“One of the first sights that shocked me, when I came to Israel in 1921, was an Arab turning over a field with a very primitive plow; pulling the plow were an ox and a woman. Now, if it means that we have destroyed this romantic picture by bringing in tractors, combines, and threshing machines, this is true: we have.” IfsFirstsMeanHumorFunnyFieldsHumorousMachinesSightIsraelDestroyedPrimitivePullingShockedTractors Author:Golda Meir
“British Israelites: The British Israelites believe the white Anglo-Saxons of Britain to be descended from the ten lost tribes of Israel deported by Sargon of Assyria on the fall of Sumeria in 721 B.C. ... They further believe that the future can be foretold by the measurements of the Great Pyramid, which probably means it will be big and yellow and in the hand of the Arabs. They also believe that if you sleep with your head under the pillow a fairy will come and take all your teeth.” IfsBelieveMeanHandsBigsFallLostSleepWhiteTenHumorousIsraelBritishTeethFairyBritainYellowTribesPillowMeasurementPyramidsAnglo Saxon Author:Mike Harding
“The Gerat Bald Swamp Hedgehog of Billericay displays, in courtship, his single prickle and does impressions of Holiday Inn desk clerks. Since this means him standing motionless for enormous periods of time he is often eaten in full display by The Great Bald Swamp Hedgehog Eater.” MeanDoePeriodsHumorousStandingEnormousImpressionHolidayDisplayDesksCourtshipClerksSwampsInnsHedgehogs Author:Mike Harding
“Black. Simply remove all the little colored stickers on the cube, and each of side of the cube will now be the original color of the plastic underneath - black. According to the instructions, this means the puzzle is solved.” MeanLittlesSidesBlackColorHumorousOriginalsRemoveInstructionPlasticPuzzlesCubesSticker Author:Steven Rubenstein
“Several large, artificial constructions are approaching us, ZORAC announced after a short pause. The designs are not familiar, but they are obviously the products of intelligence. Implications: we have been intercepted deliberately by a means unknown, for a purpose unknown, and transferred to a place unknown by a form of intelligence unknown. Apart from the unknowns, everything is obvious.” MeanHas BeensFormPurposeDesignProductsHumorousObviousFamiliarConstructionArtificialPausesImplications Book:The Two Worlds Source: The Two Worlds