No Deal
The insurance agent and the owner of a wrecked car haggled over a settlement for nearly two hours without coming close to an agreement. “Mr. Schmutz” the insurance man finally said, “there’s only one way we’re going to settle this, We won’t give you any money, but we’ll replace your car.”
The car owner pondered. “Well, I guess that’ll be okay.” he finally said, “But I’ll tell you one thing if that’s the way you guys operate, you cancel the life insurance policy on my wife right now!”
Winter Diamonds
Tiny bright diamonds are soft sifting down from clouds in the navy night sky In moonlight they shimmer On snowdrifts they glimmer Amazing a person like I. So many small diamonds so twinkling and bright All drifting so genue, so light more moving to see Than the real ones for me I drink in the beautiful sight. Mary E. Ken worthy
Immediate Future Two young girls were playing house in their mother’s bedroom when one of them accidentally broke the mirror over the dressing table. “You’re going to have seven years of bad luck,” her friend said. “I’m not worried about the next seven years,” the lite girl said. “I’m just concerned about the next seven minutes.”
Exhausted
Three little boys were bragging. “I wear out a pair of shoes in a” month,” the first little boy said. “I wear out a pair of jeans in a week,” the second boy said.
“That’s nothing,” the other boy said, “I can wear out a new baby-sitter in 20 minutes,
Article extracted from this publication >> June 10, 1994
