Treat yourself to A Prairie Home Companion

Many Grainews readers are also joke lovers. Some complain that I don't put near enough jokes in each issue. Often I just put one in, sometimes two, so I can see their point. If you want more, don't forget to read Lee Hart's Keepers & Culls section in Cattleman's Corner. As an early Christmas present to joke lovers, I recommend you listen to A Prairie Home Companion's "joke show," which you can find on line.

Garrison Keillor has hosted this NPR radio show for years. It's performed live every week in St. Paul, Minnesota, and once a year they do a "joke show." It's a fun old fashioned show like nothing you'll hear anywhere else anymore. 

Here are a few samples from the 2008 joke show. I'll be printing these in the January issue of Grainews.

—How does a woman keep her husband from reading her email? Put it in a file called "instruction manual."

—A blonde stood by a river bank. Another blonde was on the other bank. One said, "How do I get to the other side?" The other replied, "Silly, you're on the other side."

—What's a transistor? A priest in nun's clothes.

—I decided to sign up for a senior's aerobics class. I twisted and gyrated, jumped up and down, stretched and turned, and by the time I finally got my shorts on, the hour was over.

          To listen to the show, click here then click on "2008" under the heading "Past Joke Shows" on the right.