WHO GOES FIRST? This happened recently when Patrick was four years old and his brother, Luke, was five, and already a half year in kindergarten had made Luke wiser. Luke […]
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EASIER PLACE TO LOOK There is an old story about a drunk who is trying to find his car keys under a streetlight. “Where did you lose your keys?” asks
WHAT FEET ARE FOR A teenage son kept begging his father to let him drive the car to school which was only three blocks away, because of a light snowfall.
Cars | Drivers | Effort | Family | Humor | Labor | Laziness | Perspective | Work | Youth Read More »
BLIND THANKS Earl Wilson, a famous newspaper columnist wrote, “Be thankful for venetian blinds. If it weren’t for them, it’d be curtains for us all.”
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TASTE OF TURKEY Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother’s tasted better the day before. — Rita Rudner
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AIR-CONDITIONED COUNTRY A man from Nigeria moved to the United States. After a few years, one of his friends came to visit him. The man brought a coat to the
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OLIVE THE OTHER REINDEER Wrapping up a spirited chorus of her favorite Christmas song, our granddaughter, 5, commented, “Olive wasn’t very nice to Rudolph.” Quizzed on who Olive was, she
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HOW MANY MAGI? A story is told of a pastor and a scripture scholar who find themselves sitting together on an airplane. The pastor immediately complains to the scholar: “You
GOOD NEWS AT CHRISTMAS A little boy in a Christmas program had only one line to say, “Behold, I bring you good tidings.” After the rehearsal he asked his mother
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THE CHILD IN THE MANGER Two young Hebrew men walking to the synagogue paused before a store to examine a reproduction of a painting called The Child in the Manger
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WASHINGTON B. C. “Our neighbors are moving to that town that was there before Jesus was born,” our young granddaughter excitedly informed her mother. Baffled, her mother inquired as to
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DISLIKED DICTATOR The dictator of a small country was bitterly disappointed that nobody would use the newly-issued postage stamps bearing his portrait. He questioned his postmaster, who explained that the
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WHEN A MAN KEEPS HIS WORD A man is forced to keep his word, when no one else will take it. From Teresa Yates
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ENCOURAGEMENT WITH A TWIST Here are a few cute expressions from residents of Shepherds home for the mentally disabled in Union Grove, Wisconsin: A resident recites a memory verse —
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NIGHT DRIVER Two older women were talking about a mutual friend who had recently married. One woman asked, “Is he rich?” The other woman said, “No, she told me he
PHOBIA LEADER In a Frank and Ernest comic strip, Frank announces, “Congratulations, Ernie, you’ve just been elected president of our local phobia club.” Ernie replied, “I was afraid of that!”
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BED-TIME FOR INTENTIONS I have some good intentions that go in and out with me; And what I ever have them for is more than I can see; For they
WHAT ARE WE DOING? A physician could not get his car started one cold winter morning. So he had the local dealership tow it in for inspection. The service manager
PRODUCING THE MOST HAPPINESS A politician, seated with friends and foes, was riding a train through a city. He suggested that he throw a five dollar bill out of the
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FIRST BABY OR HUSBAND The phone rang on the maternity ward, and a very excited voice came through: “This is Harold Smith, and I’m bringing my wife in — she’s
Birth | Communication | Health | Humor | Husbands | Life | Marriage | Men | Pregnancy Read More »
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