Jokes

June 2007

Wonder Fuel
Sister Mary, who worked for a home health agency, was out making her  rounds visiting homebound patients when she ran out of gas.  As luck would have it, a gas station was just a block away.
She walked to the station to borrow a gas can and buy some gas.  The attendant told her that the only gas can he owned had been loaned out,  but she could wait until it was returned.
Since the nun was on the way to see a patient, she decided not to wait and walked back to her car.  She looked for something in her car that she could fill with gas and spotted the bedpan she was taking to the patient.
Always resourceful, she carried the bedpan to the station, filled it with gas, and carried the full bedpan back to her car.
As she was pouring the gas into her tank, two men watched from across the street.  One of the them turned to the other and said, “If it starts, I’m turning Catholic.”


Penny for Your Thoughts
One night a wife found her husband standing over their baby’s crib. Silently she watched him.
As he stood looking down at the sleeping infant, she saw on his face a mixture of emotions: disbelief, doubt, scepticism.
Touched by this unusual display and the deep emotions it aroused, with eyes glistening she slipped her arm around her husband.
“A penny for your thoughts,” she said.
“It’s amazing!” he replied. “I just can’t see how anybody can make a crib like that for only $46.50.”

Don’t Think
A terrific explosion occurs in a gunpowder factory, and once all the mess has been cleared up the inquiry begins. One of the few survivors is pulled up to make a statement. “Okay Simpson,” says the investigator, “you were near the scene, what happened?”
“Well, it’s like this. Old Charley Higgins was in the mixing room, and I saw him take a cigarette out of his pocket and light up.”
“He was smoking in the mixing room?” the investigator said in stunned horror, “How long had he been with the company?”
“About 20 years, sir”
“20 years in the company, then he goes and strikes a match in the mixing room, I’d have thought it would have been the last thing he’d have done.”
“It was, sir.”

The Young Writer
A 3-year-old was diligently pounding away on her father’s word processor. She told him she was writing a story.
“What’s it about?” he asked.
“I don’t know,” she replied, “I can’t read.”

Great Advice from Kids
How do you decide whom to marry?
You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. - Alan, age 10
How can a stranger tell if two people are married?
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.
- Derrick, age 8
What do you think your mom and dad have in common?
Both don’t want any more kids.
- Lori, age 8
What do most people do on a date?
Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
- Lynnette, age 8
When is it okay to kiss someone?
When they’re rich.
- Pam, age 7
Is it better to be single or married?
It’s better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.
- Anita, age 9
How would you make a marriage work?
Tell your wife that she looks pretty even if she looks like a truck.
- Ricky, age 10

Crocheted Dolls
A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years.They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.
For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover. In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife’s bedside.
She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box.
When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000. He asked her about the contents. “When we were to be married,” she said, “my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll.”
The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness. “Honey,” he said, “that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?”
“Oh,” she said, “that’s the money I made from selling the dolls.”

Battery Life
An angry client went back to the automobile garage where he’d purchased an expensive battery for his car six months earlier.
“Listen,” the motorist grumbled to the owner of the garage, “when I bought this battery you said it would be the last battery my car would ever need. It died after only six months!”
“Sorry,” apologized the garage owner. “I didn’t think your car would last longer than that.”

The Weigh Scale
Two kids went into their parents bathroom and noticed the weigh scale in the corner. “Whatever you do,” cautioned one youngster to the other, “Don’t step on it!”
“Why not?” asked the sibling.
“Because every time mom does, she lets out an awful scream!”

Doctor’s Orders
A guy says to the bartender, “A glass of your finest Less, please.”
“Less? Never heard of it.”
“C’mon, sure you have.”
“No, really, we don’t stock it. What is it? Some kind of foreign beer?”
“I’m not sure. It was my doctor who mentioned it. He said I should drink Less.”

Beware of Dog
There was a hound dog laying in the yard. An old man in overalls was sitting on the porch.
“Excuse me, Sir, but does your dog bite?” the visiting salesman asked.
The old man replied, “Nope.”
So the salesman stepped out of his car. The dog ran over snarling and growling and bit him on his arms and legs
As the dog was dragging him away, the salesman was flailing around in the dust and yelled, “I thought you said your dog didn’t bite!”
The old man replied, “Ain’t my dog.”

Psychologically Speaking
The psychology instructor had just finished a lecture on mental health and was giving an oral test. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, “How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair weeping uncontrollably the next?”
A young man in the rear raised his hand and answered, “A hockey coach?”

The Earthworm
Two kids were digging for fishing bait in my garden. Uncovering a many-legged creature, Eddy proudly dangled it before his mother.
“No, honey, he won’t do for bait,” his mother said. “He’s not an earthworm.”
“He’s not?” Eddy asked his eyes wide. “What planet is he from?”

How can you get four suits for a dollar?
Buy a deck of cards.

Horse Trader
A big Texan fellah is walking down the main street of Ballinclashett, Ireland and encounters Liam standing on the pavement beside a big strong horse.
This prompts the Texan to attempt to realise a lifelong dream and he says to Liam, “Say Boy, that’s a fine-lookin horse you got there, and I’d like to tour this beautiful country on horseback so’s I can see the sights and hear the sounds of the countryside like they did in the old days. I’ll buy that horse off of ya, how much ya want.”
Liam says, “O sure and you don’t want to be messin with this horse he don’t look too good these days.”
“Hey, Boy,” says the Texan, “Don’t you try to tell me what’s a good lookin’ horse an what isn’t. I been tradin’ horses all my life long and there ain’t nothin a young country boy like you can tell me about em. Now you jes name yer price and we’ll get along fine.”
“I’m sayin’ to ye that this horse is not a good lookin horse mister and ye don’t want any part of ‘im,” says Liam.
The Texan is getting angry now. “Listen up Boy, he says, you leave me be the judge of what’s good lookin and what’s not and jes give me the price and I’ll pay cash right here and now.”
Oh well, says Liam, “$2000.00US.”
“Deal!” says the Texan and he hands over the money, Liam unties the horse and the Texan leads him off.
The horse walks smack into the first lampost in the way, and the
Texan turns to Liam and says, “Hey, Boy, you’re a swindler, you didn’ tell me this here horse was blind!”
“I keep tellin’ you he don’t look too good,” says Liam, “and you kept saying that’s none of my business, so in the end I gave up.”

What does the lion say to his friends before they go out hunting for food ?
 ‘Let us prey.’

Don’t Get Caught Drinkin and Drivin
One day, two rednecks named Bubba and Earl were driving down the road, drinking a couple of cold beers.  The passenger, Bubba, said “Lookey thar up ahead Earl, it’s a po-leece roadblock!  We’re gonna get busted fer drinkin’ these here beers!”
“Don’t worry Bubba,” Earl said. “We’ll just pull over and finish drinkin’ these beers, peel off the label and stick it on our foreheads, then throw the bottles under the seat.”
“What fer?” asked Bubba.
“Just let me do the talkin’, okay?” said Earl. They finished their beers, threw the empty bottles under the seat and slapped the labels on their foreheads.  When they reached the roadblock, the sheriff said, “Have you boys been drinking?”
“No sir,” said Earl, “we’re on the patch.”



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