A Telephone Call Mrs. Jones was waiting for an important telephone call, but she had no bread in the house, so she left the baby at home and said to h...
When Tom Howard was seventeen years old he was as tall as his father, so he began to borrow Mr. Howard's clothes when he wanted to go out with his...
4-4=? One day, the teacher inquired Peter: "How much is four minus four?" Peter was tongue-tied. the teacher got angry and said: "What ...
Does Anyone Want a Nice Clean Plate?Peter was ten years old. One day his friend Paul said to him, "I'm going to have a birthday party on Satu...
I Don't Feel Like Getting into an Argument "Gerald," asked the teacher, "what is the shape of the earth?" "It's round...
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...
As a rookie in the Atlantic City, N.J., Police department, I was assigned a beat on the boardwalk. Hardly a day went by when I didn't come upon a ...
Our granddaughter's second-grade class was asked to write about their personal heroes. Her father was flattered to find out that she had chosen hi...
A small boy leading a donkey passed by an Army camp. A couple of soldiers wanted to have some fun with the lad. "What are you holding onto your b...
Gardening Gloves For months I hinted that I needed a new wedding ring, since I had developed an allergy to gold. On my birthday, while I was gardening...