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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.

Canadians

Canadians, bless their flinty hearts, complain about the strangest things, unlike the Brits who whimper about nonsense. There are many Canadians who wear maple leaf pins or badges, mistakenly believing rural native populations in obscure places will recognize the symbol and not confuse them with their southern neighbors. They complain that they can’t eat baked […]

American (political tourist) intelligence

A DC airport ticket agent offers some examples of ‘why’ the US is in trouble! 1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn’t get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!) 2. I got a call from a Kansas Congressman’s (Moore) […]

There are cat-lovers and…

http://www.funvideoworld.com/video/1212/Crazy-cat-routine Shalom/Salaam/Pax! Rowland Croucher http://jmm.org.au/ Justice for Dawn Rowan – http://dawnrowansaga.blogspot.com/

Lawyer’s porsche

A very successful lawyer parked his brand new Porsche Carrera GT in front of the office, ready to show it off to his colleagues. As he was getting out, a truck came along too close to the car and completely tore off the driver’s door. A policeman was close enough to see the accident and […]

50th Wedding Anniversary

At Saint Mary’s Catholic Church they have a weekly husband’s marriage seminar. At the session last week, the Priest asked Luigi, who was approaching his 50th wedding anniversary to take a few minutes and share some insight into how he had managed to stay married to the same woman all these years. Luigi replied to […]

British tourist complaints

Sun too hot, drinks too strong: bizarre British tourist complaints OLIVER SMITH September 21, 2009 Hot weather, strong alcohol and melting ice cream were among the most bizarre complaints made by British holidaymakers this year, according to one online travel agent. Upon arrival in Portugal, one British family told Sunshine.co.uk of their distress at the […]

A Well-Planned Retirement

From The London Times: May 15, 2009 Outside the Bristol Zoo, in England, there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 coaches, or buses. It was manned by a very pleasant attendant with a ticket machine charging cars  £1 (about $1.40)and coaches were charged at  £5 (about $7). This parking attendant worked there […]

Fortieth Wedding Anniversary

A married couple in their early 60’s were celebrating their 40th Wedding Anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant…. Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table. She said, “For being such an exemplary married couple and for being loving to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a […]

World’s Worst Riddles

A friend purchased “The World’s Worst Riddles”, a slim book at a second-hand bookshop. Published in 1968, its Introduction says that by “worst”, it might mean “best”. However… here are some for mathematicians: ====================================== Q: A man bought 90 hens. He placed 30 on the first perch, 30 on the second, and the remaining 30 […]

Women’s Toilet Adventures

WOMEN’S TOILET ADVENTURES 🙂 Warning: if your mindset is Victorian, prudish etc. and toilet humor/humour is ‘not your thing’ don’t read this. But women’s toilets were mostly architectured/built by males, and every man should know some of the problems associated therewith… ************* When you have to visit a public toilet, you usually find a line […]