Stanford Research Institute was studying the differences in vocational perceptions. They devised a short but succinct test. The first to be tested was an engineer. The researchers asked him: “What doe...
In 1971, UCLA head coach Pepper Rodgers had a disastrous season that started with four straight losses. He later said things were so bad he had trouble finding any friends. "My dog was my only true fr...
Recently news stories carried the story of Zyness O'Havner and Sallie Warner, who were finally married after 77 years of living together. The bride was 94 and the groom was 95. The couple married Wedn...
A group of 4-8 year olds was asked, "What does love mean?" Here are some of their answers: "When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore so my grandfather d...
Here are some comments you'll probably never hear at church: 1. Hey! It's my turn to sit in the front pew. 2. I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon went 25 minutes over time. 3. Personall...
John Cassis tells the story related to him by a customs officer at the U.S.-Canada border: "A man came through one day with his four- or five-year-old son. The customs officer asked the man if he had ...
A small boy dialed "0" and asked the operator to call a number for him. He didn't speak clearly, so she couldn't understand him. After repeating it four times, he blurted out, "You operators are dumb,...
A group of 4-8 year olds was asked, "What does love mean?" Here are some of their answers:...
The schoolteacher asked a boy this question: "Suppose your mother baked a pie and there were six of you -- your mother, your father and four children. What percentage of the pie would you get?"...
The preacher gives a human voice to the divine word so that others will hear from God. ...
Stars Say, Yes! In Michigan, in four cities that studied junior high and high school girls, it was found that the girls watch an average of two and a half to three hours of soap operas per day, and th...
Back in 1893, a group of four sisters - the Cherry Sisters they called themselves - made their stage debut in Cedar Rapids in a skit they wrote themselves. For three years, the Cherry Sisters performe...
Milton Berle told the story of four widows who were playing cards in the retirement home where they lived. A good-looking, older fellow walks in, bags under each arm. "What's a good-looking man like y...
Karl Stegall tells of two brothers who entered the first grade. One said he was born January 1, 1984. The other said he was born April 4, 1984. "That is impossible," said the teacher. "No," replied th...
Milton Berle told the story of four widows who were playing cards in the retirement home they lived in. A good-looking older fellow walks in, bags under each arm. "What's a good-looking man like you d...
Consider some of these pearls of wisdom that have been passed on to us by way of the Internet. 1. Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film. 2. He who laughs last, thinks slowest. 3...
"Advent comes from a Latin word meaning 'coming' or 'arrival,' and marks the four Sundays preceding Christmas as a time to prepare for celebrating Christ's birth. Advent is a season for Christians int...