On the first morning of the visit, John’s grandpa prepared a breakfast of bacon and eggs. John noticed a film-like substance on his plate, and asked, “Are these plates clean?” His grandpa replied, “They’re as clean as cold water can get them Just go ahead and finish your meal.” For lunch, Grandpa made hamburgers. Again, John was concerned about the ...
Jim and Edna are both mental patients. One day Jim jumps into the swimming pool but, doesn’t come up for air. Quick as a flash, Edna sees her friend in trouble, so dives in and pulls him out. Later, the hospital director calls Edna into his office and sayes “Edna, Ive got some good news and some bad news. The ...
One day, Pete complained to his friend, “My elbow really hurts I guess I should see a doctor.” His friend said, “Don’t do that There’s a computer at the drug store that can diagnose anything quicker and cheaper than a doctor. Simply put in a sample of your urine, and the computer will diagnose your problem and tell you what ...
The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem with one of the main computers He dialed the employee’s home phone number and was greeted with a child’s whispered, “Hello?” Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to talk to a youngster the boss asked, “Is your Daddy home?” “Yes”, whispered ...
Tom was in his early 50s, retired and started a second career. However, he just couldn’t seem to get to work on time Every day he was five, ten or fifteen minutes late. But as he was a good worker and very sharp, the boss was in a quandary about how to deal with it Finally, one day he called ...
A father watched his young daughter playing in the garden He smiled as he reflected on how sweet and pure his little girl was. He thought about her seeing the wonders of nature through such innocent eyes. Suddenly she just stopped and stared at the ground and called out “Daddy, come and see what these two funny spiders are doing.” ...
A high school recently was faced with a unique problem. A number of the girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night, the maintenance man would remove them and the ...
Years later, they get back together to discuss the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother for her 90th Birthday. The first said, “I built a big house for our mother.” The second said, “I sent her a Mercedes with a driver.” The third smiled and said, “I’ve got you both beat. You know how Mom enjoys the ...