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Why did the welfare recipient starve?
Why did the welfare recipient starve? He'd put his food stamp card under his work boots!
Humor
Luke 16:10-12
"One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not ...
Bible
June 21st, 1975
On this day in 1975: West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs to win Cricket World Cup
Sports Facts
Martin Luther King, Jr.
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final ...
Philosophy
What do you call a...
What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef.
Humor
Matthew 23:1-33
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, so practice and observe whatever they tell you - but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and ...
Bible
June 20th, 1968
On this day in 1968: Jim Hines becomes 1st person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds
Sports Facts
Bob Marley
Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.
Philosophy
So this dude comes home from work...
So this dude comes home from work one day, and his wife is watching the Food Network. The husband asks, "Why do you watch that? You still can't cook," and the wife responds, "Why do you watch porn? You still aren't any good in bed."
Humor
Matthew 25:31-46
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he ...
Bible
June 19th, 1952
On this day in 1952: Bkln Dodger Carl Erskine no-hits Chicago Cubs, 5-0
Sports Facts
Lawrence Durrell
Truth disappears with the telling of it.
Philosophy
So there's a black guy, a white...
So there's a black guy, a white guy, and a Mexican. They find a genie's lamp, they rub it, and poof appears the genie! The genie goes to the black guy and asks, "What's your one wish?" The black guy goes, "I wish for me and all my people to be back in Africa, ...
Humor
Mark 12:28-30
And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?" Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord ...
Bible
June 18th, 1975
On this day in 1975: Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs in a Red Sox 15-1 victory over Tigers
Sports Facts
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.
Philosophy
A woman was at the pharmacy and...
A woman was at the pharmacy and asked, “Can I get Viagra here?” The old pharmacist replied, “Yes.” She asked, “Can I get it over the counter?” He responded, “If you give me two of them, you can.”
Humor
Matthew 7:12
"So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Bible
June 17th, 1962
On this day in 1962: FIFA World Cup: Brazil beats Czechoslovakia 3-1 in football's 7th World Cup in Santiago
Sports Facts
Edith Stein
My longing for truth was a single prayer.
Philosophy
Here is a pick up line. "Hey...
Here is a pick up line. "Hey girl, come sit on my lap and we could talk about the first thing that pops up."
Humor
Matthew 18:21-35
Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven. "Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared ...
Bible
June 16th, 1989
On this day in 1989: Only 17 hole-in-ones recorded since US open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate & Price)
Sports Facts
Benjamin Disraeli
Silence is the mother of truth.
Philosophy
A man boards a plane with six...
A man boards a plane with six kids. After they get settled in their seats, a woman sitting across the aisle leans over to him and asks, "Are all of those kids yours?" He replies, "No. I work for a condom company. These are customer complaints."
Humor