August 31st Humor

@ My husband, a state trooper, stopped a motorist for speeding. Instead of signing the ticket and continuing on his way, the driver, who said he knew he had been going over the posted limit, insisted on having a court hearing. The appointed day, Fred and the man appeared before the District Magistrate. Found guilty, the motorist happily paid his fine. Outside the courtroom, my husband asked him why he had bothered going to court. “I came to this country from Turkey a few years ago,” the man explained. “I never had the freedom to ask for a hearing. Now I do.”

# A young man returning a library book about movie stars of the silent film era opened it to a photograph of the Vamp queen Theda Bara and pointed. “Was she really a sex symbol in the 1920’s?” he asked. “Yes she was,” the librarian answered. The teenager studied the photograph. “Boy,” he said finally, “no wonder you people had a depression.”

Q: Why do Democratic politicians never conduct business on the same street where a prostitute is working?  A: Professional courtesy!