Comments on: Funny Bones, 1935

By: Hunter

Hunter — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:39:31 +0000

“It was Satan,” said a mother to one of her children, “who put it into your head to pull Elsie’s hair.”

“Perhaps it was, but kicking her shins was my own idea.”

I wish my kids were so . . . er . . . original!

By: Ray

Ray — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:44:44 +0000

About what caused “It’s Only to Laugh” to be written:

Unlike the subject material and words in these jokes that would never appear in our current versions, some things never change.

These are awesome, Ardis – from the first to the last.

By: Kent (MC)

Kent (MC) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:13:37 +0000

Ardis,

These are much funnier than Reader’s Digest jokes! I don’t know if it is the fact that I am surprised better by them, but these really made my day.

By: Matt W.

Matt W. — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:51:17 +0000

Best one in a while.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:14:10 +0000

… in contrast to the many Ensign stories about rocking wives to sleep, hanging crooks, fighting/swearing Quakers, kicking siblings, and freezing aunties?

By: JimD

JimD — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:01:03 +0000

. . . it makes me homesick every time I hear an ass bray.”

Well, there's something we won't be seeing in the Ensign anytime soon . . .