This is from Bro. Tom Vickery.
1. Teaching Math In the 1950s:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?
2. Teaching Math In the 1960s:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
3. Teaching Math In the 1970s:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His … Read the rest…
This was submitted by Terry Tallis, for which we give thanks.
But what seemed to attract more attention from the visitors, one owner was using … Read the rest…
From Sonya. I am 25% Scandihoovian; to her honor, she’s more than that.
Ole is the Pastor of the local Norwegian Lutheran Church and Pastor Sven is the minister of the Swedish Covenant Church across the road.
One day they are seen pounding a sign into the ground, which said:
DA END ISS NEAR!
TURN YERSELF AROUNT NOW
BAFOR IT ISS TOO LATE!
As a car speeds past them, the driver leans out his window and yells, “Leave people alone, … Read the rest…
This was posted in puns@yahoogroups.com. I don’t know why these things keep coming to me more frequently these days. Probably, I should add that to the list.
1. You walk into … Read the rest…
This tale is from the Richard Lederer and Stan Kegel book mentioned below.
It’s a long, long time from now, and machines have developed into sentient beings. Starting with the high-tech space stuff, a whole new set of different mechanistic species have come into existence. The machines are not only sentient; they are alive in other ways as well. They even produce offspring and evolve.
At first, it was just the super high-tech orbiting stuff that achieved self-awareness, but soon … Read the rest…
This was posted by Stan Kegel.
The bees had a problem, though, because every so often an intruder would come around, such as a bear who wanted the honey, or kids who thought it’d be fun to throw rocks at the … Read the rest…
These are from Sonya Schali. Thank you
Man who wants pretty nurse, must be patient.
Passionate kiss, like spider web, leads to undoing of fly.
Lady who goes camping must beware of evil intent.
Squirrel who runs up womans’ leg will not find nuts.
Man who leaps off cliff jumps to conclusion.
Man who runs in front of car gets tired, man who runs behind car gets exhausted.
Man who eats many prunes get good run for money.
War does … Read the rest…
This gentle tale was posted by Stan Kegel on puns@yahoo.com.
A woman had a magic well.
She would put her pail on the edge of the well and clap her hands and the well would dispense a measured amount of water into the pail. The only problem was that the well would never give out the same amount of water.
This distressed the woman and she decided that she would consult the neighborhood priest.
She showed the priest the problem … Read the rest…
Readers of New York magazine were asked to invent country-song titles. Here are some of their entries.
- Ain’t No Trash In My Trailer Since The Night I Threw You Out
- You Wanted To Get Hitched, But My Heart Is Filled With Whoa
- Baked My Sweetie A Pie, But He Left With A Tart
- I Lost My Honey Bunny On A Bad Hare Day
- She Chews Tobacco, But She Didn’t Choose Me
- The Peach I … Read the rest…
This picture pun is from Bill Pardue.
I rewarded myself by buying an all terrain 4 wheeler.
Below is a picture of me playing with it in the back yard.
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