Hot Bath

"Hot Bath"

Feeling edgy, a man took a hot bath. Just as
he'd become comfortable, the front doorbell
rang. The man got out of the tub, put on terry
cloth slippers and a large towel, wrapped
his head in a smaller towel, and went to the
door. A salesman at the door wanted to know
if he needed any brushes. Slamming the door,
the man returned to the bath.

The doorbell rang again. On went the slippers
and towels, and the man started for the door
again. He took one step, slipped on a wet
spot, fell, and hit his back against the hard
porcelain of the tub.

Cursing under his breath, the man struggled
into his street clothes and, with every move a
stab of pain, drove to the doctor.

After examining him, the doctor said, "You know,
you've been lucky. Nothing is broken. But you
need to relax. Why don't you go home and take
a long hot bath?"

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"The Time"

A man had been driving all night and by
morning was still far from his destination.
He decided to stop at the next city he came
to, and park somewhere quiet so he could
get an hour or two of sleep. As luck would
have it, the quiet place he chose happened
to be on one of the city's major jogging routes.
No sooner had he settled back to snooze
when there came a knocking on his window.
He looked out and saw a jogger running in place.

"Yes?"

"Excuse me, sir," the jogger said, "do you have
the time?" The man looked at the car clock and
answered, "8:15." The jogger said thanks and left.

The man settled back again, and was just dozing
off when there was another knock on the window
and another jogger. "Excuse me, sir, do you
have the time?"

"8:25!"

The jogger said thanks and left. Now the man
could see other joggers passing by and he
knew it was only a matter of time before another
one disturbed him.

To avoid the problem, he got out a pen and
paper and put a sign in his window saying,
"I do not know the time!"

Once again he settled back to sleep. He was just
dozing off when there was another knock on the
window.

"Sir, sir? It's 8:45!"
Received on Thu Jul 6 00:49:59 2006