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Proverbs 11:25: The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

The whole bit about government employees being sent e-mails asking them to list five things they've done as part of their job? I'm seeing individual people riff on the concept by asking them to list five things they've done in their personal lives, in support of the church, and so forth. So if nothing else, perhaps this might get a few people doing some needed soul-searching.

This seems reasonable to me except for the last one. You are actually a large guy compared to me. You have no idea how easy it is for a larger guy with no fight training (who is simply determined) to disable a guy my size. I've got mid-level belts in 4 different martial arts. I can break boards (inanimate objects). But a determined big guy would still get through that if he was simply fast and agile. I could have multiple black belts and it wouldn't do anything to him. Pressure points? I know a few. And, yes, they work. But if I get a guy with about 1/2" of fat and 1" of muscle on him and he won't feel a thing. And that's IF I can get close enough to accurately hit that point before he uses his size to simply suplex me with one hand. That is why I spend a lot of time at the range. God made all men. But Browning/Colt made them all equal.

BTW, I realized that we have to add another item to the list: The Fat Electrician... You don't touch America's boats!!! It's true. I checked from the American Revolution all the way to the Iran/Iraq war. There was some debate about whether the Civil War counted.

Welcome, @gman2319!

Sometimes what we need is to take the focus off our own problems or situation.

Stript, wounded, beaten nigh to death, I found him by the highway side. I roused his pulse, brought back his breath, Revived his spirit, and supplied Wine, oil, refreshment—he was healed. I had myself a wound concealed, But from that hour forgot the smart, And peace bound up my broken heart.

You can create stress inoculation if you train (or do) something sufficiently. This lets you control the adrenaline to a great extent.

If anyone deserves social security, it’s dodecagenarians.

So what you're saying is that couples should do laundry together?

The UK needs its own version of DOGE. Not to blaspheme, but most towns and cities are sh*tholes, the economy is horrible, immigration is unchecked, the free healthcare system we are all so proud of is in shambles, nobody can buy a house, and the government is instead investing millions into green initiatives in Somalia, Gender equality initiatives in nepal, and buying high end cars for Albanian prisons.