A son= told his father, “I have an imaginary girlfriend.” =   His father sighed and said, “You know, you c= ould do better.”   “Thanks D= ad,” the son replied. “That means a lot.”   The father shook his head and said, “Quiet. son. = I was talking to…

[Five= Tuesdays in July, five Capital Cities quizzes coming up. Some easy, some t= ough, all will help brain function and wanderlust. Answers tomorrow.]   1. What is the largest capital city (populati= on) in the European Union?   2. What is th= e capital of Granada?   3. What…

[Might as well end June with more high-quality pu= ns and word plays better than Dad ever told.]   I wonde= red why the pupils are the last part of the body to stop working when you d= ie. Then I remembered they dil= ate.   Teresa asked me the…

Newly= released statistics for 2025 are somber:   CHURCHES: **Over 15,000 churches will close in 2= 025; about 4,000 new churches will be started &nbsp= ; **46% of Americans believe church is important to them now,= down from average of 70% for last 6 decades =   **Over 1,500 pastors left the ministry every= month last year.   **Over half…

[Older and bigger gr= oan than simple Dad = Jokes] Poop jokes are not m= y favorite. But they are a solid= #2. Got home and found m= y kids had been on eBay all day. If they’re sti= ll there tomorrow, I’ll have to lower the price. I got…

This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_1AF7_01DBE678.D798F030 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [Many Dad Jokes have really lame word play or puns, but Grandpa Jokes raise the bar at least an inch higher.] What happens when a strawberry gets run over crossing the street? Traffic jam. What do…

Long ago, God came down, went to the Germans, and said,= "I have Commandments that will help you live better lives."= The Germans ask, "What are Commandments?= "And the Lord says, "Rules for living.""Can you= give us an example?"God says, "Thou shalt not kill.""Not kill? We’re not interested." So, God went…

[Imagine it is the summer of 1900 as you take this little qu= iz. All answers are based on the book "When My Grandmother Was a Child= " by Leigh W. Ruttledge, so cannot vouch 100% for accuracy. Life today= is NOT the “norm” in American history. My grandparents were…

[Olde= r than normal Dad Jokes. Of course, funnier, too.] &nbsp= ; Phone rang and all I heard was coughing and a loud sneeze. I’m getting sick of these cold calls. &nb= sp; Be careful not to break anyone’s heart. A person only ha= s one heart. Break a bone.…

Civil= la Durfee Martin, 1866–1948, was a schoolteacher married to Baptist m= inister Walter Stillman Martin. Walter taught for a time at Atlantic Christ= ian College in Wilson, North Carolina, while also leading revival meetings.= In 1904, the Martins were at the Practical Bible Training School in New Yo= rk,…

After= a few month’ in a new town, a local Pastor joined a community Servic= e Club.  The club members thought they would have a little fun with hi= m. Under his name badge they printed, "Hog Caller" as his occupat= ion.   Everyone had a great laugh as the…

[My wife Teresa and I were married on June 19th, = 1970.  Many years ago, we enjoyed a two-week cruise through the Panama= Canal, also visiting countries in South and Central America, and the Carib= bean. On that cruise we formed a close friendship (not professionally) with= Attorney Bradley Coates…

[My f= riend Jim M. wrote me: Dr. Bob: here are some sayings that I got off the wa= lls of a restaurant my wife and I stopped by last week in Windom, MN. Maybe= some of these will be worthy of use in one of your lists. ALL are…