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Spot Check
Spot Check

One day while baby-sitting my then 7-year-old granddaughter, Elizabeth, my husband and I took her to the mall. As we were walking, she spotted the... More

What’s His Line
What’s His Line

My son, who works for the State Department, has never said much about his job to his 6-year-old son, Seth. This was evident one day... More

Circumstances
Circumstances

Of jobs it’s true today, There’s a disastrous dearth. Grown kids move home to stay. You’re back to giving berth. Lois Muehl Iowa City, Iowa... More

No Matter How You Slice It
No Matter How You Slice It

A guy orders a pizza. When it’s ready, the counterman asks, “Shall I cut it into four or eight pieces?” “Better make it four. I... More

Letter-Man
Letter-Man

My uncle loved crosswords so much that on the day he died, he asked to be buried six down and three across. Stephen Corrett Croton-on-Hudson,... More

School Daze
School Daze

One mother to another: “I never realized the value of an education until the children went back to school.” Jan Phillips North Adams, Massachusetts... More

Score Card
Score Card

The golf cart has one big advantage over a caddy—
it can’t count. Stacey Webster Providence, Rhode Island... More

Star Struck
Star Struck

King Mandias of Assyria was getting short on money because of war with the Hittites. His prized possession was the Star of the Euphrates, the... More

House Call
House Call

A man who was a doctor of divinity resided with his son, 
a doctor of medicine. One day the phone rang and the 
doctor answered.... More

Door Jam
Door Jam

One morning a mother was out doing errands. After two hours she went back to her car. Searching for the car keys, she discovered they... More

Homesick
Homesick

Baby-sitter to parents who returned home very late: “Please, don’t apologize—if I had a kid like yours, I wouldn’t hurry home either.”... More

Old Dog, New Tricks
Old Dog, New Tricks

A wealthy, old gentleman decides to go on a hunting safari in Africa, taking his faithful, elderly dog named Killer along for the company.... More

Deja Blue
Deja Blue

A never-ending problem
Has the automakers bawling.
The cars they’d just as soon forget
They’re constantly recalling. Wayne Tryhuk Milwaukee, Wisconsin... More

Whistle Stop
Whistle Stop

We were walking down Madison Avenue recently when we noticed a fellow New Yorker crossing against a red light.... More

The Great Divide
The Great Divide

When the teacher asked her class about the difference between one yard and two yards, my 7-year-old granddaughter had a ready reply: “A fence!” Suzan... More

The Long Stretch
The Long Stretch

One afternoon while in a local store, my middle-aged wife complained to the clerk that she felt old that day because her back hurt. He... More

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