Communication Problem

About five years ago the battery in my beat-up VW Beetle had died because I left the lights on overnight. I was in a hurry to get to work on time so I ran into the house to get my wife to give me a hand to start the car. I told her to get into our second car, a prehistoric oversized gas guzzler, and use it to push my car fast enough to start it. I pointed out to her that because the VW had an automatic transmission, it needed to be pushed at least 30 mph for it to start.
She said fine, hoped into her car and drove off.

I sat there fuming wondering what she could be doing.

A minute passed by and when I saw her in the rearview mirror coming at me at about 40 mph, I realized that I should have been a bit clearer with my directions.

An old man in Phoenix

An old man in Phoenix calls his son in New York and says, “I hate to ruin your
day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five
years of misery is enough.”

“Pop, what are you talking about,” the son screams.

“We can’t stand the sight of each other any longer,” the old man said. “We’re
sick and tired of each other, and I’m sick of talking about this, so you call
your sister in Chicago and tell her.” And he hangs up.

Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone, “Like heck
they’re getting a divorce�, she shouts. “I’ll take care of this.” She calls
Phoenix immediately, and screams at the old man, “You are NOT getting divorced!
Don’t do a single thing until I get there. I’m calling my brother back and we’ll
both be there tomorrow. Until then don’t do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?” And she
hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. “Okay,” he says�,
they�re coming for Thanksgiving and paying their own way!!”
A man who forgets his wife’s birthday is certain to get something to remember
her by.

Anniversary Gift

John asks his wife, Mary what she wants to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. “Would you like a new Mink Coat?” he asks.
“Not really,” says Mary.

“Well how about a new Mercedes sports car?” says John.

“No,” she responds.

“What about a new vacation home in the country?” he suggests.

She again rejects his offer with a “No thanks.”

“Well what would you like for your anniversary?” John asks.

“John, I’d like a divorce,” answers Mary.

“Sorry, I wasn’t planning to spend that much,” says John.

What My Mother Taught Me

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE – “If you’re
going to kill each other, do it outside – I just finished
cleaning!”

My mother taught me RELIGION – “You better pray that will come
out of the carpet.”

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL: “If you don’t straighten
up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!”

My mother taught me LOGIC: “Because I said so, that’s why.”

My mother taught me FORESIGHT – “Make sure you wear clean
underwear, in case you’re in an accident.”

My mother taught me IRONY – “Keep laughing and I’ll *give* you
something to cry about.”

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS – “Shut your
mouth and eat your supper!”

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM -“Will you *look* at the
dirt on the back of your neck!”

My mother taught me about STAMINA – “You’ll sit there ’til all
that spinach is finished.”

My mother taught me about WEATHER – “It looks as if a tornado
swept through your room.”

My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS – “If I yelled
because I saw a meteor coming toward you; would you listen then?”

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY – “If I’ve told you once,
I’ve told you a million times – Don’t exaggerate!!!”

My mother taught me THE CIRCLE OF LIFE -“I brought you into this
world, and I can take you out.”

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION – “Stop acting
like your father!”

My mother taught me about ENVY – “There are millions of less
fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful
parents like you do!”

THANKS, MOM!

Have a great day!

Black Magic!

An old man and woman were married for years even though they hated each other. When they had a fight, screams and yelling could be heard deep into the night.

A constant statement was heard by the neighbors who feared the man the most… “When I die I will dig my way up and out of the grave to come back and haunt you for the rest of your life!”

They believed he practiced black magic and was responsible for missing cats and dogs, and strange sounds at all hours. He was feared and enjoyed the respect it garnished.

He died abruptly under strange circumstances and the funeral had a closed casket. After the burial, the wife went straight to the local bar and began to party as if there was no tomorrow. The gaiety of her actions were becoming extreme while her neighbors approached in a group to ask these questions:

Are you not afraid? Concerned? Worried? that this man who practiced black magic and stated when he died he would dig his way up and out of the grave to come back and haunt you for the rest of your life?

The wife put down her drink and said. . .
“Nah… let the old man dig. I had him buried upside down!”

Whats for Dinner

A concerned husband went to a doctor to talk about his wife.He says to the doctor, ”Doctor, I think my wife is deaf because she never hears me the first time and always asks me to repeat things.””Well,” the doctor replied, ”go home and tonight stand about 15 feet from her and say something to her. If she doesn’t reply move about five feet close and say it again. Keep doing this so that we’ll get an idea about the severity of her deafness”. Sure enough, the husband goes home and does exactly as instructed. He starts off about 15 feet from his wife in the kitchen as she is chopping some vegetables and says, ”Honey, what’s for dinner?” He hears no response. He moves about five feet closer and asks again. No reply. He moves five feet closer. Still no reply. He gets fed up and moves right behind her, about an inch away, and asks again, ”Honey, what’s for dinner?” She replies, ”For the fourth time, vegetable stew!

Sister Margaret

Sister Margaret was a model nun all of her life, until she was called to get
her just rewards. As she approached the pearly gates, Saint Peter said “Hold on,
Sister Margaret…not so fast!”
“But I have been good all my life and dedicated to the work of the Lord. From
the time the sisters at the convent took me in as an infant to my dying
breath… I have lived for this moment!” Sister Margaret exclaimed in disbelief.

“That is precisely the problem,” replied St. Peter, “…you never learned
right from wrong and to get into heaven, you must know the difference between
right and wrong”.
“Well, what can I do? I will do anything to get into heaven!” Sister Margaret
pleaded.
“I am going to have to send you back down to Earth. When you get there, I want
you to smoke a cigarette and call me when you are finished. We will discuss your
situation then.” ordered St. Peter.
Sister Margaret returned to Earth, smoked a Camel, and then immediately called
St. Peter, coughing and hacking. “Saint Peter” she gasped, “I can hardly
breathe, my mouth tastes terrible, my breath stinks, I feel dizzy, and I think I
am going to throw up”.
“Good!” replied the old saint, “Now you are finally getting a feel for right
and wrong. Now go out tonight and drink some hard liquor and call me back when
you are ready.”
Sister Margaret phoned St. Peter immediately after taking several belts of
Jack Daniels.
“Saint Peter, I feel woozy… that vile liquid burned my throat and nauseated
me…it is all I can do to keep it down.”
“Good…good! Now you are starting to see the difference between right and
wrong,” said St. Peter with delight.
“Tomorrow I want you to seek out a man and know him in the Biblical sense, and
then call me.”
A week passed before Sister Margaret called St. Peter and left a message: “Yo,
Pete…it’s Peggy…It’s gonna be a while!”

“I’m helping him exercise to lose weight!&quo

A kid goes into his mom�s room and finds her jumping vigorously on top of his
dad. He asks:
“What are you doing to dad, mom?”
She says:
“I’m helping him exercise to lose weight!”
“Oh mom, that is worthless you jump on top of him to make him skinnier and our
neighbor comes in everyday when you leave and blows him back up with her
mouth.”