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A Kansas farmwife called the local phone company to report her telephone failed to ring when her friends called and that on a few occasions, When it did ring, her dog always moaned right before the phone rang. The telephone repairman proceeded to the scene, curious to see this psychic dog or senile lady. He climbed a telephone pole, hooked in his test set, and dialled the subscriber’s house. The phone didn’t ring right away, but then the dog moaned and the telephone began to ring. Climbing down from the pole, the telephone repairman found: 1. The dog was tied...

When Tom had enough of the noise coming from his new neighbor Edward’s garage, he decided to end it. He grabbed his baseball bat and smashed Edward’s vintage car. But a few months later, Tom found his pregnant wife missing and Edward’s house locked. Edward lived a thrifty life until he saved enough money to buy a house. When he saw the ad for the sale of an old, time-worn building, he fixed his mind on getting it. “So, the house is yours,” the realtor said and handed the house keys to Edward. Since the building’s former owner passed on...

Charles decided to visit his mother in Maryland for the first time in years only to discover that some young teen had been seeing her every day. He became suspicious of her intentions and chased her off. Then something horrible happened, and the man was taught a shocking lesson. “Why did you come here so suddenly without any notice?” Mrs. Brown asked her son, Charles, who she had not seen in years. “Aren’t you happy to see me?” Charles asked, placing his bag on the floor and taking off his jacket. He lived in New York while his mother was...

An old lady was stopped and pulled into a parking space. A young man in his new red Mercedes immediately went around her and parked in the space she was waiting for. So upset was the little old lady that she went up to the man and said: “I was going to park there!” The man was a real smart alec and he said: “That’s what you can do when you’re young and bright.” Well, this really upset the lady even more. Therefore she got in her car and backed it up and she then stomped on the gas and...

One day at the garage, the new hire heard that the old master mechanic knew every acronym for every make and model so he decided to put him to the test. “Do you really know what every car brand name stands for?” “Yup.” “Ford?” “That’s easy. It’s ‘Fix Or Repair Daily.’” “Kia?” “Kills In Accidents.” “Fiat?” “Fix it Again, Tony.” “Okay, smart guy, I’ve heard all those before. How about Ferrari?” The old man paused and said with a grin: “Sugar, Honey, Iced Tea.” “How do you know it means that?” the youngster asked. “It’s what every Ferrari owner says...

The Carol Burnett Show was a comic masterpiece that delighted audiences for over a decade. The “Retracing Your Steps, But You Go Way Too Far” sketch from Season 1 of the show is a prime example. The sketch is a hilarious exploration of what happens when you lose something important and have to retrace your steps to find it. Carol Burnett and Don Adams are the perfect comic duo in this sketch. Carol’s zany antics and Don’s deadpan delivery make an ideal contrast that keeps the laughs coming. Their chemistry is palpable, and it’s clear that they are having a...

A jogger running down a country road is startled as a horse yells at him: “Hey! Come over here, buddy!” The jogger is stunned but runs over to the fence where the horse is standing and asks: “Were you talking to me?” The horse replies: “Sure was. Man, I’ve got a problem. I won the Kentucky Derby a few years ago and this stupid farmer bought me. Now all I do is pull a plough and I’m sick of it. Why don’t your run-up to the house and offer him $5,000 to buy me I’ll make you some money cause...

Joanne’s son, who lived miles away from her, was critically ill. But despite her best efforts, she couldn’t find a way to visit him. When she least expected someone to help her, she saw a helicopter land near her house and a familiar man step out of it. Joanne sat in her modest, empty apartment, looking through her son’s old photos. Tears sprang from the poor, elderly mother’s eyes as she ran her fingers across the pictures and recalled their happy days. Joanne hadn’t seen her son, Adam, in two years. He’d promised to visit her frequently but never followed...

A grandmother in Oregon has some wonderful recollections that everyone should hear. Marianne Tormey, who was born in Minnesota, celebrated her 100th birthday with her entire family and friends. She lived in Oregon for the remaining 71 years of her life! Source: Facebook/Marianne Block Marianne was raised in a large household with five sisters and four brothers. The family had a pleasant existence on a self-sufficient farm. Marianna spoke only German before she started school in first grade. Then she had to persuade her parents to let her finish high school. Among the family members, Marianne was the only person...

‘The Carol Burnett Show’ replaced their title with ‘The Queen Elizabeth Show” during Season 3, Episode 7. Carol appears as the Queen, wearing a crown and a large dress adorned with medals, holding a scepter. Carol impersonates the Queen by speaking in a high-pitched British accent, “Thank you and welcome to our show. We have a jolly good one tonight, but first, let’s bump up the lights.” Then, she interacts with the crowd, and one man raises his hand, and she asks if he needs to go to the “water closet,” making fun of the bathroom. He asks how she...