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Oh look, Chicken Thursday!

One of my New Year's resolutions was to throw out one thing a day and I happy to report that after two weeks, I am on track! I am interested to see if I run out of things to toss before I run out of days in the year to toss them. Between my office cupboard and my little shop under our back deck, I think I am going to be fine.

Today's video share features something I would like to have. It's not the USD169,000 Portugieser Tourbillon Rétrograde Chronograph watch - I want the electric loupe!
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~ Pastor Tim 

Mergatroyd ? Do you remember that word?

Would you believe the spell-checker did not recognize the word, Mergatroyd? Heavens to Mergatroyd!

The other day a not so elderly (maybe 75 years old) lady said something to her son about driving a Jalopy; and he looked at her quizzically and said, "What the heck is a Jalopy?" He had never heard of the word jalopy! She knew she was old ...But not that old.

Well, I hope you are Hunky Dory when you read this and chuckle.

About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology and language.

These phrases included: Don't touch that dial; Carbon copy; You sound like a broken record; and Hung out to dry. 

Back in the olden days we had a lot of moxie. We'd put on our best bib and tucker, to straighten up and fly right. Heavens to Betsy! Gee whillikers! Jumping Jehoshaphat! Holy Moley! 

We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley; and even a regular guy couldn't accuse us of being a knucklehead, a nincompoop or a pill.

Not for all the tea in China!

Back in the olden days, life used to be swell, but when's the last time anything was swell? Swell has gone the way of beehives, pageboys and the D.A.; of spats, knickers, fedoras, poodle skirts, saddle shoes, and pedal pushers.

Oh, my aching back! Kilroy was here, but he isn't anymore.

We wake up from what surely has been just a short nap, and before we can say, "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!" or, "This is a fine kettle of fish!" we discover that the words we grew up with, the words that seemed omnipresent, as oxygen, have vanished with scarcely a notice from our tongues and our pens and our keyboards. Poof, go the words of our youth, the words we've left behind. We blink, and they're gone. Where have all those great phrases gone?

Long gone:

• Pshaw,
• The milkman did it.
• Hey! It's your nickel.
• Don't forget to pull the chain.
• Knee high to a grasshopper.
• Well, Fiddlesticks!
• Going like sixty.
• I'll see you in the funny papers.
• Don't take any wooden nickels.
• Wake up and smell the roses.

It turns out there are more of these lost words and expressions than Carter has liver pills. This can be disturbing stuff! (Carter's Little Liver Pills are gone too!) Leaves us to wonder where Superman will find a phone booth.

See ya later, alligator!

Okidoki.

... You'll notice they left out "Monkey Business"!!!

Camping: Where you spend a small fortune to live like a homeless person.

"Be a Billionaire!"

and Help

Refugees and

Persecuted Christians

Q: What Assyrian king had descendants who actually came to the United States and were able to establish a successful chain of barbecue restaurants?

A: Sennacherib

"Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don’t be afraid to take that first step."

- Muhammad Ali

A little girl asked her mother, "Can I go outside and play with the boys?"

Her mother replied, "No, you can't play with the boys, they're too rough."

The little girl thought about it for a few moments and asked, "If I can find a smooth one, can I play with him?"

Featured Illustrations are items well suited for illustrating or inspiring 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.

Susan Page writes . . . . 

- photo by Susan PageHave you ever wanted to grab a bruised apple, pear, or banana for your mid-day snack? Likely not. A bruised piece of fruit is not particularly appetizing.

How do you react when you see intense bruising on someone’s body? If the injury is the consequence of abuse, then the alarm bells sound and proper care and aid should be given in removing the person from harm's way. Often though, regular bruising is usually the result of an accident or sometimes sheer clumsiness.

The Cybersalt Digest is a ministry of Pastor Tim and Cybersalt.