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  • The Physics Professor Had Just Finished His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ron Crow on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,224 views

    The physics professor had just finished his lecture about the pendulum, wherein he had shown the mathematical proof that an untouched pendulum will always swing in ever-decreasing arcs. He then asked for a volunteer to demonstrate this fact by standing against a wall with a pendulum bob against ...read more

  • It Reminds Me Of The Three Buddies Who Die In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 12, 2003
    based on 77 ratings
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    It reminds me of the three buddies who die in a car crash and go to heaven to an orientation. They are all asked, "When you are in your casket and friends and family are standing over you, what would you like to hear them say about you?" The first guy says, "I would like to hear them say that I ...read more

  • A Few Resolutions  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 6,724 views

    A FEW RESOLUTIONS Here are a few less-serious resolutions: “I have resolved not to do drugs anymore, because I get the same effect just standing up really fast.” “I have resolved to live in my own little world, because at least they know me here.” “I have resolved to stay married, because ...read more

  • Charlie Browns Christmas--The Clip Is When Linus ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brice Early on Nov 30, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,995 views

    Charlie Browns Christmas--The clip is when Linus and Charlie brown are standing by the cement wall and Charlie Brown talks about how Christmas causes him to be depressed and how he doesn’t look forward to it. The draw is that not everyone looks forward to Christmas and the holidays. When the ...read more

  • There Is An Organization Near Chicago With ...

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Jan 13, 2006
    based on 1 rating
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    There is an organization near Chicago with approximately 12,000 members It requires each one of its members to give up one day’s earnings every week which averages out to about $110 per person equaling about $1.3 mil a week to further their cause. When a person joins this organization they must ...read more

  • I Wanted To Buy A Dust Mop Head For Our New ...  PRO

    Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Mar 12, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,109 views

    I wanted to buy a dust mop head for our new church facility, but I didn’t have a measuring tool to figure out what size I needed. So, I used my shoes and hand to measure. The dust mop head was two of my shoes and four fingers. When I went to the world wide web to order, I couldn’t find a dust ...read more

  • Together Again  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Apr 5, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,622 views

    TOGETHER AGAIN----- TOGETHER AGAIN OVER YONDER GOD’S PROMISE THE WAY IT WILL BE NEVER AGAIN TO KNOW PARTING TOGETHER AGAIN YOU AND ME TOGETHER AGAIN UP IN HEAVEN REMOVED FROM LIFE’S SORROW AND CARE NO WORRY ABOUT A TOMORROW TOGETHER AGAIN OVER THERE TOGETHER AGAIN GLAD REUNION HAPPY MEETING IN ...read more

  • One Man Related That After The Death Of His ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006
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    One man related that after the death of his oldest child, he was standing in an airport waiting for his flight. He noticed a little blonde girl, ten years old or so, and she was looking at some dolls in one of the mall areas. She had an elderly man with her and she said, “Granddaddy, loan me the ...read more

  • Steve Winger From Lubbock, Texas, Writes About ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
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    Steve Winger from Lubbock, Texas, writes about his last college test-a final in a logic class known for its difficult exams: “To help us on our test, the professor told us we could bring as much information to the exam as we could fit on a piece of notebook paper. Most students crammed as many ...read more

  • Ozymandias

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Mar 23, 2007
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    OZYMANDIAS by: Percy Bysshe Shelley I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command Tell that its sculptor well those ...read more

  • "On The Top Of A Hill In A Midwestern State S...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
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    "On the top of a hill in a Midwestern state stands a courthouse so situated that raindrops falling on one side of the roof travel by way of the Great Lakes into the Atlantic, while drops landing on the opposite side find their way through the Ohio and Mississippi to the Gulf. Just a breath of wind ...read more

  • Three Angels And Abraham

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 7, 2009
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    THREE ANGELS AND ABRAHAM "The three angels that appeared to Abraham (Gen. xviii.) were Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael; Michael, as the greatest, walked in the middle, with Gabriel to his right and Raphael to his left (Yoma 37a). Michael stands at the right hand of God, Gabriel at His left ...read more

  • I Know A Mom Who Denies God's Call Upon Her ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 15, 2010
     | 3,347 views

    I know a mom who denies God’s call upon her teenage boy and is constantly trying to lure him by feeding his flesh with earthly things so that he is satisfied with the things of the world and would not focus and pursue God’s call upon his life. She has been going to extents like getting young girls ...read more

  • Too Short

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 1,488 views

    TOO SHORT Here's all you need to know about the different relationships a guy has with his wife and his mother. I bought two ceiling fans, one for our home and one for my parents. While installing our fan, I had to stand on a chair on my tiptoes. As she watched me struggle, my wife let me know the ...read more

  • The Measure Of A Man's Worth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
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    THE MEASURE OF A MAN’S WORTH Someone once has asked: What are merits to measure the worth? Not, how did he die? But, how did he live? Not, what did he gain? But, what did he give? These are the merits To measure the worth Of a man as a man, Regardless of birth. Not, what was his station? ...read more

  • House Fire And Marshmallows

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
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    HOUSE FIRE AND MARSHMALLOWS As the coals from our barbecue burned down, our hosts passed out marshmallows and long roasting forks. Just then, two fire trucks roared by, sirens blaring, lights flashing. They stopped at a house right down the block. All twelve of us raced out of the back yard, down ...read more

  • There Was A Man Waiting In Line At A Check-Out ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    There was a man waiting in line at a CHECK-OUT STAND. He seemed AGITATED and IMPATIENT and had a very SOLEMN and GLOOMY look on his face. When the CHEERY young woman at the check-out said, “Good morning” the man just GRUNTED. The woman was trying to loosen the man up by JOKING with him, but it was ...read more

  • Another Story Is Told Of An Elderly German Woman ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,944 views

    Another story is told of an elderly German woman who, as her village was being entered by an American unit during the final days of the Second World War, she stood in the middle of the street holding a small U.S. flag. Her friends told her she was crazy; she should hide and wait to see who would ...read more

  • Jerry Jones, A Gospel Preacher, Tells About A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
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    Jerry Jones, a gospel preacher, tells about a Christian man and his wife who lost their young SON in a TRAGIC ACCIDENT on Good Friday in 1996. The boy’s funeral was on Easter Sunday. During the MEMORIAL service the father got up and shared with his family and friends that Easter had taken on a new ...read more

  • A Little Boy Came To The Washington Monument And ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 5, 2007
     | 2,158 views

    A little boy came to the Washington Monument and noticed a guard standing by it. “I want to but it.” “How much do you have?” asked the guard. “35 cents.” “You need to understand three things,” the guard explained. “First, 35 cents is not enough to purchase the monument; in fact, 35 million ...read more