Things I Never Learned In High School 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 ================ *~* 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! THANK YOU!! AND For Facebook Users: Please Friend Me / Like Me here... http://tinyurl.com/cma6all AND For Google Plus Users: You can find me here... 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Be sure to give a couple minutes and check this one out here: .---._ _.-'"""'-._ _.---. :.---._`.: .- -. ;.'_.---.; : ' `.': .`.' ` ; `....-':'::. 0 0 .' :;`-....' :.:'_:---:_`::; .--._ `:_( )_:' _.--. .----. ``-.' \ / `.-'' .----. : : .---'': `-.-' :--''''-. : : ___: :____.--''`. : .'``--._____: :_____ : :_.'| ' | `''"'|"'' | ` `._; : ____`-'____|_______|_______|_______|_______|___`-'______ | | | | | | | ______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|___ | | | | | | | _|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ jgs | | | | | | | ____|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_____ Breathtaking Photos 2! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/breathtaking2.html --- ...Absolutely Stunning! Thanks my friends! -<>- >-->NEWS From Our Friend Fran :) >I am on the Riverside County Trump team and am having a ball! This is a video I am in, first it is Trump then it goes into us at a street corner rally. Then it's me saying something I wrote, if you want the words I will send its, I tell it like it is. I am having a great time at the rally's, signing up voters and going door to door. The video goes on to other rally's we are having and it is super duper fun. 4 13 16 rally - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lYO_Wb_1Dg&feature=youtu.be - Fran Booth The below was sent by a friend: The immigrants are taking many jobs other than farm workers. They work in banks, and department stores, government offices (need to be able to communicate with all those on welfare). And many do not work at all. Some of those I worked with at the B & B were very lazy and dishonest and would take items left in the rooms by guests, use their perfume, etc. I would like to see all of those who are not here legally sent packing immediately. I myself cannot get back into the USA without a passport card, so they must know they are not supposed to be coming here/sneaking in. Business owners are supposed to screen them but fake documents are available in San Diego and other places, so it has been hard to know if they are legal or not. >From An Update EMAIL: The words are: Trump is my guy He's honest and truthful And doesn't lie He is like our family We love Trump He will keep our country free He is smart and uses his head That's nothing like Ole lyin' Ted Trump as President, I would like to see It's the only right way To make our country the way it's meant to be. -Fran Booth. --- ...TeeHee! So Glad you are enjoying yourself Fran! Love the video! Awesome! Keep up the good work! Thanks Fran! ======================================================= >-->From SmileZilla: ,' __/,-`-. ,' `". .;` _. ._'. .--._ /.` ` _ ` \ __ (,--._`( (0 (0 |,--\ \ ,;('-_ __.-----.; | `"` \ /`.` | \.--' _.--\--| ; ;\,..___ .' _.-';`\ \ / |'---._` .' .'`|\ \ '---' /'--. '. | \ `;-----; '. ;:.\ '...-'`\ / ``'| | |.::. \ | /` \ / \ jgs /.:::. '----' \ The Chaplain had been assigned to the ship and he noticed how much grief the cooks (Mess Specialists) caught from the crew and how they gave back as much as they got. He talked to the Food Service Officer and decided to talk to the cooks and get them to be more cheerful when they served the meals to the sailors coming down the line. "A smile, a cheerful comment, and a willingness to serve, will all reap great benefits," he told them. After his pep talk the Food Service Officer and the Chaplain stood back and watched the food being served. A new sailor aboard walked down the line but he didn't like anything he saw so he just carried his tray down the line till he got to the desert section. He picked up a saucer containing a large piece of chocolate cake. The Mess Specialist looked at him, "Is that all you're gonna eat?" he asked. The sailor said, "Yeah, the rest of it don't look too appetizing." The Mess Specialist smiled and said, "Well, in that case would you like two pieces of cake?" The Chaplain smiled and nudged the Food Service Officer in the ribs, "I told you my talk did them some good." The kid said, "Yeah, man, I'd appreciate it." The cook leaned over and cut the piece of cake on the tray in half. -<>- In court to plead his case, an alleged auto thief listened as the judge asked the simple question, "How do you plead?" The defendant, representing himself replied, "Before I plead, your honor, I'd like to explain just why I stole that car." -<>- Mr Smith was seated comfortably in his living room one evening when a rock crashed through the window and landed at his feet, amidst a shower of splintered glass. To the rock was attached a note: "Unless you pay us $10,000 according to instructions, we will kidnap your wife." After some thought, Mr Smith sat down at his desk and penned a reply: Gentlemen, Your rock of the above date has been received. I don't have $10,000 at this time. However, please keep in touch, as your proposition interests me. J. Smith ======================================================= +------------ BIZARRE HOLIDAYS ------------+ April 18 is Newspaper Columnists Day and Patriot's Day April 19 is National Garlic Day April 20 is Look Alike Day and Volunteer Recognition Day April 21 is Kindergarten Day and National High Five Day April 22 is Girl Scout Leader Day and National Jelly Bean Day April 23 is Lover's Day, National Zucchini Bread Day, Take a Chance Day and World Laboratory Day April 24 is Pig in a Blanket Day ======================================================= >-->From GoodCleanFun: _(,__ __), (_,d888888888b,d888888888b d888888888888/888888888888b_) (_8888888P'""'`Y8Y`'""'"Y88888b Y8888P.-' ` '-.Y8888b_) ,_Y88P (_(_( )_)_) d88Y_, Y88b, (o ) (o ) d8888P `Y888 '-' '-' `88Y` ,d/O\ c /O\b, jgs \_/'.,______w______,.'\_/ >Regular or Premium? When the family car developed a slight knock, the husband asked his wife if she had bought regular or premium gas, but she couldn't remember. "You probably got the cheaper gas," he said. "That could account for the engine running so rough." "No, the gas wasn't cheaper!" she replied indignantly. "Well, how much did it cost?" asked the husband. "It cost the same as always," said the wife. "I bought the usual thirty dollars worth." -<>- >You Know What They Say ..... "Everything Comes In Threes" - Not true. In reality, everything comes in ones. Sometimes, when three "ones" come in a row, it seems like everything comes in threes. By the way, in medieval times, it was widely believed that everything came in twenty- sixes. They were wrong, too. It just took them longer to recognize the pattern. "You Can't Take It With You (when you die)" - Well..., that depends on what it is. If it's your dark blue suit, you can certainly take it with you. In fact, not only can you take it with you, you can probably put some things in your pockets. "You Learn Something New Every Day" - Actually, you learn something old every day. Just because you've just learned it, doesn't mean it's new. Other people already knew it, Columbus is a good example of this. "You Get What You Pay For" - Clearly this is not true. Have you been shopping recently? Only a very naive person would believe that you get what you pay for. In point of fact, if you check your purchases carefully, you'll find that you get whatever they feel like giving you. "Nice Guys Finish Last" - Not true. Studies have shown that, on average, nice guys finish third in a field of six. Actually, short guys finish last. By the way, in medieval times, it was widely believed that nice guys finished twenty-sixth. You can see how limited those people were. -<>- >Picking Up The father listened from the other room as his wife patiently said to their five-year-old, "Please pick up your toys." After a few minutes, the mom again reminded their daughter. Finally she asked, "Why aren't you picking your things up?" Dad rolled his eyes when he heard his daughter answer, "I'm playing house and I'm the dad, so I don't know where anything goes." -<>- >Turn That Racket Off! Feeling tired, I flopped on the living-room sofa. Within seconds music from my daughter's radio blared from the kitchen, disturbing my much-needed peace. As calmly as I could, I called, "Please turn that racket off! It's driving me crazy!" "Okay, Mom," my loving daughter yelled back. Then she turned off the dishwasher. -<>- >Responsible Employer to applicant: "In this job we need someone who is responsible." Applicant: "I'm the one you want. On my last job, every time anything went wrong, they said I was responsible." ----------- Today's saying or thought ------------------------- I'm super lazy. That's just like normal lazy, but I wear a cape. ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend LouiseA :) ___---___ .-- --. ./ \. / o \ / .. o | | ;` '. | | : : | | `._ _.' | | ``--.-' .- |. .| _.'| | : : \ `--'--' / : : \ / : : `\ /' : : `--___ ___--' : : --- _.' `-._ ~~/ \____...-' `\ :_. `----./ / |`` . ._: :_:_:_: |__ ~~~ _.-`._:._:-' /``````---``` \ jgs / | \ ____/ | \___ __.--'' | ```---..__ `\ _| _.' `\ _.-'' `-._ _.' `\ .-' `-._ _.' `\ .' `-._.' `' >JOKES Two elderly ladies meet at the launderette after not seeing one another for some time. After inquiring about each other's health, one asked how the other's husband was doing. "Oh! Ted died last week. He went out to the garden to cut a cabbage for dinner, had a heart attack, and dropped down dead -- right there in the middle of the vegetable patch!" "Oh dear! I'm very sorry," replied her friend. "What did you do?" "Called and had a pizza delivered instead. Hadn't brought the cabbage in yet." -------- A long-time married couple came upon a wishing well. The wife leaned over, made a wish and threw in a penny. The husband decided to make a wish too, but he leaned over too much, fell into the well, and drowned. The wife was stunned for a moment but then smiled. "Wow! It really WORKS!" -------- My doctor put me on a diet. I told him that the diet was making me very tired all the time. So he prescribed pep pills. Now I eat faster. -------- One October my wife and I spent a vacation on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. We were eager to visit the rain forests near the coast, but we heard that snow slides had made some of the roads impassable. Although apprehensive about the conditions we might run into, we drove on. Sure enough, we had gone only a short way up the High Rain Forest Road when we saw a sign: "Ice 10 miles." Five miles farther on there was another: "Ice 5 miles." The next one was: "Ice 1/2 mile." We practically crept that half-mile. Then we came to the last sign. It was outside a small grocery store, and it read: "Ice 75 cents." -------- Little Morris asked his aunt Sadie how old she was. "I'm 39 and holding," replied Auntie Sadie. Little Morris thought for a moment, then said, "And how old would you be if you let go?" -------- Barry had long heard the stories of an amazing family tradition. It seems that his father, grandfather and great-grandfather had all been able to walk on water on their 18th birthday. On that special day, they'd each walked across the lake to the pub on the far side for their first legal drink. When Barry's 18th birthday came around, he and his pal, Slick, took a boat out to the middle of the lake. Barry stepped out of the boat... and darn near drowned! Slick just barely managed to pull him to safety. Furious and confused, Barry went to see his Grandmother. "Grandma?" he asked, "Tis me 18th birthday, so why can't I walk across the lake like my father, his father and his father before him?" Granny looked deep into Barry's, troubled eyes and said, "Because yer father, yer grandfather and yer great-grandfather were born in December, when the lake is frozen. You were born in August, when it's NOT frozen! Ya bloomin' idiot!" ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend Geniann :) , _="=.=^; _, .-' '."^ "=._ _,-=.`; =-`\ `-==, ` `. .'=._ =-`'. _.-=`.-. ;_.'_,=-' '\~_ `-== / \.--. '=-.,__ _`\. / |0 / \ __,=-' \ /_ .--. |0 )`-._ ,_`\ / / `\`"---''=-.`; \^~ /_ | `=-., __\ / | __,-' , ._,.=-`. \ ` | ''"^.--.,; .="` \ | `-=` `-..' .-"'. \| _\ / \, .=" ) ) /' / /,\ \ /' , / \_ \/ / / .--,--. | | /_/ / |_ | \ / `"=-..__ | `=,_ _/`=-,__ `"=-.._ \ `""'"`/ `"=-._ `"=-._ `=._ _,' `"=-.____,='` /`"=--==. | jgs __/_/ |_|_. -------- / / \-----/ \ \-------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | -------- \_\__/-. \__/_/-------------------------- V V | V |V >Musings Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should have remained single.' - Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter) I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: - 'No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.' - Eleanor Roosevelt Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement. - Mark Twain The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible - George Burns Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year. - Victor Borge Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. - Mark Twain By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. - Socrates I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury. - Groucho Marx My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe. - Jimmy Durante I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back. - Zsa Zsa Gabor Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. - Alex Levine My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying. - Rodney Dangerfield Money can't buy you happiness. But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery. - Spike Milligan Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP. - Joe Namath I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap. - Bob Hope I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it. - W. C. Fields We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress. - Will Rogers Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you. - Winston Churchill Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out. - Phyllis Diller By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere. - Billy Crystal And the cardiologist's diet: - If it tastes good spit it out. ~~~~ May your troubles be less, may your blessings be more, and may nothing but happiness come through your door --- ...TeeHee! Thanks Geniann! ======================================================= >-->In The Worldly News: >From BizarreNews: A trained owl that was supposed to deliver the rings at a Canadian wedding instead took an ill-fated flight for freedom that ended with a crash. The video shows an owl named Max take off from its trainer's arm when it is summoned to perform its duties by a man saying, "Max, come here!" Max appears initially to head toward the couple, but makes a turn and flies toward the back of the church. The owl seems to be making a break for freedom, or at least some fresh air, but he ends up with neither when he crashes into the glass window and falls to the ground. The video's caption says the owl was hired to deliver the rings because the bride was "a big fan of owls." "The owl is OK," the post says. *--------------- 21st Century Perv ---------------* ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Residents of an Alaska neighborhood said their privacy is being violated by an unusually high-tech peeping Tom using a camera drone. Neighbors in the Prominence Pointe area of Anchorage said the drone has been seen flying close to homes and appeared to use its camera to look into windows. Melissa Bolland said her children alerted her to the drone flying around their home. "My children noticed it first. It kind of came down, hovered around like above the trampoline over there, went around the house kind of really low, hanging to the windows, and then went straight up to the tree and then off again," Bolland said. Neighbor Bri Tollefsen said she tried chasing the drone in her car to find its owner, but she lost track of it. "My gut feeling is it's here casing homes and trying to find out who's there or not," Tollefsen said. "The moment you feel like your privacy is taken away in your own home, it's not a good feeling." Police confirmed they responded to at least one call about a window-peeping drone, but the device was not located and no report was filed. The Federal Aviation Administration bars the use of personal drones over private property without permission and the law requires owners to be within line-of-sight of their aircraft at all times. -<>- -It's so hard to see white women in the sand- A little harmless recreation is a lot less harmless than it used to be. Even sunbathing on the beach can be fraught with dangers, and I'm not talking about sunburn or melanoma. A woman who was lying out on a beach in Louisiana was hospitalized and needed surgery after being run over by a police officer. Officer Norris Esponge Jr. was driving a police pickup truck on a beach when he ran over 24-year-old Lindsey Gordon. She and her cooler were dragged a few feet before her friend screamed for the officer to stop driving. Gordon suffered a shattered pelvis and internal bleeding. She underwent multiple surgeries. Grand Isle Police said that the initial investigation shows that the officer was not under the influence while driving. He allegedly drove around her one time, and he did not see anyone on the beach. However, when he came around the second time, the officer did not notice the woman and he drove over her. "I just can't see how he could not see them laying there," Gordon's mother Suzanne Baggett said. The Grand Isle Police is investigating the incident involving one of their own, but the Gordon family is now demanding that the case should be turned over to the Louisiana State Police. At least with the settlement she will get Lindsey will be able to afford to lay out on beaches in Cancun or Jamaica, I mean, after the body cast comes off and she's finished with the rehabilitation. *---- A Very Difficult Way to Commit Suicide ----* POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - A man from Florida has constructed a bubble-like vessel that he plans to use to travel to along the Bermuda triangle. Reza Baluchi has set out to travel from Pompano Beach to Bermuda, Haiti, Cuba and Puerto Rico in a man-propelled bubble he calls a hydro-pod. The bubble has 36 buoyancy balls on each side and Baluchi will be equipped with a life vest containing a water filter, a GPS tracking device, and shark repellent. Baluchi attempted the trip once before in October 2014, but his voyage was cut short when Coast Guard officials rescued him after his GPS fell into the ocean 70 miles off of St. Augustine. "They burst my bubble, and now I put signs up that say 'Please don't burst my bubble,'" he said. Baluchi is an endurance athlete and has also attempted other feats including surviving six weeks in Death valley and running around the perimeter of the United States. He also said he began jumping rope in a sauna and running 20 miles a day to prepare for the trip. Baluchi said that he uses his stunts to raise money for children in need and plans to run through every country in the world to gather funds for that cause. "I try to do the best thing from my heart. Giving help to children," he said. He began his journey by casting off from Pompano Beach on Wednesday afternoon and requested that Coast Guard officials leave him alone this time around. *---- god Has Come and It's Not Who You Expected ----* 13-year-old Muhammad Raihan from the Indonesian village of Mamburung on the island of Borneo suffers from a rare genetic condition called Werewolf Syndrome which causes his hands, legs, back and stomach to be covered in hair. But Muhammad has turned down medical treatment for his ultra rare condition because he thinks it's a blessing from god. In fact, the boy is revered as a Hindu deity in his Indonesian village because of his unusually thick, three inch long black hair which practically covers his entire body. Muhammed faces name-calling from some peers who liken him to Hindu monkey god Hanuman. But the devout Muslim, who lives with his widowed mother and four siblings, is unfazed with the name-calling and considers himself to be god's special child. Muhammed said: "I am not bothered with such attention - some people laugh at me, others just come to me for a blessing. They think I am a god or have special powers, but this attention is okay because I know I look different." *---- 149 Daredevils Jump From Bridge for Record ----* HORTOLANDIA, Brazil - I guess it's one way to get your name in a book. A group of 149 daredevils tied to ropes jumped from a 98-foot bridge in Brazil to establish a world record for "rope jumping." The bridge-jumping event in Hortolandia involved 149 people tied to ropes, and many holding hands, jumping from the bridge and swinging from their nylon ropes underneath the structure. Organizers said it took four months to prepare for the event, as rope jumping requires the assembly of complicated pulleys and bolts. The feat, which has been submitted to Guinness World Records for official recognition, bested an unofficial record set in Tver, Russia, in July 2012. ========================================================= >-->From Our friend Bunni :) _ _ ( ).---.( ) ./.="'"=.\. |=. .=| |_ 0 0 _| .` .---. '. : `---' : `._ '---' _.' _:-----:._ /={ }=_\ /_.{ }-_=\ |=|{ }=|-| |=|{ }-|=| \|{ }_|/ |{ } | |{ }=| |{ } =\ |`. .'=|`\ jgs |_=`|'`=_|`\`\ .'`. __|_=_|=___| `\`\_/./`' (((__(((_____) `.__/ >Let Me See If I've Got This Right... IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR. IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY. IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT. IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED. IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN. IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED. IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT. IF YOU CROSS THE UNITED STATES BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET A JOB, A DRIVERS LICENSE, SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, WELFARE, FOOD STAMPS, CREDIT CARDS, SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE, FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTH CARE, A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON DC, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE, THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE SITUATION. --- ...HaHa! Thanks Bunni! Yeah, America needs to go on a diet and tighten it up! -<>- , /, , /;/ |.-; /|/ /.'/.-',_ _,/ ._- =-==. =\ =: -|-. `\_-; 0 _0 | ( _) | `\ _______ / \ \ //' jgs \ \'--// /`-`"`'\ |_|======| |_|======| ((/======| #######_ .''-----" `'. `-----------` >Flavored Water Recipes Do you love water? I do, but it took a little nudging. Drinking water is second nature for my children, but it sure isn’t for me. It has taken me a lot of time to really get in the habit and I have found that adding a little something to liven up the flavor really has helped me along. Today I am sharing some of my favorite flavored water recipes. Y’all know that I don’t bake or cook anything that is remotely complicated or with a long ingredient list. These water recipes are beyond easy, but so yummy. Each only requires a few items from the supermarket and most you will normally have on hand. 1. Citrus Infused Water I love anything citrus as do many of you. To achieve this delicious recipe, simply add sliced oranges and lemons to a pitcher of ice water. Summer never tasted so delicious! 2. Strawberry Mint Water. This is a combination that signifies my little La La’s favorite fresh goodies. Add sliced strawberries and mint leaves to water and you have a sweet and refreshing treat that will be a crowd pleaser. 3. Cucumber Lime Basil Water Basil isn’t just for cooking! Add it to some water along with sliced cucumber and lime and you will have the most delicious and refreshing treat for summer. Get ready for the warm days ahead! The benefits of drinking plenty of water are vast. Even if you weren’t raised drinking water, it is never too late to get in the habit. Add fresh fruit and herbs to give ordinary water a new life and incredible taste. Whip up a batch in the morning and enjoy a delicious treat all day long! --- ...Great! Thanks Bunni! IO can see these as frozen treats too! ============================================================ >-->From CleanLaffs: .-. _\...._ .-"` `"-. |` ._ _. `| | \ `"""""""` / | \ | | / ; | / \ | ; | | _ _ | | | | / | | \ | | _\/ \0| |0/ \/_ / \ .-----. / \ | /_.-\ /-._\ | \|/ '--;' \|/ | / \ | | `\'.___\ | ; \ | ; \ \'-\ / \ '--' / \ / jgs ____\_ _/____ '._ \ / _.' '-, ^ ,-' / ___ \ / --- \ Things I never learned in high school: 1. What taxes are. 2. How to do taxes. 3. How to vote. 4. Anything to do with banking. 5. How to buy a car or a house. But I'm so glad I know the Pythagorean Theorem! -<>- A tourist on a diving charter off the coast of Florida asks the blond dive master: "Why do scuba divers always fall back- wards off their boats?" To which the blond replies: "Think about it! If they fell forward, they'd still be in the boat." -<>- As one of relatively few female airline pilots, I've often been mistaken for a flight attendant, ticket agent or even a snack-bar employee. Occasionally people will see me in uniform and ask if I'm a "real" pilot. Still others congratulate me for making it in a male-dominated field. One day, I was in the restroom before a flight. I was at the sink, brushing my teeth, when a woman walked through the door and looked over at me. "My sister would be so proud of you!" she remarked. I figured her sister must be in the airline business, so I smiled and asked why. Replied the woman, "She's a dentist." -<>- For the first few months of her co-op job for the state of Georgia, my sister had nothing to do, so she surfed the Web or did crossword puzzles. One day she expressed her boredom to a co-worker. "I know," she complained. "Everyone thinks state workers have it easy. But there's only so much you can pretend you're doing." -<>- During his physical, a doctor asked his patient about his daily activity level. The man said, "Well, yesterday afternoon, I waded along the edge of a lake, drank eight beers, escaped from wild dogs in the heavy brush, jumped away from an aggressive rattle- snake, marched up and down several hills, stood in a patch of poison ivy, crawled out of quicksand and took four leaks behind big trees." Impressed by the story, the doctor said, "You must be one hell of an outdoors man!" "Outdoorsman nothing," replied the man, "I'm just a lousy golfer." -<>- A young Jewish lad entered Notre Dame to play football. At the end of the season, he returned home. As luck would have it, he ran into his Rabbi at the airport. The rabbi asked, "Are they trying to convert you over there at South Bend?" The youngster said, "Of course not, Father!" ========================================================= >-->From Laugh And Lift: -====- .--._ ( __) .--. ( / -( /.-. \( | _/ / /-'\ \) (\ /\ / /-'/`\(_ ) ) /\/ /_/-'/-' \\ '-' / /_/-'/-' | '.__.' /_/-'/-'/ | /_/-' | \ / \ _.-' \ (` / jgs '----'`'------' >Dear friends, In the voting article I referenced the other day, I said the following at the end: "The beauty of elections in a free society is that the PEOPLE get to choose what kind of country they want. This means that the people themselves get to choose whether they want a society governed by righteousness, or not. While some well-meaning Christians (and others) tend to like to criticize the government for all the 'moral failures' and lack-of-righteousness they perceive, the truth is that in America we have the power as people to control who is in government and what kind of policies are enacted. The types of laws and leaders we exalt are merely reflections of who we are as a people. The end result of all this is that if the people by-and-large are God-fearing people who believe in the Bible and want righteousness in their country, that will happen. But if more people don't believe this way, it won't. It's in the hands of the people. Our elections say more about the state of the hearts of the people then most anything else. This, incidentally, is why the people deciding things can be really GREAT or really BAD (or somewhere in between). It depends on the people. People can be fickle. In Germany, Hitler had great support from the German people. We tend to think like "how could they do that," etc. But the truth, according to the Bible, is that humanity is sinful and is easily deceived. This is why I believe the real renewal for any country will only come when believers in Jesus Christ acknowledge and repent of the sin and worldliness we've allowed in our own lives and seek to live holy (set apart) lives unto the Lord. Our holiness will lead to a "bright light witness" - where we love others and stand for truth - that in time will bring significant changes to the greater society at large (i.e. more people will end up voting the Bible in the future). Basically, it comes down to the slumbering church needing to wake up and act like the church." The reality is that the people in America have voted and they will get what they voted for, plain and simple. I will likely be writing more in the days and weeks ahead, but for today, I just want to encourage you in this: If an election did not turn out as you had hoped and prayed and if the future seems uncertain and concerning, please be assured of this: God takes care of His children. Humans can make choices and choose leaders and do what they do, but as Christians we are children of the King of ALL. Regardless of what society around us does or does not do, we can rest securely in the arms of our Father and cling tightly to Him come what may. And that leads me to today's Lift... Love to you in Christ, Chris */Thought for Today/* "How marvelous it was to stand in a place like the Soviet Union and talk about the coming Kingdom and to tell them that Communism will not win. I told them capitalism would not win either; it's the Kingdom of God that is going to win." - Billy Graham "A True/False Election Test" (Original Author Unknown) [Edited] A "True/False" Election test. I'd like for all of us to take it. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, Jesus Christ will still be King. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, our responsibilities as Christians will not have changed one iota. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, the greatest agent for social change in America will still be winning the hearts and minds of men and women through the gospel, not legislation. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, my primary citizenship will still be in this order - (1) the Kingdom of God , (2) America, not vice-versa. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, the tomb will still be empty. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, the cross, not the government, will still be where salvation is found. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, our children will still be more concerned with whether or not we spend time with them than with who is President. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, my neighbor will still be my neighbor, and loving him/her will still be the second greatest commandment. (Do you know the first?) True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, the only way to see abortion ultimately overturned will still be winning men and women to a high view of life through the gospel of Christ. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, the only way to see gay marriage ultimately defeated will still be winning men and women to a biblical view of marriage through the gospel of Jesus Christ. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, my retirement will still not match my treasure in Heaven. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, "Jesus Christ Is Lord" will still be the greatest truth in the Universe. True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, we will still know that ultimately, God is in control. Just remember who you are and who He is. -<>- "A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education." - Theodore Roosevelt -<>- .--,.-, /.-',\:.\ .===. ,;;,;;, /; \\:.\/ _) ;;;;;;;;; |' \\:( _,`'> ';;;;;' |; \\(_/ ._= ';' |; ;/ /`|\ /, _/ |-' `\ /; __//( \_,;;,;;, |; __/ / \ /);;;;;;) | _/|/ / \/`';;;;;' ,;;,;;, |/ / ( ';' ;;;;;;;;; ( .-, \ ';;;;;' ) /`\ ) \ ';' '._/|/| |.' jgs _// \| | / || |/ / | `\| ' *_Quick Jokes_* Miss Jones had been giving her second-grade students a lesson on science. She had explained about magnets and showed how they would pick up nails and other bits of iron. Now it was question time, and she asked, "My name begins with the letter 'M' and I pick up things. What am I?" Little Johnny in the front row proudly said, "You're a mother!" -------- Adam and Eve must have had a great marriage. Adam couldn't talk about his Mother's cooking, and Eve couldn't mention all the men she could have married. -------- A taxpayer received a "second notice" that his tax payment was overdue. The next day he went to City Hall, made out a cheque and apologized for overlooking the first notice. "I'll tell you a little secret," said the tax collector with a smile. "We don't send out first notices. We've found that second notices are much more effective." -------- A man is driving with his wife at his side and his mother-in-law in the back seat. The women just won't leave him alone. His mother-in-law says, "You're driving too fast!" His wife says, "Stay more to the left." After ten mixed orders, the man turns to his wife and asks, "Who's driving this car - you or your mother?" -------- A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in school. Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, he opened the window as wide as possible and then busied himself with desk work. When a strong breeze made his tie flap, he took the desk stapler and stapled the tie to his chest. He had no trouble with discipline that term. ------- Whenever you're called on to make up your mind. And you're hampered by not having any. The simplest way to solve the dilemma you'll find, Is simply by flipping a penny. No, not so that chance shall decide the affair; As you're passively standing there moping. 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