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| Mary Told of Jesus
Luke 1:30-31
30 the angel said to Mary, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus."
| Bible |
| Flash of Lightning
Q: Why do Hollywood movie stars hurry to go outside when there's lightning?
A: Because they think someone is taking pictures of them.
| Humor |
| October 25th, 1964
On this day in 1964, Jim Marshall of the Minnesota Vikings had one of the most famous gaffes in sports history. Marshall was a great player who once appeared in 282 straight games, then a record. But Marshall is most remembered for an unfortunate play in a ...
| Sports Facts |
| Lineage
The average American may not know who his grandfather was. But the American was, however, one degree better off than the average Frenchman who, as a rule, was in considerable doubt as to who his father was.
| Philosophy |
| Mary Trouble by Her Visitor
Luke 1:28-29
28 The angel went to Mary and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
| Bible |
| Slap-Happy
Q: What's the difference between liberals and mosquitoes?
A: Mosquitoes only need to be slapped during the summer.
| Humor |
| Fly Like an Eagle
The longest official ski jump was made by Norwegian Johan Remen Evensen. His soaring leap was measured at 246.5m or 809 feet in February 2011 at Vikersund, Norway.
| Sports Facts |
| Existence
I certainly do not exist from nine to six, when I am at the office.
-- Wallace Stevens
| Philosophy |
| Gabriel Sent to Mary
Luke 1:26-27
26/27 In the sixth month of (Zechariah's wife) Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
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| Breaking the Iron Grip
One Olympics during the Cold War, the Russians sent their best man to compete in the wrestling competition. This man was famous for one thing, and that was the 'Iron Grip', if he got anyone into that grip, then they were as good as dead. The Americans studied ...
| Humor |
| Downhill Cycling
If we analyze records using a serial production bicycle, as opposed to prototype bicycles, the record holder is Markus Stöckl from Austria. He set a world speed record in 1999 on snow, descending at 187 km/h (116 mph) at Les Arcs. On 14 September 2007, Stöckl ...
| Sports Facts |
| Zechariah's Silence
Luke 1:21-22
21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
22 When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but ...
| Bible |
| Swedish Jokes 1
Q: What do you get if you cross a Swede and a Gypsy?
A: A car thief who can't drive.
Q: Why do Swedes bring sand paper with them when they travel in the desert?
A: Because they need a map.
Q: What are beautiful women in Sweden called?
A: Tourists.
(OK, ...
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| Rodeo Records
Fastest time in the barrel racing: 13.52 seconds run by Brandie Halls in Round 8 of the 2006 NFR in Las Vegas*.
Highest score(s) in bull riding: 100 points, a perfect score, Wade Leslie in Central Point, Oregon in 1991.
*Note: Arena sizes and conditions ...
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| Political Careers
The career of a politician mainly consists in making one part of the nation do what it does not want to do, in order to please and satisfy the other part of the nation. It is the prolonged sacrifice of the rights of some persons at the bidding and for the ...
| Philosophy |
| Gabriel Speaks to Zechariah
Luke 1:19-20
19 The angel said to Zechariah, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.
20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because ...
| Bible |
| The Real Sport of Kings
With the easy accessibility to firearms at the beginning of the 18th century Falconry slowly faded into obscurity, until there was only a handful of people left practicing the ancient sport.
Ironically, the first rifle type gun invented was called a "Musket". ...
| Sports Facts |
| Churchill on Islam
How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries, improvident habits, ...
| Philosophy |
| Jonah and the Whale, Re-visited
A little girl was talking to her teacher about Jonah and the whale. “Whales can’t swallow people,” the teacher said. “Even though they are large mammals, their throats are very small.”
“But Jonah was swallowed by a whale,” the little girl replied.
“That ...
| Humor |
| Air Traffic Control
The German air traffic controllers are often short-tempered and they expect pilots to their parking location without any assistance from them. Here is an exchange between Frankfurt ground and a British Airways 747 after landing.
BA: "Good morning Frankfurt, ...
| Humor |
| Self-Censorship
Don't join the book burners. Don't think you are going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book, as long as that document does not offend our own ideas of decency. That should ...
| Philosophy |
| The Lord Gives Hope
Proverbs 10:17-18
17 You listen to the longings of those who suffer.
18 You offer them hope and you pay attention to their cries for help.
| Bible |
| Love on Skis
Skiing has been bringing couples together since the 1700′s, when a girl from Merager Norway, skied to Bestaden Norway to have a tryst with her man. That's a round trip distance of 160 kilometers! That’s true love. It kinda makes one wonder why they couldn’t ...
| Sports Facts |
| Naughty Whales
Two whales were swimming in the ocean when they came upon a boat sailing along. one whale says to the other, "Watch this", and goes up along side the boat. He starts blowing with his blow hole and the boat starts swaying the opposite way.
The other whale ...
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| Censorship
Censorship, in my opinion, is a stupid and shallow way of approaching the solution to any problem. Though sometimes necessary, as witness a professional and technical secret that may have a bearing upon the welfare and very safety of this country, we should ...
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