Far away in the tropical waters of the Caribbean, two prawns were swimming around in the sea, one called Justin and the other named Christian. The prawns were constantly being harrassed and threatened by sharks that inhabited the area. Finally, one day Justin said to Christian, "I'm fed up with being a prawn and wish I were a shark, then I wouldn't have to worry about being eaten all the time."

A large mysterious looking cod suddenly emerged from behind a large coral formation and said, "Your wish is granted." Lo and behold, Justin turned into a ferocious looking shark. Horrified, Christian turned and swam away just as fast as he could as he was frightened of being eaten by his old mate.

Time passed (as it does) and Justin soon discovered that life was boring and lonely. All his old mates simply swam away whenever he swam close to them, all scared of being eaten. Justin simply didn't realize that his new menacing appearance was the cause of his sad plight. One day, whilst swimming alone and feeling very lonely, he came across the large mysterious cod once again and he asked if he could be changed back into a prawn again as he did not like being a shark. Once again the cod granted his wish and lo and behold, Justin was once again a prawn.

With tears of joy in his tiny eyes, Justin swam back to his friends and bought them all a cocktail to celebrate (relax - the punch line does not involve a prawn cocktail - it's much worse). Looking around the gathering at the reef, Justin realized that his old mate Christian was not amongst them. "Where's Christian?" he asked.

"Still at his home." replied one of his friends. "He's still too distraught that his friend changed into a shark and became an enemy."

Eager to put things right again and to end the mutual pain and torture, Justin set off for Christian's abode. As he opened the coral gate, memories came flooding back. He banged on the door and shouted out, "It's me, your old mate, Justin. Come out and see me again!"

Christian replied, "No way man, you are a shark and an enemy now and you will eat me. I am too clever to be tricked into becoming your dinner!"

Justin cried back, "No, I'm not. That is the old me. I've changed....I've found Cod. I'm a Prawn again, Christian."

flowers and fires and stubs oh my ......

KJ, Jerry and I have a list of words that are censored.  In this case it's definitely NOT Aimoo.

Good afternoon everyone.  Sending a lil smile your way.

CAR KEYS

Several days ago as I left a meeting at a hotel; I desperately gave myself a personal TSA pat down.

I was looking for my keys. They were not in my pockets.
A quick search in the meeting room revealed nothing.

Suddenly I realized I must have left them in the car.
Frantically, I headed for the parking lot

My husband has scolded me many times for leaving the keys in
the ignition.

My theory is the ignition is the best place not to lose them
His theory is that the car will be stolen.

As I burst through the door, I came to a terrifying conclusion.
His theory was right. The parking lot was empty.

I immediately called the police. I gave them my location,
confessed that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen.

Then I made the most difficult call of all, "Honey," I
stammered; ( I always call him "honey" in times like
these.)

"I left my keys in the car and it's been stolen."

There was a period of silence. I thought the call had been
dropped, but then I heard his voice.

"Are you kiddin' me", he barked, "I dropped you off"!!!!!!!

Now it was my time to be silent. Embarrassed, I said, "Well,
come and get me."

He retorted, "I will, as soon as I convince this cop I didn't
steal your car."

Yep it's the golden years!