life span

[mrl1970]

On the first day, God created the dog and said:

'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.'

The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?'

So God agreed.

On the second day, God created the monkey and said:

'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.'

The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?'

And God agreed.

On the third day, God created the cow and said:

'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.'

The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?'

And God agreed again.

On the fourth day, God created man and said:

'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years.'

But man said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?'

'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.'

So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

[frecklegirl417]

    mrl1970,

        I guess I started my last 10 years early, I am already barking at people from my porch.

[OBrenda]

  mrl1970,

        I guess I started my last 10 years early, I am already barking at people from my porch.

LOL...That was just as funny as the joke!

[mharrell08]

LOL 



Marques

[aqrinc]

Woof, WOof, WOOF  .

Geo.

[tinknocker]

Will somebody scratch my ear -I just can't get my foot up there anymore

[Vangie]

Where's your flea collar, Rin Tin Tinknocker?  Quit that scratching! 

[Douglas Wayne Thomas]

Whats a porch?

I be a product of the Florida Public School system.

[hillsbororiver]

Whats a porch?

I be a product of the Florida Public School system.

It is a lanai, but in the front of the house!

Now the Yanks here will ask; "What is a lanai?"

A former New Yorker and current Floridian here.......

Peace,

Joe

[aqrinc]

Come to think of it i must be a tweener, i do all kinds of monkey tricks for my Granddaughters
every day that we babysit them.

Woof Woof, gimme the balloons, thats my banana, woof wooof as i hit the wall trying to do
a backflip.

ow owowowow, that hurt. They Laugh and say; again papa.

Geo. ROTF LMAO 

[Cammy]

Please excuse my ignorance; but would someone please tell me what 'LOL' means, or stands for?
I have seen this expression used quite a few times here.

Kindest regards

Campbell

[Beloved]

These are text acronyms frequently used in text messaging here in the usa
,
LOL  laughing out loud
ROLF  Rolling on the Floor
FAQ frequently asked questions
IMHO In my humble opionion
IMO In my opinion     etc

Here is a link
http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/acronyms.php

I bet there are some cool scottish ones 

beloved