Noise Makers

With a party going full bore in the apartment above his, my friend could forget about getting any ...

-- Ralph Warth

Excuses

I was leafing through one of my hunting catalogs when I found something that made me laugh. ...

-- Michael Kretzler

The Brakes

The first time my son was on a bike with training wheels, I shouted, "Step back on the pedals ...

Heavy Looking

Having avoided the scale for a few years, my husband finally got up the nerve to climb aboard. ...

-- Erma Timpson

Contact Info

I was feeling pretty creaky after hearing the TV reporter say, "To contact me, go to my ...

-- Lee Evans

The Pearly Gates

The burial service for the elderly woman climaxed with a massive clap of thunder, followed by a ...

-- Norm Schmitz

Defensive Driving

I'm not good at sports, but I like parallel parking. Unlike sports, the worse you are at parallel ...

-- Joe Wong

Heard on the Street

Conversation #1 Girl #1: This whole Ben situation is really starting to tick me off. Girl #2: I ...

Last Trip

"Are you all right?" my seatmate on the plane asked, after noticing tears roll down my ...

-- Fanny Mae O'Neil

Time Issue

My grandfather was sipping a beer when he confessed to me he'd drunk more than usual the day ...

-- Morey Mecklenburg