Twenty Dollars
A popular speaker started off a seminar by holding up a $20 bill. A crowd of 200 had gathered to hear him speak. He asked, ‘Who would like this $20 bill?’ All the hands still went up. ‘My friends, I…
Be Kind To Others Even If It Hurts You
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. When the waitress came back,…
Potatoes, Eggs And Coffee Beans
Once upon a time, a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed that…
Stop Wasting Your Time Complaining
People visit a wise man complaining about the same problems over and over again.
Everything ‘Sheep head and plucking!’ started with
There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep’s head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along. Whereon the man laid hold of him and beat…
My Barber
Wise. Handsome. Tall. Athletic. Strong, yet with the gentle touch and dexterous hands of a surgeon. To cut the hair on the far side of my head, he didn’t spin the stool, and he didn’t walk around the chair either.
Delivering Justice
A man finds a wallet with $700 in it. A few days later, he reads a notice stating that a wealthy man has lost his wallet and is offering a $50 reward to anyone who returns it. “Your Honor, I…
Very Nice Story
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead: He remembered dying and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for…
I Know Who She Is
An old man is 85 years old and insists on taking his wife’s hand everywhere they go. When a man asked him why his wife kept looking away, he responded, “Because she has Alzheimer’s.” the old man said
Goat, Horse And Farmer
There was a farmer who had a horse and a goat. One day, the horse became ill and he called the veterinarian, who said: On the third day, they came to give him the medicine and the vet said: Unfortunately,…
The Farmer and his Donkey
One day a farmer’s donkey fell into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it…
Remember The Five Simple Rules To Be Happy
The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised, and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably coiffed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. “That doesn’t have…