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ok, i’ve had two somewhat serious post this week so far; so let’s mix it up with a caption contest! yee-ha! this one is on its knees, just pleading and begging for all your funny and snarky caption ideas. i’ll list ‘contenders’ in the post later today, and pick a winner by the end of [...]
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seriously, it’s real. pansy kidd middle school, in poteau, oklahoma. there’s even a wikipedia article that mentions how they’ve “gone viral” with the pic posted on the fail blog (which just happened in the last few days). here’s the pic from fail blog: questions this brings to mind: 1. what do the 6th – 8th [...]
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i’ve had this baby sitting in my drafts for a long time. time to let it breathe some air. and, of course, time to subject it to the snarky brilliance of whyismarko captioners. bring it! (this is going to be a quick judging round, because i leave for vacation tomorrow, and have to wrap it [...]
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here’s a nifty little website — phone spell — that converts any phone number (or any 16 digits, including letters) into all possible spelled words and word combinations. i was sad that my cell number turned up no results, but i had fun putting in other numbers i know. ************* my friend mark aardsma has [...]
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yes, i have a history of bashing the mighty-but-tiny uke. a brief history of our relationship: the newest dangerous trend amongst teenagers: my first uke post, after exposure to the tiny troublemaker at a youth camp. clarifying my ukulele position: pretty much what it says it is. no ukes: the t-shirt i inspired! rock that [...]
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it’s been SO long since i posted a “jesus junk of the month award”. but a friend just sent me a worthy recipient. i’m slightly hesitate to post it, since it’s… well… a bit racy. but it’s just too darn worthy. yes, it’s a christian website that sells, um, marital implements. it’s a bit hot [...]
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yeah, let’s caption this kitty. an all-new prize this time around: the admiration of two or three other readers. ok, that’s a lie — it’s the same prize i offer for every photo caption contest. bring ‘em on (and keep it clean, or i’ll delete ya). CONTENDERS pberry Bank of America employees contemplate their Halloween [...]
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just saw this on tony jones‘ blog (where i also stole the pics – thanks tony!). if you’ve ever driven past the “king of kings” statue — 62 feet tall! one of the 10 largest statues in the u.s. — at solid rock church, off the i-75, just outside of cincinnatti, you’ve likely almost gotten [...]
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adventures in missions has launched a new blog for youth workers. particularly, the blog (with posts from various aim staff, as well as a handful of youth workers), focuses on discipleship, and how short-term missions can play a role in that. good stuff. i encourage you to check it out. i’ve added it to my [...]
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from time to time, my friend (and uber-blogger) scot mcknight posts something-or-other about theologian dietrich bonhoeffer. and whenever he does, he includes a little pic of “the ‘hoeff”. and every time i see that thing, i have this thought, “man, that pic looks like it could be an old photo of scot himself!” so, in [...]
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