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What To Look For In An Accountant

By: Barton Simmons

Have a good laugh at this joke concerning accountants:

A businessman was interviewing applicants for the position of divisional manager. He devised a simple test to select the most suitable person for the job. He asked each applicant the question, “How much is two and two?”

The first interviewee was a journalist. His answer was “twenty-two”

The second applicant was an engineer. He pulled out a calculator and showed the answer to be between 3.999 and 4.001.
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Good Jokes

By: Tal Gur

Good jokes are good because not only it will bring laughter to the people, but it will also not offend other people. Good jokes or commonly called clean jokes are those that don’t contain a foul and green intent. They share humor that can be presented to all kinds of age, whether you are a child who understands the concept of the joke, or an adult. Mark Twain is of those who write good jokes; he is an American author as well as a humorist. An example of his works would be the Adventures of Huckleberry Fin, and the Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

There are many types of jokes that are made, one example is the Question and Answer (Q&A) jokes. These are some examples of Q&A jokes:

Q: “Where do you find a no legged dog?” (more…)

The Tooth, The Whole Tooth, and Nothing But the Tooth
by: Cynthia Goodman

To us adults, losing a tooth is scary. The mind cannot stay away from toothless witches, beggars, and the overwhelming dental costs. We hopefully try to protect our teeth from any kind of fall. But for kids, there is even more at stake. Three seemingly insurmountable questions are: how will the tooth come out, how will the tooth fairy get it, and how will money be received for the sacrifice of the tooth?

Our daughter Lailee had a wiggly tooth, and in every mirror, in every spare moment, she was amazed at how it wiggled. Why not, kids and movement, they are a team. The roadblock came with the apple…and the carrots…and whatever else is healthy to eat—which leaves the squishy stuff like ice cream, pudding, and jello. (more…)

10 Great Reasons Why You Should Continue To Be In The Corporate World

By: Bob Tay

There are tens of thousands of people around the world who have quit their full time jobs to start up their online home based business. But who in the right mind would want to do that? Who would want to quit their stable jobs, income and medical cover to risk working at home? Full time employment gives you the opportunity to climb the corporate ladder and establish your presence in a company. So why take a chance and quit your job to embrace the unknown?
Here are 10 great reasons why you should remain in the corporate world.
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The Great ContrOversy

By: Al McCartan

Many moons ago, when I first adopted radio as a paying hobby, I was fazed by those invisible but ever present “Pronunciation Police” – or PP – unseen beings that would pounce on one for mispronouncing anything from Mozart to Mareeba.

Oh yes, I’ve been caught many a time. Once I mentioned a WA resort as Monkey Meeah (as in Ms Farrow). An irate Sandgroper corrected me and said it was Monkey Mya (As in Myer)
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Fun Ideas For The Holidays

By:John Kinde

The holiday season is a great time to share some smiles and laughs! And holiday humor helps you develop a well-tuned humor radar.

1. Have a humorous gift exchange at your holiday party. This works great if you have a healthy humor climate where people use humor in a positive way.

2. Just before the holidays, encourage people to bring some of their favorite ethnic holiday treats to work or one of your group meetings. Coming from a Norwegian background, I’d bring rosettes, fatigmand and lefse.

3. Decorate a tree for the holidays with a humorous flair. For example, a car dealership could decorate a tree using car parts. If you travel a lot, collect fun trinkets from your trips to brighten your tree.

4. Save the holiday cards you receive this year and “recycle” them next year. Just cross out the sender’s signature, sign your name, and mail it back to the person who gave it to you. You’ll start a humorous tradition. I do not recommend sharing this humorous exchange with everyone you get a card from. Be selective!
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Easy Ways To Save Money & Abundance Revisited

By: Roger Soverhead

A penny saved is a penny earned so they say. Today most people want to save all the pennies they can, in fact if you look after the pennies the “pounds” will look after themselves.

Now I’m not saying you should be a cheapskate but if you go around wasting money you won’t be able to say you are “Pennywise”

Now a good example of how to save money is this. You might be down at the mall or Ice Skating and you find yourself getting hungry.

You could immediately go to a local fried chicken or hamburger franchise. There you will find amyriad of ways to “Waste your money”… Yes thats right!!

Now when a detective arrives on a crime scene one of the first questions he should ask himself is this “Who stands to gain financially from this crime?”
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