"Irritation, Aggravation And Frustration"

A boy asks his father to explain the differences

among irritation, aggravation, and frustration.

Dad picks up the phone and dials a number at

random. When the phone is answered he asks,

"Can I speak to Roger, please?"

"No! There's no one called Roger here." The person

hangs up.

"That's irritation," says Dad.

He picks up the phone again, dials the same number

and asks for Roger a second time.

"No, there's no one here called Roger. Go away.

Don't call again."

"That's aggravation," says Dad.

"Then what's 'frustration'?" asks his son.

The father picks up the phone and dials a third time:

"Hello, this is Roger. Have I received any phone calls?"

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"Follow The Leader"

A recently arrived immigrant who knew very little English

visited a church in High Point, NC one Sunday morning.

Because the church was full, the usher put him in the

front pew. A tall man was ushered in and sat beside him,

so the immigrant decided to do whatever the tall man did.

When the tall man stood up, the immigrant stood up.

When the tall man sat down, he sat down. When the

tall man bowed his head, he bowed his head. When the

tall man knelt down, he knelt down.

The immigrant was enjoying the service, but suddenly

the church became quiet. The tall man rose to his feet.

When the immigrant stood up beside him, the tall man

became upset and pushed him back down.

The immigrant was perplexed. After the service, the tall

man apologized to him for his rude behavior and tried

to explain that it was a Baptism service and the preacher

had asked: "Will the father of the baby please stand up?"