Considering that it is the wellspring of life for all living creatures, it’s no wonder that the heart has entered our lexicon and lives with such frequency. We have a wealth of expressions like heart of the matter, heartbroken, heart sick, heartless, and of course, the symbol of Valentines which ties it to the emotion […] More
Three Florida ladies are bragging about this and that, trying to outdo each other, when the subject goes to their dogs. Naturally all of them consider theirs the smartest of all. “Why,” says one lady, “my little dog is SO smart, he can tap his little paw on the ground once to say he wants […] More
A man told the ringmaster that he was interested in joining the circus as a lion tamer. The ringmaster asked if he had any experience. The man said, “Why, yes. My father was one of the most famous lion tamers in the world, and he taught me everything he knew.” “Really?” said the ringmaster. “Did […] More
Lemons are one of those delightful citrus fruits that can start the saliva flowing, just by thinking about the juicy contents inside the peel. Although in the case of lemons, they’re not the type of treat you want to peel and stick right in your mouth. Lemons are appreciated more for their juice, and its […] More
An old man goes to the Wizard to ask him if he can remove a “Curse” he has been living with for the last 40 years. The Wizard says “maybe, but you will have to tell me the exact words that were used to put the curse on you.” The old man says without hesitation […] More
At one time, psychologists theorized that using dark blue plates, cups, etc. would serve as an appetite deterrent since blue on foods, is ingrained in the human mind as meaning it has gone bad, rotted, or turned moldy. On the other hand, bright colors have always been held up as mood elevators. So is it […] More
A man asked his wife what she’d like for her birthday. “I’d love to be six again,” she replied. On the morning of her birthday, he got her up bright and early and off they went to a local theme park. What a day! He put her on every ride in the park: the Death […] More
India is a country of mystery and myths, a region that includes more than 7,000 kilometers of coastline, while at the same time, bordering other countries like Pakistan, China, Nepal, and Bhutan. The entire country spreads over 1.25 million square miles of mostly arid land, where only 9.5% of the surface area is water. Inside […] More
A man and his wife are driving along the road when a police car flags them down. The officer signals to the man to roll his window down. “Do you realize, sir, you were doing 36 miles per hour in a 30 mph area?” Husband: You must be mistaken officer, I was doing no more […] More
That most familiar of fruits, the banana, is also America’s favorite, with the average citizen eating a whopping 26 pounds of them each year. So popular is the banana, it has become part of our lexicon and terminology. Somewhere in the 1930s, the expression “going bananas” came to be understood as someone who was nuts. […] More
Young Son: “Is it true, Dad? I heard that in some parts of the world a man doesn’t know his wife until he marries her” Dad: That happens in every country, son More
The chocolate chip cookie, that favorite treat of adults and kids alike, was the accidental invention of an inspired cook. In 1930, Ruth Wakefield of the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts, decided to enrich her butter cookie dough by chopping up a Nestle’s semi-sweet chocolate bar. The resulting cookie was so popular, that it came […] More
Two young boys walked into a pharmacy one day, picked out a box of tampons and proceeded to the checkout counter. The man at the counter asked the older boy, “Son, how old are you?” “Eight,” the boy replied. The man continued, “Do you know what these are used for?” The boy replied, “Not exactly, […] More
Hair is often thought of as the beauty province of women, but throughout history, men have suffered the slings and arrows of everything from curling irons, to prejudice for its length. Remember, in early civilized times, peasants in particular had no access to shaving utensils, let alone ones that would scrape the face and leave […] More
A businessman and his wife are at a party and having a conversation with another couple-a bank manager and his wife. The businessman is bragging about his belongings- “I and my wife went in my car to my beach house last weekend.” The wife, annoyed, says, “Honey-don’t talk like that. Those things aren’t YOURS, they’re […] More
The human ear is a marvel of Nature’s design, with its drum, nerve endings, and auditory system that conducts signals through to the brain. We can hear a range of sound from about .2 to 17KHz. That’s in the open, on a clear day, and with no distracting sounds. And while humans can hear underwater, […] More
From a passenger ship one can see a bearded man on a small island who is shouting and desperately waving is hands. “Who is it?” a passenger asks the captain. “I have no idea. Every year when we pass, he goes mad like that.” More
Before Spaniards and other “civilized” nations set foot in the Americas, there was no concept of sin as we know it. Or as the church knew it back then. So the natives were downing hot chocolate, without considering their immortal souls. The cocoa tree is endemic to the South American climate, likely originating in the […] More
At Sunday School they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Johnny seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam’s ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as though he were ill, and she said, ‘Johnny, what is the matter?’ […] More
