I'm Fine And More ... :) 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 or Web Site: http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/ShangyFunList.html Group email address: ShangyFunList@yahoogroups.com or email me here: bcrsystems@earthlink.net ================ >-->In The 'Shangy' News :) Hey guess what? Paul just informed me that I won the Lottery. I got a check in the mail and everything. *\o_ _c/* / * * \ <\ *\o/* /> ) c/* / > *\o CANADA LOVES ME! <\ /> __o */\ /\* c__ * /> <\ * /\* __o_ _c__ */\ * / * * \ * <\ /> *\c/* ejm97 __)__ Awww, Too bad it is a scam! We found it out here... http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/412/RipOff0412127.htm Oh Well, better luck next time huh? -<>- >Hot Off The 'Shangy' Press :) A Super Sizzler! Our Friend Viv sent us a darling true duck story complete with pictures that I just had to do up as a page for all of us to enjoy. __ /` ,\__ | ).-' / .--' / / You can see it here... , _.==''` \ .'( _.=' | { `` _.=' | { \` ; / `. `'=..' .=' `=._ .=' jgs '-`\\`__ `-._{ True Duck Tale http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/duck.html Our Friend Viv also sent us a cool forward of some mighty interesting buildings. See what you think here... _..-:-.._ _..--'' : ``--.._ _..--'' : ``--.._ _..-'' : .'``--.._ _..--'' `. : .' | | `. _.-''|``-._ .' | | `. _.-'' | ``-._.' _.-. | | |`-._ `._.-'' | ;._ | _.-' | | | | `-._ | _.-| | | `-. | | _.-' | KSR |_ `-._ | | | | | `-._ | | |_.-' _.-' .. `-._ `-._| | |. | _.-'-._ `' | _.-' ..::::::.. `-._ | | _|-' * `-._ | _.-' ..::::::::'' `-._ | _|-'.::. \|/ * `-.|.-' ..::::::::'' `-.|.-' *`:::::::.. \|/ * ..::::::::'' \|/ *`:::::::.. \|/ ..::::::::'' \|/ *`:::::::.::::::::'' \|/ *`::::::::'' \|/ `:'' Strange Buildings http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/buildings.html --- ...I loved these! Thank You Viv! You do us Great! -<>- ____ ___ | _ \ ___ _ _.' _ `. _ | [_) )' _ `._ _ ___ ! \ | | (_) | _ |:;.| _ <| (_) | \ | |' _ `| \| | _ | .:;| | `.[_) ) _ | \| | (_) | | | | |.',..| ':. `. /| | | | | _ | |\ | | |.' :;::' !::, `-!_| | | |\ | | | | | \ !_!.' ':;! !::; ":;:!.!.\_!_!_!.!-'-':;:'' '''! ';:' `::;::;' '' ., . `: .,. `' .::... . .::;::;' `..:;::;:.. ::;::;:;:;, :;::;' "-:;::;:;: ':;::;:'' ;.-' ""`---...________...---'"" Bugbyte Our Friend Jo Ann sent us a recipe that looked so yummy and easy to do that I couldn't resist adding it to our on-line recipes! You can find it under the dessert list: BANANA SPLIT BROWNIES http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/easy.html --- ...Thank You Jo Ann! I bet you could top this with vanilla ice cream for a super brownie ice cream delight too! ======================================================== >-->From TheFunnyBone: Dr. Suess's Lost Tongue Twisters _.---,_ .' `'. \ __..-'\ }-"` \ This is this cat /__,,..---.._| \ | This is is cat |---..__ | / ``"-./ This is how cat .'---...__ | .' ``"-./ This is to cat ,--./...,,,__ / '--.'__ __```.-. /._ This is keep cat / ` ` ' `=/.-.|-._) | .-. .-. "\\ / This is a cat || O| | O| ""=='_\ .-' '-'o '-' ""=\` This is fool cat `''--/- ""=-,\--._ .---|- ( ""=-. \` This is busy cat \ /`)"=."=|'-. '. _.-' ' "=|\| This is for cat (`----` '="=|/ `-. "=/` This is forty cat '. =/ \ =| This is seconds cat .-. |` "=| ( ~._ | "==| _.-~`\ \ ~. |'"="| _.-~ ) ; ~-.|.-._|_.-~ / Now read the THIRD word, / _-( /-.__ ( in each line, from the '._..--~~`/`/-'\-._ `~~- ; start. jgs /"=| |" =\~-...___.-~ /=" / | "==\ / = (_ \ "==\ ;="= `\_) =="\ ================================================================= +---------------------- Bizarre Laws ----------------------+ FLORIDA Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner. A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing. If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle. It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit. Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal. You may not fart in a public place after 6 PM on Thursdays. Oral sex is illegal. You may not kiss your wife's breasts. Horse theft is still punishable by hanging. ================================================================ >-->From Our Friend James :) >FAX Of Life: ( ( ( ) ( ) ( ( Y Y ( ) ( ) |"| |"| Y Y | | | | |"| |"| | |.-----| |---.___ | | | | .--| |,~~~~~| |~~~,,,,'-| | | |-,,~~'-'___ '-' ~~| |._ .| |~ // ___ '-',,'. /,'-' <_// // _ __ ~,\ / ; ,-, \\_> <<_' ____________;_) | ; {(_)} _, ._>>`'-._ | | ; '-'\_\/> '-._ | |\ ~,,, _\__ ,,,,,'-. | | '-._ ~~,,, ,,,~~ __.-'~ | | | '-.__ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ __.-' |__| |\ `'----------'` _| | '=._ __.=' | : '=.__ __.=' | \ `'==========='` .' snd '-._ __.-' '-.__ __.-' `'-----------'` You know it's going to be a bad day when . . . · your birthday cake collapses under the weight of the candles. · your knees buckle but your belt won't. · you sit down in a rocking chair and can't make it go. · you just woke up and have a critical meeting in 15 minutes. · you're dimming the lights for economic rather than romantic reasons. Does your image of a holy person include a smiling face and belly laughs? Or is a saint someone with a stern face and wrinkled brow? Did you ever notice how many times the Bible exhorts its readers to "rejoice in the Lord"? The Bible affirms what modern psychology says: "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones" (Proverbs 17:22). God must have a sense of humor. Did you ever see a giraffe, anteater, or duck-billed platypus? And what about the zebra? Now there's a good case for God's willingness to do something for the sheer fun of it. One of the most refreshing things in all human experience is a belly laugh. Nothing relieves stress as quickly and completely as laughter. If you have children or grandchildren, I guarantee that 15 minutes in the floor with them tonight will do more to invigorate you from the day's tensions than either whining or having a stiff drink. If you don't have children, just act silly with someone you care about for a quarter hour. It'll do you so much good that you'll make it a habit. I once heard a fellow lament that most of the Christians he knew had faces as long as mules and looked like they had just bitten into green persimmons. What a poor recommendation of faith to unbelievers. What a miserable misrepresentation of the God who, we say, gives meaning to life. Without joy, what is the meaning? There's a serious side to humor, all right. What you laugh at tells a lot about your character and self-image. But laughter itself shouldn't be suspect as a waste of time or a distraction. God shines through when people laugh. So lighten up. Devote some energy this week to laughing at life's comedic twists and turns. After all, you won't get out of it alive anyway. For back issues and other resources please visit www.RubelShelly.com --- ...Sweet! And How True! Thanks James! Check these out for more on God and 'SMILES'... THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT Galatians 5: 22, 23 -- But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. First, how do we obtain this fruit of the spirit? http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/BibleStudy/fruitofthespirit.html Joy Is An INSIDE Job Rejoice in the Lord alway [always – pantote] and again I say, Rejoice. – Philippians 4: 4 From the context of this Scripture, you should be able to see that joy is not only available to the born-again believer who renews his or her mind and walks accordingly, but it is available ALWAYS. Also, notice the word ‘Rejoice’. It is used twice in this verse. It means "to rejoice, be delighted or pleased, to be glad" http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/BibleStudy/joyaninsidejob.html Words of Edification, Exhortation, and Comfort These are the Words that God speaks to us. Examples are all throughout the Church Epistles in the Bible. When believers are together, God wants us to speak these same words to each other. http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/BibleStudy/edification.html -<>- >Marriage Proposal... YOU'RE WHAT...? -<>- >Child's prayer... Dear God, Please send clothes for all those poor ladies in Daddy's computer...... Amen --- ...TeeHee - Thanks James! ====================================================================== >-->From ArcaMax Jokes: __ /\/'-, ,--''''' /" ____,'. ) \___ '"""""------'"""`-----' pb >Police Dog The ad in the local newspaper read: "Purebred Police Dog $25." Thinking that to be a great bargain, Mrs. Claudette Ramsey ordered the dog to be delivered. The next day a van pulled up and left her the scruffiest, mangiest-looking mongrel she had ever seen. In a rage, she telephoned the man who had placed the ad. "What do you mean by calling that mangy mutt a purebred police dog?" "Don't be deceived by his looks, Ma'am," the man replied. "He's in the Secret Service." -<>- >Drinking Before A man hurriedly walked into a tavern. He dashed up to the bar and said to the bartender, "Gimme a double, before it hits the fan." The man guzzled down his drink, and a few minutes later, came the same urgent request. "Gimme a beer before it hits the fan." This goes on for an hour or so. Finally the Bartender goes up to the guy and says, "Listen buddy, maybe you should pay before you get another drink." The man replied, "Oops, looks like it just hit the fan." -<>- .-=-. / ! )\ __ \__/__/ / _<( ^.^ ) / / \ c /O \ \_.-./=\.-._ _ `-._ `~` `-,./_< `\' \'\`'----' * \ . \ * `-~~~\ . . `-._`-._ * * `~~~-, * () * ) <^^> * ( . .-""-. ) .---. ."-....-"-._ _...---''`/. ' ( (`\ \ .' ``-'' _.-"'` \ \ \ : :. .-' `\`.\: `:. _.' ( .'`.` _.' `` `-..______.-' ):. ( ."-....-". jgs .':. `. "-..______..-" >Benny and the Genie Benny Shapiro worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He used to tell his friends that he was the curator, although his primary job was to keep the exhibits clean and polished. One day he happened to be dusting around the Arabian exhibit, and he noticed an ancient urn that needed some cleaning. He got out his dust rag and began polishing. Low and behold, an enormous Genie appeared before him. "Master," the Genie began, "I am the Genie of the urn. I can grant you three wishes, but there is one condition I will put on you: You must never shave or cut your beard for the rest of your life, or you will be forced to take my place inside the urn forever." Benny thought about it for a bit, and decided it was a fair condition for three wishes. So Benny wished for 49% of the total Microsoft stock which was promptly granted. Then he wished for the most beautiful woman in the world as his wife, and low and behold, she was. Finally, he wished for fame and fortune and he instantly became a worldwide celebrity. Over the years, Benny's beard became longer and longer until it almost reached the floor. As it grew longer, it began to itch. He tried to ignore it, but the itch became more and more irritating, while the memory of the Genie's warning faded. Finally he decided he had to get rid of the beard and he shaved it off. Instantly he was trapped in the urn, to stay there forever. The moral of the story: A Benny shaved is a Benny urned. -<>- >Ran Into Him A man happened upon a friend of his while walking down a suburban street. The man noticed that his friend's car was total loss and covered with leaves, grass, branches, dirt and blood. So, the man asked his friend, "What in the world happened to your car?" "Well," the friend said, "I ran into a lawyer." "Okay," said the man, "that explains the blood. But what about the leaves, the grass, the branches and all of the dirt?" His friend replied, "Well, I had to chase him all through the park." ===================================================================== >-->From Laugh&Lift: /\/\ / / / _/,/ / _/` (/"/////, ( '```--.___ /' _), ,- '-. /, / \ (\ \, \_()/ \) )' =_ )) | | | .// _/) ( ( \_ // / \ >_,\ (/)= / | | | \ #\| / |=| |=|\ ( ( (=> ( >( >),) | | |=| \ ( ( / / / / ) |/ \ /_( /_( , || )/.,_ ). /\\_(\,/, //- / /_(_( / ,\. b'ger .- '-'-'-,)\/.')) >"I'm Fine!" Farmer Joe had an accident and decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court, the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe. "Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'?," questioned the lawyer. Farmer Joe responded, "Well I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie into the..." "I didn't ask for any details," the lawyer interrupted, "just answer the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'!" Farmer Joe said, "Well I had just got Bessie into the trailer and I was driving down the road..." The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question." By this time the Judge was fairly interested in Farmer Joe's answer and said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule Bessie." Joe thanked the Judge and proceeded, "Well as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into the trailer and was driving her down the highway when this huge semi-truck and trailer ran the stop sign and smacked my truck right in the side. I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into the other. I was hurting real bad and didn't want to move. However, I could hear ole Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape just by her groans. Shortly after the accident a Highway Patrolman came on the scene. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning so he went over to her. After he looked at her he took out his gun and shot her. Then the Patrolman came across the road with his gun in his hand and looked at me. He said, "Your mule was in such bad shape I had to shoot her. How are you feeling?" It was then that I said, "I'm fine." 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! Read all about Laugh & Lift at http://www.laughandlift.com =============================================================== >-->In The Worldly News: >From our Friend Viv :) __i |---| |[_]| |:::| |:::| `\ \ \_=_\ jsm Think your cell phone conversations are private? I've got news for you... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCyKcoDaofg This is A Time For Courage April 15, 2009 – 11:49 pm http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2242065/posts YouTube - BOB & TOM TV: "Obama Man" by Greg Morton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhhkF3dqXR0&feature=player_embedded 82 year old priest being arrested at Notre Dame. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiz4tfjSuPc --- ...All most interesting! Thank You viv! -<>- ,,, _,_ _@_ _(_ _?_ >*< _/. .\_ _/- -\_ _/, ,\_ _/' '\_ _/a a\_ _/. .\_ (.\_o_/.) (.\_-_/.) (,\_e_/') (.\_^_/.) (.\_~_/') (.\_c_/.) (.`,.`'.') (.`,.'.'.) (.`'.,'.') ('.,'.`'.) (.'.,'.`.) (.,'.,'',) ('.`,'`,) ('.`,'',) ('.','.`) ('.,'.',) ('.,'.`.) (',.'`.,) ('.`,'`) ('.','`) (.'.,'.) ('.`.,') ('.','') (.'.'.') jgs `--'"` `--'"` `--'"` `--'"' `--'"' `--'"' >From Christian Coalition Of America: Roberta Combs, President Gallup poll shows majority of Americans are pro-life Gallup said on Friday that a new poll, conducted May 7 to 10, found "51 percent of Americans calling themselves 'pro-life' on the issue of abortion and 42 percent 'pro-choice.' This is the first time a majority of U.S. adults have identified themselves as pro-life since Gallup began asking this question in 1995"... (Read More) http://www.cc.org/blog/gallup_poll_shows_majority_americans_are_prolife ---------- IRS finally gets it right on religious rights In a rare move, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) correctly ruled that ministers and pastors do not risk losing their tax-exempt status for engaging in political acts on behalf of issues such as traditional-values advocacy according to yesterday's "The Washington Times." That is good news for those who believe in constitutionally-guaranteed religious rights in America. (Read More) http://www.cc.org/blog/irs_finally_gets_it_right_religious_rights ---------- Miss California Stands Up For Family Values Carrie Prejean, Miss California, who came in second place in the Miss USA contest, should be commended for her continued strong stand for family values. In today's press conference with Donald Trump, owner of the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants, she refused to back down to the vicious criticism leveled against her by those who are supporting homosexual "marriages." (Read More) http://www.cc.org/commentary/miss_california_stands_family_values ---------- Broken promises revealed at the White House Correspondence dinner and on "Face the Nation" (Read More) http://www.cc.org/blog/broken_promises_revealed_white_house_correspondence_dinner_and_quotface_nationquot ---------- Say "NO" to funding of embryonic stem cell research (Read More) http://www.cc.org/actionalert/say_quotnoquot_funding_embryonic_stem_cell_research -<>- >From ACLJ: I am pleased to report some very encouraging news: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed that it has pulled the troubling report that said ''rightwing extremism'' may include groups of veterans and those opposed to abortion. As you recall, this report labeled these groups as ''extremists'' - prompting the ACLJ to demand a retraction. I also sent a letter directly to Secretary Janet Napolitano demanding that the report be pulled. A Washington Times article reported that DHS Sec. Napolitano told lawmakers that the offensive report has been pulled from the DHS website, is no longer available, and is in the process of being ''replaced or redone in a much more useful and much more precise fashion.'' ''The wheels came off the wagon because the vetting process was not followed,'' Napolitano told the House Homeland Security Committee. ''The report is no longer out there ... An employee sent it out without authorization.'' In addition, ''Some things in my initial days have gone very well at the department, some things have not,'' Napolitano told Members of Congress. ''And that was probably the worst thing. It was not authorized to be distributed. It had not even completed its vetting process within the department. It has been taken off of the intel websites and the lexicon that went along with it was similarly withdrawn. Neither were authorized products, and we have now put in place processes. And it turned out there were really no procedures to govern what went out and what didn't before, and now there are.'' In the words of Napolitano: ''I do not want to see a replication of that.'' Neither does the ACLJ. We are seeing great results in this situation, thanks to the support and participation of members like you! God bless you. --- ...Keep praying that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven in the name of Jesus Christ! Prayer does work :) -<>- >From BizarreNews: I am not a crook! \ \ , | , \ / ,,_--_, \./ ,// _ _\ \./ ;;\ // x x /;;; \ \ | _\ / / \ \ \ o / / / \ `-'\__/-' / \ \/ / | /\ | | |//|| | \/ | .--'-----'-----. /| | / | | | | ,d888b, | | | J8888888L | :F_P: | | 888888888 | There is an old saying that goes...the most frightening thing a person can hear is, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' The government is famous for world class screw ups, and while this one may not be world class, I think we could all see this one coming a mile away. The first story came out last week. An 83-year-old Maryland man said he was shocked to receive a federal stimulus check addressed to his mother, who's been dead since 1967. Social Security Administration officials said the mid-June deadline for mailing out the checks does not leave enough time for thorough examinations of the program's records. They said an estimated 10,000 of the 52 million checks that have been mailed out were addressed to deceased people. And just today I saw a story on myfoxny.com that pretty much said the same thing. In their story, Antoniette Santopadre of Valley Stream was expecting a $250 stimulus check, but when her son finally opened it, they saw that the check was made out to her father, Romolo Romonini, who died in Italy 34 years ago. He'd been a U.S. citizen when he left for Italy in 1933, but only returned to the United States for a seven-month visit in 1969. The feds blame a rushed schedule, because all the checks have to be cut by June. The strange thing is, some of the checks were made out to people -- like Romonini -- who were never even part of the Social Security system. So apparently there are so many holes in the system that dead people from Italy are drifting in. That should make you feel confident! -- Blagojevich shampoo is 'Bleep'n Golden' ---------- ELK GROVE, Ill. - An Illinois company is marketing hair care products inspired by and named after disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Dennis Fath of Delta Laboratories in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove said he "woke up in the middle of the night" with the idea for "Blago It's Bleep'n Golden Volumizing Shampoo and Conditioner," WMAQ-TV, Chicago, reported Thursday. "He does have a nice head of hair, and (I thought) it would be funny to have something named after him because of his hair," Fath said. Fath said the shampoo and conditioner sell for $8 each, or $15 for a set of both. He said the products, which are only available at blagohair.com, have so far sold fewer than 100 bottles. --- ...Just cause news folks said he has such great hair! Who cares? -- Coupon: $1 million off condo purchase ---------- PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida real estate broker said he has been distributing coupons for $1 million off the price of a condo to help sell a luxury Palm Beach property. Rusty Gulden said the coupons he had printed in the Palm Beach Daily News, which expire May 31, offer to reduce the price of a 2,000-square-foot unit at the Sun & Surf condo in Palm Beach from $3.7 million to $2.7 million, the Palm Beach Post reported Thursday. Gulden said the coupon is aimed at helping him move the property despite the current state of the luxury housing market. "The volume is significantly off -- you don't need a Ph.D. in finance to know that," Gulden said. He said the coupon has generated a lot of interest in the unit. "I've been busier than a one-armed paper hanger showing it," he said. -- Man accused of biting another man's ear ---------- KENOSHA, Wis. - Police in Wisconsin said a man was arrested for allegedly biting off part of another man's ear during an argument that turned into a physical confrontation. Kenosha police said Antoine Parks was arrested early Monday morning at the home of the 30-year-old victim, who was taken to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wis., for surgery to repair his ear, the Kenosha News reported Thursday. The victim told police that Parks is a relative of his girl- friend and had been staying at their home. He said Parks became angry after he was asked to leave and attacked him with a hammer while the two men were packing Parks' belong- ings. Police said the victim attempted to defend himself with a screwdriver and Parks bit part of the man's ear off during the ensuing struggle. Parks initially surrendered to police but was stunned with a Taser while trying to flee moments later. He charged with suspicion of mayhem and resisting arrest. Police in Appleton, Wis., also issued a warrant for Parks on a charge of causing property damage. -- California crash victim lands in tree ----------- SACRAMENTO - Firefighters say a woman was hurled high into a tree after a car crash on a Sacramento freeway, and survived the accident. "The female passenger had been ejected from the car and thrown up and over the sound wall which is about 12 feet high," a fire department report said. "She landed in a tree in the backyard. The tree actually cushioned her fall, which enabled her to survive." The woman was in a car with her husband when the crash occurred Wednesday on Highway 99. The first engine company responding to the accident report couldn't find anyone in the wrecked vehicle, but another unit responding to a medical-aid call at a nearby house discovered two victims - one on the ground and another stuck in aa plum tree. The woman's husband, who had been driving, apparently was able to get around the high wall, despite serious injures, to try to help his wife. A resident, Sarah Rochan, told KOVR- TV in Sacramento: "That was the Lord. It wasn't her time to go." --- ...Keep praying every day for God to keep his children safe from all accident, harm, and injury in Jesus Christ's Name! Prayer does help :) ============================================================ >-->TIPS: From Our Friend Jo Ann :) __--_ //~-----\|/ _----__ . / /-~~---~\\\ /______, | / `c ` . ||| | | | (.. _ ..|||| _O----| | \ _ _ | || `- |___| /~` `\ `__ _/ |||/||~~| .' '~\ |||||||--| | |_| |||||||( | |____| | |______``` |____``` | | | |_|_| .'\\,\\_) /_/___| W< >BUDDY CHECK Think about this for a minute.. If I happened to show up on your door step crying, would you care? If I called you and asked you to pick me up because something happened....would you come? If I had one day left to live my life; would you be part of that last day? If I needed a shoulder to cry on, would you give me yours? Do you know what the relationship is between your two eyes? They blink together, they move together, they cry together. They see things together and they sleep together.... BUT THEY NEVER SEE EACH OTHER... that's what friendship is. Life is lonely without FRIENDS. Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth...AMEN --- ...TeeHee! Thanks Jo Ann! -<>- >3% peroxide "I would like to tell you of the benefits of that plain little old bottle of 3% peroxide you can get for under $1.00 at any drug store. My husband has been in the medical field for over 36 years, and most doctors don't tell you about peroxide, or they would lose thousands of dollars." 1. Take one capful (the little white cap that comes with the bottle) and hold in your mouth for 10 minutes daily, then spit it out. (I do it when I bathe) No more canker sores and your teeth will be whiter without expensive pastes. Use it instead of mouthwash. (Small print says mouth wash and gargle right on the bottle) 2. Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of "Peroxide" to keep them free of germs. 3. Clean your counters, table tops with peroxide to kill germs and leave a fresh smell. Simply put a little on your dishrag when you wipe, or spray it on the counters. 4. After rinsing off your wooden cutting board, pour peroxide on it to kill salmonella and other bacteria. 5. I had fungus on my feet for years - until I sprayed a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water on them (especially the toes) every night and let dry. 6. Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to ten minutes several times a day. My husband has seen gangrene that would not heal with any medicine, but was healed by soaking in peroxide. 7. Fill a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water and keep it in every bathroom to disinfect without harming your septic system like bleach or most other disinfectants will. 8. Tilt your head back and spray into nostrils with your 50/50 mixture whenever you have a cold, or plugged sinuses. It will bubble and help to kill the bacteria. Hold for a few minutes then blow your nose into a tissue. 9. If you have a terrible toothache and cannot get to a dentist right away, put a capful of 3% peroxide into your mouth and hold it for ten minutes several times a day. The pain will lessen greatly. 10. And of course, if you like a natural look to your hair, spray the 50/50 solution on your wet hair after a shower and comb it through. You will not have the peroxide burnt blonde hair like the hair dye packages, but more natural highlights if your hair is a light brown, reddish, or dirty blonde. It also lightens gradually so it's not a drastic change. 11. Put half a bottle of peroxide in your bath to help rid boils, fungus, or other skin infections. 12. You can also add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to a load of whites in your laundry to whiten them. If there is blood on clothing, pour directly on the soiled spot. Let it sit for a minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water. Repeat if necessary. 13. I use peroxide to clean my mirrors with, and there is no smearing which is why I love it so much for this. I could go on and on. It is a little brown bottle no home should be without! With prices of most necessities rising, I'm glad there's a way to save tons of money in such a simple, healthy manner. Send on to others who might need to know the benefits of 3% peroxide --- ...Great! Thank You Jo Ann! ,--. ,---. / '. / \ \ ; \-| (- -) /`v'\/; ,-----/ ,---/)--. ,' ; ( /////// ) Germs are me! /) ,---| -`-----(\' ; | ---- | ' (| ,-| ---- |-. | /| ---- |\ | |/ | ---- | \| \ : ---- ; | \ \ -- / / ; \ / : / / \/ \ \ /) (\ -hrr- .: Ralph & Son :. Another awesome product that has been around forever is in a white bottle and is normally found next to the brown peroxide one. Just like peroxide, it is pretty cheap too - it is Alcohol. I discovered this handy dandy product when I was fighting MRSA over here. MRSA is becoming increasingly a problem. It is on most peoples skin normally. Hides in your nostrils and attacks the bodies of those whose immune systems are weakened due to any number of reasons - even a cold. It enters the body through an open sore. Any slight hole in your skin or cut is a way for it to get to you. It is transferred by touch or from surface contact. It can live on surfaces for days. You touch something somebody with MRSA has recently touched and you have MRSA on your skin too and become a carrier of it. Once it gets in your body by way of an open soar it can cause a staff infection. There are two things that kills MRSA on surfaces and skin. Antiseptic Sprays and antiseptic wipes don't faze it. However, Alcohol and bleach do! So if you are like me and hate the smell of bleach, just add a little Alcohol in your antiseptic hand soap bottle or the antiseptic wipe container to add MRSA protection as well! Great surface and hand disinfectant! -<>- _,..---..,_ ,-"` .'. `"-, (( '.'.' )) `'-.,_ ' _,.-'` jgs `\ `"""""` /` `""-----""` >Tips For Using Cinnamon 1. For diarrhea, mix 1 to 3 tsp Cinnamon into 1 cup hot water and Steep for 10 to 15 minutes. Strain & drink. 2. A sprinkling of cinnamon can be a quick fix for a small cut. It May not only stop the sting, but help it heal faster too. Wash the Cut thoroughly, pat dry, and sprinkle with powdered cinnamon before Bandaging. A recent study confirms that cinnamon has natural Antibacterial effects and is a natural anesthetic. 3. Sprinkle Cinnamon in with coffee grounds before brewing. 4. Sprinkle on chicken noodle soup for added flavor and instant cold Remedy. 5. Mix in with hot cereals. 6. Sprinkle on frozen vanilla yogurt or ice cream. 7. Mix in with regular vanilla yogurt (not frozen) and eat plain or Use as a topping for pancakes, bagels, etc. 8. Top a cinnamon-raisin Bagel with vanilla yogurt mixed with Cinnamon and place on baking sheet in toaster oven or broiler. Tastes Like a frosted cinnamon roll! 9. Room Freshener: Combine 1 tsp Watkins Coconut Extract, 1 tsp Cinnamon, 1 tsp Orange Peel and 1 tsp Allspice. Simmer on low or set Jar on register for nice fragrance throughout the house. 10. Put Cinnamon around plants to kill mold. 11. Combine Cinnamon with chocolate when making chocolate cake, Puddings or hot chocolate. 12. Cinnamon flavors mashed pumpkin, winter squash or sweet potatoes. 13. Add 1 tsp Cinnamon with dry cream and instant coffee, put in the Blender with hot water and drink. 14. Slice apples, put them in a plastic bag and add 1 T. Cinnamon And shake. Taste the sweetness! 15. Use on fish before frying, it helps eliminate odor. 16. Put Cinnamon on stored potatoes to keep potatoes from sprouting. 17. Mix with sugar and put in an empty Spice Jar with shaker for Cinnamon toast. 18. If doing a pie crust in the micro wave, use cinnamon on your Fingers when crimping edge. The crust will look browned and have a Good taste. 19. Mix Cinnamon with baking soda and use as a carpet freshener Before vacuuming. 20. Make Baked Apples by sprinkling halved apples with a little brown Sugar & Cinnamon. Microwave 1-2 minutes or just until tender. 21. For your Holiday beverages, add a dollop of whipped cream Sprinkled & tinted with Cinnamon. 22. Dust your hamburger roll or bun very lightly with Cinnamon. Tastes Great! 23. Fruit on the grill. Grill fresh slices of apples, peaches or Pineapple and before serving, sprinkle with a dash of Cinnamon or Nutmeg or a splash of Vanilla. 24. Cinnamon is particularly good with lamb in Indian curries and Various Greek dishes. Use it in beef stews & chili. Try it with Grains such as rice pilaf, couscous and pearl barley as well as Legumes like lentils and split peas. 25. Cinnamon Scents - 6 oz. Cinnamon, 2 1.2 oz. Nutmeg, 16 oz. Applesauce. Combine all ingredients; roll between waxed paper to Desired thickness. Cut with cookie cutters. Let air dry, turning Daily to prevent warping. In hot weather cover to prevent drying too Fast. While Cinnamon Scents are drying, punch a small hole in the top To later tie a small ribbon or yarn for hanging. --- ...Excellent! Thank You Jo Ann! You can buy cinnamon and other spices cheaper in stores like Dollar General and Big Lots rather then in grocery stores and Wal Mart. ================================================================ >-->From TheMouthPiece: ( _________ \ |. |_ ) |. |:| ##--------> |. |/ ) |_________| / __|___|__ ____________(______________[_________]___________ | | | __ ____ _ ______ __ ______ __ __ | | / / / __ \ | / / __/ \ \/ / __ \/ / / / | | / /__/ /_/ / |/ / _/ \ / /_/ / /_/ / | | /____/\____/|___/___/ /_/\____/\____/ | | | | | |_________________________________________________| b'ger Cards You Will Never See In Hallmark 1. "Congratulations on your wedding day! Too bad no one likes your wife." 2. "How could two people as beautiful you have such an ugly baby?" 3. "I've always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love. After having met you, I've changed my mind." 4. "I must admit, you brought Religion in my life. I never believed in Hell til I met you." 5. "Looking back over the years that we've been together, I can't help but wonder: What was I thinking?" 6. "As the days go by, I think of how lucky I am that you're not here to ruin it for me." 7. "If I get only one thing for Christmas, I hope it's your sister." 8. "As you grow older, Mom, I think of all the gifts you've given me. Like the need for therapy..." 9. "Thanks for being a part of my life!!!I never knew what evil was before this!" 10. "Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go, would like to take this knife out of my back. You'll probably need it again." ============================================================ >-->From CleanLaffs: + (|) _____.___.|_|. | / \ |===| | / \ | o | |__/__v__\|, ,| | | | | | || || |/| . . . |','| ||| A A A | , | ||| M M M | | wtx --------------------- A father is in church with three of his young children, in- cluding his five year old daughter. As was customary, he sat in the very front row so that the children could properly witness the service. During this particular service, the minister was performing the baptism of a tiny infant. The little five year old girl was taken by this, observing that he was saying something and pouring water over the infant's head. With a quizzical look on her face, the little girl turned to her father and asked with all the innocence of a five year old... "Daddy, why is he brainwashing that baby?" -<>- "What kind of music do you sing?" "Aqua-pella." "Don't you mean 'a cappella', singing without instrumental accompaniment?" "Nope. I mean 'aqua-pella', singing accompanied only by the water coming out of the shower-head." -<>- A preacher of the old school was describing the events of Judgement Day and, of course, he used Biblical phraseology whenever he could. "Oh, my friends," he intoned, "imagine the suffering of the sinners as they find themselves cast into the outer darkness, removed from the presence of the Lord and given to eternal flames. My friends, at such a time there will be weeping, wailing and a great gnashing of teeth!" At this point, one of the elders of the congregation inter- rupted to say, "But Reverend, what if one of those hopeless sinners has no teeth?" The preacher crashed his fist on the pulpit, "My friends, the Lord is not put out by details. Rest assured... teeth will be provided!" -<>- As the woman was instructing the new maid on the great care required in handling certain valuable household objects. She pointed to the dining room and said with great satisfaction, "That table goes back to Louis the Fourteenth." "Oh, that's nothing," the maid interjected. "My whole living- room set goes back to Sears the fifteenth." ============================================================ >-->From TheJokester: Ways to Spend the $250 Million Powerball Jackpot 10. A Twinkie for everyone in the country. 9. Develop and market an action-figure doll of yourself. 8. Get yourself one a' them "Pentagon quality" toilet bowls. 7. Buy the biggest trailer in West Virginia, and then put a new BMW on blocks in the front yard. 6. Pay for a top-notch therapist to deal with the feeling that, compared to Bill Gates, you're still not rich. 5. At long last: a home-slurpee machine of your VERY OWN! 4. Four words: Prank call to Antarctica. 3. Goodbye aluminum siding: Hello golden siding. 2. Get it all in pennies and ride the horse in front of K-mart, FOREVER! 1. Donate it to a college. Then they can name a building after you: "Lucky B Hall" -<>- _ _____.------[_] +------------|x| | |x| | |x| | |x| Bungee Jumping | |x| j |x| ' \/\_ |X| ( |X| (o) |X| |X| \ FXJ z! J>Xx<_\ [] [] VK Ways To Get Rid Of Stress · Fill out every credit card application and magazine subscription you get and have them bill you later. · Use your Master Card to pay your Visa and vice-versa. · Pop some popcorn without putting the lid on. · When someone says "have a nice day," tell them you have other plans. · Make a list of things to do that you have already done. · Do your assignments in binary code. · Bill your doctor for time spent in his waiting room. · Fill-out your tax form using Roman Numerals. · Make up a language and ask people for directions in it. · Replace the filling of a Twinkie with ketchup and put it back in the wrapper. · Write a short story using alphabet soup. · Go shopping. Buy everything. Sweat in it. Return it the next day. · Read the dictionary upside down and look for secret messages. · Pay your electric bill in pennies. · Start a rumor and see if you recognize it when it comes back to you. · Start a Hoax and see how many times it goes around the world. -<>- >Newspaper Contest to imitate "Deep Thoughts " * I believe you should live each day as if it is your last, which is why I don't have any clean laundry because, come on, who wants to wash clothes on the last day of their life? -- Age 15 * Give me the strength to change the things I can, the grace to accept the things I cannot, and a great big bag of money. -- Age 13 * Democracy is a beautiful thing, except for that part about letting just any old yokel vote. -- Age 10 * For centuries, people thought the moon was made of green cheese. Then the astronauts found that the moon is really a big hard rock. That's what happens to cheese when you leave it out. -- Age 6 * Think of the biggest number you can. Now add five. Then, imagine if you had that many Twinkies. Wow, that's five more than the biggest number you could come up with! -- Age 6 * As you make your way through this hectic world of ours, set aside a few minutes each day. At the end of the year, you'll have a couple of days saved up. -- Age 7 * Often, when I am reading a good book, I stop and thank my teacher. That is, I used to, until she got an unlisted number. -- Age 15 * It would be terrible if the Red Cross Bloodmobile got into an accident. No, wait. 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Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy." - Groucho Marx "The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has." - Will Rogers "This week, the government added the 1 millionth name to the U.S. terrorist-watch list. So congratulations to Peggy Watkins of Phoenix, Ariz." -Conan O'Brien "As an adolescent I aspired to lasting fame, I craved factual certainty, and I thirsted for a meaningful vision of human life--so I became a scientist. This is like becoming an archbishop so you can meet girls." --Matt Cartmill "I wanted to be a Boy Scout, but I had all the wrong traits. They were looking for kids who were trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. Whereas I tended to be devious, fickle, obstructive, hostile, impolite, mean, defiant, glum, extravagant, dirty, and sacrilegious." --George Carlin "When I was a kid getting to borrow the car was a big deal. Before he handed over the keys, my dad always gave me a lecture. 'Now I'm not giving you this car so you can screw it up.' Well, I said to myself, then I don't want it." --Louie Anderson "You can't believe how much hard work it is to con people into thinking that you're productive when you're unemployed. Always thinking up things to tell them you're going to do tomorrow, having to exaggerate every minute of your nowhere day...it's worse than having a job. At least when you're employed, when people ask about your day you can tell them to shut up and mind their own business." --Drew Carey >Updated FUN STUFF URLS - Oh Yeah :) Shangy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/urls.html FUN URLS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -->This is for all you who love food and DDARE to make it at home Yep. You guessed it - Recipes. 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