"Zoo Sign"
Although fun to visit, zoos do pose certain perils. But to whom? A sign posted in the Knoxville Zoo in Tennessee cautioned visitors:
"Please be safe. Do not sit, climb, or lean on the zoo fences. If you fall, animals could eat you, and that would make them sick."
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CleanQuote
"A pessimist mourns the future."
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"Training"
Featured Illustration items are well suited for introducing or illuminating a point in a sermon, speech, or devotional. Funny, moving, or perhaps even graphic, the point of them is the point you make with them.
At the Boeing Museum of Flight in Seattle, there is a full size mockup of an F/A-18 fighter. A ramp allows visitors to climb into the cockpit and get a sense of what the pilot sees and feels.
A guide at the top of the ramp points out the various controls and gauges in the cockpit and gives information about the aircraft's capabilities to each visitor who gets in.
When my two-year-old son sat down in the plane, he seemed fascinated by all he saw and heard. Then, he looked out at us and said, "Grandma, could I have a quarter?"
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Sweet little Danny boy surprised his grandmother one morning and brought her a cup of coffee. He made it himself and was so very proud. He anxiously waited to hear the verdict on the quality of the coffee. Grandma Land had never in her life had such a horribly bad cup of coffee. As she forced herself to down the last sip, she noticed three of those little green army men in the bottom of the cup.
She asked, "Honey, why would three little green army men be in the bottom of my cup?"
Sweet little Danny replied, "You know Grandma, it's like on TV ... 'The best part of waking up is soldiers in your cup."
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Three Important Words
At my granddaughter's wedding, the DJ polled the guests to see who
had been married longest. It turned out to be my husband and I. The
DJ asked us, "What advice would you give to the newly-married couple?"
I said, "The three most important words in a marriage are, 'You're
probably right.'"
Everyone then looked at my husband. He said, "She's probably right."