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| Emma Goldman
The most violent element in society is ignorance.
| Philosophy |
| 1 Corinthians 7:10-11
To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
| Bible |
| January 17th, 1986
On this day in 1986: Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
| Sports Facts |
| Brunette: "Where were you born?"
Blonde: "California."...
Brunette: "Where were you born?"
Blonde: "California."
Brunette: "Which part?"
Blonde: "All of me."
| Humor |
| Lily Tomlin
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
| Philosophy |
| Ephesians 5:28-32
In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. "Therefore a ...
| Bible |
| January 16th, 1972
On this day in 1972: Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys-24, Miami-3 in New Orleans Super Bowl MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas, QB
| Sports Facts |
| If you ever fart in public,...
If you ever fart in public, just yell, "Turbo power!" and walk faster.
| Humor |
| Eugene Ionesco
No society has been able to abolish human sadness, no political system can deliver us from the pain of living, from our fear of death, our thirst for the absolute. It is the human condition that directs the social condition, not vice versa.
| Philosophy |
| 1 Peter 3:1-6
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external - the braiding of ...
| Bible |
| January 15th, 1984
On this day in 1984: Hana Mandlíková ends Martina Navratilova's 54-match winning streak
| Sports Facts |
| Three old timers at the retirement home...
Three old timers at the retirement home were complaining about growing old. The first one says, "I wake up at 7:00 AM and try for a half hour to take a poop." The second one says, "Oh yeah? I spend an hour trying to pee." The third one says, "I take a nice ...
| Humor |
| John Lennon
Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.
| Philosophy |
| Exodus 20:14
You shall not commit adultery.
| Bible |
| January 14th, 1994
On this day in 1994: Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61m)
| Sports Facts |
| Adam Smith
No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.
| Philosophy |
| 1 Corinthians 7:3
The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.
| Bible |
| January 13th, 1968
On this day in 1968: Minn North Stars center Bill Masterton fatally injured (dies on 15th)
| Sports Facts |
| A taxi passenger taps the driver...
A taxi passenger taps the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screams, loses control of the car, nearly hits a bus, goes up on the footpath, and stops centimeters from a shop window. For a second, everything goes quiet in the cab, then ...
| Humor |
| Charles Kuralt
You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars.
| Philosophy |
| Romans 2:6-8
He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will ...
| Bible |
| January 12th, 2013
On this day in 2013: "Mile High Miracle", trailing the Denver Broncos 35-28 with 1:09 remaining in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game, the Baltimore Ravens' quarterback Joe Flacco heaved a 70 yard touchdown pass to receiver Jacoby Jones to tie the game (the Ravens ...
| Sports Facts |
| An old man is met by his...
An old man is met by his attorney, and is told he is going to be audited. He rides to the IRS office with his attorney, and when he gets there, he begins to talk with the IRS agent. "I bet $2,000 I can bite my own eye!" The IRS agent agrees to the bet, believing ...
| Humor |
| Carl Sandburg
In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.
| Philosophy |
| Ephesians 5:33
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
| Bible |