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Redundancy & euphemism

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Sharing the pain

A married couple went to the hospital together to have their baby delivered. Upon their arrival, the doctor said he had invented a machine that could transfer a portion of the mother’s labour pain to the father. He asked if they were willing to try it out, and they both agreed enthusiastically. The doctor set… Read More »

The downside of cost-cutting

Three engineers and three accountants are travelling by train to a conference. At the station, the three accountants buy a ticket each and watch as the three engineers buy only a single ticket. “How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?” asks an accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answers an engineer. They… Read More »