Circle Of Friends & More ... :) Shangy! >-->From The FunnyBone: The Famous Sea Captain _.--. _.-'_:-'|| Once upon a time there was a famous sea _.-'_.-::::'|| captain. This captain was very successful _.-:'_.-::::::' || at what he did; for years he guided .'`-.-:::::::' || merchant ships all over the world. Never /.'`;|:::::::' ||_ did stormy seas or pirates get the best || ||::::::' _.;._'-._ of him. He was admired by his || ||:::::' _.-!oo @.!-._'-. crew and fellow captains. \'. ||:::::.-!()oo @!()@.-'_.| '.'-;|:.-'.&$@.& ()$%-'o.'\U|| However, there was one thing `>'-.!@%()@'@_%-'_.-o _.|'|| different about this captain. ||-._'-.@.-'_.-' _.-o |'|| Every morning he went through ||=[ '-._.-\U/.-' o |'|| a strange ritual. He would || '-.]=|| |'| o |'|| lock himself in his captain's || || |'| _| '; quarters and open a small safe. || || |'| _.-'_.-' In the safe was an envelope |'-._ || |'|_.-'_.-' with a piece of paper inside. He jgs '-._'-.|| |' `_.-' would stare at the paper for a minute, '-.||_/.-' then lock it back up. After, he would go about his daily duties. ;~ For years this went on, and his ./|\. crew became very curious. Was ./ /| `\. it a treasure map? Was it a / | | `\. letter from a long lost love? | | | `\. Everyone speculated about the | \| `\. contents of the strange envelope. . `----|__________\. \-----''----.....___ One day the captain died at jgs \ ""/ sea. After laying the ~^~^~^~^~^`~^~^`^~^~^`^~^~^ captain's body to rest, the ~^~^~`~~^~^`~^~^~`~~^~^~ first mate led the entire crew into the captains quarters. He opened the safe, got the envelope, opened it and... The first mate turned pale and showed the paper to the others. Four words were on the paper, two on two lines: "Port Left, Starboard Right" ======================================================================== >-->HOT Off The 'Shangy' Press: Another FUN one from our friend Lee... Check out - Why God Gave Us Pets http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/gpets.html Why God Gave Us Pets -<>- This one comes from our friend Del. You may know some of the art work as the artist has been featured on Animal Planet and Readers Digest - but - have you seen all of These? Truly Awesome! Check out - Hand Painting Art http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/hpaint.html Hand Painting Art ================================================================== >-->From Our Friend Betty J :) >High Tech: As a lover of science, I often wonder about how things work. So I was intrigued when I received this e-mail. How does the small arrow in the screen of the computer work when we move the mouse? Haven't you ever wondered how it works? Now, through the miracle of the high technology, we can see how it is done. With the aid of a screen magnifying lens the mechanism becomes apparent. (once it's loaded, move your mouse over the center of the page) Go to: http://www.1-click.jp/ --- ...Loved this! Thanks Betty! =================================================================== >-->From Our Friend Becky :) _.._ /` __) _ ___ \ ( '> |-| |._ ___ ) )_< | | | | [___] (_/`\____ | | |_.' | ^| / \_____/) |-|___| | | / .-' _:::_))_(___ | |/'-./_ |___________| '-;_|\_____`\ ||"""""""""|| | `######||_ || || \ ._ _,'{~-}|| || _) ( {-_}|| || jgs /______`\ T\_\|| || The Circle of Friendship We Meet on-line to have a good time... We laugh and we giggle and smile at our screen, We sit back and wonder what this could all mean ! We surf the Web, we travel afar, We span thousands of mile without a car. We watch conversations flowing on the screen, We tell jokes and stories and know what they mean. What are we looking for? Where's the attraction? How can we do this and get satisfaction? Who are we? Why are we here? We are the Circle of Friends, made from a chain. And we're here because friendship is what we gain! Born on-line formed by few, We had no idea just what to do. So we are linking our pages, first one then two, And wonder where we'll end up when we are through? The Circle will spread, like a wild vine, It will breathe and whisper like the winds of time. We are the Circle of Friends, made from a chain, All of our motives are exactly the same. Searching for friendships all over the lands, Linking our pages is like holding hands. We are 'the Circle of Friends', made from a chain, A chain of cable and wire without an end. .----. .---------. | == | |.-"""""-.| |----| || || | == | || || |----| |'-.....-'| |::::| `"")---(""` |___.| /:::::::::::\" _ " /:::=======:::\`\`\ jgs `"""""""""""""` '-' May U have a great time regardless of where u may be. PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS! --- ...Great! Thanks Becky! ================================================================= >-->A Classic From Our Friends Del, Casey, & MrWu :) this was sent to me and i thought you might enjoy it. and maybe help you through your rough days. -del,casey and mr.wu _|_ | / \ //_\\ //(_)\\ |/^\| ,%%%% // \\ ,@@@@@@@, ,%%%%/%%% // \\ ,@@@\@@@@/@@, @@@%%%\%%//%%%// === \\ @@\@@@/@@@@@ @@@@%%%%\%%%%%// =-=-= \\@@@@\@@@@@@;%#####, @@@@%%%\%%/%%// === \\@@@@@@/@@@%%%######, @@@@@%%%%/%%//| |\\@\\//@@%%%%%%#/#### '@@@@@%%\\/%~ | | ~ @|| %\\//%%%#####; @@\\//@|| | __ __ | || %%||%%'###### '@|| || | | | | | || ||##\//#### || || | | -|- | | || ||'#||###' || || |_|__|__|_| || || || || ||_/` ======= `\__||_._|| || jgs__||_/` ======= `\_||___ On a Saturday night several weeks ago, this pastor was working late, and decided to call his wife before he left for home. It was about 10:00 PM, but his wife didn't answer the phone. The pastor let the phone ring many times. He thought it was odd that she didn't answer, but decided to wrap up a few things and try again in a few minutes. When he tried again she answered right away. He asked her why she hadn't answered before, and she said that it hadn't rung at their house. They brushed it off as a fluke and went on their merry ways. The following Monday, the pastor received a call at the church office, which was the phone tha t he'd used that Saturday night. The man that he spoke with wanted to know why he'd called on Saturday night. The pastor couldn't figure out what the man was talking about. Then the man said, "It rang and rang, but I didn't answer." The pastor remembered the mishap and apologized for disturbing him, explaining that he'd intended to call his wife. The man said, "That's, OK. Let me tell you my story. You see, I was planning to commit suicide on Saturday night, but before I did, I prayed, 'God if you're there, and you don't want me to do this, give me a sign now.' At that point my phone started to ring. I looked at the caller ID, and it said, 'Almighty God'. I was afraid to answer!" The reason why it showed on the man 's caller ID that the call came from "Almighty God" is because the church that the pastor attends is called Almighty God Tabernacle!! If you believe that God answers prayers then pass this on. God bless! READ EACH SENTENCE SLOWLY AND THINK ABOUT IT. ,--. ,--. ( O ) ( O ) `--' \ `--' \ _ >-. / /| `-.__.' Krogg Love starts with a smile, .,,,,,,,,,,. ,;;;;;;;;;;;;;;, ,;;;;;;;;;;;)));;(((,,;;;,,_ ,;;;;;;;;;;' |)))))))))))\\ ;;;;;;/ )'' - /,)))((((((((((\ ;;;;' \ ~|\ )))))))))))))) / / | (((((((((((((( /' \ _/~ ')|())))))))) /' `\ /> o_/)))(((((((( / /' `~~(____ / ())))))))))) | ---, \ \ ((((((((((( | `\ \~-_____| ))))))))) Art by | `\ | |_.---.(((((((( -Tua Xiong \ | | ))))))))) (((((((( ))))))) (((((( grows with a kiss, ____ ____ _,',--.`-. _,',--.`-. <_ ( () ) > ( <_ ( () ) > `-:__;,-' \ `A:__:,-' \ / \ (( ) \-' \ \ ( ) -Shimrod `-'"`-----' and ends with a tear. Don't cry over anyone who won't cry over you. Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget. Don't let the past hold you back, you're missing the good stuff. BEST FRIEND'S are the siblings God forgot to give us. When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your BEST FRIEND will be there. Nobody is perfect until you fall in love with them. Send this on to everyone special in your life, even the people who really make you mad sometimes and to the people whose lives you want to be in!!! Remember, every minute spent angry is sixty seconds of happiness wasted. --- ...Wonderful Del, thanks - gave me shivers just like it did the first time I read it - and make me smile! -<,,>- >Gun Laws and Liberals Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this!!!! THE BEST COMEBACK LINE EVER! This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of National Public Radio (NPR) interview between a female broadcaster and US Marine Corps General Reinwald who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military installation. FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base? GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery, and shooting. ,______________________________________ |_________________,----------._ [____] ""-,__ __....-----===== (_(||||||||||||)___________/ "" | `----------' Krogg98[ ))"-, | "" `, _,--....___ | `/ """" FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it? GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range. FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children? GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm. FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers. GENERAL REINWALD: Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you? The radio went silent and the interview ended. You gotta love the Marines! ---- "The radio went silent and the interview ended." What a typical result when Liberals are confronted with facts that they cannot digest. What a typical result when the Mainstream Media is posed a common sense question. They choose to ignore it because it doesn't further their cause. The MSM thinks that once you get beyond the hilarity of this quaint little interview that you will forget about it and miss the main point that was made. If they don't talk about it you won't think about it. You will just chuckle and forward it to your friends. I am guilty. I chuckled but I recognized the inanity of the press. I own guns because my Constitution says I can. It says I can, it doesn't say that I have to own a gun. It doesn't say that I must misuse my gun. It just says that the choice is mine. The potential and the consequences of my actions are mine. The laws of our land and the Constitution will appropriately deal with my choices. That is the founding principle of our society. 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Having an urgent problem with one of the main computers, he dialed the John's home phone number and was greeted with a child's whisper. "Hello?" "Is your daddy home?" he asked. .-"```'. / \ \ / / `\__/ | .' _ _| \(\ 6 6 | \ _\ | |\ `~`= `/ | '.___.' .'` \ |_ jgs '-__ / `- "Yes," whispered the small voice. May I talk with him?" The child whispered, "No." Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, "Is your Mommy there?" ___ ." ". / /\__ \ | ( '/'`) | / \ = / \ \ __)-(__ / /` \ / `\ /_( \_/ )_\ | /\-' '-/\ | \ | )===( | / \\/ \// /|| ||\ | | |_______| ; | ; \_ | _/ / Y \ | | | jgs \/ \/ /=\ /=\ `-' '-` "Yes." "May I talk with her?" Again the small voice whispered, "No." Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss asked, "Is anybody else there?" _.---._ .-' ((O)) '-. \ _.\_/._ / /..___..\ ;-.___.-; (| e ) e |) .;. \ /_ / |||| _\__-__/_ (\|'-| /` / \V/ \ `\ \ )/ / \ Y / \ /=/ / | \ | / {} \/ / / /| `|' |\ / \ \| |. | \_/ \ /\ |. | \_/\ |. | /)_/ | | // ',__.'.__,' // | | | // | | | (/ | | | | | | | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | | jgs |___|___| / J L \ (__/ \__) "Yes," whispered the child, "a policeman". Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked, "May I speak with the policeman?" "No, he's busy", whispered the child. "Busy doing what?" _____ .'.---.'. // , \\ || `| || || | || || -'- || .-"`'-.,_ _,.-'`"-. / .'--,___`"""`___,--'. \ | /:////_'---'_\\\\:\ | \|:|// `_ _` \\|:|/ '-/| (6/ \6) |\-' \\ | | // `| (._.) |` | _ _ | jgs \ '---' / '--.___.--' "Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman," came the whispered answer. Growing more worried as he heard a loud noise in the background through the earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, "What is that noise?" _ /;:`. ______ _,-'._,' _,--''' `'-._,-'_,-' `' ,' ` - .,_ __,-' ),-' ( __|-`' . _,'/ `--...'___,..--' / / _/,-'_,-' (`---'' _,-' |_,- `----''|_,--' jrei -' _,-' "A helicopter" answered the whispering voice. "What is going on there?" demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive. Again, whispering, the child answered, "The search team just landed a helicopter." Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked, "What are they searching for?" Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled _ _ (_\__/(,_ | \ `_////-._ _ _ L_/__ "=> __/`\ (_\__/(,_ |=====;__/___./ | \ `_////-._'-'-'-""""""` J_/___"=> __/`\ jgs |=====;__/___./ '-'-'-"""""""` giggle.............."ME. ================================================================== >-->From ScreamOfTheCrop: --- I feel like my body has gotten totally oout of shape, so I got my doctor's permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over. --- Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old wooman: "And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?" the reporter asked. She simply replied, "No peer pressure." --- The nice thing about being senile is youu can hide your own Easter eggs. ---Just before the funeral services, the unddertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked, "How old was your husband?" "98," she replied. "Two years older than me." "So you're 96," the undertaker commented. She responded, "Hardly worth going home, is it? --- I've sure gotten old! I've had two bypasss surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees. Fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation; hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92. Have lost all my friends. But, thank God, I still have my driver's license. -<,,>- A couple was dressed and ready to go out for the evening. They turned on a night light, turned the answering machine on the phone line, covered their pet parakeet and put the cat in the backyard. They phoned the local cab company and requested a taxi. The taxi arrived and the couple opened the front door to leave their house. The cat they had put out into the yard scoots back into the house. They don't want the cat shut in the house because she always __.-.__ _.-' ' ` `-._ .' ' ' ` ` `. ( ' ' ` ` ) |`-,..,.____..,.,--;| |: | :| : | : |: || |: | :| (9>| : |: || |: | :|(\) | : |: || |: | :|/\\ | : |: || tries to eat the bird. |: | /| II | : |: || |: |///| II | : |: || |; | :| II | : |: || /`-!...|____|...!--'\ / \ `--...._________....--' Felix Lee The wife goes out to the taxi while the husband goes inside to get the cat. The cat runs upstairs, the man in hot pursuit. Waiting in the cab, the wife doesn't want the driver to know the house will be empty for the night. She explains to the taxi driver that her husband will be out soon. "He's just going upstairs to say good-bye to my mother." A few minutes later, the husband gets into the cab."Sorry I took so long, "he says as they drive away.. "Stupid fool was hiding under the bed. Had to poke her with a coat hanger to get her to come out! She tried to take off so I grabbed her by the neck. Then I had to wrap her in a blanket keep her from scratching me. But it worked. I hauled her fat butt downstairs and threw her out into the back yard!" The cabdriver hit a parked car... ======================================================================== >-->An Et-Ahem from the Jokester: Q: What is the best thing about dating a homeless woman? A: You can drop her off anywhere. Q: What is the difference between in-laws and outlaws? A: Outlaws are wanted. Q: How do you spot the blind man at a nudist colony? A: It isn't hard. Q: Why are gypsies so careful when they're making love? A: They have crystal balls. Q: Why did God give women breasts? A: To make suckers out of men. Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a terrorist? A: The terrorist has sympathizers. Q: Why are hurricanes named after women? A: Because they arrive wet and wild, then leave with your house and car! Q. What is the similarity between a shrimp and a man? A. You can enjoy all but the head. Q. What is the similarity between a dolphin and a man? A. They are both said to be intelligent, but no one can prove this. Q. What is the similarity between a microwave oven and a man? A. They both get hot in 15 seconds. Q. Why can't a man be both good looking and intelligent? A. That would make him a woman. -<>- === === === === ___===____________oooo___________oooo____________===___ |___===___________________________________________===___| === | /O O\ | === dwb || || jrb === || || === ( | _ | ) || ( ) || _ || _/_-_\_ || \ ooooO /___|___\ Ooooo == ((( )|____^____|( ))) / \ (|)MMMMM| |#####(|) |MILK| (_)MMMM/ \####(_) |____| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- __ ____ ___ __ ___ ___ ( )(_ _) ( \ / \( _)/ __) )( )( ) ) )( () )) _)\__ \ (__) (__) (___/ \__/(___)(___/ ____ _ _ ___ ___ __ ___ _ _ __ __ __ ___ _ (_ _)( )( )( _) ( ,) / \( \( \/ ) / _) / \ / \( \ / \ )( )__( ) _) ) ,\( () )) ) )\ / ( (/\( () )( () )) ) )\_/ (__) (_)(_)(___) (___/ \__/(___/(__/ \__/ \__/ \__/(___/ (_ Notes Left For The Milkman "Dear Milkman, I've just had a baby, please leave another one." "Please leave an extra pint of paralyzed milk." "Please don't leave any more milk. All they do is drink it." "Sorry not to have paid your bill before, but my wife had a baby, and I've been carrying it around in my pocket for weeks." "Sorry about yesterday's note. I didn't mean one egg and a dozen pints, but the other way 'round." "When you leave my milk, knock on my bedroom window and wake me because I want you to give me a hand to turn the mattress." "Please knock. My TV's broken down, and I missed last night's SOPRANOS. If you saw it, will you tell me what happened?" "My daughter says she wants a milkshake. Do you do it before you deliver, or do I have to shake the bottle?" "Please send me a form for cheap milk, for I have a baby two months old and did not know about it until a neighbor told me." "Milk is needed for the baby. Father is unable to supply it." "From now on please leave two pints every other day and one pint on the days in between, except Wednesdays and Saturdays when I don't want any milk." "My back door is open. Please put milk in 'fridge, get money out of cup in drawer and leave change on kitchen table, because we want to play bingo tonight." "Please leave no milk today. When I say today, I mean tomorrow, for I wrote this note yesterday or is it today?" "When you come with the milk please put the coal on the boiler, let dog out, and put newspaper inside the screen door. P.S. Don't leave any milk." "No milk. Please do not leave milk at No. 14 either as he is dead until further notice." ==================================================================== >-->From InspiredBuffalo: /^-----^\ V o o V | Y | \ Q / / - \ | \ | \ ) || (___\==== >GOOD ADVICE FROM A DOG! When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy. When it's in your best interest, practice obedience. Let others know when they've invaded your territory. Take naps. Stretch before rising. Run, romp, and play daily. Thrive on attention and let people touch you. Avoid biting when a simple growl will do. On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass. On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree. No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout.. run right back and make friends. Delight in the simple joy of a long walk. Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough. Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you're not. If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it. When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently. -<,,>- /'=----= ______ (( || "--.__." " @>||_____________// _______ /^\"""""""""""//\========) _--"""--/-. "\ // _\-:::-/_-. ." .-"""-/ "_\ "\ == // ;::\:::/::".\ ; / _/ " \\ "\-+//--..._\_/:::::\\ . ; o . || ( ()/)======(o)::::::. . \ ; .| -|.;____...."b:::::; . -._ _ - ; == :::::::::::; "-..____.' ls ":::::::' Bike Ride With God When I first met Christ It seemed as though life was rather like a bike ride, But it was a tandem bike, And I noticed that Christ Was in the back helping me pedal. I don't know just when it was that He suggested we change places, But life has not been the same since. When I had control, I knew the way, It was rather boring, but predictable... It was the shortest distance between two points. But when He took the lead, He knew delightful long cuts, Up mountains, and through rocky places, At breakneck speeds, It was all I could do to hang on! Even though it looked like madness, He said, "Pedal" I worried and was anxious and asked, "Where are you taking me?" He laughed and didn't answer, And I started to learn to trust. I forgot my boring life And entered into the adventure. And when I'd say, "I'm scared," He'd lean back and touch my hand. He took me to people with gifts that I needed. Gifts of healing, acceptance, and joy. He said, "Give the gifts away; They're extra baggage, too much weight." So I did, I gave them to the people we met, And I found that in giving I received, And still our burden was light. I did not trust Him, at first, In control of my life. I thought He'd wreck it; But He knows bike secrets, Knows how to make it bend to take sharp corners, Knows how to jump to clear high rocks, Knows how to fly to shorten scary passages. And I am learning to shut up and pedal in the strangest places, And I'm beginning to enjoy the view And the cool breeze on my face With my delightful constant companion, Jesus Christ. And when I'm sure I just can't do anymore, He just smiles and says... "Pedal." --Author Unknown -<,,>- This is pretty simple.. Please ask 10 (or more) friends to ask 10 today! The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute to go to their site & click on "feed an animal in need" for free. It's in a purple box in the middle of the page. This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising. http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com --- ...ALSO Click on the Other Buttons - Hunger/Forest/Kids/etc. FREE Clicks To Subscribe send a blank email to: the-inspired-buffalo-subscribe@yahoogroups.com ======================================================================= >-->Letterman's Top Ten /\/\ )) (O\ _.... _ _ ((( \ ((( '-\\____)|_.-((( (_ \ ))) JRO \ / / \o(/ (((\ / \ / ( / ))) | /_ \ // ((( / / "-..___.-"| | \ ( \ ) \ \ / | \_\ |_| /_\ /_\ Top Ten Signs Your Horse Will Not Win The Kentucky Derby 10. For starters, no horse with three legs has ever won the derby 9. Instead of "Win, place or show," he's favored to "Wheeze" 8. Easily spooked by crowds, other horses, jockeys and dirt 7. Las Vegas offering side bets on whether he'll make it out of the trailer 6. He's on his fifth bucket of mint juleps 5. He may be a zebra 4. Named "Just Desserts" because that's all he eats (This joke was written by Freddie Roman) 3. Trainer was also responsible for getting the Yankees into shape 2. Jockey using the riding crop to whack himself 1. The night before the race seen out late partying with Paris Hilton ============================================================== >-->FUN Places To Net Visit :) [AOL & Others May Have To Copy & Paste These Links] April was a Busy Month for new Shangy pages - DON'T MISS ANY OF THE FUN! 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