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Exclamations... "Well, knock me down and steal muh teeth!" "Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit." Threats... "I'll slap you so hard, your clothes will be outta style." "This'll jar your preserves." "Don't you be makin' me open a can o' whoop-ass on ya!" .--..-""""-..--. Good Things/Compliments... ///`/////////\`\\\ "Cute as a sack full of puppies." ||/ |///""\\\| \|| "If things get any better, I may have to ## ( 6. 6 ) ## hire someone to help me enjoy it." /_\ \ _. / /_\ "Gooder than grits." _`) (`_ /` '--' `\ The Weather... / _,,_ \ "It's so dry, the trees are bribing the / /` `\ \ dogs." /\_/ / 6 6\ \_/\ "It's been hotter'n a goat's butt in a \ \/\ Y /\/ / pepper patch." \ \/ `'U` \/ / Wintery roads are said to be "slicker \( \ / )/ than otter snot " |\_/ \_/| / ____ \ Descriptions... \ ( || ) / A bothersome person is "like a booger (__)||(__) that you can't thump off." | || | When something is bad then you say, "that |__||__| ain't no count." jgs |==||==| If something is hard to do, it's "like /~`//~`/ trying to herd cats." / // / He ran "like his feet was on fire and his `""` `"` ass was a-catchin" A hectic schedule keeps you "Busier than Insults... a cat covering crap on a marble floor." "She's uglier than homemade soap." "Your momma's so fat, when she stepped up on the scale to be weighed, it said 'To be continued.'" "He fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down." "Uglier than a lard bucket full of armpits." (any insulting statement is always followed by "bless his/her heart) , # _ (\\_(^> _. >(')__, (_(__) || _.||~~ {^--^}.-._._.---.__.-;(_~_/ || (^..^) || (\(__)/) || {6 6 }.')' (. )' ).-` || __||____(oo)____||___`(QQ)'___||___( v )._('.) ( .' )____||__ --||----"- "----||----) (----||----`-.''(.' .( ' ) .)----||-- __||__@( )___||___(o o)___||______#`(.'( . ( (',)_____||__ --||----"--"----||----`--'----||-------'\_.).(_.). )------||-- || || `||~|||~~|""|| `W W W W ||jgs ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^~~~ ==================================================================== +--------------- Bizarre Snow Facts -----------------+ The largest piece of ice to fall to earth was an ice block 6 meters (20 ft) across that fell in Scotland on 13 August 1849. The largest hailstone recorded fell on 14 April 1986 in Bangladesh weighing 1kg (2.25lbs). The hailstorm reported- ly killed 92 people. The largest snowflakes in the world fell across Fort Keogh in Montana (USA) on 28 January 1887. Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the only permanent snowcap within sight of the equator. Permanent snow and ice cover about 12% (21 million square km's) of the Earth's land surface. 80% of the world's fresh water is locked up as ice or snow. A single snowstorm can drop 40 million tons of snow, carry- ing the energy equivalent to 120 atom bombs. There is NOT a law of nature that prohibits 2 snowflakes from being identical. Denver CO received 9.6 inches of snow. October of that year proved to be the coldest and snowiest of record for Denver, with a total snowfall for the month of 31.2 inches. Light snow falls in Canberra during most years, but it rarely accumulates to more than a few centimeters. In Australia, snowfalls are common above 1,500m in the Alps during the winter, but there are no permanent snowfields anywhere on the continent. Denver CO was buried under 21.3 inches of snow, 19.4 inches of which fell in 24 hours. The heavy wet snow snapped trees and wires causing seven million dollars damage. Parts of Michigan and Wisconsin experienced their first freeze of the autumn. Snow and sleet were reported in the Sheffield and Sutton areas of northeastern Vermont at midday. The most snow produced in a single snowstorm is 4.8 meters (15.75ft) at Mt Shasta Ski Bowl, California (USA) between 13 and 19 February 1959. ================================================================ >-->Tell Me A Story - From Our Friend Jo Ann: I love this story. Hope you do, too!! Merry Christmas!! .,vvvnnnvvv,. .vvvnmmmmmmmmmnnvv. .vvvnmmmmmmmmmmmmmnv$) .,;;;;;;,. .vvnnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnv($) .;;;;':::;;;;,. ##nn##nnmmmmmmmmmnvvv$)() .;;;;;,:::;;;;;;;, `v.vv.nnnmmmmmmnn)v($($$) 0;;;;;;00@@@@@@@@@@@. <<@@a<<*Adventure With Grandma* I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma. I was just a kid. I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb: "There is no Santa Claus," she jeered. "Even dummies know that!" My Grandma was not the gushy kind, never had been. I fled to her that day because I knew she would be straight with me. I knew Grandma always told the truth, and I knew that the truth always went down a whole lot easier when swallowed with one of her world-famous cinnamon buns. I knew they were world-famous, because Grandma said so. It had to be true. Grandma was home, and the buns were still warm. Between bites, I told her everything. She was ready for me. "No Santa Claus!" she snorted. "Ridiculous! Don't believe it. That rumor has been going around for years, and it makes me mad, plain mad. Now, put on your coat, and let's go." "Go? Go where, Grandma?" I asked. I hadn't even finished my second world-famous, cinnamon bun. "Where" turned out to be Kerby's General Store, the one store in town that had a little bit of just about everything. As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars. That was a bundle in those days. "Take this money," she said, "and buy something for someone who needs it. I'll wait for you in the car." Then she turned and walked out of Kerby's. I was only eight years old. I'd often gone shopping with my mother, but never had I shopped for anything all by myself. The store seemed big and crowded, full of people scrambling to finish their Christmas shopping. For a few moments I just stood there, confused, clutching that ten-dollar bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for. I thought of everybody I knew: my family, my friends, my neighbors, the kids at school, the people who went to my church. I was just about thought out, when I suddenly thought of Bobby Decker. He was a kid with bad breath and messy hair, and he sat right behind me in Mrs. Pollock's grade-two class. Bobby Decker didn't have a coat. I knew that because he never went out for recess during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, but all we kids knew that Bobby Decker didn't have a cough, and he didn't have a coat. I fingered the ten-dollar bill with growing excitement. I would buy Bobby Decker a coat! I settled on a red corduroy one that had a hood to it. It looked real warm, and he would like that. "Is this a Christmas present for someone?" the lady behind the counter asked kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down. "Yes," I replied shyly. "It's .... for Bobby." The nice lady smiled at me. I didn't get any change, but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas. That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons (a little tag fell out of the coat, and Grandma tucked it in her Bible) and wrote on the package, "To Bobby, From Santa Claus" -- Grandma said that Santa always insisted on secrecy. Then she drove me over to Bobby Decker's house, explaining as we went that I was now and forever officially one of Santa's helpers. Grandma parked down the street from Bobby's house, and she and I crept noiselessly and hid in the bushes by his front walk Then Grandma gave me a nudge. "All right, Santa Claus," she whispered, "get going." I took a deep breath, dashed for his front door, threw the present down on his step, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety of the bushes and Grandma. Together we waited breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open. Finally it did, and there stood Bobby. Fifty years haven't dimmed the thrill of those moments spent shivering, beside my Grandma, in Bobby Decker's bushes. That night, I realized that those awful rumors about Santa Claus were just what Grandma said they were: ridiculous. Santa was alive and well, and we were on his team. I still have the Bible, with the tag tucked inside: $19.95. =============================== He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree. --- ...Aww, I do so love this too Jo Ann! What a smart woman that Grandma was! I admire her. She didn't lie to the little boy but told him straight and true the way little ones should be told by the people who love them - She taught him by example - Action always speaks Louder then words! ================================================================ >-->From Our Friend Wesley :) ######### [=============================== # @@@@@__ __ __ \@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #@@@,,=(__)' `(__)= \OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO{***}OOOOOOO #@@:;// _ ;;; _`/ |oOOOOo|=========|***:====== #@@(;// ' ` ' ` |oOOOOo|XXXX| |NNN: #@@;;; : : ;( ; ; |oOOOOo|####| :::|NNN; ::::: #@@@;;; ~~_(;`)_~ ; |oOOOOo|####| ::/NNN/ :::::: #@@@;;; (_/ ____ \ );; |oOOOOo|####| :(NNN/ ::::::: #@@@;;;;;;<_ /;;;;\_>;;;; |oOOOOo|####| ::~~~ :::::::: #@@@@;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;; |oOOOOo|####| :::::::::::::: #@@@@@;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;_ |oOOOOo|####| :::::::::::::: #@@@@@@;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;; `-,_ |oOOOOo|####| :::::::::::::: #@@@/ ;;;;;;;;;;;_ `-,__ |oOOOOo|####| :::::::::::::: #@@/ \ ;;;;; `-,__ `--,__ _ |_____ ::::::_ ::::: #@| \ `-,_ | :' ) ::::(_) #@| \_ `-,_ ___|_:-,__ )/ :::::H ; : \\@\_ \____________ ;--,xxxxx(_)/ ::::::H } ( : '` \\@@\_ | :---,_; '-xxx):| ::::::H / ( ; { /=====\_ | : \ \~~:::____ (H/ ;';/\ ; [======= (_______________|__:--) ) `~~~~~~~~~\ )( ( \===========================:::\__) ; \ " | "/\ / ) (@@\ ( ) ) ( (:::) `- ____ __ |H\\ )(( ( )@@@\_ ) ( ( ) ~~~ `-,_\ |~~~~~~~~~~ ) (@@@@@\ ( ) ) ( `-, | ___ ( )@@@@@@() (______( )______________ `, : ( :# ) (@@@@@@@) (@@@@@@) (@@@@@@@@@@@@@/`-,__ `-, ;' :# /( )@@@@@@@( )@@@@@@( )@@@@@@@@@@@@//l `-,_ |-- |# ===================================//ll __ `-,_ | ; |# llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll___,/ / :`-,`_|--`.___]] lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll_____,' : |~~~~~~~~~~~~~| __ / / \ \ __ : | | \ \ / / \ \ / / : |=============| \ `/ /______________________\_\__,' / `, | | `-,______________________________,' ()|_____________| ~(_)~~~~~~(_)~ Twas the night before Christmas & out on the ranch The pond was froze over & so was the branch. The snow was piled up belly-deep to a mule. The kids were all home on vacation from school, And happier young folks you never did see- Just all sprawled around a-watchin' TV. Then suddenly, some time around 8 o'clock, There came a surprise that gave them a shock! The power went off, the TV went dead! When Grandpa came in from out in the shed With an armload of wood, the house was all dark. "Just what I expected," they heard him remark. "Them power line wires must be down from the snow. Seems sorta like times on the ranch long ago." "I'll hunt up some candles," said Mom. "With their light, And the fireplace, I reckon we'll make out all right." The teenagers all seemed enveloped in gloom. Then Grandpa came back from a trip to his room, Uncased his old fiddle & started to play That old Christmas song about bells on a sleigh. Mom started to sing, & first thing they knew Both Pop & the kids were all singing it, too. They sang Christmas carols, they sang "Holy Night," Their eyes all a-shine in the ruddy firelight. They played some charades Mom recalled from her youth, And Pop read a passage from God's Book of Truth. They stayed up till midnight-and, would you believe, The youngsters agreed 'twas a fine Christmas Eve. Grandpa rose early, some time before dawn; And when the kids wakened, the power was on. "The power company sure got the line repaired quick," Said Grandpa - & no one suspected his trick. Last night, for the sake of some old-fashioned fun, He had pulled the main switch - the old Son-of-a-Gun! -<>- ,i!!!!!!;, .,;i!!!!!'`,uu,o$$bo. !!!!!!!'.e$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. !!!!!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P !!!!!!!,`$$$$$$$$P""`,,`" i!!!!!!!!,$$$$",oed$$$$$$ !!!!!!!!!'P".,e$$$$$$$$"'? `!!!!!!!! z$'J$$$$$'.,$bd$b, `!!!!!!f;$'d$$$$$$$$$$$$$P',c,. !!!!!! $B,"?$$$$$P',uggg$$$$$P" !!!!!!.$$$$be."'zd$$$P".,uooe$$r `!!!',$$$$$$$$$c,"",ud$$$$$$$$$L !! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ !'j$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ d@@,?$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P ?@@f:$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$' "" `$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$F `3$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$F `"$$$$$P?$$$$$$$"` `"" >Gone Fishin' Well, I ran out of worms. Then I saw a cottonmouth with a frog in his mouth, and frogs are good Bass bait. Knowing the snake couldn't bite me with the frog in his Mouth, I grabbed him right behind the head, took the frog and put it In my bait bucket. Now the dilemma was how to release the snake without getting bitten - I grabbed my bottle of Jack Daniels and poured a little whiskey in Its mouth. His eyes rolled back, he went limp! I released him into the lake Without incident and carried on with my fishing, using the frog as bait. A little later, I felt a nudge on my foot. There was that same snake with two frogs in his mouth! --- ...LOL! Thanks Wesley! ============================================================== >-->In The Worldly News: >From Our Friend Jo Ann :) [politics] >Storm Photo The devastation and ignorance being caused by this catastrophic occurrence will forever destroy the fiber and character of a once great nation with little hope for correction or rebuilding at the present rate of duplicity and complacence being displayed by the American public. I don't know who came up with the idea for this drawing, but it is GREAT! View the photo in our groups here... TheGathe http://tinyurl.com/ykm3hoj --- ...Good photo! Thanks Jo Ann! I don't agree with the statement about the American public. Have you noticed the Tea Parties? There are many americans who are Not 'duplicity and complacence' - they are not at all satisfied or happy with the government right now and are simply Not Going To Take It Any More! Why in a survey more people say they will vote for a non exisiting party if a Tea Party person is running then will vote for a Repuplican Party person running! Check out what NewsMax has to say on the subject... >From NewsMax: Voters Prefer Tea Party to Republican Party More Americans would vote for a congressional candidate from a hypothetical Tea Party than for a Republican, a Rasmussen Reports national poll reveals. Respondents to the poll were asked: “Suppose the tea party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?” The result of the three-way generic ballot: The Democrats attracted 36 percent of the vote, the Tea Party candidates 23 percent, and the Republicans 18 percent, with the rest undecided. Among respondents not affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican Party, the Tea Party candidates came out on top with 33 percent of the vote, while 25 percent chose the Democrats and just 12 percent preferred the GOP, with 30 percent undecided. Even among Republican respondents, the vote was close, with GOP candidates getting 39 percent of the vote to the Tea Party’s 33 percent. Overall, Tea Party candidates beat the Republicans among both men and women, and in all age groups except those over 65, Rasmussen Reports disclosed, but pointed out: “In practical terms, it is unlikely that a true third-party option would perform as well as the polling data indicate.” The tea party movement arose out of opposition to big government, increased federal spending, the economic stimulus plan and tax increases, and rose to prominence when it organized protest gatherings across the country earlier this year. The Rasmussen survey also found that 41 percent of voters believe Republicans and Democrats are so much alike that a new party is needed to represent the American people. Also, polling shows that 73 percent of Republican voters think their leaders in Washington are out of touch with the party base. -<>- >From Liberty Counsel: IT IS NOT TIME TO GIVE UP! And even if this horrendous bill and its taxpayer-funded abortion provisions are eventually rammed through, we must still continue resisting! Harry Reid's 383-page amendment and its 2,074-page underlying bill (H.R. 3590) are unconstitutional because: 1) Congress has NO authority to force every American to carry insurance coverage, and, 2) Congress has NO authority to fine employers whose policies do not have the mandated coverage. Fellow Americans, if this monstrous healthcare bill passes, it must be strongly challenged in the federal judiciary from the moment of its birth. Liberty Counsel stands ready to do exactly that! ++For now, we must continue to make Congress hear our voice! Major pro-life and conservative organizations are going all out this week to BURY the Senate in protest over Harry Reid and Barack Obama's dirty tricks. They have lied, dissembled, and manipulated our system to get what they want at any cost. The Senate still must get 60 votes two more times this week before they vote to approve Harry Reid's version of the bill. Americans nationwide are expressing their OUTRAGE at this manipulation and total lack of integrity. Reid, Pelosi and Obama have proven they will do anything it takes to get this government takeover of our medical industry. Now more than ever, the socialists and abortion advocates need to understand that WE HAVE NOT GIVEN UP and will resist to the very end! Here's what I'm asking you to do... #1 -- Fax Your Senators TODAY! Even if you have done so many times already, help us continue flooding Senate offices with feedback from constituents who refuse to stop protesting these seemingly endless schemes to deceive, manipulate and disempower the American people! Go here right now: http://www.libertyaction.org/r.asp?U=23769&CID=297&RID=22279143 #2 - Call your Senators! #3 - Pray that this bill will be miraculously derailed! Pray for God's deliverance from being forced to pay for abortions and from the overt deceit and trickery that has become the norm from the Obama/Pelosi/Reid power axis. God bless you, Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman Liberty Counsel P.S. This battle is not over, no matter how much the Pelosi/Reid/Obama power axis wants us to think that it is. Please pray! There is always hope in God! Continue taking action! And let your Senators know that you WILL hold them accountable for their decisions on ObamaCare and its outrageous handling! Once again, thank you for praying and speaking out. -<>- >From BizarreNews: -- Drunken man insists on paying $72 for taco -------- SANDUSKY, Ohio - Employees at a Taco Bell restaurant in Ohio said an apparently intoxicated man insisted on paying $72 for a single taco. Aaron Ohm, manager of the Perkins Township Taco Bell, said a man who appeared to be in his 20s walked into the fast-food eatery just after 11 p.m. Monday and put $72 down on the counter, the Sandusky (Ohio) Register reported. "He said 'Merry Christmas, all I want is a taco,'" Ohm said. He said employees tried to give the man, who workers said seemed quite drunk, his change, but he refused to accept the money and left the restaurant with his taco. "It was kinda funny," Ohm said. "Most people his age would not hand out money." Ohm said he gave the money to Perkins police, who said they will hold it for 60 days to allow the man to claim it. -- Groom to wear monitoring bracelet to wed --------- MISSOULA, Mont. - Authorities in Montana said a groom will have to walk down the aisle with a monitoring bracelet due to allegations of misconduct at his bachelor party. Missoula police said Jordan B. Iddings, 24, will have to wear the bracelet as a condition of his release from jail while awaiting trial on charges of assault on a peace officer, a felony, and misdemeanor counts of sexual assault, disorderly conduct and assault, The Missoulian (Missoula) reported Thursday. Iddings and five other men participating in his bachelor party were arrested Nov. 19. Iddings allegedly groped a woman at a bar and punched her in the face when she slapped him. The men moved to another bar, where they were refused service for fighting with bartenders, and police approached them while they were shouting profanities outside of the business, investigators allege. Iddings allegedly head-butted an officer during his arrest. Lance Lovell, Iddings' attorney, said his client has been granted permission to travel to Alaska next month to work on a fishing boat until his April trial. 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'Moses,' replied the bird. 'Moses?' the burglar laughed. 'What kind of people would name a bird Moses?' 'The kind of people that would name a Rottweiler Jesus.' -<>- ______________________ / \ | | | | | | ______________ | Dear Santa, | / \ \ | ................. | / \ \ |..................... | / _________ \ | | ......... ........ | \/ _ \ / | | ... ... ... | \ / \ \/_ | | | | O_O_/ || \_ \ | ............. | / __(_ __ || \ / | | /\/___\___\_/ \ /_\ | | / __ \/ \ | Your Tiziana | | |\___/ | | ______|________ | \ | | / /\ / \ \____________________/ | | \ / \ \______________\ |___/ \ _|___ |_____\ \ /| __| |_|| o \ \ | | \ |_||____\_____/\ \_|____/ / | \_____/____ | // | / \ \ | // |_________\_/\ \ \__ ______ | / | /_ |_/_/ \/_//__/| | |________// \| \ //_//__/||\_ | | \__// | / | ||__|/_ \ | | | | \_|_/ \ | ___________ | | | / | \ \|______| / _____ | \ \ | | \\ _/ / | \ \_____|______\___ \ -/___/ | \ ______\_____ / \ / \ \ / \__________________ \ | |______/ \ / / \__/____________/ >Why we love children .... 1) NUDITY I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!' 2) OPINIONS On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents ...' 3) KETCHUP A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle.' 4) MORE NUDITY A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?' 5) POLICE # 1 While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop? Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report. My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?' 'Yes, that's right,' I told her. 'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?' 6) POLICE # 2 It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked. 'It sure is,' I replied. Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What'd he do?' 7) ELDERLY While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!' 8) DRESS-UP A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, 'Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit.' 'And why not, darling?' 'You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning.' 9) DEATH While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin.. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased. The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes.' (I want this line used at my funeral!) 10) SCHOOL A little girl had just finished her first week of school. 'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother. 'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!' 11) BIBLE A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. 'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out. 'What have you got there, dear?' With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!' --- ...LOL! All Good Ones! 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