Subj : Re: Nothing To Sneeze At To : George Pope From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Apr 02 2021 18:00:00 George, GP> They don't mean in an absolute sense (lkiuve or die) but relaticve to GP> heir deired standard of living. I say if you didn't put ourself so GP> high to start with, you'd hsave had less distance to fall! As the tagline from the late Nancy Backus (I miss her) noted: "We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then, it gets worse". Everyone came into this world as naked and broke as I did, and is going out the same day. I've yet to see a girl come out in a white satin dress, and a box come out in a nice tuxedo. Or as the doctor told the mother in labor "it's going to hurt a lot more coming out, than it did going in". The one I liked was where the husband brought his wife, in labor, to the local ER...and as they were taking her to Labor and Delivery, the OB-GYN said he wanted to try a new deal, where they transferred all the pain from the mother to the father. Mom was excited about that, and Dad had a high pain tolerance...so, they agreed. The doctor started it slow, and basically got it to the max. Neither Mom or Dad had any pain, and she delivered a healthy baby. When they got home, the milkman was found dead on the porch. GP> Like JC said: If you have a roof over your head, a place to lay your GP> head, & a bowl of food, you have enough. [seeking] anything more than GP> that is from the evil one. (i.e. Love of money) That's all I want...but having finances to pay the basic bills helps, too. GP> Naturally, I seek to have a bit more comfort than literal enough, but I GP> don't NEEED it & I get that. I'd rather help someone worse off be more GP> comfortable first before I go up another level. If I could know the hearts and motives of these homeless folks, I'd be more inclined to help them. But, with limited finances myself, I can't. Plus, you don't know if they've got a weapon to kill you and steal all you have. GP> I don't want a blinking ruler in the capital -- I want a GP> servant-leader! They are to serve us...not the other way around. > GP> Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so I see that as proof > GP> positive I should just keep going. . . you want to help me convince GP> my > GP> wife of this logic? > I think we should put this thread to bed. GP> You were ill -- I hope you did go to bed! I did after I got home from the first COVID-19 shot...but eating a big lunch beforehand likely made me sleepy. GP> I love those lists of little kid answers to simple questions that GP> circulate occasionally. . . The wisdom of children. :) GP> The Children were asked questions about the Old and GP> New Testaments. The following statements about the Bible GP> were written by the children. They have not been corrected GP> thus ( the incorrect spelling is their own ). I hope you enjoy GP> what the children wrote..... GP> 1. In the first book of the bible, Guinessis, God got tired of GP> creating the world, so he took the Sabbath off. Works for me. GP> 2. Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree. GP> Noah's wife was called Joan of Ark. Noah built an ark which GP> the animals come on to in pears. Really. Or as Bill Cosby's "Noah And The Ark" routine noted, "He had to keep telling the rabbits...ONLY TWO!!". I did that routine for my final exam in 10th grade drama class...got a perfect score. :) GP> 3. Lot's wife was a pillar of salt by day, but a ball of fire by GP> night. Talk about going out in a blaze of glory...or as another country song noted "I'm going to Heaven in a flash of fire...with or without you". GP> 4. The Jews were a proud people and throughout history they GP> had trouble with the unsympathetic Genitals. Especially when you had to take a shovel everywhere. GP> 5. Samson was a strongman who let himself be led astray by GP> a Jezebel like Delilah. It was a hair raising (removing) experience. GP> 6. Samson slayed the Philistines with the axe of the GP> Apostles. Or, he instead of slaying them with the jawbone of an ass, he killed them by "jabbing them in the ass". GP> 7. Moses led the Hebrews to the Red Sea, where they made GP> unleavened bread, which is bread without any ingredients. Well, they must've thought the same about Manna, which translated as "What Is It??". GP> 8. The Egyptians were all drowned in the dessert. They let the whipped cream get too watered down. GP> Afterwards, Moses went up on Mount Cyanide to get the ten GP> amendments. No wonder most of them died. GP> 9. The first commandment was when Eve told Adam to eat GP> the apple. I thought it was when they first saw each other naked...and he told her "Stand back, honey. I don't know how big this is going to get". GP> 10. The seventh commandment is thou shalt not admit GP> adultery. [I suspect the pastor called that kid's dad in for a talk] Do infants enjoy infancy, as much as adults enjoy adultery?? :P Daryl .... I have disposable income. I dispose of it awfully fast. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (1:19/33) .