Did I Ever Tell You... :) Shangy! >Here are the details on our Yahoo ShangyFunList: To Subscribe send a blank email to ShangyFunList-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To UnSubscribe send a blank email to ShangyFunList-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShangyFunList Through no fault of my own we suddenly became an adult club in the love and romance directory so you will have to confirm that you are an adult when you go here. I still have no idea how to change this back as it sends me around in a circle when I try! or Web Site: http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/ShangyFunList.html Group email address: ShangyFunList@yahoogroups.com or email me here: bcrsystems@earthlink.net ================ *~* A REMINDER: PLEASE Send me sweet, interesting, funny, inspiring, family type forwards ANY TIME here... bcrsystems@earthlink.net I Need them, Love them, Use them, and Share them! 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MAY GOD BLESS ALL OUR ANGELS MOST ABUNDANTLY! ================ >-->In The 'Shangy' News :) Our friend Sharon sent us an awesome video that fit in perfectly with one of our pages. I couldn't resit adding it to it here... ' . ' . . . : . . '. ______ .' ' _.-"` `"-._ ' .' '. `'--. / \ .--'` / \ ; ; - -- | | -- - | _. | ; /__`A ,_ ; .-' \ |= |;._.}{__ / '-. _.-""-|.' # '. ` `.-"{}<._ / 1938 \ \ x `" ----/ \_.-'|--X---- -=_ | | |- X. =_ - __ |_________|_.-'|_X-X## jgs `'-._|_|;:;_.-'` '::. `"- .:;. .:. ::. '::. Farmers Gone Wild! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/farm.html Sharon wrote... You can bet that I will be using this trick! For those of us who love corn on the cob, this is an absolute must see! No mess to preparing it, no silks to try to brush out of the corn, it comes out clean. Please watch. A useful technique you might enjoy learning, that is, if you like corn on the cob. --- ...Ditto! Very impressive Thank You Sharon! I thought it was cool too that this gentleman took to the microwave so skillfully - Paul's parents have one but keep it unplugged and never use 'the newfangled' thing! -<>- I was showing my grand kids one of our funny animal pages and found out the video was not working on it so I got busy and updated it with a delightful funny fat cat one. Check it out here... .-. ## ) * _.-+*'`*+-._ ,## _ _ #. ;### ((.;;.)) ##: .=._.; ,-*:;;:*-. *##:._.=, >##; *-')_@@_(`-* ;###< ---------------`****------(o `` o)-----*****'-------------e:l `-""-' Stuck Animals http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/stuck.html That's the problem with adding videos to the page. They add a lot to the entertainment of the page, but they often get removed by the user or discontinued or barred for some reason. PLEASE If you find a page with a bad or not working video, please let me know the title of the page so I can fix it. email me here with it: bcrsystems@earthlink.net -<>- >2 Hot Off The 'Shangy' Press :) This first Scorching hot one is from our friend Linda. It is one of those amazing ones you have to see to believe! Check it out here... /(_ /_ (_ / O \ |_. | \ | | |\ / | \ | \ (-.\ fish walking _)\ \ ( )_/\ \_( \ / ) ( _ _ _ / _ \ /'\/'\'\ / _// / \(/\(/(/ \\_/_/ \_\/ ./<./-->From TheFunnyBone: How Do YOU Eat An Oreo Cookie? _.:::::._ .:::'_|_':::. /::' --|-- '::\ Psychologists have discovered that the manner |:" .---"---. ':| in which people eat Oreo cookies provides great |: ( O R E O ) :| insight into their personalities. Choose which |:: `-------' ::| method best describes your favorite method of \:::.......:::/ eating Oreo's: jgs':::::::::::' `'"""'` 1. The whole thing all at once. 2. One bite at a time 3. Slow and methodical nibbles examining the results of each bite afterwards. 4. In little feverish nibbles. 5. Dunked in some liquid (milk, coffee...). 6. Twisted apart, the inside, then the cookie. 7. Twisted apart, the inside, and toss the cookie. 8. Just the cookie, not the inside. 9. I just like to lick them, not eat them. 10. I don't have a favorite way because I don't like Oreo. Your Personality: 1. The whole thing... This means you consume life with abandon, you are fun to be with, exciting, carefree with some hint of recklessness. You are totally irresponsible. No one should trust you with their children. 2. One bite at a time... You are lucky to be one of the 5.4 billion other people who eat their Oreo's this very same way. Just like them, you lack imagination, but that's ok, not to worry, you're normal. 3. Slow and Methodical... You follow the rules. You're very tidy and orderly. You're very meticulous in every detail with every thing you do to the point of being anal retentive and irritating to others. Stay out of the fast lane if you're only going to go the speed limit. 4. Feverish Nibbles... Your boss likes you because you get your work done quickly. You always have a million things to do and never enough time to do them. Mental break downs and suicides run in your family. Valium and Ritalin would do you good. 5. Dunked... Every one likes you because you are always up beat. You like to sugar coat unpleasant experiences and rationalize bad situations into good ones. You are in total denial about the shambles you call a life. You have a propensity towards narcotic addiction. 6. Twisted apart, eat the inside, and then the cookie... You have a highly curious nature. You take pleasure in breaking things apart to find out how they work, though not always able to put them back together, so you destroy all the evidence of your activities. You deny your involvement when things go wrong. You are a compulsive liar and exhibit deviant, if not criminal, behavior. 7. Twisted apart, eat the inside, and then toss the cookie... You are good at business and take risk that pay off. You take what you want and throw the rest away. You are greedy, selfish, mean, and lack feelings for others. You should be ashamed of yourself. But that's ok, you don't care, you got yours. 8. Just the cookie, not the inside... You enjoy pain. 9. I just like to lick them, not eat them... Stay away from small furry animals and seek professional medical help immediately. 10. I don't have a favorite way, I don't like Oreo cookies... You probably come from a rich family, and like to wear nice things, and go to upscale restaurants. You are particular and fussy about the things you buy, own, and wear. Things have to be just right. You like to be pampered. You are a prima donna. There's just no pleasing you. =================================================================== +------------ Bizarre Celebrity Hypochondriacs ------------+ Howard Hughes was so obsessed with health that he once wrote out nine-step instructions to his housekeepers on how to open a can of fruit. He used Kleenex tissues on everything, and refused to touch doorknobs or let other people use his bathroom. He even kept a urine collection, purportedly for medical testing. Charles Darwin was a life-long hypochondriac who kept a daily diary for six years that featured a running commentary on the state of his health. Napoleon Bonaparte had a lifelong fear and hatred of medicine. To combat his hypochondria, he took steaming hot baths, and developed meticulous grooming habits. He suffered a plethora of maladies, most of them the result of stress, including: skin disorders, ulcers, dysuria, and a nervous cough. Alfred Lord Tennyson was beset by seizures, fits and trances, which included seeing animals floating across his field of vision. He was obsessed with going bald and blind. Among the treatments he sought was a radical form of water therapy called hydropathy, which included being rolled naked into blankets and then plunged into water. Essayist H.L. Mencken suffered an obsessive-compulsive need to continually wash his hands. Among his real-or- imagined maladies was a chronic sore throat, hives, low blood press-ure, lumbago, sinus infections, ulcers, and hemorrhoids. ========================================================== >-->From TheMouthPiece: __ __ __ \ \ / / ,'__`. \ ` / / / \ \ ___ | | \ \__/ / /:;'` |_| `.__,' :::\ _________ ;:::\ _.-'',' : `.``-._ _..::::::::.._ ,-'___ ; : : ___`-. `'::::::::::'' ,',',---`. : ,'---.`.`. _):::::(_ / /,'::::::\ ,^. /::::::`.\ \ |:::::::::: / ,`--...___/ /:::\ \___...--'. \ |:::::::::| / : : /_____\ : : \ ::::::::::: : : : : : : : ;::::::::::: | : : ___ : ___ : ; | ::::::::::::| | _:..-'_'.-.\__:__/,-.`_`-..:_ | ::::::::::::: : :.--'''::::::`---'::::::```--,; ; \:::::::::;' \ \\:::::::::::::::::::::::::// / :::::::::| \ \\:::___:::::::::::___:::// / |::::::::: \ `::|--:\:::::::::/;--|:;' / ;:::::::::\ `. `' \\_______// '' ,' ::::::::::::\ `-._`. ``-----'' ,'_.-' |::::::::::::: `-.._`.___,'_..-' ;::::::::::::| ____ _ _ __ __ ____ _ _ _ __ _ ::::::::::::::| | _ \ | | | || \ / || _ \ | |/ /| || \ | | |:::::::::::::| | |_) )| | | || . ` , || |_) )| ' / | || . \| | |:::::::::::::| | __/ | |_| || |\_/| || __/ | . \ | || |\ ' | |:::::::::::::: |_| `.___,'|_| |_||_| |_|\_\|_||_| \__| ;::::::::::::::\ _ _ _____ _ ____ ::::::::|\:::::::\ | | | || ___| / \ | _ \ |:::::::||\:::::::: | |_| || |_ / _ \ | | \ \ |:::::::|| :::::::| | _ || _|_ / ___ \ | |_/ / ::::::::|| |::::::; |_| |_||_____|/_/ \_\|____/ SSt `:::::;'' ::::::/ \::;' >Top Ten Halloween Things That Sound Dirty but Aren't 10. She's a goblin. 9. I'd like to get a little something in the sack. 8. Let me see your bag... Oh! your having a great night. 7. Just get on your knees and bob your head. 6. She's got a nice couple of pumpkins on her porch. 5. If you just lick it, it will last longer. 4. Show me your Jujubes and I'll show you my Zag Nuts. 3. Have your mom check it before you put it in your mouth. 2. You scared me stiff. 1. He's got candy spread out on the floor. -<>- _...---..._ ,'_ _`. / / `. ,' \ \ : \___`._,'___/ : _ | .. /_\ ,, | _ / \ : \`-.___.-'/ : /,\ /,' \ \ `._____,' / /: \ |O) | `.__..---..__.' || ,| _ || .| _ _ _ || O| _ _ _ |' || _ /,\ |'| | /.\ /;\ /,\ |' ;| /'\ /.\ /,\ | ,O| /`\ _|_|_|___|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_'_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|___|_|_|_ -=o===-. __ -___/___\___ ,-==O==-' _ -.__ --- _ ___,-___-___`_| |___.__-o__'_________-.__ |,| | ; | |||| HAPPY || | | |,| |'| | ,|| |`| |o| | | | |'|| HALLOWEEN!|| |;| ||| |,| | |'| |;| _|_|_|___|_|_||___________||_|_|_|_|_|_|_|___|_|_|_ __,--. -.__,--. `-==O=-._ ._ ,- -- _ --=o=-._ ____-o_______-__-'___`_-________.___-______,-._____ |,| |,-'| |,| |;| |o| |'-.| |,| |(| |`| |,-'| |,| SSt/jrei >Top Ten Reasons You Won't Win the Halloween Costume Contest 10. After your roommate insisted on being the front legs, you began to suspect that a burrito dinner wasn't such a good idea. 9. "Hey! Blue dress with a stain and a cigar! Why didn't I think of that?" 8. You can't get the zipper on your Bill Clinton costume to stay down. 7. Looks like "Viagra Man" will be spending Halloween in jail for indecent exposure. 6. Something in her eyes tells you there was an inherent flaw in your plan of dressing up as the hostess's dead husband in order to get laid. 5. The Bride of Frankenstein had big, pointy hair and a small round butt, not the other way around. 4. 'Cause you should know that wearing a white sheet in Atlanta could only lead to getting your butt whupped, Homeboy. 3. Your "Naked Linda Tripp" costume is actually more nauseating than scary. 2. The judges wrongly interpreted your "Liposuction Byproduct" costume as a "Bowl of Tapioca Pudding" costume. 1. *Nobody* likes a farting clown. -<>- >Top Ten Differences between Movie College and Real College 10. In movie college there is love, even for the geeky-loser. In real college that geeky-loser will never get it. 9. In movie college, your rival fraternity is made of a bunch of rich snobs. In real college, your rival fraternity (if there is one) is like yours, a bunch of partying drunks. 8. In movie college, a full load entails a massive 2 classes a week. 7. When you skip all classes all semester, and then decide the last week of school that you DO really want to graduate, the whole student body does NOT pitch in to help you study for those finals. 6. Nerds taking revenge involves less winning homecoming competitions and more ruining credit ratings. 5. In the movies the dean is a bad man who wants to ruin your life. In real life you don't have a clue who the dean is. 4. In Movie College, beating the snivelling rich-boy leader of the powerful frat house in a wacky race is a completely acceptable alternative for aquiring your degree (and a beautiful girl). 3. Dorm size, by about 3 acres. 2. College students in movies do lots of binge drinking, random making out, video-game playing, and very little studying. In real life, there's a lot more going to the bathroom. 1. Movie College: Hot teachers. Real College: Sweaty Teachers. =========================================================== >-->From our Friend Johanna :) `'. .`' ` * . : * *| : ' | || ' `|~'||' v~v~v~v !@!@!@! _!_!_!_!_ | || || | || ||| }{{{{}}}{{{ ejm97 __||__ >CAKE OR BED A MAN IS AT HOME WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME WHEN HIS LIVE IN GIRLFRIEND INTERRUPTS, HONEY, COULD YOU FIX THE LIGHT IN THE HALLWAY? IT'S BEEN FLICKERING FOR WEEKS NOW. HE LOOKS AT HER AND SAYS ANGRILY, FIX THE LIGHTS NOW? DOES IT LOOK LIKE I HAVE GE WRITTEN ON MY FOREHEAD? I DON'T THINK SO. FINE, THEN THE SHE ASKS, WELL THEN, COULD YOU FIX THE FRIDGE DOOR? IT WON'T CLOSE RIGHT TO WHICH HE REPLIED, FIX THE FRIDGE DOOR? DOES IT LOOK LIKE I HAVE WESTINGHOUSE WRITTEN ON MY FOREHEAD? I DON'T THINK SO FINE, SHE SAYS THEN YOU COULD AT LEAST FIX THE STEPS TO THE FRONT DOOR? THEY ARE ABOUT TO BREAK I'M NOT A CARPENTER AND I DON'T WANT TO FIX STEPS HE SAYS, DOES IT LOOK LIKE I HAVE ACE HARDWARE WRITTEN ON MY FOREHEAD? I DON'T THINK SO I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU. I'M GOING TO THE BAR! SO HE GOES TO THE BAR AND DRINKS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. HE STARTS TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT HOW HE TREATED HIS GIRLFRIEND, AND DECIDES TO GO HOME. AS HE WALKS INTO THE HOUSE HE NOTICES THAT THE STEPS ARE ALREADY FIXED. AS HE ENTERS THE HOUSE, HE SEES THE HALL LIGHT IS WORKING AS HE GOES TO GET A BEER, HE NOTICES THE FRIDGE DOOR IS FIXED. HONEY, HE ASKS, HOW'D ALL THIS GET FIXED? SHE SAID, WELL, WHEN YOU LEFT I SAT OUTSIDE AND CRIED. JUST THEN A NICE YOUNG MAN ASKED ME WHAT WAS WRONG, AND I TOLD HIM. HE OFFERED TO DO ALL THE REPAIRS, AND ALL I HAD TO DO WAS EITHER GO TO BED WITH HIM OR BAKE HIM A CAKE. HE SAID, SO WHAT KIND OF CAKE DID YOU BAKE? SHE REPLIED, HELLOOOOO.. DO YOU SEE BETTY CROCKER WRITTEN ON MY FOREHEAD? I DON'T THINK SO! Live,Love,Laugh --- ...Oh MY! LOL! A Good One! Thanks Johanna! ======================================================== >-->From Our Friend Linda :) During my physical yesterday, my doctor asked me about my daily activity level, and so I described a typical day this way: "Well, yesterday morning, I waded along the edge of a lake, Escaped from wild dogs in the heavy brush, Marched up and down several rocky hills, Stood in a patch of poison ivy, Crawled out of quicksand, and Jumped away from an aggressive rattlesnake." Inspired by my story, the doctor said, "You must be some outdoors man!" '\ . . |>18>> \ . ' . | O>> . 'o | \ . | /\ . | / / .' | jgs^^^^^^^`^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "No," I replied "I'm just a crappy golfer." --- ...LOL! Thank You Linda! -<>- ()._ _.--. (##)_`-. / . ``u (##), ` `. \__) _/ (##),--. \ | --' ()' \ \ / | | | ,' \ _,' / ,' | ,;--// / ___\ |/ ___V__{(_ | ' \| || ,'-===- `,'| __| ,' /| || |""""""""|-L| ,`__. < _)))_))) |________|,' gnv (,' ool >Think About This... It's not whether you win or lose, but how you place the blame. You are not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. We have enough youth. How about a fountain of "smart"? The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson. A fool and his money can throw one heck of a party. When blondes have more fun do they know it? Five days a week my body is a temple. The other two it's an amusement park. LEARN FROM YOUR PARENTS' MISTAKES USE BIRTH CONTROL Money isn't everything, but it sure keeps the kids in touch. Don't Drink and Drive You might hit a bump and spill something. If at first you don't succeed skydiving is not for you. Reality is only an illusion that occurs due to a lack of alcohol. Time's fun when you're having flies. - Kermit the Frog We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse. Red meat is not bad for you Fuzzy green meat is bad for you. Ninety-nine percent of all lawyers give the rest a bad name. One good thing about Alzheimer's is you get to meet new people every day. Xerox and Wurlitzer will merge to produce reproductive organs. Alabama state motto: At least we're not Mississippi ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS NO MATCH FOR NATURAL STUPIDITY. The latest survey shows that three out of four people make up 75% of the population You know why a banana is like a politician? When he first comes in he is green, then he turns yellow and then he's rotten. I think Congressmen should wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers so we could identify their corporate sponsors. --- ...yeah - they crash and burn like NASCAR drivers too! "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein --- ...LMAO! Great ones! Thanks Linda! ============================================================ >-->In The Worldly News: >From AFA NJ school bullies Christian teacher over Facebook posts http://tinyurl.com/3wr397u -<>- >From The TeaParty.net We Are Not 'Occupy' http://tinyurl.com/3b8cm8f Herman Cain and the 9-9-9 Plan will Defeat Barack Obama http://tinyurl.com/3sayurc Tea Party Newsletter: Government Killing Jobs! http://tinyurl.com/4y2g6yh It Gave Me Goosebumps http://tinyurl.com/3qd8c98 -<>- >From BizarreNews: I have been pleased to see this Occupy Wall Street movement spread from New York to cities around the country. These protestors may not know exactly what they are protesting about, but they know something is wrong and they know they have the right to voice their dissatisfaction about it. I have said may times that if you don't know your rights you don't have any. And that goes for exercising them, too. When I read that a group of malcontents had organized an Occupy Chicago movement I decided to nip downtown and check it out for myself. It was a little disappointing compared to the footage of the crowded and boisterous Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York. The small crowd of maybe a hundred, concentrated on LaSalle Street close to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago was subdued, but they seemed determined. I spent a couple hours talking to the demonstrators and trying to get a feel for their reasons for being out there. Several people expressed a sort of unfocused and undefined frustration and anger toward what they saw as the establishment exploiting the little guy. And while they are basically right they did not know who or what to to direct their anger toward. I did talk to one man who had a good grasp on the overall problem, that being the entire banking system from the top down, starting with the Federal Reserve. That and the rarefied worlds of super-big business and big government in collusion with each other to create a 'captive' consumer. "It's no coincidence," he said to me, "that we're demonstrating outside of the Federal Reserve." To those in the know marching in the "Occupy" demonstrations, the Federal Reserve is one of the arch criminals, where the worlds of big government and big business meet and where their hand reaches deepest and most subtly into the pockets of the little guy. "If we get people to wake to the fact that their government has been bought and paid for, that will be the first step in fixing the problem." I can only hope so. Bizarrely, Lewis --- ...My Two Cents on the 'Occupy' thing... Capitalism isn't the problem - corruption is. Greed is the corrupter and it corrupts those in socialism or in capitalism. WEED out the evil corruption and capitalism is a very fine form of government that has served America all her life and made it a leading country. Get down to the heart of the matter and you won't blame our problems on those who make money but rather you will see the problem is with those who steal from hard working people for their own greedy gain. *-- Woman, 90, makes White Castle Hall of Fame --* READING, Ohio - An Ohio woman who has been patronizing the same White Castle restaurant for more than 80 years is being inducted into the company's Hall of Fame. The fast-food chain said Constance Huening, who was born in 1921, the year the first White Castle opened in Wichita, Kan., was chosen along with 11 other people from hundreds of applicants to be inducted into the Hall of Fame Thursday at the chain's Columbus, Ohio, headquarters, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Wednesday. Huening said she eats a White Castle burger every New Year's Day for good luck, and this year she celebrated her 90th birthday by visiting the same Reading, Ohio, location where she and her siblings purchased sliders during the 1920s. "They still taste good," Huening said. *-- Police: Frozen armadillo used in attack --* DALLAS - Dallas police said they were searching for a man accused of striking a woman twice with a frozen armadillo while negotiating about the price of the carcass. Police said the man was attempting to sell the frozen armadillo to a 57-year-old woman in an apartment complex parking lot Sept. 29, but the pair argued about the price of the animal, which the woman planned to cook and eat, KDFW-TV, Dallas/Fort Worth, reported Wednesday. The man threw the armadillo at the woman twice, causing bruises to her leg and chest, police said. Investigators said the man could face assault charges if he is identified. =====In 2009===== -- Man dragged by train calls 911 -------------- TORONTO - A Canadian man managed to call 911 on his cellphone as he was being dragged by a moving train in Toronto's West End, authorities said. The man told police he had been drinking with friends in a parked container car when it began to move and his leg slipped through an opening and was dragged along the ground, The Toronto Star reported Monday. The train dragged the man for nearly 3 miles, partially severing his foot, before police could stop the train and free the man, Toronto police Sgt. Tim Burrows told the Star. The man, in his 20s, was hospitaliz- ed in serious but stable condition "Trespassing, leading to misadventure, leading to ouch!" Burrows said. -- Boy, 3, floated river in toy truck ------------- FORT ST. JOHN, British Columbia - Canadian authorities say a 3-year-old boy who drove his toy truck into the Peace River floated several miles before being rescued. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Greg Nardi of Fort St. John said the boy was camping with his parents when he rode off in his battery-powered toy truck about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, The Province of Vancouver, British Columbia, reported Monday. Nardi said a boater reported seeing the boy and his truck floating in the river about 7 1/2 miles from the camp site about 2 1/2 hours later. "Everybody was a little frantic at the time," Nardi said. "I was surprised that the truck was floating at all." Nardi said the toddler appeared to be in good shape, though the constable and his partner drove him to a hospital to be checked out. "I think he was more excited about being in a police car (than he was about his rescue)," Nardi said. -- Amtrak mooning draws crowd of 1,000 ---------- LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. - Officials in Laguna Niguel, Calif., said increased law enforcement did not stop about 1,000 people from participating in the city's annual Mooning of Amtrak. Police Chief Lt. Andy Ferguson said Saturday's event was far calmer than last year, when police witnessed public intoxication, urination and defecation among the crowd of 8,000 to 10,000 people showing their rear ends to passing trains, the Orange County (Calif.) Register reported Monday. Jim Amormino, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department, said three vehicles were towed during the Amtrak mooning but no arrests were made. City officials had earlier announced that enforcement of laws including those banning public drunkenness and parking ordinances would be stepped up during this year's event. "The crowds have been very mellow. I didn't see any major violations -- public drunkenness or anything," Amormino said. "It's nothing like last year." Mayor Robert Ming hailed the increased law enforcement during the event as a success. "Locals who wanted to do their thing, did their thing, and the people from out of town didn't come. This is exactly what we were hoping for," Ming said. ========================================================= >-->From TheMouthPiece: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | [ ] ______________ [ ] | | ____ | | | | \ | | ____ || | | | ________ | / | | || || | | | | | | "!DING.. | | || || | | | |________| | ..DONG!" | | || __|| | | | ( ) | / \ | | ||___ || | | | ___(() ()) |{o} | | || || | | | | ()_() /( | | || || | | | |___/() ()\// ///\ | | || __|| | | | //) (\/| //\\//\\ | | ||___ | | | __\\|___| | ///\\\ | | | | | | )//- -\ | ////\\\\ | | | | | |____|_|_| | ////\\\\ | | ______| |____________|_______| | |__|___/////\\\__| |________ | | / W E L |_|_| E\ \\\ /// | | | | /________/_|_\___\ /// \\\ | | ______|_|_______________________________(_)__(_)__|_|________ @ /__________________\ @ ________@_\|/@_____|__________________|__@\|/_@______________ jro \|/ \|/ /____________________\\|/ \|/ |____________________| DONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONG DINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDING >You Know You Live in a Small Town When... ~Third Street is on the edge of town. ~You don't use your turn signals because everyone knows where you are going. ~A baby born on June 14 receives gifts from local merchants as the first baby of the year. ~You speak to each dog you pass by name and he wags his tail at you. ~You drive into the ditch five miles out of town and the word gets back before you do. ~You dial a wrong number and talk for 15 minutes anyway. ~You can't walk for exercise because every car that passes you offers you a ride. ~You miss a Sunday at church and receive a get-well card. ~Someone asks you how you feel and listens to what you say. =========================================================== >-->From CleanLaffs: ,sdPBbs. ,d$$$$$$$$b. d$P'`Y'`Y'`?$b d' ` ' \ `b / | \ \ / / \ | \ _,--' | \ | /' _/ \ | \ _/' /' | \ `-.__ __/' ,-' / | | \ `--...__ /' / | / \ \ `-. `\ / /;;,,__-' / / \ \ `-. / |;;;;;;;\ \ While hiking in the mountains one day I came across a gorgeous gorge that I thought was an echo canyon. I shouted, "Hello there." But the response sounded to me like, "Hello where?" I tried again. "How do you do?" A moment later the report came back sounding like, "How do I do what?" Baffled and amused I decided to give it the ultimate test. "You're not really an echo canyon, are you?" The response from the big ditch confirmed my suspicions. "Brilliant deduction, Einstein." -<>- A co-worker returned after lunch carrying a dress from the cleaners. "Pretty," said one of the guys. "Big date tonight?" "I picked it up for a friend," she replied, adding, "Do you really think I could fit in a tiny thing like this?" Jerry smiled and said, "Do you really think I've lived this long by answering questions like that?" -<>- The phone rang. It was a salesman from a mortgage refinance company. "Do you have a second mortgage on your home?" "No," I replied. "Would you like to consolidate all your debts?" "I really don't have any," I said. "How about freeing up cash for home improvements?" he tried. "I don't need any. I just recently had some done and paid cash," I parried. There was a brief silence, and then he asked, "Are you looking for a husband?" -<>- On a recent trip to Washington, D.C., my brother-in-law overheard a father pointing out a well-known building to his son. "You see that triangular-shaped octagon over there? That's the Pentagon." -<>- ,-"-. ,' .----. _________ `. ,' ) (@)__))___) |`-.-'| # \\ `---' ^ hjw Our son lived at home all four of his undergraduate years. He moved out only when he went to grad school and got an apartment. The first time my husband and I went to see his new place, Matt greeted us, saying, "I'm glad to finally be the host." As we walked in the door, my husband whispered to me, "Instead of the parasite." -<>- I'm the postmaster for a small town in Pennsylvania. One of my regular customers, Jeff, bought several sheets of newly released commemorative stamps. Soon after he left, a woman came in carrying two crisp sheets of Harry Houdini stamps she'd found in the parking lot. The next morning, I gave Jeff the sheets of stamps he'd lost. "You know," Jeff said to me, "I'm not at all that surprised the Houdini stamps reappeared." -<>- ____ ____ '###\ \ / /###' ,\\\\\ | /////, __ \ .--. .--. / __ ___\/ ' | ' \/___ -- _, ! | ! ,_ -- / '! | !' \ /'/ ! | ! \'\ 1# ! \ 0|0 / ! #1 !# \ '--; ;--' / #! ` `\ `-' /` ` \## `--~' '~--` ##/ `-___________-` [Mash] Helping me sort clothes into "save" and "give away" piles, my six-year-old daughter came across a garter belt. "What's this?" she asked. "It's a garter belt," I said. Seeing that meant nothing to her, I added, "It's for holding up stockings." "Ah," she said, carefully placing it in the "save" pile, "we'll use it next Christmas Eve." -<>- According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the Bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night the maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would put them back. Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night (you can just imagine the yawns from the little princesses). To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required. He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror. -<>- _ |-| |~| |:| WINE AND CHEESE .'.'. / ::\ |_____| __ _ |:.:;.| <:__:> .-'o\ |_____| \ ::/ .o' O. o\ | ::| '..' |--o.--o--| | ;:| || |._._o_._.| \_____/ .''. '----' pjb Sitting in the first row of coach class during a lengthy flight, my wife and I were able to hear a flight attendant as he pushed a wine cart down the aisle in the first-class section. "Would you care for chardonnay or burgundy?" he asked the high-paying passengers. A few minutes later the attendant opened the curtain between the two sections, offered wine to one final first-class patron, then wheeled the same cart forward to our aisle. "Excuse me," he said, looking down at us, "would you care for a glass of wine? We have white and red." -<>- A minor league ballplayer, left in charge of a baby cousin, suddenly realized that he did not have the least idea how to change a diaper. Frantically, he called a friend who was luckily a father. The friend calmed down the ballplayer, then gave him the following instructions. "Place the diaper in the position of a baseball diamond, with you at bat. Fold second base over home plate. Place baby on pitcher's mound, then pin first base and third base at home plate!" =============================================================== >-->From LaughAndLift: -- .-""-. ) ( ) ( ) ( / ) (_ _) 0_,-.__ (_ )_ |_.-._/ ( ) |_--..\ (__) |__--_/ |'' ``\ | | \ | /b. | \ ,,,---===?A`\ | ,==y' ___,,,,,---==""\ |M] \ | ;|\ |> _ _ \ ___,|H,,---==""""bno, o O (_) (_) \ / _ AWAW/ / _(+)_ dMM/ \@_,,,,,,---==" \ \\|// MW/ --''''" === d/ // ,'__________________________ \ \ \ \ ,/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _____ ,' ~~~ .-""-.~~~~~~ .-""-. .-""-. ///==--- /`-._ ..-' -.__..-' `-.__..-' =====\\\\\\ V/ .---\. PGMG ~~~~~~~~~~~~, _',--/_.\ .-""-. .-""-.___` -- \| -.__..- A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. "Until we have learned to be satisfied with fellowship with God, until he is our rock and our fortress, we will be restless with our place in the world." - Erwin W. Lutzer Almost persuaded to be a Christian is like the man who was almost pardoned, but he was hanged, like the man who was almost rescued, but he was burned in the house. A man that is almost saved is damned." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon The Lift \ ___/________ ___ ) , @ / \ \ @___, \ / @__\ /\ @___/ \@/ /\__, | /\_, \/ / /\__/ | / \ / @\ / \ ( / \ / / \ _/__|___/___/_______________/__|____\_____________/__/__________|__\__ unknown Banged Up But Running Well (By Ron Hutchcraft) During two weeks that I call "The Ice Age" in our area, a car slid into our vehicle in a parking lot. So the right side looked pretty ugly. Interestingly enough, that damage didn't affect the performance of our car at all. Like so many older cars we've had over the years, the outside was banged up but the engine was running fine. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Banged Up But Running Well." It's possible for you and me to run that way, too. Did you know that? Hit hard and dented on the outside, but still running strong on the inside. A hit to the chassis doesn't have to mean a hit to the engine, and that's what keeps you going. This "banged up but running well" phenomenon is explained in our word for today from the Word of God. In 2 Corinthians 4, beginning in verse 16, Paul says, "We do not lose heart." Now, that's pretty significant in light of the fact that earlier in the chapter he tells us about their being "hard pressed on every side, perplexed, persecuted, struck down." But in spite of all those hits, they are not "crushed," he says, or "in despair" or "abandoned" or "destroyed." If you've taken some hits lately, you might be interested in how Paul keeps his engine running so smoothly. 2 Corinthians 4:16 says, "Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." Just because you're battered on the outside doesn't mean you have to be battered on the inside. Just because you're running down on the outside doesn't mean you have to run down on the inside. Just because you're body is sick doesn't mean your Spirit has to be sick. You can lose your job, your health, your loved one, your stuff, but you don't have to lose HEART! That's a CHOICE you make! Paul has come to know his Lord as the Renewer; the One Who refuels and refreshes his Spirit each new day. Remember, God has promised that those who are weary and weak but wait on Him will "renew their strength" and "soar on wings like eagles" (Isaiah 40:31). How does it happen? First, you get God's perspective. That perspective recognizes the difference between what about this situation is "temporary" and what about this situation is "eternal." We can say of any earth-burden what my wife and I used to say when our kids were going through the roller coaster junior high years, "TTSP" - "This too shall pass." That perspective makes the burdens bearable. They're heavy, they hurt, but they're only hurt for a little while. Secondly, you have to focus on God's payoff. Paul refuses to get mired in the present troubles; they are temporary. He focuses instead on the "eternal glory" that's going to be his for being victorious through these troubles. He tells us to "fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen...what is eternal." At that point, your troubles suddenly seem relatively "light and momentary," as Paul says. A car can be hit hard and it can be all banged up, but that doesn't have to affect its performance. It's the condition of the engine that counts. You can be hit hard and all banged up, but it doesn't have to affect your performance. It's the condition of your Spirit that counts! And God stands ready to jump start your Spirit each new day if you'll FOCUS on your Lord and NOT on your load! [Permission to distribute this material via email, or individual copies, is automatically granted on the condition it will be used for non-commercial purposes, and will not be sold. To reproduce "A Word With You" transcripts in any other format, including Internet websites, written permission is needed.] -<>- __ __ ,-' `' \ _---``-- / _ _ ; __ `. / / `' \; /`----- ) / .-/ ,( ), \-. ; | \( \ / )/; | - _5 `7 -; / ( ___-' `-____ | ( ___`-_ \ ____| \ / `,/ \ _(\__ / \ \ ; \ .' /' `i. / | | \ _-'( _\__-/ `- | | ` ,` `_ | BP Follow the Leader (Author Unknown, Provided by Student Discipleship Ministries, TX) In Everyday Discipleship for Ordinary People Stuart Briscoe wrote about a fellow minister who was asked to officiate at a funeral for a war veteran. Briscoe recalls, "The dead man's military friends wished to have a part in the service at the funeral home, so they requested the pastor to lead them down to the casket, stand with them for a solemn moment of remembrance, and then lead them out through the side door. This he proceeded to do, but . . . picked the wrong door. The result was that they marched with military precision into a broom closet, in full view of the mourners . . ." Briscoe suggests at least two principles that can be gained from that story: "First, if you're going to lead, make sure you know where you're going. Second, if you're going to follow, make sure that you are following someone who knows what he is doing!" Who are you following today? In other words, who are the leaders in your life? Are they good leaders (leading you to follow God), or bad leaders (leading you down dead-end streets)? Matthew 4:18-20 (NIV) says: "As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 'Come, follow me,' Jesus said, 'and I will make you fishers of men.' At once they left their nets and followed him." What do you think it means to follow Jesus? How you can follow Him today. -<>- .--._..--. ___ ( _'-_ -_.' _.-' `-._| - :- | _.-' `--...__| .-' '--..___ / `._ \ `. `._ | `. `._ / '. `._ :__________....-----' `..`---' |-_ _- |___...----..._ |_....--' `.`. _...--' `.`. _..-' _.'.' .-' _.'.' | _.'.' | __....------'-' | __...------''' _| '--''' |- - _ | _.-''''''''''''''''''-._ _.' |\ .' _.' | `._ |:.' `._ _.' | `..__ | | `---.._.--. _| | | _ - | `-.._|_.' .--...__ | - _| .'_ `--.....__ | .'_ `--..__ .'_ `. .'_ `-. `--..____ _`. ```--...____ _..--' ;;;:::. (\| - _ ```---.._.' .. ;::| - _ |/) ;;;:::. (o) ;;::., |_ - - |;;;: (\'/) ::;; (o) | -_ -_L ``::;;;. .;;' (\ '/) | -_ _ G (o) ..;; ''' ;:;;.,|(o) _-B(\'/) ;;;;::: ;::(\'/);;:|;:; ;' >Did I Ever Tell You? by Dr. Seuss Did I ever tell you about the young Zode Who came to two signs at the fork of a road? One said: To PLACE ONE. And the other: PLACE TWO. So the Zode had to make up his mind what to do. Well....the Zode scratched his head. And his chin. And his pants. And he said to himself, "I'll be taking a chance If I go to PLACE ONE. Now, that place may be hot! And so, how do I know if I'll like it or not? On the other hand, though, I'll be sort of a fool If I go to PLACE TWO and find it too cool. In that case I may catch a chill and turn blue! So, maybe PLACE ONE is the best. Not PLACE TWO. On the other hand, though, if PLACE ONE is too high, I may catch a terrible earache and die! So PLACE TWO may be best! On the other hand, though.... What might happen to me if PLACE TWO is too low? I might get some very strange pain in my toe! So PLACE ONE may be best." And he started to go. Then he stopped. And he said, "On the other hand, though... On the other hand...other hand...other hand though....!" And for 36 hours and 1/2, that poor Zode Made starts and stops at that fork in the road. Saying, "Don't take a chance. No! You may not be right." Then he got an idea that was wonderfully bright! "Play safe" cried the Zode. "I'll play safe" I'm no dunce! I'll simply start off for both places at once!" And that's how the Zode, who would not take a chance, Got to NO PLACE at all, with a split in his pants! _.---,_ .' `'. \ __..-'\ }-"` \ /__,,..---.._| \ | |---..__ | / ``"-./ .'---...__ | .' ``"-./ ,--./...,,,__ / '--.'__ __```.-. /._ / ` ` ' `=/.-.|-._) | .-. .-. "\\ / || O| | O| ""=='_\ .-' '-'o '-' ""=\` `''--/- ""=-,\--._ .---|- ( ""=-. \` \ /`)"=."=|'-. '. _.-' ' "=|\| (`----` '="=|/ `-. "=/` '. =/ \ =| .-. |` "=| ( ~._ | "==| _.-~`\ \ ~. |'"="| _.-~ ) ; ~-.|.-._|_.-~ / / _-( /-.__ ( '._..--~~`/`/-'\-._ `~~- ; jgs /"=| |" =\~-...___.-~ /=" / | "==\ / = (_ \ "==\ ;="= `\_) =="\ ----- A quote that goes with the above: "There is always risk - when you reach for the beautiful. When you reach for the lovelier, finer, more fragrant things of life - there is always a risk - and you can't escape it. The risk is what makes the Christian life exciting. It is thrilling - make no mistake about it. It is an adventure. As long as we live in this world, there will always be a risk in reach. There are timid souls who avoid high places because they are afraid...But then there are those who avoid high ideals because they are content with low ones. There are persons who do not have high ambitions because they are lazy. Jesus remarked upon those who sought the small and shallow things of life, "Verily, I say to you, they have their reward." (Matthew 6:2) ---Peter Marshall -<>- _____ _ _____ ____ /_ /, | ,-, ) /'_`\ |_ _| | __| \ \> | `-'< | (_) | | | | _| ) )__ ,_ |_|`\_\ \___/ |_| |_| (_.-'_)__$ ;-'' pb The Laugh >Is Your "Rememberer" Going? The husband gets up from his chair. His wife asks, "Where are you going?" "To the kitchen" She asks, " Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?" The husband says, "Sure." She gently reminds him, "Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?" He says, "No, I can remember that!" She then says, "Well, I'd like some strawberries on top. You'd better write it down 'cause I know you'll forget it." He says, "I can remember that! You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries." She adds, "I'd also like whipped cream. Now I'm certain you'll forget that, so you'd better write it down." Irritated, he says, "I don't need to write it down! I can remember that! Ice cream with strawberries! And whipped cream!" He then grumbles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes the old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs. She stares at the plate for a moment and says, "Where's my toast?" -<>- `-.__.-*-. .-*+- .-*'\: `-._/ .' .' ; .-' `._ .' / `-. `. / .-' `+. `. .' / .'\ `-. ; / / `. ` \ | _.' : \ \ | `-.-'/ _ '|\ \ ; ; `. : / / / .' `./.: ; ,|;: | \ \ . .-' .' .-'/ ;|| ::| | `. ; ; : / / .-' .' / :: ' :\ ,: | ,*"*-:' / /.'.-*' .'; ', / ; ; \ :.-*"*. |'TP' .-'.'' / .-' , //.' : ' . : '.s$P`| ; / .' .'/ .' .' <_.' ` |/ : '\ T$P : |/_.-*" /.'.-' ___ \ ___ |/ db. `. | .-'_.-' ; .' s$$$$$s ; s$$$$$s ; d$$ `-.+-; .'.-'_.-*' d$b T$$$$$P T$$$$$P/.d$$$b , /.'.-'\ \ ;/ $$ """ : """ ` $$ TP / : .' \ /, d$$ ; $$b / |/ [bug] ,:-. \ .-*' ' |; \__;`. ,' . `. / :__/ : | ; ; : | : `._ _.' ; "*--*" ` ` ' \ \ .-*--*-. / \ ;*""**""*: / `. :`. .'; .' \ `.`""'.' / `. `""' .' `.__.' >Ways in Which College is Different from High School 17. In high school, you do homework. In college you study. 16. No food is allowed in the hall in high school. In college, food must be provided at an event before students will come. 15. In high school, you wear your backpack on one shoulder; in college on both. 14. In college, the professors can tell you the answer without looking at the teacher's guide. 13. In college, there are no bells or tardy slips. 12. In high school, you have to live with your parents. In college, you get to live with your friends. 11. In high school, you're told what classes to take. In college, you get to choose; that is, as long as the classes don't conflict and you have the prerequisites and the classes aren't closed and you've paid your tuition. 10. In high school, if you screw up you can usually sweet-talk your way out of it. In college, you're lucky to ever talk with the professor. 9. In high school, fire drills are planned by the administration; in college, by the pranksters from the dorms. 8. In college, any test consists of a larger percentage of your grade even than your high school final exams did. (Just to share: Kristin's Bio class: 30% midterm 1, 30% midterm 2, 40% final; Soc class: 10% section grade, 40% midterm, 50% final, etc.. ..etc..) 7. In high school, when the teacher said, "Good morning," you mumbled back. In college, when the professor says, "Good morning," you write it down. 6. In college, there's no one to tell you not to eat pizza three meals a day. 5. In college, your dad doesn't pay for dates. 4. In high school, it never took 3 or 4 weeks to get money from Mom and Dad. 3. In college, when you miss a class or two or three, you don't need a note from your parents saying you were skip... .uh, sick that day. 2. In high school, you can't go out to lunch because it's not allowed. In college, you can't go out to lunch because you can't afford it. 1. In college, you can blow off studying by writing lists like this. -<>- -="""--.._ ""--...._\ ,b:--....---. || //'""------"' _.l+----.// .&$""' .'"=.. '. / | | ) \ _.-'@_.' '@_/ | .' " \ -._,-'^"""^'-, `. ,\""---___ |.. _.--._, \ .-"(,_\_""" _.' ' _,-; '"` ` " """' """' | |__ ,+ |-.`o o'"/| #| oO Oo"./ (#| | "|_, | '|> \ / `l ,' |,-----||' pjy lj lJ o@o o@o " " >Quick Jokes The temporary Sunday School teacher was struggling to open a combination lock on the supply cabinet. She had been told the combination, but couldn't quite remember it. Finally she went to the pastor's study and asked for help. The pastor came into the room and began to turn the dial. After the first two numbers he paused and stared blankly for a moment. Finally he looked serenely heavenward and his lips moved silently. Then he looked back at the lock, and quickly turned to the final number, and opened the lock. The teacher was amazed. "I'm in awe at your faith, pastor," she said. "It's really nothing," he answered. "The number is on a piece of tape on the ceiling." --------- Did you know that dolphins are so intelligent that within only a few weeks of captivity, they can train humans to stand at the edge of the pool and throw them fish? --------- "My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That's almost $7.00 in dog money." - Joe Weinstein --------- They keep telling us to get in touch with our bodies. Mine isn't all that communicative but I heard from it the other day after I said, "Body, how'd you like to go to the nine o'clock vigorous toning class?" Clear as a bell my body said, "Listen, dummy, do it and you DIE." ----------- Like a lot of husbands throughout history, Webster would sit down and try to talk to his wife. But as soon as he would start to say something, his wife said, "And what's that supposed to mean?" And thus, Webster's Dictionary was born. ----------- PHILOSOFACTS - A key ring is a handy little gadget thhat allows you to lose all your keys at once. - Cleaning your house while your kids arre still growing is like shoveling the walk before it has stopped snowing. - I've changed my mind a dozen times. Itt seems to work better now. -------- Warning label seen on a box of hair coloring: "Do not use as an ice cream topping." -------- Having moved 15 times during our 37-year marriage, my husband and I appreciate movers who take the time to label carefully boxes they pack for us. The accuracy of labels can make a huge difference when we try to find something right away. My favorite was done by one guy who attached this sticker to a box - obviously not knowing how to spell thee best one word description: "Animals you hit with a stick at a Mexican party." -------- "How did you lose your job at the dress shop?" a woman asked her friend. "Well, after trying on about 25 dresses, the customer said to me, 'I think I'd look nicer in something flowing.'" "How did that get you fired?" she asked I suggested, "How about the Mississippi?" -------- Final PUNishment: . . :"-. .-"; |:`.`.__..__.'.';| || :-" "-; || :; :; / .==. .==. \ : _.--._ ; ; .--.' `--' `.--. : : __;` ':__ ; ; ' '-._:;_.-' ' : '. `--' .' ."-._ _.-". .' ""------"" `. /`- -'\ /`- -'\ :`- .' `. -'; ; / \ : : : ; ; ; ; : : ':_:.' '.;_;' :_ _; ; "-._ -" :`-. _.._ :_ () _; "--::__. `. \"- -"/`._ : .-"-. -"-. ""--..____.' / .__ __. \ : / , / "" \ . \ ; bug "-:___..--" "--..___;-" I hate to be catty but here they come: Q: What do cat actors say on stage? A: Tabby or not tabby! Q: How do you know if your cat has eaten a duckling? A: She's got that down in the mouth look! Q: Why did the cat join the Red Cross? A: Because she wanted to be a first-aid kit! Q: How do you know that cats are insensitive creatures? A: They never cry over spilt milk! Q: Why was the cat so small? A: Because it only drank condensed milk! Q: Why happened when the cat swallowed a coin? A: There was some money in the kitty! -------- Giving a man his physical, a doctor noticed several dark, ugly bruises on his shins, so he asked, "Do you play hockey, soccer, or any physical sport?" "Not at all. I just play bridge with my wife." SUBSCRIBE INFO Want to receive a Christian inspirational item AND great clean humor in an email to you each day of the week? It's easy and FREE! 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