PROBLEM WITH GRAVY Grandpa asked his grandson one day, “Jimmy, why don’t you ever eat your gravy?” Jimmy furrowed his brow and said, “Grandpa, you just never know what’s going […]
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STOP BUYING HOTELS The tough new sales manager went over the expense account of a salesman just back from six weeks on the road. “Can you explain this item on
UNRELIABLE LINGUISTICS James W. Moore, pastor of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Houston tells of going to New York and riding in a cab with a cab driver from
WRONG RECIPIENT The hostess at a very elaborate dinner party was seated quite a distance from one of her guests — an actress of some fame. Seeking to help all
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CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGES If you can’t get people to listen to you any other way, tell them it’s confidential. From Farmer’s Digest
SHE ATE THE BAIT Danny protested vehemently when his mother told him to take his younger sister with him when he was going fishing, but Mom insisted so Danny obeyed.
COMMUNICATING THE PROBLEM Two golfers were annoyed by an unusually slow twosome in front of them. One of the offending pair was dawdling in the fairway while the other was
COMMUNICATING FUN Parents – Treat your kids to living proof that you don’t have to drink or get high on drugs to have a terrific time. Your example of a
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FAIR WARNING FOR HUNTERS I was reading that on opening day of hunting season in one state, game wardens put up a sign on a certain highway that read as
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WINE, WOMEN & SONG While attending a church in a small town just outside of the military base, the pastor’s wife asked me, “How do you maintain your moral character
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PRAY FOR THE SICK After Sunday School class members had noted the numerous members of the church that were ill, the teacher bowed his head and began, “Lord, we pray
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WHO’S HARD OF HEARING? A man was perplexed by his wife’s refusal to admit her hearing problem. Speaking with his doctor one day, he exclaimed, “How can I get my
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PRAISE OVERCOMES FEAR Try praising your wife even if it does frighten her at first. By Billy Sunday, from the Christian Reader, May, 1994
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SELLING OUT SPELLING A teen-age tourist approached a business man in a busy section of Denver, Colorado. He asked the man if he could help him find a place. He
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THE FLYING FLOWER GIRL Of all the weddings I have conducted, none was more memorable than that of a young couple from our church in Arizona. It was a large
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YOU NEED MERCY A woman went to a photographer to get her picture taken. She insisted that this portrait do her justice. The photographer studied his subject for a few
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GENERIC THANKS FOR CHILDREN Researcher: If you had it all to do over again, would you have children again? Mother: Yes, but not the same ones.
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WRONG TOKEN OF GRATITUDE This bulletin misprint emphasized the need to know the difference between momentum and momento: “Our minister is leaving the church this Sunday. Will you please send
ALL THAT IS WITHIN ME At a recent community dinner, the organizers realized half way through the meal that they had forgotten to say Grace. A pastor who was also
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RECOGNIZE YOUR BLESSINGS One who bets on horses looks for any advantage he can find. So when Briscoe saw a priest bless a particular horse, he paid attention. When he
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