Communication FUNdamentals

Oct. 11, 2006

FIMM's on vacation, but we do have a guest FIMMpersonator!

Previously on the Misadventures of Foot in Mouth Man...Click here! FIMM is on vacation this week.  He is off to see the sights of his own backyard!  FIMM didn't land that promotion last week so his vacation budget can only be described as anorexic!  Besides, FIMM sticks his foot in his mouth so often... he is recovering from Athlete's Mouth!   Not to worry though!  For your amusement and confusement we have scheduled a Guest FIMMpersonator this week.  Please give a warm FIMM Fan welcome to...Pastor Bob! A preacher, who shall we say was "humor impaired," attended a conference to help encourage and better equip pastors for their ministry. Among them were many well known and dynamic speakers. One boldly approached the pulpit and, gathering the entire crowd's attention, said, "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman that wasn't my wife!" The crowd was shocked! He followed up by saying, "And that woman was my mother!" - The crowd burst into laughter as he delivered the rest of his talk, which went over quite well. The next week, Pastor Bob decided he'd give this humor thing a try, and use that joke in his sermon. As he approached the pulpit that sunny Sunday, he tried to rehearse the joke in his head. It suddenly seemed a bit foggy to him. Getting to the microphone he said loudly, "The greatest years of my life were spent in the arms of another woman that was not my wife!" The congregation inhaled half the air in the room. After standing there for almost 10 seconds in the stunned silence, trying to recall the second half of the joke, the pastor finally blurted out, "...and I can't remember who she was!" Pssst: Don't be a FIMMpersonator!  Check out Art of Eloquence.com and learn communication skills the fun way!  And tune in next week for another episode of the Misadventures of Foot in Mouth Man! Have you seen FIMM's  video?  It's FIMMtastic!  From JoJo's Purple Crayon...           It isn't enough to KNOW God's Word... We must be able to ARTICULATE it! Talk is cheap.  Effective communication skills are priceless!

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Oct. 11, 2006 - ROTFLOL

Posted by creativehsmom

That is sooooo funny!!!!!! He couldn't remember the punchline!!! I can see myself doing something like that!!!! LOL I pray that your homeschooling is going well and that your home is filled with joy. I've got to share that joke with our Pastor, he'll love it!! God bless you much! Love, Cathy =)

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Oct. 12, 2006 - Hmmm...

Posted by cryskey

I stuck my foot right in my mouth on Monday. I could have been one of your cautionary (is that a word?) tales! We are living in an apt right now and the last maintenance man was awful, so we tried to complain to the manager but it turns out that she was his wife. So now we have new management and new maintenance. I walked in to the office and asked if the maintenance had been replaced as well as the manager, the new asst. manager says yes. So, I said yeah! She asked if I had a problem with the old ones so I told her. She says oh, I was just asking because they are my parents. Great! Be careful of what you say when you're not sure who is on the other end. I'll be soooo glad when our lease is up! Have a great end of the week/weekend!

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Oct. 13, 2006 - Too Funny!

Posted by PaulaInAZ

This reminds me of a story my Pastor told not too long ago. He was talking about wisdom and learning from other's mistakes so that we don't have to make the same mistakes. He said, "When I was a boy my Mama would tell me, 'Anthony, if a boy goes around a corner and comes back with a hickey you don't have to go around the same corner and get a hickey too!' " At this point there were several chuckles across the congregation. Then he continued, "But I would still go around the corner and come back with a hickey!" Now there was loud laughter from just about everyone. He smiled and asked, "Now what are you all laughing at?" His wife laughingly said, "He means a bump on the head!" Suddenly it dawned on him that while he was referring to a bump on the head the word "hickey" has another meeting also. He cleared his throat, smiled and told us "Now quit thinking like that!" I guess it helps to not only know your audience, but to also know the definitions of words. LOL!

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