Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Little Mary was not…
Little Mary was not the best student in Sunday school. Usually she slept through class. One day the teacher called on her while she was napping, “Tell me, Mary, who created the universe?”When Mary didn’t stir, little Johnny, an altruistic boy seated behind her, took a pin and jabbed her in the rear. “God Almighty!!”…
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There was this king…
There was this king who had a daughter he must marry off. But he could not because everything the princess touched melted. The king then decided to hold a competition of knights. Whoever brought in something that the princess could not melt would be the one to marry her. The first knight brought in the…
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Two cowboys from Texas…
Two cowboys from Texas walk into a roadhouse to wash the trail dust from their throats. They stand at the bar, drinking a beer and talking about current cattle prices. Suddenly, a woman at a nearby table, who is eating a sandwich, begins to cough.After a minute or so, it becomes apparent that she is…
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A rich, lonely widow…
A rich, lonely widow decided that she needed another man in her life, so she placed a personal ad that read: RICH WIDOW LOOKING FOR MAN TO SHARE LIFE AND FORTUNE WITH THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS: 1. WON’T BEAT ME UP 2. WON’T RUN AWAY 3. HAS TO BE GREAT IN BED For several months, her…
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There was a really…
There was a really clever blonde, Tinkerbell, Santa Claus and a really clever brunette all in a competition to win a million Pounds. The question is “Which one won it?”The really clever brunette cos none of the others exist.
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A blonde had just…
A blonde had just bought two horses but she couldn’t tell them apart. She went and asked a neighbour for some help “I can’t tell these horses apart” she said.The neighbour told her to cut the tail of one of them off. So the blonde cut off the tail, and that worked great until the…
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How many Penecostals does…
How many Penecostals does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Five – one to screw in the lightbulb and four to pray against the power of darkness!
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To prepare for his…
To prepare for his big date, the young man went on top of the roof of his apartment building in order to get a little colour for himself. Not wanting any tan lines to show he sunbathed in the nude. Unfortunately, the young man fell asleep while on the roof and managed to get sunburned…
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An American couple was…
An American couple was sitting outside a souvenir shop in the desert, waiting for their tour bus. A local salesman approached them. After an impassioned sales pitch yielded no results, the salesman eyed the wife thoughtfully. “I’ll give you 100 camels for your wife,” he offered. The husband looked stunned, and there was an awkward…
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Freddie Mercury, Gianni Versace…
Freddie Mercury, Gianni Versace and Princess Di arrive at the Pearly gates.St Peter explains that only one can get through and that they each have to put forward their case for entry.Freddie says “I know I haven’t led a perfect life and I’ve made some mistakes along the way, but I’ve made some of the…
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