Lighting a Match

"Lighting a Match"

On my first day working at the gas station, I watched
a senior co-worker measure the level of gasoline
in the underground tanks by lowering a giant
measuring stick down into them.

"What would happen if I threw a lit match into the
hole?" I joked.

"It would go out," he replied very matter-of-factly.

"Really?" I asked, surprised to hear that. "Is there
a lack of oxygen down there or some safety device
that would extinguish it before the fumes ignited?"

"No," my co-worker continued. "The force from the
explosion would blow out the match."

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"Parking Meters"

Pauly walks into a bar and says "Bartender, one
round for everyone, on me!" The bartender says,
"Well, Pauly, seems you're in a really good mood
tonight, eh?"

Pauly says, "Oh, you can bet on it! I just got hired
by the city to go around and remove all the money
from parking meters. I start on Monday!"

The bartender congratulates the man and proceeds
to pour the round.

Monday evening arrives. Pauly comes back into the
bar and says "Bartender, TWO rounds for everyone,
on me!"

The bartender says, "Well now! If you're so happy
just over having this new job, I can just imagine
how happy you'll be when you get your paycheck!"

Pauly looks at the bartender with a confused look
on his face, pulls out quite a handful of quarters
from his pocket, and says "You mean they'll PAY
me on top of it?"
Received on Mon Jun 2 08:12:40 2008