A man asked his wife what she'd like for her birthday.
"I'd love to be eight again, " she replied.
On the morning of her birthday, he arose early, got up, made her a nice
big bowl of lucky Charms, and then took her off to the local theme park.
What a day!
He put her on every ride in the park: the Death Slide, the Wall of Fear,
the Screaming Monster Roller Coaster, every thing there was.
Five hours later she staggered out of the theme park. Her head was
reeling and her stomach felt upside down.
Right away, they journeyed to a McDonald's where her loving husband
ordered her a Happy Meal with extra fries and a refreshing chocolate
shake.
Then it was off to a movie, the latest Star Wars epic, a hot dog,
popcorn, a soda pop, and her favourite candy, M&M's.
What a fabulous adventure!
Finally she wobbled home with her husband and collapsed into bed
exhausted.
He leaned over his precious wife with a big smile and lovingly asked,
Well, Dear, what was it like being eight again?"
Her eyes slowly opened and her expression suddenly changed.
"I meant my dress size, you dickhead!"
The moral of the story:
Even when a man is listening, he is gonna get it wrong.
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A young man walks onto the stage of Stars in their Eyes, on crutches,
with a cast from his feet to his hips.
Matthew Kelly Introduces him as Simon. "It's very brave of you to come
out here," says Matthew. "Please tell the audience what happened."
"Well" replies Simon, "about a year ago, I was driving with my uncle
when we had a really bad accident. Unfortunately my uncle was killed
outright but I survived. I was trapped in the car for six hours before I was
eventually cut free. The doctors had me in surgery for 12 hours but
they couldn't save my legs."
"That's terrible. But I see you have legs now. Are they artificial?" asks
Matthew.
"No Matthew. While I was in hospital the doctors informed me that
my uncle had in fact died, but that his legs were fine and with all the
advances in medical science, they could graft his legs onto my body.
The operation was successful. I have been having physiotherapy for
six months and hope to be walking fully again by the end of the year."
A huge round of applause erupts from the audience.
"That's an unbelievable story. So, who are you going to be?"
"Tonight, Matthew, I am going to be...
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