i thought we could all use a topic that would allow for some of the best recent jokes/observations/stories you've heard. i'll start with two true ones:

at the gym a couple of nights ago, overheard two women talking coming out of a class. what caught my attention is when one of them said: 'you know, when i first heard about the cash for clunkers program, i thought i could finally get rid of steve and get paid for it!'

second one is a bit older, but it came up in a recent discussion waxing nostalgic about rapidiograph pens - you older types know what i'm talking about. the funniest story with them involves my younger brother (an electrical engineer student at the time) who went to purchase a set of individual pens. when he went to check out, the cashier couldn't find a price tag on the boxes and, seeing the pen weights (.45, .35, .15, .07, etc.) concluded that those numbers must be the price. he picked up about $150 worth of pens for the grand total of $1.17....

all right ya'll - pick up the pace...