Hi Peter,

Yes, I am truly Blessed to be surrounded by Good Friends. Thanks for the Stroll down Memory Lane my friend, and I loved the words of wisdom from dear old Granny. I got all but one correct on the Memory Quiz, I was thinking of Red as Clem Kadiddlehopper instead of Freddie the Freeloader.

They just don't Comedians like him any longer. If you'll click on Red's picture below, I hope you'll enjoy along with me, one of my favorites, Red Skelton on the Ed Sullivan Show...

Thanks Again My Friend,

Phil

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Hi Peter,

Yes, I am truly Blessed to be surrounded by Good Friends. Thanks for the Stroll down Memory Lane my friend, and I loved the words of wisdom from dear old Granny. I got all but one correct on the Memory Quiz, I was thinking of Red as Clem Kadiddlehopper instead of Freddie the Freeloader.

They just don't Comedians like him any longer. If you'll click on Red's picture below, I hope you'll enjoy along with me, one of my favorites, Red Skelton on the Ed Sullivan Show...

Thanks Again My Friend,

Phil

Hello Peter,

That's pretty good my Friend, of course, you haven't been around quite as lomg as I have. There were so many "real" comedians back then, you know, the kind that didn't have to cuss and could still be funny.

Whenever I need a pick-me-up, I've got a boxed set of the old "Dean Martin Roasts", with a whole lot of the old comedians like Red Buttons, Rodney Dangerfield, Phyllis Dillar, and one of my all-time favorites, the lovable-lush, Foster Brooks, among others. Usually my troubles disappear as I laugh so hard I cry.

Speaking of having a laugh or two, here's a few that you all might like...

Life of Riley

A new man is brought into Prison Cell 102. Already there is a long-time resident who looks 100 years old. The new man looks at the old-timer inquiringly. The old-timer says, "Look at me. I'm old and worn out. You'd never believe that I used to live the life of Riley. I wintered on the Riviera, had a boat, four fine cars, and the most beautiful women, and I ate in all the best restaurants of France."

The new man asked, "What happened?"

"One day Riley reported his credit cards missing!"

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Jury Exemption

Just as she was celebrating her 80th birthday, our friend received a jury-duty notice. She called to remind the people at the clerk's office that she was exempt because of her age.

"You need to come in and fill out the exemption forms," they said.

"I've already done that," she replied. "I did it last year."

"You have to do it every year," she was told.

"Why?" came the response. "Do you think I'm going to get younger?"

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Gators!

While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft. Spotting an old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted, "Are there any gators around here?"

"Naw," the man hollered back, "they ain't been around for years!"

Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming leisurely toward the shore. When he was almost there, he asked the guy, "How'd you get rid of the gators?"

"We didn't do nothin'," the beachcomber said. "The sharks got 'em."

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Snowed In

Ole and Lena were sitting down to their usual cup of morning coffee, listening to the weather report coming over the radio. "There will be 3 to 5 inches of snow today and a snow emergency has been declared. You must park your cars on the odd-numbered side of the streets." Ole got up from his coffee and replied, "Jeez, OK."

Two days later, again they were both sitting down with their cups of morning coffee and heard the weather forecast: "There will be 2 to 4 inches of snow today and a snow emergency has been declared. You must park your cars on the even-numbered side of the streets." Ole got up from his coffee and replied, "Jeez, OK."

Three days later, they both were once again sitting down with their cups of coffee and the weather forecast was, "There will be 6 to 8 inches of snow today and a snow emergency has been declared. You must park your cars on the..." and then the power went out so Ole didn't get the rest of the instructions. He said to Lena, "Jeez, what am I going to do now, Lena?"

Lena replied, "Aw, Ole, yust leave the car in the garage."

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And finally, for the Official "Groaner" of the Day...

The Mountain Climber

Johann Strauss was an avid mountain climber who once waltzed himself into deep trouble. He lost his footing and found himself hanging by his fingertips over a bottomless gorge. Another climber heroically came to his rescue and just managed to grab Johann by a strap of his liederhosen to save the Maestro's life.

Since then, the act of trying to get out of a seemingly hopeless situation has come to be known as grasping at Strauss.

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Have A Wonderful Week My Friends,

Phil

So glad you stopped by and thanks for the Cute Joke. That was funny. Of course it would have been even funnier, if it wasn't so true. Here's a few Cute ones about Politicians...

A Political Strategist At The Gates of Heaven

A political strategist dies and finds himself at the Pearly Gates. The strategist is taken inside Heaven by St. Peter and given a guided tour. He's led into one huge room that is full of millions of clocks, and he notices a clock with his name on it that has stopped.

St. Peter explains that everyone has a clock that counts down the seconds of their life, and when someone dies, their clock stops. All this fascinates the strategist, but when he examines all of the other clocks, he notices that some of the clocks' second hands are moving faster than others.

St. Peter explains that every time someone tells a lie, which is a sin, they lose part of their life, so their clock's second hand ends up moving faster.

The strategist looks around but doesn't see any Politician's clocks, so he asks St. Peter where those are.

"Oh," answers St. Peter, "those are being used as ceiling fans."

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Road Trip To Oz

Vice President Joe Biden, Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Former President Bill Clinton are traveling by car in Kansas. A tornado comes along and whirls them up into the air and tosses them many miles away. They fall into a daze.

When they come to and extract themselves from the vehicle, they realize they're in the fabled Land of Oz. They decide to go see the famous Wizard of Oz, known for granting people their wishes.

Biden announces: "I'll ask the Wizard for a brain."

Pelosi responds: "I'll ask him for a heart."

Former President Clinton looks around and says: "Where's Dorothy?"

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The Facts of Life

Boy: Dad, what's politics?

Dad: Let me set an example with our family. I have all the money so we'll call me the management. Mom receives most of it so we'll call her the government. We'll call the maid the working class, you are the people, and your baby brother is the future. Do you understand now son?

Boy: I still don't understand dad.

Dad: Think about it for a while son.

That night the boy wakes up because his baby brother is crying. He goes in and finds out he's soiled his diapers. He goes to tell his mom but she's asleep, so he goes in to the maid's room, but she's in there having sex with his dad. He bangs on the door but no one can hear him.

The next day...

Son: Dad I understand politics now.

Dad: Good, explain it to me in your own words son.

Son: The management is screwing the working class, while the government's fast asleep. The people are being ignored, and the future is full of CRAP!

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Have A Merry Christmas My Friend,

Phil