Drought
Two brothers, both farmers, were talking on the phone.
One asks the other how bad the drought.
The other replied, “Well it’s got so bad they’ve closed two lanes at the local swimming pool.”
Picking a Winner
The bookie slowly counted out the money into the old lady’s wrinkled hands.
“Lady,” he said, “I just don’t understand. However did you manage to pick the winner?”
The old lady patted her white locks in place. She looked a little bewildered. “Really,” she said, “I don’t know myself. I just stick a pin in the paper and, well, there it is.”
The bookie took a deep breath. “That’s all very well, lady,” he cried. “But how on earth did you manage to pick four winners yesterday afternoon?”
“Oh,” replied the old lady, “that was easy. I used a fork.”
Parental Nagging
Constant nagging didn’t seem to provide any relief from having to clean up the bathroom after each of my three teenage children.
After I cleaned it one day, I resorted to posting a sign that read: “Please leave the bathroom as you found it.”
I noticed the bathroom was in the usual mess after my son used it, so I called, “Brian, how did you find the bathroom?”
After a brief pause, he replied, “Straight down the hall, first door on the right.”
