Joseph Schwartz, a career criminal, was wanted for looting in Israel's port city, Haifa. On the A.P.B. Wanted poster, he was described as the son of an ex-nun from Spain and a German father. It went on to include the facts that he was a musician adept at the piccolo and often worked as a farmhand. In other words... he was a Haifa lootin', flutin' Teuton, son of a nun from Barcelona, part-time plowboy Joe...
Late one Saturday evening, I was awakened by the ringing of my phone. In a sleepy grumpy voice I said hello. The party on the other end of the line paused for a moment before rushing breathlessly into a lengthy speech. "Mom, this is Susan and I'm sorry I woke you up, but I had to call because I'm going to be a little late getting home. See, Dad's car has a flat but it's not my fault. Honest! I don't know what happened. The tire just went flat while we were inside the theater. Please don't be mad, okay?" Since I don't have any daughters, I knew the person had misdialed. "I'm sorry dear," I replied, "but you've reached the wrong number. I don't have a daughter named Susan." "Gosh, Mom, "came the young woman's voice, "I didn't think you'd be this mad."
Paul Stiller, 47, was hospitalized in Andover Township, N. J., in September, and his wife Bonnie was also injured, by a quarter-stick of dynamite that blew up in their car. While driving around at 2a.m., the bored couple lit the dynamite and tried to toss it out the window to see what would happen, but they apparently failed to notice that the window was closed.
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