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| An annual Pun Competition was held by the New York Times. Here are some submissions: 1. I changed my iPod's name to Titanic. It's syncing now. 2. England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool. 3. A dentist and a manicurist married. They fought tooth and nail. 4. With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress. 5. Did you hear about the fellow whose entire left side was cut off? He's all right now. 6. A bicycle can't stand alone; it's just two tired. 7. When she saw her first strands of grey hair she thought she'd dye. 8. I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me. 9. Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils😀 10. Dad, are we pyromaniacs? Yes, we arson. 11. Why is ‘dark’ spelt with a k and not c? Because you can’t 'c' in the dark. 12. Why is it unwise to share your secrets with a clock? Well, because time will tell. 13. Prison is just one word to you, but for some people, it’s a whole sentence. 14. I’m trying to organize a hide-n-seek tournament, but good players are really hard to find. 15. I’ve started telling everyone about the benefits of eating dried grapes. It’s all about raisin awareness!!! 😎🤗.. |
| BODY PARTS AS VERBS ✋😁💪🏿👅 Many parts of the body can be used as verbs in either a physical or a metaphorical sense. You can *head* a company, but if things go wrong you'll have to *shoulder* the blame, or *face* your investors. A good leader *backs* his employees, but if you don't *toe* the line you might get *skinned*. Did you *muscle* your way into that job? You might *eye* someone suspiciously, or wait for the police to *finger* a suspect. But if you need to get out of town, try *thumbing* a ride. You can ride with me if you can *stomach* the thought. I don't always sing along with the radio, but you might see me *mouthing* the words. Amazing English! |
| What is spiritual maturity? 1. Spiritual Maturity is *when you stop trying to change others, ...instead focus on changing yourself.* 2. Spiritual Maturity is when you *accept people as they are.* 3. Spiritual Maturity is when you *understand everyone is right in their own perspective.* 4. Spiritual Maturity is when you *learn to "let go".* 5. Spiritual Maturity is when you are able to *drop "expectations" from a relationship and give for the sake of giving.* 6. Spiritual Maturity is when you *understand whatever you do, you do for your own peace.* 7. Spiritual Maturity is when you *stop proving to the world, how intelligent you are.* 8. Spiritual Maturity is when you *don't seek approval from others.* 9. Spiritual Maturity is when you *stop comparing with others.* 10. Spiritual Maturity is when you *are at peace with yourself.* 11. Spiritual Maturity is when you *are able to differentiate between "need" and "want" and are able to let go of your wants & last but most meaningful !* 12. You gain Spiritual Maturity when you *stop attaching "happiness" to material things !!* "Wishing all a happy Spiritually matured life" |
| Ode to Friendship *CLASSMATES AND THE TRICKERY OF LIFE* There is something both amusing and tragic about classmates. When we are young, sitting side by side on stiff wooden desks, everything feels equal. We wear the same uniforms, complain about the same teachers, and dream the same big dreams. We believe, with the foolish confidence of youth, that life will reward us fairly. That the one who topped the class will top in life, that the one who struggled will always struggle, that effort will always equal success. But life is not a classroom. Life is a trickster, a mischievous storyteller who loves plot twists. Then one day, years later, we meet again at ordinations, weddings, funerals, airports, or by accident at a supermarket. And suddenly, we see what nobody warned us about. The boy who never did his assignments now owns a mansion. The one who won all the academic prizes is still searching for relevance. The one who was always quiet now commands boardrooms, while the one who once led every debate now sits in silence, waiting for an opportunity that refuses to come. And we ask ourselves: how did this happen? Nobody told us that life does not follow the rules of the classroom. That hard work is important, but so is luck. That intelligence is valuable, but connections sometimes matter more. That some rise not because they are the best, but because they were in the right place at the right time. That life does not grade us like exam scripts, it rolls the dice and sometimes, the results are baffling. There is a good side to all of these: no matter how far life scatters us, when classmates meet again, the years disappear. Titles do not matter. Bank accounts do not speak. We laugh over memories of forgotten nicknames, of teachers we swore we would never forget but now struggle to remember. For a brief moment, we return to a time when we were just young with dreams, before life stepped in with its unexpected script. *And just maybe, that is the real lesson: success is not just about who has more, but about who still has a heart that can remember.* |
| After every flight, Madras Airlines pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet" which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, documnt their repairs on the form, then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are actual maintenance complaints submittd by UPS pilots ("P") and solutions recorded ("S") by maintenance engineers: P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement. S: Almost replaced left inside main tire. P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough. S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft. P: Something loose in cockpit S: Something tightened in cockpit P: Dead bugs on windshield. S: Live bugs on back-order. P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground. P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. S: Evidence removed. P: DME volume unbelievably loud. S: DME volume set to more believable level. P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick. S: That's what friction locks are for. P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode. S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode. P: Suspected crack in windshield. S: Suspect you're right. P: Number 3 engine missing. S: Engine found on right wing after brief search. P: Aircraft handles funny. S: Aircraft warned to: straighten up, fly right, and be serious. P: Target radar hums. S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics. P: Mouse in cockpit. S: Cat installed. P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget poundng on something with a hammer. S: Took hammer away from midget |
| Russian literature is considered the most truthful form of literature in the world and the most expressive of reality. It is the only literature that has far surpassed psychology and highlighted the beauty of the human soul. Here are some quotes: 1. "Even if I overcome everything that pains me… I am no longer who I used to be." — Dostoevsky 2. "People who are brought together by a shared tragedy feel a certain relief when they gather." — Anton Chekhov 3. "Only what we want to forget remains in memory." — Dostoevsky 4. "When they betray you, it’s as if they’ve cut off your arms—you can forgive them, but you can’t embrace them." — Tolstoy 5. "Nothing reforms a person as much as the memory of their past regrets." — Dostoevsky 6. "Winter is cold for those who have no warm memories, but I believe it is even colder for those who have them without their owners." — Dostoevsky 7. "In my opinion, the best moment in an acquaintance is the one just before farewell." — Dostoevsky 8. "I may not have remarkable victories, but I can amaze you with the defeats I survived." — Chekhov 9. "Those who insist on sitting by the window often know nothing about the details of the road." — Lermontov 10. "Nothing is worse than an old man who placed his dreams on his son’s shoulders, only to wake up in a nursing home." — Dostoevsky |
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| Found this story today.. Found it Interesting enough to share... ✍🏻 * Teacher gave a beautiful toffee to all the children of the class and then said a strange thing * 👇🏻 * Listen, children! All of you not to eat your toffee for ten minutes and saying that he walked out of the class room *. * There was silence in the classroom for a few moments, every child was looking at the toffee in front of them and it was difficult to stop themselves with each passing moment. Ten minutes are over and the teacher enters the class room. Reviewed. There were seven children in the whole class, whose toffees were as it is, while all the other children were eating toffee and commenting on its color and taste. The teacher secretly recorded the names of these seven children in his diary and began to read after noting *. * The name of this teacher was Professor Walter Torch *. * After a few years, Professor Walter opened his own diary and removed the names of seven children and started researching them. After a long struggle, he come to know that the seven children have achieved many successes in their lives and are the most successful among their own field people. Professor Walter also reviewed the rest of his class of students and it was found that most of them were leading a normal life, while there were some who were faced with strict economic and social conditions *. * All this effort and research resulted in one sentence by Professor Walter and that was it *. * "A man who cannot be patient for ten minutes can never move forward in life *" * This research gained worldwide prominence and was named "Marsh Mello Theory" because the toffee that Professor Walter gave the children was named "Marsh Mello". It was soft like foam *. According to this theory, one of the most successful people in the world is found with many qualities 'patience', because this quality increases the strength of the human being, due to which the man is not disappointed in difficult situations and he becomes an extraordinary personality. * Patience is the essence of life * 🙏🏻🌷 |
| What's Inside? "'If I were to squeeze this orange as hard as I could, what would come out?' I asked him. He looked at me like I was a little crazy and said, 'Juice, of course.' 'Do you think apple juice could come out of it?' 'No!' he laughed. 'What about grapefruit juice?' 'No!' 'What would come out of it?' 'Orange juice, of course.' 'Why? Why when you squeeze an orange does orange juice come out?' He may have been getting a little exasperated with me at this point. 'Well, it's an orange and that's what's inside." I nodded. 'Let's assume that this orange isn't an orange, but it's you. And someone squeezes you, puts pressure on you, says something you don't like, offends you. And out of you comes anger, hatred, bitterness, fear. Why? The answer, as our young friend has told us, is because that's what's inside.' It's one of the great lessons of life. What comes out when life squeezes you? When someone hurts or offends you? If anger, pain and fear come out of you, it's because that's what's inside. It doesn't matter who does the squeezing: your mother, your brother, your children, your boss, the government. If someone says something about you that you don't like, what comes out of you is what's inside. And what's inside is up to you, it's your choice. When someone puts the pressure on you and out of you comes anything other than love, it's because that's what you've allowed to be inside. Once you take away all those negative things you don't want in your life and replace them with love, you'll find yourself living a highly functioning life." Wayne Dyer |
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Your post is a linguistic delight! I love how you’ve turned the quirks of English into something so fun and engaging. How you weave body parts like head, shoulder, face, and toe into a narrative is so clever—it’s like a verbal dance where each part gets its moment to shine.
Your examples highlight the versatility of language, showing how these words can flip effortlessly between physical actions and metaphorical meanings.
I’d never thought much about how often we use body parts this way. Now, whenever I head out the door or shoulder a task, I’ll be grinning at your insight. That line about thumbing a ride or mouthing the words to a song? Absolute gold—practical and playful all at once.
Your take on this is so refreshing—it’s amazing how you’ve spotlighted something we use daily and made it feel brand new. Have you thought about turning this into a series? I’d totally read more of your explorations into linguistic quirks. Amazing English, indeed—well done. You are a marvelous example of being footloose. It’s no wonder you can dance with the stars!