A patient in a mental hospital was being reviewed for possible release. When asked what he would do if released, he replied, ‘ I am going to make a slingshot and come back here and break every damn window in the place.’ Obviously, his release was denied. Six months later, the board was again considering [...]
On a train from London to Manchester, an American was telling off the Englishman sitting across from him in the compartment. ‘ You English are too stuffy. You set yourselves apart too much. Look at me…in me, I have Italian blood, French blood, a little Indian blood, and some Swedish blood. What do you say [...]
A local United Way office realized that the organization had never received a donation from the town’s most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute. “Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn’t you [...]
