The manager of a large office noticed one of his department heads had hired a new man, so the boss called him into his office for a little orientation speech. "What is your name?" he asked.  "John," the new guy replied.  The manager scowled, "Look, I don't know what kind of place you worked at before, but I don't call anyone by their first name. It breeds familiarity and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my employees by their last names only - Smith, Jones, Baker - tha ...Continue Reading

An off-duty police officer, familiar with radar guns, drove through a school zone within the legal speed limit when the flash of a camera went off, taking a picture of his license plate.  The officer, thinking the radar was in error, drove by again; even more slowly. Another flash. He did it again for a third time, at an even slower speed. Same result.  "This guy must have screwed up the settings," the off-duty officer thought.  A few weeks later, when he received the violations in the mail, he ...Continue Reading

1974: The teacher tells the class, "Study hard. You could become President some day."2024: The teacher tells the class, "Study hard. Or else you could become President some day." ...Continue Reading

After the opening pitch, say, "Oh, goodie! I haven't heard this scam before. A new one. Please go on." If the caller does go on, periodically press the # button and say, "Oops, I was wiping my butt. Can you start over?" ...Continue Reading

Last summer, my husband, Bill, took me camping for the first time. At every opportunity, he passed along outdoor-survival lore.  One day we got lost hiking in the deep woods. Bill tried the usual tactics to determine direction - moss on the trees (there was no moss), direction of the sun (it was an overcast day). Just as I was beginning to panic, he spotted a small cabin off in the distance. Bill pulled out his binoculars, studied the cabin, turned and led us right back to our camp.  "That was terrific,&q ...Continue Reading

Why is the day that you do laundry, cook, clean, iron and so on, called a day off? ...Continue Reading

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Harry and Sam, two friends, met in the park every day to feed the pigeons, watch the squirrels, and discuss world problems. One day, Harry didn't show up. Sam didn't think much about it and figured maybe he had a cold or something. But after Harry hadn't shown up for a week or so, Sam really got worried. However, since the only time they ever got together was at the park, Sam didn't know where Harry lived, so he was unable to find out what had happened to him.  A month had passed, and Sam figured he had seen t ...Continue Reading

When bees move into a hive, do they have a swarming party? ...Continue Reading

Bidenomics: The only economic plan based on inflating the money supply 83% in 18 months while signing legislation and executive orders that cause businesses to fail and GDP to plummet. ...Continue Reading