Religious students failed an exam for not helping a beggar. This story is based upon a real study of religious students that was conducted for a social psychology class at Princeton University during 1970. In order to study the influence that variables can have on compassion, seminary students were asked to take part in a study on religious education and …
An Angry Young Man Jake was an angry young man who hated everybody. He also hated shopping. He was walking angrily around in a large department store, when he spotted a cashier handing a little boy holding a new doll back some money. The boy couldn’t have been more than 5 years old. Jake heard the cashier say, “Sorry, Hon, …
True or False? The points of the maple leaf on the Canadian flag represent the provinces and territories. In the years since the adoption of the current Canadian flag, many claim that the number of points (11) on the maple leaf it features have special significance, such as; representing each of the Canadian provinces and territories (one for each of …
I hate grocery shopping! Driving into the parking lot, I see other shoppers circling their wagons looking for a spot as the “parking lot rodeo” goes full force. My accelerator’s going up and down like a bride’s nightie as I look for a space, and finally, spying an opening, I burn a u-ee, stomping on that gas pedal like I’m …
Pictures Below!! OMG!!! The Hair! Every five years we have to renew our driver licenses and this year it was Crazy Lady’s turn. I had no idea that such a mundane event could be so much fun. It all began with her behaving oddly. Not being one to carefully apply make-up, do her hair, or pick out the perfect accessories …
Will’s Thoughts – Help! There Is A Huge Hole In Our Living Room Floor The Conversation Pit (pictures below) Crazy Lady and I have a habit of doing most things in life ‘backwards’, or ‘differently’. We had kids, then met and fell in love. We raised the kids in 1,100 square foot rentals until they graduated, then we bought a …
Pecker (so named for his attitude) is a squirrel who has graciously decided to let us share his territory. But it was not always so. It all began three years ago when we bought our house. The first indication we were not alone was a scratching on the other side of the ceiling during the night, which needless to say, …
The Nose Knows It’s bad enough that our kids are hooked on video games and computers, now a dog food company is trying to get our four-legged companions hooked on TV commercials! Ads Use Inaudible Sounds To Humans Nestle Purina dog food advertising has created a commercial with sounds that only dogs can hear. Inaudible to humans, the commercial contains …
False 911 Calls It’s not enough that dumb crooks have unwittingly called 911, but sometimes it’s old cordless phones that call to summon help. Yep, 911 personnel across North America still get calls from old cordless phones that malfunction and dial 911, said Nancy Branson, a spokesperson for a 911 district. She said, “What happens with cordless phones is that …
Jerks Who Let Their Dogs Bark And Bark And Bark I hate jerks who let their dogs bark and bark. This week’s thoughts are for irresponsible and inconsiderate dog owners, specifically those jerk neighbors who let their dogs yip, whine and bark outside for hour upon hour, day and night, upsetting people for blocks in every direction. Maybe to them …
Thanks to a circulating pump that dives a new artificial heart, we may one day soon be surrounded by people who are alive, but have no pulse. Heart disease is mankind’s biggest cause of death, but one doctor’s out to change that dramatically. Dr. William Cohn developed the rhythmless heart that uses a circulating pump, likening it to other inventions …
Once there was a blind girl who hated herself and everyone else because of her blindness. The only exception was her wonderful, loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said if she could only see, she’d marry him. As the years passed, surgical techniques became much more advanced. One day, a donor of a pair of eyes was …