John was showing off his new apartment to his friends.
“Say, what’s that gong for?” asked Ed.
“That’s not a gong,” John replied. “That’s a talking clock.”
“A talking clock?” Ed asked in disbelief. “How’s it work?”
“Watch,” said John. He picked up a sledgehammer and took a swing at the gong.
A voice from the other side of the wall screamed, “Knock it off, you idiot! It’s 2:00 A. M.!”
A talking clock, to be sure. Also, a good test of your neighbors.
A certain woman owned a dog named Tatters. Tatters was notorious for raiding neighborhood garbage cans. One evening Tatters came home with a guilty expression on her face. Very early the following morning, this woman notices that the trash can next door is overturned, and she proceeds to clean up the mess.
During a Kiwanis meeting the nex…