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Donald MacDonald from the Isle of Skye went to study at an English university and was living in the hall of residence with all the other students there. After he had been there a month, his mother came to visit him. “And how do you find the English students, Donald?” she asked. “Mother,” he replied,”they’re…

A 16-year-old girl bought herself a very tiny bikini. Very proud, she came home and put it on. She then showed her mother how she looked in it. “What do you think mom?” she asked. Her mother replied, “If I wore that when I was your age, you would be 5 years older.”

My 12-year-old sister was filling out an application form for a foreign language course. Suddenly she stopped, a small frown on her forehead. A moment later, she wrote something down. Glancing over her shoulder, I saw that the question she had paused at was: “Mother tongue.” On the blank space beside it she had written,…

(Passing requires 4 correct answers…) 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From which animal do we get catgut? 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? 5) What is a camel’s hair brush made of? 6) The Canary Islands in the Atlantic are…

The woman in a theatre box-office was surprised one evening just before the show at the behavior of one man. He bought a ticket, went away, and then returned a few minutes later to buy another one. He went away again, returned and bought a third ticket. Then he went away yet again, returned and…

1. Enter the stall. Shower for about 3 minutes, then scream really loudly, exclaiming, “I didn’t know I had one of THOSE!” 2. Enter the stall, fully clothed. Do not undress and make sure you clothes get all wet & soapy. Complain when leaving the bathroom that your shirt tends to bleed all over. 3.…

These great questions and answers are from the “Hollywood Squares” game show. Responses were spontaneous and clever, not scripted and dull as they are now. Q. Do female frogs croak? A. Paul Lynde: If you hold their heads under water long enough. Q. If you’re going to make a parachute jump, at least how high…

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person which almost went unnoticed last week. Larry La Prise, the man who wrote “The Hokey Pokey”, died peacefully at age 93. The most traumatic part for his family was…

Take a look at these 45 items and see if you find yourself relating and laughing until it hurts! More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only…

A man and his wife were cleaning out their attic when the man found a shoe repair stub in the pocket of an old jacket. “Hey – check this out,” he said to his wife, “this stub is 20 years old. I wonder if the shop still has the shoes.” So the next day the…

SHOTGUN RULES: Ever have the problem of catching a ride with someone whose car doesn’t have much of a back seat? At times like these, it is important to know the rules of calling shotgun. Never again will you let someone take advantage of you because you don’t know the rules. Section I – General…

An old couple had been married for fifty years. To celebrate their fiftieth anniversary, the man took the woman on a trip, and they were to stay at an upscale hotel. When they got there, the woman told the bell boy, “This is an awful hotel. Why is it upscale? No windows, no bathroom, no…