[va-bird] JH Misc 3(?)

["Jack Hoisington" <monarch4@xxxxxxx>]

Have A Cup Of Coffee

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got
together to visit their old university professor. The
conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in
work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the
kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an
assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal,
some plain-looking, some expensive, and some exquisite -
telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

After all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the
professor said:

"If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were
taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.  While
it is but normal for you to want only the best for
yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.

?Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the
coffee. In most cases, it?s just more expensive and in some
cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really
wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went
for the best cups; and then began eyeing each other's cups.

?Now consider this: Life is the coffee, and the jobs, money
and position in society are the cups. They are just tools
to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does
not define nor change the quality of life we live.
Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to
enjoy the coffee God has provided us."

God brews the coffee, not the cups . . . enjoy your coffee.
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Eat And Drink

A) The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer
fewer heart attacks than the
British or Americans.

(B) On the other hand, the French eat a lot of
fat and also suffer fewer heart
attacks than the British or Americans.

(C) The Japanese drink very little red wine and
suffer fewer heart attacks
than the British or Americans.

(D) The Italians drink excessive amounts of red
wine and also suffer fewer
heart attacks than the British or Americans

(E) Conclusion: Eat & drink what you like. It's
speaking English that kills
you.
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Driving Permit

A young boy just received his driving permit. He
asks his father, who was a minister, if they
could discuss his use of the car.

"I'll make a deal with you," said his father.
"You bring your grades up, study your Bible a
little, get your hair cut, and then we'll talk."

A month later, the boy comes back and asks his
father if they could discuss his use of the car.

"Son, I'm real proud of you. You've brought your
grades up and you've studied your Bible, but you
didn't get your hair cut!"

"You know, Dad, I've been thinking about that.
Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, Noah
had long hair, and even Jesus had long hair."

"Yes son, and they walked everywhere they went!"
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Jack

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