Yesterday I spent 3 1/2 hours in the waiting room of an eye specialist. It wasn't I who needed attention, but my mother. Though I had a book with me, after awhile I picked up a Large Print Reader's Digest lying with other magazines on a table. (Somehow a Large Print edition made particularly good sense in an eye doctor's office). In years gone by -- it has actually been that long since I picked up a Reader's Digest -- I used to enjoy reading the jokes. A friend whom I saw today said he never found Reader's Digest jokes funny, though, on the other hand, he said he did enjoy reading sections like "Humor in Uniform" and "Life in These United States." I don't know what he would think of the following jokes, maybe they are a little corny, but they brought good cheer to us as we sat in the waiting room.
Q. Why are frogs so happy?
A. They eat what bugs them.
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Teacher: " There are two words I don't allow in my class. One is gross, and the other is cool."
Johnny: "So what are the words?"
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I read about a stressed out store clerk who quit his job and became a cop.
"How's the new gig?" his friend asked.
"The pay is bad and the hours are awful, but I love that the customer is always wrong.
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Then there is the proverbial "real student answer" question.
Q. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
A. At the bottom.
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And finally:
In Argentina scientists have dug up the fossilized remains of a snake that had two legs.
They say it's a direct ancestor of the modern lawyer. - (Ben Walsh)