In loving memory of Tom Hogg, 1943–2023
MoFunny for
Women's Day · December 2, 2026
Why is a Rabbits Foot considered lucky?
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Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee. -- Thomas Fuller
The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it. -- Lord Macaulay, review of Lucy Aikin, 'Life and Writings of Addison,' 1943
At my age the bones are water in the morning until food is given them. -- Pearl Buck
Dec. 17, 1903 - Orville and Wilbur Wright had been printers and bicycle makers before turning to flying machines. On this day, the WRIGHT FLYER, made of muslin, wood, and steel, traveled 120 feet over North Carolina sand dunes in the first powered manned flight.
The huge organ in the Church of St. Florian, Austria, serves as a memorial to composer Anton Bruckner, who began his celebrated career as a church organist on this organ..and is buried at its base.
If a computer sends an error message by mistake will it send another error message saying the first message was in error?
While I was dining in the restaurant of a large hotel, I heard a loud crash. A waitress had dropped a whole tray of coffee cups, plates, and dishes. Suddenly, I felt a stinging pain in my hand. There was a small cut from the scattered debris. I was immediately escorted to the hotel doctor. "What happened?" he asked.
"Attacked by a flying saucer," I replied.
The couple left the gynecologist's office with the wife in tears. They had just been told that she could never become pregnant and they would never have the family they both desired so fervently.
Suddenly, a masked man appeared before them. "I think I can help you," he said, handing them a card.
"Why are you masked?" the husband asked.
"Because the government has declared our activities illegal. Go to the address on this card. The doctor will take a scraping from your mouth and culture it. In less than a year, we will have your baby for you."
Turning to her husband, the wife exclaimed "This is the answer to our prayers!" Then she turned back to thank the stranger but he was gone.
"Who was that masked man?" she asked her husband.
He answered, "That was... the Clone Arranger."
September 23 is... Checkers Day and Dogs In Politics Day
A Texan lands in Sydney, and is picked up by a taxi. After requesting a tour of the city, he starts into a tirade about the small town airport and how in Texas they have larger runways on their ranches.
They are soon crossing the Sydney Harbor bridge, and the man is further unimpressed - "I have a duck pond bigger than that harbor, and an ornamental bridge to span it that makes this look like a toy".
The Sydney-Newcastle expressway also gets his scorn, "Is this a road, or a track?"
So when a kangaroo jumped out in front of the cab, causing the sudden and severe application of the brakes, the driver couldn't help himself - "Stupid grass hoppers!"
My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned... couldn't concentrate.
Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it, so they gave me the ax.
After that I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn't suited for it ...mainly because it was a so-so job.
Next I tried working in a muffler factory but that was too exhausting.
Then I tried to be a chef -- figured it would add a little spice too my life but I just didn't have the thyme.
I attempted to be a deli worker, but any way I sliced it, I couldn't cut the mustard.
My best job was being a musician, but eventually I found I wasn't noteworthy.
I studied a long time to become a doctor, but I didn't have any patience.
Next was a job in a shoe factory; I tried but I just didn't fit in.
I became a professional fisherman, but discovered that I couldn't live on my net income.
I managed to get a good job working for a pool maintenance company, but the work was just too draining.
So then I got a job in a workout center, but they said I wasn't fit for the job.
After many years of trying to find steady work I finally got a job as a historian until I realized there was no future in it.
My last job was working at Starbucks, but I had to quit because it was always the same old grind.
SO I RETIRED AND I FOUND I AM PERFECT FOR THE JOB!
You might be a redneck if…
Going to the bathroom in the middle of the night involves putting on shoes and a jacket and grabbing a flashlight.
Bizarre July Holidays
July 1 is Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day and Build A Scare-crow Day
July 3 is Stay Out Of The Sun Day and Compliment Your Mirror Day
July 6 is National Fried Chicken Day
July 8 is Video Games Day
July 14 is National Nude Day
July 16 is International Juggling Day
July 20 is Ugly Truck Contest Day
July 21 is National Tug-Of-War Tournament Day
July 27 is Take Your Pants For A Walk Day
July 29 is Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day
Have you heard about the pharmaceutical company that developed a new drug which, when administered to women, compels them to go join a convent?
The FDA refused to license it. Seems it was habit forming.
Why is a Rabbits Foot considered lucky?
Superstitions, such as a rabbit's foot being considered lucky, grow out of man's attempts to explain the unknown. When man disproves the old belief, and some still cling to the belief, it becomes a superstition, such as in the instant case. In Western Europe, prior to 600 B.C., man considered rabbits to be sacred, because of their belief that spirits inhabited the bodies of animals, and also because of their belief that man directly descended from a select few of these animals.
Later, the ancient European Celts adopted portions of the older belief, that rabbits were sacred, and that spirits inhabited their bodies. The Celts, based upon the fact that these animals spent an inordinate amount of time in their underground burrows, held the belief that the rabbits' bodies were inhabited by numina, underground spirits with whom they communicated at very close proximity!
Another reason the Celts held the rabbit to be sacred, was because of their prowess in the field of reproduction. They believed that the numina intended for rabbits to be put upon pedestals and revered as symbols of procreation, reproduction with a high turnover rate, of health, and of prosperity.
Since the rabbit itself was considered to be lucky, it follows that any of its body parts would also be considered lucky. People selected the rabbit's foot to tote around for good luck, because of its capacity to dry quickly, its small size, and the fact that it made a great key chain!