Free Republic

A 1,500-year-old book that contains a previously unknown gospel has been deciphered. The ancient manuscript may have been used to provide guidance or encouragement to people seeking help for their problems, according to a researcher who has studied the text. Written in Coptic, an Egyptian language, the opening reads (in translation): "The Gospel of the lots of Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ, she to whom Gabriel the Archangel brought the good news. He who will go forward with his whole heart will obtain what he seeks. Only do not be of two minds

"He'll start us young and get us trained, And we won't have to use our brains. Mmm, mmm, mmm. Barack Hussein Obama." "His critics are obsessed with race, That's how we'll keep them in their place. Mmm, mmm, mmm. Barack Hussein Obama." Over to you.

Zero loves the little children All the children in our schools Red and yellow, black and white Future voters in his sight Zero loves the little children in our schools By now you probably have seen the VIDEO of those schoolchildren singing the praises of Barack Obama. And if you have been a follower of the DUmmie FUnnies for any length of time, you would expect two things: 1) The DUmmies would have a nutty thread on it; and 2) We here at DUmmie FUnnies would DUFU it. And since it involves singing, you could also expect: 3) I, Charles...

Unless you're a mathematician or an engineer, pi probably ranks high on the list of things that are of little or absolutely no use in your life. In fact, so marginal is the perceived importance of pi -- a number many remember from school only as "somewhere around 3.14, or roughly 22 divided by 7," but which is actually the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter -- that many schools in Japan even teach the value of pi as 3 to simplify the concept amid the plethora of math formulas, grammar rules and history facts that students must...

Wendy's International Inc. (NYSE:WEN - news), the No. 3 U.S. hamburger chain, on Friday said it would remove the term "Biggie" from its french fries and drinks, switching to the well known terms small, medium and large.However, the new designations may confuse some diners who are used to such sizing at other restaurants.At rival McDonald's Corp. (NYSE:MCD - news), the largest burger chain, a 32 ounce soft drink is designated a large. At Wendy's, a 32 ounce drink will now be called medium, instead of Biggie.Wendy's is also adding a 42-ounce soft drink -- the equivalent of 3-1/2 cans of...

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - When Campbell Soup Co. began selling its condensed soups in their red and white cans, it couldn't have been easier - just add water and heat. But this convenience food has been surpassed by even more convenient foods, and now the company is trying to convince the public that its products, including stalwarts like alphabet soup, are really M'm! M'm! Better! Campbell isn't relying on advertising alone. It's making changes to the soups themselves in an effort to stop consumers from defecting to other foods. The alphabet soup, for example, now has more 40 percent letters...