Posted by kathleenheck on Nov 22, 2009 in
General
An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men his age, the boy didn’t really know what he wanted to do, and he didn’t seem too concerned about it. One day, while the boy was away at school, [...]
Tags: bible, Congress, Kindle, Meltdown, Playboy, silver dollar, whiskey
Posted by kathleenheck on Apr 22, 2009 in
General
1. The roundest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.
2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.
3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.
4. A rubber band pistol [...]
Tags: Aleutian, atheism, cannibals, circumference, fortune-teller, France, King Arthur, pi, religion, whiskey
Posted by kathleenheck on Apr 18, 2009 in
General
Patton staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking buddy, Paddy. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Kathleen. He tiptoed as quietly as he could toward the stairs leading to their upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step. As he caught himself by grabbing the banister, his body [...]
Tags: Band-Aid, banister, bloodshot eyes, drinking buddy, whiskey
Posted by kathleenheck on Sep 16, 2008 in
General
A lawyer arrived home late, after a very tough day trying to get a stay of execution for a client who was due to be hanged for murder at midnight. His last minute plea for clemency to the governor had failed and he was feeling worn out and depressed.
As soon as he walked through the [...]
Tags: lawyer, stay of execution, whiskey
Posted by kathleenheck on Jul 2, 2008 in
General
A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, “If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.”
With even greater emphasis he said, “And if I had all the wine in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.”
And then [...]
Tags: beer, hymn, minister, river, sermon, temperance, whiskey, wine