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Joke #1: I saw a great joke in this month's Readers Digest that went something like this:
A kangaroo enters a tavern, hops over to the bar, orders a beer, and lays a $20 bill on the counter.
The barman takes the $20, brings the kangaroo a beer, gives him $1 change, and says: "We don't get many kangaroos in here."
The kangaroo looks at him and says: "I'm not surprised at these prices!"
I don't know why, but this tickled my fancy, and it's brought a laugh out of everyone I've told it to (which is basically anyone who didn't get out of the way fast enough when they saw me coming).
Joke #2: This isn't a "funny ha-ha" joke; it's more like the joke is on us (by "us" I mean the human race and, when I come to think about it, all of the other poor creatures on the planet).
While driving into work, my local radio station had a competition in which he first caller to provide the correct answer to a question would win $100. The question was, "There are 92 known cases of something being lost at sea; what is the something?"
I didn't have a clue, but I was interested to learn the answer. One guy suggested "Locomotives" (Trains), which I thought was pretty clever since they might have been carried on (and washed off) the decks of cargo ships over the years. Another guy suggested "Spouses", but I got the impression he was "projecting".
Of course we had the usual "Dilbert" answers like "Sunglasses" (give me strength!). And then someone came up with the right answer: it seems that there are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea. Now you can call me "old fashioned" if you will, but I personally find this somewhat disturbing. I mean to say, I could understand (although not be happy with) the loss of one or two nuclear bombs, but 92? Words fail me...
Questions? Comments? Feel free to email me – Clive "Max" Maxfield – at max@techbites.com). And, of course, if you haven't already done so, don't forget to Sign Up for our weekly Programmable Logic DesignLine Newsletter.
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