I don’t want to be younger, I really don’t. Every time I look back a couple years, I think, ‘God, what a jerk I was.’ But with that knowledge comes the realization that I’m a jerk right now. I think that’s why old people get real quiet. They’re like, ‘Man, …
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On the first day of school, a teacher asked her class, “Who here is a Mets fan?” Every student knew that she loved the Mets, so they replied bye raising their hands, except for one girl, Rosie. The teacher asked, “Who do you like, little girl?” Rosie replied, “I’m a …
Přečíst celý »Jack Coen: Grasping Faith as a Child
Faith is a huge concept for anyone to grasp, never mind a child. You have to be careful you don’t send mixed signals. I mean, when I found out Santa Claus and Easter Bunny weren’t real, that made it real tough on God and Jesus. Hey — at least the …
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A little boy runs across this farmer who has a truckload of cow manure. The boy asks him what he is going to do with all that cow poop. The farmer tells the little boy, ”I’m taking it home to put on my strawberries.” The little boy looks up at …
Přečíst celý »J.J. Wall: Teenage Future
My daughter will turn 13 in the year 2001. I don’t even want to know what kind of sexual practices teenage kids are going to be into by the year 2001. With any luck, everything will be so polluted, she’ll be wrapped head-to-toe in plastic and no one will be …
Přečíst celý »Stoopid Baby Names
A mother was sitting on the couch reading a book when one of her children walked up to her and said, “Mummy, why is my name Petal?” The mother replied, “Because when you were born, a petal fell on your head.” The next baby walked up and asked, “Mummy why …
Přečíst celý »Steve White: Inside Michael Jackson
Inside, Michael Jackson is a black man. He has the sperm of a black man. Sure, he’s gonna marry Brooke Shields, but his kid’s gonna look like J.J.
Přečíst celý »J. Anthony Brown: 13 Nieces and Nephews
I’m like, ‘I ain’t taking 13 kids to no damn movies.’ I was like, ‘I’ll take two of them, and they can tell the rest what they’ve seen.’
Přečíst celý »Steve Sweeney: Growing Up Catholic
I grew up a Catholic, which is good. It gives you something to work out the rest of your life.
Přečíst celý »Steve Shaffer: Catholic Parochial Education
Sad to say — eight years of nuns, four years of priests, 12 years of therapy — here I am.
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