Smile Lines

The Four Stages of Life for modern man

1.   You believe in Santa Claus.

2.   You don't believe in Santa Claus.

3.   You are Santa Claus.

4.   You look like Santa Claus.

Baby Jesus on flight to Egypt

A Sunday School teacher had asked her class to draw pictures of their favourite Bible stories. She was puzzled by Thomas’ picture which showed four people in an aeroplane. So she asked him which story it was meant to represent.

“The flight to Egypt,” replied Thomas.

“I see . . .  and that must be Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus, but who is the fourth person?” asked the teacher.

“Oh, that’s Pontius the Pilot.”

 

Baby Jesus goes missing

After the Christmas morning service, the baby Jesus was missing from the crib. The vicar was searching for him when a little girl arrived with a doll’s pram and started lifting the baby Jesus and putting him back into the crib saying: “I told you that if I got a pram for Christmas you would be the first to get a ride in it!”

 

Oops

A father gave his daughter a young puppy for Christmas. An hour later, he found her in the kitchen, looking sadly at a puddle in the centre of the floor. “Look Dad,” she said, “My pup runneth over!”

 

Angels

Child introducing Christmas carol in church: “Our next song is: ‘Angels We Have Heard Get High’”

 

Three Wise Women

What would have happened if there had actually been Three Wise Women, rather then Men? They would have asked directions; arrived on time; helped to deliver the baby; cleaned the stable; made a casserole; brought practical gifts, and there would be Peace on Earth. Share this thought with the wise women in your life!

 

Skating

How does skating on thin ice get you into hot water?

 

Last orders

Child’s frantic last minute letter to Father Christmas: “I wanna put in a new order quick, as I just found all those things which I asked you for under the spare room bed.”

 

 

No room

The teacher explained to her class that Joseph and Mary had to sleep in the stable, because there was no room at the inn. A little boy piped up: “I blame Joseph, Miss. He should have booked in advance like my Dad does.”

 

Stockings

The most unbelievable thing about Christmas is that poem about children hanging up their stockings by the chimney with care. We live in a flat - no chimney. We don’t have stockings in our home, and when have you ever heard of a child hanging anything up?

 

Mary

A child making an inspired attempt: ...When Mary heard she was to be the mother of Jesus, she went off and sang the Magna Carta.

 

Label

Always label the Christmas presents you receive. Then you won’t give them back to the same people next year!

 

Holy Land

The vicar went to Israel, the church felt it was right 

We bought his ticket, booked his seat,

and put him on the flight.

Now Sundays we have sermons on Jerusalem

and Dan Archaeology, the Dead Sea Scrolls,

and Palaeolithic man.


We think we’ve learned our lesson,

we’ve got nothing more to fear

‘Cos we are sending him to Brighton for his holiday this year. (Anon)

 

Modern life

No woman ever shot her husband while he washing the dishes.

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

Everyone has a photographic memory. But sadly, some don't have film.

On the other hand, you have different fingers.

I just got lost in thought.  It was unfamiliar territory.

Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they will never cease to be amused.

Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it.

 

Real life – as seen on TV

This Christmas as you watch the feature films on TV, you may notice that…

Large, loft apartments in New York City are plentiful and affordable, even if the tenants are unemployed.

One of a pair of identical twins is evil.

Should you decide to defuse a bomb, don't worry about which wire to cut. You will always choose the right one.

It doesn't matter if you are greatly outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts. Your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one... dancing around in a threatening manner until you have dispatched their predecessors.

When you turn out the light to go to bed, everything in your bedroom will still be clearly visible but slightly blue.

If you are blonde and pretty, it is possible to be a world-famous expert on nuclear fission, dinosaurs, hieroglyphics, or anything else, at the age of 22.

Honest and hard-working policemen are usually gunned down a day or two before retirement.

During all crime investigations, it is necessary to visit a strip club at least once.

All beds have special L-shaped covers that reach up to the armpits of a woman but only to the waist of the man lying beside her.

All grocery shopping bags contain at least one French bread and one bunch of carrots with leafy tops.

If you are beautiful, your makeup never rubs off, even while scuba-diving or fighting aliens. However if you are overweight, your mascara will run and your lipstick will smear.

The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding place. No one will ever think of looking for you in there, and you can travel to any other part of the building without difficulty.

Rather than wasting bullets, megalomaniacs prefer to kill their enemies using complex machinery involving fuses, deadly gasses, lasers, buzz saws and hungry sharks, all of which will give their captives at least 20 minutes to escape.

 

 

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