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A U.S. scientist said Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
benefited from favorable climate when they traversed the
continent some 200 years ago. Lewis and Clark, under orders
from President Thomas Jefferson, set out with a small group
of explorers to find a water route across the American
Northwest.

Paul A. Knapp, a geography professor at Georgia State
University, studied weather records from the period and said
the timing of the trip was crucial. Had the pair embarked
just a few years earlier or later, he said, the results of
the journey -- and subsequent U.S. expansion into the West
-- might have had a different outcome.

The Corps of Discovery -- as the group was called -- trav-
eled across the new frontier four years after and two years
before a major drought. "Had the expedition encountered such
a drought, their journey might have been significantly
different," Knapp said.

Drought conditions would have made wild game, the group's
daily staple, harder to find. Rivers and streams would have
been shallower, making paddling, pulling and poling their
canoes up rivers much more difficult.

"I'm not sure we will ever fully know what would have
happened had the expedition traveled during an intense
drought," Knapp said. "But we do know that they traveled
during a climatic period that favored their success."

Howdy: It certainly demonstrates the blessings of the
Almighty on our country.







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Please note: If you see a UNC student or liberal reading 'Thought &
Humor',
please explain to them which is thought & which is humor. They usually
get it backwards.......





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-- Sheb Wooley -

Died September 16, 2003
Born April 10, 1921
Country Singer/Songwriter/Actor. He signed to the Bullet
Records Label in 1946, moving in 1948 to MGM Records where
he remained until 1973. Wooley began acting in movies in
1950, appearing first in "Rocky Mountain" with Errol Flynn.
In all he acted in more than 60 films, among them "High
Noon," "Giant," and "Hoosiers." On television, he played the
role of 'Pete Nolan' in the popular "Rawhide" series from
1959 to 1966. In 1958 he released his most famous hit the
novelty tune, "The Purple People Eater*." The song went No.
1 on the pop charts and stayed there for six weeks. Wooley
also wrote the theme song for the Hee Haw TV series. In
1968, the Country Music Association honored him with its
comedian of the year award. On October 9, 2002, Senator Fred
Thompson of Tennessee saluted Wooley as an 'American treasure'
by reading a catalog of his achievements into the Congress-
ional Record. *http://www.webfitz.com/lyrics/Tbl1958.html









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Who is Jesus?
http://www.ccci.org/wij/

(Not amalgamated with 'Thought & Humor')







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-- Red Skelton -

Died September 17, 1997
Born July 18, 1913

Actor, Comedian. As a vaudevillian, member of the MGM
pantheon of film stars and then a television pioneer, he
parlayed his comedic genius and gentle, if sometimes lonely,
soul into a legendary career spanning seven decades, and had
a talent for characterization, whether in film ("The Fuller
Brush Man") or television ("San Fernando Red," "Freddie the
Freeloader," "Clem Kadiddlehopper"). Born in 1913, two months
after the death of his father, he was an icon on television
for 20 years after debuting in 1951, placing in the ratings
top 10 eight times. In later years, his artistic work
(usually paintings of clowns) fetched millions. He was
married three times, contributed greatly to worthy causes
and died a year and a half after his genius and contributions
were recognized at the 1986 Academy Awards ceremonies,
where he was presented with the Governor's Award.
MORE: http://www.poofcat.com/july.html
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An elderly man 88, just returned from the doctors only to
find he didn't have long to live. So he summons the three
most important people in his life to tell.

1. His Doctor
2. His Priest
3. His Lawyer

"Well today I found out I don't have long to live. So I
asked you three here, because your the most important people
in my life. And I need to ask a favour. Today I am going to
give each of you and envelope with $50,000 dollars in it.
When I die, I would ask that all three of you throw the
money in my grave."

Well a few days later the man passed on, The doctor said,
"I have to admit I kept $10,000 dollars of his money, he owed
me lots of medical bills. But I threw the other $35,000 in."

The Priest said, "I have to admit also I kept $25,000
dollars for the church. Its all going to a good cause. And I
threw the rest in."

Well the Lawyer just couldn't believe what he was hearing,
"I am surprised at you two. I wrote a check for the whole
amount and threw it in."







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MORE TRIVIA:


Are fiddlehead ferns poisonous?

Not necessarily, but something that looks similar is - Fiddlehead
ferns are a stage in the growth of all ferns - the tightly coiled
young shoot. They resemble the head of a violin, hence the name.
Edible fiddleheads are the fiddleheads of the Ostrich Fern. Be
careful, because there are many look-alikes (including the Braken Fern
and Royal Fern), which have been shown to cause stomach cancer in a
relatively short time (2 to 5 years).

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Why is vanilla extract so expensive?

The next time you are in the grocery store and wonder why pure vanilla
extract is so expensive, consider the following: The vanilla bean is
the fruit of a tropical American species of orchid, the only one which
produces anything edible out of 20,000 orchid varieties. The plant
produces one flower which lasts for only one day. If it is not
pollinated, it will be another year before it flowers again. After the
flower is pollinated, it takes about 6 weeks for the bean pod to
develop and reach full size (6 to 10 inches), and another 9 months to
mature. The pods are then hand picked, and dipped immediately in
boiling water to stop growth. Initially, the vanilla bean has no
flavor or aroma. The beans must be cured by heating in the sun during
the day and wrapping them to sweat at night, for up to 20 days. They
are then air dried in trays for 4 to 6 months, and during this process
the beans ferment and develop their unique aroma and flavor. The cured
pods contain about 2% vanillin (the main flavor component), oleoresin,
sugar, aldehydes, alcohols, esters, etc., which all contribute to its
unique aroma and flavor. The cured beans are then crushed and the
flavors extracted with water and alcohol.

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Why don't we bow to our country's leader?

The democratic custom of shaking hands instead of bowing at White
House receptions was initiated in the Blue Room by Thomas Jefferson
early in his first term as U.S. president.

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What's so special about the number two?

The number two is the only number greater than zero that, when added
to or multiplied by itself, gives the same result: 4.

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Was Lord Byron fond of his geese?

It would seem so - Lord Byron had four pet geese that he brought
everywhere with him, even to social gatherings. Byron, was
considered one of the most dashing and attractive men of his time.








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God designed humans to want to believe in something.
That's the image of God that is in us. But as G. K.
Chesterton famously put it, when we reject the God
of the Bible, we don't believe in nothing; we believe
in everything -- including Little Green Men.

- - Chuck Colson




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as far
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Why Does Satan Hate Israel?

By: Stephen Yulish



As Israel is chastised by the entire world for its tough response against Hezbollah rocket attacks from Southern Lebanon, some Christians want to know what this has to do with them. They wonder if God may be finally finished with Israel after all their years of stiff necked defiance and refusal to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior. They see the United Nations, the EU, the Vatican, and other religious organizations calling for a ceasefire. Only the United States thus far has stood behind Israel’s right to defend itself against kaytusha rocket attacks against its civilians in the northern Galilee and Haifa.



I wrote a similar article, last year (“A Promise is a Promise”) when people were concerned about Israelis leaving their settlements in Gaza. Look what has happened. They left southern Lebanon in the year 2000 and were promised that the militias like Hezbollah would be disarmed. They left Gaza last year hoping that a land for peace strategy would work. Both withdrawals failed, as Gaza and southern Lebanon have both erupted in violence. I did a radio interview last week and was asked why the Jews and Muslims could not just get along. The reason is that Satan hates the Jewish people, especially the Israelis, and there would not be peace until the Prince of Peace returns (Isaiah 9:6).



Why is this? Paul summarized it best in Romans 9:4-5 “Israelites to who belongs the adoption as sons and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the Law and the temple service and the promises, whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all…



God used His first born chosen people, the Jews (through the Patriarchs, Prophets, and Temple) to bring His word, the Law and morality, to the earth and then sent His Son in a Jewish body to save the world from its sin. Satan hates God and His word and he hates God’s chosen vessel, the Jews, from who came Jesus Christ. Satan used the Babylonians and the Persians and the Assyrians and the Hittites and the Egyptians to try and destroy this royal bloodline by destroying the Jews, but he failed. Then after Christ died on the cross for our sins, he continued to try and see that the scattered Jews would not return to their homeland and reestablish their Jewish nation. He infiltrated the Church and helped instigate the Crusades and the Inquisition and the pogroms and the Holocaust in order to destroy the Jews so they could

not create another Israel. Why was he so hell-bent on preventing that from happening? Because Jesus Christ is to return to the Mount of Olives (Zech 14:4) to rule and reign from Jerusalem for a 1000 years from the rebuilt Temple.



Recently he has infiltrated the Mosque and is using Islam to try and destroy the Jews and Israel. While once it was the Crusader and the Grand Inquisitor and the Nazi, today it is the Imam and the Islamic Cleric and the President of Iran who have called for the destruction of Israel and the Jews.



Unfortunately, however, Satan is still alive and well in the body of Christ spouting such lies from the pits of hell as “replacement theology”, that the church has somehow replaced Israel. It is Satan trying to show that God’s word is a lie. He will of course fail but many souls will be lost in the process, Muslim as well as Jew as well as so called Christian.



What Christians fail to realize, is the fact that if God is finished with Israel then maybe He might be finished with them as well. Ludwig Schneider wrote “Christians note the veil over the eyes of Jews that binds them from seeing the Messiah, but when non Jews don’t believe that God’s promises to Israel are still valid today, there is a veil over their hearts which encompasses all the nations. Whether Jew or Gentile, these veils must be removed.”



The Abrahamic Covenant gave ownership of the land of Canaan unconditionally to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It was an everlasting possession (Genesis 17:7-8). That means forever. This was reiterated when an Angel of the Lord said; “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers and I said I will never break my covenant” (Judges 2:1). God keeps His promises that He confirmed to Israel as an everlasting covenant (Psalm105:6-11) and He says that the offspring of Israel will cease from being a nation when the fixed order of the sun, the moon and the stars departs (Jeremiah 31:35-37).



If Israel ceases to be a nation on that land, then what was Paul speaking of when he said of the Jews that the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable (Romans 11:29)? Jesus Himself said that all the things talked about in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled. It means the Temple must be rebuilt (Daniel 9:27). The House of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem must recognize Him that they have pierced (Zechariah 12:10). That will never happen if Jerusalem is ceded to the Palestinians. Paul in his Second Letter to the church at Thessalonica said that the antichrist will reign from the Temple (2Thess.2:4). The Temple will not be rebuilt under Palestinian control.



And finally Paul wrote that someday all Israel will be saved (Romans 11:26). This will not happen if Israel no longer exists.



What does all of this mean to Christians? If God promised Israel that land and reneges on His promise, then He might renege on your promise of salvation as well. Paul wrote to Titus about “the hope of eternal life which God promised ages ago” (Titus 1:2). God cannot lie and His promises are faithful (Hebrews 10:23). Thus if God keeps his promises to Israel and the land, then He will keep His promises to you about eternal salvation. Watch God working with Israel and rest assured that He will keep working with you because a promise is a promise. And like He did not forsake a stiff-necked rebellious Israel, God will not turn His back on us. God loves Israel and Satan hates Israel.



God says that anyone that touches Israel touches the apple (pupil) of His eye (Zechariah 2:8). That means that anybody that messes with Israel sticks his finger in God’s eye. Why does Satan hate the Israelis? He hates them because God loves them in spite of their unbelief and one day is going to set up His kingdom in their midst for a thousand years as He gives them a new heart and a new spirit (Zechariah 12:10 , Jeremiah 31:33).
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