Hold on to your seats, everybody! So sit back and get ready to laugh your socks off because you may learn a thing or two on this our laugh-filled journey. Not six ordinary knee-slappers, these jokes are full of wisdom, which will make you laugh and want to write them down.
Doesn t life just teach us a lesson in a funny way? It’s breakups and it’s victories and it’s occasionally, just occasionally, a well-placed joke that causes you to spit out your coffee.
So today we are going to explore the world of jokes with a difference: the jokes that will make you laugh and at the same time will make you wiser by giving you a piece of real advice.
Well, you may be saying now, Jokes? Wisdom? Who is speaking of fortune cookies? Nope, we mean the old fashioned kind of story telling where there is a punchline that really packs a wallop and a moral to the story that you remember even after the laughter has worn off.
Then, without further ado, let us jump into these six funny stories that will show that laughter really is the best teacher.
Joke #1: The 800 Shower Interruption
A lady was just stepping out of the shower when the doorbell went on. Her husband was about to take a shower and she was in a huge hurry to get a towel, wrap it up and go down the stairs to open the door.
She was met by Bob, the neighbor who seemed to have forgotten about the memo concerning the proper visiting hours. And then, before she could question him as to the reason of his coming to her door, he had told her something that seemed too good to be true.
“I give you eight-hundred dollars to put down that towel.”
The good lady now made some hasty calculations in her brain. On one hand dignity. On the other, eight-hundred dollars.
Sooner than you could blink the towel was on the floor, and the woman was standing before Bob with nothing visible.
Bob, like the square he was, went out with the cash (and proposing, no doubt, to himself the question whether he ought not to have opened the bidding at a lower figure).
The woman took the towel and wrapping it once more around her, went back to her room closing the door behind her.
Upstairs again, and oblivious of the surprise peep show, her husband inquired about the visitor.
Who was that?
The next-door neighbor was Bob.
Good, said he. Did he mention the 800 dollars he owes me?
Lesson learned:
By sharing key information that is related to credit and risk with your shareholders ahead of time, you can find yourself in a position to avoid unnecessary exposure.
Or put in a more simple language: Never take off the clothing of a deal before you know all about it!
Joke #2: The Corporate Retreat, the Genie Style
Our fearless threesome of a sales rep, an administration clerk and their manager were having an ordinary day. It happened as they were going to luncheon that fate (in the shape of a dusty old lamp) interposed.
Managed by now most folks would have passed straight by, but our heroes were not most folks. They chose to rub it and to their surprise a genie came out of it.
This was not the typical, run of the mill genie. Nope, this was a genie who believed in one-wish-per-person policy.
First in, as might have been expected of her, without the lightening quick decision making capacity which had hitherto kept her in an entry level job, was the administration clerk.
I wish I were in Bahamas, riding a speedboat, with no worries in the world!
Poof! She disappeared, and all that was left of her was the smell of coconut sunscreen and bad life decisions.
The sales representative followed.
“I would prefer to be in Hawaii, lying on the beach with my own masseuse, unlimited amount of Piña Coladas and the love of my life!”
Poof! He vanished, too, and left a trail of desperation and the unanswered question of who was to take his afternoon calls.
At last it came to the manager.
I want to see the two back in the office after lunch!
Lesson learned:
Your boss should always have the initial say.
Joke #3: Aament to Misinterpretation
There was a time when a priest gave a lift to a nun, and she jumped in.
The nun crossed her legs as they cruised along and her gown showed more of the ankle than usual. Suddenly recalling that he was human behind that collar, the priest almost made their holy roller a highway accident.
Having again got both the car under control and his wits, the priest chose to put the waters of temptation to the test. He had crept his hand up the leg of the nun.
“Do you remember, Father, Psalm 129?” said the nun calmly.
With a swift movement the priest withdrew his hand. But he was not able to resist very long.
His hand was off on its disc receiving pilgrimage again up her leg. And the nun hung the biblical breadcrumb again: “Father, do you recall Psalm 129?”
The priest said, sorry sister.
When they arrived where they were going the nun continued on her merry way. In the meanwhile the priest hastened to find Psalm 129.
And there it was, in black and white, Go forth and seek, further up, thou shalt find glory.
Lesson of the week:
You may fail to get a great opportunity in case you are not well informed in your job.
Joke #4: The Cautionary Tale of the Lazy Bird
A forest where animals evidently had nothing better to do than to philosophize about laziness, a crow resolved to give “doing nothing” an Olympic twist.
Up in the top of a tree this feathered bum was having the time of his life, most likely reflecting on the definition of the word, caw, or why he had not been created a peacock.
In comes the rabbit, who is the would-be couch potato of the forest.
May I too sit like you and do nothing the whole day through?–that was the question the crow put to him.
Why not, said the crow.
Well, the rabbit, who thought he had just hit the laziness lottery, sat himself down at the foot of the tree.
He reached out, and, most likely, thought, This is the life. No more running, no more irritating whats up doc jokes. Only me and the ground and honey, nothingness.
But unfortunately there is always somebody waiting to capitalize on your off time. A fox found out the lazy rabbit.
He soon hopped on the bunny and made him lunch. It was a severe introduction to the food chain.
Lesson learned:
You have to be sitting very high to be sitting and doing nothing.
Or, to translate it into the present day language: When you are going to slack, at least be sure to be beyond the office predators.
Joke 5: The Turkey Climb to Success.
There was a turkey in a farmyard where dreams (it would seem) were as high as the trees, and this bird of lofty ambition entered into a strange conversation with a bull.
And the turkey looked up at a large oak and said, I should so like to be able to get to the top of that tree.
The bull, as always useful (and loaded with it) furnished a peculiar solution.
Nibble at my droppings, why donst thou? They are nutrient filled.”
It was the sort of thing that would cause any nutritionist to pass out.
But, wonder of wonders, the turkey took the advice and after a good dinner she was able to reach the lowermost branch. Then encouraged by this success, she went on her dung-fueled climb day after day.
And, lo! on the fourth day there sat he at the top of the tree, proudly enough. And unbeknownst to him, his rags-to-high-rise story was going to crumble down.
Noticing this odd Turkey, a farmer declared it was time to have an impromptu Thanksgiving.
In a single shot the hopes of our aspiring bird of becoming something great were virtually shattered.
Lesson of the week:
It is in the game of life that you want your success to be founded on solid ground rather than solid waste.
Joke # 6: The Bird, the Dung, and the Cunning Cat
Imagine a little bird, who flies south to spend the winter, most likely thinking about pi helados and aviator-sized sunglasses. Then suddenly the cold was terrible, and the bird fell into a field.
As he stood there frozen a cow came and plopped a load of hot dung on his head.
This was supposed to be the last insult but this was a blessing in disguise.
The bird was thawed out by the warm dung, and, as he found himself in such a hot bath, he started singing merrily. He was happy, little did he know how short-lived his happiness was.
and a passing cat was curious of this singing heap of dung. He soon dug the bird out, and ate him, instead of giving him a towel.
Lesson learnt:
The compromising circumstances in life usually instruct us something. ALWAYS bear in mind that not every one who dumps on you is an enemy and not every one who pulls you out of a mess is a friend. Above all, never lose it when you are in a big heap of trouble because it usually pays to just shut up and evaluate what is going on before you make your move.