Bob Hope once received an award and graciously gave full credit to his four writers for making it possible.
The next to receive the award was Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. He stepped to the mike and with a grin, he announced, "I also want to thank my four writers - Mathew, Mark, Luke and John."
Before I could enroll in my company's medical insurance plan, I needed to fill out a questionnaire. As expected, the form was very thorough, leaving nothing to chance.
One question asked, "Do you think you may need to go to the emergency room within the next three months?"
At the Internal Revenue Service where I used to work, no officer was immune from letters of complaint written by disgruntled taxpayers.
One time an irate farmer wrote to my supervisor:
"Please tell Officer McLamb I do not owe this tax. Furthermore, do not refer to my wife as a 'spouse.'"
A Priest at a Church picnic was staring at a member of his parish wearing the tiniest of bikinis.
A Nun walked over and said, "Shame on you Father, staring at that woman like that!"
The Priest replied, "Sister Mary Elizabeth, I know you to be on a diet, and yet I saw you ogling the buffet."
A friend and I were shopping for dresses for her three-year-old girls to wear to a wedding. In the store, another girl staring intently at Sarah and Becky asked, "Are those girls twins?"
"Actually they're triplets," I said. "They have a brother at home."
"Wow," she replied. "They sure look like twins to me."
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A discussion about Truth and Reconciliation with two members of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation, and a member and Chief of the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation.
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