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The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. The French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans...

An old man, a boy & a donkey were going to town. The boy rode on the donkey & the old man walked. As they went along they passed some people who remarked, "What a shame the old man is walking and the boy is riding." The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed...

Cleaning out my emails again...came across this list of groaners: Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest. Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now. The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little...

"Politics - From the Latin word poli meaning 'many' and tics meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'. "

The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: "Take only ONE. God is watching." Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table...

Whaddya call Mapo Tofu when you make it with lamb instead of pork? . . . . . . . . . Baah-po Tofu!

You can say it either way. Or both!

(Found this one while deleting old emails: -- a special for Stefan!) A Polish immigrant went to the DMV to apply for a driver's license. First, of course, he had to take an eye sight test The optician showed him a card with the letters 'C Z W I X N O S T A C Z.' "Can you read this?" the...

Back during the days of the Soviet Union, it took 10 years to get a car after you paid for one. Once, a young guy went to the car dealership to order a car. He paid the money, and the asked when can he come and get the car. "It will be here, waiting for you, exactly 10 years from today". The man...

Here's an idea for a new career for some of you old guys:

I look at that rider and I think, "Your poor spine and joints!" Ain't worth the rest of your life in a wheelchair maybe. But I am old. And wise 😉

How is slope different from degrees ?

"One of Mangione’s favorite quotes, listed on Goodreads, was “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society,” from Jiddu Krishnamurti, a religious philosopher and teacher."

And we have had 2 full generations of people raised on video games where it's kill or be killed. Got a problem? Shoot it!

What does Peta have to do with this?

At ease, gentlemen! ⚔️ 🫡🤨 Now, if you'd like to enjoy some videos of riding in the southwest of France, check out this YouTube channel. They have captions in a number of languages, too: https://youtube.com/@ride_a_bike_in_sud-ouest?feature=shared

Does every discussion have to be an opportunity to rag on others? Please, everybody, just put your sniping on hold. Being aware of a method to reduce damage and actually put it into practice at 1 second's notice is an ideal one can strive for. But the fact is, I've had no practice in falling...

I did in fact remember your advice, but falling on a bike is a new experience for me. I'll do better next time 😄. And OF COURSE I was wearing a helmet!

Exactly. My mother broke her tooth and sprained her wrist just stepping off a curb in Amsterdam just crossing the street. Somebody else I know broke her wrist slipping on the stairs. Stuff happens, sudden gusts of gravity are an everyday occurence.