Games & Jokes

A little boy in my infant class came into school and told me he could spell his mum’s name.
“M-U-M,” he said proudly...read more

Here’s an ad for a hedge clipper that I had to read twice: “A built-in safety switch prevents accidental starting, and blades w...read more

My newly retired husband was watching as I went about my daily routine. I vacuumed, cleaned, ironed and sorted the laundry, and aft...read more

When I returned a recipe book to my local library, the librarian noticed there was water damage to the book and asked me to pay for...read more

My mother moved towns and went for her first visit to her new doctor’s surgery. The doctor looked through her extensive medical p...read more

My friend, who’s a nurse in an emergency department, was telling me about a patient who arrived with a gash in his head. Apparent...read more

When the coffeemaker went on the fritz, I joked that maybe it was the fault of the cockroaches. Our office manager was not amused.<...read more

What are the wildest things national park guides contend with? Questions from tourists, like these:

– Would the light...read more

I phoned a local restaurant to ask if it was on the north or south side of Main Street. The person on the other end answered, “Th...read more

My husband was a tour guide for a 16th-century castle just near Leuchars airfield in Fife, Scotland. One day, while speaking to a g...read more

I ordered a foot-long roll from a sandwich bar in town for myself and my friends. There were four of us, so we decided one long rol...read more

My husband recently answered his work phone and heard someone start a familiar pitch about upgrading his computer software. A few s...read more