Friday, July 14, 2006

Fw: Pay attention to the detail


A young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand.


He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript.

So, the new monk goes to the head abbot to question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error in the first copy, it would never be picked up. In fact, that error would be continued in all of the subsequent copies.


The head monk, says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son."

So, he goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery where the original manuscripts are held as archives in a locked vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years.

Hours go by and nobody sees the old abbot. So, the young monk gets worried and goes down to look for him.

He sees him banging his head against the wall and wailing, "We missed the R, we missed the R".
His forehead is all bloody and bruised and he is crying uncontrollably. The young monk asks the old abbot, "What's wrong, father?"

With a choking voice, the old abbot replies, "After all these years..... the word was Celebrate ."


Sunday, May 14, 2006

FW: What could happen if you type the wrong email address

A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 yrs earlier. Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day.

The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address, and without noticing the error, sent the email.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston, a widow had just returned home from her husband's funeral. He was a minister who was called home to glory following a heart attack. The widow decided to check her email expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted. The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My loving wife
Subject: I've arrived
Date: October 16th, 2004

I know you're surprised to hear from me.
They have computers here now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones.
I've just arrived and have been checked in.
I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then.
Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.

P.S. Sure is hot down here!!!!

Thursday, May 11, 2006

FW: Eye Test

Test your eyes

Just count every "F" in the following text:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS

OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...











HOW MANY ...................... 3?











WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke. READ IT AGAIN !







Really, go Back and Try to find the 6 F's before

you scroll down.







The reasoning behind is further down.








The brain cannot process "OF".


Incredible or what? Go back and look again!!


Anyone who counts all 6 "F's" on the first go is a genius.

Three is normal, four is quite rare.

Monday, May 08, 2006

Subject: Fw: Church Bulletin Bloopers!

(Jokes that have been passed onto me)

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Thank God for church ladies with typewriters.

These sentences appeared in church bulletins or
were announced in church services:

* * * * * * * * *

Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speaking
tonight at Calvary Methodist. Come hear Bertha Belch
all the way from Africa.

* * * * * * * * * * *

The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.

* * * * * * * * * *

The sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on the Water."
The sermon tonight: "Searching for Jesus."

* * * * * * * * * *

Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday
at 8 PM in the recreation hall.
Come out and watch us kill Christ the King.

* * * * * * * * *

Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale.
It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping
around the house.
Don't forget your husbands.

* * * * * * * * * *

The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been
canceled due to a conflict.

* * * * * * * * * *

Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our
community.
Smile at someone who is hard to love.
Say "Hell" to someone who doesn't care much about you.

* * * * * * * * * *

Don't let worry kill you off......let the Church help.

* * * * * * * * * *

Miss Charlene Mason sang "I will not pass this way again,"
giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.

* * * * * * * * * *

For those of you who have children and don't know it, we
have a nursery downstairs.

* * * * * * * * * *

Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir.
They need all the help they can get.

* * * * * * * * * *

Barbara remains in the hospital and needs blood donors
for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping.
She has requested tapes of Pastor Jack's sermons.

* * * * * * * * * *

The Rector will preach his farewell message after which
the choir will sing, "Break Forth Into Joy."

* * * * * * * * * *

Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October
24 in the church and so ends a friendship that began in their
school days.

* * * * * * * * * *

A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the
church hall.
Music will follow.

* * * * * * * * *

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be
"What Is Hell?"
Come early and listen to our choir practice.

* * * * * * * * * *

Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the
addition of several new members and to the deterioration
of some older ones.

* * * * * * * * * *

Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items
to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

* * * * * * * * * *

Please place your donation in the envelope along with the
deceased person you want remembered.

* * * * * * * * * *

Attend and you will hear an excellent speaker and heave
a healthy lunch.

* * * * * * * * * *

The church will host an evening of fine dining, super
entertainment and gracious hostility.

* * * * * * * * * *

Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and
medication to follow.

* * * * * * * * * *

The ladies of the Church have cast-off clothing of
every kind.
They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.

* * * * * * * * * *

This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the
park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come
prepared to sin.

* * * * * * * * * *

The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the
congregation would lend him their electric girdles
for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.

* * * * * * * * * *

Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet
Thursday at 7 PM.
Please use the back door.

* * * * * * * * * *

The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's
Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM.
The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

* * * * * * * * * *

The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new
tithing campaign slogan last Sunday:
"I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours."

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The absolute End!

Thursday, May 04, 2006

God's Boxes

I have in my hands two boxes,
Which God gave me to hold?
He said, "Put all! Your sorrows in the black box,
And all your joys in the gold."
I heeded His words, and in the two boxes,
Both my joys and sorrows I stored,
But though the gold became heavier each day,
The black was as light as before.
With curiosity, I opened the black,
Find out why,
And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole,
Which my sorrows had fallen out by.
I showed the hole to God, and mused,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be!"
He smiled a gentle smile and said,"
My child, they're all here with me."
I asked God, why He gave me the boxes,
Why the gold and the black with the hole?
"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
The black is for you to let go.

Joey Tan - Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia