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Oh look, Chicken Thursday!

Yes, Cybersaltines have spoken and Chicken Thursday lives on! Some of you are not able to read the story behind Chicken Thursday because the Cybersalt Site is not accessible to people using Internet Explorer 6. To let you in on the secret, I've included the Chicken Thursday story at the absolute end of this mailing.

Site-wise, I'm excited to say that I have discovered a streamlined way to move pages from the old style Cleanlaugh site to the updated and more accessible Cybersalt Site. Consequently, today there are more than 25 new funny pictures pages moved over. You will find most of them listed in the Funny Pictures area at:
http://www.cybersalt.org/entertainment/funny-pictures

If you want to navigate through them in order, just go to "Backup Printer" and use the next button to proceed from there:
http://www.cybersalt.org/funny-pictures/backup-printer

Enjoy the rest of today's digest.

Here is today's CleanLaugh - "Food, Family and Philosophy"

Gary is about to go on his first date, and is nervous about what to talk about. He asks his father for advice. The father explains, "My son, there are three subjects that always work. These are food, family, and philosophy."

The boy picks up his date and they go off to a soda fountain. Ice cream sodas in front of them, they stare at each other for a long time, as the boy's nervousness builds. Suddenly, he remembers his father's advice, and chooses the first topic.

He asks the girl, "Do you like spinach?"

She says "No," and the silence returns.

After a few more uncomfortable moments, the boy thinks of his father's suggestion and turns to the second item on the list. He asks, "Do you have a brother?"

Again, the girl says "No," and there is silence once again.

The boy then plays his last card. He thinks of his father's advice and asks the girl, "If you had a brother, would he like spinach?"

Today's CleanPun

"Hypotenuse: Washroom upstairs is occupied."
~Paul Dickson

Today's One Liner

"Don't let anyone tell you you're getting old - squash their toes with your rocker."

Today's CleanQuote

"Just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other and just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do."

Today's Illustration - "Praying for a Brother"

Featured Illustration items are well suited for introducing or illuminating a point in a sermon, speech, or devotional. Funny, moving, or perhaps even graphic, the point of them is the point you make with them.

A small boy badly wanted a baby brother, so his dad suggested he pray every night for one. The boy prayed earnestly, night after night, but his prayers seemingly weren't answered. After a few weeks, he didn't bother to ask anymore.

Some months later, his dad said they were going to see Mom in the hospital and he was going to get a big surprise. When they got to the room, the little boy saw his mother holding two babies.

"Well, what do you think about having twin brothers?" his dad asked.

The little boy thought for a moment and replied, "It's a good thing I stopped praying when I did."

The Cybersalt Digest is a ministry of Pastor Tim and Cybersalt.org - a member of the Cybersalt family of sites.

Pastor Tim pastored at Westside Bible Church, Victoria, British Columbia from November 1996 to October 2017.

P.S. - The Story Behind Chicken Thursday

“Chicken Thursday” has been driving some Cybersalt Digest subscribers around the bend wondering what it refers to. As promised, here is the explanation of what “Chicken Thursday” means.

This story begins way back about 2 years ago when Tim and I began watching “’Til Debt Do Us Part” with one of our free cable deals. After our 3 months of free cable we cancelled (because now we really knew we couldn’t afford cable), and began watching episodes on-line. I don’t know if many of you watch TV shows on-line, but one of the really neat features is seriously abbreviated commercials. Really, you get like one 15 second commercial and then it’s right back to your show. The only downside of these commercials was that the volume was set differently somehow so that they’d blare out about twice as loud as the volume of the show.

Well, one of those 15 second commercials was the Old El Paso guy relaxed and sitting on his couch looking around his pure white living room filled with roaming chickens and saying, “Oh look, chicken Thursday; chicken Thursday.” The segment would end with the jingle, “Old El Paso – mucho fun tonight” to tell us all that tacos would be much better than – oh say, chicken every Thursday.

Ever since that time, “chicken Thursday” takes us right back to those moments of blaring silliness and has become a fun memory for us. That’s it; just a quirky, silly thing that is a bit of an inside joke between us and - once Tim began to start Thursday mailings of the Cybersalt Digest with “Oh Look, chicken Thursday” - perhaps anyone who remembers that commercial.

Now, aren’t you glad you know? Maybe not, because without any mystery behind Chicken Thursday the whimsy is gone and all that is left is weird, lol. Maybe we’ll find something to replace the now retired “Chicken Thursday.” Although, we’re open to continuing them if you like. Leave your comments below.

- Mrs. Cybersalt and Pastor Tim