The Befouled Weakly News

In honour of today’s anniversary couple, the following are all vaguely related to marriage and/or married life.

Not long after their wedding, the newlyweds awoke early one morning. The couple had been up for quite a while before they met up in the kitchen. Marriage was agreeing with the husband, and he greeted his new wife with glee and excitation that morning.

“If you’ll make the toast and pour the juice, sweetheart,” said the newlywed bride, “breakfast will be ready.”

“Great! What are we having for breakfast?” he asked.

“Toast and juice,” replied the bride.
Continue reading “17 April 2011 – Amusements”

From Sarah:

Paraprosdokian Wit and Wisdom

A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anti-climax.

1. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
2. Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
3. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on the list.
4. If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right – only who is left.
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening’, and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t.
9. A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.
10. How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
11. Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
12. I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks.
13. Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says “In an emergency, notify:” I put “Doctor”.
14. I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
15. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
16. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
17. The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
18. Hospitality: Making your guests feel like they’re at home, even if you wish they were.
19. I discovered I scream the same way whether I’m about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.
20. There’s a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can’t get away.
21. I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.
22. When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
23. You’re never too old to learn something stupid.
24. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
25. I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
26. I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
27. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
28. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
29. Some people are like Slinkys … not really good for anything, but you can’t help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
30. Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars but check when you say the paint is wet?
31. Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America ?
32. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
33. Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.
34. A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
35. Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
36. Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
37. I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure.
38. Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
39. Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
40. A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.
41. If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people have more than one child?
42. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

Daddy, how was I born? (A contribution from Ms Playchute)

A little boy goes to his father and asks ‘Daddy , how was I born ?’

The father answers, ‘Well, son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway!  Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo.  Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and we met at a cyber-café.  We sneaked into a secluded room, and Googled each other.  There your mother agreed to a download from my hard drive.  As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall, and since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine months later a little Pop-Up appeared that said:

“You’ve got Male!” Continue reading “3 April 2011 – Amusements”

Doug decided to go skiing with his buddy, Bob. They loaded up Doug’s mini van and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard. They pulled into a nearby farm and asked the attractive lady who answered the door if they could spend the night.

“I realize it’s terrible weather out there and I have this huge house all to myself, but I’m recently widowed,” she explained. “I’m afraid the neighbors will talk if I let you stay in my house.”

“Don’t worry,” Doug said. “We’ll be happy to sleep in the barn. And if the weather breaks, we’ll be gone at first light.”

The lady agreed, and the two men found their way to the barn and settled in for the night. Come morning, the weather had cleared, and they got on their way.

They enjoyed a great weekend of skiing.

About nine months later, Doug got an unexpected letter from an attorney.

It took him a few minutes to figure it out, but he finally determined that it was from the attorney of that attractive widow he had met on the ski weekend.

He dropped in on his friend Bob and asked, “Bob, do you remember that good-looking widow from the farm we stayed at on our ski holiday up North?”

“Yes, I do.”

“Did you happen to get up in the middle of the night, go up to the house and pay her a visit?”

“Yes,” Bob said, a little embarrassed about being found out. “I have to admit that I did.”

“And did you happen to use my name instead of telling her your name?”

Bob’s face turned red and he said, “Yeah, sorry, buddy. I’m afraid I did. Why do you ask?”

“She just died and left me everything.” Continue reading “27 March 2011 – Amusements”