Chuckle 944

Chuckle 944
(Scotts Valley’s own Rich W gets today's chuckle thanks.)


~Marriage~
(Plus: Today in History, Word for the Day, and 6 Differences.)

A man and a woman who had never met before, but were both married to other people, found themselves assigned to the same sleeping room on a transcontinental train.

Though initially embarrassed and uneasy over sharing a room, they were both very tired and fell asleep quickly - he in the upper bunk and she in the lower.

At 1:00 AM, the man leaned over and gently woke the woman, asking, "Ma'am, I’m sorry to bother you, but would you be willing to reach into the closet to get me a second blanket? I'm awfully cold."

"I have a better idea," she replied. "Just for tonight, let's pretend that we’re married."

"Wow! That's a great idea!" he exclaimed.

"Good," she replied. "Get your own damn blanket."

After a moment of silence, he farted. ***

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• Today in history
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Word of the Day for Sunday February 5, 2006

visage \VIZ-ij\, noun:1. The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face.2. Look; appearance; aspect.

Older than most, and taller -- taller than Perlman, in fact -- she had a long and lean visage that might once have passed for fair but which age had turned more knowing and severe.-- Brooks Hansen, Perlman's Ordeal

I hadn't shaved in ever so long, either, but the way my whiskers grew I still looked more dirty than bearded to the quick glance I give my visage now and again when kneeling to drink in a stream slow-moving enough to reflect an image.-- Thomas Berger, The Return of Little Big Man

The first extends from Poltava to the Congress of Vienna in 1814- 15, a period when Russia presents, in the guise of the "enlightened despotism" of Peter I, Catherine II, and the young Alexander I, the most benign visage she has ever displayed to the West.-- Martin Malia, Russia Under Western Eyes
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