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[This is a very old joke, yet every time I think about it, I smile. You will, too.] There was a duck who walked into a store and asked, “Got any candy?” The storekeeper said, “No, we don’t.” The next day, the duck went into the same store and asked…

[Rick Steves, famous travel TV personality, wrote about a friend who has been living as an ex-patriot in Moscow. Having been in St Petersburg, Moscow and other parts of Russia in past years, I kept nodding in agreement and smiling at these thoughts] You know you’ve been in Russia too…

[RL forwarded these “actual complaints” received by Thomas Cook Vacations from “dissatisfied customers”] 1. “I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts.” 2. “It’s lazy of the local shopkeepers in Puerto Vallarta to…

“I liked the old paths, when . . Moms were at home and Dads were at work. Brothers went into the Army or took up a trade, and sisters got married BEFORE having children! Crime did not pay, hard work did, and people knew the difference. Moms would cook, Dads…

[I try to be a Christian in my daily life, but every once in a while I’d like to really call someone a ******** for how they act or talk. A fellow-pastor found a clever way of ‘saying’ what he could not ‘say’.] A guy was getting ready to tee…

Our three teenagers were usually tolerant of their father’s taste in classical music, but on a long interstate trip, their patience ran thin. As the operatic tenor on the radio warbled on and on, a tired voice from the back of the van called out, “Dad, could we let this…

“Birds of a feather flock together”. This expression surfaced in 1545 in an English translation of Plato’s ‘Republic’ – “Byrdes of on kynde and color flok and flye allwayes together.” Okay, enough history. Here is a quiz about FLOCKS OF BIRDS. I will LIST various types of birds and you…

You all know the Bible story of Jesus as He commanded the demons to come out of the man called Legion. The demons begged Jesus to cast them into the swine herd nearby. Jesus did, and the pigs ran over the cliff and into the Sea of Galilee. But did…

[Ken H forwarded this way to check out your status in a relationship] Love: When you take a bubble bath together Lust: When you take a bath in Jell-o together Marriage: When you give the kids a bath Love: A romantic candle-lit dinner for two Lust: Do I have to…

{Most ‘sayings’ on the internet are trite or cute, but few have me thinking “Wow – that’s true”. Collected these over the years.] You have a choice: You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face. The best way to…

Though we had know each other at college for a few years and been in plays, choirs and performances together, Teresa and I truly did not like each other. But life began to change in the fall of 1968. We both (unknown to the other) had decided to finish our…

[Last one: One more day emptying the trunk of useless car stats and data] Q: Which of the Chrysler “letter cars” sold the fewest amount? A: Only 400, 1963, 300J’s were sold (they skipped “I” because it looked like a number 1) Q: What car company was originally known as…

[Continue to astound your friends with your new-found wealth of trivia] Q: What was Ford’s answer to the Chevy Corvette, and other legal street racers of the 1960’s? A: Carroll Shelby’s Mustang GT350 Q: What American luxury automaker began by making cages for birds and squirrels? A: The George N.…