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mAnOmAn wrote:An MBA and an Engineer go on a camping trip, set up their tent, and fall ap. Some hours later, the Engineer wakes his MBA friend.
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“The Engineer friend is silent for a moment, and then speaks:
"Practically...it tells me that someone has stolen our tent
Niky wrote:Honest lawyer
An investment counseler decided to go out on her own.She was shrewd and diligent,so business kept coming in,and pretty soon she realised she needed an in-house counsel.
She began to interview young lawyers.
"As im sure you can understand",she started off with on of the first applicants,"in a business like this,our personal integrity must be beyond question"She leaned forward."Mr.Peterson,are you an honest lawyer?"
"Honest?"replied the job prospect."Let me tell you something about honesty.Why, im so honest that my father lent me $15,000 for my education,and I paid back every penny the minute i tried my very first case."
"Impressive.And what sort of a case was that?"
The lawyer squirmed in his seat and admitted,"He sued me for the money"
Sufi Wisdom: The Merchant's Parrot
As militant Islam does its level best to discredit the religion, it's important to remember that there are other voices within the faith. One such is the Sufis, a branch of Islamic mystics who live islam (submission), iman (faith) and ishan (awareness of G-d, "to act beautifully"). Idries Shah was certainly one such individual, and this story comes from him in the August 1977 issue of Human Behaviour magazine. As "Grand Sheikh of the Sufis" notes:
"There was a merchant in Persia who was to travel to India. Before he left, he said to his pet parrot, "I am going to India and I may see some of your relatives there. Is there any message which you wish me to convey to them?" The parrot thought and then he said, "Tell them that I am well, but that I live in a cage in a house."
When the merchant returned, the parrot said, "Did you see my relatives?" And the merchant replied, "I did, but I am afraid they are not well. When I gave one of them your message, he collapsed and fell to the ground."
When the merchant said this, the parrot also collapsed and fell to the floor of the cage. Whereupon the merchant in great alarm picked up the bird and carried him to the window to get air. The parrot immediately recovered, flew out the window and escaped."
We've had great responses to this sort of question before, but this one's a bit more challenging. Sufi tales all contain multiple lessons, and they can be unpacked on multiple levels. What's this tale telling us? Here's a starting point: what does the parrot's cage represent?
- Joe Katzman
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Pun
What is a pun?
In Italian, 'puntiglio' means "a fine point," hence a verbal quibble, and is most likely the source of the English "punctilious."
A pun is defined by Webster as "the humorous use of a word, or of words which are formed or sounded alike but have different meanings, in such a way as to play on two or more of the possible applications; a play on words."
Why do people groan when a pun is told?
A pun is often considered obvious humor, since the person relating it is merely balancing the humor in it on a twist of a word's meaning or sound. Children love this type of obvious humor and can laugh at it without reproachments.
Adults, on the other hand, are more likely to have a twinge of envy, and "why didn't I think of that?". It is this envy in adults that subconciously causes them to groan upon hearing a pun. As time goes on, it can only be hoped that we adults will eventually learn to react more like a child and less like a groan-up!
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Woman1: Do you think so? I wasn't sure when she gave me the mirror. I mean, you don't think it's too fluffy looking?
Woman2: Oh God no! No, it's perfect. I'd love to get my hair cut like that, but I think my face is too wide. I'm pretty much stuck with this stuff I think.
Woman1: Are you serious? I think your face is adorable. And you could easily get one of those layer cuts - that would look so cute I think. I was actually going to do that except that I was afraid it would accent my long neck.
Woman2: Oh - that's funny! I would love to have your neck! Anything to take attention away from this two-by-four I have for a shoulder line.
Woman1: Are you kidding? I know girls that would love to have your shoulders. Everything drapes so well on you. I mean, look at my arms - see how short they are? If I had your shoulders I could get clothes to fit me so much easier.
Man2: Haircut?
Man1: Yeah.
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