Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents the week before Christmas.
At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs.
"I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE…
I PRAY FOR A NEW NINTENDO…
I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR…"
His older brother leaned over and nudged the younger brother and said, "Why are you shouting your prayers? God isn’t deaf."
To which the little brother replied, "No, but Grandma is!”
- —v. (past fell; past part. Fallen) 1 go or come down freely; descend.
- (often foll. By over) come suddenly to the ground from loss of balance etc.
- a hang or slope down. B (foll. By into) (of a river etc.) Discharge into.
- a sink lower; decline, esp. In power, status, etc. B subside.
- occur (falls on a monday).
- (of the face) show dismay or disappointment.
- yield to temptation.
- take or have a particular direction or place (his eye fell on me; accent falls on the first syllable).
- a find a place; be naturally divisible. B (foll. By under, within) be classed among. 10 come by chance or duty (it fell to me to answer). 11 a pass into a specified condition (fell ill). B become (fall asleep). 12 be defeated or captured. 13 die. 14 (foll. By on, upon) a attack. B meet with. C embrace or embark on avidly. 15 (foll. By to + verbal noun) begin (fell to wondering). —n. - act of falling.
- that which falls or has fallen, e.g. Snow.
- recorded amount of rainfall etc.
- overthrow (fall of rome).
- a succumbing to temptation. B (the fall) adam's sin and its results.
- (also fall) us autumn.
- (esp. In pl.) Waterfall etc.
- wrestling-bout; throw in wrestling. fall about colloq. Be helpless with laughter. Fall away 1 (of a surface) incline abruptly.
- become few or thin; gradually vanish.
- desert. Fall back retreat. Fall back on have recourse to in difficulty. Fall behind 1 be outstripped; lag.
- be in arrears. Fall down (often foll. By on) colloq. Fail. Fall for colloq. Be captivated or deceived by. Fall foul of come into conflict with. Fall in 1 take one's place in military formation.
- collapse inwards. Fall in with 1 meet by chance.
- agree with.
- coincide with. Fall off 1 become detached.
- decrease, deteriorate. Fall out 1 quarrel.
- (of the hair, teeth, etc.) Become detached.
- mil. Come out of formation.
- result; occur. Fall over backwards see *backwards. Fall over oneself colloq. - be eager.
- stumble through haste, confusion, etc. Fall short be deficient. Fall short of fail to reach or obtain. Fall through fail; miscarry. Fall to begin, e.g. Eating or working. [old english]
