How about a laugh, (hopefully)

This isn’t one of @jakedduck1 jokes, but the cutest thing happened this morning that brought a laugh and a smile.

For the past few months, my husband and I are living in a condo. The weather is beautiful, so while I’m on my laptop typing replies for Connect this morning, I have the balcony door open about 6 inches.
All of a sudden in my field of vision, I see this little bird strutting across the living room floor in front of me like he owns the place!! What the heck!! Hahahah A sparrow!   So I quickly get up to open the patio door all the way thinking maybe he’ll fly back out and then quietly walk back to where I saw him heading!! 
Fearing a panicked bird, instead I find he's under the dining room table, nonchalantly picking crumbs off the floor!! 😂    So I carefully bent down and started talking to him, you know, "Hey little birdee, what cha doin’? You really should go back outside.”
He looked at me, but obviously not panicked, hopped onto a chair cushion, then up to the top of the chair, like he's going to have breakfast.  I laughed and then suggested he hustle on out.
 HE DID!! He hopped off the chair, walked back to the door then quietly exited the way he came in.  He's obviously no stranger to freeloading!! 😂😂 Now I regret not having him stay longer to finish the floor service. 😅

FARM KID in the Marines ( PARIS ISLAND MARINE CORPS RECRUIT TRAINING)....

Dear Ma and Pa,

I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled.

I was restless at first because you get to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m. But I am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot, and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing.

Men got to shave but it is not so bad, there's warm water.

Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie and other regular food, but tell Walt and Elmer you can always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee. Their food, plus yours, holds you until noon when you get fed again. It's no wonder these city boys can't walk much.

We go on 'route marches,' which the platoon sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it's not my place to tell him different. A 'route march' is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys get sore feet, and we all ride back in trucks.

The sergeant is like a school teacher. He nags a lot. The Captain is like the school board. Majors and colonels just ride around and frown. They don't bother you none.

This next one will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting. I don't know why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk head and don't move, and it ain't shooting at you like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own cartridges. They come in boxes.

Then we have what they call hand-to-hand combat training. You get to wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they break real easy. It ain't like fighting with that ole bull at home. I'm about the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake. I only beat him once. He joined up the same time as me, but I'm only 5'6" and 130 pounds, and he's 6'8" and near 300 pounds dry.

Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers get onto this setup and come stampeding in.

Your loving daughter,
Alice

FARM KID in the Marines ( PARIS ISLAND MARINE CORPS RECRUIT TRAINING)....

Dear Ma and Pa,

I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled.

I was restless at first because you get to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m. But I am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot, and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing.

Men got to shave but it is not so bad, there's warm water.

Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie and other regular food, but tell Walt and Elmer you can always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee. Their food, plus yours, holds you until noon when you get fed again. It's no wonder these city boys can't walk much.

We go on 'route marches,' which the platoon sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it's not my place to tell him different. A 'route march' is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys get sore feet, and we all ride back in trucks.

The sergeant is like a school teacher. He nags a lot. The Captain is like the school board. Majors and colonels just ride around and frown. They don't bother you none.

This next one will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting. I don't know why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk head and don't move, and it ain't shooting at you like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own cartridges. They come in boxes.

Then we have what they call hand-to-hand combat training. You get to wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they break real easy. It ain't like fighting with that ole bull at home. I'm about the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake. I only beat him once. He joined up the same time as me, but I'm only 5'6" and 130 pounds, and he's 6'8" and near 300 pounds dry.

Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers get onto this setup and come stampeding in.

Your loving daughter,
Alice

@jakedduck1
I smiled as I was reading it and then laughed at “Alice”.
We should get back to more good jokes when we can.
Humor is a godsend amid personal and worldwide turmoil.

Thanks for that.
FL Mary

@imallears
“We should get back to more good jokes when we can.”

We really should, so when can expect you to lead the way and post some?

I receive a lot of jokes but they’re questionable at best so I don’t post them. It’s hard to find really funny jokes anymore.
Jake, the guy with unsophisticated and unadventurous taste buds.

@jakedduck1

The world’s tongue twisting champion was just arrested.
Apparently he will be given a really tough sentence.

FL Mary

@imallears
See what I mean? Hard to find good jokes isn't it.
Jake