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  • What Will You Give Up To Win?

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 2,025 views

    What Will You Give Up To Win? Two paddleboats were leaving Memphis at about the same time. They were traveling down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. As they traveled side by side, sailors from one boat made a comment about the slow pace of the other boat. Words were exchanged, challenges ...read more

  • Gluttony Quote

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 2,203 views

    Gluttony Quote A glutton is one who raids the icebox for a cure for ...read more

  • Gluttony Proverb

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 2,270 views

    Gluttony Proverb French Proverb: A glutton is one who digs his ...read more

  • A Site Foreman Had Ten Very Lazy Men Working For ...

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,512 views

    A site foreman had ten very lazy men working for him, so one day he decided to trick them into doing some work for a change. "I’ve got a really easy job today for the laziest one among you," he announced. "Will the laziest man please put his hand up?" Nine hands went ...read more

  • A Wealthy Couple Desired To Employ A Chauffeur. ...

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 1,228 views

    A wealthy couple desired to employ a chauffeur. The wife advertised, the applicants were screened, and (4) candidates were brought to her for the final selection. She called the prospective men to her balcony and pointed out a brick wall alongside the driveway. She asked the men, "How close do you ...read more

  • The Yugo And The Rolls-Royce

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 2,068 views

    The Yugo and the Rolls-Royce A man was driving his Yugo when he pulled up next to a Rolls-Royce at a stoplight. The driver of the Yugo rolled down his window and shouted to the driver of the Rolls, "Hey, that’s a nice car. Do you have a phone in your Rolls? I’ve got a phone in my Yugo!" The driver ...read more

  • Following World War Ii Some German Students ...

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 2,192 views

    Following World War II some German students volunteered to help rebuild a cathedral in England, one that had been badly damaged by the Luftwaffe bombings. As the work progressed, they weren’t sure how to best restore a large statue of Jesus with arms outstretched and bearing the familiar ...read more

  • Does He Show Through?  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,158 views

    Does He Show Through? One Sunday on their way home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, the preacher’s sermon this morning confused me." The mother said, "Oh? Why is that?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?" The ...read more

  • There's A Great One Inside You  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
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     | 5,497 views

    There's a Great One Inside You During a practice session for the Green Bay Packers, things were not going well for Vince Lombardi’s team. Lombardi singled out one big guard for his failure to "put out." It was a hot, muggy day when the coach called his guard aside and leveled his awesome vocal ...read more

  • Ohio State's Legendary Football Coach Woody Hayes ...

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 1,924 views

    Ohio State's legendary football coach Woody Hayes was asked by a Chicago writer how he continued to attract top players. "It's very simple," replied Woody. "We recruit and coach on a positive basis. We seek the quality, the best kids. I couldn't get along with any other kind. Then we set high ...read more

  • Encourage Someone Today

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 4,295 views

    Encourage Someone Today Dante Bartiel Rossetti, the famous 19th-century poet and artist, was once approached by an elderly man. The old fellow had some sketches and drawings that he wanted Rossetti to look at and tell him if they were any good, or if they, at least, showed potential ...read more

  • We Love Heroes

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 1,785 views

    We Love Heroes Arthur Pink: "It is human to err, but it is also human to conceal the ...read more

  • Ty Cobb On Loneliness

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
     | 2,510 views

    Ty Cobb on Loneliness The incredibly talented, acclaimed, rich, famous baseball player, Ty Cobb said, near the end of his life in 1961, "If I had the chance to live my life over, ...read more

  • Joy On The Road

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
     | 5,749 views

    Joy on the Road Honda made a "Musical Road" for a commercial in Lancaster, CA, that played the William Tell Overture when you drove on it. At first, it wasn't too exciting. But as you picked up speed, you could actually hear a song played by the tires hitting the grooves in the road at just the ...read more

  • California Has A Amazing Aqueduct System That ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
     | 909 views

    California has a amazing aqueduct system that brings water from the north to the south. Along the way, they have posted signs that say "Stay out of Aqueduct." You would think that would be obvious to not get in a long, deep, dark, canal of water, ...read more

  • Fish Tank Life  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,396 views

    Fish Tank Life A very nice doctor's office had a beautiful fish tank. The fish are bred to look like exotic salt-water fish. They are beautiful, but they are stuck in that expensive tank and going nowhere, chasing each other, killing each other, hoping someone will pay attention and feed them. ...read more

  • One Of The Greatest Revivals, The Fulton Street ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
     | 1,641 views

    One of the greatest revivals, the Fulton Street Revival, came during great financial crisis. In 1857, Evangelist Jeremiah Lanphier came to help dying church. He started a prayer meeting with with six people. ...read more

  • He's Our Miracle. He's My Hero. He's My Son, ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
     | 1,686 views

    “He’s our miracle. He’s my hero. He’s my son, but he’s also my miracle.” Dustin Carter’s mother. Dustin, is an 18-year old High School wrestler who had both arms and legs amputated at the age of five. He made to the quarterfinals of the coveted State Tournament ...read more

  • A First-Grader Went On Her First Day To A Newly ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 17, 2008
     | 1,568 views

    A first-grader went on her first day to a newly integrated school at the height of the segregation storm. An anxious mother met her at the door to inquire, "How did everything go, honey?" "Oh, Mother! You know what? A little black girl sat next to me!" In fear and trepidation, the mother ...read more

  • Teamwork: The Big Picture

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,366 views

    Teamwork: The Big Picture We've got to get together and work together to solve the problem. In his book Wind and Fire, Bruce Larson tells of a friend of his who lives near Hoyt Park in Madison, Wisconsin and who happens to be a great bird lover. Invariably, his yard is full of all kinds of birds ...read more