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Pastimes : Laughter is the Best Medicine - Tell us a joke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (13465)	2/17/2000 1:41:00 PM
From: Calvin Scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62558

I'm sorry, this is a bit schmaltzy but......... This is just too true..... If You Can... --- start your day without caffeine --- get going without pep pills --- always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains --- eat the same food every day and be grateful for it --- understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time --- forgive a friend's lack of consideration --- overlook it when those you love take it out on you when, --- through no fault of your own, something goes wrong --- take criticism and blame without resentment --- ignore a friend's limited education and never correct them --- resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend --- face the world without lies and deceit --- conquer tension without medical help --- relax without liquor --- sleep without the aid of drugs --- honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed or color, religion or politics Then, my friend, you are almost as good as your dog.

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (13465)	2/17/2000 1:46:00 PM
From: Phil(bullrider)	Respond to of 62558

Rude Parrot David received a parrot for his birthday. This parrot was fully-grown with a bad attitude and terrible vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive. Those that weren't expletives were, to say the least, rude. David tried hard to change the bird's attitude. He was constantly saying polite words and playing soft music; he tried everything he knew. Nothing worked. When he yelled at the bird, the bird got worse. If he shook the bird, the bird got madder and ruder. Finally in a moment of desperation, David put the parrot in the freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird squawking, kicking and screaming horrible expletives. Then, suddenly, there was quiet. David was frightened that he might have actually hurt the bird and opened the freezer door. The parrot calmly stepped out onto David's extended arm and said: "I'm sorry that I might have offended you with my language and actions, so I ask for your forgiveness. I will endeavor to correct my behavior." David was astounded at the bird's change of attitude and was about to ask what had changed him . . . when the parrot continued: "May I ask what the chicken did?"