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THE MAGIC BANK ACCOUNT THE AUTHOR IS NOT KNOWN.  THIS WAS FOUND IN THE BILLFOLD OF COACH PAUL BEAR BRYANT, ALABAMA, AFTER HE DIED IN 1982. ~The Magic Bank Account~ Imagine that you had won the following  in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private account for your use.  However, this prize has rules: The set of rules: Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you. You may not simply transfer money into some other account. You may only spend it. Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another  $86,400 for that day. The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, Game Over!"  It can close the account and you will not receive a new one. What would you personally do? You would buy anything and everything you wanted right?  Not only for yourself, but for all the people you love and care for. Even for people you don't know, b...

Pregnant turkey  One year at Thanksgiving, my mom went to my sister's house for the traditional feast. Knowing how gullible my sister is, my mom decided to play a trick. She told my sister that she needed something from the store. When my sister left, my mom took the turkey out of the oven, removed the stuffing, stuffed a Cornish hen, inserted it into the turkey, and re-stuffed the turkey. She then placed the bird(s) back in the oven. When it was time for dinner, my sister pulled the turkey out of the oven and proceeded to remove the stuffing. When her serving spoon hit something, she reached in and pulled out the little bird. With a look of total shock on her face, my mother exclaimed, "Patricia, you've cooked a pregnant bird!" At the reality of this horrifying news, my sister started to cry. It took the family two hours to convince her that turkeys lay eggs! , Yep..................SHE'S BLONDE 

 

TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING, BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP. I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS, I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP. THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED - THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE, BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT. TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION, THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION. SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR, AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE. GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES, PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES. I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND, 'TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND. I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY, WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE. BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES.... HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE. MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP. MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP. MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS. MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE, MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF O...

This is almost a perfect description indication of what's happening . . .. only not in Germany in our USA.

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Soldier’s Prayer Dear Lord, I’m just a soldier A protector of our land. I ask for courage. Courage to face and conquer my own fears… Courage to take me where others will not go. I ask for strength… Strength of body to protect others.. Strength of spirit to lead others. I ask for dedication... Dedication to my job, to do it well without hesitation… Dedication to my country, my community, my family… Dedication to keep them safe. Give me, Lord, concern… For those who trust me and compassion for those who need me, Please Lord.. command my footsteps and journey. As I walk through the valley of death I shall fear no evil, I know you are with me. Amen

Frank Sinatra considered Kate Smith the best singer of her time, and said that when he and a million other guys first heard her sing "God Bless America" on the radio, they all pretended to have dust in their eyes as they wiped away a tear or two. Here are the facts... The YouTube video shows the very first public singing of "GOD BLESS AMERICA". But before you watch it, you should also know the story behind the first public showing of the song. The time was 1940. America was still in a terrible economic depression. Hitler was taking over Europe and Americans were afraid we'd have to go to war. It was a time of hardship and worry for most Americans. This was the era just before TV, when radio shows were HUGE, and American families sat around their radios in the evenings, listening to their favorite entertainers, and no entertainer of that era was bigger than Kate Smith. Kate was also large; plus size, as we now say, and the popular phrase still ...

A Somalian arrives in Minneapolis as a new immigrant to the   United  States . He stops the first person he sees walking down the street and  says, 'Thank you Mr. American for letting me in this country , giving me housing, food stamps, free medical care, and free education!' The passerby says, 'You are mistaken, I am Mexican.' The man goes on and encounters another passerby. ' Thank you for having such a beautiful country here in America !' The person says,  'I not American, I Vietnamese.' The new arrival walks further, and  the next person he sees he stops, shakes his hand and says, 'Thank  you for the wonderful America!' That person puts up his hand and  says, 'I am from Middle East , I am not American!' He finally sees a  nice lady and asks, 'Are you an American?'  She says, 'No, I am from  Africa !' Puzzled, he asks her, 'Where are all the Americans?' The  African lady checks her watch and says...'Pro...

"You are the person that has to decide Whether you’ll do it or toss it aside. You are the one who makes up your mind Whether you’ll lead or linger behind— Whether you’ll try for the goal that’s far, Or be contented to stay where you are. Take it, or leave it. Here’s something to do, Just think it over. It’s all up to you! What do you wish? To be known as a shirk, Known as a good person who’s willing to work, Scorned for a loafer or praised by your boss, Rich or poor, beggar or thief? Eager or earnest or dull through the day, Honest or crooked? It’s you who must say! You must decide in the face of the test Whether you’ll shirk it or give it your best." Guidewords: An Anthology of Inspiration and Humor, p. 69

As Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his shoes slipped off and landed on the track. He was unable to retrieve it as the train was moving. To the amazement of his companions, Gandhi calmly took off his other shoe and threw it back along the track to land close to the first. Asked by a fellow passenger why he did so, Gandhi smiled. "The poor man who finds the shoes lying on the track," he replied, "will now have a pair he can use."