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  • A Memento  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 13, 2012
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     | 1,009 views

    A MEMENTO Seeing her friend Sally wearing a new locket, Meg asks if there is a memento of some sort inside. "Yes," says Sally, "a lock of my husband's hair." "But Larry's still ...read more

  • Sure You Want To Win The Lottery?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 1, 2012
     | 848 views

    SURE YOU WANT TO WIN THE LOTTERY? When William "Bud" Post won $16.2 million in a 1988 lottery, one of the first things he did was try to please his family. Unfortunately, his kin was of the unfriendly sort. Post's brother hired a hit man to kill him, hoping to inherit some money. Other family ...read more

  • Horse Sense

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 7, 2012
     | 1,839 views

    HORSE SENSE I like horses okay, but I am not a horse-person. But for much of history, horses were crucial. As a result, we have developed a lot of idioms involving horses. "Many terms and phrases in the English language harken back to a time not so long ago when horses were of extreme ...read more

  • Your Subconscious

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2012
     | 1,447 views

    YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS "Your subconscious actually sees, hears, smells, tastes, and senses everything going on around you. IT DOES NOT MISS ANYTHING. It doesn’t ever forget anything, either. But your conscious brain can’t handle all of these experiences at once, so your subconscious brain interprets ...read more

  • Loss For Words

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,718 views

    LOSS FOR WORDS Once when Red Skelton was being interviewed he was asked if he ever was at a loss for words. He hesitated a minute then said, "I dreamed I died and went to heaven. Just as I was taken ...read more

  • The Two Adversaries

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 2, 2012
     | 1,607 views

    THE TWO ADVERSARIES Robert Biggs, 69, who often hikes in the Whisky Flats area, came across a mother bear and her cubs, which were about 40 feet from where he was standing. After watching the bear family for a few minutes he decided to leave them alone and turned to walk back up the trail. As he ...read more

  • 101-Year-Old Grandmother Sets Paragliding Record ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 26, 2012
     | 1,111 views

    101-year-old Grandmother Sets Paragliding Record (WATCH) By Good News Network Thursday, March 22, 2012 Not wanting to be outdone by her 75-year-old paragliding son, Mary Allen Hardison of Ogden, Utah, took flight on her birthday, becoming the "Oldest Female to Paraglide Tandem" -- an achievement ...read more

  • Anger: Strength In Your Claws

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 12, 2012
     | 1,829 views

    ANGER: STRENGTH IN YOUR CLAWS The biggest lobster ever caught in Maine, a 27-pounder (12.25 kg) with claws tough enough to snap a man's arm, was released back into the ocean on Thursday after being trapped in a shrimp net last week, marine officials said. The 40-inch (one-meter) male crustacean, ...read more

  • Alcohol Use

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 12, 2012
     | 1,673 views

    ALCOHOL USE According to MSNBC, “Alcohol abuse kills some 75,000 Americans each year and shortens the lives of these people by an average of 30 years, a U.S. government study suggested Thursday. Excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States ...read more

  • Infinite Wisdom

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 12, 2012
     | 6,310 views

    INFINITE WISDOM An angel appears at a faculty meeting and tells the dean, "In return for your unselfish and exemplary behavior, the Lord will reward you with your choice of infinite wealth, wisdom, or beauty." "Give me infinite wisdom!" declares the dean, without hesitation. Done!" says the ...read more

  • Abusing One's Parents

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 8, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,921 views

    ABUSING ONE'S PARENTS According to aabss.org, "Nine to 33% of parents report being abused by their children ranging in age from 10 to 23... Some studies report that whites are more likely to batter than blacks;... [some] Studies show... that middle and upper class families have higher rates ... ...read more

  • Ownership Of The Gift  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 27, 2012
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,680 views

    OWNERSHIP OF THE GIFT A humanitarian group in Africa, noticing the filthy water, sewage, and disease, built clean water and sewage system for a village. Months later, they visited the village, but it was back to square one with filthy water, sewage and disease. [from Pickthebrain.com] The chief ...read more

  • Tough Teacher

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 27, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,230 views

    TOUGH TEACHER A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in ...read more

  • Coping With Complaining

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 21, 2012
     | 4,440 views

    COPING WITH COMPLAINING How do you cope with complaining, nagging, whine-baby people? Internet discussion board posted this: Why do people complain so much? I know it's a natural thing but it has to be unhealthy. At my job people never stop complaining. Every day it's either too hot or too cold. ...read more

  • The Problem With Being Deceased

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 13, 2012
     | 1,636 views

    THE PROBLEM WITH BEING DECEASED ABC News reported a strange story this week: Arthur Livingston, of Prosperity, S.C., may feel prosperous and alive, but his credit report says, "File not scored because subject is deceased." That's because Livingston's bank, Bank of America, has been reporting him ...read more

  • Reasons For Leaving The Last Job

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 6, 2012
     | 2,233 views

    REASONS FOR LEAVING THE LAST JOB "Responsibility makes me nervous." "Please don't misconstrue my 14 jobs as 'job-hopping.' I have never quit a job." "Was met with a string of broken promises and lies, as well as cockroaches." "I was working for my mom until she ...read more

  • The Ring And The Carrot

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 9, 2012
     | 1,301 views

    THE RING AND THE CARROT "A Swedish woman who lost her wedding ring 16 years ago was flabbergasted when she found it again, around a carrot growing in her garden, media reported Saturday. Lena Paahlsson had taken off the white gold ring before a Christmas baking session with her daughters in 1995, ...read more

  • The Talmud (Sanhedrin 97a-B):

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 27, 2011
     | 1,346 views

    The Talmud (Sanhedrin 97a-b): "The world will continue for six thousand years, the first two thousand of which were a chaos (Tahu), the second two thousand were of Torah, and the third two thousand are the days of the Messiah, and because of our sins many years of these have elapsed, and still he ...read more

  • Prolepsis

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 19, 2011
     | 1,757 views

    PROLEPSIS A $10,000 word defines what it means for us to live by faith in hope of what is to come. It is called "Prolepsis," and is defined as, "the representation or assumption of a ...read more

  • Counterfeit Christmas

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 12, 2011
     | 3,283 views

    COUNTERFEIT CHRISTMAS According to a British Paper (Romsey Advertiser): "Christmas shoppers looking for a bargain should be wary of counterfeit goods which flood the market in the run-up to the festive season," the UK Border Agency has warned. "Fake Ugg Boots, GHD hair straighteners, iPhones and ...read more

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