Stories 08-14 07

LAUGHABLES

The following story was told on the Pastor of the local Baptist church several years ago. I have read the joke several times since and do not believe it started with him, but some folks said it did. Some of the men were working on the Church and the Preacher skinned His hand on a 2x4. He began saying “Hoover, Hoover, Hoover, several times. Tater Head Jones asked why He was saying Hoover and the Preacher replied, “Hoover was a great big Dam”.

The following joke was submitted to the Nashville Network’s Ralph Emery show when He was having Minnie Pearl read a joke that was picked by the Audience as the best of three finalist submitted that week. I either made the joke up or just remembered it from a long time ago and don’t remember when or where I heard it. A very rich man had built a very fine home in the country and His Daughter had requested he add a large swimming pool. She came home from College when He had open house. He had invited several young men over to be swimming when she got there. She came around the house to see several young men cavorting and playing in the pool. She remarked to Her Dad “oh I love it, and you even stocked it for me’,