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Communication FUNdamentals
Jul. 4, 2008
Hapy Forth of jUly!
"Hapy Forth of jUly!"
From the folks at Art of Eloquence!
From JoJo's Purple Crayon...
Where's FIMM? Did you find himm this week?
Where's FIMM? Come find the only Foot in Mouth Man picture that is different from all the rest. Email what he looks like and where you found himm to fimm@artofeloquence.com and win a free Art of Eloquence eProduct of your choice!
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Jun. 27, 2008
Get out your dictionary and write these words in!!
When one speaks of a hypothetical situation, one has a very difficult time formulating one's sentence without sounding like a pompous English professor. On the other hand, he or she may take an entirely different approach and end up coming across as if he/she had swallowed a book of pronouns with his or her dinner.
The English language contains no gender neutral pronoun save "it"-which seems somewhat disrespectful when applied to a human being. In the absence of this pronoun, the word "their" has been used in its stead. While grammatically incorrect, it is easier and many times less confusing to read than the cumbersome "his or hers", the pompous sounding "one" or the ever popular "he/she".
Many times we must struggle between what is grammatically correct and what is not going to stumble our reader into overthinking our word choice to the exclusion of getting our meaning across. In fact, there are grammatically correct statements which sound grammatically incorrect to the ear.
If I could take a lesson from William Shakespeare, I would write into the English language the following words:
s/he (pronounced sh-he, meaning he or she) and
heris (pronounced her-is, meaning his or hers)
Not having the clout of a William Shakespeare, I doubt very much that I can build enough support behind it for Webster to change his dictionary unless you all would be willing to help me.
Now everyone get out heris dictionary and write these words in! Then go tell a friend to do the same! I'll bet s/he will be delighted to hear that there is a new pronoun in town!
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Where's FIMM? Did you find himm this week?
FIMM is now hiding on a new page on the Art of Eloquence site. To be entered into the drawing to win a free Art of Eloquence eProduct of YOUR CHOICE, find the only Foot in Mouth Man picture that looks different from all the rest and email us telling us what he looks like and where you found himm!
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Jun. 20, 2008
Friday Funnies: Banana Boat
Even in the Texting Era where punctuation and grammar is "relaxed", you do still expect a little more from your major news organizations. The following is an excerpt from this UPI (United Press International) article posted on 3/14/07.
"PANAMA CITY (UPI) -- The captain trying to break the record for circumnavigating the world in a speed boat blames the propeller that broke shortly after he left Barbados on bananas."
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Jun. 13, 2008
JoJo's 7 Hilarious Steps to Moving
I have moved so many times in my life that I have it down to a science. I still hate to do it, but I do have it rather organized. And, if you have been a Communication FUNdamentals reader for any length of time, you will not be surprised when I tell you that it does involve communication skills. So for those of you who might be moving soon or will some day or would just like giggle for those of us who do, I submit to you:
JoJo's 7 Hilarious Steps to Moving
Step 1: Dump the Junk
Go through each room, or in some cases each part of a room, and get rid of anything you don't want to have to put in a moving truck. Throw away any small pieces of unidentified paper, the rock collection under your daughter's bed, the pair of your son's jeans two sizes too small that you were saving for no apparent reason... Then collect anything that would be of value to someone else that no longer fits, your kids have outgrown or you wouldn't be caught dead wearing unless you were at a costume party!
I'm currently on my 7th room. The only rooms left are the garage, my husband's side of our bedroom closet, Kelsey's room, my office and the downstairs closet (otherwise known as the Twilight Zone!).
Step 2: Pack the Non Essentials
Go through each room and pack up things you won't be using in the next two to four weeks. Kitchen serving items you haven't used since 1927, that crock pot you made stew in back when you were first married...
My plan is to be done with the dumping of junk by this weekend and after my son's birthday party on the 14th, we will begin packing.
Step 3: Living out of boxes
This is the time in which you have packed all you dare and have on several occasions found yourself reopening sealed boxes looking for something you haven't used in 12 years because you have wished you had it available about six times this week!
Step 4: Moving Week
This is the time to make arrangements to disconnect things like electricity and gas and forward your mail. Clear communication is essential in this stage or you will have your lights go out three days before you move and still be paying for the gas the new owners use six months after you move!
*Important Safety Tip: Have the person(s) you speak with read back to you what they wrote. Then, when your lights go out three days before you move and are still paying for the gas the new owners use six months after you move, you can honestly say you gave it your best shot!
Step 5: Moving Out Day
This stage is utter chaos when you hire people you don't know because your friends and family were available to help you move every weekend but this one. Make sure you clearly mark each box so you know what's inside because strangers have no idea what goes where. Make it clear to your helpers what is garbage and what is to be packed up last minute or you will end up with a garage full of trash and leave the box of birth certificates in the trash bin cuz the box looked weathered to Elmo!
Step 6: Moving In Day
This day is when you will feel like you want to sleep for 12 hours but you have only 6 1/2 hours before you have to get the UHaul back. The best strategy is to get the stuff off the truck as fast as you can and worry about unpacking, if you can move at all, after that. This is where your handwriting comes into play. If you have not clearly marked your boxes you will wind up with the big heavy box of old 78's in the middle of the kitchen while the pots and pans you need to make dinner in 7 minutes because it's now 9:30pm is in the back of the garage behind the flea infested couch you had told them to leave for the garbage.
Step 7: Vow Never to Move Again in LIFE!
Self explanatory...
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JoJo Tabares holds a degree in Speech Communication, but it is her humorous approach to communication skills which has made her a highly sought-after Christian speaker and writer. Her articles appear in homeschool publications, such as Homeschool Enrichment Magazine and The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, which also endorses her Say What You Mean curricula. You can also find JoJo on web sites such as Crosswalk.com and Dr.Laura.com. For more information on communication FUNdamentals and Christian-based communication skills for the whole family, please visit http://www.ArtofEloquence.com
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Jun. 6, 2008
Friday Funnies: A Simple Explanation of Baseball
A Simple Explanation of Baseball
From Good Clean Fun
This is a game played by two teams, one out the other in. The one
that's in, sends players out one at a time, to see if they can get in
before they get out. If they get out before they get in, they come
in, but it doesn't count. If they get in before they get out it does count.
When the ones out get three outs from the ones in before they get in
without being out, the team that's out comes in and the team in goes
out to get those going in out before they get in without being out.
When both teams have been in and out nine times the game is over. The
team with the most in without being out before coming in wins unless
the ones in are equal. In which case, the last ones in go out to get
the ones in out before they get in without being out.
The game will end when each team has the same number of ins out but
one team has more in without being out before coming in.
Clear as mud, right?
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May. 30, 2008
Have some fun! Enter the "Where's FIMM?" Contest!
"Where's FIMM?" Contest!
Today is Friday Funnies and, for the first time in all the years I've been blogging, I bring you my very first Interactive Friday FUNnies!
Remember how much fun it was to look for Waldo? Well, we've done Waldo one better! As most of you know, FIMM is the Art of Eloquence resident MIScommunicator who sticks his foot in his mouth so often he has Athlete's Tongue! He's fun and he's celebrating his 100th episode as you may have read on Wednesday when I posted Communication FUNdamentals Disorder.
We thought we would have even more FUN with FIMM in the coming several weeks. FIMM is hiding somewhere on the Art of Eloquence site. He will be disguising FIMMself differently and switching hiding places each Thursday. Some weeks he could be wearing a hat or carrying a sign or lying down or wearing funny clothes...
All you have to do to play "Where's FIMM?" is to listen to Grace Talk Soup each week (either live or from the recorded audio) for the "Where's FIMM?" clue! Then email me ( fimm@artofeloquence.com ) telling us what FIMM looks like that week and where you found himm.
In the coming weeks we will announce the end of the contest (when our FIMM Bingo winner is found!) At that time we will put all entries into a hat and pick a "Where's FIMM?" winner who will receive a free prize from Art of Eloquence Catalog of Products!
* One entry per email address each week. Get your kids to enter too! The more you enter, the more chances you have to win! If you have 12 kids each with their own email address, you could enter 13 times EACH WEEK!
We already started this week so hurry on over and listen to today's podcast on Grace Talk Soup to hear your clue as to where to find FIMM!
Good luck and have fun finding FIMM!
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May. 23, 2008
Friday Funnies: S*/pammers Can't Spell!
Have you noticed lately that spammers can't spell?
English is a funny language having borrowed so many words from other languages (some of which are considered dead!). Spelling an English word can be, to say the least, frustrating. However, I am not the world's best speller, but some of the mistakes made by spammers these days jump right out at even ME!
First of all, everyone should know that there are certain characters that just don't belong sm*ack in the middle of w/ords.
And spammers should at least proofread their spam to make sure they don't any words out!
They often leave a blank space in be tween words making it lo ok like two.
Sometimes they add an apostrophe where it doesnt belong and leave one out where it do'es.
Then there's the spammer whose first language obviously isn't English. I knowing this because they frequently add "ing" to certain verbs.
This is also obvious because of the use of so many dog, cat, bumblebee, winning smile, extraneous words and phrases.
But the thing that really boggles my mind is the speelling.
After all, if youre goi*ng to s/ell it, shouldnt you knowing' how to spell..."Viacugra"?
There are some things we Spam Recipients can do to block spam from coming into our inbox. I have blocked all incoming email that makes reference to certain words, but those w*ords keep coming through. I don't know how those w/ords keep getting through after I have blocked those exact w*rds from coming through, but those wor*ds just keep slipping through anyway!
S*pam is jus't so pickl es and puppies annoying!
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JoJo Tabares holds a degree in Speech Communication, but it is her humorous approach to communication skills which has made her a highly sought-after Christian speaker and writer. Her articles appear in homeschool publications, such as Homeschool Enrichment Magazine and The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, which also endorses her Say What You Mean curricula. You can also find JoJo on web sites such as Crosswalk.com and Dr.Laura.com. For more information on communication FUNdamentals and Christian-based communication skills for the whole family, please visit http://www.ArtofEloquence.com
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May. 16, 2008
Friday Funnies: Reasons Given for NOT Studying Communication
Happy Friday everyone!
Part of Art of Eloquence's mission is to share just how important communication skills are in everyday life. Most curricula teach only speech or debate. There is soooo much more to communication than that! I know some accomplished speech-makers and debators who are ineffective one on one.
As I share in my articles or teach seminars, some people are shocked to find just how much of our lives depend upon effective communication. Others, as my former student used to say, "just don't get it!"
Here at Communication FUNdamentals, we reserve Fridays for Friday Funnies. More often than not, these involve fictional accounts of communication faux pas. However, today I thought I would share just a few of the comments sent to Art of Eloquence over the years. The names have been omitted or changed.
Reasons Given for NOT Studying Communication:
5.(Reply to an internet ad)
I don't need to study communications skills cuz I speak pretty good. Ive learnt through experience of all the years i've been talking thanks any way
4. (Reply to a Yahoo group post about how important communication skills are to business owners)
communication skills are important for lawyers and all but everyday people don' tneed them really. If there not going to give speaches all they're life they really don't need it.
3. (Submitted via website "Contact Us" form)
I'm not interested in ANY of your products! But my friend, Fred, might be interested though so I will let him know. He is not very good at talking to people and he tends to come off rude.
2. (Email request attached to a newsletter)
UNSUB! Don't need communication. I have three cats and a dog.
1. (Not his real name)
UNSUBSCRIBE ME! I have no use for tips on communication skills! Pastor John Smith.
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May. 9, 2008
Friday Funny for Moms and a free gift for the mom in your life!
Whoever said "I slept like a baby!"
obviously never had any children!
 Art of Eloquence would like to honor all mothers with a free gift this year! It's called God's Word on Motherhood. It's a beautifully illustrated eBook of scriptures speaking to motherhood! You can download it here: http://artofeloquence.com/pages/freebie.php
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May. 2, 2008
Friday Funnies: Men and Women are D I F F E R E N T!
Apr. 25, 2008
Your weekly dose of Friday Funnies! Fill your prescription here!
Three comedians are shooting the breeze at the back of a nightclub after a late gig. They’ve heard one another’s material so much, they’ve reached the point where they don’t need to say the jokes anymore to amuse each other - they just need to refer to each joke by a number.
“Number 37!” cracks the first comic, and the others break up. 
"Number 53!” says the second guy, and they howl. Finally, it’s the third comic’s turn. 
“44!” he quips. He gets nothing. “What?” he asks, “Isn’t 44 funny?”
“Sure, it’s usually hilarious,” they answer. “But the way you tell it…”
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Apr. 18, 2008
Friday Funnies: Letter of Rejection Rejection
Dear Mr. Jones:
Thank you for your letter of April 17. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me employment with your firm. This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.
Despite Acme Inc.'s outstanding qualifications and previous experience in rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet with my needs at this time.
Best of luck in rejecting future candidates.
Sincerely,
I. M. Hired
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Apr. 11, 2008
Top 20 Oxymorons!
Last Friday I brought you the first set of the top 40 Oxymorons. This week I bring you the top 20!
20. Synthetic natural gas
19. Passive aggression
18. Taped live
17. Microsoft Works
16. Peace force
15. Extinct Life
14. Temporary tax increase
13. Computer jock
12. Plastic glasses
11. Terribly pleased
10. Computer security
9. Political science
8. Tight slacks
7. Definite maybe
6. Pretty ugly
5. Twelve-ounce pound cake
4. Diet ice cream
3. Working vacation
2. Exact estimate
1. Clearly misunderstood
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Apr. 4, 2008
Your Friday Funny: Oxymorons top 40 Countdown
OXYMORONS
40. Act naturally
39. Good grief
38. Same difference
37. Almost exactly
36. Government organization
35. Found missing
34. Alone together
33. Genuine imitation
32. Silent scream
31. Living dead
30. Small crowd
29. Business ethics
28. Advanced BASIC
27. Butt Head
26. Military Intelligence
25. Software documentation
24. New classic
23. Sweet sorrow
22. Childproof
21. Resident Alien
Tune in next week for the top 20!
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Mar. 27, 2008
Would have been America's Funniest Video if I had the video camera on!
I wish we had video taped it!! My dh and the kids were watching a show on self-defense. It was on Crav MaGaw (sp?) which is the ultimate martial art used by the Isreali Army! After the show, my dh asked my son to stand up. He placed his hands around his neck gently and asked Chris (8 yrs old) what he would do if someone did this to him. My son grabbed my dh's hands pulled them away from his neck and simultaneously kicked him ...yeah! Right there!
You should have seen his face! He was mostly shocked, pleased with his son's attention to this instruction and in some amount of pain all at the same time! My dd was on the floor rolling with laughter.
After my dh regained his composure, he said..."I assume you both (dd and I) are going to post something about this..." In unison we both said..."Oh yeah!" ROFLOLOL
You know my dd did something similar when she was about a year old. Daddy was playing with her on the bed having her jump up and down on the bed as he held her. One time she decided to stick her feet straight out on the way down and kicked him! He doubled over in pain. At that moment Kelsey decided to stand up and smashed her hard head into his nose! He laughs about it now but that one was a double whammy!
The funny thing is that both are in Martial Arts. My son is a blue belt and my dd is a black belt. Here she is:
Do you have a similar story? Share it!
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Mar. 21, 2008
Friday Funnies: Can I hear you now?
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What’s for Dinner?
A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid.
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem.
The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
Here's what you do," said the Doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner,and he was in the den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens." Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?" No response.
So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?" Still no response.
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?" Again he gets no response.
So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey,what's for dinner?"
Again there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
She yells back..........
"Ralph , for the FIFTH time, CHICKEN!"
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Mar. 14, 2008
Another great Friday Funny Video: Oversaved!
Mar. 7, 2008
Friday Funnies: Angels Explained by Children
Angels Explained by Children:
I only know the names of two angels. Hark and Harold.
--Gregory, 5
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Everybody's got it all wrong. Angels don't wear
halos anymore. I forget why, but scientists are
working on it.
--Olive, 9
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It's not easy to become an angel! First, you die.
Then you go to heaven, and then there's still the
flight training to go through. And then you got to
agree to wear those angel clothes.
--Matthew, 9
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Angels work for God and watch over kids when God
has to go do something else.
--Mitchell, 7
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My guardian angel helps me with math, but he's not
much good for science.
--Henry, 8
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Angels don't eat, but they drink milk from Holy
Cows!!!
--Jack, 6
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Angels talk all the way while they're flying you
up to heaven. The main subject is where you went
wrong before you got dead.
--Daniel, 9
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When an angel gets mad, he takes a deep breath and
counts to ten. And when he lets out his breath,
somewhere there's a tornado.
--Reagan, 10
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Angels have a lot to do and they keep very busy.
If you lose a tooth, an angel comes in through your
window and leaves money under your pillow.
Then when it gets cold, angels go north
for the winter.
--Sara, 6
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Angels live in cloud houses made by God and his
son, who's a very good carpenter.
--Jared, 8
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All angels are girls because they gotta wear
dresses and boys didn't go for it.
--Antonio, 9
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My angel is my grandma who died last year. She got
a big head start on helping me while she was still
down here on earth.
--Katelynn, 9
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Some of the angels are in charge of helping heal
sick animals and pets. And if they don't make the
animals get better, they help the child get over it.
--Vicki, 8
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What I don't get about angels is why, when someone is in love, they
shoot arrows at them.
--Sarah,7
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Feb. 29, 2008
Your weekly dose of Communication Folly...
Boy yesterday was a busy day! I kept saying to myself that I would post later and it seems later just never came! LOL My week went by so fast and here it is already Friday and time for Friday Funnies. So here is your weekly dose of communication folly:
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At a remote monastery deep in the woods, the monks followed a rigid vow of silence. This vow could only be broken once a year on Christmas, by one monk, and the monk could speak only one sentence.
One Christmas, Brother Thomas had his turn to speak and said, "I love the delightful mashed potatoes we have every year with the Christmas roast!" Then he sat down. Silence ensued for 365 days.
The next Christmas, Brother Michael got his turn, and said, "I think the mashed potatoes are lumpy and I truly despise them!" Once again, silence ensued for 365 days.
The following Christmas, Brother Paul rose and said, "I am fed up with this constant bickering!"
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A little girl went to church for the first time. After the service,
the minister asked how she had liked it. "Well," she she said, then
thought for a moment, "I thought the music was very fine, but your
commercial was too long!"
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Feb. 22, 2008
Friday Funny Video: Prayer for Macaroni and Cheese Too Cute!!
Feb. 15, 2008
You're not just a number!
Feb. 8, 2008
Friday Funnies: Reagan Style
In honor of The Great Communicator's birthday, the Say What You Mean Convention and Friday Funnies, I bring you some of the wit and wisdom of Ronald Reagan:
"We've heard a great deal about Republican 'fat cats,' and how the Republicans are the party of big contributions. I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'."
"I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress."
"Taxpayer: that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination."
"Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement."
"But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret."
"Facts are stubborn things."
"Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years."
"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."
"How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin."
"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself."
"I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon."
"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
"Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying."
"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so."
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Feb. 1, 2008
Friday Funnies: He was a funny man, Charlie Brown!
"I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time."
"I love mankind; it's people I can't stand."
"I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it."
"Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use."
"Try not to have a good time... this is supposed to be educational."
-Charles M. Schulz
(He was a funny man, Charlie Brown!)
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Jan. 24, 2008
Friday Funnies: Clarification
Jan. 11, 2008
Friday Funnies: Anita Renfroe Christian Comic in Body Shift
Jan. 4, 2008
Friday Funnies: Mathemagician
Dec. 21, 2007
Video Countdown to CHRISTmas! Stomp/Little Drummer Boy
Four days until CHRISTmas and here is some Friday Fun. This is Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale's version of Drummer boy with a stompin' surprise!
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Dec. 14, 2007
Friday Funnies: Signs... of Miscommunication
Signs of Miscommunication
These are signs that were supposedly found in various places in the world that might not convey what they intended. They may not be true (or are they?) but they certainly are funny!
On a California freeway:
Fine for Littering
On the wall of a British Columbia cleaning service:
Able to Do the Worst Possible Job
In a New York jewellery store:
Genuine Fauz Pearls
In a Kansas City oculist's office:
Broken lenses duplicated here
In a Boston fast-food parking lot:
Parking for Drive-Through Customers Only
Billboard on Florida highway:
If You Can't Read, We Can Help
On the Triborough Bridge in New York:
In Event of Air Attack Drive Off Bridge
On a Lockhart, Texas, gas station and minimart:
We're out of Rolaids, but we've got gas.
Basketball court in a Gastonton, North Carolina, YMCA:
Anyone caught hanging from the rim will be suspended
In a Grand Rapids restaurant:
Half baked chicken
In a Dayton barbershop:
During vacation of owner, a competent hair stylist will be here
On a Jacksonville, Florida, bookstore:
Rare, out-of-print, and nonexistent books
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Dec. 7, 2007
The Communication Diet! ROFL
Happy Friday Everyone! Many people are counting calories at CHRISTmas time. I thought I would introduce to you this new diet I came across. As with all diets, you should consult your physician before beginning.
Warning: May cause miscommunication!
Communication Diet:
Work off the following number of calories:
Beating around the bush - 75
Jumping to conclusions - 100
Climbing the walls - 150
Swallowing your pride - 50
Throwing your weight around (depending on your weight) - 50-300
Dragging your heels - 100
Pushing your luck - 250
Making mountains out of molehills - 500
Hitting the nail on the head - 50
Opening a can of worms - 50
Putting your foot in your mouth - 300 (Somebody notify FIMM!)
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Nov. 30, 2007
It's Raining...It's Pouring ...It's Friday Funny Time!
It's been cold here in the high desert lately but today it's raining. It's lovely to be in a nice warm home when it's raining and cold outside. Praise God! I do have to go out in a few hours to pick up my dd from her classes and to run some errands but it's nice to come home to a warm cozy house with your homeschooling family afterward!
Remember that today is the last day to enter the Communication FUNdamentals Family Word Contest! Depending upon how many entries we have, I may give away more than one prize so enter away! See the bottom of this blog post for more info and another link to the contest and TELL A FRIEND!
Many women complain that their husbands don't communicate. Many men are "men of few words". They don't usually share their feelings as we women do. Here is a funny I found which illustrates this point.
Wanna Play House?
A little girl and a little boy were at day care one day.
The girl approaches the boy and says, "Hey Stevie, wanna play house?"
He says, "Sure! What do you want me to do?"
The girl replies, "I want you to communicate."
He says to her, "that word is too big. I have no idea what it means."
The little girl smirks and says, "Perfect. You can be the husband."
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I would love to hear from HSB community. Do you feel that your husbands communicate with you? Would you like them to communicate with you more than they do? Or do you feel that men are different than women are and like to deal with things more on their own?
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