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• 1.14. A Clever dog
• A dog owner claimed that his pet, when given money, would go to the news stall to buy a paper. His friend insisted on a demonstration and handed the d...
• 2.15. It Seemed like Hours
• As a band instructor at an elementary school, I require my students to turn in practice sheets signed by their parents so I can be sure they are putti...
• 3.16. Mother's Feet
• To prevent our dog, Lacy, from pestering visitors to our house, my mother often massaged her as she lounged beneath the kitchen table, her favorite re...
• 4.17. I Want to Get Out
• A bar owner locked up his place at 2 a. m. and went home to sleep. He had been in bed only a few minutes when the phone rang." What time do you open u...
• 5.18. Nest and Hair
• My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom. "What kind of...
• 6.19. I Never Work after Supper
• A penny-pinching farmer didn't want his hired hand to stop working. One morning, he told the farmhand, "It's such a nuisance to come in from the field...
• 7.20. Coffee Problem
• A man was at the doctor's office. "Every time I drink a cup of coffee, Doctor, I have a stabbing pain in my right eye. What should I do?" he asked . "...
• 8.21. I've Just Bitten My Tongue
• "Are we poisonous?" the young snake asked his mother. "Yes, dear," she replied - "Why do you ask?" "Cause I've just bitten my tongue! " Notes: (1) poi...
• 9.22. Job Technique
• Vacationing on the island of Oahu, we were waiting in our tour bus for some stragglers to show up. A man, obviously not with our group, approached the...
• 10.23. A Bad Doctor
• A man walked into a doctor's examining room. "Put out your tongue," the doctor said. The man put out his tongue and the doctor said. "0. K. You can pu...