Rowland Croucher
The Seven Deadly Offset Credits
By Daryl Cagle March 12, 2008 The Vatican just announced a brand new, modern set of seven deadly sins to supplant the old seven sins which have grown pretty tired through the years. The old seven deadly sins: lust, wrath, gluttony, sloth, greed, pride, and envy were proclaimed by a sixth century pope and were […]
Moving to Cornwall
At the urging of his doctor, John moved to Cornwall. After settling in, he met a neighbour who was also an older man. “Tell me” he said, my doctor recommended I move here for my health. Is this really a good place to live?” “It certainly is,” the man replied. “When I first arrived here […]
Tombstones
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour, and, one who can enjoy browsing old cemeteries. Some fascinating things on old tombstones! Harry Edsel Smith of St Albans Herts.: Born 1903–Died 1942. Looked up the lift shaft to see if the lift was on the way down. It was. […]
Speed Check
Speed Check — Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on I-15,just north of the Marine Corps Air Station at Miramar. One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching the crest of a hill. The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading […]
Epitaphs etc.
You’ve probably heard of the hypochondriac’s epitaph: ‘I told you I was sick!” And the aggressive character who had on his: “Waddya think you’re lookin’ at!” And where the epitaph poet imposed his wish on the deceased: “Underneath this pile of stones Lie the remains of Billy Jones. His name was really Smith, not Jones, […]
Homosexual Relationships Register?
Caring for justice A Christan Jewish and Muslim interfaith group has a proposal it thinks will take the heat out of Victoria’s controversial proposed relationships register: have a register but remove all reference to sex. The bill, being debated in Parliament this week, will establish a relationships register that effectively gives homosexual and de facto […]
Writer to publisher
…Reminds me of an over-zealous writer. He sent a manuscript to a publisher, attaching a note: “Please reply soon, as I have other irons in the fire.” The publisher sent back the manuscript with a note of his own: “Please place this with your other irons.”
Violence against Christians in Sri Lanka
Increased incidents of violence against Christians During the past month, incidents of violence and intimidation of Churches and Christians reported a dramatic increased. The most brutal of these attacks was the killing of Pastor Neil Edirisinghe on the night of 17th February 2008. The attackers also shot and wounded his wife, who is still in […]
Abortion and Adoption in Australia
12 March 2008 Dear Friends, Last year in Australia, around 80,000 unborn babies lost their lives to abortion – while only 59 Australian-born babies were released for adoption.* Five of these babies were from South Australia. This may seem shockingly low, but is in fact good news. The year before, NO SA-born babies were released […]
And the moral of the story is…
The teacher gave her class of 9 year olds an assignment: Have your Parents tell you a story with a moral at the end. The next day the children came back and one by one began to tell their stories. “Johnny, do you have a story to share?” “Yes Miss,. My daddy told a story […]
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