Tough question Little Johnny burst through the front door with a smile on his face. Surprised, his mother asked, “Why are you home from school so early?” Johnny said, “They let me go early because I was the only one who could answer a tough question.” “Oh, really? What was
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Ten Commandments A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five- and six-year-olds. After explaining the commandment to “honor” thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?” Without missing a beat, one little boy
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Baptize The Squirrels! Three buildings in town were overrun by squirrels-the town hall, the hardware store, and the church. The town hall brought in some cats. But after they tore up all the files, the mayor got rid of the predators, and soon the squirrels were back. The hardware store
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Who’s the Boss? A man had just finished reading his book “Man Of The House” while making his commute home from work. When he reached home, he stormed into the house and walked directly up to his wife. Pointing his finger in her face, he said, “From now on I
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Cristmas stockings Helping me sort clothes into “save” and “give away” piles, my six-year-old daughter came across a garter belt. “What’s this?” she asked. “It’s a garter belt,” I said. Seeing that meant nothing to her, I added, “It’s for holding up stockings.” “Ah,” she said, carefully placing it in
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Wise men I was telling my three boys the story of the Nativity and how the Wise Men brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh for the infant Jesus. Clearly giving it a lot of thought, my six-year-old observed, “Mom, a Wise Woman would have brought diapers.” They Weren’t Listening
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Being thankful Asked to write a composition entitled, “What I’m thankful for on Thanksgiving,” little Johnny wrote, “I’m thankful that I’m not a turkey.” Confusion Having grown up just outside New York City, I barely knew a cow from an ear of corn. Until, that is, I married a small-town
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No Stoping On October 13, 1944, the Durham N. C. Sun Reported that a Durhamite had been brought before a Judge Wison in traffic court for having parked his car on a restricted street right in front of a sign that read “No Stoping.” Rather than pleading guilty, the defendant
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“62nd Birthday” My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was and I told him, “Sixty-two.” He was quiet for a moment, then he asked, “Did you start at one?” “Retirement” While I sat in the reception area of my
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Gone to Heaven A father was at the beach with his children when the four- year-old son ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore where a seagull lay dead in the sand. “Papa, what happened to him?” the son asked. “He died and went
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