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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes; when you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That's where the phrase, "goodnight, sleep tight" came from. ()___ 2. Nutmeg is extremely ()//__/)_________________() poisonous if injected ||(___)//#/_/#/_/#/_/#()/|| intravenously. ||----|#| |#|_|#|_|#|_|| || ||____|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#||/|| 3. Only one person in two jgs || |#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|| billion will live to be 116 or older. 4. The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the alphabet (developed by Western Union to test telex/twx communications) .-----------. 5. The only 15-letter word that can be ___ | | spelled without repeating a letter /_._`.__| |_ is "uncopyrightable". `(|_|_m_______m_|_|) |_______________| 6. Thirty-five percent of the people who /o o o o o o o o\ use personal ads for dating are already /o o o o o o o o o\ married. ;[]o o o o o o o o[]; jgs | -============- | 7. When opossums are playing "possum," '------------------' they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror. 8. The Main Library at Indiana University sinks more than an inch every year because, when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. _ \`\ 9. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived |= | from an old English law that stated /- ;.---. that you couldn't beat your wife with _ __.' (____) anything wider than your thumb. ` (_____) _' ._ .' (____) 10. The term "the whole 9 yards" came from ` (___) WW2 fighter pilots in the Pacific. jgs --`'------'` When arming their airplanes on the ground, the 50-caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards." 11. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. _.-~~-. .' '-. 12. The name Jeep came from the abbreviation /_/ -. `> used in the Army for "General Purpose" {__}\ -.~` / vehicle, GP. || '-. /.-' || ||| 13. The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, "`""||"`"`|||""`""`"` moves only six inches for each gallon || __|||_ of diesel that it burns. _||_ /||\ jgs `""""` 14. No NFL team that plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super Bowl. 15. The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver." 16. In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice .- without a hunting license. ( \ 17. There are an average .-. .-. | of 18 sesame seeds (-. \/.- ) _..---"""""-. / on a McDonald's '. ` '--' `\__.: Big Mac bun. /dd / / /--' '-.| _.; \ ( 18. The world's ter- -' `--`-.)\ |-..____.-;-. > mites outweigh the / / / `--' .' / world's humans 10 to 1. .'.'_/ jgs `--' `` `` 19. The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. 20. When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year. 21. Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka. 22. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined. _ (.".) _ 23. It takes 3,000 cows to supply '-'/. .\'-' the NFL with enough leather /_ _\ _...._ for a year's supply of foot- (` o o `)---` .::'. balls. jgs /"---"` .::' ' \ |: .::. / .::;| 24. On average, 100 people choke |' ::' .:| ':|| to death on ball-point pens \\ \ \ '\ /\\ every year. \`;-'| |-.-'-, \ |) ( | ( | `-uu ( | 25. It was the accepted practice || || || || in Babylon 4000 years ago /_( /_( /_(/_( that, for one month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the "honey month" or what we know today as the "honeymoon." 26. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's." 27. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle," is the phrase inspired by this practice. ============================================================= >-->A NOTE From Our Friend Noel :) Post for the group. >An amazing thing that happened to me. _ _|_|_ ,|_| |_|_ || | | |_| || | | | | || | | | | _|| | | | | ||)\ ^ ^ ^ | || | | || | | || | | \\ | \\ / ejm )\ ( / \ \ / \ \ \ \ Something truly amazing happened to me yesterday and I want others to hear about it. Some may think I'm crazy but here goes. Yesterday, my father and I had a small argument and I was VERY angry with him. When we had finished debating back and forth, I looked at him and in a whisper, I called him a bad name. Now, it's not important what I said to him but what happened next is. I sat there for a while stewing in my negative feelings and then I asked God to forgive me for the name I whispered towards my father. I realized that even though my father didn't hear me say it, it should not have been said in the first place because I know I'm supposed to honor my parents. Well, as soon as I asked God to forgive me for the remark, I felt this inner warmth come over me. I believe Jesus's love washed over me and cleansed me of all the anger I was feeling inside before. I wasn't angry anymore and I felt wonderful inside. It was an amazing feeling that I had never experienced before. Like I said, some may think I'm nuts for saying all this but I truly believe that Jesus helped me to get over my anger towards my father. Please feel free to share your thoughts on this. Noel --- ...OK Group - what do you think? Send your thoughts to me here: bcrsystems@earthlink.net Or directly to Noel here ... FireSign1 @ aol.com [put his email together with no spaces] As for me, my thoughts are affirmative. You are correct Noel. When you humbled yourself and put your mind on God's Will - God's Word and realized that you were going against God by being angry and dishonoring your father when you are supposed to honor him, [we all get angry at times, but we need to hold our tongue in check] God did answer your prayers. It reminds me of what Jesus said... 'Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.' John 14:27 You were given this peace to make you feel better and to let you know God through Jesus Christ had forgiven and blessed you! Philippians 4:27 'And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.' That 'peace of God' is beyond our understanding. We just know it is awesome - like God our Father is awesome! :) Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us Noel. I don't think you are nuts - the world might, but they don't understand spiritual things anyway so who are they to judge us? They can only know flesh and blood stuff for as the bible says, they are carnal. Romans 8: 7: Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. =============================================================== >-->From AndyChaps: _ _ / )%.===.%( \ | // ,,, \\ | \/ \/6.6\/ \/ .===. /\ ( _ ) /\ / ,,, \ ^^ /()-()\ ^^ ( /6.6\ ) / /o o\ \ )( _ )( (._\ Y /_.) (_/;---;\_) (O_`&`_O) / `"*"` \ / / \ \ ( (_.@._) ) / ()/^\() \ /'._\|/_.'\ /. . . . . . .\ /. . . . . .\ `"`"`|`|`|`"`"` `"`"|"|"|"`"` jgs _|_|_|_ _|_|_|_ (___|___) (___|___) "And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a little child and set him by Him, and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all will be great." Luke 9:47-48 ** Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. Psalm 34:12-13 ** God reminds us that our words and the way we use our speech greatly impacts the quality of life we enjoy. Nothing cuts short a vibrant life like the evil speech and lies we tell. They set loose a force of deception and damage that we cannot control. This unleashed power not only damages those about whom and to whom we speak, but they eventually boomerang and come back and bring their deadly payload back into our lives. Let's be people who speak what is right, good, wholesome, holy, true, and a blessing. -<>- ** Good Neighbors ** A blonde was chatting with her building manager when she happened to mention that the tenants in the apartment above hers were awfully noisy... "Most nights, they stomp around up there as if they were killing cockroaches or something. All evening, this goes on, until around midnight." "That's terrible," said the building manager. "Do you want me to speak to them about it?" / | /| _______I_I_I_________/ | D====/ ____________________ | - - || __| | | |___ || \ | \\__[_=|_[[|_|==_]_// \| \_________________/ | \ = = = unknown "Oh, no, it's not necessary," said the blonde. "It doesn't keep me up or anything, because, most nights, I usually stay up and practice my trumpet 'til about that time anyway!" +++++++++++++++++++ ** Blonde's Interrogation ** A policeman was interrogating 3 blondes who were training to become detectives. To test their skills in recognizing a suspect, he shows the first blonde a picture for 5 second and then hides it. "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?" The 1st blonde answers, "That's easy, we'll catch him fast because he only has one eye!" The policeman says, "Well...uh...that's because the picture shows his profile." Slightly flustered by this ridiculous response, he flashes the picture for 5 seconds at the 2nd blonde and asks her, "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?" The 2nd blonde giggles, flips her hair and says, "Ha! He'd be too easy to catch because he only has one ear!" The policeman angrily responds, "What's the matter with you two?? Of course only one eye and one ear are SHOWING because it's a picture of his profile!! Is that the best answer you can come up with?" Extremely frustrated at this point, he shows the picture to the 3rd blonde and in a very testy voice asks, "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?" He quickly adds "...think hard before giving me a stupid answer." The blonde looks at the picture intently for a moment and says, "Hmmmm...the suspect wears contact lenses." The policeman is surprised and speechless because he really doesn't know himself if the suspect wears contacts or not. "Well, that's an interesting answer... wait here for a few minutes while I check his file and I'll get back to you on that." He leaves the room and goes to his office, checks the suspect's file in his computer, and comes back with a beaming smile on his face. "Wow! I can't believe it...it's TRUE! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such an astute observation?" "That's easy," the blonde replied. "He can't wear regular glasses because he only has one eye and one ear." ++++++++++++++++++++++ ** How To Revive Your Marriage ** .::\)`:`, .:;\/~`\``;) ,.~-----, ;;==`_ ~:;( ,,~{*}\~~--,.`. ;:== 6 6;;) ,(((((({*});~~. .\ ;;C } )' (('`)))~({*}) . \ .\ :;` `--'; >6 6`({*}))) . \~~ | `____/ ( { ))())) . .`, ____._| |_____. `--' (((())) . | / \ \__ _| | \ `-- )))))) . .| | ) \/\/\_{@} | ,-| ((((((( . | | \_ \ \ | / | / | / ))))))) .| | |\ : \ |/ | Y | (/*@@*( ' ` ) . | \ \ \_\/_/ | | / */ \ \'/ /. | \ \ |o | | \. \ |'@'| .| Bob went over to his friend Joes's house and was amazed how well Joe treated his wife. Very often he told her how attractive she was, complimented her on her cooking and constantly showered her with hugs and kisses. "Geez", Bob remarked, "you really make a big fuss over your wife." Joe replied, "I started to appreciate her more about six months ago. It has revived our marriage." Inspired, Bob hurried home hugged his wife and told her how much he loved her and said he wanted to hear all about her day. But she burst into tears. "Darling", Bob said, "what's the matter?" "This has been the worst day," she replied. "This morning Billy fell off his bike and hurt his ankle, then the washing machine broke. Now, to top it off you come home drunk." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ** Blonde Bombshell At A Duce Ranch ** My wife and I went to a "Dude Ranch" while in Texas. The cowboy preparing the horses asked if she wanted a Western or English saddle, and she asked what the difference was. He told her one had a horn and one didn't, she replied, "The one without the horn is fine. I don't expect we'll run into too much traffic." ++++++++++++++++++++++++ ** Checked By The FBI ** At a clearance sale, the wife of a federal district court judge found a green tie that was a perfect match for one of her husband's sports jackets. Soon after, while the couple was vacationing at a resort complex to get his mind off a rather complicated cocaine conspiracy case, he noticed a small, round disc sewn into the design of the tie. The judge showed it to a local FBI agent, who was equally suspicious that it might be a "bug" planted by the conspiracy defendants. The agent sent the device to FBI headquarters in Washington, DC for analysis. Two weeks later, the judge phoned the Washington office to learn the results of their tests. "We're not sure where the disc came from," the FBI told him, "but we discovered that when you press it, it plays 'Jingle Bells'." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ** How To Tell If You're A HIGH-TECH REDNECK! ** .d^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^b. $ `. $ $ `. .-$ $ `. .-*' $ $ `. .-*' $ $ ; .-*' $ $ .-'`. | .-*' . $ $ /.'"`.\ |___________; .-*'| $ $ :: ;; | | | | $ $ || || | | | | $ $ :: ;; |"""""""""""; | `"| $ $ \`._,'/ | `*-.| | $ $ `-..' ; `*-.| $ $ .' `*-. $ $ .' .-. `*-. $ $ .' ._/ \ `*$ $ .' .'_/ \_. $ $. ENERGY 100 /.'/ \ `. AMMO 320 .$ `TssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssP' You take your net-connected cel phone to the outhouse to read your email. Your e-mail address ends in ".over.yonder.com". Your computer is worth more than all your cars combined. Your presence on the World Wide Web is a "Down Home Page". You tripled the value of your truck by installing a portable DVD. You trim the kudzu back from your trailer so it won't mess up your DSL. You ever refer to your computer as "Ole Bessy". Your screen saver is a bitmap image of your favorite tractor. You start all your e-mails with the words "Howdy!" You can fix a trolling motor with a set of PC tools. You've ever used a CD-ROM as a coaster to set your coke can on. The bumper sticker on your truck says "My other computer is a laptop". You know that a 'network' has nothing to do with fishin'. Your baseball cap has an Intel logo instead of "CAT". You keep inventory of your truck parts, fishin' lures, and country music tapes in Excel. You've got every font ever made that looks like Old West signs or wood plank fencing installed on your computer. You have "Free Bird" and "Achy Breaky Heart" on the MP3 player in your truck. You find yourself humming, "Well, the first thing you know, old Bill's a billionaire..."! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ** Signs your church has sold out to corporate sponsors. ** _ ///-._ ////////-._ /////////////-. ////////////////`. //////////////// .'`. //////////////// . '.'`. '|`'//////////// . .'.::|` : `'/////// . '.':| | . . `'// ' _|- ::| |. .-._ . | . | .':: | |:|:| | ' ' '.::| | |:|:| :. . .'.':| | . |:|:| . | .._.::: : `':| | ' ////-:| |. . | '/////////-._ | . . : .//////////////-._ : : ///////////////////-._ |. |////////////////////////-._ | . . :`'//////////////////////////-._ | . _.-\\\\``'//////////////////////////-._ | /\\\\\\\\..``'//////////////////////////". : . . /. \\\\\\\\\. .``'///////////////////// .'`. : / _ \\\\\\\\\. ``'//////////////// . .'`. | . / (@) \\\\\\\\\. . . ``'/////////// . '.'::|. {`)._ '| _` .\\\\\\\-`:|#| . . ``'////// '. .'.:| `-{_/`| ||::. \\'`.:|:.|#| |#| . ``'/ ' .##:'::: `-| ||||| |`.'::|::|#| |#| |#| . . 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Part of the reason for this is because the more sugar you consume, the more you crave it. And while sugar is an ingredient that is definitely worth indulging in once in awhile, over indulging can cause many health problems, both in the short term and the long term. Why, however, has it become such a problem? In a recent teleconference that we held, expert Allison Reyna enlightened us on some very interesting factoids about the sweet white stuff and why it has become such a topic of concern in recent years: 1. Today's Consumption: Today, an average American consumes 2-3 pounds of sugar each week. While at the end of the 19th century (1887-1890), the average American consumed only 5 lbs. per year. 2. A Continual Rise: Over the last 20 years, sugar consumption in the U.S. has increased from 26 pounds to 135 lbs. of sugar per person per year. 3. Hidden Culprits: Sugar consumption includes highly refined sugars that are incorporated into many of the foods we eat (bread, peanut butter, condiments, sauces, etc.). Some of these are better known as sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup. 4. 4 Classes: 4 classes of simple sugars (Sucrose, fructose, honey, and malts) are deemed "harmful" to optimal health when long-term consumption is over 15% of carbohydrate calories ingested. Hint...complex carbohydrates (veggies, beans, legumes, whole grains) are the way to keep this number below 15%. 5. Health Issues: Simple sugars have been documented to contribute to and/or aggravate health problems, including: asthma, mood disorders, mental illness, nervous disorders, diabetes, heart disease, gallstones, hypertension, and arthritis. 6. Insulin Impacts: Sugar raises insulin levels, inhibiting the release of growth hormones which depresses the immune system. Further, too much insulin promotes the storage of fat, so that when you eat foods that are high in sugar, you're enabling rapid weight gain and elevated triglyceride levels, both of which have been linked to cardiovascular disease. 7. Degenerative Disease: Sugar has no real nutritional value (minerals, vitamins and fiber) and as a result, has a deteriorating effect on the endocrine system, causing sugar consumption to be one of the 3 major causes of degenerative disease. 8. Cancer Culprits: Turns out that cancer's preferred fuel is none other than glucose. Controlling one's blood-glucose levels through diet, exercise, supplements, meditation and prescription drugs - when necessary - can be extremely important to a cancer treatment program. So next time you think of having a lump of sugar in your coffee, remember, a long time ago, people found a way to drink their coffee without the sweet taste of sugar. Do you avoid sugar? How much do you think you consume in a day, week or year? --- ...Good One! Thanks Jo Ann! This fits in with a link from our friend Wesley... View Amount Of Sugar in Foods http://www.sugarstacks.com/ --- ...Great Timing! Thanks Wesley! -<>- I thought this was beautiful so I wanted to share it with you. Make sure your volume is turned on, sit back and reflect on the power of the positive! , /), (( -.((_)) _,) ,\`.'_ _`-',' `.> <> <> (,- ,', | `._,) (( ) |, (`--' `'( ) _--_,-.\ SSt /,' \( ) `' (( `\ ` "Life" http://www.greatdanepromilitary.com/Life/index.htm --- ...Very Nice! Thank You Jo Ann! -<>- >What Will Matter? _____.______.______._____ \`\ /'/ \ | | / >|___,____,____,___|< /d$$$P ,ssssssssssss. \ /d$$$P ,d$$$$$$$$$$$$$b \ <=====w======w======w=====> \ \____> \_____/ <____/ / \_____________________/ pb Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no days, no hours or minutes. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear. So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will all expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away. It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived. It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Your gender, skin color, ethnicity will be irrelevant. So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured? What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave. What will matter is not your success, but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught. What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage and sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competence, but your character. What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone. What will matter is not your memories, but the memories of those who loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what. Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters. ~ by Michael Josephson ~ --- ...Aww, Thank You Jo Ann! This one sinks home. I think when you loose loved ones like your grandparents, mom, dad, sister etc. you start to understand what the bible was saying in the book of the Preacher. , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 "1": The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. "2": Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. "3": What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? "4": One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. "5": The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. "6": The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. "7": All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. "8": All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. "9": The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. "10": Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. "11": There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. "12": I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. "13": And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. "14": I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. "15": That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. "16": I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. "17": And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. "18": For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. There you see what the Preacher says is the same as this poem. Seek riches or wisdom and what profit is it? When you are gone, the earth remains and another generation takes your place. The house you worked all your life for, the 401K you worked all your life for, the silver, the gold, the knowledge and wisdom of the universe so that you could speak wisely with others you deem to be smart, the college education, the university decree, all the hills and mountains on earth you climbed to get where you so wanted to be when you were old are but the height and greatness of a single grain of sand compared to the height and greatness of God. All of it shall fall away when your mind and body fall away. You will not have it when you stand before God. Will you say to God at your judging, 'I am great and powerful for I have much wealth and power and many people and nations know me. I am proud of my nationality and my heritage and all my works!' What good is that? Jesus Christ will look you in the eye and say, 'Where? Where are your works, your wealth, your power, your wisdom, your people, your race, your nation, your heritage? You stand before God and me and you have nothing. I cannot tell if you are black, white, or green because you haven't even got a body. Your old body has turned to dust and the winds of time have blown it clear away.' Unless Jesus Christ finds your name written in the Book of Life, You have nothing and are nobody. As the Preacher would say, your life is vanity. And all you get for your struggles is to suffer a second death... , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' Revelation, chapter 20: "12": And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. "13": And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. "14": And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. "15": And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. ================================================================= >-->From Our Friend Viv :) .---. /_____\__ .===. _ _ `\/6.6\/--` / _/\ \ / )%.===.%( \ ( _ ) \/6.6\/ | // ,,, \\ | ,'---', ( _ ) \/ \/6.6\/ \/ .===. / _ \ _)---(_ /\ ( _ ) /\ / ,,, \ /\/ (_) \/\ / `~` \ ^^ /()-()\ ^^ ( /6.6\ ) \ | (_) | / /\/ \/\ / /o o\ \ )( _ )( \| |/ \ | | / (._\ Y /_.) (_/;---;\_) |_____| \|_____|/ (O_`&`_O) / `"*"` \ | | | | L | / / \ \ ( (_.@._) ) | | | |__|__| / ()/^\() \ /'._\|/_.'\ \__|__/ | | | /. . . . . . .\ /. . . . . .\ |_|_| |_|_| `"`"`|`|`|`"`"` `"`"|"|"|"`"` jgs _|_|_|_ _|_|_|_ _|_|_|_ _|_|_|_ (___|___) (___|___) (___|___) (___|___) >WHY GOD MADE MOMS Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions: Why did God make mothers? 1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born. How did God make mothers? 1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us. 2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring. 3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts. What ingredients are mothers made of? 1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean. 2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think. Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom? 1. We're related. 2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me. What kind of a little girl was your mom? 1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff. 2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy. 3. They say she used to be nice. What did mom need to know about dad before she married him? 1. His last name. 2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer? 3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores? Why did your mom marry your dad? 1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot. 2. She got too old to do anything else with him. 3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on. Who's the boss at your house? 1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball. 2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed. 3. I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad. What's the difference between moms and dads? 1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work. 2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them. 3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends. 4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine. What does your mom do in her spare time? 1. Mothers don't do spare time. 2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long. What would it take to make your mom perfect? 1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery. 2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue. If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be? 1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that. 2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me. 3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head. WHEN YOU STOP LAUGHING -- SEND IT ON TO OTHER MOTHERS, GRANDMOTHERS, AND AUNTS....and anyone else who has anything to do with kids or just needs a good laugh!!! --- ...TeeHee!! Thanks Viv! -<>- >Who Would Know? --- ...Thanks Viv! This is an interesting one on word phrases and origins. I was working on it to verify them and see which ones I already had and update my own page here Word/Phrase Origins http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/origins.html When I came across this page... http://www.takeourword.com/TOW190/page1.html Which I must say, saved me a BUNCH of work! I;m sure you will enjoy it too! ======================================================== >-->From Our Friend RichardW :) \\ ///// | | (| _ _ |) |` | '| | __ | >>>___/\_^__/\___<<< / ||| \ Mike Hertz View your ecard: http://tinyurl.com/cupxok --- ...Very moving! Thank You RichardW! ======================================================== >-->From CleanLaffs: The CIA loses track of one of its operatives, and so calls in one of their top spy hunters. The CIA boss says, "All I can tell you is that his name is Murphy and that he's somewhere in Ireland. If you think you've located him, tell him the code words, 'The weather forecast calls for mist in the morning.' If it's really him, he'll answer, 'Yes, and for mist at noon as well.'" So the spy hunter goes to Ireland and stops in a bar in one of the small towns. He says to the bartender, "Maybe you can help me. I'm looking for a guy named Murphy." The bartender replies, "You're going to have to be more specific because, around here, there are lots of guys named Murphy. There's Murphy the Baker, who runs the pastry shop on the next block. There's Murphy the Banker, who's president of our local savings bank. There's Murphy the Blacksmith, who works at the stables. And, as a matter of fact, my name is Murphy, too." Hearing this, the spy hunter figures he might as well try the code words on the bartender, so he says, "The weather forecast calls for mist in the morning." The bartender replies, "Oh, you're looking for Murphy the Spy. He lives right down the street on the left." -<>- ~o__O ~o__O |vV| |vV| ejm 96 /] | /] | /| |\ /| /| A young man is reported to have approached the renowned composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (one of the great musical prodigies of all time), and asked, "Herr Mozart, I have the ambition to write symphonies and perhaps you can advise me how to get started." Mozart said, "The best advice I can give you is to wait until you are older and more experienced, and try your hand at less ambitious pieces to begin with." The young man looked astonished. "But, Herr Mozart, you your- self wrote symphonies when you were considerably younger than I." "Ah," said Mozart, "but I did so without asking advice." -<>- "Wow, man," Timmy said. "God parted the Red Sea and let all His people through on dry ground!" "Sorry," said the 'biblical' scholar. "But that wasn't the Red Sea; it was the Reed Sea. And its water is only about 1 foot deep. No miracle was involved." "Oh," said Timmy. Then, reading on a little more, he said, "Wow, man! What a miracle! God drowned all those Egyptians in 1 foot of water!" -<>- . .. __..---/______//-----. (( ) .".--.```| - /.--. =: ( VROOM! )) (.: {} :__L______: {} :__; __--( __- -_= ) *--* *--* jnh Most people assume WWJD is for "What would Jesus do?". But the initials really have been changed to stand for "What would Jesus drive?". One theory is that Jesus would tool around in an old Plymouth because the Bible says, "God drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden in a Fury". But in Psalm 83, the Almighty clearly owns a Pontiac and a Geo. The passage urges the Jesus to "pursue your enemies with your Tempest and terrify them with your Storm". Perhaps God favors Dodge pickup trucks, because Moses' followers are warned not to go up a mountain "until the Ram's horn sounds a long blast". Some scholars insist that Jesus drove a Honda but didn't like to talk about it. As proof, they cite a verse in St. John's gospel where Christ tells the crowd, "For I did not speak of my own Accord..." Meanwhile, Moses rode an old British motorcycle, as evidenced by a Bible passage declaring that "the roar of Moses' Triumph is heard in the hills". Joshua drove a Triumph sports car with a hole in its muffler: "Joshua's Triumph was heard throughout the land". And, following Jesus' lead, the Apostles car pooled in a Honda... "The Apostles were in one Accord". -<>- ____ ___ ) =\ =\ / =\ =\ \ `-._`-._ jgs )__(`\____)___) Two elderly women were trying on shoes in our store. When I slipped a shoe onto one woman's foot, the end of my tie got caught beneath her heel. Unaware of my predicament, she stood up and started toward the mirror. For a few seconds, I found myself crawling along the floor beside her, trying to get her attention. "Look, Martha," her friend said. "he wants to go home with you!" [Stolen unceremoniously from Reader's Digest.] -<>- Driving my friend Bill and his girlfriend to the airport, I passed a billboard showing a bikini-clad beauty holding a can of beer. Bill's girlfriend glanced up at it and said, "I suppose if I drank a six-pack of that brand, I'd look like her." "No," Bill corrected, "If I drank a six-pack, you'd look like her." ======================================================== >-->From TheMouthPiece: Bad Similes You know the feeling when, as a teacher, you try to stretch the skills of your students. Well.. alas, the results are not always breath taking. Sometimes they just smell like that. These are the results of encouraging students to use comparisons. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it. (Joseph Romm, Washington) She caught your eye like one of those pointy hook latches that used to dangle from screen doors and would fly up whenever you banged the door open again. (Rich Murphy, Fairfax Station) The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't. (Russell Beland, Springfield) McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty Bag filled with vegetable soup. (Paul Sabourin, Silver Spring) >From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you're on vacation in another city and "Jeopardy" comes on at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30. (Roy Ashley, Washington) Her eyes were like two brown circles with big black dots in the center. (Russell Beland, Springfield) Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever. (Unknown) He was as tall as a six-foot-three-inch tree. (Jack Bross, Chevy Chase) The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot grease. (Gary F. Hevel, Silver Spring) Her date was pleasant enough, but she knew that if her life was a movie this guy would be buried in the credits as some- thing like "Second Tall Man." (Russell Beland, Springfield) ========================================================== >-->From SermondFodder: Knowlege is Power or What a difference a Year Makes __ _ | | Yye |_| |--| .---. e AA | | | | /.--./\ e A // || \/\ e A //|/|| |\/\ aa a |\o/ o/-- ///|\|| | \/\ . ~o \.'\.o' //|\|/|| | |\/\ . /.` \o' //\|/|\|| | | \/\ ( ( . \o' __ __ _//|/|\|/|| | | |\/`--' ' __/__/__//|\|/|\|| | | | `--' |\|/|\|/|\|/|\|/|| | | | | RG +a:f Our seven-year-old daughter was thrilled when we took her to Disney World for the first time, and she headed straight for Space Mountain. I worried that the roller coaster would be too scary for her, but she insisted. To her delight, we rode it twice. The next year we returned to the Magic Kingdom, and my daughter, now eight, again dragged me to Space Mountain. As we stood in line, though, I could see her soberly studying the signs that warn about the ride's speed. "Dad," she said, "I don't think I want to go." I asked her why she would be nervous when she had enjoyed herself last time. She replied, "This year, I can read." -<>- W .__. .__. [ ] |::| |::| E ._. |::| |::| ._. |\ |:| ._. |::| |::| |/| \ \\|/ |:|_|/| |::| |::|_ |/| |-( )- |:|"|/|_|::| |::|\|_|/| _ | V L |:|"|/|||::| |::|\|||/||:| \ ` ___ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | \/ / ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~pw [From 'Shangy' archives 10/10/2001] How things Change This is an e-mail from an Ensign stationed aboard the USS Winston S Churchill... Dear Dad, Well, we are still out at sea, with little direction as to what our next priority is. The remainder of our port visits, which were to be centered around max liberty and goodwill to the United Kingdom, have all but been canceled. We have spent every day since the attacks going back and forth within imaginary boxes drawn in the ocean, standing high-security watches, and trying to make the best of our time. It hasn't been that fun I must confess, and to be even more honest, a lot of people are frustrated at the fact that they either can't be home, or we don't have more direction right now. We have seen the articles and the photographs, and they are sickening. Being isolated as we are, I don't think we appreciate the full scope of what is happening back home, but we are definitely feeling the effects. About two hours ago the junior officers were called to the bridge to conduct Ship handling drills. We were about to do a man overboard when we got a call from the LUTJENS(D185), a German warship that was moored ahead of us on the pier in Plymouth, England. While in port, the WINSTON S CHURCHILL and the LUTJENS got together for a sports day/cookout on our fantail, and we made some pretty good friends. Now at sea they called over on bridge-to-bridge, requesting to pass us close up on our port side, to say goodbye. We prepared to render them honors on the bridgewing, and the Captain told the crew to come topside to wish them farewell. As they were making their approach, our Conning Officer announced through her binoculars that they were flying an American flag. As they came even closer, we saw that it was flying at half-mast. The bridgewing was crowded with people as the Boatswain's Mate blew two whistles- Attention to Port- the ship came up alongside and we saw that the entire crew of the German ship were manning the rails, in their dress blues. They had made up a sign that was displayed on the side that read "We Stand By You". Needless to say there was not a dry eye on the bridge as they stayed alongside us for a few minutes and we cut our salutes. It was probably the most powerful thing I have seen in my entire life and more than a few of us fought to retain our composure. It was a beautiful day outside today. We are no longer at liberty to divulge over unsecured e-mail our location, but we could not have asked for a finer day at sea. The German Navy did an incredible thing for this crew, and it has truly been the highest point in the days since the attacks. It's amazing to think that only a half-century ago things were quite different, and to see the unity that is being demonstrated throughout Europe and the world makes us all feel proud to be out here doing our job. After the ship pulled away and we prepared to begin our man overboard drills the Officer of the Deck turned to me and said "I'm staying Navy." I'll write you when I know more about when I'll be home, but for now, this is probably the best news that I could send you. Love you guys. By way of the Mr. Mom list List-Subscribe: ============================================================ >-->From CupO'Cheer: !|| !|||| ,/|||| !|'''| `\ | )\ \ ejm / \ \ \ CONTINUE IN PRAYER.... Missionaries, Soldiers, Albinos in Tanzania, unemployed, Steve Witten, Leif and Tonya Wright, Mellonee Willis, Steve Hewitt, Darfar refugees, Tab Nettleton, Richard Moore, Evelyn Martin, Jennifer Whitby, Drew, Dean Hood & Family, Carolyn Dew’s family, Marion Shaw, Louise Norman, Evelyn Martin, Ben Lay, Mildred Turner, Jim Bloom family, Joni Loquist and family, Nancy Florence, Jo Bracket family, Jeremiah Christy !|| !|||| ,/|||| !|'''| `\ | )\ \ ejm / \ \ \ National Day of Prayer 2009 The 58th Annual National Day of Prayer will take place Thursday, May 7, 2009. Millions will unite in prayer as thousands of events will take place from coast to coast. The theme for this year is "Prayer... America's Hope" and is based on the verse from Psalm 33:22 which states: "May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you." Beth Moore will join Shirley Dobson to lead the nation in prayer as the 2009 Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force. Here are just a few ways you can enjoy some of the many celebrations on May 7th, the National Day of Prayer: * Begin your morning in prayer - Prayer for Our Nation by Beth Moore * Watch the LIVE Webcast or Televised Program of the National Observance in Washington D.C. (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon EST) * Join some of the NDP staff on the LIVE Prayer Chatroom on OurPrayer.org (12:00 noon - 12:30 p.m. CST) * Attend a local event - many events occur over the lunch hour * Join the Greater Calling - Prayer Rally by Telephone * Participate in the Online Prayer Rally on Tangle.com * Watch the LIVE Webcast of NDP Los Angeles from Hollywood, CA (7:30 - 9:30 p.m. PST) Celebrate America's 58th annual National Day of Prayer from our nation's capitol. The National Observance will take place, Thursday, May 7th, in Washington D.C. from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and will be broadcast LIVE via webcast and through GOD TV, channel 365 on Direct TV and channel 138 on Sky Angel. The webcast will be accessible through Tangle and NDP. Speakers will include Beth Moore and Dr. James and Shirley Dobson Media Contact Info Media: media@nationaldayofprayer.org -<>- !|| !|||| ,/|||| !|'''| `\ | )\ \ ejm / \ \ \ SPECIAL PRAYER by Kevin Harrell Dear Lord, Father of mercies and God of all comfort Thank you for this day And all it holds For you are made manifest In your creation And we are without excuse. We thank you for bringing us together. And granting us this great gift of worship. For in you we find strength and salvation Lord we are living in times many of us have never experienced We pray for your wisdom and guidance in these uncertain times For ourselves and our leaders. Remind us that all we have comes fom you lest we place our stocks and bonds and holdings above you. Lead us not into temptation Do not allow us to bury our riches With what we perceive as treasure. Deliver us from that evil. And be with our troops Lord Protect them. Theirs is a hard and dangerous job For they are Men and Women under authority and they come and go when directed Laying down their lives Bring them home safely Be also with their families for Their sacrifice is great Lord, we pray for those in need Those broken spiritually and physically Those facing challenges and uncertainties With their health, their personal relationships And their finances. Grant them courage and make them whole and bless them with a calm spirit And Lord we lift up a special prayer for the victims of the wildfire comfort them and bless them with peace Lord, be with those we love and move in the lives of those who may not yet know you. And we declare the mystery of faith For we know only in part But will one day know fully Even as we are fully known. We believe Lord, help us in our unbelief. We pray that you do not percieve our words as sounding brass or clanging cymbals And as we sit quietly we lift up our joys, cares and concerns with full confidence in the presence Of the Holy Spirit Who knows our needs better than we ourselves. We ask these things in name of Jesus Christ Amen To SUBSCRIBE: Send an e-mail with SUBSCRIBE CUP O'CHEER in the subject line to cheer316@sc.rr.com ========================================================= >-->From ScreamOfTheCrop: .'''. '(("""))' '((O.O))' '; o ;' .("|((, / | || (_ | |/ ,'..,' : ScS @[.,..' \ `, | | | >FATAL THINGS TO SAY IF YOUR WIFE IS PREGNANT I finished the Oreo's. Not to imply anything, but I don't think the kid weighs 40 pounds. Y'know, looking at her, you'd never guess that Pamela Lee had a baby! Well, couldn't they induce labor? The 25th is the Super Bowl. Darned if you ain't about five pounds away from a surprise visit from that Richard Simmons fella. Fred at the office passed a stone the size of a pea. Boy, that's gotta hurt. Get your *own* ice cream. Man! That rose tattoo on your hip is the size of Madagascar! You don't have the guts to pull that trigger... -<>- Going to the front desk of an exclusive hotel, Mr. Morris Mendelbaum requested some stationery. The snooty clerk asked, "Are you a guest at the hotel sir?" Mr. Mendelbaum snapped indignantly, "No, I am not a guest. I am paying $350 a day!" ============================================================= >-->Fun Places To Net Visit: >From Our Web-Surfing Friend Wesley :) Wrecked Exotics http://www.wreckedexotics.com/newphotos/bad/ Photo Share http://www.tweetphoto.com/index.php Simple Image - Based Bulletin Board http://www.4chan.org/ Sell Documents and Digital Content Online http://www.tagito.com/ Convert PDF To Excel Online http://www.pdftoexcelonline.com/ Find Reviews of Everything http://www.allbestreviews.com/ --- ...Fantastic! Thanks Wesley! -<>- >From LynnLynn's Links: 100 Best Lost Moments Via Shangy http://tv.msn.com/100-great-lost-moments/story/?gt1=28130 BabelGum Via Shangy http://www.babelgum.com/html/clip.php?clipId=147374 Find Local Live Music Via Wesley http://gigzee.com/ Go Ahead - Stretch Your Face ! Via Wesley http://www.stretchyourface.com/ Mother Animated Images http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/agifs_k-o.html Stethoscope http://www.buffaloschips.com/dsgtr.htm China http://www.buffaloschips.com/jksd.htm Super Models http://www.buffaloschips.com/dsfqas.htm Suzuki http://www.buffaloschips.com/dsfasas.htm Swallowing http://www.buffaloschips.com/asdsfsd.htm\ If You haven't joined LynnLynn's mailing List yet, send a blank e-mail to LynnLynns-links-subscribe@Yahoogroups.com ============================================================== >-->Quotes & Thunkers: "I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time". So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance." - Steven Wright. "My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe." - Jimmy Durante. "When I eventually met Mr Right I had no idea that his first name was Always." - Rita Rudner. "The other day I saw a guy with a sign that said, WHERE WILL YOU SPEND ETERNITY? Which freaked me out because I was on my way to the Department of Motor Vehicles." -Arj Barker "As a child I believed that when Columbus arrived in North America, the states' names were actually written on the continent, in gigantic letters, the way they are on maps. I still think this would be a good idea, because if an airplane's navigational system failed, the pilot could just look out the window and see exactly where the plane was." -- Dave Berry I got a job once as a short-order cook. I was preparing a chicken on the rotisserie one night, and as I seasoned the bird I was singing 'Arrivederci, Roma.' Just then a late night partier shuffled in and said, "You got a nice voice, mister, but do you know your monkey is on fire?" Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together. -- Unknown "If your dreams turn to dust--vacuum." -- Anonymous ---> Visit my CyberHome - ALWAYS OPEN HOOUSE :) Shangy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/index.html Shangrala ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -->This is for all you who love food andd DARE to make it at home Yep. You guessed it - Recipes. These are Tried and True, Yummy to the Tummy, good old fashioned home cooking recipes that are EASY to do :) Visit Shangy's Easy-Does-It Home Recipes: http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/easy.html Home Recipes >Got A good Recipe? 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