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Africa
Travel
Two biologists are in the field following the
tracks of a radio-collared grizzly bear. All of a sudden, the bear
crashes out of the brush and heads right for them. They scramble up
the
nearest tree, but the bear starts climbing up the tree after
them. The
first biologist starts taking off his heavy leather hiking
boots and pulls
a pair of sleek running shoes from his back-pack.
The second biologist
gives him a puzzled look and says, "What in the
world are you doing?"
He replies, "I figure when the bear gets close
to us, we'll jump down
and make a run for it."
The second
guy says, "Are you crazy? We both know you can't outrun a
full-grown grizzly bear."
The first guy says, "I don't have to outrun
the bear, I only have to
outrun you!"
What do you call a cat wearing shoes ?
Puss in
boots !
It was Christmas
eve, and Santa was
really busy making his list and checking it twice, when
there came a
knock at the door. His wife comes in. "Honey, where do
you want me to
put your boots and gloves?" Well, Santa is very busy and
so he's
slightly annoyed by this trivial question, so he snaps at her,
"Put
them by the front door, and stop bothering me. I'm trying to get
some work done."
He starts back to work, but a few minutes later
an elf barges in.
"Santa, we got all the toys wrapped, what should
we do with them?" Santa
snaps, "Stick 'em in the sleigh! Can't
you see I'm trying to get
ready? I don't want any more
interruptions!"
But sure enough, as soon as he starts back to work, there
is another
interruption. An angel, standing at the door, says,
"Santa, I have your
Christmas tree. Where would you like me to put it?"
And this is where we get the tradition of placing an ange
l on top of
the Christmas tree.
. . . .When I am, as it were, completely myself, entirely alone, and of good cheer - say traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during the night when I cannot sleep - it is on such occasions that my ideas flow best, and most abundantly. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward. Franklin D. Roosevelt
A few days ago I walked along the edge of the lake and was treated to the crunch and rustle of leaves with each step I made. The acoustics of this season are different and all sounds, no matter how hushed, are as crisp as autumn air. Eric Sloane