Overcoming Hopelessness... :) 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 ================ >-->2 HOT Off The 'Shangy' Press :) This RED HOT Scorcher is from our friend Geniann. For all of us who like to take trips down memory lane, this trip will remind you of some of your favorite stars. Check it out here: ////\\ //||\\ //\|\\ ///||\ /`O-O' ` @ @\ //o o// a a ] > ) | ( _) - - - ~ John Paul George Ringo unknown Nostalgic Golden Memories http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/goldenoldie.html --- ...Such a heartwarming one! Thank You Geniann! I'll have part two later this week! This second hottie is from our friend Linda. It sure is amazing how much God has blessed us over the last 100 years! It is hard to imagine we haven't had such conveniences forever! Check this out here... My How Things Have Changed! o o //@@ o @@ ^^ @@@ v @ _____ / \ / | |\____\ / ( X ) | | | | <___=\ | | | \======\ \|_"_| (____ 100 Years Ago http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/yearsago.html --- ...Wow! An eye opener! Thanks Linda! I agree! The wringer washer is one thing I am most thankful we have risen above - along with ironing! I remember every Monday and Thursday having to come home from school and spend a good hour or two ironing all the clothes! Even the handkerchiefs! -<>- *~* We Had An Excellent Month Of Caring And Sharing Last Month! PLEASE CHECK These Out And SHARE Them With All Your Friends :) Dogs! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/dogs.html Most Extreme House! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/ehouse.html Ten Tips For Living! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/tips.html Athlete Homes! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/athletehomes.html Sand Art 4! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/sandart4.html Pay It Forward! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/payitforward.html Lambo Aventador! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/lambo.html 2012 Most Stunning Photos 1! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/moststunning1.html 2012 Most Stunning Photos 2! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/moststunning2.html We Three Friends! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/threefriends.html Rainbows Of Fall! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/fall.html _. ,-.,-"`""-./ \ / \ `-.| .:::.:::. \ / `-._ ::::::::: | "=\ ':::::' | .==" |o_|_ ':' | _o. ` (_) ,;;;,;;;, ; \\ ;;;;;;;;; \ _. /|-. 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"Ever go fishing?" the policeman ,__ suddenly asked | `'. the man. __ |`-._/_.:---`-.._ \='. _/..--'`__ `'-._ "Ummm, yeah..." \- '-.--"` === / o `', the startled man )= ( .--_ | _.' replied. /_=.'-._ {=_-_ | .--`-. /_.' `\`'-._ '-= \ _.' The officer jgs ) _.-'`'-.. _..-'` grinned and added, /_.' `/";';`| "Ever catch *all* the fish?" \` .'/ '--' ======================================================= +------------ BIZARRE DECEMBER HOLIDAYS ------------+ December 3 National Roof-Over-Your-Head Day December 4 Wear Brown Shoes Day December 5 National Sacher Torte Day December 6 National Gazpacho Day and Mitten Tree Day December 7 National Cotton Candy Day December 8 Take It In The Ear Day December 9 National Pastry Day ============================================================ >-->From GoodCleanFun: .-------. !_______! (((`\\\ ))) (((_o___o_))) ((! !)' !_______! l l unknown >Delivery Nurse When the patient was wheeled into the delivery room, she told me, "I remember you from the last time I gave birth." I was thrilled, especially since it had been a few years. "Do you really remember me?" I asked, milking it. "Yes. You're the nurse who ate all my candy." -<>- >Drive-Thru I decided to grab a burger at a drive-thru. There were no cars in sight, so I rolled right up to the pay window. "We're still serving breakfast. And you have to order at the speaker," the clerk scolded. I drove all the way around the building to the squawk box and ordered a breakfast sandwich. "I'm sorry," she said, "we are now serving lunch." -<>- _ ,-"" "". ,' ____ `. ,' ,' `. `._ (`. _..--.._ ,' ,' \ \ (`-.\ .-"" ""' / ( d _b (`._ `-"" ,._ ( `-( \ <_ ` ( <`< \ `-._\ <`- (__< < : (__ (_<_< ; `------------------------------------------ hjw >Funeral Arrangements While my parents were making pre-planning funeral arrangements, the cemetery salesman pointed out a plot that he thought they would like. "You'll have a beautiful view of the swan pond," he assured them. Dad wasn't sold: "Unless you're including a periscope with my casket, I don't know how I'm going to enjoy it." -<>- >Mall Santa Because of my fluency in American Sign Language, I was hired to be a Santa Claus at the mall. My employer wanted to provide hearing impaired children with a Santa who could communicate with them. I sat for hours, performing for the children who came to visit. But none of them was deaf. Then, two girls approached shyly. One explained that her sister was deaf and could not speak. "What is your name?" I signed slowly. "J-A-S-M-I-N-E," she replied with her fingers, grinning from ear to ear. I was bubbling over with pride when I absent-mindedly signed, "My name is H-E-N-R-Y, nice to meet you." -<>- ,~"""~. ,-/ \-. .' '`._____.'` `. hjw `-._ _,-' `--...--' >Meaningful Gift Every year on my birthday, I looked forward to my aunt's gift ... a scarf, hat, gloves or sweater knitted by hand. One year, she must have had better things to do because I received a ball of yarn, knitting needles, and a how-to-knit book. Her card read: "Hat, some assembly required. ================================================================ >-->From LaughAndLift: * . * _.---._ ___ . ___.' '. * . _____[LLL]______________[LLL]_____ \ / [LLL] [LLL] \ | /____________________________________\ | . )==================================( / . * '|I .-. I .-. I .--. I .-. I .-. 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Anderson) [Edited] A newly adopted child found himself in a big mansion. His new father said, "This is yours, and you have a right to be here. I have made you a joint heir with my only begotten Son. My son paid the price that set you free from your old taskmaster, who was cruel and condemning. I purchased it for you because I love you." It seemed too good to be true, but the child was deeply grateful, and he soon began to form new relationships with the other adopted children. He especially enjoyed the buffet table from which he freely ate. Then it happened! He accidentally knocked over a stack of glasses and a valuable pitcher crashed to the floor and broke. Some dark figure outside the mansion began to accuse him, and he thought, 'You clumsy, stupid kid! You will never get away with this. What right do you have to be here anyway? You'd better hide before your new master finds out, or he will surely throw you out.' At first he was caught up with the wonder of living in the new mansion with a new family and a loving father, but now he was confused. Old tapes created in early childhood began to play again in his mind. He was filled with self-condemning thoughts. 'You don't belong here. You belong in the basement.' So he descended into the basement. The cellar was dreary, dark and depressing. The only light came from the open door at the top of the long stairway. He heard his father calling for him; but he was too ashamed to answer, and he was starting to question whether he had ever been adopted in the first place. Old friends would try to encourage him to come back upstairs, but he didn't think he would fit in. Besides, he was tired and didn't feel like being around people. He made a few half-hearted attempts to climb the stairs, [but never seemed to make it to the top]... Then one day a shaft of light penetrated his mind and reason returned. 'Why not throw myself on the mercy of this one who calls himself my father?' So he mustered his strength and climbed the stairs to face his father. "Father." he said, "I knocked over some glasses and broke a pitcher." Without saying a word, his father took him by the hand and led him into the dining room. To the boy's utter amazement, his father had prepared a banquet for him! "Welcome home, Son," his father said. "There is no condemnation for those who are in my family." Oh, the deep, deep love of Jesus and the matchless grace of God. If we could accept our heavenly Father's gracious love, we would never confine ourselves in the basement of depression or succumb to the grip of hopelessness. "In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will" (Eph. 1:5). "We who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged" (Heb. 6:18), because God has confirmed our inheritance by His unchangeable promise and the unchangeable oath that confirms His promise. Our hope in God is a solid anchor for our souls, and the answer to hopelessness and depression. Since God cannot lie, then the basis for our hope is found in His character and His Word, and not in our failures or in the circumstances of our lives. "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure." (Hebrews 6:19) -<>- *How to tell if you're celebrating a Redneck Thanksgiving* If... - You've ever had Thanksgiving dinner on a Ping-Pong table. - Thanksgiving dinner is squirrel and dumpllings. - You've ever re-used a paper plate. - You have a complete set of salad bowls annd they all say 'Cool Whip' on the side. - You've ever used your ironing board as a buffet table. - Your turkey platter is an old hub cap. - Your best dishes have Dixie printed on thhem. - Your stuffing secret ingredient comes froom the bait shop. - Your only condiment on the dining room taable is ketchup. - Side dishes include beef jerky and Moon PPies. - You have to go outside to get something oout of the 'fridge. - The directions to your house include "turrn off the paved road". - You consider pork and beans to be a gourmmet food. - You have an Elvis Jell-o mold. - Your secret family recipe is illegal. - You serve Vienna Sausage as an appetizer.. -<>- >*Quick Jokes* It was our second anniversary, and my husband sent me flowers at the office. He told the florist to write "Happy Anniversary, Year Number 2. Love, Don" on the card. I was thrilled with the flowers, but not so pleased about the card. It read "Happy Anniversary. You're Number 2." -------- (And there's a lesson in this one too...-Chris) Some Merchants in town posted inspirational messages in front of their stores. One read "The Worst Pest in the World Is a Pessimist." After several months I grew tired of the same sign. So I left a message on the owner's phone machine saying I liked the advice but felt I myself was becoming a pessimist, because the sign never changed. The next day the sign had changed. It now read "What Will Fault Finding People Do in Heaven?" -------- As I was browsing through an old newspaper, I read aloud to my wife a news item about men losing their memory cells faster than women do. "It must be true," she said. "This is the second time you've read that article to me." 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 =========================================================== >-->From Our Friend Johanna :) ) (.) .|. l7J | | _.--| |--._ .-'; ;`-'& ; `&. & & ; & ; ; \ \ ; & &_/ F"""---...---"""J | | | | | | | | | J | | | | | | | F `---.|.|.|.---' Krogg >Government bailout of Hostess Corp. Hostess Bakery plants shut down Friday the result of a union strike idling some 18,000 workers. The Obama administration will hire most all of these displaced employees. The State Department will hire the Twinkies, the Secret Service the Ho Hos, the generals will sleep with the Cupcakes and all the Ding Dongs are going to Congress. --- ...TeeHee! About the size of it. Thanks Johanna! ============================================================ >-->In The Worldly News: >From Our Friend Linda :) I believed it is this bold witness and conviction that we are missing in today's leadership! Great, short video... Please forward if so moved... JJJ Joe A. Rose, Colonel USAF, ret. "If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back." "The Scriptures were not given to increase our knowledge but to change our lives." This is a rather short video that we all should watch, appreciate and fully understand its meaning. It is also one that everyone in our government should be forced to watch several times, at least until they get it!!! If you are one of those that do not forward e-mails, please make this an exception and pass this along to everyone in your address book. I think, the words below say it all!!! Have a Blessed day In Our Lord. Please, keep this going, to everyone, everywhere. Click on: http://www.youtube.com/embed/OvN1jTkzXbY?rel=0 --- ...I Love this - too bad Obama isn't like this! Thanks Linda! -<>- >From Our Friend Bunni :) Storm Pictures... WHAT A COLLECTION OF PHOTOS! http://tinyurl.com/8uxdjmh --- ...Amazing! Thanks Bunni! -<>- >From BizarreNews: Either graphics are getting better, or Canadians are getting drunker. Either way, a bizarre problem has cropped up at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan. For weeks, the cheery image of the burning log was displayed on the video scoreboard at the Saskatchewan Roughriders home venue. The flaming log was also shown on banner screens across the stands. The problem was, from a distance some people thought the stadium was on fire - there have been four frantic calls to 911 in the past few weeks. Deputy fire chief Gerard Kay said callers were very descriptive, reporting "a very bright flame. In some cases even the smell of smoke." Standing in the parking lot at the nearby Regina field house recently, a CBC journalist saw the televised flames apparently looming over neighborhood houses. A fire crew was dispatched to the scene just last week. "It's funny, someone jokingly said, 'Y'know, I don't know about that Yule log. Someone is going to think the stadium is on fire,'" Roughriders CEO Jim Hopson said. "Sure as heck, someone thought the stadium was on fire." Another holiday-themed display will likely go up later, he said. *-- Funeral mixed with football game viewing --* HUGO, Minn. - A Minnesota woman said the funeral for her late boyfriend will involve pizza and watching the Minnesota Vikings take on the Green Bay Packers. Terri Moffitt of Hugo said Don Brommerich, who died of brain cancer Nov. 11 at the age of 53, was "a no-fuss kind of guy" as well as a diehard Vikings fan, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Thursday. "I didn't want a priest or minister that Don didn't know up there blabbing for an hour about a guy he never knew," Moffitt said. "We were looking at the football stuff and I said, 'Oh, there's a Packer-Viking game on Sunday. That's it.'" Tim Tarmann of Roberts Family Funeral Home in Forest Lake helped Moffitt plan the celebration of Brommerich's life. "We are seeing a shift in funeral services where more and more families are wanting a unique celebration to honor their loved ones," Tarmann said. "The Viking-Packer rivalry was significant to Don, so what a perfect way for family and friends to honor his life. Just the way Don would have wanted it." *-- Woman collects 1,030 jigsaw puzzles --* MANILA, Philippines - Guinness World Records confirmed a retired woman in the Philippines collected 1,030 jigsaw puzzles to break the world record. The record keeping organization said Gina Gil Lacuna, 61, of Manila, amassed her collection at her family's bed and breakfast, The Puzzle Mansion, and shattered the record of 238 puzzles set by Luiza Figuereido of Brazil, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported Thursday. Lacuna said she has spent three to four hours per day assembling the puzzles during the past 26 years. She said her collection is still grow- ing and she is planning to donate some of the puzzles to cancer patients. *-- Army lieutenant breaks back flip record --* EL PASO, Texas - A U.S. Army lieutenant performed 49 back flips at halftime of a University of Texas-El Paso football game to set a Guinness world record. Second Lt. Jalyessa Walker, 23, a former cheerleader at the school, performed the feat Saturday during halftime of UTEP's game against Rice University to break the record of 35 back flips set by Miranda Ferguson, 16, a Texas high school cheerleader, the El Paso Times reported Monday. Walker said the total, which will be a world record if approved by Guinness, was one flip short of her goal. "I wish I didn't run out of room so I could have done 50," Walker said. "As soon as I hit the concrete, I was starting to get tired and scared because I didn't want to fall." *-- Russians offered end-of-world kit for $27 --* MOSCOW - Russians can face the Mayan apocalypse fully prepared thanks to a kit being sold that includes a bottle of vodka and -- as a nod to pessimists -- some rope. For those who think they might have a chance of surviving whatever comes on Dec. 21, the kits contain other staples: a packet of buckwheat, a can of fish, candles, matches, notepad, pencil, heart and other medication, and soap. It also has a helpful tutorial on post-apocalypse board games to pass the time after the world as we know it comes to an end. The kits, produced by a local bridal party operator as a joke gift, cost 890 rubles ($27), RIA Novosti report- ed Monday. Funny or not, the sale of more than 1,000 of the kits prompted local officials to put the kibosh on the operation because special permits are needed to sell alcohol or medication. The kits are in response to the supposed cataclysm to come at the end to the 5,000-year Mayan calendar, which lists Dec. 21 as its final date. ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend Linda :) .. * * * * * * * * * * $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ .$$$$. * * * * * * * * * * $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. .$$$$$ * * * * * * * * * * ::::::::::::::::::::::::::. .::::::::' * * * * * * * * * * $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$F * * * * * * * * * * $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$d$$$$$$$" ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::; $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::; ^$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$" ^$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ":::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::" ""$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$L ;; ;::::::::::::::::;; ;;:::. $$$$$$" "" $$$$$; Donna Shepherd ^$$" $$$$ "" >How to Recognize an American Written by an Australian Dentist To Kill an American You probably missed this in the rush of news, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper, an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American. So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know what an American is. So they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!) 'An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan. An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans. An American is Christian , or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan . The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses. An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God. An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world. The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness. An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return. When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country! As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan ... The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty, welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11 , 2001 earning a better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists. So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American. Please keep this going! Pass this around the World . Then pass it around again. It says it all, for all of us. Please do not just delete. Pass it on first. Thanks! --- ...Awesome! Thanks Linda! ======================================================== >-->From Our Friend Bunni :) >Hints & Tips: ._, .\. | \ Miami* \ New Orleans / \ \ | *---,_*Houston \_/\ \ '__-____'--, | \ _._, \_---.-' | / | Dallas |~~~~~ | ~'-. Atlanta | | |~~~\_*_, | | .-___ /'\ * \__|__/ | ~| | | | *Los Angeles /'-__'-/~ *Memphis |___| *Santa Fe |\. ~. / /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----' \ '. \--~~~_,/ _-~\ | | | | \ *San Fran. |DC / \__.' | *StL *KC_____| *Denver |Reno*\ '. ,|'*_/_ .' | | |----\ '---------. | | | /}~~~~~_| _,| .-*Chicago \__ | |__|___ | | NYC'} .-~/ ~~| |--|_____| ~~~~| | | ~~--__| .-'_*'~~~~~| \_. | | \ \ |________| | / Boston*~|'. -~~ (_/ / *Mnpls-----| \ / | .'|| |_/ /__\_ / \ | | |~~--~*Portland < '/~ '---__ |_____|_______ | / | \ | ' ~~~---__ *\_\ '~ ~~'Seattle STORE CANS UPSIDE DOWN I've found that storing canned goods upside down has two benefits. First, the tops stay cleaner (so dust and so forth won't get into the food when you open the can--a problem, especially if you store things in a basement). Second, the cans empty more easily (especially when it comes to foods like beans) because the contents are already pressed against the top. A CAN-DO ATTITUDE Tired of using a spoon or spatula to dig out the contents of an opened can, I was happy to discover an easier way: Simply turn the can over and pierce the bottom with a can opener, then give the can a couple of quick shakes or a few raps on the countertop and the contents will just plot out easily. (Just make sure you place a bowl underneath the can before you get started.) HOT IDEA: WARMING TACO SHELLS A quick and easy way to heat store-bought taco shells, is to hang them upside down from the bars of your oven rack. The shells warm evenly and are easy to remove. TASTIER SWEET TEA Try a teaspoon or two of a powdered drink mix (lemonade, Hi-C, even Tang!) instead of sugar to sweeten a glass of iced tea. It adds a flavor boost and sweetens at the same time. NEW USE FOR MAGNETS The interior walls and ceiling of most refrigerators are made of metal, and I realized I could use this to my advantage. How? I use magnetic clips to fix small bags of leftovers or other food items to the ceiling and sides of the inside of my fridge. The bags are easy to spot, and then make good use of otherwise unused space. 'GRAB BAG' BREAD To save money, I like to buy in bulk, and to save time, I like to cook in bulk. Every so often, I line up several zipper-lock plastic freezer bags and measure out the dry ingredients for my favorite bread: flour, yeast, salt, sugar, seasonings, and so on. When I want to make bread, all I have to do is grab a bag from the freezer, dump the contents into my bread machine, and add the wet ingredients. Bread making couldn't be quicker or easier. - unless you only make one bread recipe, I'd label which recipe was which before freezing. Wouldn't want to have a cup of sugar in a savory bread recipe!) --- ...Cool Tips! Thanks Bunni! -<>- >Funnies: ,. /-| (--; (,-'; _/_.-'; _/-.__._< .-'`-.__ '\ .'`---=___`===': /_..---' ___.--.' |` ___.--' __ .i| |-' ___.--'_.8:E| \,-' __.-/88::E! `-.,' _.'|88::E| `;'../88:: E; |.'!88::E"/ /.''!"iiE / `--'`._.-' hjw Children Writing About the Ocean... If you are surrounded by ocean, you are an island. If you don't have ocean all round you, you are incontinent. (age 7) Sharks are ugly and mean, and have big teeth, just like Emily Richardson She is not my friend any more. (Kyie, age 6) When ships had sails, they used to use the trade winds to cross the ocean. Sometimes when the wind didn't blow the sailors would whistle to make the wind come. My brother said they would have been better off eating beans. (William, age 7) Some fish are dangerous. Jellyfish can sting. Electric eels can give you a shock. They have to live in caves under the sea where I think they have to plug themselves into chargers. (Christopher, age 7) The ocean is made up of water and fish. Why the fish don't drown I don't know. (Bobby, age 6) My dad was a sailor on the ocean and knows all about the ocean. What he doesn't know is why he quit being a sailor and married my mom. (James, age 7) If you didn't chuckle at one of these, you need to find a better sense of humor. -<>- -=- (\ _ /) (`\(")/') (`/\') \\/^\// / \ hjw / \ `-._.-' >Angelic antics A Sunday school teacher asked her little children, as they were on the way to church service, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?" One bright little girl replied, "Because people are sleeping." -<>- The preacher was wired for sound with a lapel mike, and as he preached, he moved briskly about the platform, jerking the mike cord as he went. Then he moved to one side, getting wound up in the cord and nearly tripping before jerking it again. After several circles and jerks, a little girl in the third pew leaned toward her mother and whispered, "If he gets loose, will he hurt us?" -<>- Six-year old Angie and her four-year old brother Joel were sitting together in church. Joel giggled, sang and talked out loud. Finally, his big sister had had enough. "You're not supposed to talk out loud in church." "Why? Who's going to stop me?" Joel asked. Angie pointed to the back of the church and said, "See those two men standing by the door? They're hushers." -<>- My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, "Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?" I mentally polished my halo while I asked, "No, how are we alike?" "You're both old," he replied. -<>- A ten-year old, under the tutelage of her grandmother, was becoming quite knowledgeable about the Bible. Then one day she floored her grandmother by asking, "Which Virgin was the mother of Jesus? The Virgin Mary or the King James Virgin?" -<>- A Sunday school class was studying the Ten Commandments. They were ready to discuss the last one. The teacher asked if anyone could tell her what it was. Susie raised her hand, stood tall, and quoted, "Thou shall not take the covers off the neighbor's wife." -<>- A little boy was in a relative's wedding. As he was coming down the aisle, he would take two steps, stop, and turn to the crowd. While facing the crowd he would put his hands up like claws and roar. So it went, step, step, ROAR - step, step, ROAR, all the way down the aisle. As you can imagine the crowd was near tears by the time he reached the pulpit. The little boy, however, was getting more and more distressed from all the laughing, and was also near tears by the time he reached the pulpit. When asked what he was doing, the child sniffed and said, "I was being the Ring Bear." -<>- One Sunday in a Midwest city, a young child was "acting up" during the morning worship hour. The parents did their best to maintain some sense of order in the pew but were losing the battle. Finally, the father picked the little fellow up and walked sternly up the aisle on his way out. Just before reaching the safety of the foyer, the little one called loudly to the congregation, "Pray for me! Pray for me!" -<>- One particular four-year old prayed, "And forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets." -<>- A little boy was overheard praying: "Lord, if you can't make me a better boy don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I am." --- ...LOL! Jewels! Thanks Bunni! =========================================================== >-->From CleanLaffs: |). ____________ /| \ /) (\ / ,,____,, \:. ,| |__| [][][] |__|: : / [][][] \ : : ( |_ ! ( |< ejm / [][][] \ : : _____________ Please leave a / [][][] \ .. /[]_______oooo\ message at the =====|________________|==========|_____________| sound of the tone |)()()()()() After four years of separation, my wife and I finally divorced amicably. I wanted to date again, but I had no idea of how to start, so I decided to look in the personals column of the local newspaper. After reading through all the listings, I circled three that seemed possible in terms of age and interest, but I put off calling them. Two days later, there was a message on my answering machine from my ex-wife. "I came over to your house to borrow some tools today and saw the ads you circled in the paper. Don't call the one in the second column. It's me." -<>- I was having lunch with my nine-year-old son, when the waitress came by to ask if we wanted a drink. "I'll have a decapitated coffee," my son said in all seriousness. The waitress smiled and poured him a cup. Not to be outdone, she later returned with the coffeepot a few minutes later and said, "Can I put a head on that for you?" -<>- A donkey had an IQ of 186. He had no friends at all though. Because even in the animal kingdom, nobody likes a smart-ass. -<>- ___ /\/_\_ \/ )))) ",".// \%_,O _||___ /)___/_\ '(_/\_)\/\ />,\\/ / \/\ \o\/==/\ \/o__ (/| /o\\ \,\\- // \ | \ /o| | \ \ / / / o \ \ / / \ | \ / | o / \ o \ \ / | \ \ / / / o / \ / | o \ ) | /__/\___/_____/\___o/ b'ger =' =' Carole was planning her upcoming wedding and asked to wear her mother's wedding gown. When she tried it on, it was a perfect fit on her petite frame. Suddenly, her mother's eyes filled with tears. Putting an arm around her, Carole lovingly said, "Don't cry, Mom. Remember, you aren't losing a daughter, you're gaining a son." "Oh, forget about that!" her mother sobbed. "I used to fit into that gown!" -<>- Watching her mother as she tried on her new fur coat, the young daughter said unhappily, "Mom, do you realize some poor dumb beast suffered so you could have that?" The woman shot her an angry look, "How dare you talk about your father like that!" -<>- After a Southern man moved from Atlanta to a city suburb, a fellow passenger on a train asked how he liked it in the country. "It was difficult at first," the man replied, "but it's a lot better since I got myself a paramour." The passenger was astonished. "A paramour?" he said. "Does your wife know?" "Sure," said the Southerner. "Why should she care how I cut the lawn." -<>- _*_ ....iiooiioo __/_|_\__ [(o)_R_(o)] fe One day a State Trooper was pulling off an expressway near Chicago. When he turned onto the street at the end of the ramp, he noticed someone at a chicken place getting into his car. The driver placed the bucket of chicken on top of his car, got in and drove off with the bucket still on top of his car. So the trooper decides to pull him over and perform a com- munity service by giving the driver his chicken. So he pulled him over, walked up to the car, pulled the bucket off the roof and offered it to the driver. The driver looks at the trooper and says, "No thanks, I just bought some." -<>- Ad found among the miscellaneous listing in the Stanwood/ Camano, Washington, News: "Caution, homeowners between Warm Beach and Stanwood. Daughter will be learning how to drive. Use caution after leaving garage or porch. Farmers advised to place hay bales around barns, farm equipment and slow-moving livestock. She will be driving white sedan with frightened father aboard." -<>- A guy traveling through the prairies of the USA stopped at a small town and went into a bar to wash the dust of the road out of his throat. He stood at the end of the bar, ordered a drink and lit up a cigar. He stood there sipping his drink and quietly blowing smoke rings. After he blew nine or ten smoke rings into the air, an angry American Indian stomped up to him and said, "Listen, buddy, one more remark like that and I'm going to punch you right in the face!" ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend PatDeE :) .-'''''-. |'-----'| /`-.....-`\ | <_} | | .-\-. | _,._ | /# ` \ | __.-` `"""-. | \ / | ..--' `"-. `)_,._ \ '-'-' / (` )--.-"``` `"-.`'-----'` '-----------' ( ) jgs `-------------` >EATING IN THE UK IN THE FIFTIES (Thanks to Frans R.) * Pasta had not been invented. * Curry was an unknown entity. * Olive oil was kept in the medicine cabinet * Spices came from the Middle East where we believed that they were used for embalming * Herbs were used to make rather dodgy medicine. * A takeaway was a mathematical problem. * A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower. * Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time. * The only vegetables known to us were spuds, peas, carrots and cabbage, anything else was regarded as being a bit suspicious. * All crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not. * Condiments consisted of salt, pepper, vinegar and brown sauce if we were lucky. * Soft drinks were called pop. * Coke was something that we mixed with coal to make it last longer. * A Chinese chippy was a foreign carpenter. * Rice was a milk pudding, and never, ever part of our dinner. * A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining. * A Pizza Hut was an Italian shed. .----------------. /__________________\ ||\ ________ /| _ | || |: :| |o(_)| || |;-""""-;| |o(_)| || |________| | __ | ||/__________\|[__]| hjw "------------------" * A microwave was something out of a science fiction movie. * Brown bread was something only poor people ate. * Oil was for lubricating your bike not for cooking, fat was for cooking * Bread and jam was a treat. * Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves, not bags. * The tea cosy was the forerunner of all the energy saving devices that we hear so much about today. * Tea had only one colour, black. Green tea was not British. * Coffee was only drunk when we had no tea.. and then it was Camp, and came in a bottle. * Cubed sugar was regarded as posh. * Figs and dates appeared every Christmas, but no one ever ate them. * Sweets and confectionery were called toffees. * Coconuts only appeared when the fair came to town. * Black puddings were mined in Bolton Lancashire. * Jellied eels were peculiar to Londoners. * Salad cream was a dressing for salads, mayonnaise did not exist * Hors d'oeuvre was a spelling mistake. * The starter was our main meal. * Soup was a main meal. * The menu consisted of what we were given, and was set in stone. * Only Heinz made beans, any others were impostors. * Leftovers went in the dog. * Special food for dogs and cats was unheard of. * Sauce was either brown or red. * Fish was only eaten on Fridays. * Fish didn't have fingers in those days. * Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi. /\ __ \ .-':::. \ :::::|\ |,\:::'/ \ `.:::-' \ `-. \ ___ `-. | .-'';:::. `-.-' / ',''.;;;\ | ','','.''| |\ ' ,',' /' `.`-.___.-;' `--._.-' AsH * Ready meals only came from the fish and chip shop. * For the best taste fish and chips had to be eaten out of old newspapers. * Frozen food was called ice cream. * Nothing ever went off in the fridge because we never had one. * Ice cream only came in one colour and one flavour. * None of us had ever heard of yoghurt. * Jelly and blancmange was only eaten at parties. * If we said that we were on a diet, we simply got less. * Healthy food consisted of anything edible. (*) (*) (__) ^ ^ (__) (oo) | | | @(oo)@ [..] | = | [..]@@ \ | U (-) | | | | (-) U @@@@ || ==<_\=====/_|______=_____|=|____________=__|____\====/_>== || || ) |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ( || ||___)==||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||==(___|| |\====| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |====/| | \ | | | | / | = * = = = = * = candlelight dinner cfbd * Healthy food had to have the ability to stick to your ribs. * Calories were mentioned but they had nothing at all to do with food. * The only criteria concerning the food that we ate were ... did we like it and could we afford it. * People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy so and sos. * Indian restaurants were only found in India . * A seven course meal had to last a week. * Brunch was not a meal. * Cheese only came in a hard lump. * If we had eaten bacon lettuce and tomato in the same sandwich we would have been certified * A bun was a small cake back then. * A tart was a fruit filled pastry, not a lady of horizontal pleasure. * The word" Barbie" was not associated with anything to do with food. * Eating outside was called a picnic. * Cooking outside was called camping. * Seaweed was not a recognized food. * Offal was only eaten when we could afford it. //////////////////////// ////////////////////////| //////////////////////// | ////////////////////////| | | _\/_ | _\/_ | | | )o(> | <)o( | | | _/ <\ | /> \_ | | | (_____) | (_____) | |_ | ~~~oOo~~~ | ~~~0oO~~~ |/__| _|====\_=====|=====_/====|_ || |_|\_________ O _________/|_||| ||//////////|_|\\\\\\\\\\|| || || || |\_\\ || || ||/|| \\_\\ ||/|| ||/|| \)_\) ||/|| || || \ o / || || || \ / || LGB || || ________ \________/====== / ( || ) \ * Eggs only came fried or boiled. * Hot cross buns were only eaten at Easter time. * Pancakes were only eaten on Pancake Tuesday - in fact in those days it was compulsory. * "Kebab" was not even a word never mind a food. * Hot dogs were a type of sausage that only the Americans ate. * Cornflakes had arrived from America but it was obvious that they would never catch on. * The phrase "boil in the bag" would have been beyond our realms of comprehension. * The idea of "oven chips" would not have made any sense at all to us. * The world had not yet benefited from weird and wonderful things like Pot Noodles, Instant Mash and Pop Tarts. === === === === ___===____________oooo___________oooo____________===___ |___===___________________________________________===___| === | /O O\ | === dwb || || jrb === || || === ( | _ | ) || ( ) || _ || _/_-_\_ || \ ooooO /___|___\ Ooooo == ((( )|____^____|( ))) / \ (|)MMMMM| |#####(|) |MILK| (_)MMMM/ \####(_) |____| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- __ ____ ___ __ ___ ___ ( )(_ _) ( \ / \( _)/ __) )( )( ) ) )( () )) _)\__ \ (__) (__) (___/ \__/(___)(___/ ____ _ _ ___ ___ __ ___ _ _ __ __ __ ___ _ (_ _)( )( )( _) ( ,) / \( \( \/ ) / _) / \ / \( \ / \ )( )__( ) _) ) ,\( () )) ) )\ / ( (/\( () )( () )) ) )\_/ (__) (_)(_)(___) (___/ \__/(___/(__/ \__/ \__/ \__/(___/ (_) * We bought milk and cream at the same time in the same bottle. * Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold. * Lettuce and tomatoes in winter were just a rumour. * Most soft fruits were seasonal except perhaps at Christmas. * Prunes were medicinal. * Surprisingly muesli was readily available in those days, it was called cattle feed. * Turkeys were definitely seasonal. * Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one. * We didn't eat Croissants in those days because we couldn't pronounce them, we couldn't spell them and we didn't know what they were. * We thought that Baguettes were a serious problem the French needed to deal with. /######\ /##########\ / \###/ \ / \#/ \ /\| |/\ | | \ ==\ /== / | | \| \<|>\ /<|>/ |/ /| \__ | - \ - | /#| \#\ | | | /###| \##\ | \| | /#####| \###\ | _______ | /######| \####\ | / \/ \/ \|/#######| |######\| |#########| |########\______/##########| |#########\ /##########/ |##########\ |#########/\ /###########\/########/###\ /################\######/########\ /##################\###/###########\ /###################\#/##############\ /####################/#################\ /###################/####################\ VICKY WILKS * Garlic was used to ward off vampires, but never used to flavour bread. * Water came out of the tap, if someone had suggested bottling it and charging treble for it they would have become a laughing stock. * Food hygiene was all about washing your hands before meals. * Campylobacter, Salmonella, E.coli, Listeria, and Botulism were all called "food poisoning." * The one thing that we never ever had on our table in the fifties . elbows. --- ...Wow! 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