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By Usama Rasheed
Fri, 02, 18

A fire started on some grasslands near a farm. The county fire department was called to put out the fire......

Miracles do happen

A fire started on some grasslands near a farm. The county fire department was called to put out the fire. The fire was more than the department could handle. Someone suggested that a nearby volunteer bunch be called. Despite some doubt that the volunteer outfit would be of any assistance, the call was made.

The volunteers arrived in a dilapidated old fire truck. They rumbled straight towards the fire, drove right into the middle of the flames and stopped! The firemen jumped off the truck and frantically started spraying water in all directions. Soon they had snuffed out the centre of the fire, breaking the blaze into two easily-controlled parts.

Watching all this, the farmer was so impressed with the volunteer fire department’s work and was so grateful that his farm had been spared, that right there on the spot he presented the volunteers with a check of $1,000. A local news reporter asked the volunteer fire captain what the department planned to do with the funds.

“That ought to be obvious,” he responded, wiping ashes off his coat. “The first thing we’re gonna do is to get the brakes of our fire truck fixed!”

Covering up the mess

A little guy gets on a plane and sits next to the window. A few minutes later, a big, heavy, mean-looking guy plops down in the seat next to him and immediately falls asleep.

The little guy starts to feel a little airsick, but he’s afraid to wake the big guy up to ask if he can go to the bathroom. He knows he can’t climb over him, and so the little guy sits there, looking at the big guy and trying to decide what to do.

Suddenly, the plane hits an air pocket and an uncontrollable wave of nausea passes over the little guy. He can’t hold it in any longer and he pukes all over the big guy’s clothes. About five minutes later, the big guy wakes up, looks down, and sees the vomit all over him.

“So,” says the little guy, “are you feeling better now?”

Compiled by Usama Rasheed