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You are scanning a London newspaper near the turn of the last century looking through the help wanted ads. Your eyes fall on an unusual ad. It reads: "MEN WANTED: FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES, ... read more..

Smash forehead on keyboard to continue. Enter any 11-digit prime number to continue. Press any key to continue or any other key to quit. Press any key except...  no, No, NO, NOT THAT ONE! Pre... read more..

A singing group call "The Resurrection" was scheduled to sing at a church.Everyone was excited about the concert and looked forward to the event. We were disappointed when a big snowstorm postponed t... read more..

A pregnant woman from Washington, D.C.  gets in a car accident and falls into a deep coma.  Asleep for nearly 6 months, when she wakes up she sees that she is no longer pregnant and frantica... read more..

Imagine, if you will, that if by right reading of the Bible and careful obedience to its most basic and foundational teachings, Christians could increase the mileage of any of their cars or trucks to ... read more..

Irving was just coming out of anesthesia after a series of tests in the hospital, and his wife, Sarah, was sitting at his bedside. His eyes fluttered open, and he murmured, "You're beautiful."Flatter... read more..

Throughout the years, I'm happy to report, I have learned a thing or two about myself. My only regret is I have not learned more than a few things. I could make a long list of things I have not yet le... read more..

Linda and Jill were chatting over coffee.Said Linda, "I've been experiencing a strange and painful side effect from coffee. I'm fine when I drink it black, but if I use cream, or sugar, or both, I ge... read more..

Stupid Inventions: - Black Highlighter - Braille Driver's Manual - Clear Correction Fluid - Fake Rhinestones - Inflatable Dart Board - Mesh Umbrella - Motorcycle Air Conditioner - Sugar Coated... read more..

It happened in the kitchen. I was chatting with a friend while preparing supper. He'd stopped in unexpectedly so I was "adding a potato to the pot," so to speak. As I made trips back and forth between... read more..

A Florida officer pulls over an eighty-year-old teacher because her hand signals were confusing."First you put your hand up, like you're turning right, then you waved your hand up and down, then you t... read more..

Truth About Children: - A baby usually wakes up in the wee-wee hours of the morning. - A child will not spill on a dirty floor. - A young child is a noise with dirt on it. - A youth becomes a man ... read more..

"Ok, now do fifteen leg stretches." It was the voice of my Physical Therapist, Tracy. Three times a week Tracy would fill the water tank up to my shoulders and begin my exercises. After knee bends and read more..

As a traffic safety consultant, I often gave talks to organizations on accident prevention. One night after I spoke to a PTA group, the program chairperson thanked me profusely and gave me a check for... read more..

What happens for you when you walk past a mirror?Are you pleased? Do you look away?Sometime if I get up in the middle of the night and turn on the bathroom light, I am frankly startled by what I see. ... read more..

A couple of weeks after hearing a sermon on Psalms 51:2-4 (knowing my own hidden secrets) and Psalms 52:3-4 (lies and deceit), a man wrote the following letter to the IRS: I have been unable to sleep... read more..

For centuries, people thought the moon was made of green cheese.Then the astronauts found that the moon is really a big hard rock.That's what happens to cheese when you leave it out.... read more..

A sweet little boy surprised his grandmother one morning and brought her a cup of coffee.  He made it himself and was so proud.  He anxiously waited to hear the verdict on the quality of the... read more..

All of us want to be loved. There's a need instilled within us that just strives for attention and love. Lots of people get like and love all mixed up. You can like someone, but not love them. Or, you... read more..

One day our professor was discussing a particularly complicated concept. A pre-med student rudely interrupted to ask "Why do we have to study this stuff?" "To save lives," the professor responded an... read more..

Once there was a golfer whose drive landed on an anthill.Rather than move the ball, he decided to hit it where it lay.  He gave a mighty swing.  Clouds of dirt and sand and ants exploded fro... read more..

Throughout the television program, as I counseled people who called in search of spiritual help and prayed on the air with those who wanted to open their hearts to Jesus Christ, the station manager st... read more..

A guy had told all of his friends about the great steak he'd eaten downtown the day before. A group of them decided to head down and see if was really as large and delicious as he was making it out t... read more..

The New Year has not started out very well for Yours Truly. After the first day of the new year, my life went south for the rest of the winter. All I can say is, I hope it has a wonderful winter, and ... read more..

I was worried that my mechanic might try to rip me off, so I was relieved when he told me all I needed was blinker fluid.(Dave Henry)... read more..

As he was driving home from work, a man in a rural community was stopped by a local police officer. The motorist was given a ticket for failing to come to a full stop at a stop sign."Don't I get a wa... read more..

If quitters never win, & winners never quit, what fool came up with "Quit while you're ahead"?What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?I thought about how mothers... read more..

I was reading a newspaper the other day and noticed something interesting. A fairly well-known ministry has just changed how it refers to itself in advertising. Its full name is no longer apparent. In... read more..

One day a State Trooper was pulling off an expressway near Chicago. When he turned onto the street at the end of the ramp, he noticed someone at a chicken place getting into his car. The driver plac... read more..

There are many out there who have a 'plate full'; in other words, they have more than their share of the bad things of life.   Those families of South East Asia who were hit by the tsunami s... read more..