Dragon Laffs #2480

First Prayer of the Continental Congress, 1774 

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“O Lord our Heavenly Father, high and mighty King of kings, and Lord of lords, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers on earth and reignest with power supreme and uncontrolled over all the Kingdoms, Empires and Governments; look down in mercy, we beseech Thee, on these our American States, who have fled to Thee from the rod of the oppressor and thrown themselves on Thy gracious protection, desiring to be henceforth dependent only on Thee. To Thee have they appealed for the righteousness of their cause; to Thee do they now look up for that countenance and support, which Thou alone canst give. Take them, therefore, Heavenly Father, under Thy nurturing care; give them wisdom in Council and valor in the field; defeat the malicious designs of our cruel adversaries; convince them of the unrighteousness of their Cause and if they persist in their sanguinary purposes, of own unerring justice, sounding in their hearts, constrain them to drop the weapons of war from their unnerved hands in the day of battle!

Be Thou present, O God of wisdom, and direct the councils of this honorable assembly; enable them to settle things on the best and surest foundation. That the scene of blood may be speedily closed; that order, harmony and peace may be effectually restored, and truth and justice, religion and piety, prevail and flourish amongst the people. Preserve the health of their bodies and vigor of their minds; shower down on them and the millions they here represent, such temporal blessings as Thou seest expedient for them in this world and crown them with everlasting glory in the world to come. All this we ask in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, Thy Son and our Savior.

Amen.”

Reverend Jacob Duché

Rector of Christ Church of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 7, 1774

Illinois, Chicago Law

People who are diseased, maimed, mutilated, or deformed to the point of being “an unsightly or disgusting object” are banned from going out in public.

I was shopping with my wife at a local supermarket and suddenlycouldn’t find her.

“I’ve lost my wife!” I muttered slightly louder than was necessary. 

Then I heard a strange man’s voice from the next aisle: “Some people have all the luck.”

The quiet of the hospital was broken by the piercing sirens, and
white-clad guards ran everywhere looking for the missing mental
patient to no avail.

Later that evening, the police, responding to a report of a woman
screaming, surrounded a house. As they pulled up, they could see
activity through a gap in the curtains, and the lights abruptly
went out.

Repeated knocking and ringing of the bell being unavailing, they
broke down the door. To their horror, they saw a woman lying naked
on the floor and the mental patient just pulling up his pants.

The mental patient ran to a large bedroom window, picked up a stool,
broke it out, and tried to make his escape into the fields behind
the house.

One of the officers, not quick enough to catch him, fired at the
fleeing form, hitting him in the arm. The impact and surprise
threw the fleeing felon off balance, and he crashed into the low
fence surrounding the back yard.

The man was treated at the local hospital, and sent back to the
institution, where he was placed under guard in solitary confinement 

The headline in the local paper the next day read:

                    NUT BOLTS AND SCREWS

                 Police Wing Nut, Lock Nut Up

Arthur sat at the kitchen island, practically vibrating with triumph as he tapped his finger on a printed article. He had been waiting for this exact moment for months.

“Look at this, Sarah,” he said, sliding the paper across the counter to his wife. “It’s a scientific study. Hard data. It proves that women talk way more than men. The average man uses about 15,000 words a day, but a woman? A staggering 30,000 words. You guys literally talk twice as much.”

Sarah didn’t look up from her coffee. She took a slow, deliberate sip, letting the silence stretch just long enough to make Arthur slightly uncomfortable. She glanced down at the study, then looked up at him with a look of calm, pitying clarity.

“Well, Arthur, that makes perfect sense,” she said evenly. “The reason women have to use twice as many words as men is because we always have to repeat everything we say.”

Arthur blinked, his triumphant smirk instantly vanishing as his brain stalled.

He leaned forward, looking completely stunned, and said, “What?”

I used to watch golf on TV during the weekend, but my doctor told me I needed more exercise … 

so now I watch tennis.

Louisiana, New Orleans

It is against the law to decorate a roadside tree.

My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned because I couldn’t concentrate.

Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn’t hack it, so they gave me the axe.

After that I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn’t suited for it. The job was only so-so anyhow.

Next I tried working in a muffler factory, but that was exhausting.

I wanted to be a barber, but I just couldn’t cut it.

I attempted to be a deli worker, but any way I sliced it, I couldn’t cut the mustard.

My best job was being a musician, but eventually I found I wasn’t note worthy.

I studied a long time to become a doctor, but I didn’t have any patience.

Next was a job in a shoe factory; I tried, but I just didn’t fit in.

I became a professional fisherman, but discovered that I couldn’t live on my net income.

I thought about becoming a witch, so I tried that for a spell.

I managed to get a good job working for a pool maintenance company, but the work was just too draining.

My last job was working at Starbucks, but I had to quit, because it was always the same old grind.

After many years of trying to find steady work, I finally got a job as a historian, until I realized there was no future in it.

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Dragon Laffs #2479

Back

Remember back to how immature you were at 20, 21 and even 25 and 29? Two and three years out of high school, maybe a couple years into collage, still doing stupid shit and sowing wild oats. Here at that age, these people were planning and carrying out a rebellion, a revolution, a war against the greatest, most powerful empire of the world. They were planning, writing and creating a new country, a new government a new way of life for the people who would follow them into that dream. Incredible men, incredible minds, incredible actions, incredible sacrifices. And they didn’t do for themselves, for their own freedom because, they knew that they would probably not live through it. They did it for us, you and me, and the people who would come behind them to live in the freedoms that they dreamed of.  We owe them so much more than a few colorful explosions can pay!

I tried to give my wife bridge lessons last week, but she just wouldn’t jump!

Maryland Laws

Every person who has bowled since 1833 may be fined $2  for each offense. 

Morris was having a good time in Tel Aviv and was invited to a party. Unfortunately, during the evening, he lost his wallet. 

So Morris, not being of the shy kind, stood on a chair and shouted, “Excuse me ladies and gentlemen, I’ve just lost my wallet with over $1,500 in cash in it. To the person that finds my wallet, I will give $150.” 

A voice from the back of the hall shouted, “I will give $175!”

This lady is giving a party for her granddaughter, and has gone all out. 

She had a caterer, band, and a hired clown. 

Just before the party starts, two bums show up looking for a handout. 

Feeling sorry for the bums, the woman tells them that they can get a meal if they will chop some wood out back. 

Gratefully, they head to the rear of the house. 

Guests arrive, and all is going well with the children having a wonderful time. 

But the clown has not shown up, and finally, the clown calls to report that he is stuck in traffic, and will probably not make the party at all. 

The woman is very disappointed and unsuccessfully tries to entertain the children herself. 

She happens to look out the window and sees one of the bums doing cartwheels across the lawn. 

She watches in awe as he swings from tree branches, does midair flips, and leaps high in the air. 

She speaks to the other bum and says, “What your friend is doing is absolutely marvellous. I have never seen such a thing. Do you think your friend would consider repeating this performance for the children at the party? I would pay him $50!” 

The bum replies, “Well, I dunno. Let me ask him. HEY WILLIE! FOR $50, WOULD YOU CHOP OFF ANOTHER TOE?” 

There was this Asian lady married to an English gentleman and they lived in the Isle of Man. 

The poor lady was not very proficient in English, but managed to communicate with her husband. 

The real problem arose whenever she had to shop for groceries.

One day, she went to the butcher and wanted to buy pork legs. 

She didn’t know how to put forward her request, and in desperation, lifted up her skirt to show her thighs.

The butcher got the message and the lady went home with pork legs.

The next day, she needed to get chicken breasts. 
Again, she didn’t know how to say, and so she unbuttoned her blouse to show the butcher her breast. 

The lady got what she wanted.

The 3rd day, the poor lady needed to buy sausages. 

Unable to find a way to communicate this, she brought her husband to the store…

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What were you thinking?

Helloooooooooo, her husband speaks English!!

It was a quiet Tuesday evening, or at least it was until my wife slammed her book shut on the couch, looked across the living room at me, and sighed heavily.

“We need to talk,” she said, her voice dripping with exhaustion. “I’m staging an intervention. You have got to stop being so incredibly pedantic all the time. It is completely exhausting for me, it’s exhausting for our families, and frankly, it’s ruining your social life. If you don’t learn to just let things go and stop constantly correcting people, you are going to end up with less and less friends.”

I sat there in silence for a moment, letting the weight of her words hang in the air. I looked at her tired expression, genuinely processing the gravity of what she was saying about our marriage and my relationships. I took a deep, contemplative breath, leaned forward, and looked her straight in the eye.

“Don’t you mean fewer and fewer?”

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Dragon Laffs #2478

Louisiana Law

It illegal for a woman to drive a car unless her husband is waving a flag in front of it.

An Irishman arrived at Heathrow Airport and wandered around the terminal with tears streaming down his cheeks. 

An airline employee asked him if he was already homesick.

“No,” replied the Irishman. “I’ve lost all me luggage!” 

“How’d that happen?”

“The cork fell out!” said the Irishman.

Blue dragon breathing fire on rocky cliffs by a stormy sea

As dessert was served to the visiting pastor, the hostess apologized for not having any cheese to go with the apple pie. 

Hearing this, her little son slipped down from his chair and left the room, then returned with a small piece of cheese which he shyly placed on the pastor’s plate. 

“Why, thank you, son,” said the guest as he popped the cheese in his mouth, “You must have found the last piece! Where did you find it?” 

Flushing with pride, the little boy said, “Oh, it was in the mousetrap.” 

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Three baby dragons playing with water balloons in a colorful garden
Three joyful baby dragons have a water balloon fight in a vibrant garden.

During check-in at airport for a non-stop long-haul flight, the airline staff was very apologetic to the husband and said: “I am sorry sir, the flight is really full today. We couldn’t allot you and your wife adjacent seats. Your seat number is 14A and madam’s is 42H.”

Husband: “Oh, thanks! Do I have to pay anything extra to you for this favor?”

Staff: “No sir, madam has already paid!”

The wife asked where a good place to go for a week might be.

I suggested Kitchen Island

That’s when everything went black.

Tricks restaurant servers use to get their tables laughing and keep the mood light.  These fall into the classification of Dad Jokes

When the restaurant is short-staffed

When saying farewell

When someone can’t finish their meal

When the timing is bad

When the receipt is really long

When the server wants a drink

When they’re poring over the menu

When the plate is hot

When people haven’t dined there before

When someone spills their drink

A fun intro

When someone’s looking for the bathroom

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Dragon Laffs #2477

Centuries ago, before modern lighting, walking through the narrow streets of Venice at night was a nightmare. The city had to solve two enormous daily problems: safety and cleanliness.

How they solved the situation with pure logic:

The anti-ambush design: The sharp corners of the buildings created perfect blind spots where criminals and attackers could hide. The solution? They rounded off the corners at the base of the buildings by inserting huge, rounded stone blocks, physically eliminating hiding spaces and making ambushes much more difficult.

The “anti-rude” system: The narrow, dark alleys too often became open-air urinals. To combat this degradation, stones with a specific slope were installed at the base of some critical corners.

The trick? The angle of the stone caused the water to bounce right off the shoes and pants of those using it as a bathroom. A brutal but foolproof method of enforcing urban discipline.

What today look like old, time-worn blocks of stone to tourists are actually masterpieces of preventative urban planning. They made Venice safer, cleaner, and decidedly more difficult to vandalize, centuries before the invention of security cameras.

10 Commandments of marriage:

Perhaps a bit misogynistic but it is what it is. 

Picture a seasoned, silver-haired husband of forty years sitting in a comfortable leather chair, a cup of coffee in hand, delivering his personal “Ten Commandments of Matrimony” to a room full of nervous, soon-to-be grooms at a bachelor party.

“We all know the old saying that marriages are made in heaven,” he began with a knowing, gentle wink. “But let me tell you, so are thunder and lightning. That’s Commandment Number One right there.” He chuckled, taking a slow sip of his coffee. “Now, if you ever want your spouse to truly listen and pay strict attention to every single word you say, just talk in your sleep. That’s the secret to getting heard, or Commandment Number Two.”

“Number Three is a matter of simple financial math,” he continued, leaning back. “Marriage is grand, but divorce? Divorce is at least a hundred grand. Keep that in mind the next time you’re arguing over who forgot to pay the electric bill.” He paused, his tone turning a bit more theatrical. “Commandment Number Four is all about the evolution of volume in the house. Married life is very frustrating. In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. And in the third year? They both speak, and the neighbors listen.”

The room erupted in laughter, and he held up a hand to quiet them down. “Moving on to Number Five. When you see a man politely open the car door for his wife, you can be absolutely sure of one thing: either the car is brand new, or the wife is.” He smiled, his expression turning a bit more thoughtful. “Commandment Number Six is really the core of it all. Marriage is when a man and a woman become as one. The trouble starts when they try to decide which one.”

“Now, pay close attention to Number Seven,” he said, pointing a finger at the young men. “Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you said, analyzing every single word. After marriage? He will fall fast asleep before you even finish your sentence.”

He sighed dramatically, shaking his head. “Commandment Eight is the great male tragedy. Every man wants a wife who is beautiful, deeply understanding, highly economical, and a master chef in the kitchen. But the law, unfortunately, allows only one wife.”

“And for the ladies,” he added with a roguish grin, “Commandment Number Nine is the exact same deal. Every woman wants a man who is handsome, understanding, economical, and a considerate lover. But again, the law allows only one husband.” He finished his coffee and set the mug down on the table with a definitive clink. “Which brings us to the final Commandment, Number Ten. A man is completely incomplete until he marries. But after that? He is absolutely finished.”

Millions of years ago, there was no such thing as the wheel; the only way to move things was by carrying or dragging. 
One day, some primitive guys were watching their wives drag a dead mastodon to the food preparation area. It was exhausting work; the guys were getting tired just WATCHING. 

Then they noticed some large, smooth, rounded boulders. They called the chief out of his cave and pointed out the unusual boulders and said then they ought to be useful in some way. 

This was the beginnings of true civilization. Wug, the chief, studied these round boulders and formed a council of ten of the wisest men in the camp to determine how best to use these unusual rocks. The council knew they were on the verge of a wonderful discovery but it eluded them. The only thing they could do is to call in all the men of the camp, have each one look over the stones, and go back to their caves and 
t-h-i-n-k about them.

This, in itself, was a daring program as no one had ever t-h-o-u-g-h-t bout anything except eating before. 

For a week the men gave up watching the women dragging food to the encampment and gathered in small groups d-i-s-c-u-s-s-i-n-g this topic. 

Another breakthrough for civilization!

At the end of the month, Gug, a smaller cave man, came up with an i-d-e-a. He discussed this with the others and the whole camp felt that this was a wonderful t-h-o-u-g-h-t. 

The men would sit on the boulders and w-a-t-c-h the women as they dragged the food to the camp. 

One big burley male found it was interesting to take a pile of small stones to his rock and throw them at the women when they became exhausted and slowed down. 

This was the first in a series of breakthroughs that ultimately led to television and the remote control. 

A college physics professor was explaining a particularly complicated concept to his class when a pre-med student interrupted him. 

“Why do we have to learn this stuff for a medical degree?” the young man blurted out. 

“To save lives,” the professor replied before continuing the lecture. 

In a few minutes, the student spoke up again. “So how does physics save lives?” 

The professor stared at the student for a long time.

“Physics saves lives,” he said, “because it keeps the idiots out of medical school.” 

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

– William James Durant (1885 – 1981)

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Dragon Laffs #2476

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