The Fishing Babysitter

A boy was taking care of his baby sister while his parents went shopping. He decided to go fishing and he had to take her along.

“I’ll never do that again!” he told his mother that evening. “I didn’t catch a thing!”

“Oh, next time I’m sure she’ll be quiet and not scare the fish away,” his mother said.

The boy said, “It wasn’t that. She ate all the bait.”

Father’s Lexicon

  • Don’t ask me, ask your mother.
  • Close that door!
  • Were you raised in a barn?
  • You didn’t beat me. I let you win.
  • Big boys don’t cry.
  • Don’t worry. It’s only blood.
  • Don’t you know any normal boys?
  • Now you listen to ME, Buster!
  • I’ll play catch after I read the paper.
  • Coffee will stunt your growth.
  • A little dirt never hurt anyone, just wipe it off..
  • Get your elbows off the table!
  • I told you, keep your eye on the ball.
  • Who said life was supposed to be fair?
  • Always say please and thank you. That way, you get more.
  • If you forget, you’ll be grounded till the end of the world.
  • You call that a haircut??
  • “Hey” is for horses.
  • This will hurt me a lot more than it hurts you.
  • Turn off those lights.
  • Do you think I am made of money?
  • Don’t give me any of your lip, young lady!
  • You call that noise “music?”
  • We’re not lost. I’m just not sure where we are.
  • No, we’re not there yet.
  • Shake it off. It’s only pain.
  • When I was your age, I treated MY father with respect.
  • As long as you live under my roof, you’ll live by my rules.
  • I’ll tell you why. Because I said so. That’s why!
  • Do what I say, not what I do.
  • Sit up straight, knucklehead!
  • So you think you’re smart, do you?
  • What’s so funny? Wipe that smile off your face.
  • Young ladies do not sweat; they perspire.
  • If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times.
  • C’mon, you throw like a girl.
  • You want something to do? I’ll give you something to do.
  • You should visit more often. Your mother worries.
  • This is your last warning!
  • If you shake it more than three times, you’re playing with it.
  • What are your intentions with my daughter?
  • I’d better get a good report, or you better head to Mexico.
  • I’m not sleeping, I was watching that channel.
  • What keeps those jeans of yours from falling off?
  • I’m not just talking to hear my own voice!
  • Don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see.
  • What do you think I am, a bank?
  • What part of NO don’t you understand?
  • I don’t care what other people are doing! I’m not everybody else’s Father!
  • You’re not leaving my house dressed like that! What will other parents think?
  • Could those sleeves be any longer? You look like a bag lady!
  • Headache remedy: Put your head through the window, and the pain will be gone.
  • Worrying about things you can’t change is like a rocking chair…
  • it gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere.
  • I feel for you, but I can’t reach you from here.
  • If you’re gonna be dumb, you’ve gotta be tough.
  • Didn’t your teacher learn you anything?!
  • You can marry a rich guy just as easily as you can a poor guy.
  • It’s hard to be good, and easy to be bad.
  • If you’re going to steal a car, at least make it a Cadillac (but don’t call me asking for bail.)
  • Don’t tell on anybody unless you tell on yourself first.
  • Hey, did you hear me talking to you?
  • You know you’re always gonna be Daddy’s little girl.
  • I’m not watching television. I’m resting my eyes.
  • Don’t use that tone with me!
  • Am I talking to a brick wall?
  • If I catch you doing that one more time, I’ll..
  • Act your age.
  • Two wrongs do not make a right.
  • Wipe your feet!
  • Enough is enough!
  • Don’t make me stop the car!
  • What did I just get finished telling you?

Fatal Things to Say If Your Wife is Pregnant

  • “I finished the Oreos.”
  • “Not to imply anything, but I don’t think the kid weighs forty pounds.”
  • “Y’know, looking at her, you’d never guess that Pamela Lee had a baby..!!”
  • “I sure hope your thighs aren’t gonna stay that flabby forever!”
  • “Well, couldn’t they induce labor? The 25th is the Super Bowl.”
  • “Darned if you ain’t about five pounds away from a surprise visit from that Richard Simmons fella.”
  • “Whoa! For a minute there, I thought I woke up next to Willard Scott!”
  • “Are your ankles supposed to look like that?”
  • “Get your *own* ice cream.”
  • “Geez, you’re awfully puffy looking today.”
  • “Got milk?”
  • “Maybe we should name the baby after my secretary, Tawney.”
  • “You don’t have the guts to pull the trigger…”

Disaster!

One afternoon a man came home from work to find total mayhem in his house. His three children were outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife’s car was open, as was the front door to the house. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.

In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife.

He was worried she may be ill, or that something serious had happened. He found her lounging in the bedroom, still curled in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, “What happened here today?”

She again smiled and answered, “You know everyday when you come home from work and ask me what in the world did I do today?”

“Yes,” was his incredulous reply.

She answered, “Well, today I didn’t do it.”

Daaad!

A small boy is sent to bed by his father.

Five minutes later….”Da-ad….”

“What?”

“I’m thirsty. Can you bring me a drink of water?”

“No. You had your chance. Lights out.”

Five minutes later…

“Da-aaaad…..”

“WHAT?”

“I’m THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of water??”

“I told you NO!” If you ask again, I’ll have to spank you!!”

Five minutes later…

“Daaaa-aaaad…..”

“WHAT!”

“When you come in to spank me, can you bring a drink of water?”

Before and After Children

  • BEFORE Children: I was thankful for the opportunity to vacation in exotic foreign countries so I could experience a different way of life in a new culture.
    AFTER Children: I am thankful to have time to make it all the way down the driveway to get the mail.
  • BEFORE Children: I was thankful for the Moosewood Vegetarian cookbook.
    AFTER Children: I am thankful for the butterball turkey hotline.
  • BEFORE Children: I was thankful for a warm, cozy home to share with my loved ones.
    AFTER Children: I am thankful for the lock on the bathroom door.
  • BEFORE Children: I was thankful for material objects like custom furniture, a nice car and trendy clothes.
    AFTER Children: I am thankful when the baby spits up and misses my good shoes.
  • BEFORE Children: I was thankful for my wonderful family.
    AFTER Children: I am thankful for my wonderful family.

Bannisters

Little Johnny and Suzy have nothing to do one day while in the house playing. All of a sudden, Johnny gets this great idea. “Let’s take turns sliding down the banister rail!” he suggests.

“Oh no,” answers Suzy, “That is way too scary.”

“No, it is not,” says Johnny, “it will be fun!” He proceeds to the top of the stairs. The banister rail is long and very smooth with a beautiful big marble ball at its base. Johnny climbs on and down he goes, squealing with excitement as he goes. He jumps off just before he gets to the marble ball at the bottom. “That was great,” he says. “Come on, you try now.”

Suzy still is not quite sure that this is such a good idea. “No,” she says, “It looks too scary.

“No, it is not,” said Johnny, and away he goes again to the top of the stairs. He climbs on and down he goes again, having just as much fun as he did the first time. He jumps off just before the marble ball at the bottom. “You gotta try this, it is the best!” urges Johnny. Well, little Suzy is not one to stay scared for very long and this really does look like fun, so she agrees. To the top of the stairs she goes. She straddles the banister rail, and slowly lets go with her hands. Down she goes, a lot faster than she expected. WHAM! Right into the marble ball at the bottom.

Little Suzy starts to cry and almost falls off the banister rail. When Johnny sees her so upset, crying ever harder and holding her groin where she collided with the marble ball, he gets a little scared that maybe she has really hurt herself.

“Maybe you had better let me see,” suggests Little Johnny. So Suzy lifts her little dress and pulls down her panties. Little Johnny’s face goes pale white. “OH, NO!” he shouts. “This is horrible! You knocked it right off!”

Birth Control, Arkansas Style

After having their 10th child, an Arkansas couple decided that ten was enough. So the husband went to his doctor and told him that he and his wife didn’t want to have any more children. The doctor explained to him that there was a procedure called a vasectomy that could fix the problem. The doctor instructed the father to go home, get a cherry bomb, put it in a can, hold the can up to his ear and count to 10.

The hillbilly said to the doctor, “I may not be the smartest man, but I don’t see how putting a cherry bomb in a can next to my ear is going to help me.”

So the couple drove to Missouri to get a second opinion. The doctor was just about to tell them about the procedure for a vasectomy when he noticed they were from Arkansas. This doctor also told the man to go home, get a cherry bomb, place it in a tin can, hold it next to his ear and count to 10.

Figuring that both doctors couldn’t be wrong, the man went home, lit a cherry bomb and put it in a can. He held the can up to his ear and began to count. “1, 2, 3, 4, 5…”, at which point he paused, placed the can between his legs and resumed counting on his other hand.

Hot Amish Spring Break Activities

  • Drink molasses till you heave.
  • Attend a Wet Bonnet contest.
  • Tear a page out of the room directory and totally trash it.
  • Throw a “Keg of Buttermilk” party.
  • Blow past the Dairy Queen on a really hot Clydesdale.
  • Get a tattoo that says: “Born to Raise Barns.”
  • Dare to wear a see-through smock to bed.
  • Sleep in until 6:00am.
  • Cop a glance, behind a checkout counter, of the front cover of a Playboy Magazine.
  • Churn butter naked.

Things You’ll Never Hear a Dad Say

  • Well, how ’bout that?… I’m lost! Looks like we’ll have to stop and ask for directions.
  • You know Pumpkin, now that you’re thirteen, you’ll be ready for unchaperoned car dates. Won’t that be fun?
  • I noticed that all your friends have a certain “up yours” attitude … I like that.
  • Here’s a credit card and the keys to my new car — GO CRAZY.
  • What do you mean you wanna play football? Figure skating not good enough for you, son?
  • Your Mother and I are going away for the weekend … you might want to consider throwing a party.
  • Well, I don’t know what’s wrong with your car. Probably one of those doo-hickey thingies — you know — that makes it run or something. Just have it towed to a mechanic and pay whatever he asks.
  • No son of mine is going to live under this roof without an earring — now quit your belly-aching, and let’s go to the mall.
  • Whaddya wanna go and get a job for? I make plenty of money for you to spend.
  • Father’s Day? aahh — don’t worry about that — it’s no big deal.