An optometrist was instructing a new employee on how to charge a customer.
"As you are fitting his glasses, if he asks how much they cost, you say '$75.'
If his eyes don't flutter, say, 'For the frames. The lenses will be $50.'
If his eyes still don't flutter, you add 'Each.'"
A forestry-service employee was recording the rainfall in his area. One drizzly day, his thoughts were apparently elsewhere as he typed "thirty three inches" instead of "thirty-three hundredths of an inch" into the computer.
It was obvious that the machine had been programmed by someone with a sense of humor, for this message quickly appeared on the screen "Build the ark. Gather the animals two by two..."
"Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes."
- Antisthenes
People will never hear the truth about Jesus unless we tell and teach it to them.
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A discussion about Truth and Reconciliation with two members of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation, and a member and Chief of the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation.
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