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WOMEN'S REVENGE
"Cash, check or charge?"
I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a
television set in her purse.
"So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked.
"No," she replied, " but my husband refused to come shopping with me, and I figured this was the most
evil thing I could do to him legally."
UNDERSTANDING WOMEN
(A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE)
I know I'm not going to understand women.
I'll
never understand how you can take boiling hot wax pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root, and still be
afraid of a spider.
MARRIAGE SEMINAR
While attending
a Marriage Seminar dealing with communication, Tom and his wife Grace listened to the instructor, "It is essential that
husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other."
He addressed the man,
"Can you describe your wife's favorite flower?"
Tom leaned over,
touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, "It's Pillsbury, isn't it?
The rest of
the story gets rather ugly, so I'll stop right here.
WIFE VS. HUSBAND
A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led
to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs,
the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?" "Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws."
WORDS
A husband read an article to his wife about how many
words women use a day... 30,000 to a man's 15,000.
The wife replied, "The reason has to be
because we have to repeat everything to men...
The husband then turned to his wife and asked, "What?"
CREATION
A man said to his wife one day, "I don't
know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time.
"The wife responded, "Allow
me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!
WHO DOES WHAT
A man and his wife were having an argument
about who should brew the coffee each morning.
The wife said, "You should do it, because you get
up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee."
The husband said, "You
are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee."
Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee."
Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me."
So she fetched
the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says.......... "HEBREWS"
THE SILENT TREATMENT
A man and his wife were having some
problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need
his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and
LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM." He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious,
he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.
The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of
contests.
God may have created man before woman, but there is always a rough
draft before the masterpiece.
SEND THIS TO SMART WOMEN WHO NEED A LAUGH AND TO MEN YOU THINK CAN HANDLE
IT!
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In an interview, General Norman Schwartzkopf
was asked if he thought there was room for forgiveness toward the people who have harbored and abetted the terrorists who
perpetrated the 9/11 attacks on America. His answer was classic Schwartzkopf. The General said,
"I
believe that forgiving them is God's function. OUR job is to arrange the meeting."
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A Young Soldier's Letter Home
"Dear Dad," read the young soldier's
first letter home. "I cannot tell you where I am, but yesterday I shot a polar bear..."
Several
months later came another letter: "Dear Dad, I still cannot tell you where I am, but yesterday I danced with a hula girl..."
Two weeks later came yet another note: "Dear Dad, I still cannot tell you where I am, but yesterday
the doctor told me I should have danced with the polar bear and shot the hula girl..."
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7 reasons not to mess with children.
A little girl was
talking to her teacher about whales.
The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to
swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little
girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.
Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could
not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.
The little girl said, "When I get to heaven
I will ask Jonah".
The teacher asked, " What if Jonah went to hell?"
The little girl replied, "Then you ask him".
A Kindergarten
teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's
work.
As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.
The girl replied, "I'm drawing God."
The teacher paused and said,
"But no one knows what God looks like."
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing,
the girl replied, "They will in a minute."
A Sunday school teacher
was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds.
After explaining the commandment
to "honor" thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers
and sisters?"
Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, "Thou
shall not kill."
One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother
do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in
contrast on her brunette head.
She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some
of your hairs white, Mom?"
Her mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong
and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."
The little girl thought about this
revelation for a while and then said, "Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?"
The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy
of the group picture.
"Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up
and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, She's dead. "
A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer,
she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the
face.."
"Yes," the class said.
"Then why is it that while
I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?"
A little
fellow shouted,
"Cause your feet ain't empty."
The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was
a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray:
"Take only ONE. God
is watching."
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large
pile of chocolate chip cookies.
A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching
the apples.
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One
evening last week, my wife and I were getting into
bed. Well, the passion starts to heat up, and she eventually
says "I don't feel like it, I just want you to hold me. I said "WHAT? What was that?" So she says the words
that every husband on the planet dreads to hear...
"You're just not in touch with my emotional needs as
a woman enough for me to satisfy your physical needs as a man." She responded to my puzzled look by saying, "Can't
you just love me for who I am and not what I do for you in the bedroom?" Realizing that nothing was going to happen that
night, I went to sleep. The very next day I opted to take the day off of work to spend time with her. We went out to a nice
lunch and then went shopping at a
big, big unnamed dept. store. I walked around with her while she tried on several
different very expensive outfits. She couldn't decide which one to take so I told her we'll just buy them all. She
wanted new shoes to compliment her new clothes, so I said lets get a pair for each outfit. We went on to the jewelry dept.
where she picked out a pair of diamond earrings. Let me tell you...she was so excited. She must have thought I was one wave
short of a shipwreck. I started to think she was testing me because she asked for a tennis bracelet when she doesn't even
know how to play tennis. I think I threw her for a loop when I said, "That's fine, honey." She was almost nearing
sexual satisfaction from all of the
excitement. Smiling with excited anticipation she finally said, "I think
this is all dear, let's go to the cashier." I could hardly contain myself when I blurted out, "No honey, I don't
feel like it." Her face just went completely blank as her jaw dropped with a baffled
WHAT? I then said, "Really
honey! I just want you to HOLD this stuff for a while. You're just not in touch with my financial needs as a man enough
for me to satisfy your shopping needs as a woman." And just when she had
this look like she was going to kill
me I added, "Why can't you just love me for who I am and not for the things I buy you?" Apparently I'm not
having sex tonight either.
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On The Lighter Side
Old Jack In The VA Hospital
Jack was
an old veteran Cobra Pilot. He was sick and in the VA hospital. There was one young nurse that just drove him crazy. Every
time she came in, she would talk to him like he was a little child. She would say in a patronizing tone of voice, "And
how are we doing this morning, or are we ready for a bath, or are we hungry?"
Old Jack had had
enough of this particular nurse. One day, Old Jack had breakfast, pulled the juice off the tray, and put it on his bed side
stand. He had been given a urine bottle to fill for testing.
The juice was apple juice. So .. you know
where the juice went! The nurse came in a little later, picked up the urine bottle and looked at it. "My, but it seems
we are a little cloudy today ."
At this, Old Jack snatched the bottle out of her hand, popped
off the top, and drank it down, saying, "Well, I'll run it through again. Maybe I can filter it better this time."
The nurse fainted!.
Old Jack just smiled!
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk
across the tomb of the Unknowns and why?
21 steps. It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute, which is
the highest honor given any military or foreign dignitary.
2. How long does he hesitate after his about
face to begin his return walk and why?
21 seconds for the same reason as answer number 1
3. Why are his gloves wet?
His gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his grip on the rifle.
4. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time and if not, why not?
He
carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb. After his march across the path, he executes an about face
and
moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.
5. How often are the guards changed?
Guards
are changed every thirty minutes, twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year.
6. What are the physical
traits of the guard limited to?
For a person to apply for guard duty at the tomb, he must be between
5' 10" and 6' 2" tall and his waist size cannot exceed 30."
Other requirements
of the Guard:
They must commit 2 years of life to guard the tomb, live in a barracks under the tomb,
and cannot drink any alcohol on or off duty for the rest of their lives.
They cannot swear in public
for the rest of their lives and cannot disgrace the uniform {fighting} or the tomb in any way.
After two years,
the guard is given a wreath pin that is worn on their lapel signifying they served as guard of the tomb. There are only 400
presently worn. The guard must obey these rules for the rest of their lives or give up the wreath pin.
The
shoes are specially made with very thick soles to keep the heat and cold from their feet. There are metal heel plates that
extend to the top of the shoe in order to make the loud click as they come to a halt.
There are no
wrinkles, folds or lint on the uniform. Guards dress for duty in front of a full-length mirror.
The
first six months of duty a guard cannot talk to anyone, nor watch TV. All off duty time is spent studying the 175 notable
people laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. A guard must memorize who they are and where they are interred. Among
the notables are: President Taft, Joe E. Lewis {the boxer} and Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy, {the most decorated soldier
of WWII} of Hollywood fame.
Every guard spends five hours a day getting his uniforms ready for guard
duty.
ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
In
2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was approaching Washington, DC, our US Senate/House took 2 days off with anticipation of the storm.
On the ABC evening news, it was reported that because of the dangers from the hurricane, the military members assigned the
duty of guarding the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier were given permission to suspend the assignment. They respectfully
declined the offer, "No way, Sir!" Soaked to the skin, marching in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said
that guarding the Tomb was not just an assignment, it was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson. The tomb
has been patrolled continuously, 24/7, since 1930. We can be very proud of our young men and women in the service no matter
where they serve.
God Bless and keep them.
Story NUMBER ONE
Many years ago, Al Capone
virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything
from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder. Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was his lawyer
for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long
time. To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well Not only was the money big, but also Eddie got special dividends.
For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day. The
estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block. Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little
consideration to the atrocity that went on around him. Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly.
Eddie saw to it that his young son had the best of everything: clothes, cars and a good education. Nothing was withheld. Price
was no object. And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted
his son to be a better man than he was. Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give
his son; he couldn't pass on a good name and a good example. One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie
wanted to rectify wrongs he had done. He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al "Scarface"
Capone, clean up his tarnished name and offer his son some semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against
The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. So, he testified. Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze
of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street. But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest
price he would ever pay. Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion and a poem clipped from
a magazine.
The poem read:
The clock of life is wound but once And no man has
the power To tell just when the hands will stop At late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with
a will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still.
STORY NUMBER TWO
World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander Butch O'Hare. He was a fighter pilot
assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington in the South Pacific. One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After
he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top off his fuel tank. He would not
have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship. His flight leader told him to return to the carrier. Reluctantly,
he dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet. As he was returning to the mother ship he saw something that turned
his blood cold, a squadron of Japanese aircraft were speeding their way toward the American fleet. The American fighters were
gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time to
save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the approaching danger. There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert
them from the fleet. Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted
50 caliber's blazed as he charged in, attacking one surprised enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and out of the
now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition was finally spent. Undaunted, he continued
the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible and
rendering them unfit to fly. Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction. Deeply relieved, Butch
O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the carrier. Upon arrival he reported in and related the event surrounding
his return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt
to protect his fleet He had in fact destroyed five enemy aircraft.. This took place on February 20, 1942, and for that action
Butch became the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. A year
later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His home town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade,
and today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this great man. So the next time you find yourself
at O'Hare International, give some thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor.
It's located between Terminals 1 and 2.
SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER?
Butch O'Hare was Easy Eddie's son.
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The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell,
a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree, I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and
surrounded by love I would sleep
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem.
So I slumbered, perhaps
I started to dream.
The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it
tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know,
Then the sure sound of footsteps outside
in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark,
he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?"
I asked without fear
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the
snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"
For barely a moment I saw his
eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts,
To the window that danced with a warm fire's
light
Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night."
"It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me."
"My Gramps died at 'Pearl' on a day in December,"
Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas
'Gram always remembers."
"My dad stood his watch in the jungles of 'Nam
And now it is
my turn and so, here I am."
"I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends
me pictures, he's sure got her smile."
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red
white and blue... an American flag.
"I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my
family, my house and my home."
"I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep
in a foxhole with little to eat."
"I can carry the weight of killing another
Or lay down my life
with my sister and brother
who stand at the front against any and all,
to ensure for all time that this flag will
not fall."
"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright;
Your family is waiting and
I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,"
"Give
you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
"It seems all too little for all that you've
done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone.
To stand your own watch, no matter how long."
"For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled
is payment enough, and with that we will trust.
That we mattered
to you as you mattered to us."
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This
has not been broken since 9/11/01, please keep it going...
This has been kept alive and moving since 9/11. In memory
of all those who
perished this morning; the passengers and the pilots on the United Air and
AA flights, the workers
in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and all
the innocent bystanders. Our prayers go out to the friends and families
of
the deceased.
IF I KNEW
If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
If
I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and
word,
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an
extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew
it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.
There will always be another day
to
say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do?"
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and
I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the
last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it
today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra
time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one
last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love
them
and that you'll always hold them dear
Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please
forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have
no regrets about today.
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. . . a
bit of Cherokee Indian folklore, short and to the point.
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about
life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.
One is evil --- he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false
pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is good --- he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness,
benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every
other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which
wolf will win?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one we feed."
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A businessman got on an elevator.
When he entered, there was a blonde already inside who greeted him with
a bright, "T-G-I-F."
He smiled at her and replied, "S-H-I-T."
She looked puzzled and repeated,
"T-G-I-F," more slowly.
He again answered, "S-H-I-T."
The blonde was trying to keep it friendly,
so she smiled her biggest smile, and said as sweetly as possibly, "T-G-I-F."
The man smiled back to her and
once again, "S-H-I-T."
The exasperated blonde finally decided to explain. "'T-G-I-F' means Thank
Goodness It's Friday. Get it, duuhhh?"
The man answered, "'S-H-I-T' means 'Sorry, Honey, It's
Thursday'"
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Gump died and went up to Heaven
St Peter says: "We've observed you son, and you've been good enough but I must give you a short oral
exam to enter."
Gump said: "OK"
St Peter said: "There's three questions. First,
how many days of the week start with T?"
Gump quickly said: "Two".
St Peter says: "OK,
name 'em"
Gump says: "Today & Tomorrow"
St Peter says: "Not exactly right,
but not exactly wrong either." Then says "We'll let that pass and go to the Second one. How many seconds in
a year?"
Gump studied a while as though calculating and said: "Twelve"
St Peter says
to himself: "This joker has blown it now. Then asks "How did you arrive at that figure?"
Gump says:
"January second, February second, March second, April second, etc....."
St Peter interrupts saying: "OK!
OK! Not what I was looking for but not exactly wrong either. Get this third one right and I'll pass you." - "Jesus
and/or God have been called by other names, give me one of them."
Gump studied, squirmed, squinted at St Peter
and said: "Andy"
St Peter said: "Son you've just done it now, I can't let that one pass,
but just tell me how in the tarnation did you come up with "Andy?"
Gump looked him square in the eye
and said: "Andy walks with me, Andy talks with me, Andy tells me I am His Own."
St Peter says: "Enter"
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God works in mysterious ways, doesn't He?
On
a Saturday night several weeks ago, this pastor was working late, and decided to call his wife before he left for home. It
was about 10:00 PM, but his wife didn't answer the phone.
The pastor let the phone ring many times. He thought
it was odd that she didn't answer, but decided to wrap up a few things and try again in a few minutes. When he tried again
she answered right away! He asked her why she hadn't answered before, and she said that it hadn't rung at their house.
They brushed it off as a fluke and went on their merry ways.
The following Monday, the pastor received a call at
the church office, which was the phone that he'd used that Saturday night. The man that he spoke with wanted to know why
he'd called on Saturday night.
The pastor couldn't figure out what the man was talking about. Then the
man said, "It rang and rang, but I didn't answer." The pastor remembered the mishap and apologized for disturbing
him, explaining that he'd intended to call his wife.
The man said, "That's, OK Let me tell you my
story.
You see, I was planning to commit suicide on Saturday night, but before I did, I prayed, 'God if you're
there, and you don't want me to do this, give me a sign now.' At that point my phone started to ring. I looked at
the caller ID, and it said, 'Almighty God'. I was afraid to answer!"
The reason why it showed on the
man's caller ID that the call came from "Almighty God" is because the church that the pastor attends is called
Almighty God Tabernacle!!
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Bubba Joe's first
military assignment was to a military
induction center, and, because he was a good talker, they assigned him the duty
of advising new recruits about the government benefits, especially the GI insurance to which they were entitled.
Before long the Captain in charge of the induction center began noticing that Bubba was getting a 99% sign up for the top
GI insurance.
This was odd, because it would cost these poor inductees nearly $30. 00 per month more for their
higher coverage than what the government was already granting.
The Captain decided that he would not ask Bubba
Joe about his selling techniques but that he would sit in the back of the room and observe Bubba's sales pitch.
Bubba Joe stood up before his latest group of inductees and stated, "If you have the normal GI insurance and go to
Iraq and are killed, the government pays your beneficiary $6, 000. "
"If you take out the supplemental
GI insurance (which will cost you an additional $30. 00 per month), the government pays your beneficiary $200, 000. "
"NOW, " Bubba concluded, "which bunch do you think they're gonna send into battle first? "
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WHO IS A VIETNAM VETERAN
I am your neighbor.
I am your mailman. I'm your local policeman. I'm your local fireman. I'm homeless. I'm messed up! I'm
an attorney. I'm a doctor. I'm a chief executive. I'm any man, every man. I'm every American! I'm a Vietnam
Veteran, and damn proud of it!
We're legion - and some of us have forgotten our pride. We left these shores thinking
various thoughts. Some of us were looking for adventure and excitement. Some of us were "running away" from things
at home. Many of us were hoping to grow up.
Some of us never had the opportunity. Others of us squandered that chance.
And most of us accomplished our individual goals. We are proud Americans, regardless of the outcome that politicians dictated
for Vietnam.
WELCOME HOME, BROTHERS!
A U.S. AIR FORCE COMBAT VET ( 'NAM '65-66 )
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