Just For Giggles

I get a daily post that includes funny stories from one of my favorite magazines. Thought I'd share some of them with you.



HIGH-SCHOOL sweethearts, my wife and I were soon married and spent the next 27 years raising a family. After our grown children moved out of the house, we experienced an unaccustomed freedom. One morning, when we came home at four, I asked Shirley, "Do you remember the last time we stayed out this late?" "I think so," she said. "We both got grounded for a month."--Contributed to "Life In These United States" by Peter Schumacher


WHEN MY FRIEND got a job, her husband agreed to share the housework. He was stunned by the amount of effort involved in keeping a house clean with small boys to pick up after, and insisted that he and his wife shop for a new vacuum cleaner. The salesman gave them a demonstration of the latest model. "It comes equipped with all the newest features," he assured them. The husband was not convinced. "Don't you have a riding one?" he asked grimly. --Contributed to "Life In These United States" by Pat Montgomery

A MAN BROUGHT HIS LITTLE GIRL to the hospital emergency room where my daughter works. As is often the case in emergency rooms, he had to wait. After a while, he approached a woman at the nurses' station and asked her how much longer it would be until a doctor looked at his daughter. The woman explained that she was just about to examine the child. There was a stunned silence. Then the man asked, "Are you the doctor?" "Yes," she replied. "Are you the child's mother?"--Contributed to "Life In These United States" by Norma C. Brooks