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In class one day, Ms. Thompson pulled Jimmy over to her desk after a test, and said, “Jimmy, I have a feeling that you have been cheating on your tests.” Jimmy was astounded and asked Ms. Thompson to prove it. “Well,” said Ms. Thompson, “I was looking over your test and the question was, ‘Who was our first president?’ and the little girl that sits next to you, Penny, wrote ‘George Washington,’ and so did you.” “So? Everyone knows that he was the first president.” “Now, just wait a minute,” said Ms. Thompson. “The next question was, ‘Who freed the...

A 91-year-old woman sells her sewing machine to raise money for Ukrainian refugee children and ends up inspiring a wealthy man. Patricia Denehy was 91 years old but she was still spry and energetic. Her only complaint was that her eyes were starting to fail her, which, given her age, was not much of a surprise. In fact, Patricia was lucky. Most of her friends (the ones who were still alive) were a lot worse off. Still, it broke her heart that she could no longer sew. Patricia had an old Singer from the twenties that she’d inherited from her...

Sometimes the background character steals the show from the leading lady or man. That’s precisely what happened on ‘The Carol Burnett Show,’ Season 5, Episode 9. In this skit, Carol says, “Most actors in movies or television start their careers playing small parts or even as extras. And as extras, they are always hopeful of being discovered. And very often, they’ll do just about anything to attract attention.” Then, she tells the audience to watch the background actor and see how they steal the scene without a single word. It transitions to a man and a woman sitting at a...

A man, while playing on the front nine of a complicated golf course, became confused as to where he was on the course. Looking around, he saw a lady playing ahead of him. He walked up to her, explained his confusion and asked her if she knew what hole he was playing. She replied, “I’m on the 7th hole, and you are a hole behind me, so you must be on the 6th hole.” He thanked her and went back to his golf. On the back nine the same thing happened; and he approached her again with the same request....

An old cowboy walks into a barbershop in Montana for a shave and a haircut. He asked the barber: “Please take a good look at my face, you would see that I have hollow cheeks.” He replied: “Yes, I can see from this far, they are quite prominent.” The old man: “No matter however hard I try, I never get a close shave. The bristle in my hollow cheeks always gave me a feeling that it was an incomplete shave.” Barber replied: “Don’t worry, sir, I’ll give you the cleanest shave you’ve ever had. The old man sat down in...

There was a boy, whose family was very wealthy. One day his father took him on a trip to the country, where he aimed to show his son, how poor people live. So they arrived at a farm of a very poor family, as he considered. They spend there several days. On their return, the father asked his son, did he like the trip. “Oh, it was great, dad“ – the boy replied. “Did you notice, how poor people Iive?”. “Yeah, I did” – said the bay. The father asked his son to tell in more detail about his impressions...

A cashier’s heart goes out to her troubled customer after she learns the story behind her calloused hands, and she decides to do something about it: she sends a surprise for her customer on a truck the next day, which the customer has no idea about. Lincy Garfield loved her job. As a cashier at Molly’s Supermarket in Ohio, she loved greeting new customers, conversing with regulars, ringing their purchases, and rapidly preparing their bills. Sometimes she encountered unpleasant clients who believed they ruled the world, but she also met the little kids who liked buying chocolates and candies at...