Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 29, 2005
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A New York City businessman decided to avoid a $20 service charge by replacing a fluorescent light himself. After he had smuggled a new light into his office and put it in place, he decided to get rid of the old tube by throwing it in the trash can near his subway stop. That night he got on the
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Contributed by Brian Buriff on Mar 1, 2010
Slovenian cross-country skiing star Petra Majdic
1. Just before her race – during a training run, - 10 feet down into rocky hole
2. Bruised up, she refused to bow out and went on to begin the race
a. race involves Four 1.4 Kilometer loops over hilly, twisty terrain
b. major lung exertion and hard
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 27, 2010
THE SABBATH SERVES US
A story is told of a wagon train of Christians traveling from St. Louis to Oregon. They observed the Sabbath day by stopping to rest and not traveling. But as winter approached some in the group began to panic that they would not reach Oregon before the snow fell. So they
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2007
A young man who had been invited to a dinner given by the South African statesman John Cecil Rhodes arrived by train and had to go directly to Rhodes’s house in his travel-stained clothes. To the young guest’s horror, he found a room full of people in full evening dress. Soon Rhodes appeared,
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
Let's do a very unscientific poll...
With a raise of a hand, please respond, as you feel comfortable in doing:
How many would be more content if they had more money?
How many would be more content if they had less stuff?
How many would be more content if they had a lighter schedule?
How many would
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Contributed by Kevin Barron on Jul 3, 2001
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Once, when my brother was four or five and
my sister three or four, Dennis came running into the house. “What’s wrong?”
my mother asked. “Wanda hit me!” my brother, in tears, cried out. Not
wanting him to be unable to take care of himself, my mother told him to hit my
sister back if she
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Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 3, 2002
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WORKING ON THE WRONG SIDE. A young boy asked his mother if he could help her wash the windows. She welcomed his offer and told him to begin with the one in the kitchen because it was the dirtiest. He went outside and worked diligently until he thought it was clean. Then with a dry cloth he rubbed
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 19, 2003
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[Long-Winded Driving]
A pastor and his wife were driving to visit Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas.
Their daughter asked the inevitable question, “Are we almost there?”
The father said, “No, we are still 150 miles away.”
She asked, “Well, how long is that?”
“Well, honey, it’s about three more
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 22, 2004
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A pastor in a small Methodist church in Georgia asked his congregation one morning, ‘How many of you here are Methodist’s?’ Everybody but one little old lady raised their hand.
After the service he asked her what she was and she said, ‘I am a baptist’.
Why are you a baptist
Don’t really know, My
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 28, 2009
HEAVIEST-EVER NEWBORN
KISARAN, Indonesia – Indonesia’s heaviest-ever newborn drew curious crowds Friday to a hospital where the boy named Akbar — or the "Great" in Arabic — came into the world at a record 19.2 pounds (8.7 kilograms).
Akbar Risuddin was born to a diabetic mother in a 40-minute
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
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
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Brethren
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W.A. Criswell was pastor of a country church when he was in college. He had a family in his church named Davison. They were some of the finest people. One day he complimented one of the Davisons on their love and loyality to Christ. He said, "Tell me why the Davisons are so devoted and active for
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Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Dec 16, 2006
I remember a 13 year old boy standing in his mothers front room and looking out her window at the weather, it was late November or early December and watching it rain and snow, sleet and thinking what a gloomy day. Suddenly a green Plymouth Valiant slowly pulled up to the driveway and pulled in.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009
Countries far and wide sought out Solomon. He gained influence and riches. Immediately after this passage, there is the story of two prostitutes who each had a baby. The mother of one child in her sleep rolled over and killed her child. She got up and switched her dead baby with the other women’s
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