How to Get to Heaven
The Reverend Billy Graham tells of a time early in his ministry when he arrived in a small town to preach a sermon. Wanting to mail a letter, he asked a young boy where the post office was. When the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Thought Provokers
Dreaming of Success
The School of Agriculture’s dean of admissions was interviewing a prospective student, “Why have you chosen this career?” he asked. “I dream of making a million dollars in farming, like my father,” the student replied. “Your father made a million … Continue reading →
Lord, Forgive Me When I Whine
Today upon a bus I saw a lovely maiden with golden hair; I envied her—so beautiful, and how, I wished I were so fair; When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle; She had one … Continue reading →
Losing Your Vision
A blind person asked St. Anthony, “Can there be anything worse than losing your eyesight?” He replied, “Yes, losing your vision.”
Continue reading →Latitude and Longitude
The teacher of the earth science class was lecturing on map reading. After explaining about latitude, longitude, degrees and minutes the teacher asked, “Suppose I asked you to meet me for lunch at 23 degrees, 4 minutes north latitude and … Continue reading →
Where are the Peaches?
I am so mad! I asked a supermarket employee where they kept the canned peaches. He said, “I’ll see,” and then just walked away. I asked another one and she also said, “I’ll see,” and she walked away. In the … Continue reading →
Reaching 101% – The Beauty of Math
1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 … Continue reading →
Mathematicians Scolding Their Children
How do Mathematicians scold their children? They say, “If I told you n times, I’ve told you n+1 times…”
Continue reading →An ERROR
Did you know that it’s impossible to write a 5 letter word that uses the same letter 3 times? Sorry. That was an error.
Continue reading →Do It Yourself Repairs
When a guy’s printer type began to grow faint, he called a local repair shop where a friendly man informed him that the printer probably needed only to be cleaned. Because the store charged $50 for such cleanings, he told … Continue reading →