Cheering Up Rachel

This morning at 7:52am, I was greeted with an email from Rachel with this simple two-word subject line:

well, shoot

... except it didn't say shoot. I guess the old song is true. "Mama said there'd be days like this." Today was one of those days for Rachel. I took it as a challenge. The next ten minutes became Operation Cheering Up Rachel. But there are limitations. She's working at a bank. I can't really call her (unless it's an emergency). My only mode of encouragement? Email.

In fairly rapid succession, I sent her 5 Q&A one-liner jokes :) Here are the jokes (because they are SO GOOD and it would be criminal not to share them).

(Q) What do you call a pig that does Karate?

(A) A pork chop. (Granted. This one is lame. But they get better. Much better.)

(Q) What happens when frogs park illegally?

(A) They get toad.

(Q) What lies on its back, one hundred feet in the air?

(A) A dead centipede.

(Q) What do you get if you cross an elephant and a kangaroo?

(A) Big holes all over Australia!

And finally ...

(Q) How was the Roman Empire split in two?

(A) With a pair of Caesars.

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When Rachel finally came home from work, she confessed to being annoyed by the first three ... but when the fourth one hit her inbox, it was mission accomplished. She's a visual-thinker and so, it's not surprising the fourth joke was the one that tipped the scales. She was probably picturing a big giant leaping smiling elephantaroo hopping everywhere! ... and that's enough to turn anyone's day around.

[PS: Megan and I made up this joke a couple days ago ... it is equally AWESOME! (Q) Where do ducks like to go out for dinner? (A) Quacker Barrel.]