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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.

Tools

Anyone with a shed will relate to these…. 1. DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly painted part you were drying. 2. WIRE WHEEL: […]

Construction Site

This is so corny it made me laugh out loud… (Very corny)… An Italian, an Irishman and a Chinese fellow are hired at a construction site. The foreman points out a huge pile of sand and says to the Italian guy, “You’re in charge of sweeping.” To the Irishman he says, “You’re in charge of […]

What is a Grandparent?

(taken from papers written by a class of 8-year-olds) Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little children of her own. They like other people’s. A grandfather is a man & a grandmother is a lady! Grandparents don’t have to do anything except be there when we come to see them. They […]

Colours

I didn’t know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued. At last she headed for the door, saying sagely, “Grandma, I […]

Definition of Globalization

Finally, a definition of globalization I can understand and to which I can relate Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization? Answer: Princess Diana’s death Question: How come? Answer: An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who […]

Animal skins

=========================== TODAYS RIDDLE : Change one letter in each word to form the name of a famous person. (Bet Stifler = Ben Stiller) 1. Delta Geese 2. Halve Ferry 3. Since Girl 4. Mew Roan 5. Tint Burner 6. Row Lose 7. Tone Dale 8. Amp Giant 9. Earth Brooms 10. Bray Pita /\ x […]

Kids’ Proverbs

Humor and Fun A first grade teacher had twenty-five students in her class and she presented each child in her class the first half of a well known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It’s hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may […]

Blame

=========================== TODAYS RIDDLE : What is represented with this rebus? 2. Blame 3. Blame 4. Blame 5. Blame /\ x x x x x Scroll down for the answer x x x x x Here it comes x x x x x \/ There is no “One” to blame. =========================== In a class on abnormal […]

Priests on holiday

Hi Friends Take care with where you go for holidays.you never know who you may meet. Two priests decided to go to Hawaii on vacation. They were determined to make this a real vacation by not wearing anything that would identify them as clergy. As soon as the plane landed they headed for a store […]

Exercise

Some thoughts on exercise for you Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Now she’s 97 years old and we don’t know […]