Thursday, April 29, 2010

"Tomorrow Never Comes"

Did y'all know....

"Tomorrow never comes. Because tomorrow, tomorrow will be today and today will be yesterday."

So true! So, do what you need to do today!

Hope I made you laugh!
Buttercup <3

Monday, April 26, 2010

Some More Quotes!

Hey! I got an email from my friend Chelsea yesterday, it had a bunch of cool quotes in it! Here are some:

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"Give God what's right, not what's left."

" Mans way leads to a hopeless end...God's way leads to an endless hope."

"A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing."

"He who kneels before God can stand before anyone."

"In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma, but never let him be the period."

"Don't put a question mark where God puts a period."

"When praying, don't give God instructions....just report for duty."

"We don't change God's message, His message changes us."

"WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning."

"Plan ahead...It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark."

"Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory position."

"Suffering from truth decay? Brush up on your Bible."

"Exercise daily...walk with the Lord."

"Never give the devil a ride....he will always want to drive."

"Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it."

"Compassion is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back."

"He who angers you controls you."

"Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop."

"Give Satan an inch and he'll be a ruler."

"Be ye fishers of men...You catch them and He'll clean them."

"God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called."

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Hope you liked them! I sure did! Thanks, Chelsea for sending them!

Buttecup

Awards from Eldarwen :)

Thanks, Eldarwen for awarding lots of people with these! Including me, of course. :P It's so fun!

Okay...First...


Rules:
1. State 5 random facts about yourself.
2. Award 5 of your stylish blogging friends.

1. I don't like heights.
2. I don't like swimming in water with living things in it. *shudder* (so, putting the two together, you can be sure that I will not be jumping the twenty foot or the forty foot rocks into the river at camp! lol. I'll tell y'all more about camp later)
3. I'm on Skype
4. I make jewelry
5. I make things with clay

And, I award...ouch. I can't pick!!! Um, how about...everyone who votes (or has voted) in all three polls on my sidebar!


If you are tagged:
1. Post about the tag
2. Pick 10 bloggers who deserve this award
3. Leave a comment on the blogs of the people you tagged letting them know they were awarded
4. Answer the questions along with your post

1: Apples, Oranges or Bananas? You're gonna make me pick?!?! yeah right. I love them all!
2: How many siblings do you have? Five
3: How old are you? Haven't I been asked this question before...and the answer was: "I'm not gonna tell you!" Or something like that. lol.
4: Do you live on a prairie, woodland, swamp, city or other? City
5: Scissors or glue? What kind of a question is that? They are used for completely different purposes. So, to answer the question, it depends on what I'm doing.
6: Describe your dream house: Idk...seriously...Never really thought past the college dorm...haha. jk jk.
7: Is your room clean? ugg! I should have posted earlier in the day! lol.
8: If you could be a movie character for a day, who would you be? ooohhh...hard question. I'm pretty content being me, myself, and I...Actually, I don't think there is any movie character that I'd like to be...most are bratty. Wait! Inigo Montoya! Love his character! So cool! Just...I'd have to be India Montoya...Since I'm a girl...I guess I'd be his sister...LOL.
9: Italy, Greece, France, Spain or England? Hmmm...I'd have to think about that one. I kinda like the US. :P
10: What denomination are you? I'm not, really. Just a Christian. We are all a part of the Body of Christ.
11: Do you sleep with a stuffed toy (BE HONEST!!!!)? um...hehe. yeah...I do...
12: Gum, chocolate, or jelly beans? Gum!
13: What is your favorite book? The Bible! It has everything! The way Jesus saved His people, and history! I love history!
14: Favorite ice cream flavor? um...Probably strawberry, or some kind of cherry thing...
15: If you had to eat one type of food for two weeks, what would that food be? Only that food? Is that what you mean? Probably some kind of soup or pasta! :)
16: What is your favorite Olympic sport? Gymnastics!!!
17: If you woke up and discovered that you had turned into Miley Cyrus for the day, what would you do (note, I am NOT a fan)? Scream!
19: What do you hate? Being sick right before camp. yep. It's happened...But I still got better and got to go!!! yippee!!!
20: If Elmo came into your room with a gun, what would you do? Burst out laughing! What else could you do? Just picture that fuzz-ball with a pistol! ROTFLOL!

For this one, I'm just awarding everyone! :) There's no way I could pick only ten of you...in that case then, I'm not going to leave any comments about it.


This one goes to everyone who comments on this post! :)

ttyl!

Buttercup <3

Saturday, April 24, 2010

First Issue of Go Ye Therefore, out today!

EDIT!!!! To subscribe, please email the team at: helpnm@embarqmail.com
Thanks, Chelsea, for telling me!


Hey Y'all!

Today I sent out the VERY FIRST ISSUE of the new teens missions magazine, GO YE THEREFORE!!!

I really hope all you subscribers enjoy it! Please tell me what you think!

If you didn't get a chance to subscribe, forgot about it, or just plain didn't know. You can still get this issue! Since this is the first one, I am going to send it to all new subscribers until the next one comes out! So, please do!!!

In Christ,
Buttercup

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Possible Giveaway???

Hey y'all!

I'm thinkin' about doing a big giveaway, like, a few prizes! Cause I've been saving up a few things and I want y'all to have them! So, I will do a giveaway when....

I get 50 Followers

or

when I hit 300 posts!

I'm still thinking about about which prizes to do, but I'll give you some hints once I think of them!

So, if you aren't a follower, start following! And if you already are, tell your friends! :)

In Christ,
Buttercup

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Leonard Ravenhill Quotes

"If weak in prayer, we are weak everywhere."


"Men give advice; God gives guidance."


"Are the things you are living for worth Christ dying for?"


"A sinning man stops praying, a praying man stops sinning"


"The only reason we don't have revival is because we are willing to live without it!"


"God pity us that after years of writing, using mountains of paper and rivers of ink, exhausting flashy terminology about the biggest revival meetings in history, we are still faced with gross corruption in every nation, as well as with the most prayerless church age since Pentecost."


"The Church used to be a lifeboat rescuing the perishing. Now she is a cruise ship recruiting the promising."


"The opportunity of a lifetime must be seized within the lifetime of the opportunity."


"My main ambition in life is to be on the devil's most wanted list."


"If Jesus had preached the same message that ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified."


"Entertainment is the devil's substitute for joy"

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Sherwood Pictures




Hey y'all!

Well, if you haven't seen the poll on the left sidebar then you probably have no idea why I'm posting this. lol. In the poll I asked what your favorite Sherwood Pictures movie is, and the choices were: Flywheel; Facing the Giants; Fireproof; I think it will be their next one, Courageous; I've never heard of any of them (hint hint. post about it!); and, I love them all!

As you have probably already guessed, I have had one vote and it was for the: "I've never heard of any of them (hint hint. post about it!)". lol. So, here we go!

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Here is their main website: http://www.sherwoodpictures.com/

And from there, you can get to any of the movie websites.

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But first, their first movie: Flywheel!


This is a great movie, not as high quality as the others, but still a terrific story! I really encourage everyone to watch it!

It is about a man who is not a Christian, owns a car lot, and cheats all his customers, by telling them too high a price, and telling them they are getting a good deal of a trash of a car, and even, by lying to them, telling them it was never wrecked, when really it was.

Later on, he finds Christ, and puts all his faith and trust in Him; including his lot. He stops cheating people, and actually returns all the money that he overcharged them. Once he handed his lot over to God, the whole problem worked out. His debts, he was able to pay. His customers that he cheated, were returned their money. His relationship with his wife and young boy, were healed.

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Next, Facing the Giants!



This is also an awesome story! The same main character in Flywheel comes back and is the coach for this high school foot ball team.

In this movie, the coach learns how trusting God, and letting Him work, is worth everything. He had been coach of this team at this school for many many years, and they hadn't won much at all, they were the worst team they could think of. But once an older man told the coach: "God will send the rain when he's ready. You have to prepare your fields to receive it." Meaning that, he has to prepare his football team for the new season in a way that honors and glorifies God, then God will reward him. And boy, he did!

Once he had taught the team the importance of playing for the glory of God, and not for themselves, the whole team was dedicated. They ended up winning the state championship, two years (at least) in a row!

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Thirdly, Fireproof! Their latest movie!

This is a really, really good one! Made me stop breathing in a few parts, it was so tense. :D

This movie is about marriage, how a husband and wife, who don't get along, want to have a divorce. But then the husband, Captain Caleb Holt, who is a firefighter, changes his mind and really does want their marriage not to break. So his dad sends him a book, a diary, a book with a challenge for each day; something to do for your spouse for that day, along with a Bible verse. But at first she rejected all of it.

Later on, Caleb realizes that his whole heart hasn't been in it. And he realizes that God is the only one who can save their marriage. He becomes a Christian wholeheartedly, and does all he can do save his marriage from breaking.

In the end, Kathrine, his wife, sees what he is doing for her. And forgives him.

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Their movie that they are working on now is called, "Courageous". And I can't wait till that comes out!

For more information about this one, click here.

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Hope you liked it! Now go rent them! :)

Buttercup

Friday, April 16, 2010

Lots of Quotes!

Hey Y'all! Here are a bunch of quotes that girls have posted on the Rebelution forum. :) If I didn't put down who said it, it is because I don't know. hehe. The ones at the bottom are girly ones. :D
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"Live to the point of tears, whether they are happy tears, or sad tears, just live."

"Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life become a beautiful success, in spite of poverty." -Little Women.

Jesus lived the life I could not live.
Jesus died the death I should have died.
Jesus gives the gift I could never earn.
~Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill Church, Seattle, WA.

"Birds of the same feather flock together. What then am I doing with these self-absorbed peacocks who can´t even fly? I can´t believe I was fooled by their colors; I should have soared with the eagles."

"Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can." – Norman Vincent Peale

"In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet." -Albert Schweitzer

"God wants something better for me than I want for myself."

"If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we would grab ours back."

"Faith makes things possible, not easy."

"When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade."

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
~Jim Elliot
"If a commission by an earthly king is considered an honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?" - David Livingstone

"Prayer is the key in the morning and the lock at night."

"Life is a maybe. Death is for sure. Sin is the cause. Christ is the cure."

"T.L.C - The Lord Cares"

"Only one life will soon be past
only what's done for Christ will last!"

"Accept what God allows."

"Be a prism for God."

"'Almost saved' is lost."

"Wrong is never right."

"Smiles are always 'in'."

"Jesus will be the Final Victor."
"Love is a verb."

"Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same." - TheFray

"I am the captain of my ship but God is the ocean that waves me to my destiny."

"Our favorite attitude should be gratitude."

"A day that begins with God, ends with God, and has God in the middle is my idea of an absolutely perfect day."

And here are the girl quotes :)

"Don't worry -- your Prince will come someday. Mine just took a wrong turn, got lost, and is too stubborn to ask for directions."

"Woman was taken out of man; not out of his head to top him, nor out of his feet to be trampled underneath; but out out of his side to be equal to him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him." - Matthew Henry

"Dear future husband, Along with your endless love to me, I think it would be nice if you could also beat up all the jerkish guys I have to deal with until I meet you. If you'd like, I will take names and numbers from all of them. Just a suggestion. Love, Your future wife"~ Stephanie Stott

"Dear future husband, I'm pretty sure I've found the biggest jerk of all. Unfortunately, he was too much of a chicken to give me his number. I trust that you will take care of it (: Love, your future wife"
~ Stephanie Stott

"I'm a Daughter of God. Not a perfect person, but changed by the love of God and restored to perfect beauty by the blood of Jesus Christ!"

"Jesus, please hold my heart in Your hand. Don't let me give it or any piece of it away. I want YOU to give it away in Your time, to the right person. Please hold it tight, lock it up, and keep the key."

"Wait for the guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, prays for you every day. Wait for the guy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in your sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends. Wait for the one who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares about you and how lucky he is to have you. Wait for the one who turns to his friends and says...'that's her.'"

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More to come!

Buttercup :)

Randomness Friday - Pictures edition! *science, creatures, blog party, and more!*

Hello everyone! Welcome to Randomness Friday - Pictures edition! This week I have tons of pics to show y'all, some are of a couple of Science Experiments I had to do for school, some of the interesting results of a wild animal digging into something, and some...well, you'll see. :)

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Thanks, Prism, for creating RF!!!!

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These first pictures are of my first science experiment in Exploring Creation With Physical Science, by Dr. Jay L. Wile.

In this experiment, I was watching the forming of corrosion, and he explained why the bubbles were coming from the wire. It was because water is made of molecules, one hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms (H2O). The bubbles were coming out because the power from the battery was separating the molecules, so some of the water molecules were no longer molecules, they separated and became their separate atoms, which means that they had totally different properties. Instead of making a liquid, they were each separate gases. So, they became bubbles and floated to the top. :)


The blue wire is the corroded one. The wire that was attached to the positive end of the wire. The water also turned blueish green.


Now, you tell me. Do you think that the process of corrosion, and atoms forming together into molecules, then breaking apart back into atoms, was an accident? Or do you think that it was designed to work just the way it does, in perfect and complete order? I choose the latter. :)
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Ever heard of Sculpey? It is SOOOO much fun! I made these adorable little elephants and bears out of it. :) And I just finished a plaque thing that says "Faith, Hope, and Love". I'll take a picture of it later so y'all can see. :)

The whole family. :)

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This next experiment that I did showed how people in Bible times used measurements called "cubits" and "fingers".

A cubit is the length of a man's arm. Now, you should already see a problem with that. lol. Everyone is different! So the "Cubit" will always be different depending on who is measuring.

The finger is basically the same thing. But you measure the length of your last knuckle (closest to your finger nail) to the end of your finger. It's (generally) smaller than an inch. But still, same problem as with the cubit, everyone is different! lol.


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In this last experiment, he was showing how concentration works.

"Concentration - The quantity of a substance within a certain volume of space."

The first glass had the most vinegar and the least water. The second had an equal amount of each, and the third has the most water and the least vinegar. The Tums tablet in the first dissolved pretty quickly but not as quickly as it had when there was just vinegar in it, the second didn't dissolve much, and the third hardly at all.

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This is the first mystery...what happened the the banana bread??? Seriously, I was upstairs for just an hour or two and when I got down the last half of a loaf was GONE! *tears falling* BANANA BREAD!!! Want the recipe? Here ya go!


It makes one large loaf or two small ones. We have doubled this recipe before and it works perfectly fine. :) It is SO very good!

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup butter or oleo
1 cup (two to four) bananas, ripe if possible. But we use frozen ones, thawed obviously. lol.
3/4 - 1 cup nuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Cream the butter and sugar
2. add eggs and mashed bananas to creamed mixture, mix well.
3. sift together flour, soda, and salt
4. stir into banana mixture
5. stir in nuts
6. pour into greased and floured pan(s)
7. bake in 350' oven, large pan 1 hour, small ones 30-45 minutes.

By my Great-Grandma :)

For more recipes, go to Recipes from the Attic. :)
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And now, the moment we've all been waiting for...the mystery of the wild animal that dug into something...what did it destroy??? What it the wild animal??? The following pictures will show you...

urg! Not the toilet paper! Who did it? What did it???

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oh. :) Our sweet little ornery puppy. :)


Maggie. :)
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I have a new follower as of today!!! Welcome "The Cornet Crazie"!

Now that you are a follower you must take up a vow that you will comment on at least half of my posts....just kidding. :) But you all know that I love comments. *hint hint*

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Eldarwen is having a blog party! So hop over to her blog "The Faithful Elven Princess"! And here is the Q&A!

1) How old are you?

Ha! You wish I'd tell you.

2) What name do you go by on blogger?

Buttercup, the princess in Princess Bride

3) When is your birthday?

You seriously think you're gonna get that out of me to?! In your dreams!

4) If you could live anywhere in the world, besides where you live now, where would it be?

hmmm...I don't know...probably either a European country, or a country in South America, or Australia, or an island, or a Central American country, or maybe...jk. :) I really don't know.

5) How did you find out about Blogger?

my Mommy :)

6) Tell us something interesting about yourself:

I love reading Nancy Drew books!

and

I go to an AWANA club, where I am an LIT (Leader in Training)

and

I love taking pictures!

and

I love hanging out with my friends! (who doesn't???)

and

and

and

Yeah, you get the point. :)

7) What was your favorite toy when you were little?

I think it was a Burt doll. You know, one of those creepy creatures on Sesame street! lol.

8) What is your favorite meal? Have you ever cooked/helped cook that meal?

PASTA!!! I love pasta!!! and yes, I have. :)

9) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

um...I don't know...I think I like myself just the way I am. :P

10) Are you an outside person, or an inside person?

Definitely inside! There is nothing (usually) that is creepy and crawly indoors! lol.

11) Are you a mommy's boy/girl, or a daddy's boy/girl?

I can honestly say, both! :)

12) In one word, describe the feeling you get when you stub your toe, after just being told by your parents that you are grounded for the next month:

HELP!!!

13) Let's say you TP'd your friend's house (for those of you who don't know what TP'd stands for, it means toilet papered. As in, put toilet paper on their trees, cars, house, porch, etc.). If someone asked you why you TP'd your friends house, you would say:

Because I love them!

or

They did it to me first!

14) Have you ever gone swimming in deep, dark, dirty water?

Unfortunately yes, it was a dark, green, creepy...

four foot swimming pool. And I could have screamed! lol

15) Have you ever dreamed about getting ready to leave the house, and forgetting to get your pants on?

Thankfully, no. LOL.

16) Have you ever done something so ridiculous, that you wish you'd never done it? If so, what?

Uh, yeah...but I'm not sure I want to repeat it for fear of someone (Jeremy) teasing me about it for the next four weeks at Sunday night Youth Group. LOL.

But, I'll risk it...Once, in front of all the girls in the Youth Group, I admitted that I hated speaking in public, even if it was just in front of friends (I went though a horrid stage of that last year), and that my heart was thumbing a whole 20 mph. Now, I meant that it was thumping around 2000 mph, but 20 came out. LOL.

17) Imagine that you saw a purse snatching. What would you do?

a. scream and run away

b. move out of the state/country

c. tackle the purse snatcher to the ground.

d. ignore it, start whistling, and turn the other direction.

Definitely C! I would get so freaking mad at that person! LOL. Especially if it was my purse or a friend's (or family member's).

18) How many friends do you have on blogger?

A bunch! And I 'm so glad I know you all!

19) What makes blogging so much fun for you?

hmm...the hardest question so far...I don't really know. Blogging is just...so...fun! LOL. All of it! From the posting, to the making of new friends, to the tags, and the giveaway, and the designing of your blog, everything!

20) You're a turtle, who has bet that you can win a race with a rabbit. How does it turn out?

I would like to say that I would win, but depending on my mood I am sometimes not very patient or dedicated.

Thanks Eldarwen! That was fun! Now y'all go do it!!! And please tell me if you do so I can read it!!! :)

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I made a new blog button because the others weren't working...I think that they were taken off of Photobucket while they had the virus, and so they no longer have a working link. So, please put my new button on my blog! I'd really appreciate it! Also, I'd like to put your buttons on too, but I need to find out how to do one of the scrolling things...can anyone tell me how??

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Okay, I know, probably the longest post in blogging history, but, it was fun, right? I hope so. :) ttyl!

Buttercup :)

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Comments in the last post...

Hello!

If anyone has read the comments in the last post "Jokes :)", then, don't be alarmed by the interesting conversation (argument) we are having, it's normal. We know each other in real life. :) LOL. Poppy thought I should tell y'all. If you haven't read it, it is pretty funny!

Buttercup

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Jokes :)

Hey Y'all! Sorry I haven't posted in a while.

My mom found this site page with some pretty hilarious jokes on it, so I thought I'd share them with you. :) ~Joke Credit~ (NOTE: I don't know anything about this site).

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A mushroom walks into a bar, sits down and orders a drink.
The bartender says "We don't serve mushrooms here."
The mushroom says, "Why not? I'm a fun guy!"


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A neutron goes into a restaurant and asks the waiter, "How much for a meal?" The waiter replies, "For you, no charge."

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Two atoms are walking down the street and they run into each other. One says to the other, "Are you all right?"
"No, I lost an electron!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm positive!"

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How Do You Catch A Unique Rabbit?
Unique Up On It.

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How Do You Catch A Tame Rabbit?
Tame Way, Unique Up On It.

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What Do You Call A Boomerang That Doesn't Work?
A Stick.

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What Do You Call Santa's Helpers?
Subordinate Clauses.

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What Do You Call Four Bullfighters In Quicksand?
Quatro Sinko.

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What Do You Get From A Pampered Cow?
Spoiled Milk.

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What Lies At The Bottom Of The Ocean And Twitches?
A Nervous Wreck.

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What do you call fishing when you don't catch any fish?
Drowning worms!

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Why did the bubble gum cross the road?
It was stuck to the chickens foot!


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What Do You Call A Rabbit With The Fleas?
Bugs Bunny


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Why Didn't The Chicken Cross The Road?
Because It Was Chicken


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Why Did The Elephant Cross The Road?
The Chicken Was On Vacation


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Why did the policeman run onto the baseball field?
The runner stole 2nd base


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What do you call a fly with no wings?
A Walk.


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LOL. Hope you liked them! I sure did!

(: Buttercup <3

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