Chuckle 1120

Chuckle 1120
(Charles M of Bradenton FL gets today's chuckle thanks!)


~Annual Physical~ (2nd time around)
(Plus: Today in History, Word for the Day and 6 Differences.)

Ed was 89 years old and went for his annual physical.

All of his tests came back with normal results. Dr. Smith was a friend and said, “Ed, everything looks great physically. How are you doing mentally and emotionally? Are you at peace with yourself, and do you have a good relationship with God?

Ed replied, "God and me are fine. He knows I have poor eyesight, so he’s fixed it so that when I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom - poof - the light goes on, when I'm done - poof- the light goes off. "Wow!" commented Dr. Smith, "That's incredible!"

A little later in the day Dr. Smith called Ed's wife. "Ethel, he said, Ed is doing fine. Physically, he's great. But, I had to call because I’m in awe of his relationship with God. Is it true that he gets up during the night and - poof- the light goes on in the bathroom, and then when he is through - poof - the light goes off?"

Ethel exclaimed, "Oh, my God! He's peeing in the refrigerator again!"
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Word of the Day for Tuesday August 1, 2006

prima facie \PRY-muh-FAY-shee; -shuh\, adverb:1. At first view; on the first appearance.
adjective:1. True, valid, or adequate at first sight; as it seems at first sight; ostensible.2. Self-evident; obvious.3. (Law) Sufficient to establish a fact or a case unless disproved.

Rather, they are the product of considerable artistry in the analysis and exposition of statistical data, giving the conclusions a prima facie credibility.-- Arnold R. Weber, "Keeping Management Awake", New York Times, June 10, 1984

With all rich men and women there is, of course, a substantial body of populist literature that concludes that their riches were won from the labor of others, or that the structure of capitalist society ensured that the rich would grow richer as the poor grew poorer, or that riches are prima facie evidence of unethical behavior.-- Robin W. Winks, Laurance S. Rockefeller: Catalyst for Conservation

Consumers pick up a CD at the store and think the difference between the 60 cents it takes to make a disk and the $16 retail price is prima facie evidence of gouging. But the dreary economic facts are these: Subtract all the costs and the overhead that serves to support other artists under the same roof, and the net profit that the record company retains is about 59 cents per CD.-- Randall E. Stross, "Napster nonsense", U.S.News & World Report, May 29, 2000
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