October 25th Humor

A friend announced recently that she had started a fire in her microwave. She explained: “I needed so many paper towels to absorb the grease when cooking bacon, I thought I’d save money and use newspaper.” “Did you ruin the oven?” I asked. “Well,” she continued reluctantly, “not the first time…’

* A shy awkward freshman sat on the sidelines of the dance and finally got up the nerve to ask a beautiful girl for a dance. She looked at him disdainfully and said, “I never dance with a child.” The freshman looked her over and said, “I am sorry, I did not know you were pregnant.”

In Philadelphia, a historic tavern — a tavern that was frequented by our Founding Fathers — has closed because of the last government shutdown. It opened in 1773. In fact, this iconic watering hole was once the scene of a legendary brawl between Benjamin Franklin and John McCain.