Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest:
Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use. However, this prize had rules, just as any game has certain rules.
The first set of rules would be:
1) Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you.
2) You may not simply transfer money into some other account. You may only spend it.
3) Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day.
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June 19, 2010Humor, L-Z, TruthComments Off on Dear Abby Letters
Here is a compilation of "Dear Abby" questions, actually written by some clueless people, which can be found in "The Best of Dear Abby," a 1981 book of memorable letters from her readers...
By Jack Bottinger, retired football coach and teacher of 38 years It was the change of class one winter day in 1996, and a group of school administrators were gathered in the hall having a chat. I was on my way to the copying room and heard Dennis Foreman, the …
He says the problem with teachers is, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?" He reminds the other dinner guests that it's true what they say about teachers:
Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.
I decide to bite my tongue instead of his and resist the temptation to remind the other dinner guests that it's also true what they say about lawyers.
Because we're eating, after all, and this is polite company.
"I mean, you're a teacher, Taylor," he says. "Be honest. What do you make?"
May 15, 2010Animals, LifeComments Off on Meet Molly
-- Author unknown
Molly is a grey speckled pony who ÔÇ¿was abandoned by her owners when HurricaneÔÇ¿ Katrina hit southern Louisiana . She spent weeksÔÇ¿ on her own before finally being rescued and taken ÔÇ¿to a farm where abandoned animals were stockpiled.
While there, Molly was attacked by a pit bull terrierÔÇ¿ and almost died. Her gnawed right front leg became ÔÇ¿infected, and her vet went to LSU for help, but ÔÇ¿LSU was overwhelmed, and this pony was a welfare ÔÇ¿case. You know how that goes.ÔÇ¿ÔÇ¿
By Willy Eagle A brother and sister had made their usual hurried, obligatory pre-Christmas visit to the little farm where dwelt their elderly parents with their small herd of horses. The farm was where they had grown up and had been named “Lone Pine Farm” because of the huge pine, …
An elderly man in Louisiana owned a large farm for several years.
He had a large pond in the back. It was properly shaped for swimming, so he fixed it up nice with picnic tables, horseshoe courts, and some apple and peach trees.
One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond, to look it over, as he hadn't been there for a while.
Before he went, he grabbed a five-gallon bucket to bring back some fruit.
Inspire 21 Inspiring Words for the 21st Century
Here is a compilation of "Dear Abby" questions, actually written by some clueless people, which can be found in "The Best of Dear Abby," a 1981 book of memorable letters from her readers...
-- Author unknown
