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| May 15th, 1948
On this day in 1948: 73rd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:02.4
| Sports Facts |
| Dante Alighieri
The secret of getting things done is to act!
| Philosophy |
| Love Lost,
Love Found On Craigslist
The ad for the 14k white gold engagement ring in “like-new condition” included a caveat:
It was worn “by Satan herself.”
The ad then warned, “Ring may be cursed, as it tends to leave
a path of destruction behind it.
| Humor |
| Matthew 15:18-19
But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
| Bible |
| May 14th, 1920
On this day in 1920: Wash Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit
| Sports Facts |
| Milton Friedman
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.
| Philosophy |
| More Funny Hashtags:
#UnlikelySequels: Titanic 2
| Humor |
| Matthew 15:7-9
You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: "'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"
| Bible |
| May 13th, 1980
On this day in 1980: Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 HRs in 5th inning vs NY Mets
| Sports Facts |
| Newt Gingrich
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.
| Philosophy |
| A boy asks his father, "Dad, are...
A boy asks his father, "Dad, are bugs good to eat?" "That's disgusting. Don't talk about things like that over dinner," the dad replies. After dinner the father asks, "Now, son, what did you want to ask me?" "Oh, nothing," the boy says. "There was a bug in ...
| Humor |
| Matthew 9:10-13
And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" ...
| Bible |
| May 12th, 1976
On this day in 1976: 20th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Saint-Etienne 1-0 at Glasgow
| Sports Facts |
| Thomas Sowell
If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago and a racist today.
| Philosophy |
| A teacher asked her students to use...
A teacher asked her students to use the word "beans" in a sentence. "My father grows beans," said one girl. "My mother cooks beans," said a boy. A third student spoke up, "We are all human beans."
| Humor |
| Matthew 7:21-23
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and ...
| Bible |
| May 11th, 1927
On this day in 1927: Belgium beats England 9-1 in soccer
| Sports Facts |
| H. L. Mencken
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
| Philosophy |
| Math Teacher: "If I have 5 bottles...
Math Teacher: "If I have 5 bottles in one hand and 6 in the other hand, what do I have?"
Student: "A drinking problem."
| Humor |
| Matthew 7:15-20
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased ...
| Bible |
| May 10th, 1946
On this day in 1946: Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yanks 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam
| Sports Facts |
| Edmund Burke
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.
| Philosophy |
| Why did...
Q: Why did the fish blush?
A: Because it saw the ocean's bottom.
| Humor |
| Matthew 7:1-5
"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? ...
| Bible |
| May 9th, 1976
On this day in 1976: Sally Little wins LPGA Ladies Masters at Moss Creek Golf Tournament
| Sports Facts |