A kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew. She would occasionally walk around to see each child’s artwork. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied: “I’m drawing God.” The teacher paused and said: “But no one knows what […] More
That famous line, for those old enough to remember it, was spoken by “Ernestine” the telephone operator character of Lily Tomlin on the 1960s cult classic television show, Laugh-In. Ernestine was dressed and hair-styled in the mode of the 1940s, but compared to early phone operators, she was a maverick in a profession that was […] More
An 8 year old girl went to the office with her father on ‘Take your kid to work Day’. As they walked round the office she started crying and getting cranky. Her father asked what was wrong. As the staff gathered round she sobbed loudly: “Daddy, where are all the clowns you said you worked […] More
Being left-handed has always been something of a mixed blessing. With it came the stigmas of age old beliefs that it indicated a tendency to evil and criminal behavior, while at the same time, left-handed people have been some of the greatest creative and scientific minds in various fields. So what does one have to […] More
A company owner was asked a question: “How do you motivate your employees to be so punctual?” He smiled & replied: “It’s simple. I have 30 employees and 29 free parking spaces. One is paid parking.” More
While it’s difficult to say who invented the first public toilet, you can bet it would have been a subject of much controversy, even as they are today. That would include the first public toilets in London, England. These inventions no longer exist of course, and a good thing. They were simply conveniences that emptied […] More
A couple had an outstandingly happy and successful marriage. The husband was once asked to what he attributed this remarkable situation. “It’s simple,” he said. “Division of labor. My wife makes all the small, routine decisions. She decides what house we buy, where we go on vacation, whether the kids go to private schools, if […] More
If nothing else, they are good for scratching an itch, or helping to pick up something smooth and flat off a flat surface. But what good are fingernails, really? Basically, fingernails and toenails are the human equivalent of claws, talons or hooves on other creatures. A throwback to evolution if you will. The closest evolutionary […] More
A professor was giving a big test one day to his students. He handed out all of the tests and went back to his desk to wait. Once the test was over the students all handed the tests back in. The professor noticed that one of the students had attached a $100 bill to his […] More
Snoring has been a health concern for a number of years, in either direct, or indirect ways. People who snore may be experiencing sleep apnea, and people who snore loudly and constantly may be experiencing spousal exasperation that reaches the point where they lose their temper, as well as the ability to sleep through such […] More
A man went to the Police Station wishing to speak with the burglar who had broken into his house the night before. “You’ll get your chance in court,” said the Desk Sergeant. “No, no, no!” said the man. “I want to know how he got into the house without waking my wife. I’ve been trying […] More
Ever since parachutes were invented there have been parachute accidents. Then there were the adventurers who chose to “free fall”, or drop from the airplane for a considerable portion of the distance to the ground before opening their chutes. Some incredible combinations of accident and chance have added up to amazing survival stories. Lieutenant I. […] More
Jack wakes up with a huge hangover after attending his company’s Christmas Party. Jack is not normally a drinker, but the drinks didn’t taste like alcohol at all. He didn’t even remember how he got home from the party. As bad as he was feeling, he wondered if he did something wrong.Jack had to force […] More
Bullfighting, a la Spanish tradition, is not a recent sport by any means. Evidence of early Man versus Beast confrontations, exist in such things as a fresco unearthed at Knossos in Greece. The painting, dating back to circa 2000B.C. shows a pair of people confronting a bull, then grabbing it by the horns and leaping […] More
If you’ve ever wondered why the octopus has eight legs, it might be because the mothers need them when they go into a dark cave, and lay up to 100,000 eggs. Each egg has a string attached, and she links them together and hangs the entire bunch from the ceiling, standing guard over them until […] More
Just the thought of being around bats can make some people hunch down to avoid the dive-bombing little members of the rodent family. Those are the people who likely don’t want to vacation in Central Luzon, Indonesia, where you’ll find the Flying Fox. Weighing in at around two pounds, the golden-crowned Flying Fox bat is […] More
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted,” Excuse me, can you help? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.” The woman below replied, “You are […] More
Have you ever felt you were running around aimlessly, like a chicken with its head cut off? Well, in Fruita, Colorado, you can do that every year at the annual festival that honors Mike, the headless chicken! Believe it or not, and many people don’t, a Colorado farmer attempting to dispatch a chicken for dinner […] More
