AFVOA Newletters of Year 2006

Page 48 of 77 yells, “So why is the kitchen light on? - Reader’s Digest. A man, whose wife was in hospital to deliver a child, had fixed a code with nurse on duty so that she could send him a message in the office telling him the child’s gender. If it was a boy, she would say he had passed. If a girl, she would say he had failed. In due course, the man’s boss called him and said, “There was a phone call for you from some agitated lady. She said that you got a compartment. ” - From Kushwant Singh’s Joke Book. Not at Home : Santa and Banta got jobs in Dubai. They also found accommodation in a high-rise building: Santa on the ground floor and Banta on the 25 th . One day when the lift was not working, Banta invited Santa for dinner in his 25 th floor flat. Poor Santa trudged up the 25 floors only to find Banta’s flat locked and a big board on the door read: “How did you enjoy the dinner?” Not to be outdone, Santa wrote under the board, “Sorry, I could not make it.” - From Kushwant Singh’s Joke Book Fruitful Results: Our friend’s daughter got married during her last year in College. The day she gave birth to her first child, her University results were also declared and she secured first position in the class. Some of her classmates brought a large bouquet to the nursing home to congratulate her on her brilliant success, as well as on delivering a bonny baby. On a small card pinned to the bouquet was written in a neat hand: “Congratulations, Rekha. We knew YOU HAD IT IN YOU!” - From Kushwant Singh’s Joke Book “ Happiness is no laughing matter.” - Richard Whately