Rowland Croucher
Getting the Brush-off
There stood, in the janitor’s room, A stiff male and soft female broom, And one day they said: “We ought to be wed, As broom-bride and handsome broom groom.” Soon after, she said “Darling hush,” And her voice then in torrents did rush, “I’ve got a surprise, I cannot disguise, We’ll soon have our own […]
The End of the Anglican Communion?
Venables predicts end of Anglican Communion ANNE FLETCHER Anglican Journal Apr 29, 2008 Delta, B.C. The South American primate who has welcomed dissenting Canadian Anglican parishes into his province says he sees the beginning of the end of the world-wide Anglican Communion. ¢â‚¬ËœI believe we ¢â‚¬â„¢re in the early stages of divorce, ¢â‚¬â„¢ Archbishop Gregory Venables, […]
Panda
A panda walks into a cafe, orders a roll, eats it, then draws a gun and shoots the floor. “Why?” asks the confused waitress, as the panda heads toward the door. The panda tosses her a poorly punctuated wildlife manual. “I’m a panda; look it up.” “PANDA. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, […]
Optic Nerve
Bet you didn’t know this: Did you know that in the human body there is a nerve that connects the eyeball to your ‘rear end’? It’s called the Anal Optic Nerve. If you don’t believe it, pull a hair from back there and see if it doesn’t bring a tear to your eye.
Where do you live [in Australia]?
[From a friend, Brigid Walsh] Where do you live? What do you know of the history of your locality? Getting to know this history is important. If geological/earth history is known, we are able to gain a better understanding of how our local habitat is/was formed. With knowledge, we are better equipped to interact responsibly […]
Racial Differences
I read this on a Usenet newsgroup: Are some races less intelligent than others? Doesn’t matter to me. But, if someone, Black, White, or Asian, fails to make it into med school, qualify as a journeyman electrician, or flunks out of high school, simply because they couldn’t make the grade, I would prefer that they […]
Pray for the World May 2008
Prayer Focus Update May 2008 PRAYER FOCUS UPDATE is a monthly information bulletin with up-to-date news on the persecuted Church to help Christians pray for their suffering brothers and sisters. You can use this for prayer groups, your own information and for inclusion in church magazines. It can be sent via email, is available as […]
Decline
*Sightings* 4/28/08 — Martin E. Marty Papal trips, presidential campaigns, polygamist-raids, and other events that warrant billboard-sized headlines are easy enough to sight for *Sightings*, but they block out the vision of smaller-appearing events that, taken together, add up to portentous or promising trends. The portentous were most apparent this week, as headlines like these […]
Gone fishing
A man called home to his wife and said, ” Julie love, I have been asked to go fishing up in the Lake District with my boss & several of his friends . We’ll be gone for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get that promotion I’ve been wanting, so could […]
Jordan: Ex-muslim Tried For Converting To Christianity
Thursday April 24, 2008 Relatives attack convert family for deserting Islam. ISTANBUL, April 24 (Compass Direct News) – On trial for converting from Islam to Christianity, a Jordanian man may lose legal custody of his children and have his marriage annulled if found guilty of “apostasy.” Mohammad Abbad, 40, fled Jordan last month after Muslims […]
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