It’s hot outside. Really, really hot.

So, to escape the heat, there I was sitting at my computer in the air-conditioned house and under a ceiling fan for good measure, looking for “It’s so hot…” jokes. Hard work, but somebody has to do it. There is a phenomenal amount of cornball humor on the Internet, and it is just a mouse-click away, so it did not surprise me to find a bunch of jokes.  What did surprise me was how many of them involve chickens.

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Summer’s here and fruit is ripening on the vine or tree or bush. We have a bumper crop of grapes this year at our place, and that means it’s time to make jelly. I’ve always loved looking at a shelf full of colorful jellies and jams. To me, they look like jars of gemstones.

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