Over five thousand years ago, Moses said to the children of Israel, "Pick up your shovels, mount your asses and camels, and I will lead you to the Promised Land." Nearly 75 years ago, ( when Welfare was introduced) Roosevelt said, "Lay down your shovels, sit on your asses, light up a Camel, this is the Pormised Land."
Today, Congress has stolen your shovel, taxed your asses, raised the price of Camels, and mortgaged the Promised Land. ! I was so depressed last night thinking about Health Care Plans, the economy, the wars, lost jobs, savings, Social Security, retirement funds etc. I called a Suicide Hotline.
I had to press 1 for English. I was connected to a call center in Pakistan. I told them I was suicidal. They got excited and asked if I could drive a truck....... Folks we're screwed !
A Muslim immigrant goes to a doctor and says, "I feel terrible."
The Doctor examines him and then says, "You need to pee and crap in a bucket for a week, throw in a dead fish and rotting cabbage. Put a towel over your head and inhale the vapors for 3 days."
The man does this and goes back to the Doctor and says, "I feel wonderful! What was wrong with me?"
It was entertainment night at the senior citizen center. After the community sing along led by Alice at the piano, it was time for the star of the show, Claude the Hynotist!
Claude explained That he was going to put the whole audience into a trance...
The excited chatter dropped to a silence as Claude carefully withdrew from his waistcoat pocket, a beautiful antique gold pocket watch and chain.
"I want you to keep your eyes on this watch," said Claude. "It is a special and valuable watch that has been in my family for six generations."
He bgan to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting "Watch the watch-Watch the watch- Watch the watch."
The audience became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth and they were hynotized.
Then suddeny the chain broke ! The beautiful watch fell to the floor and burst apart on impact.
'SH--'!! said Claude.
It took them three days to clean the senior center, and Claude was never asked back there again.
The haunting melody that we know as "Taps" ..used at military funerals, was born of a piece of paper found in the pocket of a dead youth's uniform. The first stanza goes.......
A man goes to the barbershop and asks, "How many ahead of me?" "Five." The man leaves.... He comes back the next day and asks, "How many ahead of me?" "Four." The man leaves.....
He comes back the next day and asks, "How many ahead of me?" "Six." The man leaves and , and the barber says to another, "Follow that man!" The man comes back and says, "He goes to your house !"