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My Mind Was On The Eels PRO
Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 10, 2009 (message contributor)
MY MIND WAS ON THE EELS
Today in class we are going to be studying a book called Old Yella, a 1956 novel by Fred Gipson. OK my English teacher may have got my attention for that long, as long as it took to introduce the book. In fact I had to Google who wrote the book and when it was written, shows how much attention I paid. I sat in class with my eyes open, gazing at the front of the class, but I wasn’t there, my mind was down the creek, looking for eels under rocks, my mind was riding my bike, I was down the beach, my mind was visiting granddad Moffatt and listening to him telling jokes. I was not in third form English and my...
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A Speaker In Colorado Was About To Address A ...
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 3, 2005
A speaker in Colorado was about to address a gathering of businessmen and women. Sitting a the head table, he turned to the real estate salesman on his left and said, "So, how are things going for you?" "Terrible," he answered. "Haven¡¯t you heard about the strikes? 80% of the people in this ...read more
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What God Can Do PRO
Contributed by Dana Chau on Jan 6, 2003
WHAT GOD CAN DO "When we depend upon organizations, we get what organizations can do; when we depend upon education, we get what education can do; when we depend upon man, we get what man can do; but ...read more
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A Joke On The Management Of Cows Has Been ... PRO
Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 8, 2003
A joke on the management of cows has been circulating for many years under the subject “World Economics,?“World Politics,?or “World Ideologies? Communism: You have two cows. The government takes both, milks them, keeps the milk, and gives you a pint. Socialism: The government takes one of your ...read more
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What Is The Church? PRO
Contributed by Troy Borst on May 28, 2003
What is the church? Russ Blowers is a minister who is active in his local Indianapolis Rotary club. At club meetings each week a member gives a brief statement about his job. When it was his turn, Russ said: "I’m with a global enterprise. We have branches in every country in the world. We have ...read more
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Dreary Statistics PRO
Contributed by Pb Stetser on Jul 6, 2004
Dreary Statistics • 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes --U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census • 85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes --Center for Disease Control • 80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes ...read more
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