Laughter, the Best Medicine

The best Medicine

A guy’s grandfather clock

stopped working. He called a repair shop to get it fixed, but they wanted $50 to come get it.

“I’ll bring it to you,” the guy said. So he strapped the clock to his back and started walking down the big hill he lived on. Halfway down, he slipped, and he slid down the hill into town just as a lady was crossing the street. He barreled into her and knocked her over.

Dazed, disgruntled, and still on the ground, she asked, “Why can’t you just wear a wristwatch like everyone else?!” —Submitted by Roger Reakoff Clinton Township, Michigan

How Smart Is It?

✦ I have a smart fridge. I pin its homework on my children. ✦ A real smart TV would increase the volume when you start eating chips. —wert52 on reddit.com

As a couple who had just moved to a new neighborhood ate breakfast, the wife looked out the window and saw their neighbor hanging clothes to dry.

“That laundry isn’t very clean,” she said.

Her husband looked but remained silent.