PARK PRANKS by Barney Moorhouse To the trapper who entered Algonquin Park on stilts or the one who strapped his snowshoes on backwards, intent on fooling the game warden, it was no prank. Nor was it to the individual who exchanged his old worn out boots for those of the sleeping park ranger. These guys […]
Category: Miscellaneous
EPITAPHS & OXYMORONS
Here are some funny epitaphs from real tombstones: Inspired by a Hastings Historical Society meeting: Here lies Ezekial Aikle Age 102 The Good Die Young. In a Thurmont, Maryland, cemetery: Here lies an Atheist All dressed up And no place to go. In a London, England cemetery: Here lies Ann Mann, Who lived an old […]
A POP QUIZ
A POP QUIZ 20 correct – Genius; 17 Correct – Above Normal; 15 correct – Normal QUESTIONS Do they have a 4th of July in England? How many birthdays does the average man have? Some months have 31 days; how many have 28? A woman gives a beggar 50 cents; the woman is the […]
SIGNS, SIGNS
SIGNS, SIGNS EVERYWHERE SIGNS We sell gas to anyone in a glass container. Customers who consider our waitresses uncivil should see the manager. Trespassers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. (The Sisters of Mercy) 38 years on the same spot (at a dry cleaners) Good Clean Dancing every night but Sunday […]
CHURCH BULLETINS
From Church Bulletins – To Err Is Human This afternoon there will be a meeting in the North and South end of the church. The children will be baptized at both ends. At 8:30 p.m. there will be an ice cream social. All ladies giving milk are asked to come early. The Ladies Literary Society […]
AN AGE GAME
GO FIGURE! For the year 2024 by ANON DON’T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST. This will take perhaps 60 seconds to accomplice. Pick a number between one and nine (1-9). Multiply that number by 2. Add 5. Multiply that number by 50. (You may need a calculator.) If you have already had your birthday this […]
NEWS FLASH!
NEWS FLASH At New York’s Kennedy airport, an individual, later discovered to be a public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule, and a calculator. At a morning press conference, Attorney General John Ashcroft said he believes the man […]
HOCKEY TALES – Eugene Melnyk
From The Landowner magazine 2017 THE ROOTS of HOCKEY FUNDRAISING DINNER by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights Call Access 1.800.893.5777 The 6th annual Pond Hockey Classic tournament, organized by Captain Jeff Moorhouse and hosted by 436 Squadron, CFB Trenton, in support of Wounded Warriors Canada and the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation, took place from February […]
HOCKEY TALES – Walter Gretzky
AN EVENING with WALTER GRETZKY The CFB Trenton Pond Hockey Classic, organized by Captain Jeff Moorhouse on behalf of 436 (T) Squadron, ran January 17/18 using 3 natural ice surfaces at Batawa, Ontario. Funds raised were earmarked for the Military Families Fund and the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation. Featured guest speaker for the “Roots of […]
HOCKEY TALES – Ron Ellis
THE CFB TRENTON POND HOCKEY CLASSIC In 2012, Captain Jeff Moorhouse, on behalf of 436 (T) Squadron, organized a fun sports day pond hockey tournament to raise funds for the Military Family Fund “while promoting a healthy outdoor sport that fosters camaraderie and esprit de corps.” Rebranded as “The Classic” in 2013 this one day […]