Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A village blacksmith working…
A village blacksmith working at his open forge hammering a white-hot horeshoe had just finished the shoe and thrown it on the ground to cool. A real wanna-be redneck walked in at just that moment. He picked up the horseshoe and fumbled with it while howling in pain. He then dropped it and tried to…
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A young college student…
A young college student had stayed up all night studying for his zoology test the next day. As he entered the classroom, he saw ten stands with ten legs on them. Each bird had a sack over its head; only the legs were showing. He sat straight in the front row because he wanted to…
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Pilot: Pilot to tower….
Pilot: Pilot to tower. . . pilot to tower. . . I am 300 miles from land. . . 600 feet high and running out of gas. . . please instruct. . . over. Tower: Tower to pilot. . . tower to pilot. . . Repeat after me. . . “Our Father, which art in…
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The inmates of a…
The inmates of a prison had a joke book they all had memorized. The way they recited them was by the number of the joke. Some fellow would call out a number from 1 to 1000 and all would laugh. A new man in the prison, after studying the book, said he wanted to tell…
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A blonde lived on…
A blonde lived on a farm. He didn’t get many visitors, so I went to see him. . . when I got there, he was standing stiff as a board, out in the middle of the cow paddock. I yelled out to him, and asked what he was doing standing out there all still and…
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Sid and Barney head…
Sid and Barney head out for a quick round of golf. Since they are short on time, they decide to play only 9 holes. Sid says to Barney, “Let’s say we make the time worth the while, at least for one of us, and spot $15 on the lowest score for the day. ” Barney…
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Bill Gates wanted to…
Bill Gates wanted to look good and impress everyone with his success. He decided to measure the accomplishments of Microsoft against General Motors. The comparison went like this: If automotive technology had kept pace with computer technology over the past few decades, you would now be driving a V-32 instead of a V-8, and it…
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Two rednecks had just…
Two rednecks had just gone fishing and brought in the largest amount of fish they had ever seen. One said to the other, “Did you mark the place where the fishing was so good?””Yes, I put an X on the side of the boat. “”You idiot. That if we were gonna take a different boat…
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Sid and Al were…
Sid and Al were sitting in a Chinese restaurant. “Sid,” asked Al, “Are there any Jews in China?” “I don’t know,” Sid replied. “Why don’t we ask the waiter?” When the waiter came by, Al asked him, “Are there any Chinese Jews?” “I don’t know sir, let me ask,” the waiter replied, and he went…
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Just before a new…
Just before a new redneck had his first parachute jump, his sergeant reminded him, “Count to ten, then pull the first rip cord. If it snarls, pull the second rip cord for your auxiliary chute. After you land, our truck will pick you up. “The paratrooper took a deep breath and jumped. He counted to…
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