NO NEED TO CHANGE As they’re walking in the snow, Hobbes, Calvin’s stuffed tiger, asks: “Did you make any resolutions for the New Year?””Calvin comes unwound and says: “No! I’m […]
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GOD’S SHOVEL IS BIGGER The story is told of a farmer who was known for his generous giving, and whose friends could not understand how he could give so much
CAT CELEBRATION Last year in Britain someone gave me a humorous book entitled The Book of Heroic Failures, a handbook of the “Not-So-Good Club of Britain.” It opens with this
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Accidents: Two elderly ladies talking: “The thing I hate about parking is the noisy crash.”
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING Seen on a T-Shirt: “Out of my way, I’m Christmas shopping.”
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CHRISTMAS SURPRISE I read about a man who gave his wife something very unexpected and unusual last year for Christmas. He wrote: “I don’t understand it. My wife hasn’t spoken
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CHRISTMAS TIME OF YEAR Christmas is the time of year, Gifts bring children lots of cheer. Later come the winter chills, When Dad and Mom receive the bills!
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A JOKE BEFORE THE MEAL A man who knew little about Friends’ ways was a bit uneasy when he was invited to a Quaker home for dinner. “I needn’t have
HITTING BOTTOM IS A KILLER Half-way down a steep, winding hill in the north of England a man stopped his car to ask a woman at her gate if the
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CONFUSING AND DANGEROUS TIMES In the speech, “The Decline in Ethics” William A. Dimana refers to a cartoon from the Wall Street Journal. The cartoon shows a politician at the
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SHOOT AT AN ANGLE During the 1920’s property boom in Florida, the Mizner brothers ran an “antiquing” factory at which pieces of furniture, timber, tatuary, and other items were treated
PRINCE OR DADDY Watching a particular romantic ending to a Disney animated video, my five-year-old sighed, “I hope I meet my prince someday,” she said wistfully “Of course you will,”
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PLACE OR TEMPERATURE Our church is located in the town of San Luis Obispo, California – about 200 miles north of Los Angeles. Two younger brothers were overheard talking about
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WRONG FLOOR A woman visited a psychiatrist and said, “You’ve got to come help my husband. He has delusions and thinks he’s an elevator.” “Bring him in to see me,”
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CHARGE FOR HAPPINESS The world’s wisdom tells us that when you come to the realization that money can’t buy happiness, it’s time to get some credit cards.
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Because ministers have to spend so much of their time in hospitals and among the sick, they may benefit from this helpful guide I received from a nurse in my
UNSEEN SYPTOMS A woman was so certain that she had an incurable liver condition that she went to the doctor to find out about it. The doctor assured her she
B.C. FULLY DESCRIBED My friend is a rather old-fashioned lady, quite elegant and delicate, especially in her language. She and her husband were planning a week-long camping trip, so she
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UNDELIVERED PIZZA Two businessmen were flying from Cleveland to Minneapolis. As they flew over Chicago, one of the men picked up the air phone and ordered a pizza. The other
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