Boxer and Athelete

A boxer went inside the toilet attached to the waiting room in the railway station.He had the fear of losing his overcoat as it was very expensive.So he fastened a card on it and left it on a peg in the room.The following lines were scribbled on the card:"Owned by a famous boxer who will be back in few minutes".
 After sometime he came back to take his overcoat.On the peg he found a card that read,"Taken by a champion athlete who is not coming back!"

Folks,it so often happens that we consider ourselves very smart and tend to underestimate others.This is what happens such times! LOL..In my life too,oversmartness has backfired on me many times..:-)

You pumped eight gallons of water into the tank

The summer home of Thomas Alva Edison,famous inventor,was filled with labor saving devices which he had concieved and perfected.One day, when he was showing a party of friends through the place,a guest commented that everything seemed to work smoothly except for a revolving gate in the garden.
"I had to lean all my weight against it to get past," she complained.
"Ah! when you pushed through that revolving gate,you pumped eight gallons of water into the tank on my roof,"said Edison with a twinkle in his eye!

Economist

Economist is a person who knows more about money than the people who have it!

picture courtesy: the economist magazine

What do you two talk about?

Prof.Albert Einstein,the great scientist was very unassuming and homely.A 12 year old girl used to drop in on Mr.Einstein on her way home from the school.Her parents were happy but somewhat surprised too.One evening the little girl's mother asked the professor,"What do you teo talk about everyday?"
"Oh", laughed the world famous scientist,"She brings me cookies and i do arithematic for her".

Donkeys donot eat mangoes

Hakim Raziuddin,an intimate friend of Mirza Ghalib didnot like the taste of mangoes.One day he was sitting with Ghalib.The street was covered with mango peels.A donkey passing through the street stopped for a time,sniffed at the peels and went on.
On seeing this,Hakim remarked with a smile,"Look mirza, a mango is such a thing that even the donkeys donot eat".
Ghalib calmly replied,"Yes sir, no doubt the donkeys donot eat mangoes".

I love to address the cream of the audience

Mark twain was to address a meeting at 7 p.m and about 5000 of his fans gathered to hear him.But he didnot turn up.An announcement was made that Mark Twain could not come,but would be coming the next day at 7 p.m. to address them.Next day only 1000 people gathered to hear him,but he didnot come.Once again it was announced that he would come the next day at 7 p.m. and address the meeting.As announced Mark Tawin came,but there were only 500 people in the audience and he could make out from their faces that they were irritated and hostile.Mark Twain did not start his speech by apologising for his non appearance on the two previous days.But said,"Ladies and Gentleman,I didnot come day before yesterday;I didnot come yesterday purposefully,because i didnot wish to address a crowd- but i love to address the cream of the audience and here in you i find the cream".There was an applause and the hostile fans turned into humble,attentive fans.

Least qualified person

Lal Bahadur Shastri,the late prime minister of India,was once asked to open a family planning centre.After the inauguration ceremony was over,everyone expected the prime minister to make a speech.But he seemed reluctant.Finally,after several officials had urged him to say atleast few words,Shastriji began,"As the father of six children,I must be the least qualified person to say anything on this occasion".