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Experienced Sky Diver See a Blind Man Ready to Jump (illustration)
Robert, an experienced sky diver, was readying himself for a jump when he spotted another man outfitted to dive wearing dark glasses, carrying a white cane and holding a seeing-eye dog by a leash. Shocked that the blind man was also going to jump, Robert struck up a conversation, …
Nida: Hazardous Device Technician’s T-Shirt (illustration)
My brother detonates explosives for the police department’s bomb squad. He came to my house one day sporting a distinctive T-shirt. The front read, “Hazardous Device Technician.” When he turned around, I read the back: “If you see me running, try to keep up!” …
The Plan and the Wise Old Mouse (illustration)
Aesop has a helpful fable. Once upon a time some mice gathered to decide upon the best means of ridding themselves of the cat who had killed many of their friends and relatives. Various plans were discussed and rejected, until, at last, a young mouse came forward proposing that a …
Warning (illustration)
During the 1982 war in the Falkland Islands between England and Argentina, the Royal Navy’s 3,500-ton destroyer HMS Sheffield was sunk by a single missile fired from an Argentine fighter jet. It caused some people to wonder if modern surface warships were obsolete, sitting ducks …
Worry–God’s Warning Light (illustration)
“Worry is the warning light that God is really not first in my life.” (Rick Warren). …
A Wise Warning (illustration)
My brother detonates explosives for the police department’s bomb squad. He came to my house one day sporting a distinctive T-shirt. The front read: “Hazardous Device Technician.” When he turned around, I read the back: “If you see me running, try to keep u …
Mice hanging a bell to the cat’s neck (illustration)
Once upon a time some mice gathered to decide upon the best means of ridding themselves of the cat who had killed many of their friends and relatives. Various plans were discussed and rejected, until, at last, a young mouse came forward proposing that a bell should be hung around …
The Sheffield was sunk by a singe missile in 1982 (illustration)
During the 1982 war in the Falkland Islands between England and Argentina, the Royal Navy’s 3,500-ton destroyer HMS Sheffield was sunk by a single missile fired from an Argentine fighter jet. It caused some people to wonder if modern surface warships were obsolete, sitting ducks …
The Day Mount St. Helen’s Blew (illustration)
Many residents of Washington remember exactly where they were and what they were doing on the morning Mount St. Helen’s blew wide-open. The shock wave rattled windows for hundreds of miles around. Prior to the eruption, scientists monitoring the peak didn’t know when it would …
A woman sues McDonalds because her coffee was hot (illustration)
It seems that even the obvious things in life can’t be taken for granted: After a woman sued McDonalds because she wasn’t warned her coffee was hot, companies are changing their instruction manuals and product warning labels to cover themselves from liability. Listen to a few of …
Warning - A man who detonates explosives (illustration)
The story is told of a man who detonates explosives for the police department’s bomb squad. Suppose he comes to my house one day sporting a distinctive T-shirt. The front reads: “Hazardous Device Technician.” When he turns around, I read the back: “If you see me ru …
A Computer Virus Named “Love Bug” (illustration)
On May 11, 2000 a computer virus named “Love Bug” was born. It raced around the world, bringing business to a halt. It was a deadly computer virus that caused millions of computer software programs to crash. One virus, but so much contamination. But it’s not the f …
Old Farmer Driving Down The Freeway The Wrong Way (illustration)
As an old farmer was driving down the freeway, his cell phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife’s voice urgently warning him, “Bill, I just heard on the news that there’s a car going the wrong way on Highway 59. Please be careful!” He replied, “I have actual …
