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The Three Bears
THE 3 BEARS (Modern Version) It’s a sunny morning in the Big Forest, and the Bear family is just waking up. Baby Bear goes down stairs and sits in his small chair at the table and looks into his small bowl. It is empty, “Who’s been eating my porridge?!!” he squeaks. Papa Bear arrives at […]
Hints
Last year, when the power mower was broken and wouldn’t run, I kept hinting to my husband that he ought to get it fixed, but somehow the message never sunk in. Finally I thought of a clever way to make the point. When my husband arrived home that day, he found me seated in the […]
Always Check Your Email Addresses
An E-Mail to the Wrong Wife. After being nearly snowbound for two weeks last winter, a Seattle man departed for his vacation in Miami Beach, where he was to meet his wife the next day at the conclusion of her business trip to Minneapolis. They were looking forward to pleasant weather and a nice time […]
Trivia: Corrections
I posted some trivia to several newsgroups. And got these responses. Rowland Croucher ~~~ Rowland Croucher wrote: TRIVIA (Someone on these newsgroups is gonna tell me one or more of these is untrue: go for it!) Okay 😉 Coca-Cola was originally green. Nope. […] Honey is the only food that doesn’t spoil. Over what timescale, […]
Trivia: More Suggestions
| > “I am.” is the shortest complete sentence in the English | > language. What about – No. ~~~ Another: What about, “I.” or “Me.”? ~~~ Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots. A good story behind that. (Although I believe it was that he just didn’t like carrots, but […]
Perfumes
“Why are women wearing perfumes that smell like flowers? Men don’t like flowers. I’ve been wearing a great new scent. It’s called New Car Interior.” — Rita Rudner
Picnic
Lora Mae Lent, our hostess for the Narramore Christian Foundation (NCF), was driving a group of Elderhostel conferees to the Huntington Library Gardens for lunch and a tour. They each had their own box lunch that was prepared by our chef. While en route; just as the van was making a left-hand turn on a […]
Trivia
Coca-Cola was originally green. It is impossible to lick your elbow. Men can read smaller print than women. Women can hear better. Every day more money is printed for monopoly than the US Treasury. The cost of raising a medium-sized dog to the age of eleven: $6,400. The average number of people airborne over the […]
Forgetting
Two of our Grandchildren (Kevin, age 8 and Jeremy age 13) were doing some school homework in the same room at home, when Kevin goofed on something or other. Kevin: “Oh, silly me! I forgot!” Jeremy: “Well, Kevin, if forgetting stuff is silly, then Mom’s hilarious.” Lowell Guebert
Missing You
A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly departed mother and started back toward his car when his attention was diverted to another man kneeling at a grave. The man seemed to be praying with profound intensity and kept repeating,”Why did you have to die? Why did you have to die? Why […]
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