Be (like) a child forever !

“Therefore, those who humble themselves like  this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.   And who ever  welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.” Johnny’s Mother looked out the    window and noticed him “playing church” with their cat.   He had the cat    sitting quietly and he was preaching to it. She smiled and […]

Apostrophes: why would some want them scrapped?

The value of the apostrophe helpful in clarity but is it well understood and why some want it ditched Press Service International for Christian Today Australia – Mark Tronson Monday, 15 April 2013, In a recent News.com article it was revealed that an English Council has been considering banning apostrophes from its street signs because […]

Smile!

When a woman got married she put a shoebox in the closet and told her husband not to open it. After over 50 years of marriage she was dying and told him to open the box. When he opened it there were 2 doilies and $85,000.00 He ask why this was in the box. She […]

Humo[u]r

A man is being interviewed for a job.  ¢â‚¬Å“What are your qualifications for the job of night watchman? ¢â‚¬   ¢â‚¬Å“The slightest noise wakes me up. ¢â‚¬  ==================== Married couples, both 60 years old, were celebrating their 35th anniversary. During their party, a fairy appeared to congratulate them and grant them each one a wish. The wife wanted […]

Clotheslines (and the old solar dryer)

  It’s the poem at the end that’s the best!!!Remembering Mom’s Clothesline There is one thing that’s left out. We had a long wooden pole (clothes pole) that was used to push the clotheslines up so that longer items (sheets/pants/etc.) didn’t brush the ground and get dirty. You have to be a “certain age” to […]

THE mysterious case of the missing penises

Hammer and schlongs BY:PHILLIP ADAMS From:The Australian   March 23, 2013 Warning: the title gives the subject-matter away. Some of my readers here may not think anything to do with all this is funny. The sub-text (Catholic prudery)  is actually a serious matter- however, I’m still filing this under Humor, where I’m sure my mate Phillip would […]

Wedding joke (PS. It’s a joke :-)

After the wedding rehearsal, the prospective bridegroom whispered to the minister, “I’ll give you $100 to leave out that ‘love, honour and obey’ stuff”. But on the day of the ceremony, the minister said instead, “Will you promise to obey her every command and wish, serve her breakfast in bed every morning and never even […]

The place of humour in the theology of John Calvin

by Murray Hogg In one sense it ¢â‚¬â„¢s difficult to talk about John Calvin and humour for at least two good reasons. First, because opinions as to what constitutes humour are widely variable, and, second, because Calvin was quite serious about his theological writing. Consequently, if we take his theological writing as a guide we are […]

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The Army has been experimenting for years to come up with a liquid that will eat through anything  and they finally did it. It eats through glass, stainless steel, iron, and all kinds of metal, rock and granite. Now if they could only find something to put it in. ============== The driving instructor was giving lessons […]