Fraternity-Testvériség, 1959 (37. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1959-06-01 / 6. szám
10 FRATERNITY LEI’S SMILE “Don’t you have any home work tonight?” a father asked his second grade son, whose eyes were glued to the TV set. “I get all my work done in school”, little Peter replied. “Well, then”, the parent persisted, “what about Sunday school? Tell me why God made you.” Peter hesitated, but not for long. “God made me”, he said simply, “because He likes kids.” * * ★ A missionary traveling through the jungle met a lion. Flight was hopeless; he fell to his knees in anxious prayer. A few moments later he was greatly comforted to see the lion on its knees beside him. “Dear Brother”, said the relieved missionary, “how delightful it is to join you in prayer when a moment ago I feared for my life.” “Don’t interrupt”, said the lion. “I’m saying Grace.” ★ ★ ★ A new psychiatrist at a mental asylum was approached by a patient. “Dr. Jones”, he said, “we like you much better than the last doctor.” “Well, thank you”, beamed the doctor. “But why is that?” “Oh, I don’t know”, replied the patient. “You just seem more like one of us.” ★ ★ ★ The temperance lecturer was getting into his stride. “I wish”, he shouted, “that all the beer and spirits were at the bottom of the sea.” “So do I”, shouted a man at the back of the auditorium. “Thank you”, said the speaker joyfully. “I am glad to see a teetotaller!” “Not at all”, replied the man. “I’m a deep-sea diver.” ★ ★ ★ The self-important young applicant for a position as junior accounting clerk was being interviewed. When the questionnaire got to “Outside Interests”, the youth loftily said, “My avocation is color photography.” The personnel manager laid down his pen. “Young man”, he said steadily, “vice presidents have avocations; department heads have hobbies; what you’re doing is fooling around.” ★ ★ ★ The husband is head of the house, and the pedestrian has the right- of-way. Both are fairly safe if they don’t try to exercise their rights. ★ ★ ★ “Madam”, said the male straphanger, “you are standing on my foot.” “Oh, I beg your pardon”, apologized the woman. “I thought it belonged to the man sitting down.”
