And He Himself gave some to be....evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ... - Ephesians 4:11-12
Phillip's Phunnies: Separated at Birth - Challies Trio
A merry heart does good, like medicine... - Proverbs 17:22
Let me start by expressing my admiration and respect for Tim Challies.
While he is a Canadian, he remains the "world's most famous christian blogger." And if you have not already done so, please BUY AND READ his book The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment. I recommend the book first because it is a needed and important book for the church today. Beyond that, knowing that this blog post is at heart about humor I have to add that I recommend his book because I am quoted in the work and listed in the footnotes!! (no wonder some questioned his credentials)
Tim has been all over the blogosphere these last few days and so he was already on my mind. I have been reading about him and his book every day for a while now. As I was flipping through TV stations one night last week I saw a commercial for the movie City Slickers that was going to be showing and during the ad one of the actors in the movie caught my eye. I thought to myself, "Hey, that sure looks like Tim Challies."
While I admit that I have not met Tim face to face, I have seen him around on the internet and the likeness was such that I wondered if I was the first to see the similarities. Of course that meant that I simply had to post a separated at birth blog post (again, in honor of the master of the separated at birth posts, purgatorio, who is thankfully posting again).
So here we go.
The actor I saw was Daniel Stern, and, well, look here and see what I mean when I say that I found a separated at birth trio:
Tim Challies, Ray Comfort, and Kirk Cameron Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, and Billy Crystal
A merry heart does good, like medicine... - Proverbs 17:22
Just because it is a classic.
Watch it here:
And here is a scripted variation of the bit:
Abbott: Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you. You know Bucky Harris, the Yankee's manager, gave me a job as coach for as long as you're on the team.
Costello: Look Abbott, if you're the coach, you must know all the players.
Abbott: I certainly do.
Costello: Well you know I've never met the guys. So you'll have to tell me their names, and then I'll know who's playing on the team.
Abbott: Oh, I'll tell you their names, but you know it seems to me they give these ball players now-a-days very peculiar names.
Costello: You mean funny names?
Abbott: Strange names, pet names...like Dizzy Dean...
Costello: His brother Daffy.
Abbott: Daffy Dean...
Costello: And their French cousin.
Abbott: French?
Costello: Goofè.
Abbott: Goofè Dean. Well, let's see, we have on the bags, Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third...
Costello: That's what I want to find out.
Abbott: I say Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third.
Costello: Are you the manager?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: You gonna be the coach too?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: And you don't know the fellows' names?
Abbott: Well I should.
Costello: Well then who's on first?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: I mean the fellow's name.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy on first.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The first baseman.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy playing...
Abbott: Who is on first!
Costello: I'm asking YOU who's on first.
Abbott: That's the man's name.
Costello: That's who's name?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: Well go ahead and tell me.
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: That's who?
Abbott: Yes.
PAUSE
Costello: Look, you gotta first baseman?
Abbott: Certainly.
Costello: Who's playing first?
Abbott: That's right.
Costello: When you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the money?
Abbott: Every dollar of it.
Costello: All I'm trying to find out is the fellow's name on first base.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy that gets...
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: Who gets the money...
Abbott: He does, every dollar. Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it.
Costello: Whose wife?
Abbott: Yes.
PAUSE
Abbott: What's wrong with that?
Costello: Look, all I wanna know is when you sign up the first baseman, how does he sign his name?
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: How does he sign...
Abbott: That's how he signs it.
Costello: Who?
Abbott: Yes.
PAUSE
Costello: All I'm trying to find out is what's the guy's name on first base.
Abbott: No. What is on second base.
Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
Abbott: Who's on first.
Costello: One base at a time!
Abbott: Well, don't change the players around.
Costello: I'm not changing nobody!
Abbott: Take it easy, buddy.
Costello: I'm only asking you, who's the guy on first base?
Abbott: That's right.
Costello: Ok.
Abbott: All right.
PAUSE
Costello: What's the guy's name on first base?
Abbott: No. What is on second.
Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
Abbott: Who's on first.
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott: He's on third, we're not talking about him.
Costello: Now how did I get on third base?
Abbott: Why you mentioned his name.
Costello: If I mentioned the third baseman's name, who did I say is playing third?
Abbott: No. Who's playing first.
Costello: What's on first?
Abbott: What's on second.
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott: He's on third.
Costello: There I go, back on third again!
PAUSE
Costello: Would you just stay on third base and don't go off it.
Abbott: All right, what do you want to know?
Costello: Now who's playing third base?
Abbott: Why do you insist on putting Who on third base?
Costello: What am I putting on third.
Abbott: No. What is on second.
Costello: You don't want who on second?
Abbott: Who is on first.
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott & Costello Together:Third base!
PAUSE
Costello: Look, you gotta outfield?
Abbott: Sure.
Costello: The left fielder's name?
Abbott: Why.
Costello: I just thought I'd ask you.
Abbott: Well, I just thought I'd tell ya.
Costello: Then tell me who's playing left field.
Abbott: Who's playing first.
Costello: I'm not... stay out of the infield! I want to know what's the guy's name in left field?
Abbott: No, What is on second.
Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
Abbott: Who's on first!
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott & Costello Together: Third base!
PAUSE
Costello: The left fielder's name?
Abbott: Why.
Costello: Because!
Abbott: Oh, he's centerfield.
PAUSE
Costello: Look, You gotta pitcher on this team?
Abbott: Sure.
Costello: The pitcher's name?
Abbott: Tomorrow.
Costello: You don't want to tell me today?
Abbott: I'm telling you now.
Costello: Then go ahead.
Abbott: Tomorrow!
Costello: What time?
Abbott: What time what?
Costello: What time tomorrow are you gonna tell me who's pitching?
Abbott: Now listen. Who is not pitching.
Costello: I'll break your arm, you say who's on first! I want to know what's the pitcher's name?
Abbott: What's on second.
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott & Costello Together: Third base!
PAUSE
Costello: Gotta a catcher?
Abbott: Certainly.
Costello: The catcher's name?
Abbott: Today.
Costello: Today, and tomorrow's pitching.
Abbott: Now you've got it.
Costello: All we got is a couple of days on the team.
PAUSE
Costello: You know I'm a catcher too.
Abbott: So they tell me.
Costello: I get behind the plate to do some fancy catching, Tomorrow's pitching on my team and a heavy hitter gets up. Now the heavy hitter bunts the ball. When he bunts the ball, me, being a good catcher, I'm gonna throw the guy out at first base. So I pick up the ball and throw it to who?
Abbott: Now that's the first thing you've said right.
Costello: I don't even know what I'm talking about!
PAUSE
Abbott: That's all you have to do.
Costello: Is to throw the ball to first base.
Abbott: Yes!
Costello: Now who's got it?
Abbott: Naturally.
PAUSE
Costello: Look, if I throw the ball to first base, somebody's gotta get it. Now who has it?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: Who?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: Naturally?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: So I pick up the ball and I throw it to Naturally.
Abbott: No you don't, you throw the ball to Who.
Costello: Naturally.
Abbott: That's different.
Costello: That's what I said.
Abbott: You're not saying it...
Costello: I throw the ball to Naturally.
Abbott: You throw it to Who.
Costello: Naturally.
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: That's what I said!
Abbott: You ask me.
Costello: I throw the ball to who?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: Now you ask me.
Abbott: You throw the ball to Who?
Costello: Naturally.
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: Same as you! Same as YOU! I throw the ball to who. Whoever it is drops the ball and the guy runs to second. Who picks up the ball and throws it to What. What throws it to I Don't Know. I Don't Know throws it back to Tomorrow, Triple play. Another guy gets up and hits a long fly ball to Because. Why? I don't know! He's on third and I don't care!
A merry heart does good, like medicine... - Proverbs 17:22
Word problems are not the result of an inability to communicate, but are a tool used to test our math skills. When it comes to communicating (or doing math) it is easy to get frustrated. Here are a few examples of failing to communicate correctly when answering tricky word problems:
A merry heart does good, like medicine... - Proverbs 17:22
Special thanks to Lance for bringing these to my attention.
When Church is like Football
Quarterback Sneak - Church members quietly leaving during the invitation.
Draw Play - What many children do with the bulletin during worship.
Halftime - The period between Sunday school and worship when many choose to leave.
Benchwarmer - Those who do not sing, pray, work, or do anything but sit.
Backfield-in-Motion - Making a trip to the back (restroom or water fountain) during the service.
Staying in the Pocket - What happens to a lot of money that should be given to the Lord's work.
Two-minute Warning - The point at which you realize the sermon is almost over and begin to gather up your children and belongings.
Instant Replay - The preacher loses his notes and falls back on last week's illustrations.
Sudden Death - What happens to the attention span of the congregation if the preacher goes "overtime."
Trap - You're called on to pray and are asleep.
End Run - Getting out of church quick, without speaking to any guest or fellow member.
Flex Defense - The ability to allow absolutely nothing said during the sermon to affect your life.
Halfback Option - The decision of 50% of the congregation not to return for the evening service.
Blitz - The rush for the restaurants following the closing prayer.
The True State of Government
A major research institution (MRI) has recently announced the discovery of the heaviest chemical element yet known to science. The new element has been tentatively named Governmentium.
Governmentium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons.
Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert. However, it can be detected as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A minute amount of Governmentium causes one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would normally take less than a second.
Governmentium has a normal half-life of three years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, Governmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause some morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes.
This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to speculate that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as Critical Morass.
A merry heart does good, like medicine... - Proverbs 17:22
Q: Why do people wear shamrocks on St. Patrick's Day? A: Regular rocks are too heavy.
Q. What do you get when you cross poison Ivy with a four-leaf clover? A. A rash of good luck!
Q: What's Irish and sits outside all year? A: Paddy O'Furniture!
Q: How can you tell if an Irishman is having a good time? A: He's Dublin over with laughter!
Q. Did you hear about the Irish water polo team? A. Four horses drowned.
Q. Have you heard about the Irish boomerang? A. It doesn't come back, it just sings songs about how much it wants to.
He Died Laughing
Paddy was found dead in his back yard, and as the weather was a bit on the warm side, the wake was held down to only two days, so his mortal remains wouldn't take a bad turn. At last his friends laid him in the box, nailed it shut & started down the hill into the churchyard. As it was a long, sloping path one fellow lurched into the gatepost as they entered the graveyard. Suddenly a loud knocking came from in the box. Paddy was alive! They opened the box up and he sat up, wide eyed, and they all said, “It's a miracle!” All rejoiced & they went back and celebrated late into the night, but just before morning the poor lad died. Really died. Stone cold dead. They bundled him back into his box, and as they huffed and puffed down the hill the next morning, the minister said, "Careful now, boys; mind ye don't bump the gatepost again."
Wishful Thinking
Murphy, O'Brien & Cassey were dicussing the words they would like to hear spoken over their coffins at their wakes.
Casey says, "I would like them to say 'He was a wonderful family man- he always supported his wife and kids, and they never wanted for anything'".
O' Brien says, "That's lovely Casey. But I would like to hear them say, 'He was a great man in the community - he undertook a lot of projects to make his community a better place.'"
Murphy says, "Thats's very nice, O'Brien. But I would like to hear them say, 'Look! He's moving!'"
Extreme Sports
An Irishman went to a pet shop and asked how many budgies were in stock. "We have 99" replied the shop owner "Give me the lot" he said. He went to a tailors shop next door and had 99 pockets sewn into a jacket, put a budgie in each pocket, went up to the Post Office Tower and jumped off. He hit the ground with a smack and lay there groaning until a passer-by came and asked him what had happened. "I don't know sir" he replied "but that's the last time I try that budgie jumping."
What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate
"Well, Mrs. O'Connor, so you want marital counseling?" the minister questioned his congregant. "Tell me about it. Do you have a grudge?"
"Oh, no," replied Mrs. O'Connor. "Shure now, we have a carport."
The minister tried again. "Well, does he beat you up?"
"No, no," said Mrs. O'Connor, looking puzzled. "Oi'm always first out of bed."
Pushing on, the minister said, "What I'm trying to find out are what grounds you have for complaint."
"Bless ye, sir. We live in a flat -- not even a window box, let alone grounds."
"Mrs. O'Connor," the minister said in considerable exasperation, "What is the reason for you seeking this counseling?"
"Ah, well now, it is so we can communicate better" said the lady, "because the man just can't hold an intelligent conversation."
Every Head Bowed and Every Eye Closed
At the end of his sermon the pastor said: "Now, instead of asking you all to bow your heads and close your eyes, I will instead ask, which of you thinks truly he is bound for Heaven? Would you please stand?"
He was pleased to note that nearly all of his congregation stood up.
"That's good," he exclaimed. "But now, let me ask you, which of you thinks he is bound for Hell? Would you stand?"
After a few seconds, Jock slowly got to his feet, and remained standing as the pastor eyed him with sadness.
Afterwards, as the worshippers filed out, Pastor O'Brien pulled Jock aside and asked him, "Now, Jock, what is it that makes you fear you're bound for Hell?"
He responded, "O, I have no fear for my own outcome, but I did feel sorry for you standing up there all by yourself."
A merry heart does good, like medicine... - Proverbs 17:22
At the current rate of exchange, $1.00 in US currency will purchase $1.16 worth of Canadian goods. That means that things are indeed cheaper in Canada. That means logically then that laughs are cheaper in Canada.
As proof, hoping not to offend any Canadian readers, I would like to offer a few cheap Canadian laughs in today's edition of the Phunnies.
Our first cheap Canadian laugh comes at the expense of Canadian uber-blogger Tim Challies. I recently discovered that there are things about America that Tim really hates. After digging a little further, I have discovered that Tim's real problem may be that he was separated at birth as a twin, and having been raised apart from his brother, perhaps there is some unconscious sense of loss or aloneness that has motivated his skewed view of the USA. His twin, Barry Pepper, after all is a Canadian who has made it big in the US, specifically in movies, portraying soldiers, tough guys, snipers, or battle hardened reporters.
UPDATE: It has been brought to my attention that Tim and Barry are not that similar looking. Maybe it is more a case of their clothes being separated at birth. But I think I may have found an even better candidate for the honor of being asssociated with the great and honorable Tim Challies. It is Tony Jones, the U.S. national coordinator of Emergent, a "growing, generative friendship among missional Christian leaders."
And now, for more cheap Canadian laughs:
You Might Be a Canadian if:
You only know three spices - salt, pepper and ketchup.
You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
You have more miles on your snowblower than your car.
You have 10 favourite recipes for moose meat.
You find -40C a little chilly.
You know 4 seasons - Winter, Still Winter, almost Winter and Construction.
You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.
You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling nauseous.
You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
The local paper covers national and international headlines on 1/4 page, but requires 6 pages for sports.
You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the missing 'u's from labor, honor, and color.
You don't know or care about the fuss with Cuba, it's just a cheap place to travel with good cigars and no Americans.
A merry heart does good, like medicine... - Proverbs 17:22
People
Have you ever met someone and wondered what their parents were thinking when they named them? Here are a few I have come across on the internet or in books:
Adam Baum Adam Zapel Bob Katz Tom Katz Brandon Cattell Carrie Oakey Harry Pitts Chris Cross Doug Graves Easton West Forrest Green Gene Poole Ima Hogg (daughter of Texas Governor Jim Hogg) Pete Moss Rose Bush Paige Turner
One of my favorites is a friend, Brian Hedges, who married Holly Ivey. Yes, she is now Holly Ivey Hedges.
Then again, I could name a son Noah, as in Noah Way!
Speaking of Way, I found this news item:
SHANGHAI, China — The Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corp. (SAIC), China's second-largest carmaker, has announced it will call its first self-made car the Roewe, or Rong Wei in Chinese.
Town Names
Beauty, KY Best, TX Bountiful, UT Carefree, AZ Celebration, FL Friendly, WV Happy Camp, CA Happyland, CT Ideal, GA Lovely, KY Luck Stop, KY Magic City, ID Paradise, MI Smileyberg, KS Success, MO What Cheer, IA
Boring, OR Dinkytown, MN Eek, AK Embarrass, WI Flat, TX Greasy, OK Gripe, AZ Hardscrabble, DE Hazard, KY Oddville, KY Okay, OK Ordinary, KY Peculiar, MO Sod, WV Why, AZ
Bacon, IN Big Rock Candy Mountain, VT Buttermilk, KS Cheesequake, NJ Chocolate Bayou, TX Spuds, FL Goodfood, MS Ham Lake, MN Hot Coffee, MS Lick Fork, VA Lickskillet, OH Mexican Water, AZ Oatmeal, TX Oniontown, PA Picnic, FL Pie Town, NM Sandwich, MA Spuds, FL Sugar City, ID Tea, SD Tortilla Flat, AZ Two Egg, FL
Team Names
And then there are High School team names:
Yuma, Arizona - Criminals Conway, Arkansas - Wampus Cats Precott, Arkansas - Curly Wolves Los Angeles, California - Barristers Brush, Colorado - Beetdiggers Rocky Ford, Colorado - Meloneers Tarpon Springs, Florida - Spongers Cobden, Illinois - Appleknockers Hoopston, Illinois - Cornjerkers Speedway, Indiana - Spark Plugs Salina, Kansas - Muleskinners Somerset, Kentucky - Briar Jumpers South Portland, Maine - Red Riots Goodrich, Michigan - Martians Merrill, Michigan - Vandals Maryville, Missouri - Spoofhounds Albany, New York - Thunder Chickens Frost, Texas - Polar Bears Winters, Texas - Blizzards Poca, West Virginia - Dots
A merry heart does good, like medicine... - Proverbs 17:22
What are "elephant jokes"? Elephant jokes are jokes, riddles, or absurd stories that involve elephants. They started in Texas in the 1960s and I started telling them in the 1980s while in junior high school. They are a favorite of mine and have proven to be great fun, especially around people who are too serious.
So this week our Phunnies are Elephant Jokes:
What game do elephants like to play? Squash.
Why do elephants paint their toenails red? To hide in cherry trees.
Have you ever seen an elephant in a cherry tree? No - works pretty good, huh?
Why do elephants hide in cherry trees? So they can jump out on unsuspecting people.
Why do they do that? That is how they play squash.
How can you tell when an elephant has been in your refrigerator? Look for elephant tracks in the peanut butter.
How do you know if there is an elephant in the bathtub with you? You smell the peanut butter on his breath.
Why do elephants paint the soles of their feet yellow? So they can hide when they are floating upside down in the custard.
What does an elephant smell like before he takes a shower? Custard.
What does an elephant smell like after he takes a shower? A wet elephant.
Why are elephants wrinkled? They stay too long in the bath tub. But then again, can you imagine trying to iron an elephant?
Why do elephants lie upside down with their feet up in the air? To trip low flying birds.
What time is it when an elephants rides in your car? Time to get a new car.
What time is it when ten elephants are chasing you? Ten after one.
Why are elephants large, grey and wrinkled? Because if they were small, white and smooth they'd be aspirins.
Why do elephants wear sandals? So that they don't sink in the sand.
Why do ostriches stick their head in the ground? To look for the elephants who forgot to wear their sandals.
How do you make an elephant float? With two scoops of ice-cream, a bottle of cream soda, and an elephant.
What did the cat say to the elephant? Meow.
What's the difference between an elephant and a flea? An elephant can have fleas, but a flea can't have elephants.
What's the difference between an elephant and an egg? If you don't know, I hope you don't do the grocery shopping!
How do you scold an elephant? Tusk! Tusk!
Where is the elephants favourite place to vacation? Tuscany.
Which side of an elephant has the most skin? The outside.
What do you call an elephant who is only three feet high? Truncated!
Why did the Elephant stand on the marshmellow? So she wouldn't fall in the hot chocolate.
How do you stop an elephant from going through the eye of a needle? Tie a knot in his tail.
What do you call any elephant who is an expert on skin disorders? A pachydermatoligist.
It was a boring Sunday afternoon in the jungle so the Elephants decided to challenge the Ants to a game of soccer (Football to my international readers). The game was going well with the Elephants beating the Ants two goals to nil, when the Ants gained posession. The Ants' star player was dribbling the ball towards the Elephants' goal when the Elephants' left back came lumbering towards him. The elephant trod on the little ant, killing him instantly. The referee stopped the game. "What do you think you're doing? Do you call that sportsmanship, killing another player?" The elephant replied, "Well, I didn't mean to kill him -- I was just trying to trip him up."
A merry heart does good, like medicine... - Proverbs 17:22
Sometimes you hear someone say something and you have to hear it again to be sure you heard it correctly the first time.
Lost in Translation
Did you know that in Japanese, tofu translates roughly into whale snot?
Germinate: To become a naturalized German.
The quantity of consonants in the English language is constant. If omitted in one place, they turn up in another. When a Bostonian "pahks" his "cah," the lost r's migrate southwest, causing a Texan to "warsh" his car and invest in "erl wells."
Death
Exercise daily. Eat wisely. Diet with unstinting discipline. ... Die anyway.
When you breath, you inspire. When you do not breath, you expire.
To kill a circus in one blow, go for the juggler.
A dead writer of music is de-composing.
Phobias
What phobia is a fear of being asked "Who goes there?" ... Friendorphobia.
What is fear of meeting a fat man in a red suit in a confined room for hanging clothes? ... Santaclaustrophobia.
What is fear of the force? ... Obiewancanobieaphobia.
What is fear of people named Phoebe? ... Phoebiaphobia.
Old Soldiers Never Die...
Old math teachers never die, they just become irrational.
Old school principals never die, they just lose their faculties.
Old teachers never die they just lose their class.
Old gardeners never die they just vegetate.
Old pilots never die, they just get more turbulent.
Old sailors never die, they just get a little dinghy.
Old lawyers never die they just lose their appeal.
Old judges never die they just slur their sentences.
Old skiers never die -- they just go down hill.
Old quarterbacks never die, they just pass away.
Old skydivers never die, they're just more down to earth.
Old musicians never die, they are just disconcerted.
Animals
What do you call a fly with no wings? ... A walk.
Archives? Is that where Noah kept his bees?
If you are a sheep rancher on the move, do you carry your livestock in a ewe-haul truck?
What did the Russian call his pet rodent? ... Comrat.
A baby sardine was happily swimming in the ocean near its mother when it saw its first submarine. The mother sardine quickly reassured her frightened offspring. "Don't worry, dear. That's just a can of people."
A financially strapped cowboy was considering mortgaging his white horse. He was in loan danger as he went to see the loan arranger. He better do it pronto, or it might be a hearty "bye ol' Silver!"
Think About It
Are part-time band leaders semi-conductors?
My rechargeable batteries are revolting.
Be true to your teeth, or they will be false to you.
Do you ever get tired of sleeping?
Prison walls are never built to scale.
Applying mascara in a car can cause whipped lashes.
Some musicians can be sharp, which is not natural.
If a lawyer can be disbarred can a musician be denoted or a model deposed?
For plumbers, a flush beats a full house.
And Finally
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
There's a difference between good sound reasons and reasons that sound good.
A merry heart does good, like medicine... - Proverbs 17:22
An archeological dig by Scottish scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years. After intensive study, the press reported:
Dig Uncovers Scottish Telephone Network from 1000 Years Ago
Not to be outdone by the Scots, in the weeks that followed, English scientist focused on a dig that revealed finds that were announced in the press with a front page story stating:
English archaeologists have found traces of 2000 year old copper wire and have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a thousand years earlier than the Scots.
One week later, Texas newspapers reported the following:
After digging in West Texas, Texas scientists have found absolutely nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago Texas inhabitants were already using wireless technology.
