I have published several hundred jokes and anecdotes in my life, but this one never made it. It remains a personal favorite, and I offer it here.
When compiling his great dictionary, the young Noah Webster travels to the Himalayas, where he climbs to the cave of the world's wisest man. "O, great sage," he says, "tell me the meaning of life."
The sage sits Noah at his feet and, with great solemnity, commences to unfold the meaning of life. When finished, he places a hand on the young man's shoulder and says, "Do you have any other questions, my son?"
Noah flips a page in his notebook and says,"You wouldn't know the meaning of lift, would you?"
-- Robert Brault
8 comments:
You get a smile from me with this one. No wonder Noah seemed so smart...he had an exceptionally wise 'co-author'!(smile)
You've a great sense of humor!
Mattie
It took me a second but once it hit me I laughed outloud. Well, I would have if my 3 year old wasn't sleeping in...
I did laugh out loud. He-he.
Your blog has been a treasure to me - I am so glad to have stumbled upon it, that I can't help giving your quotes away!
I cannot possibly comment on each of your posts, but I have yet to find even a single one that fails to provoke consideration, whole-hearted agreement (almost like revelation), laughter or tears. Having read from the top down, I have now started reading your insights from the beginning (hence this comment almost a year later).
Thank you for this blog, and whether you continue to post new thoughts or not - please do not let this one go in 2011...
Ilse,
Thanks so much -- especially for noticing this one. It's a delightful surprise to find a comment down here in the deep dark dungeon of my archives (although I wonder if we should be meeting like this.) I'll certainly keep this blog alive, and you do alert me to the fact that folks do occasionally read my old stuff -- the more reason to come up with something new.
an appreciative smile,
rb
I'm sorry. I'm sure it's funny. But I didn't get it.
lol
Bet that was a first for the sage... getting an up'lift'ing query in return for his uplifting advice!!
Deborah,
Thank you -- although now that I've read it again, I'm not so sure I get it myself.
smiles,
rb
Dude, that was hilarious. I'm a really new senior in high school and I come to your blog all the time just to learn or for a smile. It's really uplifting, new and old material. Your posts really brighten the days of a lot of people, so thank you, very much. You too, HazelMarie (Mattie) Elliot. You blog is another real bright spot to my and many others days. :) Keep writing, you're awesome!
~Wynter W.
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