Joke ~ If you don't know GOD...

Someone sent me this joke via email. I don't fully agree with everything written here, but I must admit that I found it funny so I hope you enjoy the joke.

To all who don't believe in God, beware how you speak and here's why.

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If you don't know GOD...
don't make stupid remarks!

A United States Marine was taking some college courses between assignments. He had completed 20 missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.



One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist, and a member of the ACLU.

One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, "GOD, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform... I'll give you exactly 15 min."

The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am GOD, I'm still waiting."

It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him; knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold. The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently. The other students were shocked and stunned, and sat there looking on in silence.

The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked, “What in the world is the matter with you? Why did you do that?"

The Marine calmly replied, "GOD is too busy today protecting America's soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid stuff and act like an idiot. So He sent me."

The classroom erupted in cheers!

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Note: It wasn't so funny when I read it the 2nd time... oh well...
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Wishes for House Warming (Come Blessing)

by PGA, 2010 Sep 13, Saturday

A soul like a bird needs a place to rest
No matter how far it may roam
But remember to make your rest-place warm
As you make your house a home

A Home is a place where one finds rest
Far away from this crazy world we live in
Where one's family will always be there
Where one is loved from deep within

It matters not what life throws at you
Or when trouble get's you down
A home with loved ones to keep you warm
Is what matters most, I've found

So warm wishes I wish you & your loved ones
As your house warming comes, blessings draw near
May you and your loved ones fill your home with love
And may days at home be filled with cheer

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Living & Working In A Mess

IF you can't clean the mess created by others, or they refuse to clean it up, find a way to work it to your favour coz you know it's not your fault. Life goes on... be happy!

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Living & Working In A Mess
(Poem Format)

When you’re LIVING in a mess
That’s created by the rest
Don’t let it get you down
Coz like everyone around
It’s a beautiful mess
Coz they can’t find you
It’s a beautiful mess
Coz they can’t find your mess

When you’re WORKING in a mess
That’s created by the rest
Don’t let it get you down
Coz like everyone around
It’s a beautiful mess
Coz they can’t find you
It’s a beautiful mess
Coz they can’t find your mess

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It’s A Beautiful Mess ~ PGA
(Lyrics Format)

[Verse 1]
When you’re LIVING in a mess
That’s created by the rest
Don’t let it get you down
Coz like everyone around

[Chorus]
It’s a beautiful mess
Coz they can’t find you
It’s a beautiful mess
Coz they can’t find your mess

[Verse 2]
When you’re WORKING in a mess
That’s created by the rest
Don’t let it get you down
Coz like everyone around [Chorus]

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Math or Maths?

I’ve often wondered… well… this guy explains it very well.

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Math or Maths? ~ by Simon Kewin
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/math-or-maths/

Is “math” or “maths” the correct word to use as the shortened or colloquial form of the word mathematics? The answer is that it depends on where you are.

To North American speakers of English, the word to use is “math”, as in “I majored in math”, and “maths” would sound wrong. Speakers of British English, however, would always say “maths”, as in “I took a degree in maths”. They would never say “math”.

There are logical arguments for both spellings. The word “mathematics” can be considered as a singular and as a plural noun. Both the Oxford and the Merriam-Webster dictionaries say the word is plural – hence the s on the end – but also that it is usually used as if it was a singular noun. So, most people would say “mathematics is my best subject” and not “mathematics are my best subject”. The shortened form “maths”, then, makes sense because the word is still a plural noun and so should still have the “s” on the end. On the other hand, it could be argued, “math” makes sense because it seems wrong to remove the letters “ematic” from the middle of the word and leave the final “s”.

There are a number of other plural nouns that are used as if they were singular – for example economics, ethics, politics, gymnastics, measles and dominoes. These words, however, are not habitually shortened, making math/maths rather an unusual word.

It’s sometimes surprising how much argument and disagreement small differences such as that single letter can make. Readers in the UK, for example, sometimes get very upset if someone writes “math” rather than “maths”. No doubt the reverse is true in the US. In practice, it’s simply worth being aware of the geographical differences so that you can use the correct form of the word in your writing.

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