Halloween fixture = “Jack-o-lantern” 1. Handyman 2. Broken Crown 3. Classic Dive 4. Win Big 5. Hard Cider 6. Fat Wife 7. Toy (singular) 8. Paul Bunyan 9. British…

DOUBLE TROUBLE. Each of these 7-letter words have a double letter. Change them to a new double letter and you get a new word. Example: Cottage could be changed to Collage 1. SCUFFLE 2. MILLION 3. FOOLING 4. DRIBBLE 5. BAGGAGE 6. GAZETTE 7. COLLECT 8. HAMMOCK 9. CHANNEL 10.…

PALINDROMES. How many can you identify from their definition. Example: First name of the Grif.Net guru? “BOB” 1. Baby’s napkin 2. First woman 3. Monetary unit of India (and woman’s name) 4. Property paper 5. German king (and man’s name) 6. Twelve o’clock 7. Blow your horn 8. Chick vocalization…