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 were inside the locked car. She went to the nearest store to ask for a wire hanger to unlock her car—to no avail. She dropped to the ground in tears [...]
Post Scripts
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.”
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
Whistle Stop
We were walking down Madison Avenue recently when we noticed a fellow New Yorker crossing against a red light.
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.
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 Wiener Spring Hill, Florida
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 tried to cheer her up, saying that she only looked 18. To my surprise, she didn’t seem pleased. On the way home, I asked her why. She said with a [...]
Hook, Line, and Stinker
Hook, Line, and Stinker Wife to husband: “One of those trout you were fishing for last weekend called and left her phone number.” Karen S. Chilos
Special Delivery
A New Yorker I know was so sure his wife was cheating on him that he insisted they move to California. A week later, he discovered they had the same mailman. Gary DaSilva
Gone with the Jobs
A sample of folks spotted in the unemployment line: • The lumberjack who got the axe • The magician whose company changed hands • The professional surfer who kept making waves • The beautician who kept getting in someone’s hair • The food taster who bit off more than she could chew • The pilot [...]
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