A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day...06-27-03..."Oh, The State I'm In!" ~ Pippin's Maryland

Mama_Bear and Pippin

[Jen]

Hello Louie. Nice to see you too.

[Diver Dave]

...I have to leave for the Fresno Rally soon..

Stay cool out there, ladies.

I just made a "run to the border" and across the street from Taco Bell, the message board read 111 degrees. Came home and checked the news and they reported 105 at 5:15 pm. Our backyard therm reads 106.

FResno always gets hotter than us so be careful. Should I call the fire dept. and have 'em come out and spray ya?

[Jen]

Don't you just hate when that happens :o)

Definitely! I'm having FReeping withdrawal pains! ;-)

[Diver Dave]

Some really funny stuuf!

Stuuf? Stuuf?

And you question if I've been drinkin'?

[Diver Dave]

Hi Jen. Good to "see" ya. You're usually long gone by the time I get around to reading threads you've been on (ooops! there I go ending a sentence with a preposition).

[Jen]

Hi Dave! Been a long time. Good to see you tonight too.

Ending a sentence with a preposition! My, that's almost as bad as a sentence fragment. hehehehe Don't worry, I'm not the grammar police. Although did you know I used to be a journalism instructor many moons ago?

[Dubya]

OK I will :^)

[Dubya]

Pastor Bill was teaching his Sunday school class. He asked the class, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into Heaven?"
"NO!" the children all answered.

"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me into Heaven?" The Pastor continued.

Again, the answer was, "NO!"

"Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy to all the children, and loved my wife, would that get me into Heaven?" Pastor Bill again asked.

Again, they all answered, "NO!"

"Well", He continued, "then how can I get into Heaven?"

Five-year-old Little Johnny shouted out, "YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!"

[Dubya]

At the Henry Street Hebrew School, Goldblatt, the new teacher, finished the day's lesson. It was now time for the usual question period.
"Mr. Goldblatt," announced little Joey, "there's somethin' I can't figger out."

"What's that Joey?" asked Goldblatt.

"Well accordin' to the Bible, the Children of Israel crossed the Red Sea, right?"

"Right."

"An' the Children of Israel beat up the Philistines, right?"

"Er--right."

"An' the Children of Israel built the Temple, right?"

"Again you're right."

"An' the Children of Israel fought the 'gyptians, an' the Children of Israel fought the Romans, an' the Children of Israel wuz always doin' somethin' important, right?"

"All that is right, too," agreed Goldblatt. "So what's your question?"

"What I wanna know is this," demanded Joey. "What wuz all the grown-ups doin"?

[ST.LOUIE1]

Stop in more often. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Stuuf? Stuuf?
And you question if I've been drinkin'?

Hey, I meant to spell it that way! Guess you're the Finest's grammar cop, eh?

Ok, ok, I lied. LOL

[Dubya]

PLAYING CARDS

UNKNOWN AUTHOR



This is a true story about a soldier in the North Africa Campaign in World War II. After heavy fighting, the man returned to camp with his unit. the next day being Sunday, the Chaplain had set up church service.

The men were asked to take out their Bibles or Prayer Books. The Chaplain noticed one soldier looking at a deck of cards. After service, he was taken by the Chaplain to see the Major.

The Chaplain explained to the Major what he had seen. The Major told the young soldier he would have to be disciplined if he could not explain himself. The young soldier told the Major that during the battle, he had neither a Bible or a Prayer Book, so he would use his deck of cards. He explained: "You see, Sir, when I look at the ACE, it tells me that there is one GOD and no other. When I see the "2", it reminds me that there are two parts of the Bible, the OLD TESTAMENT and the NEW TESTAMENT. The"3" tells me of the TRINITY OF GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SONE and GOD . The "4" reminds me of the FOUR GOSPELS, MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE and JOHN. When I see the "5" it tells me of the FIVE UNWISE VIRGINS who were lost and that five were saved. The "6" makes me mindful that GOD CREATED THE EARTH IN JUST SIX DAYS, and GOD said that it was good. When I see the "7", it reminds me that GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY. As I look at the "8", it reminds me that GOD DESTROYED ALL LIFE BY WATER EXCEPT FOR EIGHT PEOPLE, Noah, his wife, their three sons, and their three son's wives. When I see the "9", I think of the NINE LEPERS that GOD healed. there were ten lepers in all, but only one stopped to thank him. The "10" reminds me of the TEN COMMANDMENTS carved in stone by the hand of GOD. The "JACK" makes me remember the Prince of Darkness. Like a roaring lion, he devours those that he can. When I look at the "QUEEN", I see the BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS. As I look at the las card, "THE KING", it reminds me that JESUS IS LORD OF LORDS AND KING OF KINGS!

There are 365 spots on a deck of cards, and that is the number of days in each year. There are 52 cards to a deck and that is the number of weeks in a year. There are 12 picture cards and that is the number of months in a year. There are 4 different suits in a deck and that is the number of months in a quarter of a year..."

And so, the young soldier then said to the Major, "You see, Sir, that my intentions were honoarable. My deck of cards serves as my BIBLE, my PRAYER BOOK, and my ALMANAC." A deck of cards should most importantly remind us that we need JESUS 365 dyas, 52 weeks and 12 months a year and that we should always PRAY "4" others.

May you never look at a deck of cards the same way.

[WVNan]

Now isn't that just loverly? You both did a great job on a beautiful state. Tra-la-la-la-la

[Jen]

Thank you Louie. I think I will drop in now and again.

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[WVNan]

Hello AJ! Long time since I've seen you. Glad you dropped by.

[WVNan]

My hubby used that story in one of his sermons.

[ST.LOUIE1]

I think I will drop in now and again.

Good! You know everybody, and we do have fun. : )

[Jen]

Thanks Nan! How have you been?

[Dubya]

Good I like that story. I like to hear TEX sing it.

[WVNan]

(((((Louie))))))