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How To Persuade A Burglar
Contributed by Larry Hinkle on Jun 12, 2020 (message contributor)
An elderly Widow woke in the middle of the night, alerted by a noise> She tiptoed down steps to discover she had a Burglar in her home. She shouted at the intruder, “Stop in the name of the Lord, repent for the forgiveness of your sins. Acts 2:38!” the burglar immediately froze, raised both arms in the air in surrender and stood motionless while the widow called the police. When they arrived they arrested the thief who was still in surrender posture. The police man asked the burglar, “Buddy why were you so intimidated by a lady who shouted at you and quoted a
Bible scripture?” “What do you mean Bible scripture? That lady was armed and dangerous! She said she had an ax and two 38’s.”
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She Bought Me Another Dog PRO
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 11, 2005
“She Bought Me Another Dog” Pepper Rogers, coach of UCLA’s football team suffered through a poor season back in the 1970’s. He came under intense criticism and pressure from alumni and fans. Things got so bad that he felt as if all his friends were gone. “My dog was my only true friend,” he ...read more
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