Kid’s Keen Observation

Only two-and-a-half year old, my observant nephew knows the arduousness of bringing home the bacon. One day, his father, when returning home from work, late as usual, was greeted by his “thoughtful” son,
“Daddy working hard, Mommy shopping shopping!”

The Only One?

An HR person came to my cubicle today. She wanted to make sure there is enough space for summer interns, so that they don’t need to sit on top of each other. As she was polling, she asked me, “Are you the only one sitting in this cubicle?” I said,
“Uh, the only visible one, yes.”
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Is It Fragile?

I went to the FedEx store with my friend Bob today to ship a package of his.
“Is it fragile?” The shipping clerk asks.
“No. Well — ” Bob hesitates,
“at least not as much as me.”

Surprise!

At the school fair, my eyes were caught by a new drink called “Bleeding Heart” sold at one stand. Expecting something like Bloody Mary, I, after paying 5 dollars, received a cup of water.

Keep Running…

I was doing my regular running exercise along the sidewalks with my friend. While I was showing sign of slowing down, my relentless friend gave me a powerful reminder by pointing me the road sign: “No Stopping Anytime.”

To go or not to go

My six-year-old son was having a little constipation problem lately. As he was hesitant to go to the bathroom or not this morning, his older sister joked him, “To go or not to go, that is the…”
“…crap question,” he finished it.

Eating alone

When I was eating lunch in the restaurant, I peeked a friend of mine who was also having his meals, at a different table. I moved over to say hello, “Hey, why are you here eating alone?” “Because I am married?” he shrugged.

Why don’t dogs make good dancers?

A1: Because they are confused as to how to put their best foot forward.
A2: Because they are too dog-matic about their moves.
A3: They do, and soon enough “Dancing with the Stars” will be replaced by “Dancing with the Dogs.”

Overheard

In our last Chan meditation meeting, our discussion centered around the idea of Chi, life force, biorhythm — the intangible and invisible energy of our body. As I presumed that by now everybody is more advanced and ready for this kind of topic, as the leader, I earnestly engaged everyone in the discussion that went [...]

What did the left sock say to the right sock?

A1: We both smell — we must have eaten too much stinky toe-foot (tofu).
A2: We are both suckers; the difference is you are rightfully so and I am not.