Most folks believe that Ben Franklin discovered electricity with his famous kite experiment. Actually, a woman made that discovery possible. The real story was that Ben Franklin was laying in bed with…
Way back in the time of the samurai, there was a powerful emperor. This emperor needed a new head samurai. So, he sent out a message to everybody he knew for them…
Four elderly ranchers were enjoying breakfast in a small cafe in northern Arizona. They were talking about everything from cattle, horses, and weather, to how things used to be in the “good…
A man and his mother-in-law went to Jerusalem and while they were there the mother-in-law passes away. The priest says to the man, “for $150 we can bury your mother-in-law here or…
The mother came on her little son who was standing thoughtfully before the gooseberry bush in the garden. She noted that his expression was both puzzled and distressed. “Why, what’s the matter,…
Some tourists in the Chicago Museum of Natural History are marveling at the dinosaur bones. One of them asks the guard, “Can you tell me how old the dinosaur bones are?” The…
A woman appealed to the Governor about getting her husband out of the penitentiary. “What is he in for?” asked the Governor. “For stealing a ham,” she replied. “That doesn’t sound too…
A fire started on some grassland near a farm in Indiana. The fire department from the nearby town was called to put the fire out. The fire proved to be more than…