Watching The News On 9/11

This one’s not exactly topical anymore, but it got me. A husband and wife were watching the news on television: The devastation at the World Trade Center; the videos of different countries around the world crying with Americans over the events of the past few weeks; reporters updating and attempting to analyze political strategy; President …

Do You Like…?

Goldie was sitting on a beach in Florida, attempting to strike up a conversation with the attractive gentleman reading on the blanket beside hers. “Hello, sir,” she said, “Do you like movies?” “Yes, I do,” he responded, then returned to his book. Goldie persisted. “Do you like gardening?” The man again looked up from his …

Friday Afternoon Batch O’ Jokes

*Q: Why doesn’t god like cheesecake? A: Because he doesn’t exist. *The other day, I bumped into a friend I’d not seen in ages. “Are you still seeing that girl Helen,” I asked? “Nah,” he replied. “It’s a sad story. She bled to death from gonorrhea.” “You don’t bleed to death from gonorrhea,” I said. …

The Swimmer And The Gymnast

This young swimmer from the Australian Olympic team manages to sneak his new girlfriend, a gorgeous Danish gymnast, into his room at the Olympic Village. Once she’s inside, he quickly switches out all the lights and they rapidly disrobe and leap onto his bed in a flurry of athletic achievement. After about twenty minutes of …

What’ll You Have

The bartender asks a man sitting at the bar, “What’ll you have?” “A scotch, please,” he answers. The bartender hands him the drink and says “Ok, that’ll be five dollars.” “What are you talking about,” the man asks? “I don’t owe you anything for this.” A lawyer, sitting nearby and overhearing the conversation, says to …

When Ya Gotta Go, Ya Gotta Go Quietly

After a night on the town, a young woman brought a new friend home for a late-night drink. “You can’t make any noise,” she warned him. “My parents are upstairs and if they find out they’ll kill us.” Things started getting heated on the sofa, but after a while alcohol got the better of the …