WEBSIDE HUMOUR
Tasty tea

One day a mother was out and the dad was in charge. He was sitting in living room engrossed in the evening news when their one-and-a-half-year-old son brought Daddy a little cup of ‘tea’, in his toy cup which was just water.

After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy tea, mom came home. Dad made her wait in the living room to watch the toddler bring him a cup of tea, because it was ‘just the cutest thing.’

Mom waited, and sure enough, here comes baby down the hall with a cup of tea for Daddy and she watches him drink it up, then says, "Did it ever occur to you that the only place that baby can reach to get water is the toilet?"

A boss was educating an employee on effective sales technique. "The main thing to remember is that repetition, repetition, repetition is the keynote," he advised.

"If you have a product to sell, keep harping on it in every possible way, cram it down people’s throats and beat them over the head with it. Above all, don’t ever forget to repeat and repeat and repeat. It’s the only way to get results."

"Yes, sir," the employee answered.

"And now, what was it you came in to see me about?" the boss asked. The employee replied, "A raise! A raise! A raise! A raise! A raise! A raise! A raise!"

On their 40th wedding anniversary celebrations, the husband was asked to give his friends a brief account of the benefits of such a long marriage. "Tell us Tom, just what is it you have learned from all those wonderful years with your wife?"

Tom said: "Well, I’ve learned that marriage is the best teacher of all. It teaches you loyalty, meekness, forbearance, self-restraint, forgiveness — and a great many other qualities you wouldn’t have needed if you’d stayed single."

— Compiled by Sunil Sharma