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• 1.53.A Midshipman
• One of my fellow midshipmen at the U. S. Naval Academy was performing poorly in class and reported to his company officer for counseling., "Your marks...
• 2.54. That's What They All Say
• While sitting on the bleachers during my youngest son's baseball game, I overheard another mother talking about her three-year-old daughter, who was p...
• 3.55.The Mistaken Father
• The morning following the birth of our first child, my husband was mistakenly directed to the room of another new mother on the maternity floor. As he...
• 4.56. This Hole in the Ground
• There was once a farmer who lived near a road. It was not a busy road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm. Near the farm gate, there was a la...
• 5.57.A Prospective Horse Buyer
• Then there was the preacher who decided to sell his horse. A prospective buyer was impressed with the animal, but the preacher said, " I must warn you...
• 6.58. Bad Business
• A salesman was chatting with the owner of a motel."Business is terrible," said the motel owner. 'Really bad." "But every time I drive by here you have...
• 7.59. The Cheater
• Donald was not very good at math. He could not understand the teacher's explanations. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, Donald ...
• 8.60. Which One to Call Back
• After I took office as mayor of a small Kentucky city, an unfortunate incident precipitated some hateful phone calls to my home. One night while I was...
• 9.61.Boy, Oh Boy
• When they're together, my five-year-old son and his cousin tend to cause mayhem. one Saturday, I put my foot down. "All right, you two," I said sternl...
• 10.62. I Can't Let Him Get Away
• A male crab met a female crab and asked her to marry him. She noticed that he was walking straight instead of sideways. Wow, she thought, this crab is...