This story is absolutely true. It happened in about 1991, when I lived in Southern California. Two buddies were over: Rick (a network engineer for a large imported car company) and Steve (a young enlisted man in the U.S. Air Force).

A good friend of mine is a mail carrier, and he's about to retire. He is a very intelligent guy, and not afraid to speak his mind -- especially when his retirement date is near enough that it would take longer than that to fire him....

Going around.... - - - When I was born, I was BLACK. When I grew up, I was BLACK. When I went in the sun, I stayed BLACK.

A little poem. (A lot of women will be sending the URL for this page around to friends....)

So I landed my new job as a Walmart greeter (a good way to pass some time and get a few bucks for retirees like me). My job lasted less than a day.

This is a particularly literary joke. Some will absolutely love it, and pretty much everyone else will hate it. - - - The new commander in Iraq hears that a Scottish regiment has a specialized field hospital that's doing fantastic things with the troops. He wants to know what is so special about the place, so he arranges a tour. When he...