And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains. <\/i><\/p>\n
\u2014Rev. 6:11<\/i><\/p>\n
1589<\/b> Robinson Caruso<\/b><\/p>\n
Enrico Caruso, the famous tenor, told this experience, which would seem to prove that no man is as well-known as he thinks he is. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhile motoring in upper New York State, my automobile broke down and I sought refuge in a lonely farmhouse while the car was being repaired. The farmer and I got into conversation and after a while he asked my name. I told him it was Caruso. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe farmer jumped to his feet and exclaimed, grabbing my hand, \u201cI never thought that I would ever see a man like you here in my kitchen! Caruso! The great traveler! Robinson Caruso!\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Selected<\/p>\n
1590<\/b> What A Put Down! <\/b><\/p>\n
Twain was a distinguished-looking figure in his later years. One day he was strolling in the park when a little girl pattered up to him and asked if she could walk with him. Highly flattered, Twain told her stories for an hour, then gave her a nickel and said, \u201cNow run along home\u2014and when you grow up you can tell your friends you once walked with Mark Twain.\u201d \u201cMark Twain!\u201d echoed the little girl, bursting into tears. \u201cI thought you were Buffalo Bill!\u201d<\/p>\n
1591<\/b> Animal In Navy<\/b><\/p>\n
Admiral Dewey was a lover of children, and when he took his constitutional walk, always spoke to those he met. <\/p>\n
\u201cWell, my little man,\u201d said he, to a small boy of the neighborhood, \u201cwhat are you going to be when you get to be a man?\u201d \u201cOh, an Animal in the Navy, just like you,\u201d replied the child promptly. <\/p>\n
1592<\/b> Budgeting For Vice-Presidents<\/b><\/p>\n
Vice President Nixon enjoys relating an incident which took place at the Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge. Practically every scout there had a camera and was trying to get a shot of the Vice President. One little fellow was as anxious as anyone else, but after snapping three shots he closed his camera and said, \u201cThat\u2019s all my budget allows for Vice Presidents.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Heast Headline Service<\/i><\/p>\n
1593<\/b> How To Deflate Authors<\/b><\/p>\n
In the San Francisco airport, composer Aaron Copland saw a woman buying two paperbacks, a copy of Shakespeare\u2019s plays and Copland\u2019s book, What to Listen for in Music<\/i>. Copland approached her and beamed, \u201cWould you like me to autograph it?\u201d The beam vanished when the woman replied, \u201cWhich one?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Leonard Lyons<\/p>\n
1594<\/b> Postman In The Know<\/b><\/p>\n
Michigan State\u2019s football coach Duffy Daugherty received a letter addressed to \u201cDuffy the Dope.\u201d \u201cDidn\u2019t that make you mad?\u201d he was asked. \u201cI didn\u2019t mind getting the card,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was pretty funny. The thing that bothered me was that the East Lansing post office knew exactly where to deliver it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Treasury of Sports Humor<\/i><\/p>\n
1595<\/b> The Belly Doctor<\/b><\/p>\n
One day, in the Mayo Clinic, an affluent and obnoxious newcomer spied a white-haired doctor standing in the lobby. He strode up officiously and said: \u201cTell me, my good man, are you the head doctor here?\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Will, elder of the two famous Mayo brothers, bowed courteously to his interrogator. \u201cNo, kind sir, it must be my good brother you are seeking. I am the belly doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Helen Clapesattle<\/p>\n
1596<\/b> Wright Brothers As Merchants? <\/b><\/p>\n
Lt. Gen. Arthur G. Trudeau told this story of the Wright brothers coming home for Christmas to emphasize the fact that the public is not always impressed by scientific accomplishment. <\/p>\n
After Wilbur and Orville made their history-making flight at Kitty Hawk, N. C., on Dec. 17, 1903, they wrote home about it and added they\u2019d be home in a few days. Their letter reached a Dayton newspaper which headlined the story, \u201cProminent Local Bicycle Merchants to be Home for Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n
1597<\/b> Davis Cup Founder Slighted<\/b><\/p>\n
The Davis Cup is an international award given to the tennis champions of the world. It was established by Dwight Davis in the year 1900. <\/p>\n
In 1932, three decades later, Mr. Davis attended one of the matches of the Davis Cup tournament in Paris. He wanted to sit with the American team, but a French official forbade it. \u201cBut, I\u2019m Mr. Davis,\u201d said the surprised donor of the award for which the teams were playing. \u201cImpossible,\u201d objected the official, \u201cI don\u2019t know any Mr. Davis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Disappointed, Davis went back to his hotel. Some hours later Pierre Gilloux, head of the French Tennis Federation, heard of the unfortunate incident. He called Mr. Davis and offered his apologies. He then arranged that the next day of the tournament Mr. Davis would be publicly introduced and would receive a formal apology. <\/p>\n
1598<\/b> Who are you In Stockholders\u2019 Meet? <\/b><\/p>\n
At a stockholder\u2019s meeting, Chairman Irving S. Olds, of the United States Steel Corporation, was about to proceed with the business of the day, when a lady arose from her seat and demanded, \u201cExactly who are you and what do you do?\u201d<\/p>\n
Without losing one ounce of his equanimity, Mr. Olds replied, \u201cI am your chairman. Of course you know the duties of a chairman. I\u2019d say he was roughly the equivalent of parsley on a platter of fish.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014This Week<\/i><\/p>\n
1599<\/b> Prestige Not Money In British Election<\/b><\/p>\n
London (Reuter)\u2014The 2128 candidates contesting Britain\u2019s general election in 1974 are aiming for power and prestige, rather than money. <\/p>\n
The annual salary for those who succeed is only 4,500 sterling, less than what most executives earn in industry. <\/p>\n
When the 635 politicians file into the House of Commons to make up the new parliament, many will have taken a cut in their standard of living to become M.P.s. <\/p>\n
Even Prime Minister Edward Heath takes home less than many top men in British industry. He earns a modest 20,000 sterling a year, but he does become eligible for a 7,500-sterling annual pension on reaching 65\u2014even if he loses his job within weeks of being elected. <\/p>\n
1600<\/b> Napoleon Hated Nobody<\/b><\/p>\n
Of Napoleon, Herold writes: \u201cNapoleon loved only himself, but unlike Hitler, he hated nobody. In good as in evil, he was without emotion, and he did only so much of either as he believed necessary. Napoleon\u2019s main achievement, if it may be called that, was the revolution he brought about in the techniques of power and of manipulating men. His use of press and propaganda, his mastery of applied psychology to make people do what he wanted them to do, his rhetoric, his bulletins, his genius at self-dramatization, his flair for pageantry, his superb exploitation of human vanity, ambition, and gullibility, his genius at fanning fear and greed by turns, and finally, his artful creation of his own legend\u2014all this places him squarely in our own times.\u201d<\/p>\n
1601<\/b> Ho\u2019s Ho In Texas<\/b><\/p>\n
From the Austin, Texas, American<\/i>: \u201cShe is cited in Who\u2019s Who in America, The International Blue Book (Who\u2019s Who in the World), Who\u2019s ho in Education, ho\u2019s Who among Women and ho\u2019s ho in Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n
1602<\/b> Unknown As Basis For Favor<\/b><\/p>\n
The former world chess champion, Dr. Alexander Alekhine, was traveling by train and as usual was examining game position on his pocket set. An elderly gentleman sitting near noticed this and challenged the champion (whom he did not recognize) to a game. Alekhine agreed, provided his opponent would accept very favorable odds. \u201cBut how can you do this?\u201d asked the man. \u201cYou have never seen me before and don\u2019t know me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cExactly,\u201d replied Alekhine. \u201cIf I were unable to give you such odds, I would know you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Chess<\/i><\/p>\n
1603<\/b> On Even Terms<\/b><\/p>\n
While appearing in London some years ago, Maurice Chevalier was introduced to George Bernard Shaw. <\/p>\n
The famous playwright could not place him. <\/p>\n
\u201cChevalier? Chevalier?\u201d he repeated. \u201cWhat is it you do, young man? I\u2019m afraid I\u2019m not familiar with your work.\u201d<\/p>\n
To an actor, this was an unforgivable offense. Instead of being offended, however, Chevalier was relieved. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad to hear that,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not familiar with your work either. Now we can start on even terms.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Milwaukee Journal<\/i><\/p>\n
1604<\/b> Putting Poet In Place<\/b><\/p>\n
Robert Frost: \u201cEvery now and then I catch a man reading a poem of mine. He always looks up sheepishly and says, \u201cMy wife\u2019s a great fan of yours.\u201d That puts us poets in our place.\u201d<\/p>\n
1605<\/b> Enter Wind Ensemble<\/b><\/p>\n
Sen. Henry \u201cScoop\u201d Jackson, of Washington, was scheduled to address the students at Oberlin College the day his first child was born. He asked his assistant to cancel the appearance. She phoned the college, and was informed that a substitute for Senator Jackson was available. <\/p>\n
\u201cJust to satisfy my own curiosity,\u201d she asked, \u201cwhom will you put in place of the Senator?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe wind ensemble,\u201d she was told. <\/p>\n
\u2014King Features<\/i><\/p>\n
1606<\/b> Signature Only As Payment<\/b><\/p>\n
It is said that at one time Picasso wanted a wardrobe in mahogany, of a special shape and size, for a large room in his chateau near Aix-en-Provence. He went to a local cabinet maker, and to make his wishes clear, he grabbed a sheet of paper and sketched on it exactly what he had in mind. When he had finished, he asked the cabinet maker what the charge would be for the work. \u201cNothing; nothing at all; only sign the sketch.\u201d With Picasso\u2019s signature, the drawing would be very valuable. <\/p>\n
\u2014Christian Victory<\/i><\/p>\n
1607<\/b> I\u2019m The Governor<\/b><\/p>\n
Statehouse janitors in Nebraska\u2019s capitol were heading home from work about 1 a. m. when one of them noticed a new face in the group leaving the building. \u201cWhat offices do you clean?\u201d the veteran janitor asked the newcomer. <\/p>\n
\u201cI try to keep all departments as clean as I can,\u201d replied Victor E. Anderson. \u201cI\u2019m the Governor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Neb., World-Herald<\/i><\/p>\n
1608<\/b> Epigram On Famous People<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 Celebrity: A person who works hard to become well-known and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized. <\/p>\n
\u2014Happy Variety<\/i>, London<\/p>\n
\u2022 Fame is chiefly a matter of dying at the right time. <\/p>\n
\u2014E. C. McKenzie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains. \u2014Rev. 6:11 1589 Robinson Caruso Enrico Caruso, the famous tenor, told this experience, which … Continue reading “FAMOUS PEOPLE”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5048\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}