Humor and Cartoons

Listing description My wife, a real estate agent, wrote an ad for a house she was listing. The house had a second-floor suite that could be accessed using a lift chair that slid along the staircase. Quickly describing this feature, she inadvertently made it sound even more attractive: “Mother-in-law suite

Anyone Home? A social worker who had recently transferred from the big city to the mountains was touring her new territory. She came upon the tiniest cabin she had ever seen. Intrigued, she knocked on the door. “Anybody home?” A child’s voice answered, “Yep.” “Is your father there?” “Pa? Nope,

Dizziness Mrs. Frobisher made a visit to Dr. Wilson’s office. “You see, Doctor Wilson, I’m always dizzy for half an hour after I get up in the morning,” said Mrs. Frobisher Dr. Wilson thought deeply for a few moments. “Well, try getting up half an hour later,” said the doctor.

Corrections – IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are one of hundreds of parachuting enthusiasts who bought our Easy Sky Diving book, please make the following correction: on page 8, line 7, the words “state zip code” should have read “pull rip cord.” – In one edition of today’s Food Section, an

Barking dog One night our dog suddenly began barking almost every night at around 3 a.m. Irritated and sleepy, my husband, Larry, searched the back yard for what might have disturbed this otherwise peaceful animal. For three days he found nothing amiss. When the dog woke up the neighborhood a

Wrong Parts A parts manager for a small electronics shop, had occasion to order part No. 669 from the factory. But when he received it he noticed that someone had sent part No. 699 instead. Furious at the factory’s incompetence, he promptly sent the part back along with a letter

Breakdown As the owner of an old clunker, I was used to dealing with a variety of car breakdowns. One day at the supermarket, just after I had filled my trunk with groceries, I noticed a stream of fluid pouring out of the bottom of the car. I knew I

For Crying Out Loud, Jonah! In one of Gary Larson’s “The Far Side” cartoons, he imagined Jonah finally returning home after his experience in the belly of the whale. Jonah comes staggering in the door, his ragged clothes dripping wet. His wife is standing there and demands, “For crying out

Better Watch What You Say! The little boy greeted his grandmother with a hug and said, “I’m so happy to see you grandma. Now maybe daddy will do the trick he has been promising us.” The grandmother was curious. “What trick is that my dear,” she asked. The little boy

Honesty and Accuracy A fellow was walking along a country road when he came upon a farmer working in his field. The man called out to the farmer, “How long will it take me to get to the next town?” The farmer didn’t answer. The guy waited a bit and