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• 1.89.The ability of the Kangaroo
• The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. T...
• 2.90. Dream
• The school of agriculture's dean of admissions was interviewing a prospective student. "Why have you chosen this career?" he asked. "I dream of making...
• 3.91. Bull Wrestler
• A bull wrestler was visiting his friend in a small town, and one night they stayed a little too long at the pub. Not wanting to drive, they decided to...
• 4.92.Dis-Comcerting
• I had been trying to get my friend Mike-a rock' n roll fan-interested in classical music. When I offered to purchase tickets to a Mozart festival, he ...
• 5.93.A Talk on the Phone
• I teach computer courses, and my students often call me at home with questions. One morning I was on the phone, explaining in computer language the so...
• 6.94.A Bad Impression
• My husband and I are both writers. During dinner conversations, we often tell our children about our working days. It wasn't clear how much they absor...
• 7.95.Lose One Pound
• I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However, I couldn't resist bragging that when I was 17, 1 weighed 225 pounds and today ...
• 8.96.Older Goats in America
• A group of Americans were traveling by tour bus through Holland. As they stopped at a cheese farm, a young guide led them through the process of chees...
• 9.97. The Stories Are Still in Them
• During a visit to my mother' s home, I joined her in the living room to talk, read and watch television. Facing a bookcase that has been in the same s...
• 10.98.Back Up Two Miles
• A farmer and his son, traveling by horse and buggy up a narrow lane, met a motorist going the other way. There was no room to pass for two miles in ei...