I was on a Southwest flight once that was delayed at the gate 
after everyone boarded.   The flight attendant said over the 
intercom, "We're sorry for the delay.  The machine that normally 
rips the handles off your luggage is broken, so we're having to 
do it by hand.   We should be finished and on our way shortly."

Nairobi, Kenya -- A Kenyan doctor who removed a bean stuck in the ear of
a young girl forced it back when her parents said they couldn't afford
the bill, local newspapers reported Wednesday.

The Daily Nation said the doctor successfully removed the bean from the
child's ear and then presented the parents with a bill for $5.75.

When they said they did not have enough money, the doctor grabbed the
child, forced the bean back into her ear and ejected the family from his
workplace.

The Kenya Medical Association said it was investigating the incident.

My neighbor works in the operations department in the
central office of a large bank. Employees in the field
call him when they have problems with their computers.
One night he got a call from a woman in one of the
branch banks who had this question: "I've got smoke
coming from the back of my terminal. Do you guys have
a fire downtown?"