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**A visiting speaker was introduced, and after sharing about hi= mself, said to the crowd, “The Bible teaches that ‘he who finds= a wife finds a good thing’. So, I want to introduce my thing.”=   His wife was not seen smiling. &= nbsp; **New family moved in on the…

[I’ve always assumed many people confuse ‘facts&#82= 17; with ‘assumptions’. Here are some of each, in non-alphabeti= cal order.]   Geology rocks, but geography is where it’s at.   There is a great diffe= rence between Black Eyed Peas and Chick Peas. Black Eyed Peas can sing us a= song.…

Regina (Gina) McIntosh, a favorite poet of mine, wrote this pra= yerful poem a few weeks ago: Whisper Your peace Into my soul, Gentle my thoughts, my dreams With Your grace, forever Releasing = victory into my life, Reminding me of the reasons That I’m al= ive… Breathe Your kindness…

[Another set of historic insults that are far better than those= commonly used today.]   >> "He is a self-made man and worships his crea= tor." – John Bright   >> "I feel so = miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here." – Stephen Bishop &nb= sp; >>…

**When checking out at the grocery store it was obvious my cash= ier was either on drugs or really spaced out, slower than molasses, and ins= ulting me under the breath. I still don&#821= 7;t know why I use self-checkout. &nbsp= ; **Never buy lettuce from the Mama’s and P=…

[Many know famous novels by their FIRST lines.  But what a= bout how they end?  Here are the LAST lines of a dozen famous books. S= ome well-known, some obscure, some self-evident, some cryptic.  Your j= ob is to guess BOOK (and AUTHOR if you know it).  That is tough…

Western nations’ cartoons are being introduced to the Mid= dle East. TV execs decided to go with The Flintstones as an initial trial t= o see how they’ll be received.   So far there has been mixed reviews. People in Dub= ai don’t seem to get the humor, but the…

[First weekday of the month pun from Tom Swifty adverbs “= q” and “r” as we continue the alphabet of this odd sort o= f humor]   "I’m rereading the second Gospel," Tom remarked.   "These Paris s= treets sure have funny names," said Tom ruefully.   "Be careful with…

[I love an inspiring quotations even if I don’t know exac= tly where it originated. Here are ten more as we flip the page to a new mon= th. No “April Fools” today.]   “Be a fruit loop in a world of Che= erios.”   “When thinking about life, remember…

[It is said that “a child’s first teacher is its mo= ther” for good reason.  Here are ten phrases mothers have used (= repeatedly, in the case of my mother) over the past century . . . or longer= =2E]   1= =2E “As long as you are under my…

[These insults are from an era before the English language got = boiled down to 4-letter words. Insults, then, had some class]   >>"I did= n’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.&q= uot; – Mark Twain   >>"He has no enemies =…

A friend quit his career as a professional poker player and dec= ided to invest in a grocery store for a better income.   For the first couple month= , he didn’t earn much money. Then, he decided to rearrange the meat c= ounter to put prime cuts of beef…

[Sometimes we THINK we know an answer, deduced from the questio= n or other accompanying information. It could be incorrect (and by being on= this list, you KNOW the obvious answer will definitely be wrong!) How will= YOU do on this selection of oddball questions? Remember, this is te= sting…