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Friday
Once Upon A Time
Our Blog Readers' Locations
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Above numbers give a snapshot of the locations
of our last 500 readers around 7 A.M. today.
This will change completely in the next few
minutes. 'Thought & Humor' has been read in
ALL 230 countries of the world.-"But indeed
for this purpose I have raised you up, that
I may show My power in you, and that My
Name may be declared in all the earth."
EX IX:XVI
But how can people call for help if they
don't know who to trust? And how can
they know who to trust if they haven't
heard of the One who can be trusted?
And how can they hear if nobody tells
them? - RO X:XIV
*Unknown may possibly be N. Korea...
Wist u dat de God van u houdt?
Avez-vous su que Dieu vous aime ?
Wußten Sie, daß Gott Sie liebt?
Avete saputo che il dio li ama?
Você soube que o deus o ama?
¿Usted sabía que el dios le ama?
MORE!!!
| Num | Perc. | State/Region | Country Name | |||
 | 124 | 24.80% | Pennsylvania | United States |  | |
| 53 | 10.60% | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates |  | |
| 49 | 9.80% | Maharashtra | India |  | |
| 43 | 8.60% | Unknown | Unknown | - | |
| 36 | 7.20% | Delhi | India | | |
| 25 | 5.00% | Trentino-alto Adige | Italy |  | |
| 24 | 4.80% | Tamil Nadu | India | | |
| 18 | 3.60% | Bucuresti | Romania |  | |
| 15 | 3.00% | Virginia | United States | | |
| 11 | 2.20% | California | United States | | |
| 11 | 2.20% | Ohio | United States | | |
| 8 | 1.60% | Palestinian Territory |  | ||
| 8 | 1.60% | Missouri | United States | | |
| 8 | 1.60% | Tennessee | United States | | |
| 7 | 1.40% | Imo | Nigeria |  | |
| 6 | 1.20% | Georgia | United States | | |
| 4 | 0.80% | Lombardia | Italy | | |
| 4 | 0.80% | Westminster | United Kingdom |  | |
| 4 | 0.80% | Piemonte | Italy | | |
| 4 | 0.80% | Kent | United Kingdom | | |
| 4 | 0.80% | New York | United States | | |
| 3 | 0.60% | South Australia | Australia |  | |
| 3 | 0.60% | Wakefield | United Kingdom | | |
| 3 | 0.60% | Vermont | United States | | |
| 3 | 0.60% | Texas | United States | | |
| 3 | 0.60% | Galati | Romania | | |
| 2 | 0.40% | Ontario | Canada |  | |
| 2 | 0.40% | Florida | United States | | |
| 2 | 0.40% | Arkansas | United States | | |
| 2 | 0.40% | Veneto | Italy | | |
| 2 | 0.40% | Islamabad | Pakistan |  | |
| 2 | 0.40% | Zuid-holland | Netherlands |  | |
| 2 | 0.40% | Moscow City | Russian Federation |  | |
| 1 | 0.20% | T'ai-pei | Taiwan |  | |
| 1 | 0.20% | Devon | United Kingdom | | |
| 1 | 0.20% | Cardiff | United Kingdom | | |
| 1 | 0.20% | Kerala | India | | |
| 1 | 0.20% | Nicosia | Cyprus |  |
Above numbers give a snapshot of the locations
of our last 500 readers around 7 A.M. today.
This will change completely in the next few
minutes. 'Thought & Humor' has been read in
ALL 230 countries of the world.-"But indeed
for this purpose I have raised you up, that
I may show My power in you, and that My
Name may be declared in all the earth."
EX IX:XVI
But how can people call for help if they
don't know who to trust? And how can
they know who to trust if they haven't
heard of the One who can be trusted?
And how can they hear if nobody tells
them? - RO X:XIV
*Unknown may possibly be N. Korea...
Wist u dat de God van u houdt?
Avez-vous su que Dieu vous aime ?
Wußten Sie, daß Gott Sie liebt?
Avete saputo che il dio li ama?
Você soube que o deus o ama?
¿Usted sabía que el dios le ama?
MORE!!!
*Is the God Of Muhammad
The Father Of Jesus?
* The Bible
Wednesday
Hilarious Video: A Handy Computer Desk
Egyptian Pillow Facts
.
Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone.
That's actually what caused many of their deaths....
pillow fights.
Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone.
That's actually what caused many of their deaths....
pillow fights.
Playing Trivial
Pursuit At
.
A UNC student was playing Trivial Pursuit one night.
It was her turn, she rolled the dice and she landed on
"Science & Nature". Her question was, "If you are in a
vacuum and someone calls your name, can you hear it?"
She thought for a time and then asked, "Is it on or off?"
A UNC student was playing Trivial Pursuit one night.
It was her turn, she rolled the dice and she landed on
"Science & Nature". Her question was, "If you are in a
vacuum and someone calls your name, can you hear it?"
She thought for a time and then asked, "Is it on or off?"
Bus Trip For Norwalk!
`
UNC Student to Ticket Agent: I want to
buy a bus ticket for Norwald.
Ticket Agent, Searching Book: Norwald?
Let me find that. Hmm... never heard of it.
Let me see... Norwald. I don't see Norwald
listed, and I can't find it on the map.
Just where is Norwald, anyway?
UNC student: Over there. He's my roommate.
UNC Student to Ticket Agent: I want to
buy a bus ticket for Norwald.
Ticket Agent, Searching Book: Norwald?
Let me find that. Hmm... never heard of it.
Let me see... Norwald. I don't see Norwald
listed, and I can't find it on the map.
Just where is Norwald, anyway?
UNC student: Over there. He's my roommate.
P.C. In The Workplace!
.
There is more to 'T & H' than meets the casual eye -
Click on above picture for just such an example:O)
Sometimes it's even very controversial....
There is more to 'T & H' than meets the casual eye -
Click on above picture for just such an example:O)
Sometimes it's even very controversial....
New House
.
A UNC grad was looking to buy a house.
The seller said, "This house hasn't got a
flaw in it!"
The UNC graduate replied, "My lands!
What do y'all walk on?"
Becoming Men!
.
We're all familiar with names like George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
These men, along with others, were our forefathers
and the founders of our nation. They signed the
Declaration of Independence and wrote the Constitution.
They won the Revolutionary War.
Not only that, but their incredible accomplishments weren't
limited to their adult lives. John Hancock entered Harvard
University when he was 13 years old. Samuel Adams completed
his master's degree before he turned 21. Thomas Jefferson
frequently studied 15 hours a day during his time at the
College of William and Mary.
Of course, at this point it's easy for all of us normal people to
place these guys in the "superhuman" or "so-smart-it's-disgusting"
category and move on. However, there's a danger in thinking
that God simply blessed America with a generation chock-full
of patriotic super-nerds just in time to write the Constitution.
You see, once we label people as a "geniuses" we usually cease
to feel the need to learn from them or to be challenged by their
example. The truth is that our forefathers weren't nerds and
their early college entrances were not unusual for their time.
MORE!!!
We're all familiar with names like George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
These men, along with others, were our forefathers
and the founders of our nation. They signed the
Declaration of Independence and wrote the Constitution.
They won the Revolutionary War.
Not only that, but their incredible accomplishments weren't
limited to their adult lives. John Hancock entered Harvard
University when he was 13 years old. Samuel Adams completed
his master's degree before he turned 21. Thomas Jefferson
frequently studied 15 hours a day during his time at the
College of William and Mary.
Of course, at this point it's easy for all of us normal people to
place these guys in the "superhuman" or "so-smart-it's-disgusting"
category and move on. However, there's a danger in thinking
that God simply blessed America with a generation chock-full
of patriotic super-nerds just in time to write the Constitution.
You see, once we label people as a "geniuses" we usually cease
to feel the need to learn from them or to be challenged by their
example. The truth is that our forefathers weren't nerds and
their early college entrances were not unusual for their time.
MORE!!!
More Humor & Cartoons
Wednesday's Humor Cartoons
First Haircut!
Wednesday's Non-P.C. Cartoons
* Traditional Thanksgiving 2009 *
*The Reason For God*
Tuesday
The Mom Song
The Story Of Squanto
'God's Instrument'
.
Most of us know the story of the first Thanksgiving -- at least, we know
the Pilgrim version. But how many of us know the Indian viewpoint?
No, I'm not talking about some revisionist, politically correct version of
history. I'm talking about the amazing story of the way God used an Indian
named Squanto as a special instrument of His providence.
Historical accounts of Squanto's life vary, but historians believe that around
1608 -- more than a decade before the Pilgrims arrived -- a group of English
traders sailed to what is today Plymouth, Massachusetts. When the trusting
Wampanoag Indians came out to trade, the traders took them prisoner, transported
them to Spain, and sold them into slavery. It was an unimaginable horror.
But God had an amazing plan for one of the captured Indians -- a boy named
Squanto.
Squanto was bought by a well-meaning Spanish monk, who treated him well and
taught him the Christian faith. Squanto eventually made his way to England and
worked in the stables of a man named John Slaney. Slaney sympathized with
Squanto's desire to return home, and he promised to put the Indian on the first
vessel bound for America.
It wasn't until 1618 -- ten years after Squanto was first kidnapped -- that a ship
was found. Finally, after a decade of exile and heartbreak, Squanto was on
his way home.
But when he arrived in Massachusetts, more heartbreak awaited him. An epidemic
had wiped out Squanto's entire village.
We can only imagine what must have gone through Squanto's mind: Why had God
allowed him to return home, against all odds, only to find his loved ones dead?
A year later, the answer came. A shipload of English families arrived and settled
on the very land once occupied by Squanto's people. Squanto went to meet
them, greeting the startled Pilgrims in English.
According to the diary of Pilgrim Governor William Bradford, Squanto "became
a special instrument sent of God for [our] good . . . He showed [us] how to plant
[our] corn, where to take fish and to procure other commodities . . . and was
also [our] pilot to bring [us] to unknown places for [our] profit, and never
left [us] till he died."
When Squanto lay dying of a fever, Bradford wrote that their Indian friend
"desir[ed] the Governor to pray for him, that he might go to the Englishmen's
God in heaven." Squanto bequeathed his possessions to the Pilgrims "as
remembrances of his love."
Who but God could so miraculously convert a lonely Indian and then use him to
save a struggling band of Englishmen? It is reminiscent of the biblical story of
Joseph, who was also sold into slavery -- and whom God, likewise, used as a
special instrument for good.
Squanto's life story is remarkable, and we ought to make sure our children and
grandchildren learn about it. Sadly, most books about Squanto omit references to
his Christian faith. But I'm delighted to say that Eric Metaxas has written a
wonderful children's book called SQUANTO AND THE MIRACLE OF THANKSGIVING.
I highly recommend it. It will teach your kids about the "special instrument sent
of God" who changed the course of American history.
Charles Colson
Most of us know the story of the first Thanksgiving -- at least, we know
the Pilgrim version. But how many of us know the Indian viewpoint?
No, I'm not talking about some revisionist, politically correct version of
history. I'm talking about the amazing story of the way God used an Indian
named Squanto as a special instrument of His providence.
Historical accounts of Squanto's life vary, but historians believe that around
1608 -- more than a decade before the Pilgrims arrived -- a group of English
traders sailed to what is today Plymouth, Massachusetts. When the trusting
Wampanoag Indians came out to trade, the traders took them prisoner, transported
them to Spain, and sold them into slavery. It was an unimaginable horror.
But God had an amazing plan for one of the captured Indians -- a boy named
Squanto.
Squanto was bought by a well-meaning Spanish monk, who treated him well and
taught him the Christian faith. Squanto eventually made his way to England and
worked in the stables of a man named John Slaney. Slaney sympathized with
Squanto's desire to return home, and he promised to put the Indian on the first
vessel bound for America.
It wasn't until 1618 -- ten years after Squanto was first kidnapped -- that a ship
was found. Finally, after a decade of exile and heartbreak, Squanto was on
his way home.
But when he arrived in Massachusetts, more heartbreak awaited him. An epidemic
had wiped out Squanto's entire village.
We can only imagine what must have gone through Squanto's mind: Why had God
allowed him to return home, against all odds, only to find his loved ones dead?
A year later, the answer came. A shipload of English families arrived and settled
on the very land once occupied by Squanto's people. Squanto went to meet
them, greeting the startled Pilgrims in English.
According to the diary of Pilgrim Governor William Bradford, Squanto "became
a special instrument sent of God for [our] good . . . He showed [us] how to plant
[our] corn, where to take fish and to procure other commodities . . . and was
also [our] pilot to bring [us] to unknown places for [our] profit, and never
left [us] till he died."
When Squanto lay dying of a fever, Bradford wrote that their Indian friend
"desir[ed] the Governor to pray for him, that he might go to the Englishmen's
God in heaven." Squanto bequeathed his possessions to the Pilgrims "as
remembrances of his love."
Who but God could so miraculously convert a lonely Indian and then use him to
save a struggling band of Englishmen? It is reminiscent of the biblical story of
Joseph, who was also sold into slavery -- and whom God, likewise, used as a
special instrument for good.
Squanto's life story is remarkable, and we ought to make sure our children and
grandchildren learn about it. Sadly, most books about Squanto omit references to
his Christian faith. But I'm delighted to say that Eric Metaxas has written a
wonderful children's book called SQUANTO AND THE MIRACLE OF THANKSGIVING.
I highly recommend it. It will teach your kids about the "special instrument sent
of God" who changed the course of American history.
Charles Colson
A Tree Is Down
More Speed Traps
Jill Problem
.
Michelle and Jill are having coffee when Michelle notices
that Jill seems troubled and asks her, "Is something
bugging you? You look anxious."
"Well, my boyfriend just lost all his money and life
savings in the stock market," Jill explained.
"Oh, that's too bad," Michelle sympathized. "I'm sure
you're feeling sorry for him."
"Yeah, I am," Jill said. "He'll miss me."
Michelle and Jill are having coffee when Michelle notices
that Jill seems troubled and asks her, "Is something
bugging you? You look anxious."
"Well, my boyfriend just lost all his money and life
savings in the stock market," Jill explained.
"Oh, that's too bad," Michelle sympathized. "I'm sure
you're feeling sorry for him."
"Yeah, I am," Jill said. "He'll miss me."
Tuesday Morning Humor
.
A UNC grad took a business trip to New York.
When he arrived, the hotel clerk asked him a riddle.
"My mom and dad had a baby. It wasn't my brother.
It wasn't my sister. Who was it?"
The grad thought long and hard, but eventually gave
up. "I don't know, who was it?"
The hotel clerk responded, "It was me!"
The UNC grad thought that was hilarious. He couldn't
wait to get home and tell this funny joke to his family
and friends in Chapel Hill.
When he arrived home they met him at the airport
and he asked them: "My mom and dad had a baby.
It wasn't my brother. It wasn't my sister. Who was it?"
His friends thought and thought about it until they gave up.
So he told them, "It was a hotel clerk I met in New York."
A UNC grad took a business trip to New York.
When he arrived, the hotel clerk asked him a riddle.
"My mom and dad had a baby. It wasn't my brother.
It wasn't my sister. Who was it?"
The grad thought long and hard, but eventually gave
up. "I don't know, who was it?"
The hotel clerk responded, "It was me!"
The UNC grad thought that was hilarious. He couldn't
wait to get home and tell this funny joke to his family
and friends in Chapel Hill.
When he arrived home they met him at the airport
and he asked them: "My mom and dad had a baby.
It wasn't my brother. It wasn't my sister. Who was it?"
His friends thought and thought about it until they gave up.
So he told them, "It was a hotel clerk I met in New York."
Making Points
Tough Decision
More Humor & Cartoons
Up!!!
.
There is a two-letter word that perhaps has
more meanings than any other two-letter
word, and that is "UP".
It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward
the sky or at the top of the list, but when we
awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?
At a meeting, why does a topic come UP?
Why do we speak UP and why are the
officers UP for election and why is it UP
to the secretary to write UP a report?
We call UP our friends and we use it to
brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver,
we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP
the kitchen. We lock UP the house and
some guys fix UP the old car.
At other times the little word has real
special meaning. People stir UP trouble,
line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite,
and think UP excuses.
To be dressed is one thing but to be
dressed UP is special. And this UP
is confusing:
A drain must be opened UP because it
is stopped UP.
We open UP a store in the morning
but we close it UP at night. We seem
to be pretty mixed UP about UP!
To be knowledgeable about the proper uses
of UP, look the word UP in the dictionary.
In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP
almost 1/4th of the page and can add UP
to about thirty definitions.
If you are UP to it, you might try building
UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It
will take UP a lot of your time, but if you
don't give UP, you may wind UP with a
hundred or more.
One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP,
for now my time is UP, so..........
Time to shut UP.....!
There is a two-letter word that perhaps has
more meanings than any other two-letter
word, and that is "UP".
It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward
the sky or at the top of the list, but when we
awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?
At a meeting, why does a topic come UP?
Why do we speak UP and why are the
officers UP for election and why is it UP
to the secretary to write UP a report?
We call UP our friends and we use it to
brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver,
we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP
the kitchen. We lock UP the house and
some guys fix UP the old car.
At other times the little word has real
special meaning. People stir UP trouble,
line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite,
and think UP excuses.
To be dressed is one thing but to be
dressed UP is special. And this UP
is confusing:
A drain must be opened UP because it
is stopped UP.
We open UP a store in the morning
but we close it UP at night. We seem
to be pretty mixed UP about UP!
To be knowledgeable about the proper uses
of UP, look the word UP in the dictionary.
In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP
almost 1/4th of the page and can add UP
to about thirty definitions.
If you are UP to it, you might try building
UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It
will take UP a lot of your time, but if you
don't give UP, you may wind UP with a
hundred or more.
One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP,
for now my time is UP, so..........
Time to shut UP.....!
Girls Video Room
A Letter To Friends
.
Dear Friends
You are forgiving and good, O Lord,
abounding in love to all who call on You.
Sincerely Yours,
David
Dear Friends
You are forgiving and good, O Lord,
abounding in love to all who call on You.
Sincerely Yours,
David
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