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Parent's Dictionary of Meanings

DUMBWAITER: one who asks if the kids would care to order dessert.

FEEDBACK: the inevitable result when the baby doesn't appreciate the strained carrots.

FULL NAME: what you call your child when you're mad at him.

GRANDPARENTS: the people who think your children are wonderful even though they're sure you're not raising them right.

HEARSAY: what toddlers do when anyone mutters a dirty word.

INDEPENDENT: how we want our children to be as long as they do everything we say.

OW: the first word spoken by children with older siblings

PUDDLE: a small body of water that draws other small bodies wearing dry shoes into it.

SHOW OFF: a child who is more talented than yours.

STERILIZE: what you do to your first baby's pacifier by boiling it, and to your last baby's pacifier by blowing on it and wiping it with saliva.

TOP BUNK: where you should never put a child wearing Superman jammies.

TWO-MINUTE WARNING: when the baby's face turns red and she begins to make those familiar grunting noises.

VERBAL: able to whine in words

WHODUNIT: none of the kids that live in your house

Courses For Men And Women

Once again, the female staff at Whatsamatta University will be offering courses for men of all marital status in an attempt to help males and females understand each other better. Attendance in at least 10 of the following is required.

  1. Combatting Stupidity
  2. You Too Can Do Housework
  3. Resistance to Beer
  4. How To Properly Fill An Ice Tray
  5. We Do Not Want Sleazy Underwear For Christmas (Give Us Credit Cards)
  6. Understanding The Female Response To Coming Home Drunk At 4:00am
  7. Wonderful Laundry Techniques (also called "Don't Wash My Silks")
  8. Get A Life - Learn To Cook
  9. How Not To Act Like An Idiot When You Are Obviously Wrong
  10. Spelling - Even You Can Get It Right
  11. Understanding Your Financial Incompetence
  12. You, The Weaker Sex
  13. Reasons To Give Flowers
  14. Garbage - Getting It To The Curb
  15. You Cannot Always Wear Whatever You Please
  16. How To Put Down A Toilet Seat
  17. Give Me A Break - Why We Know Your Excuses Are Lies
  18. How To Go Shopping With Your Mate Without Getting Lost
  19. The Remote Control - Overcoming Your Dependency
  20. Helpful Posture Hints For Couch Potatoes
  21. Mother-in-Laws Are People Too
  22. The Weekend And Sports Are Not Synonymous
  23. How Not To Act Younger Than Your Children
  24. You Too Can Be A Designated Driver
  25. Male Bonding: Leave Your Friends At Home
  26. Attainable Goal - Omitting Foul Expletives From Vocabulary
  27. You Don't Really Need That Porsche

Whatsamatta University's Seminars For Women Fall Catalogue

Once again, the male staff at Whatsamatta University will be offering courses for women of all marital status in an attempt to help males and females understand each other better. Attendance in at least 10 of the following is required.

  1. Combatting The Impulse To Nag
  2. You Can Change The Oil Too
  3. How To Properly Fill A Beer Mug
  4. We Do Not Want Ties For Christmas
  5. Understanding The Female Causes Of Male Drunkenness
  6. How To Do All Your Laundry In One Load And Have More Time To Watch Football
  7. Parenting - Your Husband Gave You Children So You Could Have Someone Other Than Him To Boss Around
  8. How To Encourage Your Husband To Cook More And Be Able To Stomach His Slop
  9. How Not To Sob Like A Sponge When Your Husband Is Right
  10. Get A Life - Learn To Kill Spiders Yourself
  11. Balancing A Checkbook - Even You Can Get It Right
  12. Comprehending Credit Card Spending Limits And Financial Responsibility
  13. You, The Whining Sex
  14. Shopping - Doing It In Less Than 16 Hours
  15. If You Want To Know How That Looks On You, Ask Your Mother
  16. How To Close The Garage Door
  17. If You Don't Want An Excuse, Don't Demand An Explanation
  18. How To Go Fishing With Your Mate And Not Catch Pneumonia
  19. Living Without Power Windows - How To Turn A Crank
  20. Romanticism - The Whole Point Of Caviar, Candles, And Conversation
  21. How To Retain Your Composure While Your Husband Is Relaxing By Himself
  22. Why You Don't Need To Invite Your Mother Over Every Weekend
  23. Payday And Shopping Are Not Synonymous
  24. How To Act Younger Than Your Mother
  25. You Too Can Carry A Backpack
  26. Female Friendship - Why Your Best Friends Are Not The Women Who Complain About You The Most
  27. Learning To Appreciate The Beer Belly And Lard Butt Morphologies Of Men
  28. Attainable Goal - Catching A Ball Before It Stops Moving
  29. How To Close The Top On The Toothpaste

Death Sentence Overturned

In Atlanta, U.S. District Judge Charles Moye overturned a death sentence for a murderer because the jury that convicted him 10 years ago had asked for a Bible during deliberations.

Number Twelve at the Bar

A number twelve walks into a bar and asks the barman for a pint of beer.

- Sorry I can't serve you - states the barman.

- Why not?! - asks the number twelve with anger showing in its voice.

- You're under 18 - replies the barman.

Tattoo Portraits

A woman walks into a tattoo parlour and asks:

- Do you do custom work?

- Why of course!

- Good. I'd like a portrait of Robert Redford on the inside of my right thigh, and a portrait of Paul Newman on the inside of my left thigh.

- No problem - says the artist - Strip from the waist down and get up on the table.

After two hours of hard work, the artist finishes.

The woman sits up and examines the tattoos.

- That doesn't look like them! - she complains loudly.

- Oh yes it does - the artist says indignantly - and I can prove it. With that, he runs out of the shop and grabs the first man off the street he can find; it happens to be the town drunk.

- Well, what do you think? - the woman asks, spreading her legs - Do you know who these men are?

The drunk studies the tattoos for a couple of minutes and says:

- I'm not sure who the guys on either side are, but the fellow in the middle is definately Willie Nelson!

Pillsbury Dough Mishap

A lady named Linda went to Arkansas last week to visit her in-laws, and while there, went to a store. She parked next to a car with a woman sitting in it, her eyes closed and hands behind her head, apparently sleeping. When Linda came out a while later, she again saw the woman, her hands still behind her head but with her eyes open.

The woman looked very strange, so Linda tapped on the window and said:

- Are you okay?

The woman answered:

- I've been shot in the head, and I am holding my brains in.

Linda didn't know what to do, so she ran into the store, where store workers called the paramedics. They had to break into the car because the door was locked. When they got in, they found that the woman had bread dough on the back of her head and in her hands.

A Pillsbury biscuit cannister had exploded, apparently from the heat in the car, making a loud explosion like that of a gunshot, and hit her in the head. When she reached back to find what it was, she felt the dough and thought it was her brains. She passed out from fright at first, then attempted to hold her brains in.

IRS Car Gets Booted

Boston Globe, April 13, 1990

Is there justice in this world? Well, in Jacksonville, Fla., an Internal Revenue Service car parked outside the federal courthouse was "booted" for unpaid parking tickets, forcing tax collectors to fork over $122.50 to set it free.

The IRS had to pay $95 for five tickets, a $25 removal fee plus $2.50 for processing to get the boot taken off, said Gertrude Bradley, clerical supervisor for the city parking division.

With the tax-filing deadline closing in, courthouse employees were chuckling about the IRS' misfortune. But the agency was not amused.

- We're not pleased with it - said spokesman Holger Euringer.

Yeah, we're all really upset.

Frankfurt Ground Control

The German controllers at Frankfurt Airport were a short-tempered lot. They not only expected you to know your parking location but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (PanAm 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground and a British Airways 747 (radio call Speedbird 206) after landing.

- Speedbird 206: Good morning Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of the active.

- Ground: Good Morning, taxi to your gate.

The British Airways 747 pulls onto the main taxiway and stops.

- Ground: Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?

- Speedbird 206: Stand by, ground, I'm looking up the gate location now.

- Ground (impatiently): Speedbird 206, have you never flown to Frankfurt before?

- Speedbird 206 (coolly): Yes, in 1944. But I didn't stop.