One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no,' I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.
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Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you read more
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The British tourist was asked
what he thought of the
Grand Canyon.. and wrote
back
'gorge-ous'.
The British tourist was asked
what he thought of the
Grand Canyon.. and wrote
back
'gorge-ous'.
