At Random

The Blue Ribbon winner came in from Pete “Snake” Johnson (friend of Leuthold), down in St. Albans Missouri.

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This month's first runner-up comes from one of our newer associates, Hilary Van de Streek, the friendly voice who greets you when you call The Leuthold Group.

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We continued to scan our e-mails and search through the Joke Bank attempting to find seasonal jokes, but alas, none was to be found.

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This is another one of those scenarios where someone just didn’t have enough to do.

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This football joke came from Clayton Davis at Boston Partners Asset Mgmt. in Boston.

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September's first runner-up is from Pete “Snake” Johnson, friend of Leuthold, who now lives down in St. Albans, Missouri. Peter is also a frequent contributor to this section and we really liked this one.

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For our newer readers, these awards are given each year to bestow upon (the remains of) that individual, who through single-minded self-sacrifice, has done the most to remove undesirable elements from the human gene pool.

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The winner was sent in by Oscar Schafer of O.S.S Capital Management in New York.

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Increasingly frequent contributor, John McGinley (Technical Trends, Wilton Connecticut) sent along examples of marketing flops linked to inter-country language and cultural differences. I’m including only the ones that I hadn’t seen before.

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This issue’s first runner-up comes from Paula Diemer at Leuthold Weeden Capital Management, who also does double duty at The Leuthold Group.

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Bobbie Deemer in (No) Port St. Lucie is this month’s hands down winner.

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 Techniques that will often assure you an adjoining empty seat if the plane is not full.

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The good Doctor’s answers are appreciated by a small (and shrinking) group of readers. But, I was particularly interested in his response to a question from a Tucson resident. When I am in Tucson, I experience the same nostril rotation!

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Thanks to Judith Diemer, a former resident of Wisconsin (and Paula Diemer’s mother), for this guidance when associating with and relating to Green Bay Packer fans.

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Several of my professional friends (including Tim, Bob, and Barry) and I, are delighted with the following anti-lawyer chain of events. The source swears this is a true and accurate reporting of the facts (but is he under oath?).

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Ever wonder about the origins of swear words? Probably not, but I have. One of our New York readers has sent in a learned explanation of the origin of the “S” word.

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This month, the Honorable Paul Kelnberger in St. Paul, Minnesota served as Judge.

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Perils of the daily commute. Elementary Math class.

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While Ole & Lena reader appeal may be limited, this joke is clearly better than last issue’s Ole & Lena joke. But, who am I to judge? I’m only 50% Norwegian.

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Traci Reese sent this in from St. Michael, Minnesota. This is the first Big Blue Ribbon for Traci. If you have ever been involved in building or remodeling a home, you gotta love this joke.

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