Archive for September 3rd, 2010

New Student

It was the first day of school and a new student, the son of a Japanese businessman, entered the fourth grade. The teacher greeted the class and said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American history. Who said "Give me Liberty, or give me death?" She saw only a sea of blank faces, except for that

Pleasing?

When I was a child, I remember my Mom telling me, “Son, when
you grow up, you can marry any girl you please.”

When I became a young man, I learned the sad fact was that I
could not please any of them.
Check out Joshing.me

More Oneliners…

The school should pay me to skip class. Call it a "tuition refund", if you will. A Pessimist is what an Optimist calls a Realist. I was wondering where my boomerang had landed - and then it came to me. There is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax. Scars: Tattoos with better stories. Lo

Flying Oneliners

"Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death ... I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing."
-- At the entrance to the old SR-71 operating base Kadena, Japan "The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire." "Blue water Navy truism: There are more planes in the o