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| All the Way
If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?
-- Joe Namath
| Philosophy |
| Expensive Cow Juice
Short on cash, Major League Baseball star pitcher Justin Verlander traded 0.001% of his eventual $3.12 million signing bonus for a 50 cent chocolate milk while in the 10th grade at Goochland High School in Virginia.
| Sports Facts |
| Knock Knock Ramon
Boy: Knock, knock
Girl: Who's there?
Boy: Ramon
Girl: Ramon who?
Boy: Ramon noodle soup!
| Humor |
| Giving Thanks for All
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks in ALL circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
| Bible |
| Learning From Defeat
We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.
-- Robert E. Lee
| Philosophy |
| Out of this World
Golf became the only sport to be played on the moon when, on February 6th, 1971, Alan Shepard hit a golf ball while on a moon walk.
| Sports Facts |
| Black Friday
Black Friday is:
...a day Americans are willing to kill over materialistic things just a day after celebrating what they're already thankful for.
...a scam. You should be mad they overcharge you 364 days a year.
You know what? I don't see color. ...
| Humor |
| Treasures in Heaven
Matthew 6:19-21
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do ...
| Bible |
| A Dangerous Place
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
-- Albert Einstein
| Philosophy |
| No Ladies Allowed
When the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896, there were 311 male - but no female - competitors.
| Sports Facts |
| Thanksgiving Breakup
A man in Florida, in his 80s, calls his son in New York one November day.
The father says to the son, “I hate to tell you, but we’ve got some troubles here in the house. Your mother and I can’t stand each other anymore, and we’re getting a divorce. I’ve ...
| Humor |
| Eternal Thanks
John 3:16
16 For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
| Bible |
| Competition
While the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.
-- Andrew Carnegie
| Philosophy |
| The IOC's Lack of Class
When Michael Phelps broke Russian gymnast Larisa Latynina's nearly 50-year-old record for most Olympic medals in 2012, she asked to be allowed to present him with his record-breaking medal. The IOC, with its customary lack of grace, demurred.
| Sports Facts |
| Redneck Vasectomy
After having their 11th child, an Alabama couple decided that was enough. The husband went to his doctor/veterinarian and told him that he and his wife didn't want to have any more children.
The doctor told him that there was a procedure called a vasectomy ...
| Humor |
| Give Thanks Through Jesus
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him
| Bible |
| Guiding and Misguiding
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
| Philosophy |
| Soccer-Induced Death
Scientists have found evidence that heart attacks increase significantly for people who watch penalty shoot-outs at the end of soccer matches.
| Sports Facts |
| Scared Straight
Two guys were picked up by the cops for smoking dope and appeared in court before the judge.
The judge said, "You seem like nice young men, and I'd like to give you a second chance rather than jail time. I want you to go out this weekend and try to show ...
| Humor |
| Thanks for His Righteousness
Psalm 7:17
I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
| Bible |
| On Change
If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one was ever truly harmed. It is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance who is harmed.
-- Marcus Aurelius, ...
| Philosophy |
| Taking One for the Team
Race car driver Lee Petty once left a pit stop and did a full lap with a pit crew member still on the hood.
| Sports Facts |
| It's Nerd Season
A trucker hauling computers is driving down the highway late one night when he sees a truck stop on the side of the road. So he decides to pull over. On the door is a sign: "NO NERDS."
The trucker shrugs it off and enters, only to be greeted by the end ...
| Humor |
| Thanks to the Lord
1 Chronicles 16:34
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
| Bible |
| Borrowing Trouble
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that's your nature, but don't lend it to your neighbors.
-- Rudyard Kipling
| Philosophy |