Itís the simple thingsìMy friend Mark and I work in a lawnmower-parts warehouse. Somehow Mark got the idea that his wife did not want a card on Valentineís Day, but when he spoke to her on the phone he discovered she was expecting one. Not having time to buy a card on his way home, Mark was in a quandary. Then he looked at the lawn-mower trade magazines scattered around the officeóand got an idea. Using scissors and glue, he created a card with pictures of mowers, next to which he wrote: ëI lawn for you mower and mower each day.íîMarkís wife loved it. The card immediately graced their refrigerator door.î ó Contributed by Gene HydeFamiliarity breeds curiosityìAbout a year had passed since my amicable divorce, and I decided it was time to start dating again. Unsure how to begin, I thought Iíd scan the personals column of my local newspaper. I came across three men who seemed like theyíd be promising candidates. A couple of days later, I was checking my answering machine and discovered a message from my ex-husband. ëI was over visiting the kids yesterday,í he said. ëWhile I was there I happened to notice you had circled some ads in the paper. Donít bother calling the guy in the second column. I can tell you right now it wonít work out. That guy is me.’î ó Contributed by Pat PatelThe Geek pickup lineMy boyfriend and I met online and weíd been dating for over a year. I introduced Hans to my uncle, who was fascinated by the fact that we met over the Internet. He asked Hans what kind of line he had used to pick me up. Ever the geek, Hans naively replied, ëI just used a regular 56K modem.’î ó Contributed by Anne McConnellThe above excerpts from Readers Digest
