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| Cheers
A Roman walks into a bar and asks for a martinus.
“You mean a martini?” The bartender asks.
The Roman replies, “If I wanted a double, I would have asked for it!”
Later, another Roman walks into the bar, holds up two fingers, and says, “Five beers, ...
| Humor |
| April 4th, 1974
On this day in 1974, Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting his 714th dinger off of Jack Billingham in Cincinnati.
| Sports Facts |
| Great Leaders
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.
-- Colin Powell
| Philosophy |
| Jacob's Dream
Genesis 28:12-13
12 Jacob dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!
13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, “I am the ...
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| Law of Averages
A biologist, a chemist, and a statistician are out hunting. The biologist shoots at a deer and misses five feet to the left. The chemist takes a shot and misses five feet to the right. The statistician yells "We got 'em!”
| Humor |
| Living Statues
A famous scientist developed a formula to bring statues to life.
He went to a local park to try it out on a statue of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
After application, General Grant began to move and soon was completely alive.
The scientist asked, "What's the ...
| Humor |
| Breakthroughs
I firmly believe that the next great breakthrough in bioscience could come from a 15-year-old who downloads the human genome in Egypt.
-- Thomas Friedman
| Philosophy |
| April 3rd, 1988
On this day in 1988, Mario Lemieux won the NHL scoring title, stopping Wayne Gretzky's 7 year streak in the process.
| Sports Facts |
| Esau Marries an Ishmaelite
Genesis 28:6-9
6/7 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” and that Jacob had obeyed his father ...
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| Trickery
Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.
-- Bob Uecker
| Philosophy |
| Baseball Chuckles
Boy: What did the baseball glove say to the ball?
Girl: I’m stumped.
Boy: “Catch ya later!”
Girl: Why are some umpires fat?
Boy: I give up.
Girl: They always clean their plate!
| Humor |
| April 2nd, 1995
It was on this day in 1995 that the Major League Baseball players’ strike officially came to an end. The strike cancelled the 1994 playoffs and the World Series, marking the first time since 1904 that the World Series did not take place.
| Sports Facts |
| Isaac's Blessing to Jacob
Genesis 28:3-5
3 God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.
4 May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojournings ...
| Bible |
| Happy April Fools Day
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.
-- Thomas Shadwell
A fool may be known by six things: anger without cause; speech without profit; change without progress; inquiry without object; putting trust in a stranger; and mistaking foes for ...
| Philosophy |
| April Fools Day First
On this day in 1876, the first official National League baseball game was played and Boston beat Philadelphia 6-5.
| Sports Facts |
| Medical Innovation: Mumsnet
Mumsnet to use parent power to run the nation's maternity wards
The Department of Health today announced the launch of a pilot scheme to trial the outsourcing of maternity wards to Mumsnet, the UK's largest network for parents.
This groundbreaking scheme ...
| Humor |
| Jacob's Instructions
Genesis 28:1-2
1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women.
2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel your mother's father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters ...
| Bible |
| Pride in One's Self
I don't look to a man to get pride in myself. It's not about having a black president, it's about having a good president, and I think that's the most important thing.
-- Allen West
| Philosophy |
| Knock Knock Ahmed
Boy: Knock Knock!
Girl: Who's there ?
Boy: Ahmed!
Girl: Ahmed who?
Boy: Ahmed a big mistake coming here!
| Humor |
| March 31st, 1935
On this day in 1935, Fusahige Suzuki set the world record marathon by running the 26.2 miles in 2:27:49
| Sports Facts |
| Daniel Found Worthy
Daniel 1:19-20
19 The king spoke with his captives, and among all of them none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king.
20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired ...
| Bible |
| Bad Reviews
When the reviews are bad I tell my staff that they can join me as I cry all the way to the bank.
You know that bank I used to cry all the way to? I bought it.
-- Liberace
| Philosophy |
| Eye of Newt
"Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing," chanted the old crone.
Hearing this, the yong man opposite her leaned over to his wife and whispered, "I hate going ...
| Humor |
| March 30th, 1889
On this day in 1889, John T. Reid opened the St. Andrews Golf Club, the 1st U.S. golf course, in Yonkers, New York.
| Sports Facts |
| Daniel Meets a King
Daniel 1:17-18
17 As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
18 At the end of the time, when the king had commanded that they should be brought in, ...
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