Friday Funnies

Hi,

Another day in Chiang Rai. I watered, it tried to rain, and we experienced heavy traffic. We plan a mini-vacation, and our trip to The States draws closer.

The song we were pondering was "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'", by Gerry and The Pacemakers. The group was formed by Gerry Marsden and his brother. They called themselves Mars Bars, hoping for sponsorship from the candy company. Instead they got a law suit, and changed the name. 'Old School Friday' is upon us once again. Have fun with this: "I wanna jump but I'm afraid I'll fall. I wanna holler but the joint's too small. Young man rhythm's got a hold of me too, I got the __ __ __ __ __ __ __." Hint: This gem from the past used ailments with musical names to come up with quite a sickness. His middle name was the instrument he played. The year was 1957.

Just after I finished watering the front lawn, the clouds began to move in. By early afternoon we were sure it would storm. By late afternoon we got about 10 minutes of rain, and that was it. The rainy season is getting off to a slow start.

We went to the south end of town at 4:40, forgetting that it's Friday. Oh my, where did all these people come from? The addition of the signal by the new bridge completely changes the flow of traffic across town. Even before we got to that, we encountered a scene from the Keystone Cops. Rounding the bend by the hospital, there's a 'T' intersection. An officer was directing traffic coming from one part of the 'T', but ignoring the other. We were in the other so we just quietly merged into the flow. He looked around and realized there was a line of cars behind him.
We did a lot of sitting still, which brought back memories of another city I used to drive in, a few years ago. (Ha)

We stopped at our little store on our way home, and as we were leaving one of the clerks came up behind us with a little red trash basket. She thrust it out and said 'Promotion' with a thick accent. I finally realized what she was saying and we graciously took it. You just never know when a gift will appear. At Big C they have a counter you go to after check out. They examine your receipt, and depending on what you purchased, you get a gift. Sometimes. It may vary from a glass, to a box of carrot juice. One never knows.

The weekend of June 26 we're going to go on an adventure weekend at the Anantara Resort. This is a five star hotel north of us, on the way to the Golden Triangle. This is the place with the elephant rescue program. Our friend Jaffee is going to a meeting there with a travel organization and they're offering a package that's too good to refuse. I'll tell you more later.

I hope someone out there can help us secure a few tables in the shade at Veteran's Park sometime next week for our July 18 picnic. I would imagine this is getting into the busy season. Write me if you're willing.

Have a Wonderfilled WeekEnd. Now it's time for the 'Funnies'.

Peace,
Danny

Creative Puns for "Educated Minds"

Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, 'You stay here; I'll go on a head..'

I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'

A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.'

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

A backward poet writes inverse.

In democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.

Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects

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