The following police comments were reportedly were taken from actual police car videos around the country: 1. “Relax; the handcuffs are tight because they’re new. They’ll stretch out after you wear them awhile.” 2. “If you run, you’ll only go to jail tired.” 3. “Can you run faster than 1200 […]
In his book Asimov Laughs Again, author Isaac Asimov relates an incident when he was interviewed by television journalist Barbara Walters. She asked him how many books he had written and then asked, “Don’t you ever want to do anything but write?” He said, “No.” She pressed on. “Don’t you
At a Touchdown Club meeting many years before his death, Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant told the following story: “I had just been named the new head coach at Alabama and was off in my old car down in South Alabama recruiting a prospect who was supposed to have been a
An unusual thing happened to me a few years ago. I spoke casually with a woman who served tables at a restaurant I frequented. We knew each other by first name only, but usually chatted for a few minutes each time I dined there. One day, she asked me, “Do
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In April 2006, the Reuters news organization reported that a textbook used at schools in the Indian state of Rajasthan compared housewives to donkeys, and suggested that the animals make better companions as they complain less and are more loyal to their “masters.” The Hindi-language primer meant for 14-year-olds said,
An insightful woman, who had lived through numerous dark nights and days, once taught me about getting through difficult times. “I appreciate your outlook on life,” I commented to Mrs. Tucker. I was in my twenties and she was fifty years older. In the short time I knew her she
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As the Winter Olympics come to a close, I am reminded of a beautiful story from past Games. Those of you who are even mildly acquainted with Olympic history will recognize the name of Jesse Owens. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Owens was the United States’ response to
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Three men went deer hunting, and as they crossed the field going to the woods, a huge buck jumped up in their path. All three fired at the same time. The buck dropped, and as they came up on the buck, they realized they had a problem. Which one of
Economist Jeremy Gluck speculated on US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan’s epitaph. Picking up on the tone of so many of Greenspan’s speeches, he decided the epitaph would probably read something like this: “I am guardedly optimistic about the next world, but remain cognizant of the down-side risk.” Though
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I read two humorous stories lately with a similar theme: A 5-five-year-old boy was discussing with his father some of the differences between their childhoods. The father pointed out that when he was young, he didn’t have things such as Nintendo, cellphones, computers or digital cameras. He realized just how
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