To Each His Own 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 Through no fault of my own we suddenly became an adult club in the love and romance directory so you will have to confirm that you are an adult when you go here. I still have no idea how to change this back as it sends me around in a circle when I try! or Web Site: http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/ShangyFunList.html Group email address: ShangyFunList@yahoogroups.com or email me here: bcrsystems@earthlink.net ================ *~* A REMINDER: PLEASE Send me sweet, interesting, funny, inspiring, family type forwards ANY TIME here... bcrsystems@earthlink.net I Need them, Love them, Use them, and Share them! THANK YOU!! AND For Facebook Users: Please Friend Me / Like Me here... http://tinyurl.com/cma6all AND Please Share This email with All Your Friends And Family! ^~^ May God SUPER BLESS You As You Do! THANK YOU! :) ================ >-->2 Hot Off The 'Shangy' Press :) We're starting the year out with a bang! We've got two hot new pages today! This first sizzler comes from our friend Geniann. It is so cute and adorable, I couldn't resist doing it up and sharing it with all of you. Check it out here... xxx, dXY -\ dXY.__/ dXXb_/ dXY , \ dX|\ \_)___ X`) \___,.-._) / / /\ | | |-\ |--..___/| \_____/__(__`-,--._.' gnv This Is MY Spot! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/myspot.html --- ...Lots of Smiles here! Thanks Geniann! This next too hot to handle one is from five of our friends! Linda, LouiseA, PatDeE, GloriaB and Kay all sent us this most humorous forward! Check it out here... ___ / ,_\ _____ / _)/ /o \ | \ /_ ` \__________ | \____ >__,_ \ | | ____, | \,___________ | \ | \ ( \ |__ \ \ \ \ _)_ __________\/ \ \____/ | ) \ | _________ , | | / | / | / | / | /_ | / %%%% %%%%% | ) | \ %%% ,, %%%%%%%% \ / | / (< ?%%%% | / | / ^ .' /_/ | (_ ___ /(___ | ) /\ ~ /_\ \ / _/\(\_)(_/)\ \_ | / /\_/ \ x / \_/\ ____ /_/_____ \_/ ) x \ \_/ |_____________| __// /==o==\ \\__ ) _________ (____/__/___( - \___\__\___________ || ||____ ____| __\ ________ _____ || || \// \ / \_ \// || || //\ \ / \ //\ || b'ger || \\/ \_/ \ \\/ || || /\\ \ / | /\\ || || \// / _ | \// || ||____//\________| |_____//\______ ||_________||______________/ |______________ )___________( /\_________\ |_____________| / | | \ \=/ \=/ .. . Fun With Statues! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/funstatues.html --- ...LOL! What a delight! Thank You My Friends! ======================================================= >-->From TheFunnyBone: .@@@@@. / \ Kids Wisdom / 6 6 \ ( ^ ,) \ c /-._ 1. Never trust a dog to watch `._____.' `--.__ your food. Patrick, Age 10 \ / `/``"""'-. Y 7 / : 2. When you want something | / | .--. : expensive, ask your grand- / /__ \/ `.__.:.____.-. parents. Matthew, Age 12 / / / `"""`/ .-"..____.-. \ jgs _.-' /_/ ( \-. \ 3. Never smart off to a `=----' `----------'""`-. \ `" teacher whose eyes and `" ears are twitching. Andrew, Age 9 4. Wear a hat when feeding seagulls. Rocky, Age 9 , 5. Sleep in your clothes so you'll ,_ , .'<_ be dressed in the morning. _> `'-,'(__.-' __< Stephanie, Age 8 >_.--(.. ) =;` jgs `V-'`'\/`` 6. Never try to hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. Rosemary, Age 7 7. Don't flush the toilet when you dad's in the shower. Lamar, Age 10 8. Never ask for anything that costs more than five dollars when your parents are doing taxes. Carrol, Age 9 9. Never bug a pregnant mom. Nicholas, Age 11 10. Don't ever be too full for dessert. Kelly, Age 10 11. When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?" don't answer him. Heather, Age 16 12. Never tell your mom her diet's not working. Michael, Age 14 _ 13. Don't pick on your sister when she's / ) holding a baseball bat. Joel, Age 12 / / .-""-.//' 14. When you get a bad grade in school, /_____C\___ show it to your mom when she's on /// 6 6~\~~` the phone.Alyesha, Age 13 /(/ 7 ) (((\ '='/ 15. Never try to baptize a cat. Laura, _//'---'\ Age 13 ( \ `\ jgs (\/`-.__/ / 16. Never spit when on a roller coaster. "`-._ _.' Scott, Age 11 `` 17. Never do pranks at a police station. Sam, Age 10 18. Beware of cafeteria food when it looks like it's moving. Rob, Age 10 19. Never tell your little brother that you're not going to do what your mom told you to do. Hank, Age 12 20. Remember you're never too old to hold your father's hand. Molly, Age 11 * * * * 21. Listen to your brain. It *|_*|_*|*|_ has lots of information. .-'`|* |* |*| `'-. Chelsey, Age 7 |`-.............-'| | | 22. Stay away from prunes. \ _ .-. _ / Randy, Age 9 ,-|'-' '-' '-' '-'`|-, /` \._ _./ `\ 23. Never dare your little '._ `"""""""""""` _.' brother to paint the family jgs `''--...........--''` car. Phillip, Age 13 ) ( .--' '--. 24. Forget the cake, go for the icing. / \ Cynthia, Age 8" `'---------'` ======================================================= +------------ BIZARRE HOLIDAYS ------------+ January 6 is Bean Day January 7 is Old Rock Day January 8 is National JoyGerm Day and Man Watcher's Day January 9 is Play God Day January 10 is Peculiar People Day January 11 is National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day January 12 is Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day ======================================================= >-->From GoodCleanFun: ________________________________________________ || | || _________ __________ _ | || \__ __/|\ /\__ __( \ ( \ | || ) ( | ) ( | ) ( | ( | ( | || | | | | _ | | | | | | | | | || | | | |( )| | | | | | | | | || | | | || || | | | | | | | | || ___) (___| () () |__) (__| (____/\ (____/\ | || \_______/(_______)_______(_______(_______/ | || ( ( /( ____ \\ /( ____ ( ____ ) | || | \ ( | ( \/ ) ( | ( \/ ( )| | || | \ | | (__ | | | | (__ | (____)| | || | (\ \) | __) ( ( ) ) __) | __) | || | | \ | ( \ \_/ /| ( | (\ ( | || | ) \ | (____/\ \ / | (____/\ ) \ \__ | || |/ _)_|_______/__\_/__(_______//___\__/ | || ( ____ | ___ | ____ \__ __/ | || | ( )| ( ) | ( \/ ) ( | || | (____)| | | | (_____ | | | || | _____) | | (_____ ) | | | || | ( | | | | ) | | | | || | ) | (___) /\____) | | | | || ___|/_ ___(_______)_______) )_( | || ( __ \( ____ )\ /( ( /| \ /\ | || | ( \ ) ( )| ) ( | \ ( | \ / / | || | | ) | (____)| | | | \ | | (_/ / | || | | | | __) | | | (\ \) | _ ( | || | | ) | (\ ( | | | | | \ | ( \ \ | || | (__/ ) ) \ \_| (___) | ) \ | / \ \ | || (______/|/___\__(_______)/____)_)_/ \/ | || ( ___ | ____ ( ___ )__ __( ( /| | || | ( ) | ( \/ ( ) | ) ( | \ ( | | || | (___) | | | (___) | | | | \ | | | || | ___ | | ____| ___ | | | | (\ \) | | || | ( ) | | \___)..___) | | | | | \ | | || | ) ( | (__(__,_____()|__) (__| ) \ | | || |/ \(_______)_/ \)_______// )_) | || ____ /`/ | ||__________/ (^^, / /___________________________| `>----------) _)` 7_/---------------------------<' `===========\(G\ , )=============================' /`_`-' \_ ,'`) mic / / \ \/ \__,-. __(_/ >. ` ) /\ /` ) \_ / ( `--'_/ \/\_/ U \_ _) ( `< /___\ (__) >Adult Education After being retired for a couple of years and completing all the jobs my wife had lined up for me, I began to feel somewhat useless and decided to enroll in a couple of courses at the local adult-education school. I noted, upon registration, that there was no tuition fee for a person over 65. As I handed my tediously-filled-out papers to the clerk, I announced, "I'm 68." Then, pulling out my wallet, I asked if she wanted to see my driver's license. She replied, "No, that's okay." A little surprised, I asked, "Oh, do I look honest?" "No," she answered. "You look 68." -<>- >Impressed My sister is a know-it-all who bristles at anyone's well-intentioned advice. But when our older sister gave her several clever tips, she was impressed. "I have to hand it to Sis," she told me. "She really is smart. Not Jeopardy! smart; more Wheel of Fortune smart." -<>- Minor Accident After learning that her parents were in a minor car accident, my wife called her mother. "What happened?" she asked. "I was driving and fell asleep," said her mother, irritated. "And of course, your father wasn't paying attention!" -<>- >New Year's Dinner As in many homes on New Year's Day, my wife and I faced the annual conflict of which was more important - the football games on television, or the dinner itself. To keep peace, I ate dinner with the rest of the family, and even lingered for some pleasant after-dinner conversation before retiring to the family room to turn on the game. Several minutes later, my wife came downstairs and graciously even brought a cold drink for me. She smiled, kissed me on the cheek and asked what the score was. I told her it was the end of the third quarter and that the score was still nothing to nothing. "See?" she said, continuing to smile, "You didn't miss a thing." -<>- >Shirt Note The trendy dresser fancied himself quite a ladies' man, and was delighted to find a note pinned inside a new shirt. It contained a girl's email address, and asked the recipient to send a photograph. How romantic, he thought to himself, very taken with the idea of this mystery woman so eager to meet him, and promptly sent an email with a photo. Heart aflutter, he opened her response when it arrived. It read, "Thanks for writing. I was just curious to see what kind of guy would buy such a goofy shirt." ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend LouiseA :) _ __( )_ ( (o____ | | | (__/ \ / / \ / ^ \ | | |____\ | \______) \ / \ /_ | ( __) (____) >LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR This took place in Victorville, California. A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars, the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company. In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost ‘in a series of small fires.’ The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion. The lawyer sued – and WON! Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous. The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer held a policy from the company, in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, without defining what is considered to be unacceptable ‘fire’ and was obligated to pay the claim. Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the cigars that perished in the ‘fires’. NOW FOR THE BEST PART… After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!! With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine. This true story won First Place in last year’s Criminal Lawyers Award contest. -<>- >She Was So Blonde That She tripped over a cordless phone. She thought she needed a token to get on "Soul Train." She spent 20 minutes looking at the orange juice can because it said "concentrate." She told me to meet her at the corner of "WALK" and "DON'T WALK." She asked for a price check at the Dollar Store. She studied for a blood test. When she missed the 44 bus, she took the 22 bus twice instead. When she went to the airport and saw a sign that said "Airport Left," she turned around and went home. She sold the car for gas money! -<>- oooo oooo o$$"""$oo$$"""""$o $" $$" $$$$ $" "" $$$$$o $ $$$$$o $ $$$$$$ $" "$$$$$ $ $$$$$$ $" $$$$$$ $ $$$$$ $ o$$$$$ $ $$$$$$ $ o$$$$$$ ooo o$$$$$$$ ooo$$$$"" $ oo$$$$$""""""oooo oo"$$$$$$$ oo"" oooooooooooooooo$$""" o$$"oo o" $$$$$$$ "$o oo$$$$$" $$$$o"$o $ $$$$$$$ " ""oooooooooo$$$$" o$ $$$$$$o"$ o $$"" oo$$$" o$$ o$$$$$$$o$ "o $$ oo$$$$"" o$$$ o$$$$$$$$$$$ "$o $$$oo $$$$$$$ ooo$$$$$"" "$$oooo "" ooo$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$"" """"$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$"""""" """""""""""""""""" >Famous Presidential Lies George Washington: I did not chop down that tree. LBJ: We were attacked (in the Gulf of Tonkin) Nixon : I am not a crook Clinton: I did not have sex with that woman... Bush - 41: Read my lips - No new taxes Obama: I will have the most transparent administration in history. TARP is to fund shovel-ready jobs. I am focused like a laser on creating jobs. The IRS is not targeting anyone. It was a spontaneous riot about a movie. If I had a son. I will put an end to the type of politics that "breeds division, conflict and cynicism". You didn't build that! I will restore trust in Government. The Cambridge cops acted stupidly. The public will have 5 days to look at every bill that lands on my desk It's not my red line - it is the world's red line. Whistle blowers will be protected in my administration. We got back every dime we used to rescue the banks and auto companies, with interest. I am not spying on American citizens. Obama Care will be good for America You can keep your family doctor. Premiums will be lowered by $2500. If you like it, you can keep your current healthcare plan It's just like shopping at Amazon I knew nothing about "Fast and Furious" gunrunning to Mexican drug cartels I knew nothing about IRS targeting conservative groups I knew nothing about what happened in Benghazi And the biggest one of all: "I, Barrack Hussein Obama, pledge to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America." -<>- >A Country Founded by Geniuses but Run by Idiots by Jeff Foxworthy: If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for entering and remaining in the country illegally — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or to take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If you MUST show your identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book and rent a video, but not to vote for who runs the government — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If the government wants to prevent stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines that hold more than ten rounds, but gives twenty F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If, in the nation’s largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not one 24-ounce soda, because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If an 80-year-old woman or a three-year-old girl who is confined to a wheelchair can be strip-searched by the TSA at the airport, but a woman in a burka or a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If a seven-year-old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher is “cute,” but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government regulation and intrusion, while not working is rewarded with Food Stamps, WIC checks, Medicaid benefits, subsidized housing, and free cell phones — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If the government’s plan for getting people back to work is to provide incentives for not working, by granting 99 weeks of unemployment checks, without any requirement to prove that gainful employment was diligently sought, but couldn’t be found — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big-screen TV, while your neighbor buys iPhones, time shares, a wall-sized do-it-all plasma screen TV and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If being stripped of your Constitutional right to defend yourself makes you more “safe” according to the government — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. What a country! --- ...Oh My! LOL! Thanks LouiseA! =================================================== >-->From Our Friend Geniann :) A lady was called to serve for jury duty, but asked to be excused because she didn't believe in capital punishment and didn't want her personal thoughts to prevent the trial from running its proper course. The public defender liked her thoughtfulness and quiet calm, and tried to convince her that she was appropriate to serve on the jury. "Madam," he explained, "this is not a murder trial! It's a simple civil lawsuit. A wife is bringing this case against her husband because he gambled away the $12,000 he had promised to use to remodel the kitchen for her birthday." "Well, okay," agreed the lady, "I'll serve. I guess I could be wrong about capital punishment after all." -<>- .-"""-. ' __ __ ' | Lo_Y_oJ | (, (___) ,) | | | ___ | '. .' _J'-._.-'L_ _.-' `-._dp >The Manly Man! Because I'm a man, when I lock my keys in the car I will fiddle with a wire long after hypothermia has set in. Because I'm a man, when the car isn't running very well, I will pop the hood and stare at the engine as if I know what I'm looking at. If another man shows up, one of us will say to the other, "I used to be able to fix these things, but now with all these computers and everything, I wouldn't know where to start." We will then drink beer. Because I'm a man, when I catch a cold, I need someone to bring me soup and take care of me while I lie in bed and moan. You're a woman. You never get as sick as I do, so for you this isn't a problem. Because I'm a man, I can be relied upon to purchase basic groceries at the store, like milk or bread. I cannot be expected to find exotic items like 'cumin' or 'tofu'. For all I know, these are the same thing. And never, under any circumstances expect me to pick up anything for which 'feminine hygiene product' is a euphemism. Because I'm a man, when one of our appliances stops working, I will insist on taking it apart, despite evidence that this will just cost me twice as much once the repair person gets here and has to put it back together. Because I'm a man, I think what you're wearing is fine. I thought what you were wearing five minutes ago was fine, too. Either pair of shoes is fine. With the belt or without it looks fine. Your hair is fine. You look fine. Can we just go now? Because I'm a man, I will share equally in the housework. You just do the laundry, the cooking, the gardening, the cleaning, the vacuuming, and the dishes, and I'll do the rest. --- ...LOL! Thanks Geniann! ====================================================== >-->In The Worldly News: >From BizarreNews: I know it is New Year's Day, but I was on vacation the last few days (as readers might have deduced from the dearth of comments in the last issue), however I have found what might be the perfect Christmas bizarre story. South Carolina authorities say a 44-year-old woman angry at a man for returning home without beer on Christmas beat and stabbed him with a ceramic squirrel. The Charleston County Sheriff's office says in a report that deputies found a man covered with blood when they arrived at Helen Williams' North Charleston home. She told investigators the man fell and cut himself, but couldn't explain why her hands and clothes were also bloody. Deputies say the man said Williams was so angry when he returned without beer because stores were closed on Christmas Eve that she grabbed a ceramic squirrel, beat him in the head, then stabbed him in the shoulder and chest. Williams was charged with criminal domestic violence. It wasn't known if she had a lawyer. The squirrel did not survive intact. *-- Kuwait divorces result from bad manners, toothpaste squeezing --* KUWAIT CITY - A Kuwaiti woman filed for divorce from her husband, citing the "shocking sight" of him using bread to eat his peas, court record state. the Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas said the court heard the woman was disgusted by the "shocking sight" of her husband using his bread instead of a fork to eat his peas and decided his poor table manners were grounds for divorce, Gulf News reported Monday. Al-Qabas said the filing followed another divorce where the woman told the court her husband insisted on squeezing the toothpaste out from the middle of the tube. "We are always arguing," she was quoted as saying. "I keep telling him that he should squeeze in the end of the tube, but he stubbornly refuses and keeps squeezing it in the middle. He is so obstinate." Another recent divorce involved a man deciding to end his marriage when his wife refused to bring him a glass of water, saying it was a job for their domestic helper. A Kuwaiti legal expert told al-Qabas divorces in the country often result from couples being unable to accept one another's habits. The expert said couple's should take time to get to know one another prior to their marriages so they avoid unpleasant surprises later that could lead to divorce. *-- Robbers hand back out-of-date cellphone --* NEW YORK - A man robbed by two men in New York's Central Park said they returned his cellphone when the outdated gadget apparently failed to meet their standards. Kevin Cook, one of two men robbed by the duo shortly after midnight Saturday, said one mugger displayed a gun and said he would shoot the victims if they made any noise, WINS-AM, New York, reported Monday. The robbers took a cellphone, a briefcase and a wallet containing about $114 cash. But Cook said one of the robbers gave him back his phone. "He just took a look at it and he didn't recognize it at all. I just assumed that he couldn't make any money off of it. So he handed it back to me and a minute later I was able to call 911 and get the whole thing started," Cook said. Cook said there turned out to be an upside to his outdated 2010 LG Quantum. "It's like, finally a pro for having something out of date," he said. The robbers were described as a black man and a Hispanic man, both in their 20s. *-- Man creates replica of bin Laden's compound from gingerbread --* FORT BRAGG, N.C. - An Army officer stationed in North Carolina revealed pictures of "Gingerbottabad," a replica of Obama bin Laden's compound made from gingerbread. The Fort Bragg-stationed intelligence officer, who asked to be identified only as Steve "so I don't limit my career options," posted pictures on Twitter of his scale model of the Abbottabad, Pakistan, compound that sheltered the terrorist leader until he was killed by Navy SEALs in 2011, the Military Times reported Thursday. "Some people on Twitter said that's the most delicious sand table ever, and essentially that's what it is," Steve said of his creation. He said he used four pounds of dough and it took him several days to assemble the resulting 63 pieces of gingerbread into a replica of bin Laden's compound. "It almost felt like an operation," he said. "The research took a few days, I hemmed and hawed for a day or two over the scale and process. The baking took place in one day and all the assembly took place last night." Steve said the replica includes plastic Army men and a model UH-60 to represent SEAL Team 6 and their crashed Blackhawk helicopter during the May 2, 2011, attack on the camp. He said there is still some work to be done before the project is completed. "To the east of the main house there's a garden where I understand [bin Laden] would walk," he said, revealing the garden would be made from coconut. "I'm probably going to break up the UH-60 model a little bit for the crash." *-- Diaper clogs airplane toilet, cancels flight --* PHOENIX - United Airlines said a "blockage in the lavatory" -- which a passenger identified as a soiled diaper -- caused a Phoenix-to-Cleveland flight to be canceled. Airline spokesman Charles Hobart said United Airlines Flight 294 was canceled shortly before it was due to leave Phoenix Monday due to a "blockage in the lavatory," the (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported Wednesday. "A blockage occurred in the lavatory, which caused several of the lavatories on the airplane to become inoperable," Hobart said. "We realized we would have to cancel the flight in order to fix the aircraft." United said some customers who were to catch connecting flights in Cleveland were rebooked on different flights, while 71 passengers bound for Cleveland as their final destination were put up in nearby hotels for the night and left Phoenix the following morning on the now clog-free plane. Passenger Rick Milligan said United workers told passengers there was a diaper clogging the toilet. "After 6 hours of giving us diaper updates, they finally just canceled the flight," he said. ========================================================= >-->From Our Friend Linda :) _,,,_ .' `'. / ____ \ | .'_ _\/ / ) a a| / ( > | ( ) ._ / ) _/-.__.'`\ ( .-'`-. \__ ) `/ `-./ `. | \ \ \ jgs | \ \ \ \ |\ `. / / \ >To Each His Own I cannot change the way I am, I never really try, God made me different and unique, I never ask him why. If I appear peculiar, There's nothing I can do, You must accept me as I am, As I've accepted you. God made a casting of each life, Then threw the old away, Each child is different from the rest, Unlike as night from day. So often we will criticize, The things that others do, But, do you know, they do not think, The same as me and you. So God in all his wisdom, Who knows us all by name, He didn't want us to be bored, That's why we're not the same ~Author Unknown~ NEVER FEAR SHADOWS. THEY SIMPLY MEAN THERE IS A LIGHT SHINING SOMEWHERE. Start your day afresh and simply enjoy life's little treasures!! Have a stunning day!! --- ...Wow! This one has so many "buts" it isn't funny! Thanks Linda! This is also what I like to tell people who complained about me sending them Godly messages by telling me they were not Christians! They were expecting some holy-roller type fight or me getting all upset and try to convert them but I'd just smile and shrug and say 'to each his own - just delete them if you don't like them'. Sometimes it is best to remember that 'many are called, but few are chosen". If God wants you to teach the Gospel to certain folks, your heart will absolutely know it! Otherwise it may be like speaking to a wise old serpent - they like to just play mind games with you, but have no real intention of changing their ways. They just want to trip you up and see if they can get the better of you. No use wasting your time on people like that! Now is not the right time for them. -<>- __,--"""""""""--,. _ -'" _\ ^-,_ ,-" _/ \_ , / \ \ ,' /_ | \ / _____,--""" / ) \ / / / ( | | / / ) | | / | \ ( (_/\ ) / \ \ \_ ____,====""" / | \ /" /"" | \_ _,-" |___,-'--------'" | "`------"" --" ,-' / / ---" / \___/ __,-----,___ ) \ ,--'"============""""-'" "-'" | |=================/ /___\===============/ -Joachim Hoffmueller- / |=============/" \ \_________,-" | | | | Jo. >Brain Study: Good example of a Brain Study: If you can read this OUT LOUD you have a strong mind. And better than that: Alzheimer's is a long, long, ways down the road before it ever gets anywhere near you. To my "selected" strange-minded friends: If you can read the following paragraph in RED and BLACK below, forward it on to your friends and the person that sent it to you with 'yes' in the subject line. Only very good minds can read this. This is weird, but interesting! 7H15 M3554G3 53RV35 7O PR0V3 H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5! 1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5! 1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG 17 WA5 H4RD BU7 N0W, 0N 7H15 LIN3 Y0UR M1ND 1S R34D1NG 17 4U70M471C4LLY W17H 0U7 3V3N 7H1NK1NG 4B0U7 17, B3 PROUD! 0NLY C3R741N P30PL3 C4N R3AD 7H15. PL3453 F0RW4RD 1F U C4N R34D 7H15. If you can read this, you have a strange mind, too. Only 55 people out of 100 can. I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it whotuit a pboerlm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! If you can raed this forwrad it FORWARD ONLY IF YOU CAN READ IT Forward it & put 'YES' in the Subject Line Even if you are not old, you will find this interesting... This is a TEST ---------------- Good Luck!!! I don't know about the wishes but we can all use some brain exercise!! How old are your eyes? The Eye Test Can you find the B's (there are 2 B's) DON'T skip, or your wish won't come True... RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRRBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Once you've found the B's Find the 1 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Once you found the 1............…. Find the 6 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999699999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 Once you've found the 6… Find the N (it's hard!!) MMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMNMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMM Once you've found the N… Find the Q.. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ...ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FORWARD It is great fun and good for the Brain!!! --- ...Yeppers! Actually, I am thinking we all can read these. Thanks Linda! Let me know if you can't! :) ===================================================== >-->From CleanLaffs: .======================================. | ___ ___ ___ _ _ _ | | \_/ \_/ \_/ C|||C|||C||| |-| |-| |-| | | _|_ _|_ _|_ ||| ||| ||| |_| |_| |_| | '===================================== ,sSSSs DUFFY'S WATERING HOLE SSSS "( .:. SSS@ =/ \~/ C|||' SSSS_(_ _Y_ ___|||______________________________SS/ _)_) /.- [____________________________________] \ /\// | ____ ____ ____ ____ | \|==(\_/ | (____) (____) (____) (____) | (/ ; | | | | | | | | | | |____| | | | | | | | | | | \ |\ | | | | | | | | | | ) ) ) | |____| |____| |____| |____| | ( |/ | I====I I====I I====I I====I | /\ | jgs | | | | | | | | | /.(=\ Y\_\ Two fellows stopped into an English pub for a drink. They called the proprietor over and asked him to settle an argu- ment. "Are there two pints in a quart or four?" asked one. "There be two pints in a quart," confirmed the proprietor. They moved back along the bar and soon the barmaid asked for their order. "Two pints please, miss, and the bartender offered to buy them for us." The barmaid doubted that her boss would be so generous, so one of the fellows called out to the proprietor at the other end of the bar, "You did say two pints, didn't you?" "That's right," he called back, "two pints." -<>- I was setting up a large, cast aluminum, decorative sundial in my yard that I had purchased from a garden catalog. A neighbor, an old Florida cracker, was leaning on the fence watching my progress and asked, "What the heck's that for?" I explained, "It's a sun dial, see the sun will hit that small triangular spike and cast a shadow on the face of the sundial. Then, as the sun moves across the sky, the shadow also moves across the calibrated dial, enabling a person to determine the correct time." My neighbor shook his head and muttered,. "Huh, what will they think of next?" -<>- Since spaghetti is now 'pasta' and a TV set is a 'home enter- tainment system,' the manager of my grocery store did his best to jazz up the lowly egg. He still has some work to do. A sign he put up in the dairy section advertised "Boneless Chicken." -<>- When I go to casinos, the most ridiculous sign I see is the one that says..."If you have a gambling problem, call 1-800- GAMBLER." So, I call them and say, "I have an ace and a six. The dealer has a seven. What do I do?" -<>- Before I could enroll in my company's medical insurance plan, I needed to fill out a questionnaire. As expected, the form was very thorough, leaving nothing to chance. One question asked, "Do you think you may need to go to the emergency room within the next three months?" -<>- Once upon a time in their marriage, my Dad did something really stupid. My Mom chewed him out for it. He apologized, they made up. However, from time to time, my mom mentions what he had done. "Honey," my Dad finally said one day, "why do you keep bringing that up? I thought your policy was 'forgive and forget.'" "It is," she said. "I just don't want you to forget that I've forgiven and forgotten." -<>- Students at school were asked to write about the harmful environmental effects of oil on fish. One 11-year old wrote, "When my mom opened a tin of sardines last night it was full of oil and all the sardines were dead." -<>- The guys down at the barber shop asked me what Hollywood bombshell actress I'd like to be stuck in an elevator with. I thought for a minute and said, "Any one of 'em that knows how to fix elevators, I suppose." -<>- A young man was walking past a blind woman using a cane on a street corner downtown, when she said, "Excuse me, but if it's not too much trouble, can you see me across the street?" Our good Samaritan replied, "Just a minute." He walked across the street, looked back and yelled, "Yes, I can see you fine!" ========================================================= >-->From TheMouth: O_ __)( ,' `. (_".`. : : /|` | | ((|_ ,-. ; - /: ,' `:(( -\ / -' `: ____ \\\-: _\__ ____|___ \____|_ ; | | '-` : :_____|:|__________________: ; |:| : : |:| : ;_______`'___________________: : : |______________________________| `---.--------------------.---' |____________________| | | |____________________| |SSt | _\|_\|_\/(__\__)\__\//_|(_ >Things it takes most of us 50 years to learn: 1. The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it. 2. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight-saving time. 3. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment. 4. The most powerful force in the universe is: gossip. 5. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers. 6. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is: age 11. 7. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." 8. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. 9. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings." 10. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them. 11. If there really is a God who created the entire universe with all of its glories, and he decides to deliver a message to humanity, he will NOT use as his messenger a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle or in some cases, really bad make-up too. 12. You should not confuse your career with your life. 13. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter/janitor, is not a nice person. 14. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously. 15. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy. 16. Your true friends love you, anyway. 17. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. -<>- .-. .---. | | .' / *PODA-PLOP-PLOP-PLOP-PLOP-PLOP-PLOP-PLOP* _.-' `""-._/ .'_._ _ .' .-'.' > ( \/ (%) @ \.' .' \ 4 @ _.-' _ _ _ - _ - / - J (%) L /\ _ - \ _ ( _ | | (:4-|-.// _(:4-|-.// \_(:4-|-.//J F /_"`.__.o _ / "`.__.o - "`.__.o L J (\ \ "> .'\_) VK (_/`-..___..-' >New Years Resolutions You Can Keep Are you sick of making the same resolutions year after year that you never keep? Why not promise to do something you can actually accomplish? Here are some resolutions that you can use as a starting point: Gain weight. At least 30 pounds. Stop exercising. Waste of time. Read less. Makes you think. Watch more TV. I've been missing some good stuff. Procrastinate more. Starting tomorrow. Spend more time at work, surfing with the T1. Stop bringing lunch from home: I should eat out more. Get in a whole NEW rut! Personal goal: bring back disco. Buy an '83 Eldorado and invest in a really loud stereo system. Speak in a monotone voice and only use monosyllabicwords. Only wear jeans that are 2 sizes too small and use a chain or rope for a belt. Get further in debt. Break at least one traffic law. Get wired with high-speed net connections at home. Associate with even worse business clients. Spread out priorities beyond my ability to keep track of them. Wait around for opportunity. Focus on the faults of others. Mope about my faults. 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