December 1 -2000 - All the Rest

rede transitive.verb red·ed, red·ing, redes. 1. To give advice to; counsel. 2. To interpret; explain. --rede n. 1. Advice or counsel. 2. Archaic. A narration. [Middle English reden, from Old English rĆdan. ]

And now, O Oedipus, our peerless king,
All we thy votaries beseech thee, find
Some succor, whether by a voice from heaven
Whispered, or haply known by human wit.
Tried counselors, methinks, are aptest found
To furnish for the future pregnant rede.

Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy.
Sophocles.

"Ay, truly," said another. "We have need of the Sheriff's good-will. If ye will do as I rede you, let us bind him up in the skin of the royal hart he hath slain and sling him from our shoulders on a stout oak limb."

BOLD ROBIN HOOD AND HIS OUTLAW BAND
Louis Rhead

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Today's Fact

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A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)

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A Frenchman, an Englishman, and a New Yorker were captured by cannibals. The chief comes to them and says, "The bad news is that now that we've caught you, we're going to kill you. We will put you in a pot and cook you, eat you, and then use your skins to build a canoe. The good news is that you get to choose how you die."

The French says, "I take ze poison." The chief gives him a small vial of a dark liquid. The Frenchman holds it up, says, "Vive la France!", swallows the liquid, and promptly dies.

The Englishman says, "A pistol for me, please." The chief gives him a pistol. He points it at his head, says, "God save the Queen!" and blows his brains out.

The New Yorker says, "Gimme a fork." The chief is puzzled but he shrugs, and gives him a fork. The New Yorker takes the fork and starts jabbing himself all over -- the stomach, the sides, the chest, everywhere. There's blood gushing all over, it's horrible.

The chief is appalled, and asks, "WHAT are you doing?"

The New Yorker says, "So much for your canoe, you stupid jerk!"

Contributed by Danielle Krivas From DigiDay

A blonde was complaining to her friend about constantly being called a dumb blonde. Her friend tells her "go do something to prove them wrong! Why don't you learn all the state capitals or something?"

The blonde thinks this is a great idea and locks herself up for two weeks studying.

The next party she goes to, some guy is making dumb blonde comments to her. She gets indignant and claims, "I'm NOT a dumb blonde. In fact, I can name ALL the state capitals!"

The guy doesn't believe her, so she dares him to test her.

He says "Okay, what's the Capital of Montana?"

The blonde tosses her hair in triumph and says, "That's easy! It's M!"

Contributed by Joe Barber From DigiDay

A man said his credit card was stolen but he decided not to report it because the thief was spending less than his wife did.

A Bible study group was discussing the unforeseen possibility of their sudden death. The leader of the discussion said, "We will all die some day, and none of us really knows when, but if we did we would all do a better job of preparing ourselves for that inevitable event." Everybody nodded their heads in agreement with this comment.

Then the leader said to the group, "What would you do if you knew you only had 4 weeks of life remaining before your death, and then the Great Judgment Day?"

One gentleman said, "I would go out into my community and minister the Gospel to those that have not yet accepted the Lord into their lives." "Very good," said the group leader, and all the group members agreed that would be a very good thing to do.

One lady spoke up and said enthusiastically, "I would dedicate all of my remaining time to serving God, my family, my church, and my fellow man with a greater conviction." "That's wonderful!" the group leader commented, and all the group members agreed that would be a very good thing to do.

But one gentleman in the back finally spoke up loudly and said, "I would go to my mother-in-law's house for the 4 weeks." Everyone was puzzled by this answer, and the group leader asked, "Why your mother-in-law's home?" Then the gentleman smiled sarcastically and said, "Because, that would be the longest 4 weeks of my life!"

TRUE FACT ...

Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day.

SOURCE: NYT, Dr. William F. Fry, Stanford University

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	If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. Chinese Proverb
		If you get up one more time than you fall you will make it through. Chinese Proverb
	He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. - Chinese Proverb
		A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds. - Chinese Proverb
	A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. - Chinese Proverb

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