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  • Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?
  • Why do banks charge a fee on “insufficient funds” when they know there is not enough?
  • Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billions stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
  • Why doesn’t glue stick to the bottle?
  • Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?
  • Whose idea was it to put an “s” in the word lisp?
  • Why is it that no matter what colour bubble bath you use, the bubbles are always white?
  • Why do people keep returning to the refrigerator with hopes that something new will have materialised?
  • Why do people keep running over a piece of string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum cleaner one last chance?
  • In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

Workers get bum deal!

UK workers have named cheap toilet roll as the object they most hate most about their office. A survey of workers by North-west property developer MDA found the top office pet hates were:

1. Cheap toilet roll.

2. Yucca plants.

3. Faulty air conditioning systems.

4. Stress balls/toys on desks.

5. Vending machine coffee.

6. Dirty cups piled in the sink.

7. Mismatched desks.

8. Patterned carpets.

9 Getting emails from colleagues 5 feet away.

10. Paper jams left in photocopiers.


On the buses

After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus-stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.


5 Ways to Silence a Furby

1. Immersion in water. Only if supervised by an adult.

2. Dropping from a high building.

3. Application of hammer.

4. Shutting in a dark cupboard. The lack of stimulation eventually shuts them up.

5. Removal of batteries. This is cheating, but the most effective sustainable solution.


Like cats and dogs?!

As seen in a dog's diary:

7 am - Oh boy! A walk!  My favourite!

8 am - Oh boy! Dog food!  My favourite!

9 am - Oh boy! The kids!  My favourite!

Noon - Oh boy! The yard!  My favourite! 

2 pm - Oh boy! A car ride!  My favourite!

3 pm - Oh boy! The kids!  My favourite!

4 pm - Oh boy! Playing ball!  My favourite!

6 pm - Oh boy! Welcome home Mum!  My favourite!

 7 pm - Oh boy! Welcome home Dad!  My favourite!

8 pm - Oh boy! Dog food!  My favourite!

9 pm - Oh boy! Tummy rubs on the couch!  My favourite!

11 pm - Oh boy! Sleeping in my people's bed! My favourite!

 

As seen in a cat's diary:

Day 183 of my captivity... My captors continued to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. 

They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal.  The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction that I get from clawing their furniture. 

Tomorrow I will eat another houseplant.

 Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded - must try this at the top of the stairs.

 In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on  their favourite chair.  I must remember to try this on their bed.

 Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body in an attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear in their hearts.  They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was.  Hmmm, that did not work according to plan.

 There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices.  I was placed in solitary throughout the event.  However, I could hear the noise and smell the food.  More important, I overheard that my confinement was due to my powers of inducing "allergies."  I must learn what this is and how I may use it to my advantage.

 I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches.  The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return.  He is obviously a half-wit. The bird, on the other hand, has got to be an informant and speaks with them regularly.  I am certain he reports my every move.  Due to his current placement in the metal room, his safety is assured.  But I have patience, I can wait, it is only a matter of time...


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Two hunters are out in the woods in New Jersey when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed.

The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps: "My friend is dead! What can I do?"
The operator says: "Calm down, I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says:

"OK, now what?"


Once upon a time, there were three balloons - Daddy Balloon, Mummy Balloon and Baby Balloon. When Baby Balloon was very young he used to share a bed with Daddy and Mummy Balloon. When Baby Balloon got a bit older, Daddy and Mummy Balloon decided that he should have a bed of his own. In the middle of the first night that Baby Balloon had his own bed, he woke up and felt lonely, so he crept into Daddy and Mummy Balloon's bedroom. Unfortunately, Daddy and Mummy Balloon were sleeping very close together and there was no room for Baby Balloon to sleep between them. So he let out a bit of air from Daddy Balloon, a little from Mummy Balloon and a little from himself. He was then able to squeeze between Mummy and Daddy, and went to sleep.
Next morning, Daddy Balloon woke up, and saw what had happened. He was angry. He said to Baby Balloon:
"This isn't good enough, and has got to stop. You've let me down, you've let Mummy down, and worst of all, you've let yourself down"!


Holy Orders 

A man goes to join a very strict and austere group of monks. When he joins they explain the rules: brethren can only say two words ever year.

At the end of the first year, the man, who is finding things just a bit too strict, goes to the Holy Father who asks him what he has to say for his two words.

“I’m cold” says the man.

 Away he goes, and the second year is just as tough going. At the end of the year, he goes to the Holy Father who asks him again what he has to say:

“I’m hungry” says the man.

Away he goes, and the third year is just as bad. At the end of the year, he goes to the Holy Father for the third time:

“I’m leaving” he says.

“Thank goodness for that”, says the Holy Father, “you’ve done nothing but complain since you got here.” 


Where do little fish go in the morning?

Plaice school.


Why are there no asprin in the rainforest?

Because the parrots eat 'em all


"Doctor, Doctor, I keep thinking I'm a moth."

"I'm sorry, I don't think I can help you.".

"I know, I just saw your light was on."


"What is the definition of a conservative?

A liberal who has been mugged."


"Doctor, Doctor, I keep thinking I'm a window.

"Where's the pain?"


A lady walks into a bank in London and asks to see the Manager. She says she's going to Hong Kong on business for two weeks and needs to borrow £5,000. The Manager says the bank will need some kind of security for the loan, so the lady hands over the keys to a new Ferrari. The car is parked on the street in front of the bank, she has the log book and everything checks out.  The bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan.

The Manager and the tellers all enjoy a good laugh at the lady for using a £200,000 Ferrari as collateral against a £5,000 loan.  An employee of the bank then proceeds to drive the Ferrari into the bank's underground garage and parks it there.

Two weeks later, the lady returns, repays the £5,000 and interest which comes to £15.41.  The Manager says, "Miss, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled.  While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a millionairess.  What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow £5,000?"

The lady replies...

"Where else in London can I park my car for two weeks for only £15.41 and expect it to be there when I return?"


A man in a huge hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced his altitude, and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted: "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 45 degrees north latitude and between 9 and 60 degrees west longitude.

"You must be in Information Technology," said the balloonist.  

 "I am," replied the woman, "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."

The woman below responded, "You must be in Management."
"I am!" replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well", said the woman, "you don't know where the hell you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you've no idea how to keep.  You can feel the intense heat of flames at the back of your head - and now you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in
exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."




No Sudoku

That's right. Eco is officially a Sudoku free zone! The annoying puzzles are everywhere. A recent search on Google brings up 23,100,000 references at latest count. There must be more useful things to do with our spare time.

But then again, lots of you probably love them, so if you really must, here's a link  to "The Guardian's" latest offering.

 

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