At first, I thought he was just sleeping. Curled up on a pile of crushed soda bottles and wilted leaves, tucked between a wall of jagged stones and a rusted can. His fur was so matted and pale, it nearly blended into the garbage. But when I crouched down, he lifted his head—and looked straight at me. His eyes weren’t scared. Just… resigned. Like he’d given up on being found. I pulled out my phone to film, just in case I needed proof to get him help. I remember whispering, “Hey, buddy. You okay?” and his ears twitched slightly. Barely.…
Author: World Wide
My grandpa has been going to the same little 1950s-style diner every Friday for years. It used to be his and Nana’s spot before she passed four years ago. After she died, he started showing up solo—still ordering two coffees, still sitting on the left side of the booth like he’s saving space for her. At first, we all thought it was sweet. He even brings a framed photo of her and sets it on the table across from him. Sometimes he talks to it. Sometimes he just stares quietly. The staff knows him. They bring out her usual—scrambled eggs…
A mother and her teen daughter arrive at the doctor’s office. The doctor says, “Okay, what seems to be the problem?” The mother says, “It’s my daughter Suzie. She keeps getting these cravings, she’s putting on weight and is sick most mornings.” The doctor gives Suzie a good examination, and then turns to the mother and says, “Well, I don’t know how to tell you this, but Suzie is pregnant. About 3 months would be my guess.” The mother says, “Pregnant?! She can’t be, she has never ever been left alone with a man! Have you, Suzie?” Suzie says, “No…
A doctor and an engineer entered a chocolate store. As they were busy looking around, the doctor stole 3 chocolate bars. As they left the store, the doctor said to engineer, “Man! I’m the best thief ever, I stole 3 chocolate bars and no one saw me. You can’t beat that.” The engineer replied, “Okay, you wanna see something better? Let’s go back to the store and I’ll show you real stealing.” So they both went up to the counter and the engineer said to the shop boy, “Hey, would you like to see some magic?” The shop boy replied,…
A married couple got into an accident and the husband’s face was badly burned. The doctor told him that they couldn’t graft any skin from his body because he was too skinny. So the wife offered to donate some of her own skin. However, the only skin on her body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from her buttocks. The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the skin came from and they requested that the doctor also honor their secret. After all, this was a very delicate matter. After the…
There were four University sophomores taking chemistry and all of them had an A so far. These four friends were so confident that the weekend before finals, they decided to visit some friends and have a big party. They had a great time but, after all the hearty partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn’t make it back to school until early Monday morning. Rather than taking the final then, they decided that after the final they would explain to their professor why they missed it. They said that they visited friends but on the way back they had…
A duck walks into a bar around lunchtime, sits down and orders a beer and a sandwich. The bartender looks at him and says, “Oh my God, a talking duck! What are you doing here?” The duck replies, “I’m dry-walling the building across the street. I’ll be in town for a few days.” The next day, the duck walks back into the bar and the bartender says, “Hey duck, I was telling someone about you last night. They’re really interested in meeting with you!” “Is that so?” “There’s a travelling circus in town,” the bartender explained. “The ringmaster was in…
A blonde walks into an appliance store and spots a TV she wants to buy. She heads to the counter and says, “I want to buy that TV.” The salesman looks at her and says, “I’m sorry, ma’am, we don’t sell to blondes.” Confused, the blonde walks out and dyes her hair brown. She returns to the store and says, “I want to buy that TV.” The salesman looks at her again and says, “Ma’am, I’ve told you before, we don’t sell to blondes.” She walks out again and dyes her hair black. She returns and says, “I want to…
A man and a woman who have never met before find themselves in the same sleeping carriage of a train. After the initial embarrassment they both go to sleep, the man on the top bunk, the woman on the lower. In the middle of the night the man leans over, wakes the woman and says, “I’m sorry to bother you, but I’m awfully cold and I was wondering if you could possibly get me another blanket?” The woman leans out and, with a glint in her eye, says, ” I have a better idea, just for tonight, let’s make pretend…
