Sunday Funnies: Feb 5

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A re-run of my dad’s humor cards. They make me chuckle all over again – so I hope you enjoy them whether it’s the first time or second (first posted on 12/19/2021).

The backstory: My dad was a Presbyterian pastor for 40 years. He kept a well curated stack of humor cards – little stories he heard, found or saw and then typed onto 5×7 cards. Then he wrote in the margins when he used that particular item. His humor was often an easy way to settle in to something deeper – by laughing and thinking about the buried truth in these little nuggets, it paved the way to an open heart.

Thoughts for Pondering:

Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.

Stupidity got us into this mess – why can’t it get us out?

Even if you are in the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.

An optimist thinks that this is the best possible world. A pessimist fears that this is true.

People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them that Benjamin Franklin said it first.

It’s easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.

Time may be a great healer, but it’s also a lousy beautician.

Age doesn’t always bring wisdom, sometimes age comes alone.

One of life’s mysteries is how a two-pound box of candy can make us gain five pounds.

You don’t stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stopped laughing.

Don’t believe everything you think!

33 thoughts on “Sunday Funnies: Feb 5”

  10. I loved every one of these Wynne, but especially “An optimist thinks that this is the best possible world. A pessimist fears that this is true.” That’s so insightful. I’ve been both. Hugs, C

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  11. The Ben Franklin idea is genius! Next time somebody questions something I’ve said, I’m totally trotting out that line. For a guy who wasn’t too bright when it came to lightning, he sure is revered all these centuries later.

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  12. I love all of these, and some of them comforted me and inspired me along my journey. Gems, all!

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