Wyatt, Milford and Calhoun were standing one on top of the other trying to measure a flag pole. A man passing by yelled up to them, “Why don’t you guys just take down the pole, lay it down on the ground and measure it?” “We don’t wanna measure the length, mister!” Wyatt sneered. “We wanna […]
Shingles were loose on Pennock’s roof, and he complained about leaks to Barton, his neighbor. “Why don’t you mend the roof?” asked Barton. “I can’t today,” Pennock replied. “It’s pouring rain.””Well, why don’t you patch it in dry weather.” “It don’t leak then!”
An army sergeant told Private Perkins to go to the end of the line. He did, but then returned. “I thought I told you to go to the end of the line,” barked the NCO. “Why did you come back?” “Because there’s already somebody there!”
Henderson bought a new car and, after he left the showroom, decided to catch a movie. When he came out, Henderson noticed he’d locked the car and left the keys in the ignition. He telephoned the dealer. “Which is the cheapest window to break?” he asked. “You don’t have to break any of the windows,” […]
Did you hear about the dumb father who returned from lunch and saw a sign on his door, “Back in 30 minutes,” so he sat down to wait for himself?
Did you hear about the Iranian terrorist who switched off the fans of his stolen helicopter because he couldn’t stand the draft?
What has eight legs and an IQ of forty? Four guys watching a baseball game.
Young Bradley arrived at his date’s house wearing a shirt that had water dripping from it. “What’re you doin’?” asked his girlfriend. “How come your shirt is soakin’ wet?” “Well,” said Bradley, “it said on the label: WASH AND WEAR.”
Calvin went to Pearson’s Pet Shop to complain that his canary wouldn’t sing. “File the beak just a little,” said the owner, “and the bird will sing. But if you file it too much, the canary will die.” Two weeks later Pearson ran into Calvin on the street and asked about his canary. “He died,” […]
Guidry called in Plotke, the painter, for an estimate to paint his house. “How much you gonna charge me?” asked Guidry. “Twenty dollars an hour,” replied Plotke. “Good Lord!” exclaimed the home owner. “I wouldn’t pay Michelangelo that price!” “I tell you one thing, mister,” said the painter. “If that guy you mentioned is doin’ […]
Delmer: How’d you like the play last night over at the high school? Parley: I only seed the first act, but not the second. Delmer: Why didn’t you stay? Parley: I couldn’t wait that long. It said on the program, ‘Two Years Later.’
Edney and Cole, two Ohio Edison electrical repairmen, were working on a blown house circuit. “Hey, Cole!” said Edney. “See those two wires?” “Sure,” Cole answered. “Now just grab one of them.” Cole grabbed one of the wires. “Feel anything?” asked his partner. “Not a thing,” answered Cole. “Good!” said Edney. “Don’t touch the other […]
