The Fifty-Dollar Loophole
A married Irishman went into the confessional and said, “Father, I almost had an affair with another woman.” The priest frowned. “What do you mean, almost?” The Irishman sighed. “Well……
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The Five-Person List
My wife and I once decided to make a list of five celebrities we’d be allowed to sleep with if we ever got the chance. She went first: “Brad Pitt,…
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The Wife’s GPS
The husband’s challenge sounded simple: imagine being stranded deep in a forest without GPS or phone reception. How would she get home? His wife paused, then announced she would grab…
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Where She Stays at The Rest of The Year?
When George’s school bus stopped, his grandmother stood waiting with outstretched hands. Before letting him leave, the driver checked that she was family. “Yes. She visits every Christmas!” George explained….
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At 6, I Promised My Best Friend with Down Syndrome We’d Go to Prom Together – 12 Years Later, Mom…
On prom night, my mother locked my bedroom door. Downstairs, Noah was already waiting for me in his navy suit, excited, laughing with family. I didn’t understand why she was…
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Green Pink and Yellow in 1 Sentence.
Attempting to pass a sobriety challenge, a driver uses “green,” “pink,” and “yellow” to describe answering a ringing phone, hoping his wordplay satisfies the officer. Another motorist offers a string…
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Remembering Marjoe Gortner: From Famous Child Preacher to Hollywood Actor and Documentary Star
Marjoe Gortner lived one of the most unusual lives in American entertainment history. Born in 1944, he became famous as a child preacher, attracting large audiences with his extraordinary speaking…
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My Daughter Was the Only Kid Not Invited to Her Best Friends Sweet 16 When I Called to Ask Why She Whispered Youd Better Ask Your Husband
Emma’s name being missing from a birthday guest list becomes the first crack in what was supposed to be a simple family celebration. What should have been a sweet sixteen…
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My Sister Asked Me to Come Alone to Her Birthday—Then I Learned Why
Three days before Leah’s birthday, she asked the narrator not to bring her husband, Marcus, telling her to ask where he was last Friday. The request felt unusual and suggested…
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Stop cheating, Johnny!
After a history test, Mr. Johnson called Johnny to his desk with a troubling suspicion. Johnny looked astonished: if his teacher thought he had cheated, he wanted evidence. Mr. Johnson…
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