Now that was funny!
That was a good one! Team, if you have a favorite joke or ad, please send it to me and I'll add it to the list!
Research has shown the health benefits of laughter ranging from strengthening the immune system to reducing food cravings to increasing one's threshold for pain. There's even an emerging therapeutic field known as humor therapy to help people heal more quickly, among other things. Humor also has been shown to have several important stress relieving benefits (So, relax and have a good laugh on me!)
Ads from around the country:
-For sale: antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers.
-Tired of cleaning yourself. Let me do it.
-Man wanted to work in dynamite factory. Must be willing to travel.
-Illiterate? Write today for free help.
-Auto Repair Service. Free pick-up and delivery. Try us once, you'll never go anywhere again.
-Our experienced Mom will care for your child. Fenced yard, meals, and smacks included.
-Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children.
-Stock up and save. Limit: one.
-Semi-Annual after-Christmas Sale.
-3-year old teacher needed for pre-school. Experience preferred.
-Mixing bowl set designed to please a cook with round bottom for efficient beating.
-Girl wanted to assist magician in cutting-off-head illusion. Blue Cross and salary.
-Dinner Special -- Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00
-Now is your chance to have your ears pierced and get an extra pair to take home, too.
-We do not tear your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand.
-For sale. Three canaries of undermined sex.
-Great Dames for sale.
-Have several very old dresses from grandmother in beautiful condition.
-Vacation Special: have your home exterminated.
-Get rid of aunts. Zap does the job in 24 hours.
-Toaster: A gift that every member of the family appreciates. Automatically burns toast.
-For Rent: 6-room hated apartment.
-Man, honest. Will take anything.
-Used Cars: Why go elsewhere to be cheated. Come here first.
-Christmas tag-sale. Handmade gifts for the hard-to-find person.
-Wanted: Hair cutter. Excellent growth potential.
-Wanted. Man to take care of cow that does not smoke or drink.
-Wanted. Widower with school age children requires person to assume general housekeeping duties. Must be capable of contributing to growth of family.
-And now, the Superstore-unequaled in size, unmatched in variety, unrivaled inconvenience.
-We will oil your sewing machine and adjust tension in your home for $1.00.
-The following, is always posted at polling places: "If you are blind or cannot read, ask for assistance"
-Four-poster bed, 101 years old. Perfect for antique lover.
-Lost: small apricot poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family.
-A superb and inexpensive restaurant. Fine food expertly served by waitresses in appetizing forms.
-Dinner Special -- Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00.
-For sale: a quilted high chair that can be made into a table, pottie chair, rocking horse, refrigerator, spring coat, size 8 and fur collar.
-Now is your chance to have your ears pierced and get an extra pair to take home, too.
-Wanted: 50 girls for stripping machine operators in factory.
-Wanted: Unmarried girls to pick fresh fruit and produce at night.
-No matter what your topcoat is made of, this miracle spray will make it really repellent.
-For Sale -- Eight puppies from a German Shepherd and an Alaskan Hussy.
-Creative daily specials, including select offerings of beef, foul, fresh vegetables, salads, quiche.
-20 dozen bottles of excellent Old Tawny Port, sold to pay for charges, the owner having lost sight of, and bottled by us last year.
-If you think you've seen everything in Paris, visit the Pere Lachasis Cemetery. It boasts such immortals as Moliere, Jean de la Fontain, and Chopin.
-Mt. Kilimanjaro, the breathtaking backdrop for the Serena Lodge. Swim in the lovely pool while you drink it all in. The hotel has bowling alleys, tennis courts, comfortable beds, and other athletic facilities.
-Sheer stockings. Designed for fancy dress, but so serviceable that lots of women wear nothing else.
-Save regularly in our bank. You'll never reget it.
-We build bodies that last a lifetime. Offer expires December 31 or while supplies last.
-This is the model home for your future. It was panned by Better Homes and Gardens.
-For Sale--Diamonds $20; microscopes $15.
-Wanted: chambermaid in rectory. Love in, $200 a month. References required.
-Wanted: Part-time married girls for soda fountain in sandwich shop.
-Modular Sofas. Only $299. For rest or fore play.
-Our bikinis are exciting. They are simply the tops.
-See ladies blouses. 50% off!
-Mother's helper--peasant working conditions.
Have a super day!
" As I climb the mountain of life, the only barrier that I face, is myself."
" A happy face makes the heart cheerful, But heartache crushes the spirit."