The cost of happiness Tim and Steve were catching up at their 30th college reunion. After the initial frenzy of catching up settled down, Tim could tell that Steve was a bit down in the dumps, so he starts digging. Steve admits that aren't as perfect as they may look from the outside. Tim says, "But Steve, you are the model of success. You have taken two companies public and cashed out with so much money there is almost nothing you can't buy. Your kids turned out great, you widely r…

There is a game show where you have to make up short poems containing a special word within one minute. In the final show there are only two people left: A rabby from New York and a farmer from New Zealand. They get the word ""Timbouktou"". The rabby is first. He starts: ""I was a rabby all my life, I loved my children and my wife, I read the bible through and through and I did it on my way to Timbouktou"". The audience is fascinated. Nobody belives that the farmer could top this. Now he starts:…

Heavenly Marital Help Betty and Tim die in a car accident on the eve of their wedding. In Heaven, they ask St. Peter if they can still be married. ""Well, let me find out if this is possible. Stay here and I will be right back."" Six months pass and Peter returns. ""Yes, we can do this for you."" The couple asks, ""Well, as we have spent so much time together waiting for your answer, we need to know that if things don't work out, is there a possibility that we can be divorced?"" To which St. Pet…

Smartest human competition Once upon a time a major TV outlet hosted greatly revered competition to determine the smartest, wisest, brightest specimen of Homo Sapiens once and for all. The popularity and feedback was unprecedented. Millions applied. After months of long and detailed tests ranging from simple IQ tests to timed QED calculations a surprising result emerged. There was two unexpected standing challengers: An Irish priest and an Australian farmer. Grand jury began final round televise…