Humor and Cartoons

Ask Jeeves My 50-something friend Nancy and I decided to introduce her mother to the magic of the Internet.  Our first move was to access the popular “Ask Jeeves” site, and we told her it could answer any question she had. Nancy’s mother was very skeptical until Nancy said, “It’s […]

  Dog Growth   A distraught dog owner called his vet pleading for an immediate appointment.  He explained that his dog had a large growth or swelling near the corner of its mouth. The vet told him to bring the animal right over.   When the man came in, the

Reading Glasses I took my 5 year old grandson to the optometrist to pick up his new glasses. The glasses were prescribed “to help him read and be able to see the computer better”. When we got back home, he got on the computer to play a game. In a

Newborn Utterance The birth of our second child, a daughter, came after a long and difficult labor. But it was definitely worth it when our beautiful little girl emerged, perfect in every way. Later, in my room, my husband looked at her tenderly, with tears in his eyes. Then as

Mr. Scwartz Mr. Schwartz was the oldest of 7 children, so he had to quit school and work to help support his younger brothers and sisters. He never learned to read, so when he married and started a checking account, he signed his checks simply “XX”. Eventually he started his

Sick Call Mr. Frobisher constantly called Dr. Wilson at all hours of the day and night and would then keep him on the phone with a litany of imagined ailments. Finally the doctor could take it no longer. “Listen, Mr. Frobisher, if you wake me up again in the middle

Quiz Query My daughter’s 5th-grade class had been studying astronomy. One morning at breakfast she announced, “On Friday we’re having a quiz on the moon.” That’s when her little brother piped up, saying, “Are you gonna let her go, Mom?” Nice Boyfriend One night a teenage girl brought her new

Sometimes you just got to The girl’s father said to the young man before him, “I understand that you want to become my son-in-law.” “No, sir, not really,” the young man answered, “but if I marry your daughter, I don’t see how it can be avoided.” Prescription Labels A pharmacy

Wire Guard Gale-force winds and frigid temperatures had taken their toll. Snapped electric wires were sparking and snaking about the snowdrifts. As a foot patrolman, I was assigned to a desolate intersection to provide security at the scene of a downed wire. It was 12:40 a.m. and -19 degrees when

A cat goes to heaven A cat dies and goes to Heaven. God meets him at the gate and says,’you have been a good cat all of these years. Anything you desire is yours,all you have to do is ask.’ The cat says,’Well, I lived all my life with a