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| Government Monopolies
When Government has a monopoly of all production and all distribution, as many Governments have, it can not permit any economic activity that competes with it. This means that it can not permit any new use of productive energy, for the new always competes ...
| Philosophy |
| Windows 8 Joke
Windows 8 Store
Windows 8 isn't selling so well. I was curious, so I drove to the new Microsoft store yesterday. It's a nice-looking store, all out in the open in the center of the mall, solid glass front from floor to ceiling. I could not find the door ...
| Humor |
| A sweet drive
Honey is used as a center for golf balls.
| Sports Facts |
| Jesus Had to Fulfill Prophecy
Acts 3:17-20
17 Peter: “Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer.
19/20 Repent, then, and ...
| Bible |
| Benefit of Solitude
To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions.
-- Deepak Chopra
| Philosophy |
| Communist Quips
Q: What's meant by an exchange of opinions in the ruling party in a Communist?
A: It's when you go to a party meeting with your own opinion and leave with the party's.
Q: What is 150 yards long and eats potatoes?
A: The queue waiting to buy meat in ...
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| Are you coming or going???
Former MLB catcher Harry Chiti was the first player ever to be traded for himself.
He was originally traded from the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for a "player to be named later" but became that player after 15 abysmal games with the Mets.
| Sports Facts |
| Abram in Egypt
Genesis 12:14-19
14 When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman (as Abram had feared).
15 And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace.
16 He treated Abram ...
| Bible |
| Why We Compete
Competition is a by-product of productive work, not its goal. A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
-- Ayn Rand
| Philosophy |
| Little Red Riding Hood in Texas
Little Red Riding Hood goes out into a forest in Texas and this time she's hiding a .44 in her package of goodies, ready for action.
The wolf follows her into the woods and grabs her from behind. 'Now that I've got you I'm going to **** you until dawn,' ...
| Humor |
| Rowdy Tailgaters
The NFL estimates that more than 100 children are conceived every year at tailgate parties in the Super Bowl parking lot
| Sports Facts |
| Peace and Prosperity
Psalm 4:6-8
6 Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us.
7 Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound.
8 In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in ...
| Bible |
| Banding Together
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one...
-- Edmund Burke
| Philosophy |
| Senior Speed
At 101, Larry Lewis ran the 100-yard dash in 17.8 seconds, setting a new world record for runners 100 years old or older
| Sports Facts |
| A Pair of Fish-y Jokes
Q: Why don't fish like basketball?
A: Cause they're afraid of the net.
Q: Which fish can perform operations?
A: A Sturgeon!
| Humor |
| Folly Leads to Death
Proverbs 9:16-18
16 To those who have no sense, Folly says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!”
18 But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.
| Bible |
| Effect of Government Spending
When the government spends more, the public spends less. Public works are not accomplished by the miraculous power of a magic wand. They are paid for by funds taken away from the citizens.
-- Ludwig von Mises
| Philosophy |
| Irish Hurling
A uniquely Irish game, Hurling is one of the world’s oldest field sports and has been played in some form in Ireland for more than 800 years. It is played with a hurl - a curved wooden stick with a flat end - and a hard ball that can travel at up to 150 km/hour ...
| Sports Facts |
| Vacuum Salesman
A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, only to be confronted by a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner.
"Good morning," said the young man. "If I could take a couple of minutes of your time, I would like to demonstrate the ...
| Humor |
| Witness to Jesus' Resurrection
Acts 3:14-16
14 Peter said, "You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this ...
| Bible |
| Fate, Freedom, and Fairness
Fate is never unfair to anyone. We are all free to hate or love what we do.
-- Paulo Coelho
| Philosophy |
| May 29, 2005
On this day in 2005, 23-year-old Danica Patrick became the first female driver to take the lead in the Indianapolis 500. Driving a car co-owned by Bobby Rahal, winner of the Indy 500 in 1986, and David Letterman, the late-night talk show host, she took the ...
| Sports Facts |
| Future of Medicine
One day Bill complained to his friend that his elbow really hurt. His friend suggested that he go to a computer at the drug store that can diagnose anything quicker and cheaper than a doctor.
''Simply put in a sample of your urine and the computer will ...
| Humor |
| Peter Names the Jews Guilty
Acts 3:11-13
11 While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade.
12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do ...
| Bible |
| Spirit of Texas
Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may.
-- Sam Houston
| Philosophy |