The Frog and Rat Act


A man walked into a bar and ordered a drink. As the bartender served the beverage, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a rat. He reached into his other pocket and pulled out a tiny piano. The rat stretched, cracked his knuckles, and proceeded to expertly play the piano.

The man finished his drink, and ordered another one. As the bartender served the next drink, the man reached into another pocket, pulled out a bullfrog, and set it next to the tiny piano. The bullfrog began to sing along with the rat’s music.

A stranger from the other end of the bar came down and offered the man $100.00 for the bullfrog.

“Sorry,” the man replied, “he’s not for sale.”

The stranger increased the offer to $250.00.

“No,” he insisted, “he’s not for sale.”

The stranger again increased the offer, this time to $500.00 cash.

The man finally agreed, and turned the frog over to the stranger in exchange for the money.

“Are you insane?” the bartender cried. “That frog was worth millions, and you let him go for a mere $500!”

“Don’t worry about it.” the man answered. “The frog wasn’t anything special. You see, the rat’s a ventriloquist.”

Shipwrecked in the Caribbean!


A strong storm blew across the Caribbean, and a very expensive yacht sank without a trace. The only two survivors was the boat’s owner, Mr. Worthmore and the steward, Tino who managed to swim to a tiny island.

After reaching land, the steward was crying and very upset that they would never be found.

Mr. Worthmore on the other hand was quite calm, and relaxed against a tree.

“Mr. Worthmore, how can you be so calm?” cried Tino. “We’re going to die on this lonely island. We’ll never be discovered here.”

“Sit down and listen to what I have to say, Tino.” began the confident Mr. Worthmore.
“Five years ago, I gave the United Way $500,000 and another $500,000 to my church. I donated the same amounts four years ago. And, three years ago, I did very well in the stock market, so I contributed $750,000 to each. Last year, business was good, so each got a million dollars.” stated Mr. Worthmore.

“What does that have to do with anything?” shouted Tino.

“Well, it’s time for their annual fundraising drives, and they won’t rest till they find me!” smiled Mr. Worthmore.

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be.

It’s rough being an internet celebrity. I can hardly walk out to my car without hordes of fans clamoring for my autograph. Just the other day, PewDiePie was trying to follow me around for a taste of my fame, and I keep having to change my phone number because Fox and Friends won’t stop calling to get me to come on their show. You just don’t know how it feels.

Of course the truth is that I’m so anonymous that the only people who ever seem to notice me are the police cruisers looking to fill their quotas. Here lately they’ve been riding my bumper down the street when I’m on my way to work. I’m telling you, self-driving cars can’t get here fast enough. The sooner those pricks get put out of a job, the better.

In other news, I’m still breathing. That’s a plus. I think I really do enjoy that aspect of life. The other thing I like is the tomato on toast sandwiches I’ve been chowing down lately. For some reason my tomatoes keep getting smaller every week, but they still taste amazing.

For those who don’t know, Ohioans are required by law to grow tomato plants every summer. I’ve also taken to growing banana peppers as well. I love to pickle them and put them on my pizzas. I’ve always loved those jars of pickled banana peppers at the store, but these home gown ones really take it to the next level.

OK, so I just thought I toss out a few of these random thoughts for this week’s rant. I’ve got a ton of things to do, so until next time.

Pax,

-f2x

Class Cheater

The teacher told Johnny to stay after class. “Johnny I have a feeling that you have been cheating on your tests.”

Johnny denied the accusation and told the teacher to prove it.

The teacher explained, “The first question on the test was ‘Who was the first President of the United States, and Mary, who sits next to you, put down George Washington, and so did you.”

“So what?” said Johnny. “Everyone knows he was the first President.”

“Ah, but the next question was ‘Who freed the slaves?’, and both you and Mary wrote down Abraham Lincoln,” remarked the teacher.

“Well, I read the history book last night and I remembered that,” said Johnny.

“Yes, but the next question was, ‘Who was President during the Louisiana Purchase?'” said the teacher. “Mary put ‘I don’t know,’ and you put, ‘Me neither’.”

Yet Another Three Wishes Joke

A blonde, a brunette and a redhead had been stranded on a desert island for many years.

One day they found a magic lamp washed up on the shore. Together they rubbed it, and out popped a genie.

“I can grant three wishes”, said the Genie, “but since the three of you are together, you will have only one wish a piece.”

The three nodded in understanding, and the redhead stepped forward to make the first wish. “I hate it here. It is too hot and too boring. I want to go home!”

The genie’s voice boomed loudly, “Your wish is my command!” And off she went.

The the brunette went next and said, “I miss my friends and family. I want to go home, too!”

With a loud thunderous clap of his hands, the genie announce, “Your wish is granted!” And off she went.

The blonde looked around and started crying. She wiped the tears from her eyes and said, “There’s no one left and I’m all alone. I wish my friends were back here!”

The Perfect Penis

Little Suzy asked her friend Bobby what a penis was.

Bobby wasn’t sure, so he told Suzy he would ask his dad.

That evening Bobby asked his dad what a penis was. His dad exposed himself to his son and with his penis in hand said, “Son this is a penis. In fact, if you take a good look you will see that this is a perfect penis.”

The next day Bobby met with Suzy behind a hedge.

Bobby pulled down his shorts and said, “Suzy, this is a penis. In fact, if it were three inches shorter it would be a perfect penis!”

To Meet the Pope

Tom was a devout Catholic and heard that the Pope was coming to town. Hoping to gain the attention of the pontiff he bought a tuxedo.

He went to the parade in his formalwear and notice a bum standing a few yards away from him. The man had old, tattered and dirty clothes on, and looked to be in a very bad way.

It wasn’t long before the the Pope passed by. Tom was disappointed when the pope overlooked him and went over to the bum instead, but he was absolutely amazed to see the Pope speek to the man and whispered something in his ear.

The old bum quietly turned and began to wander away from the area. Intrigued by how the poor wretch was able to gain the attention of the Pope, Tom approached the bum and offered him $100 for the clothes off his back.

The next day, Tom went back to the parade dressed in the bum’s clothes. Sure enough, this time when when the Pope came by he stopped in front of Tom and whispered in his ear: “I thought I told you yesterday to get the hell out of here!”

Joking in Japan

A Rotary visitor to Japan was giving a presentation. He opened up his speech by telling a joke that took him about two minutes to tell.

In under ten seconds and with very few words, the interpreter spoke to the audience and everyone erupted with laughter.

After the presentation, the visitor asked the interpreter how he translated such a long joke so quickly.

“The Japanese have a different sense of humor. They would not have understood the joke, so I told them, ‘Our guest has just told a joke. Everyone please laugh.'”

Sunday, August 5, 2018


As Seen on TV Audiences

Have you ever watched an infomercial and thought, “Wow, that looks pretty cool!”

You didn’t buy it though did you? Of course not. Why? Because you’re not stupid.

Most people learn from an early age that long format TV ads are peddling hype. Though not always, the product itself is usually of inferior quality. Once you get it, you quickly find that it’s not quite as amazing as the commercial made it seem. So when you hear that “Announcer Voice” telling you to “act now!” you disengage any primitive thoughts to call that toll free number. Good for you.

To be honest, I don’t watch a lot of TV these days. Mostly I watch whatever comes up on mBlip. But still, I catch the occasional broadcast channel, and when the commercials come on, I immediately and instinctively know the audience they’re targeting. When I start to see ads for ambulance chasers, term life insurance, Medicare supplements, and “As Seen on TV” gimmickry, then I know that the primary audience they expect to find watching that channel at that moment is feeble minded fools.

Of course I was watching that old “Gun Smoke” episode to feel retro nostalgic, but I suspect that many people watching it would find it plausible that the government faked the moon landings to cover up the alien invaders who kidnapped Elvis in order to make the baby Jebus cry. How that much cognitive dissonance doesn’t result in a cranial paroxysm is beyond me.

My point is, if your non-ironic regular TV viewing habits frequently subject you to this kind of advertising, perhaps you shouldn’t be voting in the next election.

Pax,

-f2x