Back in the day, I purchased a telephone-answering machine with a prerecorded message that used a male voice. When my mother returned from vacation, I forgot to mention it to her.
The next Saturday, the phone rang and the machine answered. After the message, there was a pause and the caller hung up. A second time and the same result.
Then the phone rang a third time. I heard, "This is your mother, I think. If I am, please call me."
"If you want everyone to like you, don't be a pastor. Go sell ice-cream."
- Dr. E. I. Stetzer
My three year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training, and I was on him constantly about it.
One day, we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch between errands. It was very busy, with a full dining room. While enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny. So, of course, I checked my seven-month-old daughter. She was clean.
Then I realized that Matt had not asked to go potty in a while, so I asked him, and he said "No."
I kept thinking, "Oh Lord, that child has had an accident," and I didn't have any clothes with me. Then I said, "Matt, are you sure you did not have an accident?"
"Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your god."
- Martin Luther
"Well, I reckon you've been a pretty good horse," said the farmer. "You work hard and I ain't had to call the vet on you much. I only wish you pulled the plow a little faster."
"NO!" said the horse, "I said 'feedbag' not 'feedback'."
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