Friday, October 24, 2008

Friday...This Looked Like A Job For Super Government...But It Was Too Easy




Mensa is an organization whose members have an IQ of 140 or higher. A few years ago, there was a Mensa convention in San Francisco and several members lunched at a local cafe.
While dining, they discovered that their salt shaker contained pepper and their pepper shaker was full of salt. How could they swap the contents of the bottles without spilling anything and using only the implements at hand?
Clearly, this was a job for Mensa! The group debated and presented ideas and finally came up with a brilliant solution involving a napkin, a straw and an empty saucer.
They called the waitress over to dazzle her with their solution."Ma'am," they said, "we couldn't help but notice that the pepper shaker contains salt and the salt shaker..."
"Oh," the waitress interrupted. "Sorry about that." She unscrewed the caps of both bottles and switched them.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Tuesday...There Are Some People You Just Can't Please

Two doctors opened offices in a small town and put up a sign reading

"Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones, Psychiatry and Proctology".

The town's fathers were not too happy with that sign, so they changed it to
"Hysterias and Posteriors".

This was not acceptable either, so they changed the sign to
"Schizoids and Hemorrhoids".

No go, so they tried
"Catatonics and High Colonics".

Thumbs down again, so they tried
"Manic-depressives and Anal-retentives."

Still not good, so they tried
"Minds and Behinds".

Unacceptable again, so they tried
"Lost Souls and A-holes".

Still no go.
Nor, did
"Analysis and Anal Cysts",
"Nuts and Butts",
"Freaks and Cheeks",
"Loons and Moons".

They finally settled on "Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones, Odds and Ends."