ETIQUETTE FOLLOWED
The story goes that US President Coolidge once invited some hometown friends to dinner at the White House.
Worried about their manners, they decided to do everything just as he did.
At the end of the meal when coffee was served, the President poured his coffee into a saucer, so the guests followed suit. Next he added cream and sugar. They did too. Then Coolidge leaned over, placed the saucer on the floor and called the cat. Arthur Tonne
WORK ON THE SABBATH
A businessman was on his way to the golf club one Sunday morning when he noticed a farmer whom he knew, ploughing in the field.
"Say, Henry," he shouted, "Don't you know that the Almighty made the world in six days and he rested on the seventh?"
"I know all about that," shouted the farmer, "But he got done, and I didn't."
THE PERFECT SQUELCH
Small town Irishman Pat met a well dressed gentleman walking his dog.
As the dog made one of his frequent stops, Pat stopped and in a friendly way asked:
"What breed of dog is that sir?"
To belittle Pat, the dog owner wise-cracked: "He's part Irish and part monkey."
To which Pat lit up and answered: "Well what do you know! He's related to both of us."