Monday 24 September 2012

How 2 Remain Faithful And Earn On The Side

Bill and Lisa are now married 40 years.

When they first got married, Bill said, "I am putting a box under the
bed. You must promise never to look in it."

In all their 40 years of marriage, Lisa never looked. However, on
the afternoon of their 40th anniversary, curiosity got the best of
her, and she lifted the lid and peeked inside. In the box were 3 empty
beer cans and $1,874.25 in cash. She closed the box and put it back
under the bed.

Now that she knew what was in the box, she was doubly curious as to
why. That evening they were out for a special dinner. After dinner Lisa could no longer contain her curiosity and she confessed and
said "I am so sorry. For all these years I kept my promise and never
looked into the box under our bed. However, today the temptation was
too much, and I gave in. But now I need to know why do you keep the
empty cans in the box?"

Bill thought for a while and said, "I guess after all these years you
deserve to know the truth. Whenever I was unfaithful to you I put an

 empty beer can in the box under the bed to remind myself not to do it again."
 

 Lisa was shocked, but said, "I am very disappointed and saddened,
but I guess after all those years away from home on the road,
temptation does happen and I guess that a few times is not that bad
considering the years."

They hugged and made their peace. A little while later Lisa asked
Bill, "Why do you have all that money in the box?"

Bill answered, "Whenever the box filled with empty cans, I cashed them in."


Courtesy: Martha Northrup

Sunday 23 September 2012

How 2 harness natural resources

A New York retail clerk was suffering from aching feet.
"It's all those years of standing," his doctor declared.
"You need a vacation. Go to Miami, soak your feet in the
ocean and you'll feel better."

When the man got to Florida, he went into a hardware store,

bought two large buckets and headed for the beach.

"How much for two buckets of that seawater?" he asked the

lifeguard.

"A dollar a bucket," the fellow replied with a straight

face.

The clerk paid him, filled his buckets, went to his hotel

room and soaked his feet. They felt so much better he
decided to repeat the treatment that afternoon. Again he
handed the lifeguard two dollars. The young man took the
money and said, "Help yourself."

The clerk started for the water, then stopped in amazement.

The tide was out.

"Wow," he said, turning to the lifeguard. "Some business you

got here!"
 


 Courtesy: Becky Day.

Saturday 22 September 2012

How 2 Be Impartial

At 3:00 a.m. the young wife shook her husband awake, telling
him to check the baby.

He sat up for a full minute listening and then protested,

"But I don't hear her crying."

"I know," she replied. "It's your turn to go see why not!"

 

  Courtesy: Thomas Ellsworth.