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Evidence against the argument that Superman's disguise wouldn't fool anyone: Dolly Parton once lost a Dolly Parton look-alike contest to a drag queen. Charlie Chaplin once failed to even place at a Charlie Chaplin impersonator contest. Hugh Jackman went to Comic-Con as Wolverine. Only two people noticed him and one of them said he was too tall. When he was filming the first Superman movie, Christopher Reeve would go to a restaurant in costume. When he went in the Superman costume he was mobbed by people all the time. When he went in the Clark Kent costume no one realized he was Christopher Reeve.

Sharing what is ours?  With whom? These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read: 1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. 2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.   3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. 4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it! 5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

1. I've Learned....   That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.  2. I've Learned....   That we should be glad   God doesn't give us everything we ask for. 3. I've Learned....   That money doesn't buy class.   4. I've Learned...   That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.   5. I've Learned...   That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants  to be appreciated and loved.  6. I've Learned....   That the Lord didn't do it all in one day .   What makes me think I can?  7. I've Learned....   That to ignore the facts   does not change the facts.   8. I've Learned....   That the less time I have to work,   the more things I get done. 

Now that I'm older here's what I've discovered: I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it. My wild oats are mostly enjoyed with prunes and all-bran. I finally got my head together, and now my body is falling apart. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded. If all is not lost, then where the heck is it? It was a whole lot easier to get older, than to get wiser. Some days, you're the top dog; some days you're the hydrant. I wish the buck really did stop here; I sure could use a few of them. Kids in the back seat cause accidents. Accidents in the back seat cause kids. It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere. The world only beats a path to your door when you're in the bathroom. If God wanted me to touch my toes, he'd have put them on my knees. When I'm finally holding all the right cards, everyone wants to play chess. It's not hard to me...

Your shoes are the first thing people subconsciously notice about you.  Wear nice shoes. If you sit for more than 11 hours a day, there's a 50% chance you'll die within the next 3 years. There are at least 6 people in the world who look exactly like you.  There's a 9% chance that you'll meet one of them in your lifetime. Sleeping without a pillow reduces back pain and keeps your spine stronger. A person’s height is determined by their father, and their weight is determined by their mother. If a part of your body "falls asleep", You can almost always "wake it up" by shaking your head. There are three things the human brain cannot resist noticing - food, attractive people and danger. Right-handed people tend to chew food on their right side Putting dry tea bags in gym bags or smelly shoes will absorb the unpleasant odor. According to Albert Einstein , if honey bees were to disappear from earth, humans would be dead within 4 years. The...

I  AM THANKFUL:      FOR  THE WIFE      WHO  SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT, BECAUSE SHE IS  HOME WITH ME, AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.    FOR  THE HUSBAND      WHO IS ON THE SOFA  BEING A COUCH POTATO,   BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME  AND NOT OUT  AT THE BARS.       FOR  THE TEENAGER      WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES   BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE IS AT HOME, NOT ON THE  STREETS.       FOR  THE TAXES I PAY      BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM EMPLOYED    FOR  THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY   BECAUSE  IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN SURROUNDED BY  FRIENDS.       FOR  THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO  SNUG      BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.     FOR MY SHADOW THAT  WATCHES ME WOR...