Editors Humour.
Kates's husband bought an exercise machine to help him shed a few pounds. He set it up in the basement but didn't use it much, so he moved it to the bedroom. It gathered dust there, too, so he put it in the living room. Weeks later she asked how it was going.
"I was right," he said. "I do get more exercise now. Every time I close the drapes, I have to walk around the machine."
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Although Jo knew she had put on a few pounds, she didn't consider herself overweight until the day she decided to clean the refrigerator. she sat on a chair in front of the appliance and reached in to wipe the back wall. While she was in this position, her teenage son came into the kitchen. "Hi, Mom," he said. "Whatcha doin', having lunch?" Jo started her diet that day.
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Mark's wife and her friend Karen were talking about their labour-saving devices as they pulled into our driveway. Karen said, "I love my new garage door opener." "I love mine too," Mark's wife replied, and honked the horn three times. That was the signal for me to come out and open the garage.
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Mary's sister decided to go on a diet, and that first evening she phoned her. Mary could tell her mouth was full, so asked her what she was eating.
"A cupcake," she mumbled. "I just got on the scale, and it read 85.7 Kg's. I decided that was no place to start a diet, so I'm rounding it off to 86."
