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On a recent trip to the Coast, I saw a cafe with a sign that ad= vertised fat-free French fries. Being ve= ry health conscious, I thought, “This sounds great,” and ordere= d some.   I watched as the cook pulled a basket of fries from the fryer. The potat=…

Three friends stranded on a deserted island find a magic lamp. = Inside it is a genie who agrees to grant three wishes, one wish to each fri= end. “I want to go home,” sa= ys the first friend. The genie grants her wish. “I want to go home, too,”…

CONTRONYMS are two (or more) words that have= the SAME SPELLING but have not just different meanings, but TOTALLY OPPOSI= TE or CONTRADICTORY MEANINGS. They are their own “opposites”, o= ne contradicting the other.These are also antonyms and rare, so see if thes= e contradicting definitions make you think of…

A fellow was walking along a country road when he came upon a f= armer working in his field.   The man called out to the farmer, "How long wil= l it take me to get to the village?" The farmer didn’t answer. The guy waited a bit and then…

[Today, our oldest granddaughter gets marrie= d. Over the past 5 decades I have performed hundreds of weddings. Today, he= r G’ma and I are privileged to just sit and watch, smiling and rejoic= ing  That’s the way it should be. Her dad has the poignant joy o= f performing…

Are you in a true “country church”?  Read t= his checklist and see if your church matches the ideal country church. Must= match at least 15 of 25 to be in the running.   1. The doors are never locke= d. 2. The Call to Worship is, "Y’a= ll come…

People were talking about fears and phobias they had. Some of t= hose mentioned were well-known while others were totally unfamiliar:   COMMON PHOBI= AS =3D>ARACHNOPHOBIA (fear of spiders) >TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA (fear of Friday the 13th) >ACROPHOBIA (fear of heights) >CLAUSTROPHOBIA: (fear of = closed spaces) >AGORAPHOBIA: (= fear of no…

This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_0790_01DAD827.F5BCB480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We tend to be myopic, thinking only of self and personal interest. Consider these facts from another perspective: *From a clock’s point of view, the hands move counterclockwise. *From a chicken’s point of view, every egg…

[List of character and characteristics of the perfect husban= d]   What I Want in a Man, Original List (age 22)1. Handsome 2. Charmin= g 3. Financially successful 4. A caring listener 5. Witty 6. In good shape = 7. Dresses with style 8. Appreciates finer things 9. Full of…

This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_00D9_01DAD509.467D2700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The surgeon sat beside the boy’s bed; the boy’s parents sat across from him. “Tomorrow morning,” the surgeon began, “I’ll open up your heart…” “You’ll find Jesus there,” the boy interrupted. The surgeon looked up, annoyed.…

[Status updates from my social media friends who have a funnier= sense of humor than I do.]   Glenda G. proclaimed, “No bones about it. It&#8= 217;s going tibia great day.” &nb= sp; Wayne I. reminded, “I have concluded th= at the best part of old age is that it…

A husband was advised by his psychiatrist to assert himself.= "You don’t have to let your wife henpeck you! Go home and show her yo= u are the boss!"   Of course, the husband took the doctor’s advice. He = rushed home, slammed the door, shook his fist in his…

A homograph is one of two (or more) words th= at have the SAME SPELLING but have DIFFERENT MEANINGS. The word may be pron= ounced the same or pronounced differently. Still homographs (same writing).= Today=E2=80=99s quiz will be the same spelling with DIFFERENT pronunciatio= n. Most are not dfficult ane…