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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (24506)8/22/2002 7:27:23 AM
From: John Carragher  Respond to of 62551
 
The Pope and the Queen of England are on the same stage at an Anglican
and
Catholic commemoration. The crowd is huge -- thousands. Her Majesty and
His
Holiness, can't help but have a little rivalry -- both being heads of
churches and all.

The Queen says to the Pope, "Did you know that with just one little
wave
of my hand I can make every English person in the crowd go wild?" He
doubts it, so she shows him. Sure enough, the royal-gloved wave elicits
rapture and cheering from every Englishman in the crowd. Gradually, the
cheering subsides.

The Pope, not wanting to be outdone by someone wearing a worse frock
and
hat
better than he, considers what he could do. So the Pope says to the
Queen,
"Your Majesty, that was impressive. But did you know that with one
little
wave of MY hand I can make every Irish person in the crowd go crazy
with
joy? Their joy will not be a momentary display like that of your
subjects,
but will go deep into their hearts, and they will speak forever of
this
day
and rejoice -- they will recount it to their grandchildren and they
to
their descendants."

The Queen seriously doubts this, and says so.... "One little wave of
your
hand and all Irish people will rejoice forever? Show me."

So the Pope slapped her.



To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (24506)8/22/2002 7:30:08 AM
From: John Carragher  Respond to of 62551
 
Some good ones.


GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE, THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:

1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.

2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.

3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the

second person.

4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.

5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.

6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.

7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.

8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.

9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.

10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.



GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE, THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:

1) Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.

2) Wrinkles don't hurt.

3) Families are like fudge. . . mostly sweet, with a few nuts.

4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.

6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the
toy.

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD:

1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're
down there.

4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking
chair that you once got from a roller coaster.

5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers
to ask you the questions.

6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.

7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.



THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE:

1) You believe in Santa Claus.

2) You don't believe in Santa Claus.

3) You are Santa Claus.

4) You look like Santa Claus.



SUCCESS IS:

At age 4 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.

At age 12 success is . . . having friends.

At age 16 success is . . . having a drivers license.

At age 20 success is . . . having sex.

At age 35 success is . . . having money.

At age 50 success is . . . having money.

At age 60 success is . . . having sex.

At age 70 success is . . . having a drivers license.

At age 75 success is . . . having friends.

At age 80 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.