Chuckle 991

Chuckle 991
(Today's chuckle thanks go to Retha A of Richland OR!)


~Quick Thinking Senior~
(Plus: Today in History and Word for the Day)

A senior citizen in Florida bought a brand new Corvette convertible He took off down the road, flooring it to 80 mph and enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left on his head. "This is great," he thought, as he roared down I-75 He pushed the pedal to the metal even more. Then he looked in his rear view mirror and saw a highway patrol trooper behind him, blue lights flashing and Siren blaring. "I can get away from him with no problem", thought the man, and he tromped it some more and flew down the road at over 100 mph. Then 110, 120 mph. Then he thought, "What am I doing? I'm too old for this kind of thing." He pulled over to the side of the road and waited for the trooper to catch up with him. The trooper pulled in behind the Corvette and walked up to the man. "Sir," he said, looking at his watch. "My shift ends in 30 Minutes and today is Friday.” If you can give me a reason why you were speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go." The man looked at the trooper and said, "Years ago, my wife ran off with a Florida State Trooper, and I thought you were bringing her back." "Have a good day, Sir," said the Trooper. ***

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Word of the Day for Friday March 24, 2006

stolid \STOL-id\, adjective:Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily excited.

Normally stolid, she occasionally joined in the frequent applause and smiled along with the laughter at the high-spirited session.-- Seth Mydans, "Indonesia Leader Imposes a Decree to Fight Removal," New York Times, July 23, 2001

The inherent irrationality of markets was first demonstrated in the 17th century, when the normally stolid Dutch population was seized by a tulip craze that caused the people to pay insane prices for a single bulb.-- Robert Reno, "Analysis: A market that rides on bubbles," Newsday, August 7, 2002

Republicans hailed Kemp as a quick-tongued charmer who would . . . appear in attractive contrast to the stolid Al Gore.-- James Fallows, "An Acquired Taste," The Atlantic, July 1, 2000

Ulster Protestants are a slow, stolid, quiet, decent, law-abiding people, unstylish and unfashionable.-- John Derbyshire, "Paisley Goes to Washington," National Review, March 15, 2001
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