Spotlight - 13.2019

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Spotlight 13/2019 THE LIGHTER SIDE

Wa tc h w h a t h a p p e n s

A man is arrested for stealing a watch, but

in court, the judge finds him not guilty.

“You have been acquitted,” the judge tells

him. “What does that mean?” asks the

man. “It means you have been cleared of

all charges,” says the judge. “OK,” replies

the man, “but does that mean I have to

give the watch back?”

Sent in by Klaus Jürgen Klein

THE LIGHTER SIDE

The Argyle Sweater

Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

by Scott Hilburn

An apple a day...

I loved the

doctor’s wife,

I loved her all

my life,

I sent her an

apple every day

to keep the

doctor away.

Sent in by

Barbara Ender

Finishing in style

There was once a man who drank a bottle

of varnish, thinking it was whisky. He

died, but at least he had a beautiful finish.

Sent in by an anonymous reader

“If you hide

your ignorance, no one

will hit you, and you’ll

never learn.”

Ray Bradbury (1920–2012), American writer

On the bus

A grandmother brings a bus driver a

bag of peanuts every day. At first, the

bus driver enjoys the peanuts, but

after a week of eating them, he says,

“Please, granny, don’t bring me pea-

nuts any more. Have them yourself.”

The grandmother answers, “You

know, I don’t have teeth any more.

I just prefer to suck the chocolate

around them.”

Sent in by Kathrin Schönberger

Rhyme time

There was a young man

called Flynn,

who was so

uncommonly thin,

that when he essayed

to drink lemonade,

he slipped through the

straw and fell in.

Sent in by Renate Walter

acquit [E(kwIt]

, freisprechen

clear sb. of sth.

[klIE]

, jmdn. für un-

schuldig erklären

deserve sth.

[di(z§:v]

, etw. verdienen

essay [(eseI]

, versuchen

finish [(fInIS]

, Oberfläche,

Glanz; auch: Ende

granny [(grÄni]

ifml.

, Oma

straw [strO:]

, Strohhalm

suck [sVk]

, (a b) l u t s c h e n

varnish [(vA:nIS]

, Lack

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