Dear Steve, this is very funny. Thanks for shareing the on the lighter side. Original message: > On the Lighter Side... > Putting On Appearances > During a recent meeting of our Optimist Club, we challenged one > another to come up with an inspirational sentence using the word > countenance. This was the winning entry: "I put a cheerful > countenance on people every day." It was submitted by our local > funeral director. > Message Received > My cell phone quit as I tried to let my wife know that I was caught > in freeway gridlock and would be late for our anniversary dinner. I > wrote a message on my laptop asking other motorists to call her, > printed it on a portable inkjet and taped it to my rear windshield. > When I finally arrived home, my wife gave me the longest kiss ever. > "I really think you love me," she said. "At least 70 people called > and told me so." > Count On It > Recently while we were eating lunch after church one Sunday, my > youngest son asked me what the highest number I had ever counted up > to was. I said I didn't know. Then I asked him how high he has > counted. "5,372," came the prompt reply. "Oh," I said. "Why did you > stop there?" "The sermon was over." > How Well Does Cold Water Clean? > A young man went to visit his 90-year-old grandfather in a very > secluded, rural area of the state he lived in. After spending the > night, his grandfather prepared breakfast for him consisting of eggs > and bacon. He noticed a film-like substance on his plate and he > questioned Grandpa, "Are these plates clean?" Grandpa replied, "Those > plates are as clean as cold water can get them, so go on and finish > your meal." That afternoon, while eating the hamburgers his > grandfather made for lunch, he noticed tiny specks around the edge of > his plate, and a substance that looked like dried egg yokes. So he > asked again, "Are you sure these plates are clean?" Without looking > up from his hamburger, the grandfather huffed, "I told you before, > those dishes are as clean as cold water can get them, now stop being > so picky!" Later that afternoon, he was on his way out to get dinner > in a nearby restaurant. As he was leaving, Grandpa's dog started to > growl and wouldn't let him pass. He yelled back, "Grandpa, your dog > won't let me out!" So Grandpa shouted, "COLD WATER, GET OUT OF THE WAY!"
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