Growing UpMonday, August 13th, 2007 with No Comments »

My son Mark was only 5 feet, 8 inches tall when he left for college in the fall. He worked through the Christmas holidays and didn’t return home again until the February break.
When he got off the plane, I was stunned at how much taller he looked. Measuring him at home, I discovered he now […]

MONEY FROM HOMESaturday, August 11th, 2007 with No Comments »

A kid called up his mom from his college and asked her for some money, because he ran out of it. His mom said, “Sure, sweetie. I’ll will send you some money. You also left your calculus book here when you visited 2 weeks ago. Do you want me to send that up too?”
“Uhh, oh […]

WAYS TO GET THROWN OUT OF CHEMISTRY LABFriday, August 10th, 2007 with No Comments »

* Pretend an electron got stuck in your ear, and insist on describing the sound to others.
* Give a cup of liquid nitrogen to a classmate and ask, “Does this taste funny to you?”
* Consistently write three atoms of potassium as ‘KKK.’
* Mutter repeatedly, “Not again… not again… not again.”
* When it’s very quiet, suddenly […]

Terrible world historyThursday, August 9th, 2007 with No Comments »

The inhabitants of ancient Egypt were called mummies. They lived in the Sarah Dessert and traveled by Camelot. The climate of the Sarah is such that the inhabitants have to live elsewhere, so areas of the dessert are cultivated by irritation. The Egyptians built the Pyramids in the shape of a huge triangular cube. The […]

SUBLIMINAL MESSAGESaturday, August 4th, 2007 with No Comments »

Dear Dad,
$chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard. With all my $tuff, I $imply can’t think of anything I need, $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would love to hear from you.
Love,
Your $on
 
The Reply:
Dear Son,
I kNOw that astroNOmy, ecoNOmics, and […]

IT PAYS TO STUDYWednesday, August 1st, 2007 with No Comments »

After the college boy delivered the pizza to Bud’s trailer house, Bud asked, “What is the usual tip?”
“Well,” replied the youth, “this is my first trip here, but the other guys say if I get a quarter out of you, I’ll be doing great.”
“Is that so?” snorted Bud. “Well, just to show them how wrong […]

Blonde TestSaturday, July 28th, 2007 with No Comments »

The blonde reported for her university final examination that consists of yes/no type questions.
She takes her seat in the examination hall, stares at the question paper for five minutes and then, in a fit of inspiration, takes out her purse, removes a coin and starts tossing the coin, marking the answer sheet: Yes for heads, […]

ADMISSIONS TESTFriday, July 27th, 2007 with No Comments »

Several colleges have started a pilot program that uses a simple group experiment with Legos as a replacement for the standard admissions test. The group must recreate a model of a robot in the next room, with only one team member allowed to view the robot at any one time.
Since different schools have different admissions […]

ASK ABBYThursday, July 26th, 2007 with No Comments »

Dear Abby,
I am a sailor in the New Zealand Navy. My parents live in the suburb of Seatoun and one of my sisters, who lives in Palmerston North, is married to an Australian. My mother and father have recently been arrested for growing and selling marijuana and are currently dependent on my other two sisters, […]

GENEROUS STUDENTSWednesday, July 25th, 2007 with No Comments »

Two college students, Frank and Matt, are riding on a New York City subway when a beggar approaches them asking for spare change.
Frank adamantly rejects the man in disgust.
Matt, on the other hand, whips out his wallet, pulls out a couples of singles and gladly hands them over to the beggar with a smile.
The beggar […]