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***THE OFFICIAL FRIDAY SILLINESS THREAD***

Posted on 05/09/2014 6:04:35 AM PDT by Lucky9teen

Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother.

The first said, "I built a big house for our mother."

The second said," I sent her a Mercedes with a driver."

The third smiled and said, "I've got you, both beat. You know how Mom enjoys the Bible, and you know she can't see very well. I sent her a brown parrot that can recite the entire Bible. It took 20 monks in a monastery 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute $100,000.00 a year for 10 years, but it was worth it. Mom just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot will recite it."

Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks: "Milton," she wrote the first son, "The house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house."

"Marvin," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel. I stay home all the time, so I never use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!"

"Dearest Melvin," she wrote to her third son, "You were the only son to have the good sense to know what your mother likes. That chicken was delicious."

19 Gifts NOT To Buy For Mother's Day

1. Cleaning supplies

19 Gifts No Mom Wants On Mother's Day
You’re a mom, not a cleaning lady.

2. A How-To book on parenting


Oh, hell no.

3. Sex

19 Gifts No Mom Wants On Mother's Day
Is this a gift for you? Or your partner?

4. Lingerie.


Basically sex, but you’re expected to dress up for it, too. Swell.

5. Cellulite cream.


1. Joke gifts are not cool on Mother’s Day, 2. This had better be a joke gift if your significant other wants to live.

6. A bouquet of flowers picked from a neighbor’s yard.


Explaining to your neighbor why half of their flower bed has been torn up isn’t exactly how you want to spend Mother’s Day.

7. Tickets to a monster truck rally.

19 Gifts No Mom Wants On Mother's Day
If you asked for these specifically this is an awesome gift. If not, WTF?

8. Nothing.

19 Gifts No Mom Wants On Mother's Day
Really? Not even a card? You can really feel the love.

9. A homemade gift made by your kid without supervision.

A homemade gift made by your kid without supervision.
Homemade gifts are the best, that is, unless your kid took scissors to the living room drapes to acquire “materials.”

10. A coupon book.


Your family appreciates you so much that they got you 10% of your next visit to Chili’s.

11. Breakfast in bed made entirely by your kids.


This is adorable until you realize you’ll be dining on fuzzy, severely burned toast and scrambled eggs mixed with M&Ms.

12. A “Steak of the Month” club.


AKA how your significant other gets you to cook them a steak every month.

13. A frame… without a family photo in it.


The stock image photo of a family that comes with the frame may be cute, but you’d much prefer one of your own family.

14. Something from the bargain bin.


They say it’s the thought that counts, which is true, except for when the thought was to spend $3.99 or less.

15. A gift certificate to Weight Watchers.


What every mom wants to hear, “You’re a great mom! And fat!”

16. Exercise equipment or a gym membership.

Exercise equipment or a gym membership.
This one will go over about as well as the Weight Watchers gift certificate.

17. Something that’s more for the kids than you.


“Hey, Mom, mind if I play with your gift a little while?”

18. Slippers, muumuus, or anything else an octogenarian would love.

19 Gifts No Mom Wants On Mother's Day
These are even worse when your significant other gives the same thing to their mother.

19. Anything bought the day of

19 Gifts No Mom Wants On Mother's Day
“The kids and I have to, uh, just run out for a sec, hon!” FAIL.


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: friday; mom; mothersday; ofst; silliness
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To: Hoffer Rand

Then he’s okay with being ignored on father’s day?


61 posted on 05/09/2014 8:41:26 AM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: a fool in paradise

http://youtu.be/Sbcbq6tjsHc


62 posted on 05/09/2014 8:48:53 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (Tri nornar eg bir. Binde til rota...)
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To: Excellence
An oldie but a goodie...A Mothers Day Video
63 posted on 05/09/2014 8:51:10 AM PDT by Lucky9teen (No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. ~ Albert Einstein)
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To: upchuck

Glad I didn’t blow the curve!


64 posted on 05/09/2014 8:55:58 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: Dead Corpse

Haters gonna hate...


65 posted on 05/09/2014 8:58:18 AM PDT by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

Nope. Nothing compares to the look of my wife of 31 years’ breasts.


66 posted on 05/09/2014 8:59:54 AM PDT by Ingtar (The NSA - "We're the only part of government who actually listens to the people.")
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To: BenLurkin

67 posted on 05/09/2014 9:04:19 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (Tri nornar eg bir. Binde til rota...)
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To: Lucky9teen

68 posted on 05/09/2014 9:07:19 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (Tri nornar eg bir. Binde til rota...)
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To: a fool in paradise

69 posted on 05/09/2014 9:13:59 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (Tri nornar eg bir. Binde til rota...)
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To: Excellence
Then he’s okay with being ignored on father’s day?

Yeah, he's consistent that way. He doesn't have biological children and doesn't expect me to do anything. He's always really touched when my children acknowledge him on Father's Day, but he doesn't expect it.

70 posted on 05/09/2014 9:21:53 AM PDT by Hoffer Rand (Bear His image. Bring His message. Be the Church.)
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To: BenLurkin

If you want to look thin, surround yourself with people much heavier than you are.


71 posted on 05/09/2014 9:23:42 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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To: Dead Corpse
"Donuts? DONUTS???..."


72 posted on 05/09/2014 9:27:14 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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To: llevrok

Exactly.

Of all the husbands who were murdered by their wives

In all the history of the human race

Not one was washing dishes at the time.


73 posted on 05/09/2014 9:30:08 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Dead Corpse

That wasn’t funny.


74 posted on 05/09/2014 9:56:16 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: fredhead
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75 posted on 05/09/2014 10:17:57 AM PDT by rhinoslapper
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To: Dead Corpse

76 posted on 05/09/2014 10:18:56 AM PDT by Lucky9teen (No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. ~ Albert Einstein)
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To: Arrowhead1952; upchuck; Johnny_cash; RetSignman

77 posted on 05/09/2014 10:26:00 AM PDT by Lucky9teen (No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. ~ Albert Einstein)
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To: TheOldLady

Um, why? Was that your cat?


78 posted on 05/09/2014 10:27:52 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (Tri nornar eg bir. Binde til rota...)
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To: Lucky9teen

Remember National Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up Day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrYjVv9SyMQ

“It’s also good civil defense; which is everyone’s responsibility.”


79 posted on 05/09/2014 10:28:19 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Dead Corpse

Of course not, but it was a living being that suffered pain, obviously, and laughter was definitely not
my first (or any) response to the spectacle. Who laughs at something like that? It’s an awful lot like
the horrible man who was taped kicking a cat 20 feet in the air, dancing, and laughing like a madman
afterward.

That cat was not seriously injured, but the cat in the video you posted may have broken its neck.
Since there was no follow up, we’ll never know.

Not funny.


80 posted on 05/09/2014 10:37:27 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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