The staff at a local retirement home were left scratching their heads when one...
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Listerine Lady
The staff at a local retirement home were left scratching their heads when one of their residents spent three straight days constantly gargling with Listerine mouthwash. No matter what they did they could not get her to stop. They asked her why she kept doing it, but all she would say was that something disgusting […]
How Big is Your Bull Today?
Milo grew up on a cattle farm in southern Italy. Like most boys his age he enjoyed the physical hand-to-hand sport of wrestling, but unlike other boys Milo was extremely small and frail. For when he was just a week old he became extremely ill and nearly died. Milo’s father saw that wrestling and constantly […]
Why Dig a Ditch
An elderly couple retired to the countryside – to a small isolated cottage overlooking some rugged and rocky heathland. One early morning the woman saw from her window a young man dressed in working clothes walking in the distance, about a hundred yards away. He was carrying a spade and a small case, and he […]
A Knock at the Door
A man is in bed with his wife when there is a rat-a-tat-tat on the door. He rolls over and looks at his clock, and it is half past three in the morning. “I’m not getting out of bed at this time,” he thinks, and rolls over. Then, a louder knock follows. “Aren’t you going […]
A baseball lesson
Another page turns and another season is upon us, spring is here. This season of new beginnings turns many of us to the sport of baseball. It is a big time of year in our family as I am starting my 8th year of coaching youth baseball. My youngest son Cael is in his final year […]
Triple Filter Test
In ancient Greece, Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Diogenes?” “Wait a moment,” Socrates replied, “Before you tell me, I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter Test.” “Triple […]
Lipstick Kisses
A school principal was alerted by the janitor to a persistent problem in the girl’s bathroom: some of the girl students were leaving lipstick kisses on the mirrors. The janitor had left notices on the bathroom walls asking for the practice to cease, but to no avail; every evening the janitor would wipe away the […]
Where is the Ship?
A magician worked on a cruise ship. The audience was different each week so the magician did the same tricks over and over again. There was only one problem: The captain’s parrot saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick. Once he understood, he started shouting in the […]
A Fishing Story
Two guys go ice fishing. They decide to fish opposite sides of the lake to see where the fish are biting best. After about an hour of fishing with no success, they notice a young boy walking to the center of the lake. Within five minutes, the boy pulls a 5 pound walleye out of […]
Tama County Pitch & Build Q1 2013
The Tama County Economic Development Q1 2013 Pitch & Build took place on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the Reinig Center in Toledo, Iowa. Tama County entrepreneurs pitched their ideas to a group of business leaders and industry professionals. They were judged on strategy, economic impact on Tama County, clarity of vision, creativity, and likeliness […]
