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Ever hear about the UNC student who was trapped
on an escalator for hours when the power went out?





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Ever hear about the UNC
student who couldn't make
KoolAid because eight cups
of water won't fit into one
of those little packets?

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There was a UNC grad driving down the center of the road at 100 mph.
A police officer pulled her over to the side of the road. When she
had stopped, the officer asked, "License and Registration please"

"It's okay, Officer, I have a special license that allows me to do
this," she said smiling.

"That's impossible!" The officer replied, "I've never heard of such
a license."

To which the driver reached into her purse and handed him her
license. Astonished, the Officer said, "Just as I suspected. This
is an ordinary license, I see nothing here that would allow you
special consideration."

She pointed to the bottom of the license, "See? it says so right
here: 'Tear Along The Dotted Line'."
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Evidence has been found that William Tell and his
family were avid bowlers. However, all the league
records were unfortunately destroyed in a fire.

Thus we'll never know for whom the Tell's bowled.
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TRIVIA:

The bouillon cube was once a common snack food in early
America. Beef or veal stock was boiled down until it
reached a hard jelly texture. The hard cakes didn't spoil,
and trappers and hunters nibbled on them when tramping
along on long journeys during the 1700s.

***

Lithiated Lemon was the creation of Charles Griggs from
Missouri, who introduced the lemon-lime drink in 1929. Four
years later he renamed it 7-Up. Sales increased significantly.

***

Americans buy an average of 4.6 movie tickets per year.
According to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European
Union, Ireland buys the most of the European countries, with
3.2 tickets a year.

???

Shark

The largest Great White Shark ever caught measured 37 feet
and weighed 24,000 pounds. It was found in a herring weir
in New Brunswick in 1930. The harmless Whale Shark, holds
the title of largest fish, with the record being a 59 footer
captured in Thailand in 1919.

***

Wood

Pine, spruce, or other evergreen wood should never be used
in barbecues. These woods, when burning or smoking, can add
harmful tar and resins to the food. Only hardwoods should be
used for smoking and grilling, such as oak, pecan, hickory,
maple, cherry, alder, apple, or mesquite, depending on the
type of meat being cooked.

***

Sandy Koufax

Over a six-year period (1961-1966), baseball legend Sandy
Koufax was the strikeout king four times, the Cy Young
winner on three occasions, and the National League MVP in
1963. His first name given at birth was Sanford.





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Contemporary Latin Phrases

"Domino vobiscum."
(The pizza guy is here.)

"Sharpei diem."
(Seize the wrinkled dog.)

"Nucleo predicus dispella conducticus."
(Remove foil before microwaving.)

"Motorolus interruptus."
(Hold on, I'm going into a tunnel.)

"Revelare Pecunia!"
(Show Me The Money!)

"Ignoramus microsoftis multa pecunia dat."
(Yeah, where DO I want to go today??)

"Sic semper tyrannus."
(Your dinosaur is ill.)

"No Quid Pro Quo."
(I'm Sorry, We're All Out of Quid.)

"Nunc Tutus Exitus Computarus."
(It's Now Safe To Turn Off Your Computer.)

"Veni, Vidi, Velcro"
(I came; I saw; I stuck around.)









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There is simply no historic foundation for the position that the
Framers intended to build the 'wall of separation' that was
constitutionalized in Everson. The 'wall of separation be-
tween church and state' is a metaphor based on bad history,
a metaphor which has proved useless as a guide to judging.
It should be frankly and explicitly abandoned.
- - - Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, William Rehnquist
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A UNC student buys a ticket and wins the lottery. He goes
to Raleigh to claim it and the man verifies his ticket number.
The UNC student says, "I want my $20 million."

The man replied, "No, sir. It doesn't work that way. We
give you a million today and then you'll get the rest spread
out for the next 19 years."

The UNC student said, "Oh, no. I want all my money right now!
I won it and I want it."

Again, the man explain that he would only get a million
that day and the rest during the next 19 years.

The UNC student, furious with the man, screams out, "Look,
I want my money! If you're not going to give me my $20
million right now, then I want my dollar back!"








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When Tomorrow Starts Without Me
Author Unknown

When tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see;
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
We didn't get to say.

I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too;
But when tomorrow starts without me,
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name,
And took me by the hand,
And said my place was ready,
In heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
All those I dearly love.

But as I turned to walk away,
A tear fell from my eye,
For all my life, I'd always thought,
I didn't want to die.
I had so much to live for,
So much yet to do,
It seemed almost impossible,
That I was leaving you.

I thought of all the yesterdays,
The good ones and the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared,
And all the fun we had.

If I could relive yesterday,
Just even for awhile,
I'd say good-bye and kiss you
And maybe see you smile.
But then I fully realized,
That this could never be,
For emptiness and memories,
Would take the place of me.

And when I thought of worldly things,
I might miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when i did,
My heart was filled with sorrow.
But when I walked through heaven's gates,
I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me,
From His great golden throne,
He said "This is eternity,
And all I've promised you."
Today for life on earth is past,
But here it starts anew.
I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last,
And since each day's the same way
There's no longing for the past.

But you have been so faithful,
So trusting and so true in My Son.
Though there were times you did some things,
You knew you shouldn't do.
But you have been forgiven
And now at last you're free.
So won't you take my hand
And share my life with me?

So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don't think we're far apart,
For every time you think of me,
I'm right here, in your heart.

Only one life
'twill soon be past.
Only what's done for Christ
will last.
For me to live is Christ
and to die is gain!

[The Lord says,] "Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be
dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help
you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."
--Isaiah 41:10









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A policeman pulled a car driven by a UNC grad over and told
the driver he had won $5,000 dollars in the seatbelt competition.
"What are you going to do with the money?" asked the policeman.

"Well, I guess I'm going to get a drivers license," he answered.

"Oh, don't listen to him," said a woman in the passenger seat,
"He's a smart aleck when he's drunk."

Then the guy in the backseat said, "I knew we wouldn't get far in
a stolen car."

At that moment there was a knock from the trunk and a voice said,
"Are we over the border yet?"









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In order to help us guys understand...

The Rules

The female always make the rules.

The rules are subject to change at any
time without prior notification.

No male can possibly know all the rules.

If the female suspects the male knows
the rules she must immediately change
some or all of the rules.

The female is never wrong. !!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If the female is wrong, it is due to a
misunderstanding which was a direct
result of something the male did or
said wrong.

The male must apologize immediately
for causing said misunderstanding.

The female may change her mind at
any time.

The male must never change his mind
without the express written consent of
the female.

The female has every right to be angry
or upset at any time.

The male must remain calm at all times
unless the female wants him to be angry
and/or upset.

The female must, under no circumstances,
let the male know whether or not she wants
him to be angry and/or upset.

The male is expected to mind read at all
times.

The female is ready when she is ready.

The male must be ready at all times








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OBSCURE AND UNUSUAL WORDS
*************************

1) drawcansir draw-CAN-suhr (noun)
: a blustering, bragging bully.

From the name of a character in the play The Rehearsal
(1671) by George Villiers (1628-1687), 2nd Duke of
Buckingham. The character was apparently named for his
potvaliant tendencies: Draw can (of liquor). The play
was a satire on poet John Dryden's inflated tragedies
and The character Drawcansir was modeled as a parody of
Almanzor in Dryden's Conquest of Granada. Dryden in turn
lampooned Villiers in a passage in his poem Absalom and
Achitophel (1681)

"The arrogant nephew and his two drawcansir uncles
appeared ..."
Washington Irving; The Widow's Tale; Defiance Democrat
(Ohio); Oct 13, 1855.

2) cadogan kuh-DUG-uhn (noun)
: a lidless teapot, inspired by Chinese wine pots, that
is filled from the bottom.

After William Cadogan, 1st Earl of Cadogan (1675-1726),
who was said to be the first Englishman to own such a
pot.

"Among the Twining teapots is a Matlocks Cadogan from
Yorkshire. It was filled through a hole in the bottom
and emptied right side up."
Jim Weaver; The Twining Teapot Collection; Antiques &
Collecting Magazine (Chicago, Illinois); Apr 2003.










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What do you call a cat that has just eaten a whole duck?
- A duck filled fatty puss!






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"You may have encountered the writings of St. Augustine if you have
ever taken a class in philosophy, theology, literature, or rhetoric. If you
asked a group of scholars to name those who have been most influential
in Western thought, Augustine's name would inevitably make the short list.
Augustine served as bishop of Hippo (located in present day Algeria),
participated in some of the most crucial theological debates the church
has ever known, and wrote prolifically.

In spite of all his accomplishments, his autobiography, Confessions,
quickly undeceives the reader who may suspect that he walked with his head
in the clouds. Augustine was as human as they come, and throughout his
life he struggled with his flesh. In his early adolescence he famously
prayed, "Grant me chastity and continence, but not yet." (1) He was a
young man with the world at his fingertips. He was a student of rhetoric
who, in his own words, aspired to "honors, money [and] marriage." He
became enamored with a succession of different philosophies. In each new
philosophy (as in each new mistress) he sought the key to the happiness
for which his heart yearned. Yet he writes to God, "In those ambitions I
suffered the bitterest difficulties; that was by your mercy—so much the
greater in that you gave me the less occasion to find sweet pleasure in
what was not you." (2)

Augustine had long been aware of his sin. As a teenager, he and his
friends had stolen an armload of pears from their neighbor's pear tree.
The pears were not tasty and the boys were not hungry. Augustine knew
in his heart that he did it for the sheer pleasure of stealing. As Augustine
matured and discovered again and again the emptiness of all that the world
had to offer (be it wisdom or sensuality), the burden of his guilt weighed
upon him. Augustine, who had become a professor of rhetoric and stood
poised to launch a political career, began paying attention to the sermons
of Bishop Ambrose of Milan. Ambrose helped Augustine resolve any
intellectual reservations he had about the Christian faith. But still,
Augustine struggled with his flesh, unwilling to surrender his passions to
God.

In his conversion narrative, Augustine writes, "The tumult of my heart
took me out into the garden where no one could interfere with the burning
struggle with myself in which I was engaged….I threw myself down somehow
under a certain fig tree, and let my tears flow freely." (3) As he cried
out to God, he heard the voice of a young child chanting "Tolle lege,
tolle lege," which in Latin means "pick up and read." He did not know
what game the child was playing or what they meant by this phrase, but
writes, "I interpreted it solely as a divine command to me to open the
book and read the first chapter I might find." (4) He had been reading
the book of Romans, and when he opened it, the words he read were "Not
in riots and drunken parties, not in eroticism and indecencies, not in strife
and rivalry, but put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the
flesh in its lusts" (Romans 13:13-14). From that moment on, Augustine
committed himself to resisting his own lusts in pursuit of God.

Augustine's writings deal with so many themes it seems impossible to
choose just one to highlight. In the Confessions, however, the theme of
the soul and its delights stands out. Because he had for so long served
so many idols, Augustine realized that his pursuit of pleasure needed to
be completely overhauled. In understanding Augustine, it is vital to
understand that he did not cease pursuing pleasure. He did not become
a joyless prude or a self-righteous ascetic. He became one who realized
that lasting joy can only be found in God, and it is the duty of our whole
life to seek our joy in Him. The moment under the fig tree was not the end
of his search for pleasure; it was the beginning. On the first page of his
Confessions, Augustine sums up the story of his life, saying to God: "You
have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in
thee." Betsy Childs

(1) Augustine, Confessions, Book VIII,17.
(2) Ibid., Book VI, 9.
(3) Ibid., Book VIII, 19-28.
(4) Ibid., Book VIII, 29.

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But these are written so that you may
believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the
Son of God, and that by believing in
Him you will have life. Jn 20:31

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call on Him while He is near. Let the
wicked forsake his way and the evil
man his thoughts. Let him turn to the
Lord, and He will have mercy on him,
and to our God, for He will freely
pardon. "For My thoughts are not
your thoughts, neither are your ways
My ways," declares the Lord. "As the
heavens are higher than the earth, so
are My ways higher than your ways
and My thoughts than your thoughts.
As the rain and the snow come down
from heaven, and do not return to it
without watering the earth and making
it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed
for the sower and bread for the eater,
so is My word that goes out from My
mouth: It will not return to Me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire and
achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
You will go out in joy and be led forth
in peace; the mountains and hills will
burst into song before you, and all the
trees of the field will clap their hands.
Instead of the thornbush will grow the
pine tree, and instead of briers the myrtle
will grow. This will be for the Lord's
renown, for an everlasting sign, which
will not be destroyed." Is 55

O Lord, you have searched me and you
know me. You know when I sit and when
I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying
down; you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue you know
it completely, O Lord. You hem me in -
behind and before; you have laid your
hand upon me. Such knowledge is too
wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where
can I flee from your presence? If I go up
to the heavens, you are there; if I make
my bed in the depths, you are there.

If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.

If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide
me and the light become night around
me," even the darkness will not be dark
to you; the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you. For you
created my inmost being; you knit me
together in my mother's womb. I praise
you because I am fearfully and wonderfully
made; your works are wonderful, I know
that full well. My frame was not hidden
from you when I was made in the secret
place. When I was woven together in the
depths of the earth, your eyes saw my
unformed body. All the days ordained
for me were written in your book before
one of them came to be.

How precious to me are your thoughts,
O God! How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them, they would
outnumber the grains of sand. When
I awake, I am still with you. Search me,
O God, and know my heart; test me
and know my anxious thoughts. See
if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Ps 139

But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up,
that I may show My power in you, and that My
Name may be declared in all the earth. Ex 9:16


When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of Glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.

Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small:
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
- - Isaac Watts


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