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    Pupil explains tragedy to Blair

    Prime Minister Tony Blair was visiting a primary school. On
    class were in the middle of a discussion related to words and
    their meanings.

    The teacher asked the Prime Minister if he would like to lead
    the discussion on the word "tragedy". So the illustrious leader
    asked the class for an example of a "tragedy".

    One little boy stood up and offered: "If my best friend, who
    lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over
    him and kills him, would that be a 'tragedy'?

    "No, not really", said Blair, "that would be an accident".

    A little girl raised her hand: "If a school bus carrying fifty
    children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would
    be a tragedy."

    "I'm afraid not," explained the Prime Minister "That's what we
    would call a great loss".

    The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Tony
    searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an
    example of tragedy?"

    Finally, at the back of the room, little Johnny raised his
    hand.In a quiet voice he said: "If the aeroplane carrying you and
    Mrs. Blair was struck by a "friendly fire" missile and blown to
    smithereens, that would be a tragedy.

    "Fantastic!" exclaimed Tony Blair. "That's right. And can you
    tell me why that would be a tragedy?"

    "Well," says Johnny, "It has to be a tragedy, because it
    certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be
    an accident either."
     
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    Excellent!! :D
     
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    I would call that one hilarious :D
     
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    rearrange the letters of "A. Hitler" and you get "The Liar"

    quoted from Horrible Histories: Woeful Second World War by Terry Deary
     
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    Re-arrange the letters of "Mother in law" & you get "Woman Hitler"! :D :D
     
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    My Mother taught me about:

    Individualism: "I bet if all your friends jumped off a bridge, you would too!"

    Religion: "You better pray that stain will come out of the carpet."

    Behavior Modification: "Stop acting like your father."

    Time Travel: "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

    Logic: "Because I said so, that's why!"

    Foresight: "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

    Hypocrisy: "If I've told you once, I've told you a million times - Don't exagerrate!"

    Irony: "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about!"

    The Circle of Life: "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out!"


    Allow me to add just a bit to that last bit. A few years ago, I walked in from work right as my eldest was having a seizure. He was turning a neat shade of blue, so I started rescue breathing. Of course, they told me later that when he passed out, his body would have relaxed, and he would have started breathing again on his own, but I digress.

    About a year later, the same beloved son was doing something stupid. Now, he'd heard that line from his mother once or twice, but I put a little twist into it:

    "Your mother brought you into this world, I kept you in it, so either of us is authorized to take you out!"

    For some reason, he had a very puzzled look on his face. :eek:
     
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    In the same league as the above.
    When petulant teenage sprogs cry "I didn't ask to be born!"
    The quickfire reply is; "If you had, the answer would have been 'No!'"
     
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    The Top 100 Things I'd Do
    If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord


    My Legions of Terror will have helmets with clear plexiglass visors, not face-concealing ones.

    My ventilation ducts will be too small to crawl through.

    My noble half-brother whose throne I usurped will be killed, not kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon.

    Shooting is not too good for my enemies.

    The artifact which is the source of my power will not be kept on the Mountain of Despair beyond the River of Fire guarded by the Dragons of Eternity. It will be in my safe-deposit box. The same applies to the object which is my one weakness.

    I will not gloat over my enemies' predicament before killing them.

    When I've captured my adversary and he says, "Look, before you kill me, will you at least tell me what this is all about?" I'll say, "No." and shoot him. No, on second thought I'll shoot him then say "No."

    After I kidnap the beautiful princess, we will be married immediately in a quiet civil ceremony, not a lavish spectacle in three weeks' time during which the final phase of my plan will be carried out.

    I will not include a self-destruct mechanism unless absolutely necessary. If it is necessary, it will not be a large red button labelled "Danger: Do Not Push". The big red button marked "Do Not Push" will instead trigger a spray of bullets on anyone stupid enough to disregard it. Similarly, the ON/OFF switch will not clearly be labelled as such.

    I will not interrogate my enemies in the inner sanctum -- a small hotel well outside my borders will work just as well.

    I will be secure in my superiority. Therefore, I will feel no need to prove it by leaving clues in the form of riddles or leaving my weaker enemies alive to show they pose no threat.

    One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that he is able to spot will be corrected before implementation.

    All slain enemies will be cremated, or at least have several rounds of ammunition emptied into them, not left for dead at the bottom of the cliff. The announcement of their deaths, as well as any accompanying celebration, will be deferred until after the aforementioned disposal.

    The hero is not entitled to a last kiss, a last cigarette, or any other form of last request.

    I will never employ any device with a digital countdown. If I find that such a device is absolutely unavoidable, I will set it to activate when the counter reaches 117 and the hero is just putting his plan into operation.

    I will never utter the sentence "But before I kill you, there's just one thing I want to know."

    When I employ people as advisors, I will occasionally listen to their advice.

    I will not have a son. Although his laughably under-planned attempt to usurp power would easily fail, it would provide a fatal distraction at a crucial point in time.

    I will not have a daughter. She would be as beautiful as she was evil, but one look at the hero's rugged countenance and she'd betray her own father.

    Despite its proven stress-relieving effect, I will not indulge in maniacal laughter. When so occupied, it's too easy to miss unexpected developments that a more attentive individual could adjust to accordingly.

    I will hire a talented fashion designer to create original uniforms for my Legions of Terror, as opposed to some cheap knock-offs that make them look like Nazi stormtroopers, Roman footsoldiers, or savage Mongol hordes. All were eventually defeated and I want my troops to have a more positive mind-set.

    No matter how tempted I am with the prospect of unlimited power, I will not consume any energy field bigger than my head.

    I will keep a special cache of low-tech weapons and train my troops in their use. That way -- even if the heroes manage to neutralize my power generator and/or render the standard-issue energy weapons useless -- my troops will not be overrun by a handful of savages armed with spears and rocks.

    I will maintain a realistic assessment of my strengths and weaknesses. Even though this takes some of the fun out of the job, at least I will never utter the line "No, this cannot be! I AM INVINCIBLE!!!" (After that, death is usually instantaneous.)

    No matter how well it would perform, I will never construct any sort of machinery which is completely indestructible except for one small and virtually inaccessible vulnerable spot.

    No matter how attractive certain members of the rebellion are, there is probably someone just as attractive who is not desperate to kill me. Therefore, I will think twice before ordering a prisoner sent to my bedchamber.

    I will never build only one of anything important. All important systems will have redundant control panels and power supplies. For the same reason I will always carry at least two fully loaded weapons at all times.

    My pet monster will be kept in a secure cage from which it cannot escape and into which I could not accidentally stumble.

    I will dress in bright and cheery colors, and so throw my enemies into confusion.

    All bumbling conjurers, clumsy squires, no-talent bards, and cowardly thieves in the land will be preemptively put to death. My foes will surely give up and abandon their quest if they have no source of comic relief.

    All naive, busty tavern wenches in my realm will be replaced with surly, world-weary waitresses who will provide no unexpected reinforcement and/or romantic subplot for the hero or his sidekick.

    I will not fly into a rage and kill a messenger who brings me bad news just to illustrate how evil I really am. Good messengers are hard to come by.

    I won't require high-ranking female members of my organization to wear a stainless-steel bustier. Morale is better with a more casual dress-code. Similarly, outfits made entirely from black leather will be reserved for formal occasions.

    I will not turn into a snake. It never helps.

    I will not grow a goatee. In the old days they made you look diabolic. Now they just make you look like a disaffected member of Generation X.

    I will not imprison members of the same party in the same cell block, let alone the same cell. If they are important prisoners, I will keep the only key to the cell door on my person instead of handing out copies to every bottom-rung guard in the prison.

    If my trusted lieutenant tells me my Legions of Terror are losing a battle, I will believe him. After all, he's my trusted lieutenant.

    If an enemy I have just killed has a younger sibling or offspring anywhere, I will find them and have them killed immediately, instead of waiting for them to grow up harboring feelings of vengeance towards me in my old age.

    If I absolutely must ride into battle, I will certainly not ride at the forefront of my Legions of Terror, nor will I seek out my opposite number among his army.

    I will be neither chivalrous nor sporting. If I have an unstoppable superweapon, I will use it as early and as often as possible instead of keeping it in reserve.

    Once my power is secure, I will destroy all those pesky time-travel devices.

    When I capture the hero, I will make sure I also get his dog, monkey, ferret, or whatever sickeningly cute little animal capable of untying ropes and filching keys happens to follow him around.

    I will maintain a healthy amount of skepticism when I capture the beautiful rebel and she claims she is attracted to my power and good looks and will gladly betray her companions if I just let her in on my plans.

    I will only employ bounty hunters who work for money. Those who work for the pleasure of the hunt tend to do dumb things like even the odds to give the other guy a sporting chance.

    I will make sure I have a clear understanding of who is responsible for what in my organization. For example, if my general screws up I will not draw my weapon, point it at him, say "And here is the price for failure," then suddenly turn and kill some random underling.

    If an advisor says to me "My liege, he is but one man. What can one man possibly do?", I will reply "This." and kill the advisor.

    If I learn that a callow youth has begun a quest to destroy me, I will slay him while he is still a callow youth instead of waiting for him to mature.

    I will treat any beast which I control through magic or technology with respect and kindness. Thus if the control is ever broken, it will not immediately come after me for revenge.

    If I learn the whereabouts of the one artifact which can destroy me, I will not send all my troops out to seize it. Instead I will send them out to seize something else and quietly put a Want-Ad in the local paper.

    My main computers will have their own special operating system that will be completely incompatible with standard IBM and Macintosh powerbooks.

    If one of my dungeon guards begins expressing concern over the conditions in the beautiful princess' cell, I will immediately transfer him to a less people-oriented position.

    I will hire a team of board-certified architects and surveyors to examine my castle and inform me of any secret passages and abandoned tunnels that I might not know about.

    If the beautiful princess that I capture says "I'll never marry you! Never, do you hear me, NEVER!!!", I will say "Oh well" and kill her.

    I will not strike a bargain with a demonic being then attempt to double-cross it simply because I feel like being contrary.

    The deformed mutants and odd-ball psychotics will have their place in my Legions of Terror. However before I send them out on important covert missions that require tact and subtlety, I will first see if there is anyone else equally qualified who would attract less attention.

    My Legions of Terror will be trained in basic marksmanship. Any who cannot learn to hit a man-sized target at 10 meters will be used for target practice.

    Before employing any captured artifacts or machinery, I will carefully read the owner's manual.

    If it becomes necessary to escape, I will never stop to pose dramatically and toss off a one-liner.

    I will never build a sentient computer smarter than I am.

    My five-year-old child advisor will also be asked to decipher any code I am thinking of using. If he breaks the code in under 30 seconds, it will not be used. Note: this also applies to passwords.

    If my advisors ask "Why are you risking everything on such a mad scheme?", I will not proceed until I have a response that satisfies them.

    I will design fortress hallways with no alcoves or protruding structural supports which intruders could use for cover in a firefight.

    Bulk trash will be disposed of in incinerators, not compactors. And they will be kept hot, with none of that nonsense about flames going through accessible tunnels at predictable intervals.

    I will see a competent psychiatrist and get cured of all extremely unusual phobias and bizarre compulsive habits which could prove to be a disadvantage.

    If I must have computer systems with publically available terminals, the maps they display of my complex will have a room clearly marked as the Main Control Room. That room will be the Execution Chamber. The actual main control room will be marked as Sewage Overflow Containment.

    My security keypad will actually be a fingerprint scanner. Anyone who watches someone press a sequence of buttons or dusts the pad for fingerprints then subsequently tries to enter by repeating that sequence will trigger the alarm system.

    No matter how many shorts we have in the system, my guards will be instructed to treat every surveillance camera malfunction as a full-scale emergency.

    I will spare someone who saved my life sometime in the past. This is only reasonable as it encourages others to do so. However, the offer is good one time only. If they want me to spare them again, they'd better save my life again.

    All midwives will be banned from the realm. All babies will be delivered at state-approved hospitals. Orphans will be placed in foster-homes, not abandoned in the woods to be raised by creatures of the wild.

    When my guards split up to search for intruders, they will always travel in groups of at least two. They will be trained so that if one of them disappears mysteriously while on patrol, the other will immediately initiate an alert and call for backup, instead of quizzically peering around a corner.

    If I decide to test a lieutenant's loyalty and see if he/she should be made a trusted lieutenant, I will have a crack squad of marksmen standing by in case the answer is no.

    If all the heroes are standing together around a strange device and begin to taunt me, I will pull out a conventional weapon instead of using my unstoppable superweapon on them.

    I will not agree to let the heroes go free if they win a rigged contest, even though my advisors assure me it is impossible for them to win.

    When I create a multimedia presentation of my plan designed so that my five-year-old advisor can easily understand the details, I will not label the disk "Project Overlord" and leave it lying on top of my desk.

    I will instruct my Legions of Terror to attack the hero en masse, instead of standing around waiting while members break off and attack one or two at a time.

    If the hero runs up to my roof, I will not run up after him and struggle with him in an attempt to push him over the edge. I will also not engage him at the edge of a cliff. (In the middle of a rope-bridge over a river of molten lava is not even worth considering.)

    If I have a fit of temporary insanity and decide to give the hero the chance to reject a job as my trusted lieutentant, I will retain enough sanity to wait until my current trusted lieutenant is out of earshot before making the offer.

    I will not tell my Legions of Terror "And he must be taken alive!" The command will be "And try to take him alive if it is reasonably practical."

    If my doomsday device happens to come with a reverse switch, as soon as it has been employed it will be melted down and made into limited-edition commemorative coins.

    If my weakest troops fail to eliminate a hero, I will send out my best troops instead of wasting time with progressively stronger ones as he gets closer and closer to my fortress.

    If I am fighting with the hero atop a moving platform, have disarmed him, and am about to finish him off and he glances behind me and drops flat, I too will drop flat instead of quizzically turning around to find out what he saw.

    I will not shoot at any of my enemies if they are standing in front of the crucial support beam to a heavy, dangerous, unbalanced structure.

    If I'm eating dinner with the hero, put poison in his goblet, then have to leave the table for any reason, I will order new drinks for both of us instead of trying to decide whether or not to switch with him.

    I will not have captives of one sex guarded by members of the opposite sex.

    I will not use any plan in which the final step is horribly complicated, e.g. "Align the 12 Stones of Power on the sacred altar then activate the medallion at the moment of total eclipse." Instead it will be more along the lines of "Push the button."

    I will make sure that my doomsday device is up to code and properly grounded.

    My vats of hazardous chemicals will be covered when not in use. Also, I will not construct walkways above them.

    If a group of henchmen fail miserably at a task, I will not berate them for incompetence then send the same group out to try the task again.

    After I captures the hero's superweapon, I will not immediately disband my legions and relax my guard because I believe whoever holds the weapon is unstoppable. After all, the hero held the weapon and I took it from him.

    I will not design my Main Control Room so that every workstation is facing away from the door.

    I will not ignore the messenger that stumbles in exhausted and obviously agitated until my personal grooming or current entertainment is finished. It might actually be important.

    If I ever talk to the hero on the phone, I will not taunt him. Instead I will say this his dogged perseverance has given me new insight on the futility of my evil ways and that if he leaves me alone for a few months of quiet contemplation I will likely return to the path of righteousness. (Heroes are incredibly gullible in this regard.)

    If I decide to hold a double execution of the hero and an underling who failed or betrayed me, I will see to it that the hero is scheduled to go first.

    When arresting prisoners, my guards will not allow them to stop and grab a useless trinket of purely sentimental value.

    My dungeon will have its own qualified medical staff complete with bodyguards. That way if a prisoner becomes sick and his cellmate tells the guard it's an emergency, the guard will fetch a trauma team instead of opening up the cell for a look.

    My door mechanisms will be designed so that blasting the control panel on the outside seals the door and blasting the control panel on the inside opens the door, not vice versa.

    My dungeon cells will not be furnished with objects that contain reflective surfaces or anything that can be unravelled.

    If an attractive young couple enters my realm, I will carefully monitor their activities. If I find they are happy and affectionate, I will ignore them. However if circumstance have forced them together against their will and they spend all their time bickering and criticizing each other except during the intermittent occasions when they are saving each others' lives at which point there are hints of sexual tension, I will immediately order their execution.

    Any data file of crucial importance will be padded to 1.45Mb in size.

    Finally, to keep my subjects permanently locked in a mindless trance, I will provide each of them with free unlimited Internet access.



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    And this is why we have not allowed Ebar to become an Evil Overlord.
     
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    He forgot one

    I will tell my guards to shoot James Bond on sight. I wont give him a free tour in my headquarter, tell him my plans or leave him behind with a beatifull girl in bikini

    :D
     
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    A man is waiting for his wife to give birth. The doctor comes in and
    informs the dad that his son was born without torso, arms or legs.The son
    is just a head! But the dad loves his son and raises him as well as he can,
    with love and compassion.After 18 years, the son is now old enough for his
    first drink. Dad takes him to the bar, tearfully tells the son he is proud
    of him and orders up the biggest, strongest drink for his boy.With all the
    bar patrons looking on curiously and the bartender shaking his head in
    disbelief, the boy takes his first sip of alcohol.Swoooosh! Plop!! A torso
    pops out! The bar is dead silent; then bursts into whoops of joy.The
    father, shocked, begs his son to drink again. The patrons chant 'Take
    another drink!' The bartender continues to shake his head in dismay.
    Swoooosh! Plip! Plop!! Two arms pop out.The bar goes wild. The father,
    crying and wailing, begs his son To drink again. The patrons chant, 'Take
    another drink! Take another drink!!' The bartender ignores the whole affair
    and goes back to polishing glasses,shaking his head, clearly unimpressed by
    the amazing scenes.By now the boy is getting tipsy, but with his new hands
    he Reaches down, grabs his drink and guzzles the last of it. Plop! Plip!!
    Two legs pop out. The bar is in chaos.The father falls to his knees and
    tearfully thanks God. The boy stands up on his new legs and stumbles to
    the left then staggers to the right through the front door, into the
    street, where a truck runs over him andkills him instantly The bar falls
    silent.The father moans in grief. The bartender sighs and says…

    'He should've quit while he was a head!'
     
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    The questions below about Australia are from potential visitors. They were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense of humour.

    Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? (UK).
    A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

    Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
    A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

    Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks(Sweden)?
    A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.

    Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in
    Brisbane, Cairns,Townsville and Hervey Bay?(UK)
    A: What did your last slave die of?

    Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia?(USA)
    A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in
    the middle of the Pacific which does not... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.

    Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.

    Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
    A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

    Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule?(USA)
    A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is... oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir
    plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

    Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? ( UK)
    A: You are a British politician, right?

    Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round?(Germany)
    A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers. Milk is illegal.

    Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can Dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA)
    A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.

    Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA)
    A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of Gumtrees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.

    Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA)
    A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

    Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
    A: Yes, gay night clubs.

    Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
    A: Only at Christmas.

    Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the Girl I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross*. Can you help?(USA)
    A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.

    Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
    A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.
     
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    Newfie Humour from Canada this AM!
     
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    The Internal Revenue Service--USA--sends their auditor (a nasty little man) to audit a synagogue.

    The auditor is doing all the checks, and then turns to the Rabbi and
    says, "I noticed that you buy a lot of candles." "Yes," answered the Rabbi. "Well, Rabbi, what do you do with the candle drippings?" he asked.

    "A good question," noted the Rabbi. "We actually save them up. When
    we have enough, we send them back to the candle maker. And every now and then, they send us a free box of candles."

    "Oh," replied the auditor somewhat disappointed that his question
    actually had a practical answer. So

    he thought he'd try another
    question, in his obnoxious way... "Rabbi, what about all these matzo purchases? What do you do with the crumbs from the matzo?"

    "Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi calmly, "we actually collect up the crumbs, & we send them in a box back to the manufacturer and every now and then, they send a box of matzo balls."

    "Oh," replied the auditor, thinking hard how to fluster the Rabbi.

    "Well, Rabbi," he went on, "what do you do with all the foreskins
    from the circumcisions? "
    "Yes, here too, we do not waste," answered the Rabbi. "What we do is
    save up all the foreskins. And when we have enough we actually send
    them to the Internal Revenue Service."

    "Internal Revenue Service?," questioned the auditor in disbelief..
    "Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi, "Internal Revenue Service. And about
    once a year, they send us a little prick like you."
     
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    A guy from Indiana dies and is sent to Hell. He had been a horrible man his entire life.

    The devil puts him to work breaking up rocks with a sledge-hammer. To make it worse, he cranks up the temperature and the humidity.
    After a couple of days, the devil checks in on his victim to see if he is suffering adequately. The devil is aghast as the Hoosier is happily swinging his hammer and whistling a happy tune.

    The devil walks up to him and says, "I don't understand this.
    I've turned the heat way up, it's humid, you're crushing rocks; why are you so happy?"
    The man, with a big smile, looks at the devil and replies, "This is
    great! It reminds me of August in Indiana. Hot, humid, a good place to work. It reminds me of home. This is fantastic!"

    The devil, extremely perplexed, walks away to ponder the man's remarks. Then he decides to drop the temperature, send down a driving rain and torrential wind.
    Soon, Hell is a wet, muddy mess.
    Walking in mud up to his knees with dust blowing into his eyes, the man is happily slogging through the mud pushing a wheelbarrow full of crushed rocks.

    Again, the devil asks how he can be happy in such conditions.
    The man replies, "This is great! Just like April in Indiana. It reminds me of working out in the yard with spring planting!"

    The devil is now completely baffled but more determined to make him suffer. He makes the temperature plummet. Suddenly Hell is blanketed in snow and ice. Confident that this will surely make him unhappy, the devil checks in on him.
    He is again aghast at what he sees. The man is dancing, singing, and twirling his sledgehammer as he cavorts in glee.
    "How can you be so happy? Don't you know its 40 below zero!?" screams the devil.

    Jumping up and down, he throws a snowball at the devil and yells, "Hell's frozen over! This means the 'Colts won the Super Bowl!
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    footnote: Indianapolis Colts are current SuperBowl Champs.
     
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    only when hell freezes :lol: :D
     
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    WIVE'S DUTIES


    Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given their
    new wives duties.
    Terry had married a woman from America, and bragged that he had told his wife she was going to do all the dishes and house cleaning that needed done at their house. He said that it took a couple days but on the third day he came home to a clean house and the dishes were all washed and put away.

    Jimmie had married a woman from Australia. He bragged that he had given his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes, and the
    cooking. He told them that the first day he didn't see any results, but the
    next day it was better. By the third day, his house was clean, the dishes
    were done, and he had a huge dinner on the table.

    The third man had married a Canadian girl. He boasted that he told her
    that her duties were to keep the house cleaned, dishes washed, lawn mowed, laundry washed and hot meals on the table for every meal. He said the first day he didn't see anything, the second day he didn't see anything, but by the third day most of the swelling had gone down and he could see a little out of his left eye. Enough to fix himself a bite to eat, load the dishwasher, and call a landscaper.

    God Bless Canadian Women
     
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    humour

    I ran into the back of a car today at the traffic lights, not looking where I was going!
    The driver got out , he was a dwarf!
    He said.. "I'm not happy",
    I said "Which one are you then?"
     
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    :lol: :lol: :lol:
    Love those puns :D
     

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