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| Not Like Him
Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.
-- Mahatma Gandhi
| Philosophy |
| High Ceiling
On February 7th, 1942,Cornelius Warmerdam made the first indoor jump over 15' in the Pole Vault by clearing 15' 3/8".
| Sports Facts |
| Hot Love
A couple celebrates their 30th anniversary by re-walking their first walk together. They come to the fence against which they first made love.
The husband says, "Come on, for old time's sake." The wife agrees and they both undress.
Afterwards, the husband ...
| Humor |
| Isaac's Increase
Genesis 26:23-24
23 From there Isaac went up to Beersheba.
24 That night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants ...
| Bible |
| Success
When you have money in hand, only you forget who are you. But when you do not have any money in your hand, the whole world forgets who you are. It's life.
-- Bill Gates
| Philosophy |
| Unbelievable
Q: What do you call an unbelievable story about a basketball player?
A: A tall tale.
| Humor |
| Long Drive
On this day in 1971, Alan Shepard hit the highest golf drive ever by spanking one on the surface of the moon.
| Sports Facts |
| Isaac's Wells part 2
Genesis 26:19-22
19/20 But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water, the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended ...
| Bible |
| Priceless
On this day in 1991, radio voice Howard Stern kissed New York Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over a bet Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Super Bowl.
| Sports Facts |
| Engaging People
Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment - that which they cannot anticipate.
- ...
| Philosophy |
| Isaac's Wells part 1
Genesis 26:17-18
17 So Isaac departed from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there.
18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water that had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death ...
| Bible |
| America vs. Japan
The Americans and the Japanese decided to engage in a competitive boat race. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance.
On the big day they felt ready. The Japanese won by a mile. Afterward, the American team was discouraged by ...
| Humor |
| Thinking
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right.
― Henry Ford
| Philosophy |
| First Winter Games Totals
It was on this day in 1924 that the first ever Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix, France ended. Norway would finish on top of the medal standings with a total of 17 (4 gold, 7 silver, 6 bronze). They were followed by Finland’s 11 (4 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze). ...
| Sports Facts |
| Sweet Jokes
Q: What kind of keys to kids like to carry?
A: Cookies!
Q: Why do basketball players love cookies?
A: Because they can dunk them!
| Humor |
| Isaac Sent Away
Genesis 26:12-16
12/13 And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The Lord blessed him, and the man became rich, and gained more and more until he became very wealthy.
14 He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, ...
| Bible |
| Groundhog Day
Q: Why was the groundhog depressed about his appearance?
A: He was having a bad lair day!
Q: What do you call a groundhog who eats too much?
A: A roundhog
| Humor |
| Courage Is...
Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.
-- David Ben-Gurion
| Philosophy |
| Isaac and Abimelech
Genesis 26:6-11
6/7 So Isaac settled in Gerar. When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he feared to say, “My wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah,” because she was attractive ...
| Bible |
| Double Hat Trick
On this day in 1944, Syd Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scored six goals in a 12-6 win over the New York Rangers.
| Sports Facts |
| A Game
The Super Bowl is a game. Life is for real. What I went through helped me get to where I am today. I won't forget. I can't forget. Because a man who forgets his past sometimes loses his soul and forgets where to go in the future.
--Junior Seau
| Philosophy |
| Go Broncos!
Q: Why does Richard Sherman of the Seahwaks keep his Wonderlic results on their dash board?
A: So he can park in a handicap space.
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Q: Why did the Seahawk players miss their flight for the big game?
A: They were stuck on a broken escalator in ...
| Humor |
| Avoid Evil
Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
| Bible |
| National League
On February 2nd, 1876, baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, and St Louis.
| Sports Facts |
| Net Wars
Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be—or to be indistinguishable from—self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time.
Neal Stephenson
| Philosophy |