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Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Bible
June 15th, 1980
On this day in 1980: Jorge Orta of Cleveland gets 6 hits in a baseball game
Sports Facts
Horace Mann
If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.
Philosophy
Your teeth are so big when...
Your teeth are so big when you sneeze you bite your chest.
Humor
Proverbs 12:16
The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.
Bible
June 14th, 1952
On this day in 1952: Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:20:42.2)
Sports Facts
Don Marquis
A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.
Philosophy
My psychiatrist told me I was crazy,...
My psychiatrist told me I was crazy, so I said, "I want a second opinion." He said, "Okay, you're ugly too."
Humor
Proverbs 11:14
Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
Bible
June 13th, 1989
On this day in 1989: 43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps LA Lakers in 4 games
Sports Facts
Joan Rivers
If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor.
Philosophy
Tom: "Were you born on the highway?"...
Tom: "Were you born on the highway?" Jerry: "Uh no, why?" Tom: "Because that's where most accidents happen."
Humor
Psalm 37:8-9
Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
Bible
June 12th, 1947
On this day in 1947: Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ
Sports Facts
Lucille Ball
You see much more of your children once they leave home.
Philosophy
A trucker who has been out on...
A trucker who has been out on the road for two months stops at a brothel outside Atlanta. He walks straight up to the Madam, drops down $500 and says, "I want your ugliest woman and a grilled cheese sandwich!" The Madam is astonished. "But sir, for that kind ...
Humor
Philippians 2:2-8
Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but ...
Bible
June 11th, 1988
On this day in 1988: Galina Chistyakova of USSR sets long jump woman's record (24"8½")
Sports Facts
Mike Myers
My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare.
Philosophy
When you die, you should have your...
When you die, you should have your brain donated to science. I hear they're trying to come up with the perfect vacuum.
Humor
Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
Bible
June 10th, 1904
On this day in 1904: 44th British Golf Open: Jack White shoots a 296 at Royal St George's Golf Club
Sports Facts
Samuel Butler
Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.
Philosophy
Let's play horse. I'll be the...
Let's play horse. I'll be the front end and you be yourself.
Humor
Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things.
Bible