Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Posts: 1134 Location: Virginia
My Turn to Share Some Laughs,,happy Thanksgiving Posted: 11-25-04 18:36pm
Did I read that sign right?
Toilet out of order. Please use floor
below
in a laundromat:
automatic washing machines: please remove
all your clothes when the light
goes out
in a london department store:
bargain basement upstairs
in an office:
would the person who took the step ladder
yesterday please bring it back or further
steps will be taken
in an office:
after tea break staff should empty the
teapot and stand upside down on the
draining board
outside a secondhand shop:
we exchange anything - bicycles, washing
machines, etc. Why not bring your wife
along and get a wonderful bargain?
Notice in health food shop window:
closed due to illness
spotted in a safari park:
elephants please stay in your car
seen during a conference:
for anyone who has children and doesn't
know it, there is a day care on the
1st floor
notice in a farmer's field:
the farmer allows walkers to cross the
field for free, but the bull charges.
Message on a leaflet:
if you cannot read, this leaflet will tell
you how to get lessons
on a repair shop door:
we can repair anything. (please knock
hard on the door - the bell doesn't work)
the parrot
a young man named john received a parrot
as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude
and an even worse vocabulary. Every word
out of the bird's mouth was rude,
obnoxious and laced with profanity. John
tried and tried to change the bird's
attitude by consistently saying only
polite words, playing soft music and
anything else he could think of to "clean
up" the bird's vocabulary. Finally, john
was fed up and he yelled at the parrot.
The parrot yelled back. John shook the
parrot and the parrot got angrier and even
ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his
hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the
freezer. For a few minutes the parrot
squawked and kicked and screamed. Then
suddenly there was total quiet. Not a
peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing
that he'd hurt the parrot, john quickly
opened the door to the freezer. The
parrot calmly stepped out onto john's
outstretched arms and said,
"i believe I may have offended you with my
rude language and actions. I'm sincerely
remorseful for my inappropriate
transgressions and I fully intend to do
everything I can to correct my rude and
unforgivable behavior."
john was stunned at the change in the
bird's attitude. As he was about to ask
the parrot what had made such a dramatic
change in his behavior, the bird
continued,
