humor on Inheritance

Peter Ustinov, the British actor, director, and playwright, once received an indignant letter from the headmaster of his son’s school. The letter complained that his son frequently disrupted lessons b...

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...

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

At what age do you think it's appropriate to tell a highway it's adopted?

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

A family from a remote area was making their first visit to a big city. They checked in to a grand hotel and stood in amazement at the impressive sight. Leaving the reception desk they came to the ele...

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.

Being omniscient, God knew Murphy’s Law. On the Eighth day of creation, God said, “Okay Murphy, take over." (for humor)

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

I married my wife for her looks, but not the kind she’s giving me lately.

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

My wife was grading a science test at home that she had given to her elementary-school class and was reading some of the results to me. The subject was “The Human Body,” and the first question was: “N...

George Harrison memorial tree, killed by beetles

Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible.

Marriage is tough because you have to deal with feelings and lawyers.

You have as much laughter as you have faith.

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

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.

One day, the famous surrealist painter Salvador Dalí walked into a New York bookstore and asked for a copy of his own autobiography, The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí . The young clerk immediately...

In the beginning, the universe was created. This has been widely regarded as a bad move. (for contrast, and humor)

“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.”

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...

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

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

In the beginning there was nothing and God said, “let there be light.” There was still nothing, but you could see it better.

Neil Marten was a member of the British Parliament from 1959-1984. One day he was giving a group of constituents a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament. During the tour, the group happened upon the...

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...

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...

I saw a study that said speaking in front of a crowd is considered the number one fear of the average person. Number two was death. This means to the average person, if you have to be at a funeral, yo...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame became a zealous spiritualist later in life. He would often give public lectures on the subject. At one such meeting, he gestured enthusiastically while...