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‘Let no one who is not eager for truth and peace enter here’ (Plato)

Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Dating After Sixty !!

Dorothy and Edna, two “senior” widows, are talking. Dorothy: “That nice George Johnson asked me out for a date. I know you went out with him last week, and I wanted to talk with you about him before I give him my answer.” Edna: “Well, I’ll tell you. He shows up at my apartment punctually […]

Question: prove all odd numbers are prime

Mathematician: 1 is prime , 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, …. 11 is prime, so is 13 and therefore, by induction, all odd numbers are prime. QeD. Physicist: 1 is prime, 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 …. 11 is prime, 13 is prime, …. all odd […]

Interviews

There’s an old Steve Allen routine, where random passers-by on the street would be interviewed on camera, and asked, “Would you ever let your daughter date a confirmed Homo Sapiens?” About 50% would answer, “Absolutely not!” (In the original, done in the late 50s or early 60s, the question involved “confirmed heterosexual”.) Alistair Cooke once […]

Tips for a Happy Marriage

I found this oldie today. The only thing wrong with it is that it was not Red Skelton’s lines but rather it was Henny Youngman’s: Red Skelton’s tips for a Happy Marriage: 1. Two times a week, we go to a nice restaurant, have a little beverage, then comes good food and companionship. She goes […]

Interesting cat

Did you you hear about the cat that swallowed a ball of wool? Scroll for answer # # # # # # # # # # # It had mittens!

Evil Overlord List

This Evil Overlord List grew out of the exchanges on what is now the Star Trek mailing list beginning in 1994. We were kicking around cliches that appeared on “Deep Space 9” at the time, and I started to compile a list of classic blunders they were making. The list came to about 20 or […]

Driving Distances

If you think your wife’s driving directions are bad… …go to http://maps.msn.co.uk and click on the “Directions” tab. Look at the QUICKEST route from Haugesund to Trondheim (both in Norway). Then look at the SHORTEST route.

Your New Name

THIS IS FUN, GIVE IT A NEW TRY AND SEND ME YOUR NEW NAME. > This only takes a minute. Please don’t be a bore and ruin it. Send it onto everyone you know including the person that sent it to you. > Sometimes when you have a stressful day or week, you need some […]

Was Pontius Pilate A Scot?

WAS PONTIUS PILATE A SCOT? From out of remote Glen Lyon, the longest glen in Scotland, has come an intriguing oral tradition that Pontius Pilate was born in the hamlet of Fortingall, which lies at the entrance to this dramatic and picturesque highland glen. This ancient tradition also claims that Pontius Pilate was related to […]

Limo Driver

After getting all of Pope John Paul’s luggage loaded into the limo and he doesn’t travel light, the driver notices that the Pope is still standing on the curb.”Excuse me, Your Eminence,” says the driver, “Would you please take your seat so we can leave? to tell you the truth,” says the Pope, “they never […]