At the inquest

At the inquest into her husband’s death by food poisoning Mrs Wally was asked by the coroner if she could remember her husband’s last words. “Yes,” she replied. “He said ‘I don’t know how that shop can make a profit from selling this salmon at only 20 cents a tin…”

A chemist, a shopkeeper and a teacher

A chemist, a shopkeeper and a teacher were sentenced to death by firing squad. The chemist was taken from his cell and as the soldiers took aim he shouted “Avalanche!” The soldiers panicked and in the confusion the chemist escaped. The shopkeeper was led out next. As the soldiers took aim he shouted “Flood!” and escaped. The teacher was then lead out. The squad took aim and the teacher, remenbering how the other two had escaped, shouted “Fire!”

The man who

The man who was about to die said to the Sheriff, “Say, do I really have to die swinging from a tree?” “Course not,” replied the Sheriff. “We just put the rope round your neck and kick the horse away. After that it’s up to you.”