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Wheelbarrow Bet

The strong young man at the construction site was bragging that he could outdo anyone in a feat of strength. He made a special case of making fun of one of the older workmen. After several minutes, the older worker had had enough. 

"Why don't you put your money where your mouth is," he said. "I will bet a week's wages that I can haul something in a wheelbarrow over to that outbuilding that you won't be able to wheel back." 

"You're on, old man," the braggart replied. "Let's see what you got." 

The old man reached out and grabbed the wheelbarrow by the handles. Then, nodding to the young man, he said, 

"All right. Get in."

A Visit from Grandmother

A woman goes to the local psychic in hopes of contacting her dearly departed grandmother. The psychic's eyelids begin fluttering, her voice begins warbling, her hands float up above the table, and she begins moaning. 

Eventually, a coherent voice emanates, saying, "Granddaughter? Are you there?" 

The customer, wide-eyed and on the edge of her seat, responds, "Grandmother? Is that you?" 

"Yes granddaughter, it's me." 

"It's really, really you, grandmother?" the woman repeats. 

"Yes, it's really me, granddaughter." 

The woman looks puzzled, "You're sure it's you, grandmother?" 

"Yes, granddaughter, I'm sure it's me." 

The woman pauses a moment, "Grandmother, I have just one question for you." 

"Anything, my child." 

"Grandmother, when did you learn to speak English?"

Political Quotes

"I resent your insinuendoes." 

"If we don't make some changes, the status quo will remain the same." 

"We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world." 

"I support efforts to limit the terms of members of Congress, especially members of the House and members of the Senate." -- Dan Quayle 

"If Lincoln were alive today, he'd roll over in his grave." 

"We do not have censorship. What we have is a limitation on what newspapers can report." 

"Candidly, I cannot answer that. The question is too suppository."

Computer Novices

Computer novices may feel like they're alone these days, but the following call to IBM's help center show there are plenty of people out there who still are inching onto the information superhighway. 

After a caller gave a technician her PC's serial number, he scanned a database of registered users and responded, "I see you have an Aptiva" desktop unit. 

Before he could say another word, the caller shrieked and said she'd be right back. When the customer returned, the technician asked if she was all right. The caller responded: "Had I realized you could see me, I never would have telephoned in my bathrobe."

Names

George goes to the Birth Registration Office to register his newborn son. 

The man behind the counter asks the name he wants to give to the boy, and the father replies: "Euro." 

The man says that such a name is not acceptable, because it's a currency. 

Says George: "What? There weren't any objections when I called my first two sons Mark and Frank."

An Addiction

Connie told her 4-year-old grandson, Dean, not to jump on the beds. After several warnings she punished him, explaining that should he fall, he would hurt himself badly. 

Several minutes passed... and he was back to jumping on the beds. Connie said, "Dean, you weren't jumping on the beds again, were you?" 

He stood with his little head dropped low and said, "I'm trying, but it's so hard to quit."