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The following information is from the website legendsofamerica.com. Foolish quotes from famous people:
"I can’t really remember the names of the clubs that we went to."
- Shaquille O’Neal, basketball player, on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his visit to Greece
“I’ve read about
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Now, it’s probably pretty safe to assume that most everyone here today knows about Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Because just a couple weeks ago, that was the only thing anyone in town seemed to talk about. Extreme Makeover Home Edition was the biggest conversation of the area because their
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
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
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 19, 2001
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A Dennis the Menace cartoon shows Dennis speaking to his father, saying, "Dad, it’s raining outside." Mr. Mitchell was reading his paper & also watching the news on television. So he grunted, "Uh huh."
Undeterred, Dennis went on, " Margaret is getting ready to go to camp this week." Mr.
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Contributed by Scott Carson on Apr 8, 2001
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Michael Billester once gave a Bible to a humble villager in eastern Poland. Returning a few years later, he learned that 200 people had become believers through the use of that one Bible. When this group of believers gathered to hear him preach, he suggested that before he spoke he would like each
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 24, 2001
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1. A small girl was impressed by two things:
a. How difficult it was not to tell a falsehood from time to time.
b. How may people were always telling her that it’s a sin to tell a lie.
2. So she decided to investigate.
a. She starting with her father.
Dad: “She asked, have you ever told a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2001
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Thomas A. Edison was working on a crazy contraption called a "light bulb" and it took a whole team of men 24 straight hours to put just one together. The story goes that when Edison was finished with one light bulb, he gave it to a young boy helper, who nervously carried it up the stairs. Step by
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true
enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank,
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Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Apr 26, 2002
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Tommy Tenney, in his new book tells this story.
He believes that God spoke to him and said, “You know, Tommy, your favorite worship services and My favorite services are not the same. You leave you services full and satisfied, but when you leave, I’m still hungry.”
He writes, “God whispered this
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Methodist
Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 2, 2002
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HELL AT GROUND ZERO
Jerry Sillcocks is a New York firefighter and a Christian who helped search for survivors at “ground zero.” He writes that he and his co-workers called this place the “pit.”
“Almost everywhere I looked, mighty columns of steel were twisted into sad, pointless sculptures,
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United Methodist
Contributed by John Beehler on Sep 24, 2002
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This preacher got on the bus to go downtown. After sitting down, he noticed that the driver had given him a quarter too much in change. He wondered what he should do. After all, it’s only a quarter, he figured. By the time he reached his stop, he knew what he had to do. Telling the driver he had
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 27, 2002
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NEVER ENOUGH
The story is told of two old friends who bumped into one another on the street one day. One of them looked forlorn, almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, "What has the world done to you, my old friend?"
The sad fellow said, "Let me tell you. Three weeks ago, an uncle died
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Mennonite
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2003
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THE THREE WISEGUYS
Police in Hamilton, N.J., are investigating a kidnapping. Or, rather, a theft: the figure of baby Jesus was taken from its manger in a Nativity display in front of a private home.
"Whoever did it must’ve really planned this out, you know like a bank robbery," said homeowner
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Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003
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HERE ARE THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU’LL PROBABLY NEVER HEAR IN CHURCH
10.Hey! It’s MY turn to sit in the front pew!
9. Sign me up for nursery duty for a whole quarter!
8. Preacher, I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon went overtime 25 minutes.
7. Personally, I find visitation night much
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He was handicapped and he knocked over a rack of shoes at Nordstrom’s. The manager of the store became irate. It was opening day. The crowds were large. The owners were in the store. The manager stared for a moment, then curtly said, “get him to pick them up.” The boy froze. The sister paused. The
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 30, 2004
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[Illustration]
Four ministers were discussing the pros and cons of various Bible translations and paraphrases.
Eventually each stated which version, in his opinion, was the best.
The first minister said he used the King James because the Old English style is beautiful and produces the most reverent
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