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In a video presentation, Dr. Hanna Fry, author of the “The Mathematics of Love,” said research suggests that being free to complain might actually create a healthier marriage relationship. Fry says couples who end up doing best really low negativity threshold. They tend to speak up when things bother…

This came home to me a many ago when I was living in Nashville, Tn. I was teaching music in a Christian school and was out for the summer. As so many teachers do, I had, of necessity, found me a summer job. I had started my own business named Russell’s Jetspray in which I would go around to different…

Researchers for Pew's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey analyzed the religious practices of more than 35,000 U.S. adults and found that while they embrace their own faith, they also respect and sometimes practice parts of other religions. John Green, a spokesman for the study said that "Many religions—maybe…

In that, they remind me of the rest of the world. Boy, do we ever live in a complaining society. People complain about everything. For instance, the following are actual responses from comment cards given to staff members at the “Bridger Wilderness Area.” People wrote: Trails need to be wider so people…

Those are some of my favorite scenes from that movie where Bruce Willis, in his hard-hearted personality, tells whiners to call the “wambulance.” Do you ever feel like that? I do sometimes. I especially feel like that when I hear some of the criticism that the world has for the church today. I feel that…

Woodpecker: The only creature that gets anywhere by knocking, and usually he ends up in a hole. Sourcebook of Humor, James C. Hefley page 185

“I try to do everything to make my wife happy. She complained about the housework, so I bought her an electric iron, an electric dishwasher and an electric dryer. Then she complained there were so many gadgets around the house that she had no room to sit down...so what could I do?” “Buy her an electric…

Rip Van Winkle slept through a revolution. When he fell asleep, George III was ruler of America. When he woke up, George Washington was President of the United States. Rip didn’t know what had happened. He started whooping it up for the King and almost got into trouble. He was hollering for the wrong…

The little boy had his dog hitched to the lawnmower. As his dog barked at a man passing by, the little boy apologetically said, “Don’t mind him none, mister. He’s barking to keep from working.” Giving with a Purpose, Wendell Winkler, page 62

“The best place for the knocker is right outside the door.” The Home Visitor, page 3

The German army won’t let a soldier file a complaint and make a criticism immediately after a thing has happened. He had to sleep on his grudge first and cool off. If he files his complaint immediately, he is punished. By the eternals, there ought to be a law like that in civil life too – a law for whining…

Journalist James Glassman declares that “a culture of complaint” has infected American society. Some Americans file complaints against food companies, seeking to hold a corporation responsible for making them fat. Others seek litigation against banks for lending them money even though they were a credit…

COMPLAINING Nancy Singer and her sister, who did not want to be identified, say they have been loyal customers of Filene’s Basement for years but recently received a letter from the chain of stores asking them not to return. They acknowledge they have returned many items and occasionally complained about…

Carol decided she wanted to do something nice for her neighbor Mrs. Smith, so she baked a pie and carried it next door. When Mrs. Smith opened up her door, she was surprised to see her holding a pie. She replied, "For me? Oh, thank you so much! You just don't know how much I appreciate it! You are so…