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One Day, When Vice-President Calvin Coolidge Was ...
Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005 (message contributor)
One day, when Vice-President Calvin Coolidge was presiding over the Senate, one senator angrily told another to go “straight to hell.” The offended Senator complained to Coolidge as presiding officer, and Coolidge looked up from the book he had been leafing through while listening to the debate and wittily replied. “I’ve looked through the rule book,” he said, “You don’t have to go.” [Crossroads. Issue 7, p. 16]
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I'm Told Of A Turkey Farmer Who Was Always ... PRO
Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 7, 2005
I’m told of a turkey farmer who was always experimenting with breeding to perfect a better turkey. His family was fond of the leg portion for dinner and there were never enough legs for everyone. After many frustrating attempts, the farmer was relating the results of his efforts to his friends at ...read more
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A Little League Baseball Coach Was Talking With ...
Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Feb 26, 2005
A little league baseball coach was talking with one of his players. The coach asked the boy, "Do you know what cooperation is? What it means to be a team?" The little boy nodded. "Good," the coach said. "Do you understand that what really matters is that when we win, we win as a team and if we ...read more
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Richard Foster (1985,p.13) Noted: "The Demon In ... PRO
Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 2, 2002
Richard Foster (1985,p.13) noted: “The demon in money is greed. Nothing can destroy human ...read more
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After Dying, There Were Three Friends, Robert, ... PRO
Contributed by Chip Monck on Mar 1, 2005
After dying, there were three friends, Robert, Sam and Tim who woke up outside of heaven. And St. Peter says that before any can enter, they have to pass through a muddy bog. All those who pass through this muddy bog sink in proportion to the amount of unconfessed sins they had when they died. ...read more
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Dr. Albert Palmer Was The Minister Of Central ... PRO
Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Feb 26, 2005
Dr. Albert Palmer was the minister of Central Union Church of Honolulu, Hawaii. While serving there he oversaw a massive building project for their church. Just before it’s completion, the architect asked Palmer to provide him with an inscription to be placed high in the chancel above the pulpit ...read more
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