A Newfoundlander went to a real estate agent to buy a house. The agent showed him a nice cottage, roomy and in good repair, surrounded by a pretty garden. The only problem was the price - $50,000. Newfie : "You're out of your mind if you think I'll pay that kind of money !" Agent : "Okay, no problem, I'll show you something cheaper" The next house was a tar paper shack in the woods with broken windows and a leaky roof. Agent : "you can have this one for $5,000" Newfie:"Look, I said I wanted to economize. Don't you have anything reasonable?" The third place cost onl $500, only it was - an outhouse. The Newfoundlander thought it was fine and bought it. Three months later the Agent, being in the area, decided to drop in and see how the Newfoundlander was doing. He thought that maybe, after living in an outhouse for three months, he'd be willing to buy a more expensive dwelling. Newfie:"Well, nice to see you, and thanks for selling me this great house !" Agent : " No problems ? " Newfie : " No, it's just fine, and listen, I'm even making an income from the place. " Agent : "You are ?" Newfie : " Yes, I'm renting the basement apartment to a Nova Scotian. " ______________________________________________ WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROOM Last year, scientists for the Ethyl Corp. (known for producing gasoline additives that increase octane) in Baton Rouge, La., developed "Zeolite A," a substance that makes roosters more sexually aggressive. They tested it by counting the number of times the roosters jumped on graduate student volunteers from Louisiana State University. OOOOOPSE An unidentified undercover Illinois narcotics officer lost $80,000 in cash when he left it on top of his car and drove off to make a drug bust. Des Plaines Police Chief Kenneth Randolph warned, "If someone is sitting in their home and afraid to turn the money in, we want our money back." WHEN YOU GOTTA GO... In March, Air Force pilot Craig Fisher lost a $19 million F-16 jet fighter when he was unable to handle both the controls and his "piddle-pack," a sponge-filled pouch for in-flight urination. He had attempted to raise himself up for a better urinating position when his foot hit the wrong pedal. Fisher ejected safely. QUIK PIKs --- 23% of Americans said they watch "too little" television. --- The average American consumes 1,500 peanut butter & jelly sandwiches before reaching adulthood --- The maintenance crew at the Statue of Liberty cleans up 600 pounds of chewing gum per year from the statue grounds _______________________________________________________ The reason why worry kills more people than work, is that more people worry than work. Anyone in good enough shape to run 3 miles a day is in good enough shape not to Confidence is the feeling you had before you knew better A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one No matter how bad a child is, he's still good for a tax exemption Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate My wife doesn't care what I do away from home, as long as I don't enjoy it It is impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so ingenious Women like silent men. They think they're listening The brain is wonderful. It starts working the moment you wake and doesn't stop until you get on the job Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening All warranties expire upon payment of invoice A fool and his money are some party In case of doubt, make it sound convincing Leakproof Seals - will. Self-starters - will not. Interchangeable parts - won't The Russians will never invade us. There's no place to park If you try to please everybody, nobody will like it Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes to the bone If you're feeling good, don't worry, you'll get over it Sympathy is what you give a relative when you don't want to lend him money