September 4 Humor

Several friends and I were commiserating about how difficult it is to get our kids to eat healthy foods. Maria told us about the time she sent some cookies made with bran, carob and other wholesome ingredients to school in her daughter’s lunch box. The little girl came home that afternoon and said, “Mom, you have to make some more of those cookies.” Thrilled Maria said, “Oh, you really like them?” “No,” her daughter replied, “but the other kids did and one of them traded me a Twinkie for them.”

The hospital where my dad worked was having their annual charity ball. My mother went looking for a dress and tried on several without satisfaction. She declared she had nothing to wear. Dad said, “Just wear the same dress as last year, who is going to remember.” Mom relented and wore the dress. As they went into the hotel ballroom they came upon a life sized photo of them arm in arm from last year’s dance wearing the same dress.

# A newcomer to a small New England town was in the general store and noticed that the owner seemed to be very solicitous to one customer, not his usual demeanor. As he brought his purchases to the counter,  he remarked, “I noticed that you treated that last customer with a great deal of respect.”  The owner replied, “He is one of our early settlers.”    The customer looked puzzled and said, “He did not look to be even forty years old?”    “I don’t know how old he is.” answered the grocer, “He always settles his bill on the first of the month.”