April Fools ... :) Shangy! >-->April Fool's Day is This Sunday... Murphy says: Never argue with a fool, people may not know the difference... _, ^(o.).__. / , o o) / `u-u',._/ ( _\ \ `|-| ----`.__)------| |------- `-' Ojo98 The Bible says: 1 Corinthians 1:19 "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 4:10a "We are fools for Christ's sake" To the world, the things we do for God through Christ Jesus look to be foolishness. April Fool's Day is one of my favorite Days because it just happens to be my birthday too. (I'm a fool but I come by it honestly ;) To celebrate April Fool's Day, I am highlighting a place called Salvation Mountain by it's creator. Yes, he made the mountain - literally. By chance he landed on this barren desert spot when his hot air balloon let him down. He, however, felt it was the divine hand of God calling him to do something special for Christ there. Leonard has lived there, by his mountain, for nearly 20 years now with no electricity, running water or any comforts. Why may you ask would a person decide to live his life this way? The world says he is a fool. Those of us who know God, understand it is love. Love for God through Jesus Christ that compels people to do the strangest things. Even if it is quirky - even if his wires are crossed and God didn't really want this of him. We understand why he is doing it. He believes it is what God wants him to do and he loves God enough to keep doing it. A servant to God and Jesus Christ for life. Not because of a whip and chain and torture or fear of damnation, but out of pure love and devotion. What some would call being a fool in love. &&& && && &&&&. &&& .&&&&& && &&& &&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&& & &` && && .&&&&& &&&; &8 .&&&: && &` & && 8&& & `& && && .&_ oO_&.-.-. && ( __ -/--' &&~ .'-__-'& &&&~`'\`& &&&~` _& Some say I'm Quackers! &&&&` && &&8&&&& &&&&&&& & &&&&&&& &&;&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&& ~~~ .~~~~~ `&&&&&&&&& ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~;!&&&&&&&&&&~/~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~\~~~~&/` \`~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ `~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ Leonard is perhaps the biggest fool for Christ I know in our day and age, so I will do him honor by highlighting his mountain. Please visit here to see the photos: http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/salvation.html Salvation Mountain ===================================================================== >-->From The FunnyBone: America To Dip Into Strategic Humor Reserves Following the recent announcement that all available humor has been used, and is now being recycled, a very unexpected reaction has occurred in Congress. Responding to a flood of calls and letters, members of both houses of Congress have come together to attempt to resolve the problem. In a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, a majority of Senators and Representatives signed a letter to the President asking him to release some of the US strategic reserves of humor. ============;===========;() It is a little known fact, but the United # # # #:::::: States keeps a large reserve of humor, in a manner # # # #:::::: similar to that in which oil reserves are stored. # # # #:::::: Located in abandoned salt caves buried deep in # # # #:::::: Louisiana, the humor is stored for times of nation- # # # # # # # al emergency and general unhappiness. # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, in a statemen # # # # # # # made during a press conference to announce the # # # # # # # letter stated: # # # # # # # "The American people have spoken. The vas majority of the comments we have all received have been from people who are tired of hearing the same jokes over and over again. Granted, there are some that are true classics, and one never grows tired of hearing them, but too many are marginal the first time one hears them, and they do not get any better with time. I would urge Mr Clinton to act swiftly, and to release some of the humor that has been stored away for years. It is in the best interest of the country to do so." Providing counter point, alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, responded. "Few know this, but one of my duties as Fed chairman is to be the honorary Commissioner of Comedy. It is my belief that there is sufficient humor in the economy, and that an infusion of additional humor could lead to comedy inflation. Currently, we now enjoy the lowest rate of comedy inflation in 30 years, and the Humor Retention Index HRI) is at the lowest that it has ever been. Just look at Al Gore. His hRI is so low that after he hears a joke, he forgets it before it reaches his brain. Releasing humor reserves at this time is ill-advised." When asked for comment, Al Gore responded "What's a joke? What's a brain?" All of the arguments were made moot when it was reported by the FBI that the humor reserves had all disappeared. During an unrelated investigation, the FBI had received information that there might be an attempt made to obtain American humor by the Chinese, and when a check was made of the vaults, they were empty. Addressing a Senate Investigating Committee, Attorney General Janet Reno stated: "Our investigation initially centered on the Chinese government, but we quickly exonerated them. Our investigation found that the humor in the strategic reserves had been secretly removed by President Clinton, and sold to the Indonesians. For a donation of $25,000 and a pair of jogging shoes, Indonesian nationals were given a night in the Lincoln bedroom and all of the humor that they could remember. Evidently, this went on for some time. We finally got a break when one of our agents made the connection with large numbers of laughing Indonesians found in the vicinity of the White house, not wearing shoes, and carrying armloads of towels monogrammed with 'LB'. " _ A white House spokesman (_) read a statement from Mr |_________________________________________ Clinton. "I don't see |* * * * * |##########################| anything illegal or impro- | * * * * *| | per about telling a few |* * * * * |##########################| jokes to the gardener or | * * * * *| | cook. If he wants to |* * * * * |##########################| give me the shoes off his | * * * * *| | feet, who am I to turn |* * * * * |##########################| down a friendly gesture |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | like that. And if that |#########################################| same cook or gardener | | wants to donate $25,000 |#########################################| to my campaign, he has | | every right to do so. |###################################JGS###| As for the Lincoln |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ bedroom, these people | have to sleep somewhere, | and the Lincoln bedroom is not for sale. However, renting it for | the night is not out of the question." | | | ================================================================== +-- Bizarre Superstitions ---Really Foolish Stuff!--+ .:::. .:::. /:::::\ /:':':\ | _ | | _ | | (_` | | |_) | | ,_) | | | | | | jgs | | /`'---'`\ /`'---'`\ `'-----'` `'-----'` Spilling salt is considered bad luck, probably because it was once so valuable. Superstition has it a person is doomed to shed as many tears as it takes to dissolve the spilled salt. Evil spirits can't harm you when you stand inside a circle. Suspend a wedding band over the palm of the pregnant girl. If the ring swings in a circular motion it will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight line the baby will be a boy. A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end. If you use the same pencil to take a test that you used for studying for the test, the pencil will remember the answers. The number of Xs in the palm of your right hand is the number of children you will have. You must hold your breath while going past a cemetery or you will breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died. ================================================================= >-->From Our Friend Steve :) >April Fools! - or - Wine vs. Water It has been scientifically proven that if you (or me or anyone else for that matter) drink(s) 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we will have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria found in feces. In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of Poo. However, we do not run that risk when drinking wine (or rum, whiskey, beer or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purificaton process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting. Ergo: WATER = Poo WINE = HEALTH Ergo: It is better to drink wine and talk stupid than to drink water and be full of crap. There is no need to thank me for this valuable information; I'm doing it as a public service. -<,,>- The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining county and he asked me a rhetorical question, ''Why didn't we have a drug problem _.,_ ,-'.' .`-, ;; '. ' `. ;` - _ _,-; ' ; `. ,% .-, - *click* ,_.,-'` ';; ; : ;%' | | \ ___ _._,-`'\ `'-`' _.,' `. ) __,--`-,,`' ,._,.-`-., _.,-.--.-,`''` | _| |__ `---'////\ / .-, `-`-^--`'^`-...,,| | |.,/ //\)(/ `-\.-. | `-' ( .-; | | ,. `-~ ~~-. `._.' ,/ / `~ ~~~ ~~ /,.`) // / /_ `/ ( `/ `-' mic when you and I were growing up?'' I replied: I had a drug problem when I was young: I was drug to church on Sunday morning. I was drug to church for weddings and funerals. I was drug to family reunions and community socials no matter the weather. I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults. I was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents, told a lie, brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect, spoke ill of the teacher or the preacher, or if I didn't put forth my best effort in everything that was asked of me. I was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap if I uttered a profane four-letter word. I was drug out to pull weeds in mom's garden and flower beds and cockleburs out of dad's rows and rows and rows of fields. I was drug to the homes of family, friends, and neighbors to help out some poor soul who had no one to mow the yard, repair the clothesline, or chop some firewood; and, if my mother had ever known that I took a single dime as a tip for this kindness, she would have drug me back to the woodshed. Those drugs are still in my veins; and they affect my behavior in everything I do, say, and think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or heroin; and, if today's children had this kind of drug problem, America would be a better place. ~author unknown~ -<**>- Watch your punctuation: An English professor wrote the words, "Woman without her man is nothing" on the blackboard and directed his students to punctuate it correctly. The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing." The women wrote: "Woman: Without her, man is nothing." Punctuation is Powerful! -<..>- I was barely sitting down when I heard a voice from the other stall saying: "Hi, how are you?" I'm not the type to start a conversation in the restroom but I don't know what got into me, so I answered, somewhat embarrassed, "Doin' just fine!" And the other person says: "So what are you up to?" What kind of question is that? At that point, I'm thinking this is too bizarre so I say: "Uhhh, I'm like you, just traveling!" At this point I am just trying to get out as fast as I can when I hear another question. "Can I come over?" Ok, this question is just too weird for me but I figured I could just be polite and end the conversation. I tell them "No.......I'm a little busy right now!!!" Then I hear the person say nervously... "Listen, I'll have to call you back. There's an idiot in the other stall who keeps answering all my questions -<++>- fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it. --- ...Luv em Steve! Thanks! ====================================================================== >-->From our friends Steve & Bob :) "We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt ridden, delusional, and other bed-wetters. We hold these truths to be self evident: that a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim they require a Bill of NON-Rights." ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything. ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone -- not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc.; but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be. ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful; do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy. ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes . (This one is my pet peeve...get an education and go to work....don't expect everyone else to take care of you!) ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we're just not interested in public health care. ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat, or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure. ARTICLE VIII: You do not have the right to a job. All of us sure want you to have a job, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful. (AMEN!) ARTICLE IX: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to PURSUE happiness, which by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an over abundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights. ARTICLE X: This is an English speaking country. We don't care where you are from, English is our language. Learn it or go back to wherever you came from! (Lastly....) ARTICLE XI: You do not have the right to change our country's history or heritage. This country was founded on the belief in one true God. And yet, you are given the freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all; with no fear of persecution. The phrase IN GOD WE TRUST is part of our heritage and history, and if you are uncomfortable with it, TOUGH! If you agree, share this with a friend. No, you don't have to, and nothing tragic will befall you if you don't. I just think it's about time common sense is allowed to flourish. Sensible people of the United States speak out because if you do not, who will? ====================================================================== >-->From Our Friend Bob :) _.---.( ..--._) (_.' `''-.'` `'. / / \_) (_| _,.-'""'-,-'""'-.,_ | \ /.--' '--.\ /_) ,__\ ) (_(_( )_)_) ) /__, \ (_, ( o) ( o) / / `--.-` '-' c '-' `-'-` Words Women Use: (O\ (O) '-.....__w__.....-' .-' '-. / , .--. .--._ \ / / ( \/ )`\ \ / / \ \ / \ \ \ \ \ | ( / / `\ `. \/ \ /\\/ `.//.' '-; | |/ \/ / \ ,_/ _,--,_ __,--,_ \_, `--' \ ``| / '--' `. |===/ > | | / | | | | | | Y / \ / / | /| / jgs / / / | /=/ |=/ `"` `"` 1.) FINE: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. 2.) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an h ou r. Five Minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. 3.) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine. 4.) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It! 5.) Loud Sigh: This is actua lly a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing.. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing.) 6.) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake. 7.) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you're welcome. 8.) Whatever: Is a women's way of saying GET LOST! 9.) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking "what's wrong", for the woman's response refer to # 3. Send this to the men you know, to warn them about arguments they can avoid if they remember the terminology. Send this to all the women you know to give the m a good laugh, cause they know its true -<>- >Do you know the Preamble for your state . . . ,__ _, \~\| ~~---___ , | \ | Wash.| | ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---, _ VT_/,ME> /~-_--__| | Montana |N Dak\ Minn/ ~\~_/Mich. /~| ||,' |Oregon | \ |------| { WI / /~) __-NY',|_\,NH / |Ida.|~~~~~~~~|S Dak.\ \ | | '~\ |_____,|~,-'Mass. |~~--__ | | Wyoming|____ |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'Penn.{,~Conn (RI) | | ~~~|~~| | ~~\ Iowa/ `-' |`~ |~_____{/NJ | | Nev | '---------, Nebr.\----| |IN|OH,' ~/~\,|`MD (DE) ', \ |Utah| Colo. |~~~~~~~| \IL| ,'~~\WV/ VA | |Cal\ | | | Kansas| MO \_-~ KY /`~___--\ ', \ ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/N Car./ '_ '\| | |~~~|Okla.| | Tenn._/-,~~-,/ \ |Ariz.| New | |_ |Ark./~~|~~\ \,/S Car. ~~~-' | Mex. | `~~~\___|MS |AL | GA / '-,_ | _____| | / | ,-'---~\ `~'~ \ Texas |LA`--,~~~~-~~,FL\ \/~\ /~~~`---` | \ \ / \ | -jorn \ | '\' `~' Alabama 1901 , Preamble . We the people of the State of Alabama , invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following Constitution. Alaska 1956, Preamble . We, the people of Alaska , grateful to God and to those who founded our nation and pioneered this great land. Arizona 1911, Preamble . We, the people of the State of Arizona , grateful to Almighty God for our liberties, do ordain this Constitution... Arkansas 1874, Preamble . We, the people of the State of Arkansas , grateful to Almighty God for the privilege of choosing our own form of government... California 1879, Preamble . We, the People of the State of California , grateful to Almighty God for our freedom. Colorado 1876, Preamble . We, the people of Colorado , with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of Universe. Connecticut 1818, Preamble. The People of Connecticut, acknowledging with gratitude the good Providence of God in permitting them to enjoy. Delaware 1897, Preamble . Through Divine Goodness all men have, by nature, the rights of worshipping and serving their Creator according to the dictates of their consciences. Florida 1885, Preamble . We, the people of the State of Florida , grateful to Almighty God for our constitutional liberty, establish this Constitution... Georgia 1777, Preamble . We, the people of Georgia , relying upon protection and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution... Hawaii 1959, Preamble . We , the people of Hawaii , Grateful for Divine Guidance .. Establish this Constitution. Idaho 1889, Preamble . We, the people of the State of Idaho , grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings. Illinois 1870, Preamble . We, the people of the State of Illinois, grateful to Almighty God for the civil l, political and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy and looking to Him for a blessing on our endeavors. Indiana 1851, Preamble . We, the People of the State of Indiana , grateful to Almighty God for the free exercise of the right to choose our form of government. Iowa 1857, Preamble We, the People of the State of Iowa , grateful to the Supreme Being for the blessings hitherto enjoyed, and feeling our dependence on Him for a continuation of these blessings establish this Constitution. Kansas 1859, Preamble . We, the people of Kansas , grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious privileges establish this Constitution. Kentucky 1891, Preamble. We, the people of the Commonwealth are grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties... Louisiana 1921, Preamble . We, the people of the State of Louisiana , grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy. Maine 1820, Preamble. We the People of Maine acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe in affording us an opportunity ... And imploring His aid and direction. Maryland 1776, Preamble We, the people of the state of Maryland , grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberty... Massachusetts 1780, Preamble . We...the people of Massachusetts , acknowledging with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe . In the course of His Providence, an opportunity and devoutly imploring His direction .. Michigan 1908, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Michigan , grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of freedom establish this Constitution. Minnesota, 1857, Preamble We, the people of the State of Minnesota , grateful to God for our civil and religious liberty, and desiring to perpetuate its blessings: Mississippi 1890, Preamble . We, the people of Mississippi in convention assembled, grateful to Al mighty God, and invoking His blessing on our work. Missouri 1845, Preamble . We, the people of Missouri , with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, and grateful for His goodness .. Establish this Constitution . Montana 1889, Preamble.. We, the people of Montana , grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of liberty establish this Constitution .. Nebraska 1875, Preamble . We, the people, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom . Establish this Constitution. Nevada 1864, Preamble . We the people of the State of Nevada , grateful to Almighty God for our freedom establish this Constitution New Hampshire 1792, Part I. Art. I. Sec. V . Every individual has a natural and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. New Jersey 1844, Preamble . We, the people of the State of New Jersey, grateful to Almighty God for civil and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing on our endeavors. New Mexico 1911, Preamble . We, the People of New Mexico, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of liberty New York 1846, Preamble . We, the people of the State of New York , grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, in order to secure its blessings. North Carolina 1868, Preamble . We the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for our civil, political, and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those North Dakota 1889, Preamble . We , the people of North Dakota , grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, do ordain... Ohio 1852, Preamble . We the people of the state of Ohio , grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and to promote our common Oklahoma 1907, Preamble . Invoking the guidance of Almighty God, in order to secure and perpetuate the blessings of liberty ... establish this .. Oregon 1857, Bill of Rights, Article I. Section 2. All men shall be secure in the Natural right, to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their consciences.. Pennsylvania 1776, Preamble We, the people of Pennsylvania , grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, and humbly invoking His guidance Rhode Island 1842, Preamble. We the People of the State of Rhode Island grateful to Almighty God for the civil and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing South Carolina, 1778, Preamble . We, the people of he State of South Carolina grateful to God for our liberties, do ordain and establish this Constitution. South Dakota 1889, Preamble . We, the people of South Dakota , grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberties Tennessee 1796, Art. XI.III. That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their conscience... Texas 1845, Preamble . We the People of the Republic of Texas , acknowledging, with gratitude, the grace and beneficence of God. Utah 1896, Preamble . Grateful to Almighty God for life and liberty, we establish this Constitution. Vermont 1777, Preamble . Whereas all government ought to enable the individuals who compose it to enjoy their natural rights, and other blessings which the Author of Existence has bestowed on man Virginia 1776, Bill of Rights, XVI Religion, or the Duty which we owe our Creator can be directed only by Reason and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian Forbearance, Love and Charity towards each other Washington 1889, Preamble . We the People of the State of Washington , grateful to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for our liberties, do ordain this Constitution West Virginia 1872, Preamble . Since through Divine Providence we enjoy the blessings of civil, political and religious liberty, we, the people of West Virginia reaffirm our faith in and constant reliance upon God .. Wisconsin 1848, Preamble We, the people of Wisconsin , grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, domestic tranquility Wyoming 1890, Preamble . We, the people of the State of Wyoming , grateful to God for our civil, political, and religious liberties .. establish this Constitution. After reviewing acknowledgments of God from all 50 state constitutions, one is faced with the prospect that maybe, the ACLU and the out-of-control federal courts are wrong! If you found this to be "Food for thought" copy and send to as many as you think will be enlightened as I hope you were . "One Nation Under God" Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G.I. ~One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.~ ======================================================================== >-->From Our Freiend John-Paul :) >~~ " SPRINGTIME " ~~< ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v I walked with Spring along a path Where roses took a dew-dropped bath, Where flowers with many colorful hues- Saluted the day with raving reviews. <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< I danced with Spring along a creek, Where frisky frogs played hide-and-seek, Where Dogwood trees wore lacy gowns, Neath canopies of cotton crowns. ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > The Earth stood still, While my cares took flight; My Soul was filled with "Pure Delight" I walked with Spring where Nature trod, And gazed upon the face of GOD! \o/ J \o/ E \o/ S \o/ U \o/ S \o/ Always~`B`-:)~~~~~~(John-Paul) --- ...Beautiful Poem! -<>- >Just THINK ABOUT THIS: (D)JOHN GLENN SAID: (some Things that will make you think a little): There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq in January. In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders-- in the month of January. And That's just one American city, (About as deadly as the entire war-torn country of Iraq). A war that President Bush shouldn't have started? LET`S LOOK AT SOME FACT ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENTS: (A) FDR led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us; Japan did. >From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost That is an average of 112,500 per year. (B) Truman finished that war and started one in Korea. North Korea never attacked us. >From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost An average of 18,334 per year. (C)John F. Kennedy started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam never attacked us. (D) Johnson turned Vietnam into a quagmire. >From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost an average of 5,800 per year. (E) Clinton went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent. Bosnia never attacked us. He was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three times by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked us on multiple occasions. (F) In the years since terrorists attacked us, President Bush: has liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Libya, now working to stop Iran`s Nuc. peogram, as well as North Korea`s--- without firing a shot, and captured and Hung, a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of his own people. I Just can`t understand why some people and our law makers are complaining about how long the war is taking. Per John Glenn NOW LET`S SEE: It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch Davidian compound in Texas. That was a 51-day operation. We've been looking for evidence for chemical weapons in Iraq for less time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing records. It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to destroy the `Republican Guard` of Iraq, than it took Ted Kennedy to call the police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick, that killed his secretary It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count votes in Florida! With these facts, why, and who is bashing Our President today? He must be doing his Job! Believe it or not, Military morale is high. The biased media, however, hopes we are just too `IGNORANT` to realize these facts.-- There is a bird that sticks his head in the dirt, and thinks he can hide his huge body---- today, if America should do this--- you can bet, we are going to get it BLOWN to bits. The world is too small now. Our oceans can not protect us any more. One rocket can destroy millions. But think, What if some `NUT`, Should fire 20,or 50, or 100-- OR MORE-- (FIRST!). ```THINK``` No more `Problems`: GONE- the White Owl, Green Envirement, Petty Political Argements about who is right and who is wrong, Dirty Old MONEY!, All the Food, Clean Air, but most of all ---- `US`!!---- We`ll all be Blown Away!! HA-HA!! Just Think about it--- and Do Have A Nice day. Always~~~~~~John-Paul --- ...Thanks John-Paul! I like this one! ========================================================================= >-->In The Worldly News: >From American Center for Law & Justice: Who runs the country? President Bush or Nancy Pelosi? Nancy Pelosi and her team are crying foul over the firings of eight U.S. federal attorneys. But the hard truth is this: federal prosecutors serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States. It is perfectly legal for him to fire any - or all - of the U.S. attorneys for any reason at all. In March of 1993, the Clinton administration fired all 93 federal prosecutors with absolutely no fanfare. No controversy. No congressional subpoenas or public hearings. But the House of Representatives - and now a Senate panel as well - have issued the ''OK'' for subpoenas of key aides to the President. This is a significant issue! Stand with the Constitution and with our President today. Thank you! Visit here for more: http://tinyurl.com/37ot23 What's the beef? -<>- >From Emergency email: NewsEmergency.com Homeland Security OIG Issues Report estimates over 600,000 Fugitive aliens in U. S. whereabouts unknown. From The Department of Homeland Security Office Inspector General (DHS OIG) report... In the report fugitive apprehensions are prioritized as: "(1) fugitives posing a threat to the nation; (2) fugitives posing a threat to the community (3) fugitives with a violent criminal history (4) criminal fugitives (5) non-criminal fugitives." "As of August 2006, the Office of Detention and Removal Operations estimated there was a backlog of 623,292 fugitive aliens. Therefore, fugitive aliens constitute about 5.4% of the estimated illegal alien population" Homeland Security report: http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_07-34_Mar07.pdf -<>- >From Ahead of Time: The Case for Teaching The Bible Should the Holy Book be on the public-school menu? Yes. It's the bedrock of Western culture. And it's constitutional--as long as we teach but don't preach it... Read the cover story here: http://tinyurl.com/28w5c9 Teach the Bible in Schools? -<>- >From BizarreNews: -- Solving the mystery of Houdini's death ---------- NEW YORK - Relatives want to spring legendary escape artist Harry Houdini from his New York grave to determine whether his 1926 death was no accident. When Houdini died on Halloween at the age of 52, officials attributed his demise to traumatic appendicitis caused by a blow to the stomach, New York Newsday reports. But Larry Sloman, the author of a recent book on Houdini, says doctors today know it is impossible for a blow to the stomach to cause the appendix to become infected. Instead, Sloman says one possible scenario is that Houdini was poisoned by someone in the Spiritualist movement he was trying to expose in his later life. The escape artist charged the movement in which mediums contacted the dead through séances was a fraud. Speculation about Houdini's death has been fueled by the lack of an autopsy and indications his wife, who died later, may also have been poisoned. >From CoffeeBreak: ____________________ / {)][o>][_o][c_][o][| |-==)| | &_____________________L ejm 96 ( ) ( ) Limos big and yellow at this prom High school students in Lexington, Mass., will be taking the bus to the prom and they're not all happy about it. "Who takes a bus to the prom, honestly?" junior Allie McDonald griped to the Boston Globe. "You're supposed to have a limo." Administrators at Lexington High School mandated the new transportation out of concern about drinking and drug use on prom night. "We as a community, Lexington, need to do more to address drugs and alcohol abuse, and the dangers it presents to students," Principal Michael Jones told the Globe. "We have an ongoing problem with students drinking before or during dances. It's a game students play with us." Students have organized an e-mail petition objecting to the new policy, the newspaper said. ============================================================== >-->From Our Friend Richard C :) Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting. Well, for example, the other day I went downtown and went into a shop. I was only in there for about 5 minutes and when I came out there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. I went up to him and said, "Come on, man, how about giving a retired person a break"? He ignored me and continued writing the ticket. I called him a "Nazi ." ________________ \ __ / __ \_____()_____/ / ) '============` / / #---\ /---# / / (# @\| |/@ #) / / \ (_) / / / |\ '---` /| / / _______/ \\_____// \____/ o_| / \ / \ / / o_| / | o| / o_| \ / | _____ | / / \ \ / | |===| o| / /\ \ \ | | \@/ | / / \ \ \ | |___________o|__/----) \ \/ | ' || --) \ | |___________________|| --) \ / | o| '''' | \__/ | | | "DON'T CROSS ME... !" Rosebud He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having worn tires. So I called him a "doughnut eating Gestapo." He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I abused him, the more tickets he wrote. Personally, I didn't care. I came downtown on the bus and the car that he was putting the tickets on had a bumper sticker that said "HILLARY IN 08" I try to have a little fun each day now that I'm retired. It's important to my health.......... ------ ...Luv it! Thanks Richard! =================================================================== >-->From Our Friend Betty :) WHAT is wrong with you THIS Time? ? ? ! ! ! o o //@@ o @@ ") @@@ ~ @ _____ / \ / \ |\____\ / ( X ) | | | | <___=\ | | | \======\ \|_"_| (____ HAROLD THE COMPUTER GUY I was having trouble with my computer, so I called Harold, the computer guy, to come over. Harold clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. He gave me a bill for a minimum service call. As he was walking away, I called after him, "So, what was wrong?" He replied, "It was an ID ten T error." I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, "An ID ten T Error? What's that - in case I need to fix it again?" Harold grinned.... "Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?" "No," I replied. "Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it out." So I wrote it down. I D 1 0 T I used to like Harold... --- ..."giggles" A Good one! ================================================================== >-->From Our Friend Pat :) This is interesting information from Purina. I thought it may be of interest to you along with relief for a pet's safety. Update on Mighty Dog Pouch Withdrawal An Update from Nestle Purina PetCare Company About the Menu Foods Recall - March 23, 2007 We at Nestle Purina PetCare Company know the reports of pet food recalls and withdrawals over the past week have been very concerning and at times confusing for pet owners, who want to ensure the safety of the food they are feeding their beloved pets. We want to take this opportunity to reassure you that Mighty Dog pouch products are the ONLY Purina(r) brand products affected by Menu Foods' recall. Nestle Purina stands behind the high-quality of our pet foods, and all Purina brand cat food products and all other Purina brand dog food products, including Mighty Dog canned products, can continue to be fed to your pets with complete confidence. On Friday, March 16, Nestle Purina PetCare issued its press release announcing the voluntary withdrawal of our Mighty Dog(r) brand pouch-packaged products that were produced by Menu Foods from Dec. 3, 2006, through March 14, 2007. While we had no indication of any product quality or safety issues specifically related to our Mighty Dog pouch products at that time, we are proactively withdrawing these products as a precautionary measure, because the well-being of pets and the safety and efficacy of our products are our top priorities. Click below to view the Press Release: http://updates.purina.com/T2RT0226566F2EC69C31AC5888FDA0 We also want to apologize for any difficulty you may have had in reaching us by phone this week. While we have dedicated numerous additional phone lines, people and other resources exclusively for this purpose, we understand that the volume of calls still has occasionally exceeded our system capacity. We have prepared some Frequently Asked Questions that may be helpful to your understanding of this situation, and we will update these questions as more information becomes available. If you have other questions or concerns, please continue to call our Office of Consumer Affairs directly at 1-800-551-7392. Click below to view the Frequently Asked Questions: http://updates.purina.com/T2RT0226564FDEC69C31AC5888FDA0 -<>- A Classic - I thought you would want to know about this e-mail virus. Even the most advanced programs from Norton or McAfee cannot take care of this one. It appears to affect those who were born prior to 1965. Symptoms: 1. Causes you to send the same e-mail twice. done that! 2. Causes you to send a blank e-mail. that too! 3. Causes you to send e-mail to the wrong person. yep! 4. Causes you to send it back to the person who sent it to you. who, me? 5 Causes you to forget to attach the attachment. well, darn! 6. Causes you to hit "SEND" before you've finished. oh no - not again! 7. Causes you to hit "DELETE" instead of "SEND." and I just hate that! 8. Causes you to hit "SEND" when you should "DELETE." Oh, No! &nbs p; IT IS CALLED THE C-NILE VIRUS!!!!!!!!! -<>- (\ \'\ \'\ __________ / '| ()_________) \ '/ \ ~~~~~~~~ \ \ \ ~~~~~~ \ ==). \__________\ (__) ()__________) unknown I Wrote your name: I wrote your name on a piece of paper, but by accident I threw it away. I wrote your name on my hand, but it washed away. I wrote your name in the sand, but the waves whispered it away. I wrote your name in my heart, and forever it will stay. I Wrote your name I believe in angels, the kind that heaven sends. I'm surrounded by angels, but call them my best friends. --- ...Thanks Pat! This poem reminded me of God writing our names on the Palms of his hands - very sweet reminder :) Isaiah 49:16 "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me." 'Graven' for us is better understood as Tattooed - God is saying he permanently wrote our names on the palms of his hands - the most sensitive part of the hand - so he could be reminded of us continually - always. ======================================================================= >-->Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes Of All Timne: _ (_) _ _ .=. (_) (_) _ //(`)_ //`\/ |\ 0`\\ ||-.\_|_/.-|| )/ |_____| \( _ 0 #/\ /\# 0 (_) _| o o |_ _ ((|, ^ ,|)) (_) `||\_/||` || _ || _ | \_/ | (_) 0.__.\ /.__.0 `._ `"` _.' jgs / ; \ \ 0'-' )/`'-0 0` #1: The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest Spaghetti harvest In 1957 the respected BBC news show Panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in, and many called up wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti trees. To this question, the BBC diplomatically replied that they should "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best." Check out the actual broadcast archived on the BBC's website (You need the RealVideo player installed to see it, and it usually loads very slowly). Visit Here for the rest: http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/ April Fools ===================================================================== >-->From SermondFoddet: Choir Tardiness Test In order to measure your level of proficiency as a choir member, the following test has been carefully developed by experts. Read and reflect on each situation and then select the option that will enhance the quality of the performance. 1. You are entering the choir loft on Sunday morning and suddenly trip and fall down. You should: a. Assume a kneeling position and break into fervent prayer. b. Pretend that you've had a heart attack. c. Crawl into the nearest chair. d. Begin speaking in tongues. 2. You are a soprano and count incorrectly. As a result you boom out a high "C" one measure too soon. You should: a. Slide into an inspired "O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing." b. Look triumphant and hold on to the note. c. Stop abruptly in mid squawk but keep your lips moving. d. Sink to the floor in shame. 3. After all those long hard choir rehearsals, you show up twenty minutes late for the Christmas musical. You should: a. Climb into the back row of the choir from the baptistry. b. Enter pretending to be a soundman checking cables and then suddenly slip yourself into the choir. c. Turn the lights out in the church and slip into the choir during the blackout. d. Read M. Stephen's pamphlet "Techniques for Tardy Appearances." 4. While singing, you discover you have only one page of a two page hymn. You should: a. Hum for your life. b. Sing "watermelon, watermelon, watermelon." c. Try to get another hymnal out of the choir rack with your feet. d. Sing the first page over again. 5. Inevitably that dreaded big sneeze occurs toward the end of the choir special. You should: a. As you sneeze, come down hard on your neighbor's foot to create a diversion. b. Try to make it harmonize. c. Sneeze into the hair of the choir member in front of you to muffle the noise. d. Sink to the floor in shame. Count the number of A's, B's, C's, and D's you checked and find your proficiency rating below: 4 or more A's...there is nothing more you need to know to be a first rate choir member. 4 or more B's...your church choir reflexes are fully developed and you should do well in choir. 4 or more C's...your church choral experience is spotty but your team spirit is on target. You will be an asset to most any choir. 4 or more D's...it is recommended you take soccer or group therapy counseling. == >From the Church Growth Ideas list. To subscribe send a note to churchgrowthideas-subscribe@yahoogroups.com This post is brought your way by Sermon Fodder and Joke A Day Ministries. To get a regular dose of Christian humor and a modern-day parable drop a note to Sermon_Fodder-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or to ajokeaday7- subscribe@topica.com. Please leave this attached if you forward this to friends or post it on the net. ==================================================================== >-->From CleanLaffs: Connie told her 4-year-old grandson, Dean, not to jump on the beds. After several warnings she punished him, explaining that should he fall, he would hurt himself badly. Several minutes passed... and he was back to jumping on the beds. Connie said, "Dean, you weren't jumping on the beds again, were you?" He stood with his little head dropped low and said, "I'm trying, but it's so hard to quit." -<>- I watched an ant climb a blade of grass this morning. When he reached the top, his weight bent the blade down to the ground. Then, twisting his thorax with insectile precision, he grabbed a hold of the next blade. In this manner, he traveled across the lawn, covering as much distance vertically as he did horizontally, which both amused and delighted me. And then, all at once, I had what is sometimes called an "epiphany"; a moment of heightened awareness in which every- thing becomes crystal clear. Yes, hunched over that ant on my hands and knees, I suddenly knew what I had to do... Quit drinking before noon. -<>- *Things That Never Happened On Star Trek*.. 1. The Enterprise runs into a mysterious energy field of a type it has encountered several times before. 2. The Enterprise visits a remote outpost of scientists, who are all perfectly all right. 3. Some of the crew visit the holodeck, and it works properly. 4. The crew of the Enterprise discover a totally new life- form, which later turns out to be a rather well-known old life form wearing a funny hat. 5. The crew of the Enterprise are struck by a mysterious plague, for which the only cure can be found in the well- stocked Enterprise sick-bay. 6. The Captain has to make a difficult decision about a less advanced people which is made a great deal easier by the Starfleet Prime Directive. 7. The Enterprise successfully ferries an alien VIP from one place to another without serious incident. 8. An enigmatic being composed of pure energy attempts to interface to the Enterprise's computer, only to find out that it has forgotten to bring the right leads. 9. A power surge on the Bridge is rapidly and correctly diagnosed as a faulty capacitor by the highly-trained and competent engineering staff. 10. The Enterprise is captured by a vastly superior alien intelligence which does not put them on trial. 11. The Enterprise is captured by a vastly inferior alien intelligence which they easily pacify by offering it some chocolate. 12. The Enterprise visits an earth-type planet called "Paradise" where everyone is happy all of the time. How- ever, everything is soon revealed to be exactly what it seems. 13. A major Starfleet emergency breaks out near the Enterprise, but fortunately some other ships in the area are able to deal with it to everyone's satisfaction. 14. The Enterprise is involved in a bizarre time-warp ex- perience which is in some way unconnected with the Late 20th Century. 15. Kirk (or Riker) falls in love with a woman on a planet he visits, and isn't tragically separated from her at the end of the episode. 16. Counselor Troi states something other than the blindingly obvious. 17. The warp engines start going haywire, but seem to sort themselves out after a while without any intervention from boy genius Wesley Crusher. 18. Spock (or Data) is fired from his high-ranking position for not being able to understand the most basic nuances of one in three sentences that anyone says to him. -<>- ( _ ) ) _,(_)._ (( ___,(_______). ) ,'__. / \ /\_ /,' / |""| \ / / | | | |__| |,' / \`.| / `. : : / `. :.,' `-.________,-' The Middle-Aged Teapot Song: I'm a middle-aged man, short and stout. Here is my beer gut, here is my pouch. When I get all steamed up, hear me shout: "Where's my remote? It was on the couch!" =========================================================== >-->From ScreamOfTheCrop: As soon as she had finished parochial school in Memphis, a bright young lass named Becky shook the dust of the convent school off her shoes and made her way to Las Vegas where before long, she became a head-liner dancer in a casino show. Eventually she returned to her home town for a visit and on a Saturday night went to confession in the church which she had always attended as a child. In the confessional Father Sullivan recognized her and began asking her about her work. She explained that she was an acrobatic dancer, and he wanted to know what that meant. She said she would be happy to show him the kind of thing she did on stage. Stepped out of the confessional within sight of Father Sullivan, she went into a series of cartwheels, leaping splits, handsprings and back flips. Kneeling near the confessional, waiting their turn, were two middle-aged ladies. They witnessed Becky's acrobatics with wide eyes, and one said to the other, “Will you just look at the penance Father Sullivan is givin' out this night, and me without me bloomers on!" -<>- Three sisters, ages 92, 94 and 96, live in a house together. One night the 96-year-old draws a bath. She puts her foot in and pauses. 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