A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day 8-21-02

Billie and daisyscarlett

[lodwick]

Excellent posts today Who! Thanks so much for these. JL

[dutchess]

Thanks Nan. I think I finally get the neighbor thing...you're from West Virginia right? I've been racking my brain on where is Pt. Pleasant in Ohio!!! DUH....

[MeekOneGOP]

I just scanned through, and you're right. Beautiful graphs here today!

[WVNan]

May the Lord welcome Gene into His loving arms, and bring comfort and peace to Gene's family.

[WVNan]

LOL....sounds like something I would do. Yes, I'm just across the O. River. Go to Columbus all the time for special Dr. Son married a girl from Gallipolis. Hubby was born and raised in Ohio.

[lodwick]

Is billie taking a nap?

Do you think she'd mind a cartoon?

A Gary Larson cartoon?

A pretty funny one featuring God?

OK, great, I'll post it and hope no one is offended.

But just takes it for Larson humor.

I sometimes wish my keyboard had a Smite button.

[WVNan]

LOL. It's probably a good thing that our computers don't have "smite" buttons. It's bad enough that we have "flame" buttons.

[WVNan]

BTW. I am a monthly contributor. (I was reading your profile)

[lodwick]

Well, that wasted very little of your time. ;-)
Don't you remember working together on the fundraisers?

Though the monthly contributors are SLOWLY growing,
I can almost recite that list by memory.

[WVNan]

Yes, I do recall working on the fund-raisers. Isn't it about time for a fall fund-raiser?

[lodwick]

...from memory. Perhaps? bbl

Have a ball with this super thread.

[whoever]

Psalm 23 (Faith of a child)

A Sunday School teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible . . . Psalm 23.

She gave the youngsters a month to learn the verse.

Little Johnny was excited about the task, but he just couldn’t remember the Psalm. After much practice, he could barely get past the first line.

On the day that the kids were scheduled to recite Psalm 23 in front of the congregation, Johnny was so nervous.

When it was his turn, he stepped up to the microphone and said proudly, “The Lord is my shepherd...and that’s all I need to know!”

[daisyscarlett]

Thanks for reposting the Lord's Prayer. I so was hoping we would see it here again today. As I commented before, when you first posted it, it is a must read for us all. Thank you so very much....

[whoever]

"Praise The Lord!"

My grandmother, who lived in Tucson, was well-known for her faith and her lack of reticence in talking about it. She would go out on the front porch and yes, "Praise the Lord!"

Her next door neighbor would shout back, "There ain't no God!"

During those days, my grandmother was very poor, so the neighbor decided to prove his point by buying a large bag of groceries and placing it at her door.

The next morning, Grandmother went to the porch and, seeing the groceries, said, "Praise the Lord!"

The neighbor stepped out from behind a tree and said, "I brought those groceries, and there ain't no God."

Grandmother looked up to the sky and replied, "Lord, You not only sent me food but You made the devil pay for it."

[JustAmy]

I don't see her; she must be either sleeping or working on tomorrow's thread! LOL

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Arthritis

A drunk man who smelled like beer sat down on a subway seat next to a priest. The man's tie was stained his face was plastered with red lipstick, and a half empty bottle of gin was sticking out of his torn coat pocket. He opened his newspaper and began reading.

After a few minutes the man turned to the priest and asked, "Say, Father, what causes arthritis?"

"My Son, it's caused by loose living, being with cheap, wicked women, too much alcohol and a contempt for your fellow man."

Well, I'll be damned," the drunk muttered, returning to his paper.

The priest, thinking about what he had said, nudged the man and apologized. "I'm very sorry. I didn't mean to come on so strong. How long have you had arthritis?"

"I don't have it, Father. I was just reading here that the Pope does".
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Ta Da

[daisyscarlett]

Thanks for hanging around so long today, Billie. I have been to have lunch, listened to the Westerfield verdict and taken a siesta. Back now, all refreshed. But definitely in a prayerful mood for all those involved in the Westerfield trial.

[daisyscarlett]

You're welcome, Dubya. Thanks for stopping by......

[daisyscarlett]

Thank you for posting the words to God Bless America. And God Bless Irving Berlin for writing such a beautiful and inspirational song.

[WVNan]

daisy, am I the only person who thinks Westerfield took a fall for his son? He was too stoic...too willing to accept what was happening. If he discovered that the son had done the killing, and he covered it up, it would explain some of the forensic evidence as well as the time frame problem. I don't know. I didn't follow the trial much, but every time I looked at the man I had the strongest feeling that he was covering for someone. He had a look of resignation, not of guilt.

[daisyscarlett]

Thank you ever so much for your kind words about our thread, A Few of FR's Finest Every Day.....We are happy you finally "found us". All three of us love doing this and I guess that shines through.

I think it's tea time. Care to join us in the tea garden?