Sunday Funnies: Feb 19

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A re-run of my dad’s humor cards. They make me chuckle all over again – so I hope you enjoy them whether it’s the first time or second (first posted on 1/9/22).

The backstory: My dad was a Presbyterian pastor for 40 years. He kept a well curated stack of humor cards – little stories he heard, found or saw and then typed onto 5×7 cards. Then he wrote in the margins when he used that particular item. His humor was often an easy way to settle in to something deeper – by laughing and thinking about the buried truth in these little nuggets, it paved the way to an open heart.

Parables

THE HANDICAPS OF YOUTH: Parents of two teenagers are worried about their kids’ failing eyesight. The daughter can’t find anything to wear in a closet full of clothes and the son can’t find anything good to eat in a refrigerator full of food.

POWERFUL COMMUNICATION: A woman says to her neighbor: “I have a marvelous meat loaf recipe. All I do is mention it to my husband and he says, ‘Let’s eat out.’ “

COMMUNICATION AT SUNDAY SCHOOL: A five-year-old came home from Sunday School very excited. His teacher, he reported to his parents, had told the class about the story of Adam and Eve and how Eve was created from Adam’s rib.

A few days later he told his mother, “My side hurts. I think I’m having a wife.”

SUFFERING IN SILENCE: Most people don’t mind suffering in silence as long as everyone else knows about it.

34 thoughts on “Sunday Funnies: Feb 19”

  1. Thanks, Wynne. I will add one. My oldest daughter, then quite young, caught mention of a serial killer when my wife and I were watching TV. She turned to us and asked, “How can you kill someone with a cereal box?” I imagine the same conversation was happening in quite a few homes simultaneously.

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  8. I’m with the meat loaf gang—oh wait—I don’t have a husband. Guess I’ll just have to take myself out and save myself from my own cooking. As always, Wynne, so grateful for my Sunday chuckles. So much better than the Sunday cartoons!

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  14. I love Tara’s meatloaf, but it can be labor-intensive. If I’d rather go out to eat, I just ask her if she’d be willing to slave over a hot stove for a couple of hours making her fantastic meatloaf. Works like a charm AND I manage to save face. Win-win!

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