On the Lighter Side (September 2014)

[445 words] Just as she was celebrating her 80th birthday, an elderly woman received a jury duty notice. She called the clerk’s office to remind them that she was exempt because of her age. “You need to come in and fill out the exemption forms,” the clerk said. “But I filled them out last year,” she replied. ”You have to fill them out every year.” “Why? Do you think I’m getting younger?” — Disharmony in Washington, D.C., proved a hassle for Philadelphia’s Independence Hall last October. A sign outside read “The Great Debates Program, ‘Is American Politics Broken?’ has been relocated due to Government Shutdown.” — Some criminals prove all too well that intelligence is not a prerequisite for a life of crime. A San Diego district attorney asked a robbery victim to study a lineup of five people. The D.A. had placed the suspect in the middle and had…