Reader's Digest

I ordered venison stew at the diner. It was five bucks.

- —Submitted by Stephen Canova Mohegan Lake, New York

For the next month, every time their neighbor hung her clothes to dry, the wife made the same comment.

Then one morning, the wife was surprised to see clean wash on the line.

“Look!” she said. “Our neighbor finally learned how to do laundry!”

“Nope,” the husband said. “I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows.” —Startsat60.com

My favorite novel is The Hunchback of

Notre Dame. I just love a protagonis­t with a twisted back story. —Bestlifeon­line.com

The children at a Catholic elementary school lined up for lunch. At the head of the table was a large tray of apples, on which one of the nuns had posted this note: “Take only one—god is watching.”

At the end of the table was a large tray of cookies, on which one of the children had posted this note: “Take all you want— God is watching the apples.” —innerworks­publishing.com

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