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In 1867, the great American writer Mark Twain embarked on what he wryly called his “Great Pleasure Excursion,” a journey through Europe that would later inspire his travelogue, The Innocents Abroad...

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

A man went in for his annual checkup and received a phone call from his physician a couple of days later. The doctor said, “I’m afraid I have some bad news for you.” “What’s the news?” the man asked...

From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

"Love! The walks over soft grass, the smiles over candlelight, the arguments over everything else."

Archelaus the 5th century (BC) king of Macedon, was once having his hair cut. His barber, quite verbose like many others in his profession, asked King Archelaus how he would like his hair cut. His res...

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible.

As a committed Southern Baptist, president Jimmy Carter was often questioned by reporters on a variety of moral issues. One day, a reporter asked, “How would you feel if you were told that your daught...

I talked to the Holy Spirit last night and he didn’t look all well. He was pale as a ghost.

“People say, “You must have been the class clown.” And I say, “No, I wasn’t. But I sat next to the class clown, and I studied him.”

I don’t pray because I don’t want God to know where I am.

Sometimes moments of forgiveness and friendship come from unexpected places. In 2018, the comedian Pete Davidson appeared on the “Weekend Update” segment of Saturday Night Live (SNL). Davidson made a ...

The story is told of a (true) encounter that took place between the Chief Rabbi of London, a Mr. Hermann Adler, and the Catholic Cardinal Herbert Vaughan at some formal luncheon. According to accounts...

Always forgive your enemies -- nothing annoys them so much.

After a great act by the comedian George Ade, a renowned lawyer took his turn to speak. He began by commenting on Ade’s performance: “Doesn’t it strike the company as a little unusual that a professio...

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

Why would a lazy guy become a parent of five? Then again, why would creative people who inherently don't like change and criticism become writers, actors, or comedians? There's something about...

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

Someone is suing Canada Dry Ginger Ale because it contains no ginger, so I’d like to formally announce my lawsuit against Panda Express.

You have as much laughter as you have faith.

Humor is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

Nothing is ever done until everyone is convinced that it ought to be done, and has been convinced for so long that it is now time to do something else.

As we wait, it is critical that we keep our sense of humor in the fullest meaning of that word. When laughter goes, so does hope. When God reaffirms his promise to Abraham and Sarah, he restores not o...

They say that in Martin Luther’s class on Genesis, a smart aleck student asked, “Dr. Luther, since you know so much about the book of Genesis, tell us: what was God doing all that time before God crea...

The powers of a man's mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks.