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Comment by rix on October 30, 2008 at 11:17pm

Mary, recently widowed, joined several groups at her church to fill the extra time and loneliness she was experiencing. During a Saturday afternoon benevolence meeting she shared her loneliness with some friends and they suggested that she get a talking parrot to keep her company at home. She liked this idea and stopped at the local pet store on her way home. The shop owner had one left. Assured that the parrot talked quite fluently she purchased it and was told of the two week return policy.

When she arrived home Mary set the cage up in an unused corner of the kitchen and went about her chores, as the ladies Christmas planning committee was to meet in her home after church the next day. Immediately the parrot began harassing her, using language so foul that it would have made a drunken sailor in a port bar blush. She tried reasoning with the parrot informing him that she would not tolerate bad language in her home. Ignoring her, the parrot continued his belittling and harassment. She was becoming very distressed, deciding to return the parrot before the meeting the nest day. Mary then called the pet shop and the recording informed her that the pet shop was closed for the day and would not reopen until Monday. Mary was getting very frustrated as there was nowhere in the house the parrot could not be heard. Finally she felt the need to pray but the parrot distracted her. In her anger she scooped the parrot up and put it in the freezer. The parrot continued and began to kick the freezer’s door and sides, but it was muffled enough to let Mary concentrate on her prayers.

Mary cried out to the Lord to forgive the parrot and to quiet it, especially before the ladies were to arrive for the meeting. She also repented for her anger and included other prayers as she was lead by the Spirit. After her amen she began to prepare her dinner and snacks for the meeting the next day. Suddenly she realized that the parrot was still in the freezer and that she had not heard a peep from him in about fifteen minutes. She was overcome with conviction as well as relief. She then fetched the parrot from the freezer and seeing that he was ok, apologized and placed him in his cage. While she continued preparing her meal she figured her prayers were answered since the parrot remained quiet. She went to the cage, apologized again, then asked him why his behaviors had changed so radically to which the parrot answered; I met the chicken and the turkey while I was in there.


Rewritten for Christian audiences from Comedy central joke

Comment by Sunshine on September 21, 2008 at 2:05pm

A Hug Delights And Warms And Charms It Must Be Why God Gives Us Arms

Smile...

It may not make you always feel better but it sure to make someone else better.

Each day comes bearing its gifts untie the ribbons.

Joy comes in the morning Ps 30:5

(Sunshine)

Comment by Sunshine on September 17, 2008 at 1:09pm

Brown Eagle,
Tried to write you in your site here .Your profile. Alot of problem. Everything seems to be distorted. Even your music.Shuts on and off. I have highspeed have no problem with anyone elses. In your inbox. It takes forever to write the word I. Can you check it out or get someone else to try and write in a message to you. Perhaps your not aware of it.

I wanted to say. I so like your chewing Giraffe. Put more of those funny guys on here. I think they look so real. Thanks. Makes me laugh.

Sunshine
How do you and others like my angle clouds I took. I really can see two angles flying. I looked up in the sky and they were floating by. My profile here. Where is everyone here. Seems everyone was all gun hoe and now nothing in any of the groups.

Comment by Ken & Cindy on August 19, 2008 at 3:13pm

Very funny, Donna.......Ha Ha. Now you have me laughing. Love in Jesus, Cindy

Comment by Brown Eagle on July 31, 2008 at 6:15am

This is the day that the Lord has truly made....I am glad and will be rejoicing in it! Halleluia....A...amen!

Comment by Brown Eagle on July 24, 2008 at 4:34am

Good morning to YOU, good morning to YOU, good morning dear loved ones, good morning to YOU!

Comment by Ruth Nk on July 22, 2008 at 8:39am

NAILS IN THE FENCE
Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.

(Most importantly the last sentence)

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temp er at all.

He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, 'You

have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. But It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Remember that friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us.'

It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND, even if it means sending it back to the person who sent it to you! If it comes back to you, you will then know you have a circle of friends.

YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED!

Now send this to every friend you have!! And to your family (they need to know that you love them too).
Please forgive me if I have ever left a 'hole' in your fence.

Comment by alonzo "the wordsmith" w. on July 20, 2008 at 3:21pm

Hi Guyz:
overheard by one of a the children in a Church:...a certain Reese, age 3, was heard to say..."Our Father, Who does art in heaven, Harold is His name"...ya gotta love 'em!!!

Comment by Ken & Cindy on July 19, 2008 at 11:34pm

Hi Donna: I love the happy face and Proverbs 17:22. How true it is. We need to praise God in the good times and the bad times and no matter what. He is so faithful and great to us everyday we have breathe. God bless you and everyone on this happy group. Cindy and Ken

Comment by Marcia S and Daughter Holly on July 18, 2008 at 12:17pm