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I had been teaching my seventh-graders about World War II, and a test question was, "What was the largest amphibious assault of all time?" Expecting to see "the D-Day invasion" as the answer, I found ... read more..

New to the coast, Bill was a little confused when asked to go check the tide table. ... read more..

You can learn to read Japanese too! ... read more..

This is one of my favorite scenes from the TV show, Malcolm in the Middle. I remembered it when I was making the "It's Just a Parking Spot" page. Unfortunately the person who put his on YouTube did n... read more..

Ladies, please! It's just a parking spot. ... read more..

~ The pizza's secrets ingredient is still moving. ~ The delivery kid is packing. ~ This weeks special is double cheese and double anchovies at no extra charge. ~ While waiting for the last order to... read more..

There was a dance teacher who talked of a very old dance called the Politician. "All you have to do" she told her class "is take three steps forward, two steps backward, then side-step side-step and t... read more..

Don't let anything keep or block you from opening the doors of your life wide to let Jesus in. Listen Online: {audio}podcast/sm20110213.mp3{/audio} Download {audio}podcast/sm20110213.mp... read more..

A wife and her husband are lying in bed listening to the next door neighbor's dog. It has been in the next door backyard barking for hours and hours. The husband jumps up out of bed and says, "I've ha... read more..

Hopefully this is not your Valentine's back when Valentines is back. ... read more..

I was going over my to-do-list and much to my chagrin, found more unchecked items than checked. I must confess to a temporary inner urge to check off some items and pretend I did them. After all, who ... read more..

My girlfriend took her five-year-old daughter shopping with her. The little girl watched her mother try on outfit after outfit, exclaiming every time, "Mommy, you look beautiful." A woman in the next ... read more..

Fire swept the plains and burned down the farmer’s barn. While he surveyed the wreckage, his wife called their insurance company and asked them to send a check for $75,000, the amount of insurance on ... read more..

Forget Groundhog Day - How about "The Day of the Groundhog!" // read more..

Bad Day For a Convertible ... read more..

Thanks for the Warning. ... read more..

My friend called his car insurance company to tell them to change his address from Texas to Vermont. The woman who took the call asked where Vermont was. As he tried to explain, she interrupted and sa... read more..

Bull Fighting Training School read more..

"Golden, Ripe, Boneless Bananas, 39 Cents A Pound."- Ad in the "Missoulian" by Orange Street Food Farm"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious."- Alan Minter, Box read more..

Cutbacks in the Ambulance Department have slowed response times. ... read more..

Meet Our Son, Dust'n. ... read more..

Gord! Not now. We'll find your contact lens after inspection. ... read more..

The Driver's Test Intersection of Death! ... read more..

During training exercises, the green lieutenant was driving down a muddy back road. He encountered another car stuck in the mud with a red-faced colonel at the wheel. "Your jeep stuck, sir?" asked the... read more..

The company's new "Cubicle Friends" program was not the morale booster they hoped for. read more..

The past several weeks I have been trying to keep my curmudgeon levels to a minimum. It has been a struggle but I am happy to report I have been making fantastic progress. That is until the other day.... read more..

One night, a lady stumbled into the police station with a black eye. She claimed she heard a noise in her back yard and went to investigate. The next thing she knew, she was hit in the eye and knocked... read more..

With his request approved, the CNN News cameraman quickly used his cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight. He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport.Arr... read more..

We telemarketers know we're universally loathed. Still, some people are quite pleasant on the phone. One day I called a number and asked to speak with Mr.Morgan. The woman who answered explained that ... read more..

For some recruits, there is nothing basic about basic training. It was clear that one soldier in particular was not getting the hang of it when on guard duty, he cried out, "Halt!  Don't shoot, or I'l... read more..