The Hook Man

On a summer night in Pennsylvania, a boy and a girl drive out to a spot in the woods. Parked in the darkness, they heard on the radio that a man escaped from Allentown State Hospital, several miles from the local high school, and was terrorizing innocent people on a murder-spree. He was described to … Read more

Turn on the Air Conditioning

The 3 Goldberg brothers, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented and developed the first automobile air-conditioner. On July 17, 1946, the temperature in Detroit was 97 degrees. The 3 brothers walked into old man Henry Ford’s office and sweet-talked his secretary into telling him that 3 gentlemen were there with the most exciting innovation in the … Read more

The Two Hitchikers

A salesman driving along the highway one day saw a hitcher and decided picking him up would be a good way to relieve his boredom. After he did, he immediately regretted it because the man was large and menacing and his questions about the salesman’s business quickly made him nervous. Ahead he saw another hitchhiker … Read more

Shut Your Trap

There was once a man that fell asleep on his journey home from work on the last train of the day. It had been a particularly humid day and many people had used the train and left the windows open. Flies flew in and out of the carriage. As the man fell into a deeper … Read more

Saved by the Vest

While cooking dinner one night, Aunt G. opened the cupboard. She intended to pull out some flour, but instead she received a nasty surprise. A python jumped out at her. She slammed the cabinet, and with lightning speed, all three hundred pounds of her made it down the street to a neighbor in less than … Read more

Mulch Warning

If you use mulch around your house be very careful about buying mulch this year. After the Hurricane in New Orleans many trees were blown over. These trees were then turned into mulch and the state is trying to get rid of tons and tons of this mulch to any state or company who will … Read more

The Merry Go Round

The man who owned the Merry Go Round decided to close it down because he didn’t have enough customers coming to the amusement park where he held the ride. Instead of buying the owner out, the park simply boarded up the carousel and this part of the park became very much abandoned for a number … Read more

Don’t Lick Envelopes

We received this submittal as a group of stories and testimonials on why you should avoid licking envelopes from now on. As if anyone uses “snail mail” anymore…kidding, kidding… I used to work for an envelope company. Our plant supervisor used to work in the Chicago plant and told us not to lick the envelopes … Read more