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A Man Once Hired His New Son-In-Law To Build Him ... PRO
Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Apr 16, 2008 (message contributor)
A man once hired his new son-in-law to build him a house. The man told his son-in-law that the house was going to be a surprise for his wife for their 30th anniversary, and he did not want him to spare any expense in building it. The son-in-law was already a cheap man who made his living ripping people off, and his mother-in-law never liked him and didn’t think he was good enough to marry her daughter, so he was really going to enjoy getting a lot of money from them while he did everything as cheap as possible. He charged his father-in-law for all the best equipment, lumber, roofing, plumbing and anything else he could think of while he only used the cheapest and even second-hand materials he could find. When the...
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Many Years Ago, Chinese Farmers Theorized That ... PRO
Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
Many years ago, Chinese farmers theorized that they could eat their big potatoes and use the small ones for seed. Consequently, they ate the big potatoes and planted the small potatoes. As a result of this practice over the years, nature eventually reduced the size of all the potatoes they ...read more
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A Serviceman Wrote About A Bit Of Unintended ...
Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
A serviceman wrote about a bit of unintended comedy he witnessed in the army. In happened during a company inspection at the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. An inspection was being conducted by a colonel. Everything had gone smoothly until the officer came to the man standing next to the soldier ...read more
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