Jokes for today 20th October 08

[sheryl]

A Fable
A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. What food might this contain? The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning: There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house! The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr.Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me." " I cannot be bothered by it."
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The pig sympathized, but said, I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. "Be assured you are in my prayers." The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose." So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.
The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital , and she returned home with a fever. Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main
ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock.
To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them. The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness. So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember -- when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.
SEND THIS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER HELPED YOU OUT AND LET THEM KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE. REMEMBER,,,, EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY; OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON. One of the best things to hold onto in this world is a friend

[sheryl]

THE POSITIVE SIDE OF LIFE:

Living on Earth is expensive,
but it does include a free trip
Around the sun every year.





How long a minute is
depends on what side of the
bathroom door you're on.





Birthdays are good for you;
the more you have,
the longer you live.





Happiness comes through doors you
didn't even know you left open.





Ever notice that the people who are late
are often much jollier
than the people who have to wait for them?





Most of us go to our grave
with our music still inside of us.





If Shoprite-Checkers is lowering prices every day,
how come nothing is free yet?


You may be only one person in the world,
but you may also be the world to one person.


Some mistakes are too much fun
to only make once.





Don't cry because it's over;
smile because it happened.





We could learn a lot from crayons:
some are sharp, some are pretty,
some are dull, some have weird names,
and all are different colors....but
they all exist very nicely in the same box.


A truly happy person is one who
can enjoy the scenery on a detour.





Have an awesome day, and
know that someone
who thinks you're great
has thought about you today!..


'And that person was me.'.....
Please don't keep this message
to yourself.....send it to those
who mean so much to you.... 'NOW'.

Working for God on earth does not pay much,

but His Retirement plan is out of this world.












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