Well, Copeland with it.laurie wrote:
Wow, that's a Sting-er!

A man came home from work and as he entered the house he yelled,
"Hi, honey, I'm home."
There was no response. He walked through the house and saw a note
on the refrigerator. It read "I'm out with the girls and I'll be home about
8. Either fix yourself something to eat, or wait for me and we'll eat when
I get home."
Well, he decided to wait until his wife returned. However, his
stomach started to growl and he remembered that he had an apple left over
from his lunch. He got the apple, polished it a little, and heard the
doorbell ring. He went to the door and there stood a little blond haired
girl holding out a little paper bag. "Trick or treat", she said.
He looked at the girl, looked at the apple, thought how hungry he
was, looked at the girl again, and with a slight sigh dropped his apple in
the bag. The little girl looked down in the bag, looked up again, and
complained, "You stupid son-of-a-bitch. You broke my cookies!"
Well, when I showed it to my son, he actually laughed. I asked him what he had found funny and his answer was pretty much that one, with emphasis on the fact that the man was hungry, with nothing else to eat except, of course, all the ingredients that the wife was planning to use to fix dinner when she came back, but for my son this is more or less equivalent to there being nothing to eat at all - end of my comment while the girl already had cookies What I found strange is that he found it actually funny. But his sense of humour is a bit different from most. He did not enjoy at all the story of the man, his cat, his brother and his mother I posted just a few posts above.sweetharleygirl wrote:This is just a guess but here goes: maybe it had something to do with kids being rude in this day and age and the fact that instead of getting candy like she wanted he gave her an apple and it made her mad that the healthy treat squashed the sweet unhealthy one. I could be wrong but that's the way I took it, although I didn't think it was funny either.
the grim squeaker wrote:
A woman goes to her boyfriend's parents' house for dinner. This is to be her first time meeting the family and she is very nervous. They all sit down and begin eating a fine meal. The woman is beginning to feel a little discomfort, thanks to her nervousness and the broccoli casserole. The gas pains are almost making her eyes water. Left with no other choice, she decides to relieve herself a bit and lets out a dainty little fart. It wasn't loud, but everyone at the table heard the poot. Before she even had a chance to be embarrassed, her boyfriend's father looked over at the dog that had been snoozing at the women's feet, and said in a rather stern voice, "Ginger!" The woman thought, "this is great!" and a big smile came across her face. A couple minutes later, she was beginning to feel the pain again. This time, she didn't even hesitate. She let a much louder and longer fart rip. The father again looked at the dog and yelled, "dammit Ginger!" Once again the woman smiled and thought, "yes!" A few minutes later the woman had to let another one rip. This time she didn't even think about it. She let rip with a fart that rivaled a train whistle blowing. Again, the father looked at the dog with disgust and yelled,Spoiler: show
A kid he is not! He is 26....umsolopagas wrote:That's an A for A bad joke.
Voralfred, how old is your son? Kids at some age basically live for sweets so he may have been feeling the little girls pain..
Oh my..voralfred wrote:
A kid he is not! He is 26....
HUMOR FOR LEXOPHILES (Lovers of Words)
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now.
The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference.
To write with a broken pencil is pointless.
When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate.
The short fortune teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.
A thief fell and broke his leg in wet cement. He became a hardened criminal.
When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U.C.L.A.
The dead batteries were given out free of charge.
A dentist and a manicurist fought tooth and nail.
A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two tired.
A will is a dead giveaway.
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
A backward poet writes inverse.
In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your CountÂ
that votes.
A chicken crossing the road: poultry in motion.
If you don't pay your exorcist you can get repossessed.
Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft and I'll show you A-flat miner.
The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine was fully recovered.
A grenade fell onto a kitchen floor in France, resulting in Linoleum Blownapart.
You are stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.
A calendar's days are numbered.
A lot of money is tainted: 'Taint yours, and 'taint mine.
A boiled egg is hard to beat.
He had a photographic memory which was never developed.
Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.
When you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall.
When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye.
Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis.
Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses.
Acupuncture: a jab well done.
Emailing the pic to the wife .. I think I know what pumpkin carving I'm doing for the front porch ..laurie wrote:Halloween XIV -- The Party's Over
Summer Classes for Men at THE ADULT LEARNING CENTER
Registration must be completed by Friday, October 13th 2008
NOTE: Due to the complexity and difficulty level of their contents, class sizes will be limited to 8 participants maximum
Class 1: How To Fill Up The Ice Cube Trays -- Step by Step, with Slide Presentation
Meets 4 weeks, Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.
Class 2: The Toilet Paper Roll -- Does It Change Itself?
Round Table Discussion.
Meets 2 weeks, Saturday 12:00 for 2 hours.
Class 3: Is It Possible To Urinate Using The Technique Of Lifting The Seat and Avoiding The Floor, Walls and Nearby Bathtub? -- Group Practice.
Meets 4 weeks, Saturday 10:00 PM for 2 hours.
Class 4: Fundamental Differences Between The Laundry Hamper and The Floor -- Pictures and Explanatory Graphics.
Meets Saturdays at 2:00 PM for 3 weeks.
Class 5: Dinner Dishes -- Can They Levitate and Fly Into The Kitchen Sink? Scientific Proof Against This Theory.
Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM
Class 6: Loss Of Identity -- Losing The Remote To Your Significant Other. Support Groups with hotline available to participants.
Meets 4 Weeks, Friday and Sunday 7:00 PM
Class 7: Learning How To Find Things -- Starting With Looking In The Right Places And Not Turning The House Upside Down While Screaming. An entertaining presentation with moderated discussion -- bring paper and pen for notes.
Monday at 8:00 PM, 2 hours.
Class 8: Health Watch -- Bringing Her Flowers Is Not Harmful To Your Health. Power Point Presentation.
Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.
Class 9: Real Men Ask For Directions When Lost -- Real Life Testimonials.
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM Location to be determined
Class 10: Is It Genetically Impossible To Sit Quietly While She Parallel Parks? Driving Simulations.
4 weeks, Saturday's noon, 2 hours.
Class 11: Learning to Live -- Basic Differences Between Mother and Wife. Online Classes and role-playing
Tuesdays at 7:00 PM, location to be determined
Class 12: How to be the Ideal Shopping Companion -- Relaxation Exercises, Meditation and Breathing Techniques.
Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.
Class 13: How to Fight Cerebral Atrophy -- Remembering Birthdays, Anniversaries and Other Important Dates and Calling When You're Going To Be Late. Cerebral Shock Therapy Sessions and Full Lobotomies Offered.
Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.
Class 14: The Stove/Oven -- What It Is and How It Is Used. Live Demonstration.
Tuesday at 6:00 PM, location to be determined.
UPON COMPLETION OF ANY OF THE ABOVE COURSES, DIPLOMAS WILL BE ISSUED TO THE SURVIVORS.
A child was asked to write a book report on the entire Bible:
The Bible
In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing but God, darkness, and some gas.Â
The Bible says, 'The Lord thy God is one, but I think He must be a lot older than that.Â
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Anyway, God said, 'Give me a light!' and someone did.Â
Then God made the world.
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He split the Adam and made Eve. Adam and Eve were naked, but they weren't embarrassed because mirrors hadn't been invented yet.Â
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Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating one bad apple, so they were driven from the Garden of Eden. Not sure what they were driven in though, because they didn't have cars.
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Adam and Eve had a son, Cain, who hated his brother as long as he was Abel.
Pretty soon all of the early people died off, except for Methuselah, who lived to be like a million or something.
One of the next important people was Noah, who was a good guy, but one of his kids was kind of a Ham. Noah built a large boat and put his family and some animals on it. He asked some other people to join him, but they said they would have to take a rain check.
After Noah came Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jacob was more famous than his brother, Esau, because Esau sold Jacob his birthmark in exchange for some pot roast. Jacob had a son named Joseph who wore a really loud sports coat.
Another important Bible guy is Moses, whose real name was Charlton Heston. Moses led the Israel Lights out of Egypt and away from the evil Pharaoh after God sent ten plagues on Pharaoh's people. These plagues included frogs, mice, lice, bowels, and no cable.Â
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God fed the Israel Lights every day with manicotti. Then he gave them His Top Ten Commandments. These include: don't lie, cheat, smoke, dance, or covet your neighbor's stuff. Oh, yeah, I just thought of one more: Humor thy father and thy mother.
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One of Moses' best helpers was Joshua who was the first Bible guy to use spies. Joshua fought the battle of Geritol and the fence fell over on the town.
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After Joshua came David.  He got to be king by killing a giant with a slingshot. He had a son named Solomon who had about 300 wives and 500 porcupines. My teacher says he was wise, but that doesn't sound very wise to me.
After Solomon there were a bunch of major league prophets. One of these was Jonah, who was swallowed by a big whale and then barfed up on the shore. There were also some minor league prophets, but I guess we don't have to worry about them.
After the Old Testament came the New Testament. Jesus is the star of The New. He was born in Bethlehem  in a barn. (I wish I had been born in a barn too, because my mom is always saying to me, 'Close the door! Were you born in a barn?' It would be nice to say, 'As a matter of fact, I was.')
During His life, Jesus had many arguments with sinners like the Pharisees and the Republicans.
Jesus also had twelve opossums. The worst one was Judas Asparagus. Judas was so evil that they named a terrible vegetable after him.
Jesus was a great man. He healed many leopards and even preached to some Germans on the Mount.
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But the Republicans and all those guys put Jesus on trial before Pontius the Pilot. Pilot didn't stick up for Jesus. He just washed his hands instead.
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Anyways, Jesus died for our sins, then came back to life again.
He went up to Heaven but will be back at the end of the Aluminum. His return is foretold in the book of Revolution.
Makes you wonder why laurie picked her joke and I picked mine....Differences Between The Sexes Observed At The Drive-Up ATM Machine.
HIM:
1) Pull up to ATM
2) Insert card
3) Enter PIN number and account
4) Take cash, card and receipt
HER:
1) Pull up to ATM
2) Check makeup in rearview mirror
3) Shut off engine
4) Put keys in purse
5) Get out of car b/c you're too far from machine
6) Hunt for card in purse
7) Insert card
8 ) Hunt in purse for tampon wrapper with PIN number written on it
9) Enter PIN number
10) Study instructions for at least 2 minutes
11) Hit "cancel"
12) Re-enter correct PIN number
12A) Hit "cancel"
12B) Call husband to get correct PIN number
13) Check balance
14) Look for envelope
15) Look in purse for pen
16) Make out deposit slip
17) Endorse checks
18 ) Make deposit
19) Study instructions
20) Make cash withdrawal
21) Get in car
22) Check makeup
23) Look for keys
24) Start car
25) Check makeup
26) Start pulling away
27) STOP
28 ) Back up to machine
29) Get out of car
30) Take card and receipt
31) Get back in car
32) Put card in wallet
33) Put receipt in checkbook
34) Enter deposits and withdrawals in checkbook
35) Clear area in purse for wallet and checkbook
36) Check makeup
37) Put car in gear, reverse
38 ) Put car in drive
39) Drive away from machine
40) Travel 3 miles
41) Release parking brake
'Cause if you don't add the space, you getvoralfred wrote:OK, now, it does not deserve a sherlock, but can anyone explain why I added a blank between the "8"s and the closing parentheses for items, 8, 18, 28, 38 but not after the other digits?