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Bell Call
The scene: Alexander Graham Bell’s laboratory. An exciting new discovery is about to take place. In the next room sits Bell’s assistant, a man named Watson, hard at work on Bell’s new invention to transmit sound over wires. As Mr. Watson toiled away in the room with the receiver, it suddenly rings — it must […]
Quotes
“Originality is the art of concealing your source.” “People will believe anything if you whisper it.” “One thing you can give, and still keep, is your word.” “A coincidence is when God performs a miracle, and decides to remain anonymous.” “I don’t have to attend every argument I’m invited to.”
Breakfast Call
When my son was in the ninth grade, we reluctantly agreed to let him move into the basement. Then I realized how convenient it was to get him to the breakfast table. Before, I used to stand at the bottom of the staircase and scream his name. Now all I had to do was flick […]
Pastor’s Favourite Bible Verse
“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote in message news:… “Yours is not to reason why. Yours is but to do and tithe.” Mark 17:1
Quotes on Marriage
Quotes on Marriage … Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside desperate to get out. – Montaigne. By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll be happy. If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher. -Socrates. The great question… which […]
Questions about Australia – Answered
These questions about Australia were posted on an Australian Tourism Website. Obviously the answers came from fellow Aussies. As Nino Culloto said, ‘They’re a Weird Mob’! 1. Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK) A: We import all plants […]
Flight Control Software
At a recent computer software engineering course in the US, the participants were given an awkward question to answer: “If you had just boarded an airliner and discovered that your team of programmers had been responsible for the flight control software, how many of you would immediately get off the plane?” Among the ensuing forest […]
Wise Sayings
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. Drive carefully. It’s not only cars that can be recalled by their maker. Eat a live toad in the morning and nothing worse […]
Dead Faint
The man passed out in a dead faint as he came out of his front door onto the porch. Someone dialed 911. When the paramedics arrived, they helped him regain consciousness and asked if he knew what caused him to faint. “It was enough to make anybody faint,” he said. “My son asked me for […]
Boss
The boss was complaining in our staff meeting the other day that he wasn’t getting any respect. Later that morning he went to a local sign shop and bought a small sign that read: “I’m the Boss!” He then nailed it to his office door. Later that day when he returned from lunch, he found […]
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