“My son tells me you have discharged him,” said the office boy’s mother. “It’s very strange; you advertised for a strong boy and that’s what he is——”

“He’s too strong, madam,” replied the employer; “in the single day he was here he broke all the rules of this office and some of the furniture.”


A stout woman said to a little boy: “Can you tell me if I can get through this gate to the park?”

He said: “I guess so. A load of hay just went through.”


When your wife died, did she leave you any real estate?

Yes, she left the earth.


My wife dresses out of sight.