A young man wanted to know the secret of life. So he asked a pair of wise, immortal, dolphin-like creatures. The dolphins told him they'd share their wisdom, but only if the young man completed their quest. ""First,"" said the male dolphin, ""you must venture out into the forest and locate the Golden Mina Bird. Place it in this magical bag"" -- and the dolphins handed him a golden, silk bag made of the finest materials -- ""and make your way to the edge of the forest."" ""There, you will come to…

The gorilla dies at an inner-city zoo... The gorilla dies at an inner-city zoo, right before it opens. It is the only gorilla at the zoo since they are not very profitable. How**e**ver, the gorilla is their most popular attraction by far, and they cannot afford to go a day without it. So the zoo owner asks one of his workers to wear a gorilla suit they have in storag**e** for an extra $100 a day if he will go in the gorilla cage and pretend to be the gorilla until the zoo can afford a new one. Q…

Hutterites and the Bridge *This joke was sent to me in the traditional FWD: FWD: FWD: format from my grandpa.* Two Hutterites, Jacob and John, purchase some budgies from a pet shop and drive over to a bridge. From the top of the bridge, John looks down at the 200-foot drop and says, 'Dis looks like a grand place.' He takes the two birds, puts them on his shoulders and jumps off the bridge. Jacob watches as John falls all the way to the bottom. Looking down at the remains of his best pal, Jacob s…

What's for dinner? A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. No quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem. The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the doctor a better idea about her hearing loss. Here's what you do "" said the doctor, ""stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go …