The owner of a company tells his employees, “You worked very hard this year, therefore the company’s profits increased dramatically. As a reward, I'm giving everyone a check for $5,000!”

Thrilled, the employees gather round and high five one another.

“And if you work with the same zeal next year, I'll sign those checks!”

Kids have a greater need for speed than classroom computers can deliver.

Impatient to turn in his term paper, one restless student kept clicking the "Print" command.

The printer started to churn out copy after copy of the kid’s ten-page report.

The topic?

"Save Our Trees."

When my friend got a job, her husband agreed to share the housework. He was stunned by the amount of effort involved in keeping a house clean with small boys to pick up after, and insisted that he and his wife shop for a new vacuum cleaner.

The salesman gave them a demonstration of the latest model. “It comes equipped with all the newest features,” he assured them.

The husband was not convinced. “Don’t you have a riding one?” he asked.

After he lost a lot of money at a blackjack table in the casino, a customer stood up and yelled, "How do you lose $200 at a $2 table?!"

Before I could speak, another customer replied, "Patience... a whole lot of patience."