What's your name?A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train.He had never seen them before,so he began:My name is ...
ToleranceGoethe was once strolling on a narrow path in a park in Weimar. As luck would have it, he met with a critic who was hostile to him. Both of t...
Clean Glass Joe and Fred were helping to build a house in a village. The weather was very warm, there was a lot of dust everywhere, and by half past t...
The New Baby Mr.and Mrs.Taylor had a seven year old boy named Pat.Now Mrs.Taylor was expecting another child. Pat had seen babies in other people'...
A man handed a pair of slacks to the department-store clerk. "I'd like these altered, please," he said. The clerk asked for the sales re...
A couple was celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Their domestic tranquillity* had long been the talk of the town. A local newspaper reporter...
As soon as you wake up, you're firedOur co-worker went missing for a few hours, and we tore up the place looking for him. The boss finally found h...
Once upon a time, there was a man who always forgot things. One day, he went out with his little son. He was so happy that he put the son ride his n...
When our daughter was born, we named her Myles, after my beloved late father, despite family warning that the name was too masculine. Years later, whe...
For the Dog The family seated in a restaurant had finished their dinner when Father Called over the waiter. My son has left quite a lot of meat on his...