There was a man who travelled all around the world.
Every city he stopped in he would buy something for his mother and send it to her.? On one such stop he found a parrot that spoke thirty different languages.? He immediately bought it and sent it home to his mother.? A few days later he called his mother.
"Did you like the parrot?" he asked her.
"Oh yes," she replied. "It was delicious."
"WHAT!" the man cried. "You ate it!? That parrot wasn't for you to eat!? It spoke thirty languages!"
The mother paused for a moment and then said, "So why didn't he say something?"
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Lesson in Teamwork:? Buddy the Blind Horse
An out-of-towner drove his car into a ditch in a desolated area. Luckily, a local farmer came to help with his big strong horse named Buddy.
He hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, "Pull, Nellie, pull!" Buddy didn't move.
Then the farmer hollered, "Pull, Buster, pull!" Buddy didn't respond.
Once more the farmer commanded, "Pull, Coco, pull!" Nothing.
Then the farmer nonchalantly said, "Pull, Buddy, pull!" And the horse easily dragged the car out of the ditch.
The motorist was most appreciative and very curious. He asked the farmer why he called his horse by the wrong name three times.
The farmer said, "Oh, Buddy is blind, and if he thought he was the only one pulling, he wouldn't even try!"
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."
- Hebrews 12:1
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Tips for Sustainable New Year's Resolutions
- Reduce the amount of plastic bags you use. ...
- Eat as much organic as possible. ...
- Buy local and seasonal foods. ...
- Say NO to fast fashion. ...
- Bring your own water bottle and cutlery. ...
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To the person who stole my glasses...
I will find you, I have contacts!
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An old guy walks into a bar and the bartender asks for ID. "You've got to be kidding," he said. "I'm almost 60 years old!"
The bartender apologized, but said he had to see the license. The guy showed his ID, then paid and told the bartender to keep the change. "The tip's for carding me," he said.
The bartender put the change in the tip cup. "Thanks," he said. "Works every time."
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Thought Of The Day:??Before His Time
¡°No man goes before his time ¡ª unless the boss leaves early.¡± --?Groucho Marx
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Son to Dad: "What's the difference between an Egyptian mummy and our mummy?"
Dad to Son: It's simple son. When we see an Egyptian mummy, you get fear. But when we see your mummy, then I get fear!"
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A career Army officer I once met was jumpmaster for his unit and was taking up a few novices for a drop. The flight was pretty rough, and after a while, the jumpmaster called off the jump because of high winds. As the plane headed back to base, and the pilot pulled off an unusually smooth landing, two of the neophytes got airsick.
"How come you could take that rough flight, but you couldn't handle the smooth landing?" asked the jumpmaster.
"Well, sir," one trainee explained, "We've always jumped out of planes. We've never actually landed before."
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Thought Of The Day:??Nothing to Declare
¡°I have nothing to declare except my genius.¡±?- Oscar Wilde
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Our minister announced that admission to a church social event would be six dollars per person.
"However, if you're over 65," he said, "the price will be only $5.50."
From the back of the congregation, a woman's voice rang out, "Do you really think I'd give you that information for only fifty cents?"
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Why do programmers always get Christmas and Halloween mixed up?
Because DEC 25 = OCT 31
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Heard at the bookstore: "Why don't you have any books by Ibid? He's written a lot of important stuff."
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"Good times, bad times, there will always be advertising. In good times people want to advertise; in bad times they have to." -- Bruce Barton
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More Jokes from ArcaMax.com
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On July 3rd, 1974, Rodney Dangerfield made an appearance on the Tonight Show and had fellow guest, Dom DeLuise, laughing the entire time.
Received from ArcaMax Jokes.
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