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You can also use the keyboard to change the font size in your web browser or emails. Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the + key for larger text or the - key for smaller text! ================ _ _|_|_ ,|_| |_|_ || | | |_| || | | | | || | | | | _|| | | | | ||)\ ^ ^ ^ | || | | || | | || | | \\ | \\ / ejm )\ ( / \ \ / \ \ \ \ *~* Our Hearts And Prayers Go Out To All Those Affected By Hurricane Florence. May God Bless and help them through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Hurricane Florence: Drone footage shows devastation from the air http://video.foxnews.com/v/5835880830001/ -<>- >-->HOT Off The 'Shangy' Press :) This scorching hot new page is from our friend KarenF. It gives us a look at some of the most unusual places on our planet. 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Thanks KarenF! ======================================================= >-->From SmileZilla: /\ _ / \ ...o ...o (_) /\ / \ ...o / \_ / \_ /\ /\ _/ \_ / \ /\ / \__ /\ /\ _ / \ / / # ## # #\#\_/ \ /# ## #\____/ \___ _/ \_/ \__/ _ \_/ #/ ### #\ ##/\###\###\#\####\/###/#\#####/#/\####\__/###/\\#######/#\#\##/##/#\##/ #/#\#\######\##\/\##\#/###/\\#/##/\#\/#\\####//#\##\#//#/\#\##/######//# ##/\##\#\#####//##\######//#\###/##\/###\###/######/###/##\###\#/#\#/### /###\##\##\#/########\#/#######/###/#####\#/#####//##/#######\##\######/ __- .--~~~~~~~----~~-.__.00_ ____--- ____--- _ d o\ ____--- : . ~o -- : | ' ._'--`-' ___-- -- 9 l l j .--. } j \ Y ____--- o-" o \ | _/~~T-...---~" -. \ __-- _'. \___ | / \ | | / \ \ "._ `\ \_." __ \_;,, \_;,, \_;,, "-,;, ____..---~~ ~~~~~~~~ chs A new neighbor arrives. The kids meet. The local kid: "My mom was born in California! Where was your mom born?" The other kid answers, "Alaska". The first one replies, "Gee, then don't worry about it... I'll ask 'er myself!" -<>- >Business one-liners A President of a democracy is a man who is always ready, willing, and able to lay down your life for his country. A backscratcher will always find new itches; a brown-noser will always find new sense. A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work. A bird in the bush usually has a friend in there with him. A bird in the hand is always safer than one overhead. A bird in the hand is dead. A bird in the hand makes it hard to blow your nose. A boss with no humor is like a job that is no fun. A clean tie attracts the soup of the day. A closed mouth gathers no foot. ======================================================= +------------ BIZARRE HOLIDAYS ------------+ September 17 is Citizenship Day, Constitution Day and National Apple Dumpling Day September 18 is National Cheeseburger Day and Yom Kippur - begins at sundown September 19 is International Talk Like A Pirate Day and National Butterscotch Pudding Day September 20 is National Pepperoni Pizza Day and National Punch Day September 21 is International Peace Day, Miniature Golf Day and World Gratitude Day September 22 is Business Women's Day, Elephant Appreciation Day, Hobbit Day, International Rabbit Day, National Hunting and Fishing Day and Oktoberfest begins in Germany September 23 is Autumn Equinox - Fall begins, 23 Checkers Day, Dog in Politics Day and Sukkot - begins at sundown, date varies ======================================================= >-->From GoodCleanFun: /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/| / /######/ / | / /______/ / | ========================= /|| |_______________________|/ || | \****/ \__,,__/ || |===\**/ __,,__ || Joe Jacques |______________\====/%____|| | ___ /~~~~\ % / | _| |===|=== / \%_/ | | | |###| |########| | / |____\###/______\######/__|/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Signs You May Not be a Morning Person: You set up coffee the night before, knowing you'd never figure out how in the morning. You make Wookie sounds when the alarm goes off. One alarm is not enough, and your spouse/parent/roommate has considered buying you one of those clocks that runs away and hides. You can even ignore a hungry cat, desperate dog or ringing telephone. You have destroyed more than two alarm clocks by shutting them off with unnecessary vigor. Moving your body first thing in the morning feels like clumping around in an oversize boot and you can easily get tangled in or trip over your own body parts. An obstacle in your path to the bathroom, even as small as a shoe, takes full concentration to navigate around. You respond to "Good morning" with an incoherent grunt and an arm wiggle. Even the simplest question turns you into a statue while you vainly try to process the incoming words. A delay in coffee seems like a desperate situation. If something goes wrong with the coffee process, you stand in confusion while water spews everywhere, because you need coffee in order to figure out how to fix the coffee maker. You are incapable of rational thought or conversation till you've been up at least an hour, sometimes longer. -<>- >Float? While ferrying workers back and forth from our offshore oil rig, the helicopter I was on lost power and went down. Fortunately, it landed safely in a lake. The pilot tells the passengers to remain seated and to keep the doors closed, stating that in emergency situations, the aircraft is designed to stay afloat for 30 minutes, giving rescuers time to get to them. Struggling to get out, one man tore off his seat belt, inflated his life vest, and jerked open the exit door. "Don't jump!" the pilot yelled. "This thing is designed to float!" As the man leapt from the helicopter into the lake, he yelled back, "Yeah, and it's supposed to FLY too! How's that working out?" -<>- >New Car? My husband and I were at a car dealer, shopping for a new car, when I noticed an older couple admiring the same one I was looking at. The husband turned to his wife and said, "Well, you said we should start enjoying life and spending some of our retirement money." "Yes," she replied, "but I was talking about buying a dishwasher!" -<>- >Guest Speaker We recently had a guest speaker at our church. He was from India, part of an organization that our church supports. Before he started his sermon, he asked if anyone had called any customer support numbers recently. When several people in the congregation raised their hands, he said, "That's good. That means you won't have too much trouble understanding my accent." -<>- >Avoiding the Scale Having avoided the scale for a few years, my husband finally got up the nerve to climb aboard. Unable to read the numbers, he got off to grab his eyeglasses and stepped back on. "What do you know?" he called out. "These glasses weigh 50 pounds." ========================================================= _ (_) <___> | |______ | |* * * ) | | * * (_________ | |* * * |* *|####) | | * * *| * | (________________ | |* * * |* *|####|##############| | | * * *| * | | | | |* * * |* *|####|##############| | |~~~~~~| * | | | | |######|* *|####|##############| | | |~~~' | | | |######|########|##############| | | | | | | |######|########|##############| | |~~~~~~| | | | | |########|##############| | | '~~~~~~~~| | | | |##########JGS#| | | '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | | | | | >-->Citizenship And Constitution Day - Reflections On US Citizenship: L. Jenkins To me, being an American citizen is being free. Being an American means that you can make your own decisions about where you want to live, where you would like to work, who you’d like to marry etc. It means being brave, being proud of this Country, and being confident that we will succeed. Being an American is an honor not a privilege. Being a citizen is supporting the troops that are fighting for out Country. It means that if there is a disaster like 9/11 you don’t just give up you keep fighting. It means that you treat your fellow Americans with respect. It means that you don’t judge people because of their color, religion, or their beliefs. Being an American is being loyal to this Country and helping out in any which way you can. It’s almost like some American citizens don’t really understand how lucky they are. Some are not aware of how well off they are to live in this Country. I’m sure that there are many citizens of America who are not proud of what they have, if only there was a way to make them non-citizens and help the people who are trying to get their citizenship and want to be proud to be American get their citizenship. After looking through the website it really makes you realize how lucky you are to be an American citizen. Reading about the Japanese Americans during World War II is devastating. Comparing those days to now a day there is such a dramatic difference. People should think back to when all the detention camps were happening and realize how proud they should be to be American. -<>- ()__ ||**Z__ ||**|**=Z____ ||**|**=|====| ||==|**=|====| ||""|===|====| || `"""|====| jgs || `""""` Heather What I think it Means to be a United States Citizen I was born on February 14, 1986 in Soul South Korea. I was put up for adoption because my birth mother wanted me to have a better life and made sure that I would come to American. Which I think says a lot about what a great country we live in. Six months later I was adopted and on a plane on my way to Detroit, Michigan. Nine years later I became a citizen of the United States. I was now was a legal resident and had a social security number. I was made a citizen so late because my mother wanted me to remember that day. At the time I didn’t realize what a proud day it was. I was no longer just another foreigner. I was now a US citizen. I now no longer had the threat to be deported I was now here to stay and no one could do anything about it. I know now what a proud day it really was, not only for me but my parents as well. I was now a part of the greatest country in the world. I think what it means to be an American citizen can be described in one simple word, freedom. In American you have the freedom to do what ever you want. In the United States you have so many freedoms and there’s always someone here who has your back if you need it. Being an American citizen isn’t a right it’s a privilege. Not everyone in this country gets that privilege. -<>- _..._ ||||||| ||||||| _|*****|_ ( '-...-' ) Uncle Sam {`;-----;`} {(| a a|)} \| _\ |/ \ - / jgs '{_}` Kyle I think that being an American Citizen means that we have right to lots of things. It means that we have the freedom of religion, the right to speak freely, and the right to own your own business. The freedom of religion means that we can believe whatever we want. No one can tell us what is right and what is wrong to believe. The government can’t tell you what to believe in. There is no one religion that the whole country has to fallow. The right to speak freely also has a lot of meanings. The newspaper can print whatever they want because the freedom of speech. In other countries you can get punished if you say something bad about another person, but in America you can say whatever you want. Having the right to own your own business without the government telling you what to do is a big one. In other countries the government just tells you what you are going to be, and you don’t have any choice. In America you have the right to fail and the right to make money without government involvement. This is what I think it means to be an American citizen. I am glad that I am an American, and I feel proud to be in a country where we have all these rights. ======;===========;() #######:::::: #######:::::: #######:::::: jgs #######:::::: ############# ############# ############# ############# ############# ############# Read More Here: https://amhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/memory/topic.asp?TopicID=4 ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend LouiseAu :) (\ \'\ \'\ __________ / '| ()_________) \ '/ \ ~~~~~~~~ \ \ \ ~~~~~~ \ ==). \__________\ (__) ()__________) unknown >SMILES I was writing a casual letter to a friend, using Microsoft Word, when I was called away to do something else. I quickly saved the letter but neglected to name it. In Word, if you don't type anything into the 'Save as' field, it will use the first few words of your text as a title, with the suffix '.doc.' When I returned to my computer, the letter was stored as "What's up.doc." -------- I've always wanted a beautiful shawl to wear with my winter dresses. So when I opened the present from my sister, Wanda, and saw that it was a white-and-silver shawl, I squealed in delight. "I love it!" I told Wanda that evening. "I wore it all morning." "You wore it?" Wanda asked, smiling. "It's a skirt for the Christmas tree." -------- When my wife and I moved to Tucson, AZ, from the East Coast, we fell in love with the change of scenery: the desert, the beautiful sunsets, the wonderful Southwestern vistas. When a native 'Zonie asked what we thought of the area, I told him that I was impressed with the climate and the scenery, but I missed the beach. "But we have lots of beaches here," he corrected. "We just lack an ocean." -------- An older woman recently returned from her home town in North Carolina and told a friend they'd spruced up the churchyard cemetery, since her last visit several years ago. "Lots of new greenery," she stated. "And the families are together now." "All together?" her friend asked, puzzled. Well," the first replied, "years ago they never much worried where they buried someone, because everyone was a neighbor anyhow. They'd just dig a grave wherever it seemed to balance things. "But they've redone it, so people are with their children and grandchildren, instead of scattered." Her friend was still puzzled. "You mean they exhumed all those people and reburied them?" "Oh, my gosh, no," was the reply. "We just shifted the headstones. Everyone agrees it looks ever so much nicer." -------- _,-'^\ _,-' ,\ ) ,,-' ,' d' ,,, J_ \ ,' `\ / __ ,-' \ \ ,' / / _,-' ' \ \ / |,-' / } ( ,' / '-,________ / \ / | | / | / | / /~\ (\/) { / \ } | | | =| / | ~\ | J \, (_o '" I was watching the aerobic championships on TV with my daughter-in-law. A smiling blonde young thing was performing. Sleek, solid, with not an extra ounce on her toned body, she was bouncing and darting about, her rapid arm and leg movements in sync with the music. Glancing down at my added poundage and expanded middle, I lamented to Kimberly, "Would you believe that at one time I looked like that woman?" You were blonde?" she asked. ------- The youngest of my three boys had just started school with the same teacher his brothers had had. The teacher commented to him, "I can't believe you're already in first grade. What does you mother do all day now that all three boys are in school?" "Cartwheels." -------- A very dirty little boy came in from playing in the yard and asked his mother, "Who am I?" Ready to play the game she replied, "I don’t know! Who are you?" "WOW!" cried the child. "Mrs. Johnson was right! She told me I was so dirty, my own mother wouldn’t recognize me!" -------- I accompanied my husband to get a haircut. While flipping through a magazine I found a hairstyle that would look good on me. I asked the receptionist if I could take the magazine next door to make a copy of the hairstyle photo. "Well, okay," she replied, "but leave some ID -- a driver’s license or credit card." "But my husband is here getting his hair cut," I explained. "Yeah ... but we need something you’ll come back for." -------- An office exec was interviewing a blonde for an assistant position, and wanted to find out a little about her personality. "If you could have a conversation with anyone, alive or dead, who would it be?" the executive asked. "I'd have to say the living one." -------- The teacher had written 10.9 on the blackboard and had then rubbed out the decimal point to show the effect of multiplying this number by ten. "Little Johnny," the teacher asked, "where is the decimal point now?" "On the eraser!" came back his quick reply. --- ...HaHaHaHa! Good chuckles! Thank You LouiseAu! ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend Fran :) o \ o `. o o o o \ ` -. .-.-. .---. .-.,-.,-. ..-. / )| | `'____\' o _____\|| ` `' | |-._--.| |----.| | o |o ||-.| ||,-. || | o o | ||_|| |/ oo\ || | | || || C ._)o || | o o| || ||o|\`-/ || | ,. o | ||_|| ,'\,\ || | _\('') | ||o||/\ \ .: o|| | (; .) | || |( \_\||___|| | _,.(|___)-. | o||_|||`-`,\)----' | o o | | ||..|.| o _ |-. _.-. `.-.|._|_.-:|__|_|-.-' `-'.__ o o '--`-` o - SSt >Humor Weather Conditions -- Just got off the phone with a friend who lives in North Dakota. She said that since early this morning, the snow has been nearly waist high -- and is still falling. The temperature is 32º below zero and the north wind is increasing to near gale force. Wind chill is minus 59ºF. Her husband has done nothing but look through the kitchen window and stare. She says that if it gets much worse, she may have to let her drunken husband in! ¤»«¤*´`*»§«:¤:»§«*´`*¤»«¤¤»«¤*´`*»§«:¤:»§«*´`*¤»«¤ A group of young men were sitting around the coffee shop, complaining about how hard it was to get by in this day and age. Bob, an old timer, was listening to them and finally spoke. "You kids don't know what hard times are. Why, when I was your age we were so poor we couldn't afford electricity. We even had to watch television by candle light." ¤»«¤*´`*»§«:¤:»§«*´`*¤»«¤¤»«¤*´`*»§«:¤:»§«*´`*¤»«¤ A blind man, deaf man and a lame man went on a pilgrimage to a healing spring. The blind man washed his eyes with water from the spring and exclaimed, "I can see! I can see!" The deaf man washed his ears with the spring water and proclaimed, "I can hear! I can hear!" The lame man drove his wheelchair into the water and out the other side, yelling. "I got new tires! I got new tires!" ¤»«¤*´`*»§«:¤:»§«*´`*¤»«¤¤»«¤*´`*»§«:¤:»§«*´`*¤»«¤ The weather was very hot and a man wanted desperately to take a dive in a nearby lake. He didn't bring his swimming outfit, but he was all alone. He undressed and got into the water. After some delightful minutes of cool swimming, a pair of old ladies walked onto the shore in his direction. He panicked, got out of the water and grabbed a bucket lying in the sand nearby. He held the bucket in front of his privates and sighed with relief. The ladies got nearby and looked at him. He felt awkward and wanted to move. Then one of the ladies remarked: "You know, I have a special gift, I can read minds." "Impossible!' exclaimed the embarrassed man, "You really know what I think?" "Yes," the older lady replied, "Right now, I bet you're thinking 'Thank God the bucket I'm holding has a bottom!' However, It doesn't." --- ...Oh My! LOL! Thanks Fran! ======================================================= >-->In The Worldly News: "Throughout 25 years of public service, the FBI has thoroughly and repeatedly vetted Judge Kavanaugh, dating back to 1993, for some of the most highly sensitive roles. He has served in the Office of Independent Counsel, the White House, and on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, all before his nomination earlier this year to serve as Associate Justice on the Supreme Court," https://tinyurl.com/ybl6ol4k Kellyanne Conway: Judge Kavanaugh's accuser will be heard http://video.foxnews.com/v/5835806063001/ The Story That The Media Won’t Talk About https://1600daily.com/2018/09/13/story-media-wont-talk/ Manafort Deal Could End Up Hurting Podesta and Hillary https://tinyurl.com/yd622gy3 Did Bob Woodward Find Evidence of “Collusion”? https://1600daily.com/2018/09/14/bob-woodward-find-evidence-collusion/ WhiteHouseNews: https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/ Latest From AFA: http://tinyurl.com/j7lakqw Latest From RightAlerts: http://rightalerts.com Latest At FoxNews: http://www.foxnews.com/ Latest From MRC News: https://tinyurl.com/ya6uruck Latest From TrueDailyNews: http://truedaily.news/category/news/ Students For Life https://tinyurl.com/yd5nxmu6 Latest From OperationRescue: http://www.operationrescue.org/ Move America Forward http://www.moveamericaforward.org/ -<>- >From BizarreNews: UPDATE: Last week I gave you a story about the first-ever S doll brothel in Italy. LumiDolls had six female silicone dolls and one male, and it was such an instant success it was almost immediately booked for weeks in advance. But apparently it wasn't meant to last, because the brothel with no real women in it was raided by Italian police. Lumidolls latest bordello in Turin was closed after alleged infringements of Italian property law, Italian media reports. It is believed cops raided the Turin brothel after checks showed it was not legally allowed to run hospitality on the premises. Hygiene authorities are now carrying out an investigation to see if the company's doll cleaning met all standards. The brothels allow men to live out their S fantasies without having to expose themselves to the risk real prostitutes might pose. Nonetheless, visitors are urged to use a condom. -<>- "And whosoever is not found written in the book of life will be cast into the lake of fire. And in that place there will be a great weeping and gnashing of teeth." Those are not just pretty words. That is what the Bible tells us will happen at the end of days, when the messiah comes again to judge mankind for their sins. But that's just fanciful fiction, right? Even true believers know there are specific signs and portents that must happen before Judgment Day. Signs like; earthquakes, floods, famines and plagues. Plus, other, less disastrous signs, like the third temple being built in Jerusalem. And before that happens a perfectly red, unblemished heifer must be born and sacrificed. A perfectly red, unblemished heifer just like the one that was born this summer in Israel. A red heifer born in Israel last month is being closely examined by The Temple Institute, a religious organization based in Jerusalem, after it has been claimed the animal could fulfill a prophecy in the Jewish and Christian holy books. It is said the sacrifice of a red heifer is essential for the construction of a third temple in Jerusalem, which some theologians have claimed could bring about the return of the messiah and Judgment Day. Rabbi Chaim Richman, the international director of the Temple Institute, claims there has been no perfect red heifer for the past 2,000 years. Rabbi Richman said, "We cannot help but wonder and pray: If there are now red heifers, is ours the era that will need them?" --- ...Visit here for more details: https://tinyurl.com/y8p9r3hz *- Flying Car Makes First Successful Test Flight -* A Philippines inventor said his homemade flying car has completed its first successful test flight after six years of development. Kyxz Mendoza of Quezon City said his "Ultralight Aircraft" reached heights of 25 feet during the test flight, which was recorded on video and posted online. He said the test flight came after six years of working on his invention, which uses drone-style multicopter technology to attain flight. The inventor said he is seeing investors so he can mass-produce the vehicles. "It's a flying car type of vehicle that uses drone technology or multicopter technology to fly. It's like a drone car," he said. "I wanted it to be a sports car, a flying Lamborghini, maybe. The design was a trial and error process. Some materials burned up on use. Other materials didn't quite work." *------------ That's a Lot of Meat ------------* It's called 'shrinkage'. People lift things from their work- place. You might take home a pen from the office, or a pack of sticky notes. If there is an overstocked product or a sample lying around it might find its way into your bag. But one employee at an Ohio supermarket got a little carried away with her liberal attitude toward company property. The Giant Eagle chain reported that the 36-year-old suspect has helped herself to over $9,000 worth of meat from the deli counter over the last few years. That's a lot of salami! A tipster reported that the employee was helping herself daily. Well, who has time for lunch these days? When questioned, the employee reportedly confessed to the deli meat pilferage, "but did not wish to give a statement." *----- Rat Pulls Fire Alarm in D.C. Condo ------* The rats in Washington D.C. are getting more aggressive. And it's not the rats on Capitol Hill. Security camera footage from inside a Washington, D.C., condo building revealed who pulled the fire alarm that spurred an evacuation -- a rat. A video recorded inside the condominium building shows a rat jumping from a handrail to the fire alarm, which is triggered by the rodent's weight. The alarm prompted an evacuation of the building, which was not on fire. *---- We've Come Full Circle on Segregation -----* It took the civil rights movement to finally end segregation 60 years ago, and it took the social justice movement to bring it back. You have probably stories about certain universities allowing black only graduation ceremonies, and black only orientation, and black only housing, well now white students are getting in on the game. The University of Maryland at College Park announced Friday a new diversity support group to create a 'safe space' for white students to discuss their feelings about interactions with racial and ethnic minorities. "This group offers a safe space for White students to explore their experiences, questions, reactions, and feelings," the description explains. "Members will support and share feedback with each other as they learn more about themselves and how they can fit into a diverse world." The new group is now one of four in the university's 'Diversity Issues' program series. It only took 60 years for people to start imposing segregation on themselves. ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend Geniann :) .. .. o: ' :o o '. .' o o _`.' _o .. .. ('> <`) : : : : (\/) (\/) :: .''.''. :: ."". ."". .''. .''. .''; ; ;''. .''. .''. .''. .''. | |oo| || | | | | | ; ; | | | | | | |oo| | --| |--| d|--| |--| |-| ; ; ; |-| |--| |--| |--| |-- --|| |--| |--| |--| |-| ; ; |-| |--| |--| |--| |-- .o|b | | |o.| | | | | ; | | | | |.o| | | |o. o'| | | |`o| | | | | ; ; o| | | | |o'| | | |`o o | | | || o| | | | | ; ; | | | | |o | | | | o --| |--| b|--| |--| |-| ; ; |-| |--| |--| |--| |-- --| |--| |--| |--| |-| ; ; |-| |--| |--| |--| |-- `o| | | |o'| | | | | ; ; ; | | | | |`o| | | |o' `|__|oo|__|' |__| |__| |__;__;__;__| |__| |__| `|__|oo|__|' "" "" ___________ "" "" "" / \ /"" WELCOME \ / "" \ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AMC >Which side of the fence Are You On? If you ever wondered which side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test! If a Republican doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one. If a Democrat doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed. If a Republican is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat. If a Democrat is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone. If a Republican is homosexual, he quietly leads his life. If a Democrat is homosexual, he demands legislated respect. If a Republican is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation. If a Democrat is down-and-out he wonders who is going to take care of him. If a Republican doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels. A Democrat demands that those they don't like be shut down. If a Republican is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church. A Democrat non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced. If a Republican decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it. If a Democrat decides he needs health care, he demands that the rest of us pay for his. If a Republican reads this, he'll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh. A Democrat will delete it because he's "offended". --- ...Sounds about right. HaHa! Thanks Geniann! ========================================================= >-->From TheGroaner: \_/ .:' .:' .:' -=(_)=- /\|| /\|| /\|| / \ //\\| //\\| //\\| // \\ // \\ // \\ // \^/ \^/ \\ |[] []|[] []|[] []| &| || % || | || |% "jgs"&%&--==--&%-==--%&"""""%&%"""" >Location, Location, Location The shopkeeper was dismayed when a brand new business much like his own opened up next door and erected a huge sign which read BEST DEALS. He was horrified when another competitor opened up on his right, and announced its arrival with an even larger sign, reading LOWEST PRICES. The shopkeeper was panicked, until he got an idea. He put the biggest sign of all over his own shop-it read... MAIN ENTRANCE. -<>- ,. (\(\) ,_ ; o > {`-. / (_) `={\`-._____/` | `-{ / -=`\ | `={ -= = _/ / `\ .-' /` {`-,__.'===,_ //` `\\ jgs // `\= >The Chicken and the Egg A chicken and an egg are lying in bed. The chicken is leaning against the headboard smoking a cigarette, with a satisfied smile on its face. The egg, looking a bit ticked off, grabs the sheet, rolls over, and says, "Well, I guess we finally answered THAT question. -<>- >Can We Have A Word? Husband: Do you know that on an average women says between 10,000 to 35,000 words a day? Wife: Yes, that's because they have to repeat everything often to men. Husband: What? -<>- >Don't Mime Me A young lady was a theater major applying for fall semester classes. At the end of the busy day she goes back to her dorm and enters in a huff of anger. "What's wrong, Shelly?" Asks her roommate. "Well, all the acting classes are filled. I couldn't even get into Mime class." "Why not?" "How should I know? You can't get a word out of those people!" -<>- <> .-"""-. ||::::::========== /= ___ \ ||::::::========== |- /~~~\ | ||::::::========== |=( '.' ) | ||================ \__\_=_/__/ ||================ {_______} ||================ /` * `'--._|| /= . [] . { > / /|ooo |`'--'|| ( )\_______/ || \``\/ \ || `-| == \_| || / | || |= >\ __/ || \ \ |- --| || \ __| \___/ || jgs _{__} _{__} || ( )( ) || ^^~ `""" `""" ~^^^~^^~~~^^^~^^^~^^^~^^~^ >Q and A Quickies Q: What do you call a peanut in a spacesuit? A: An astronut! Q: When do ducks wake up in the morning? A: At the quack of dawn! Q: What did the hamburger name his daughter? A: Patty. Q: Did you hear about the alligators that joined the FBI? A: They became investi-gators. ========================================================= >-->From CleanLaffs: .--, .--, ( ( \.---./ ) ) '.__/o o\__.' {= ^ =} > - < / \ // \\ //| . |\\ "'\ /'"_.-~^`'-. \ _ /--' ` jgs ___)( )(___ (((__) (__))) One night at about 3am my wife was getting up from the toilet to return to bed when she heard a little noise. It was a suspiciously rodent like sound that seemed to be right in the bathroom with her. She, of course, froze and listened attentively for any further sign of invaders. After a moment, satisfied that she was alone, she took a step for the door. Rodent scratchy sounds again! She froze, not breathing. Silence. Her heart beat fast as she once again tried to retreat from the bath- room. This time the noise was accompanied by something touching the back of her leg! That was too much to bear. She literally flew the 8 feet to the bed, clearing the foot board by a couple feet, to land screaming by my side. The culprit was right there in plain sight, a trail of toilet paper neatly marked the path from bed to the bathroom. -<>- In the British documentary 56 Up, a man shared that he had earned a law degree at Oxford. Then, in his thick English accent, he proudly proclaimed that he was now a "barrister." My 13-year-old daughter wasn't impressed. "So," she said, "he spent all that effort getting an Oxford law degree, and now he works at Starbucks?" -<>- My wife is a very adventurous cook. "How does this sound?" she called out from the kitchen. "Bonito, surimi, and anchovies in a decadent, silky broth." "Sounds delicious," I hollered back. "Is that what we're having tonight?" "No. I'm reading from this packet of cat food." -<>- A member of a diet club bemoaned her lack of will-power. She had made her family's favorite cake over the weekend, she explained, and they had eaten half of it. The next day, however, the uneaten half beckoned. She cut herself a slice. Then another, and another. By the time she had polished off the cake, she knew her husband would be disappointed. "What did he say when he found out?" one club member asked. "He never found out," she said. "I made another cake and ate half." -<>- One day my housework-challenged husband decided to wash his sweatshirt. Seconds after he stepped into the laundry room, he shouted to me, "What setting do I use on the washing machine?" "It depends," I replied. "What does it say on your shirt?" "University of Oklahoma," he yelled back. -<>- I was complaining the other day to a friend about the knot in my tie. "These four-in-hands with their tiny knots are so un-stylish," I complained. He asked, "Do you know how to do a Windsor knot?" I replied, "It doesn't matter if you Windsor knot, it's how you play the game! ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend RichardF :) ,---,_ , _> `'-. .--'/ .--'` ._ `/ <_ >,-' ._'.. ..__ . ' '-. .-' .'` `'. '. > / >`-. .-'< \ , '._\ / ; '-._> <_.-' ; '._> `> ,/ /___\ /___\ \_ / `.-|(| \o_/ \o_/ |)|` jgs \; \ ;/ \ .-, )-. / /` .'-'. `\ ;_.-`.___.'-.; >LAW STUDENT A young Law student, having failed his Law exam, goes up to his crusty old professor, who is renowned for his razor-sharp legal mind. Student: "Sir, do you really understand everything about this subject?" Professor: "Actually, I probably do. Otherwise I wouldn't be a professor, would I?" Student: "OK. So I’d like to ask you a question. If you can give me the correct answer, I will accept my marks as it is. If you can't give me the correct answer, however, you'll have to give me an "A". Professor: "Hmmmm, alright. So what’s the question?" Student: "What is legal but not logical, logical but not legal, and neither logical nor legal?” The professor wracks his famous brain, but just can't crack the answer. Finally he gives up and changes the student's failing mark into an "A" as agreed, and the student goes away, very pleased. The professor continues to wrack his brain over the question all afternoon, but still can’t get the answer. So finally he calls in a group of his brightest students and tells them he has a really, really tough question to answer: "What is legal but not logical, logical but not legal, and neither logical nor legal?” To the professor's surprise (and embarrassment), all the students immediately raise their hands. "All right" says the professor and asks his favorite student to answer "It's quite easy, sir" says the student "You see, you are 75 years old and married to a 30 year old woman, which is legal, but not logical. Your wife has a 22 year old lover, which is logical, but not legal. And your wife's lover failed his exam but you've just given him an "A", which is neither legal, nor logical." --- ...Wow! What a good one! TeeHee! Thanks RichardF! ========================================================= >-->From TheMouth: __________ _.='"----.._ `""--.._ _.'.-'\\ () \``""-.`"-. __ _.'/ '--' '-----[] .-'.-' .-' `'-'` / _..--""``` _, _, _, _, _ LI [__] \ .' .-'''-. / // // // / [_] .-'''-. #### '-. / / _ \ '-, / '-, / .----. / _ \ Valvoline\ | | (_) | /_/ /_/ '----'|| (_) | ____..' '--'\ / '===================' \ /'==' jgs `-...-` `-...-' >Bad Excuses For Speeding "This is my tryout for Nascar." "I've got to get back to Amish Country before they realize that I am missing." "That McDonald's offer is for a Limited Time only and buddy, that could run out at ANYTIME!" "Cause those Tacos rule." "Uh-Oh..Wapner's on...I'm an excellent driver." "Trying to see how fast a Yugo can go." "Umm... I'm drunk?" -<>- . \ | / _\|/_ .' 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A few feathers short of a whole duck. ========================================================= >-->FUN Places To Net Visit :) Pets Being Pets!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/petsbeingpets.html Bibi's Rescue!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/dogrescue.html For Dog Lovers!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/doglovers.html Just Have Faith!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/faith.html Beaker The Duck!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/beakertheduck.html Maria The Goose!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/goose.html Wally The Rabbit!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/wallytherabbit.html Big Baby Big Dogs!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/bigdogs.html World Of Squirrels!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/worldofsquirrels.html Feeding The Eagles!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/eaglefeeding.html Water Rescue Dogs!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/waterrescuedogs.html Pink The Pig-Puppy!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/pigpuppy.html Duck Calls For Cops!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/mothergoose.html Kids With Animals 2!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/kidswithanimals2.html Akiane Child Prodigy!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/prodigy.html Odin The White Tiger!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/whitetiger.html Ricochet The Surf Dog!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/ricochet.html My How You've Grown!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/grown.html When Sandman Attacks!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/sandman.html Jasmine The Greyhound!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/jasmine.html Wild Kisses And Snuggles!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/wildkisses.html -<>- >Some of Shangrala's Best Pages http://www.amazafamily.com/index.html -<>- Don Rickles on Carson w/ Burt Reynolds 1973 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qofdWFv7m0U Airline Security From the Carol Burnett Show (Full Sketch) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qspcQr-Y9_U Puppy Rides Slide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bLx03EVaz8 128,000 Dominoes Falling into past a journey around the world 2 Guinness World Records) YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLRjiiAawGg 25 Mind Blowing Hidden Rooms and Secret Furniture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QDXfgbKKf0 Animals Can Be Jerks Compilation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tussa6KKCZU The 100 Best Superhero Movies of All Time Right on the heels of the theatrical release of DC's 'Wonder Woman', PASTE.com has compiled a list of the 100 Best Superhero Movies of All Time; and number one is right on the money! https://tinyurl.com/ybm3ke5w Llama In Your Face From AddictingGames.com: "The trampoline is not for sharing! This llama is going to keep two-legged pests out of his space: with spit! Splat your many enemies with globs of sticky, green, half-chewed nasty." I know it sounds gross, but it's quite a bit of fun. http://www.addictinggames.com/funny-games/llama-in-your-face-game.jsp Aliens in a Box From Addicting Games.com: Aliens like to travel, but some are cheap. So they ship themselves by Galactic Parcel Service! Use your mighty powers of gravity to drop the little green dudes into the box. Speed counts, because these aliens absolutely, positively need to be there overnight. Serious. http://www.addictinggames.com/puzzle-games/aliens-in-a-box-game.jsp Exploding Actresses Ready to stunt your productivity? Check out this page a witness the heads of various actresses (and some actors) cartoonishly exploding for no apparent reason. Who comes up with this stuff? http://explodingactresses.tumblr.com/ -<>- >From Our Friend Fran :) Swat It! http://unix.rulez.org/%7Ecalver/funny/swf/kill.swf --- ...Oh Gee! I'm not so good at this! Thanks Fran! -<>- >From Our Friend LouiseAu :) An older one but still one of my favorite videos and have sent it before.. A flashmob near the Red Square in Moscow to the music of "Puttin' on the Ritz" - a popular song written and published in 1929 by Irving Berlin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgoapkOo4vg --- ..One of my favs! Thanks LouiseAu! I used the song for my poem here cause it went with Garfield... I Need A Hug! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/poems/hug.html ======================================================= >-->Quotes & Thunkers: "Fantasy Football began tonight. It's a fun way for people who are bad at real sports to realize that they're also bad at imaginary sports." -Jimmy Fallon "Thousands of bugs have been stolen from the Philadelphia Insectarium. Thieves made off with more than 7,000 bugs, including millipedes, rhinoceros roaches and venomous spiders valued at more than $40,000. I get why people steal, but what's the plan after a theft like this? You walk around the street going, 'Wanna buy some bugs?'" -Jimmy Kimmel "According to another study, chocolate chip cookie addiction shares many similarities with cocaine addiction. Researchers say sugar can give you some of the same cravings that cocaine can give. And I say, it is actually worse for you. Like, believe me, try getting an entire chocolate chip cookie up your nose." -James Corden "Did you hear about the college student in Canada who emailed everyone at his school named Nicole, Nicky, Nicolette, and Nik trying to find the woman he met at a bar. Meanwhile the actual woman was like, 'Phew! Thank God I gave him a fake name!'" -Jimmy Fallon "A study has found that some people can suffer symptoms of withdrawal when they are forced to stay away from social media sites. This is why I'm not even on Facebook. I update my high school yearbook manually, with a pen." -Jimmy Kimmel "It was announced today the most common vegetable that toddlers eat is French fries. Or as my brain processed this story: A study has confirmed that French fries are a vegetable. I ate two plates of vegetables today. I'm joking. You cannot just eat French fries. You have got to eat other vegetables. You know; onion rings, loaded potato skins, carrot cake." -James Corden "Recently passengers on a United Airlines flight from Scotland to New Jersey got a bit of a shock when the pilot came out of the cockpit, changed out of his uniform, and fell asleep in a first-class seat. The only way this could have been more concerning for the passengers is if the pilot also had an emotional support dog." -James Corden "A man in Florida has been arrested for stealing over $5 million from his job at a local credit union to produce movies. He apparently got caught after the release of his new documentary, 'How I Stole $5 Million From My Local Credit Union.'" -Seth Meyers "A math blogger says he's figured out 'the world's favorite number.' It turns out that it's 7. The least popular number? The fake phone number you get when you tell a girl you're a math blogger." -Jimmy Fallon "There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?" --Dick Cavett "The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider it." --Joan Rivers "Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home." --Phyllis Diller >Updated FUN STUFF URLS - Oh Yeah :) Shangy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/urls.html FUN URLS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -->FULL LENGTH - FREE On line AUDIO MP3 Christian Foundational Class http://www.truthortradition.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=61 NEW LIFE IN CHRIST! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -->This is for all you who love food and DARE to make it at home Yep. You guessed it - Recipes. 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