The Blue Plate Special

It's Friday and you know what that means……The Joy Diet. This week Martha had us laughing up to 30 times a day. "It's like a mental Drano" she says. It releases and purges our mental function. Did you know that children laugh 300 times a day?  Yep, I can believe that. I have a bunch of laughing kids.

So my fellow dieters I thought I would leave you laughing today. For my entire high school career my father packed my lunch and in it he would always leave a little written message called the Blue Plate Special. Each day was either a funny fact or a very cornball joke. No matter what though, my friends and foes would gather round in the cafeteria to hear the Blue Plate Special. I saved every single last one of them.

In this box that my sister made for me when I was 10, lies 4 years worth of humor. Don't worry, I will only share a few of them with you but I hope you laugh to meet today's quota of 30 laughs. I think its probably alright to laugh more than 30 times. So here's to your ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing)  moments.

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The Blue Plate Special

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Old Sayings:

She is only a junk dealers daughter, but boy could she scrap.

She is only a bootleggers daughter, but I love her still.

Jokes:

Q: Do you know what one shoe said to the other shoe? A: Let's get going we're being followed by a couple of heals.

Q:What goes wiggle,wiggle burrrrrr,wiggle,wiggle burrrr? Give Up? A: a catepillar crawling over an ice cream cone.

Q: What do you get if Batman and Robin get smashed by a steam roller? A: Flatman and ribbon.

Q: When is a car not a car? A: When it turns into a garage.

Q: Why did the scientist install a knocker on his door? A: He wanted to win the No-bell prize.

Q: Why did the atoms cross the road? A: It was time to split!

Ok, are you laughing? Here's one last old fact to send you into the weekend.

If you took all the aspirin taken in 2008 and put them end to end, you would get a headache picking them up.

Happy Weekend and keep laughing. ๐Ÿ™‚


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14 responses to “The Blue Plate Special”

  1. What a wonderful thing your Dad did not only for you but your friends. Thanks for sharing not only great laughs but great memories.

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  2. How moving. Smiling and a little teary eyed as I write this comment. Thank you, Valarie!

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  3. That is an amazing story! What an incredible father! I just can imagine how much that beautiful box made by your sister and those funny words inside of such a kind and thoughtful gesture by your father must mean to you. Beyond special!

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  4. Thanks for sharing you laughs and memories. It was fun reading and laughing.

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  5. Such a sweet and lovely story! You papa and your sister are really amazing. ๐Ÿ™‚ I am smiling…thanks for such a wonderful reminder to always laugh! Have a lovely merry happy weekend and love to yoU!

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  6. How wonderful that each and every one has a different decoration too – what an amazing Dad! and what an amazing box of treasues you have – thanks for sharing it Valarie! x

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  7. What a great thing your Dad did! I love that. I wish I had kids so I could pass it on! Maybe I will find a way to do that at work or for someone I care about.
    Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Its great. The old sayings are awesome.

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  9. I wish my dad did that. Its fantastic!

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  10. Its a lovely story! Thank you for the share.

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  11. I am so touched to hear about your dad’s notes…the jokes are so dad-silly and remind me of my own. So Great!

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  12. Oh Kate…you are so sweet. Here’s a tissue, now dry your teary eyes.

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  13. Hi Lisa,…both of my parents were wonderful people and were always doing creative things to give us memories. After becoming a parent myself I understand so much better now. ๐Ÿ™‚ Have a great week.

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  14. Isn’t it amazing that dad’s have these stupid jokes. There must be a Dad joke book out there. I’m so glad they thought of telling us those silly jokes.

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