Miracles in the Book of Jonah

1. 1:4 Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.

2. 1:7 Then the sailors said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity." They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.

3. 1:15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.

4. 1:17a Now the LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah,

5. 1:17b and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

6. 2:10 And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

7. 3:10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.

8. 4:6 Then the LORD God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant.

9. 4:7 But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered.

10: 4:8 When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah's head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, "It would be better for me to die than to live."

Sphincters in the Human Body

Sphincters are circular muscles that open and close passages in the body.

1. Upper esophageal sphincter (UES)
2. Lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
3. Pyloric sphincter (connects stomach and intestine)
4. Sphincter of Oddi (at the exit of the bile duct and pancreatic duct into the duodenum)
5. Ileocecal sphincter (situated at the junction of the ileum, at the end of the small intestine and the colon, at the beginning of the large intestine).
6. Pupillary sphincters (eyes)
7. orbicularis oculi (eyelids)
8. Urethral sphincter
9. Inrernal anal sphincter
10. External anal sphincter

Traditional Circus Acts

1. Clowns
2. High wire acrobats
3. Lion tamer (also other animal acts like performng seals)
4. Contortionist
5. Knife thrower
6. Juggler
7. Trapeze artists
8. Fire eater and sword swallower
9. Strong man
10. Escapologist and shallow diver

Popular Songs with Great Puns

1. Delaware (Perry Como)

It references to 15 states of the United States in the form of puns: Della wear, new jersey, Calla ‘phone ya, how ar’ ya, Mrs sip, mini-soda, Ore gone, I’ll ask ‘er, taxes, Wiscon sin, new brass key, Arkan saw, Tenne see, Flora die and misery.

2. When I see an elephant fly (from Dumbo)

It includes these word tricks I saw a peanut stand, heard a rubber band, And seen a needle wink its eye ...  I've seen a front porch swing, heard a diamond ring I've seen a polka dot railroad tie .... I saw a clothes horse rear up and buck And they tell me that a man made a vegetable truck ... I heard a fireside chat, I saw a baseball bat ....

These are the best but also note

3. Johnny B Goode (Chuck Berry)

... Maybe someday your name will be in lights  Saying 'Johnny B. Goode tonight' ...
4. Who are you? (Who)

... Who are you? Who, who, who, who? ...

5. Another one on the band name can be found in Merry Christmas (Slade)

... Do you ride on down the hillside On a buggy you have made When you land upon your head
You'll know that you've been 'Slade' (sleighed, slayed) ....

6. Diane Young (Vampire Weekend)

... Irish and proud, baby, naturally  But you got the luck of a Kennedy So grab the wheel, keep on holding it tight  'Til you're tottering off into that good night If Diane Young won't change your mind,
Baby, baby, baby, baby right on time ....

7. Ticket to ride (Beatles)

Pun on Ticket to Ryde (apparently). The name Beatles itself involves word play.

8. If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me? (Bellamy Brothers)

9. The One On The Right Is On The Left (Johnny Cash)

A song about keeping politics out of music

10. Looking out my window through the pain (Mel Street)

... So 'til she returns, I'll wait for her, looking out my window through the pain ...

Famous Ambulance Drivers of WWI

Walt Disney (notice the cartoon he has drawn)

1. E E Cummings (writer) - volunteer Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps

2. Jerome K Jerome (writer) - French Army ambulance driver

3. W Somerset Maugham (writer) - volunteer British Red Cross ambulance corps

4. Maurice Ravel (composer) - volunteer ambulance driver or truck driver

5. Ralph Vaughan Williams (composer) - Royal Army Medical Corps

6. Jean Cocteau (dramatist and filmmaker )

7. Stafford Cripps (politician)

8. Walt Disney (Animator and film producer) - volunteer American Red Cross, but served after the armistice ending WWI was signed.

9. Ernest Hemingway (writer)  - volunteer American Field Service

10. John Masefield (writer) - served as hospital orderly in British hospital for French soldiers in France

Benjamin Franklin Inventions

1. The lightning rod

2. Bifocals

3. The glass armonica

4. The Franklin stove

5. The library stepstool, a chair whose seat could be lifted and folded down to make a short ladder.
(Also a mechanical arm for reaching books on high shelves)
6. The rocking chair
7. The writing chair
8. The odometer
9. A pulley system that enabled him to lock and unlock his bedroom door from his bed
10. The flexible urinary catheter.

Albums of Bob Dylan Material

1. Any Day Now Joan Baez 1968
2. Dylanesque Bryan Ferry 2007
3. Hollies Sing Dylan The Hollies 1969
4. Masters of War Mountain 2007
5. Portraits of Bob Dylan Steve Howe 1999
6. Lo & Behold Coulson, Dean, McGuinness, Flint 2007
7. Judy Collins Sings Dylan: Just Like a Woman Judy Collins 1993
8. A Tree With Roots - Fairport Convention & Friends And The Songs Of Bob Dylan Fairport Convention 2018
9. The Byrds Play Dylan The Byrds 1979 and 2002 (Compilations)
10. Postcards of the Hanging Grateful Dead 2002 (Live compilation)