Category: Blatherings

Making up

“My boyfriend and I had hardly finished one argument when I screwed up and started another one,” said Jill. “How’d you do that?” asked Margaret….

Biscuits

When the mother returned from the grocery store, her small son pulled out the box of animal crackers he had begged for, then he spread…

The Purina Diet

I have a Labrador Retriever. I was buying a large bag of Purina at Wal-Mart and was in line to check out, when the woman…

A Generous Scot

The Laird and his Good wife walked past a swanky new restaurant last night. “Did you smell that food?” she asked. “Incredible!” Being the good…

The Good Samaritan

A wife arrived home from a shopping trip and was shocked to find her husband in bed with a lovely young woman. Just as she…

Golf Club Membership Application

An elderly Scottish Jew decided to retire and take up golf. So he applied for membership at a local golf club. About a week later…

Homework

The 6th grade science teacher, Mrs. Parks, asked her class, “Which human body part increases to ten times its size when stimulated?” No one answered…

Silent Parrot

A man buys a parrot, but after several weeks of trying, is unable to get it to speak a single word. In desperation he takes…

Efficiency Expert

An efficiency expert concluded his lecture with a note of caution. “You need to be careful about trying these techniques at home.” “Why?” asked somebody…

Checking petrol with a match

On his first day working at the gas station, John watched a senior co-worker measure the level of gasoline in the underground tanks by lowering…