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| True Love
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
-Mignon McLaughlin
| Philosophy |
| All Things
Romans 8:28
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”
| Bible |
| Fruity Intelligence
My friend thinks he is smart. He told me an onion is the only food that makes you cry, so I threw a coconut at his face.
| Humor |
| Call Upon His Name
Isaiah 12:3-4
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day:
“Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exalted.
| Bible |
| Dunkin' Dummy
Yo mom is so dumb that she thought Dunkin' Donuts was a basketball team.
| Humor |
| Root of Civilization
If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.
-Orson Welles
| Philosophy |
| August 7th 2001
On this day in 2001, Black Betsy, Shoeless Joe Jackson's 40-ounce warped hickory bat, is won by 30-year-old businessman Rob Mitchell in a 10-day eBay auction. The $577,610 price tag is believed to be the largest amount ever paid for a baseball bat.
| Sports Facts |
| Speak of Noble Things
Proverbs 8:6-7
Hear, for I will speak noble things,
and from my lips will come what is right,
for my mouth will utter truth;
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
| Bible |
| Blonde Breath
A science teacher tells his class, "Oxygen is a must for breathing and life. It was discovered in 1773." A blonde student responds, "Thank God I was born after 1773! Otherwise I would have died without it."
| Humor |
| Soul Sucking
I'm not on Twitter, nor Facebook, or LinkedIn, or any of these systems, because they suck in your soul and they will not let you go. Try to get out of any of them, and you will see. They are just like some religions where apostasy is punished by death.
-Robert ...
| Philosophy |
| August 6th 1941
On this day in 1941, Al Benton becomes the first major leaguer to have two sacrifice bunts in one inning. The Tiger right-hander accomplishes the feat in the top of third inning, a frame that features 17 batters coming to bat, in an 11-2 rout of the Indians ...
| Sports Facts |
| Glory Filled
1 Kings 8:10-11
And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, a cloud filled the house of the Lord, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.
| Bible |
| 50/50?
A black Jewish boy runs home from school one day and asks his father, “Daddy, am I more Jewish or more black?” The dad replies, “Why do you want to know, son?” “Because a kid at school is selling a bike for $50 and I want to know if I should talk him down ...
| Humor |
| Love Thyself?
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
-Thomas Merton
| Philosophy |
| August 5th 1985
On this day in 1985, Darryl Strawberry belts three home runs, helping the Mets beat the Cubs, 7-2. The victory propels New York into first place in the National League East.
| Sports Facts |
| August 4th 1942
On this day in 1942, In a military relief game at the Polo Grounds, which will be the last war-time twilight game played, Pee Wee Reese's grand slam in the top of the ninth, which puts the Dodgers up 5-1, doesn't count because of the 9:10 pm government curfew. ...
| Sports Facts |
| Battle for Life
To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.
-e. e. cummings
| Philosophy |
| Weenie Roast
A husband exclaims to his wife one day, "Your butt is getting really big. It's bigger than the BBQ grill!" Later that night in bed, the husband makes some advances towards his wife who completely brushes him off. "What's wrong?" he asks. She answers, "Do you ...
| Humor |
| Stand Firm
1 Corinthians 16:13
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.
| Bible |
| Lamb to the Slaughter
Mike Oquist gives up fourteen earned runs, becoming the first pitcher in 22 years to give up that many runs in an appearance as the Yankees crush the A's, 14-1. Oquist sets a franchise record for runs allowed as he is sacrificed to save the bullpen for tomorrow's ...
| Sports Facts |
| Government Funding
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
-Will Rogers
| Philosophy |
| Password Error
A husband and wife are trying to set up a new password for their computer. The husband puts, "Mypenis," and the wife falls on the ground laughing because on the screen it says, "Error. Not long enough."
| Humor |
| Rescue
Psalm 22:19
But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
| Bible |
| August 2nd 1907
On this day in 1907, Senators' rookie Walter Johnson makes his major league debut, losing to the Tigers, 3-2. Ty Cobb gets the first hit off of the future Hall of Famer with a bunt single.
| Sports Facts |
| Internal Destruction
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
-Abraham Lincoln
| Philosophy |