WAY BACK WHEN After ripping into a Christmas present, a three- year-old little girl picked up the toy and said, “I’ve wanted one of these ever since I was a […]
CLEAN SOCKS FOR JESUS “Mommy,” chirped my four year old, “don’t you think it was nice of the shepherds to get all cleaned up before they went to see the
NO PEACE AND QUIET AT THE MALL Skyler: What was it you wanted for Christmas, Uncle Cosmos? Cosmos: I told you, Skyler, just a little peace and quiet. Skyler: I
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A CHEERFUL-ER GIVER A six year old girl insisted that as a new first grader, she should be allowed to take part in the offering and put something in the
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IN EX SELFISH DEO One Christmas a four year old boy was singing “Angels We Have Heard On High” with great fervor, but the chorus came out a differently: “Gloria,
BETRAYED BY THE LIGHT A burly lineman for the University of Michigan checked into the hotel the day before the game of the year with Ohio State University. The Michigan
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PESSIMISTIC SHAKING The way two pessimists greet each other is not by shaking hands, but by shaking heads.
A LOT OF DIRTY SKUNKS One day a gangster rushed into a store, shooting right and left and hollered — “All you dirty skunks get out of here.” They all
EVER- LAUGHING LIFE A three year old boy listened attentively to the Sunday morning sermon. When questioned afterward, the boy proudly told what he had learned: “Jesus died so that
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PASTORAL HOLDING A successful and eloquent pastor returned to the first church he had ever pastored during a reunion. During the reception, one of the long-time members of the church
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TELLING TIME An Air Force lieutenant with a terrible cough went to see a doctor. “This cough is serious,” diagnosed the doctor. “Do you smoke?” “No,” answered the lieutenant, “I
FACIAL WEAPON A son and daughter were fishing with their mother in the Alaskan wilderness when a baby moose approached them. The children met the baby moose in a small
GILBRETH ON HUMOR Two of Frank Gilbreth’s children wrote about their father in the book Cheaper by the Dozen. They portrayed a remarkable father of twelve children who was an
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UNIVERSE ON AN ENVELOPE Mrs. Albert Einstein was being taken on a tour of the great Palomar observatory. Pointing to the massive telescope, the director asserted, “With this, we will
THE TROUBLE WITH TROUBLES Don’t tell other people your troubles. Half of them aren’t interested, and the other half are glad you got what you had coming to you. Anonymous
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THE YELLOW ONES HAVE HEPATITIS When we were still serving as missionaries in Ecuador, there were frequent cases of hepatitis and one of the symptoms is a yellowing of the
WATCHING FOR LANDRY’S SMILE Coach Tom Landry was known as the unemotional coach who for years paced the sidelines of the Dallas Cowboys football team. Walt Garrison, former Dallas Cowboys
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THE DOG TURNED ITALIAN Before leaving on a two week trip, a man took his dog to his wife’s parents, who were Italian. When they got back home the dog
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YES – NO – YES – NO The careful driver was not sure his blinkers were working. He asked his son to get out of the car and tell him
UNNECESSARY NECESSITIES Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
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