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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.

Humour (by my favourite atheist, Phillip Adams)

The joke’s on us BY:PHILLIP ADAMS From:The Australian   February 23, 2013  12:00AM I RECKON a human’s first laugh is a response to the fear of flight and falling. Behold that ancient scene – a father tosses his baby into the air and the poor little bugger inhales with fright only to exhale with relief when caught. […]

Smile!

A mechanic was removing a  BMW M3 ¢â‚¬â„¢s  cylinder head  when he saw that a well-known cardiologist was waiting for the service manager to  check his car. The mechanic shouted across the  garage:  “Hey Doc, want to take a look at this?” The cardiologist, a bit surprised, walked over. The  mechanic  straightened up, wiped his hands and asked: “So Doc, look at this engine. […]

The hotel bill

A married couple is travelling by car from Victoria to Prince George . Being seniors, after almost eleven hours on the road, they were too tired to continue and  decided to take a room. But, they only planned to sleep for four hours and then get back on the road. When they checked out four hours […]

Smile!

  The   SCOTTISH ‘Three Kick Rule’   A Glasgow lawyer went duck hunting in rural Aberdeenshire . He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer’s field on the other side of a fence.   As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked […]

Julie Andrews’ Song

                          Julie Andrews Turning 79:   To commemorate her birthday , actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan ‘s Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers she performed was ‘My Favorite Things’ from […]

How many squares?

                Try this with your family/friends Tell them after they’ve had a good go at it – there are 40! Note: if the reproduction here looks like a rectangle it isn’t: the outside square has equal sides!      

Seniors’ Humo[u]r

As I was lying in bed pondering the problems of the world, I rapidly realized that I don’t really give a rat’s hiney. It’s the tortoise life for me!   1. If walking is good for your health, the postman would be immortal. 2. A whale swims all day, only eats fish, drinks water, and […]

The Card Man: Amazing!

Bryan Berg is a professional “card stacker” who builds houses of cards on a very large scale. Trained as an architect, Bryan Berg is the only known person to make a living building structures with  freestanding playing cards. He uses no tape, glue, or tricks, and his method has been  tested to support 660 lbs. per square […]

Smile!

Judge: Haven ¢â‚¬â„¢t I seen you before? Man: Yes, Your Honor. I taught your daughter how to play the drums. Judge: Twenty years! ============= A French man nearly got away with stealing a number of paintings from the Louvre. However, after planning the robbery and getting in and out and past security, he was captured only […]

Noelogisms: Looking at Life – Through a Punster’s Ear

English has an insatiable appetite for new words, new meanings or interpretations. Most new words – or  neologisms  (from Greek  neo+logos,  or  new word)   ¢â‚¬“ are self-explanatory, but some new words and new meanings arise from the parallel universe of punsters.   Noelogisms  invites you to step into the fun that pervades this parallel universe, with over a thousand different puns, homophones and […]