Humor Them

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"HUMOR THEM"
One of the requirements of every commencement speaker is that they offer some advice.
Well, get ready, here it comes.
Soon you will be leaving the company of those who think they have all the answers,
your professors, instructors and counselors, and going out into what we like to call the real world.
In time, you will meet up with other people who think they have all the answers. These people
are called bosses. My advice is: humor them.
A little later, you will meet additional people who think they have all the answers. These
are called spouses. My advice is: humor them, too.
And if all goes well, in a few years you will meet still another group of people who think
they have all the answers. These are called children. Humor them.
Life will go on, your children will grow up, go to school, and someday, they could be taking
part in a commencement ceremony just like this one. And who knows, the speaker responsible
for handing out good advice might be you. Halfway through your speech, the graduate sitting
next to your daughter will lean over and ask, "Who is that woman up there who thinks she has
all the answers"?
Well, thanks to the sound advice you are hearing today and that I hope you will all pass on,
she will be able to say, "That is my mother. Humor her."

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A lady on a commuter train was reading a newspaper article about life and death statistics.
Fascinated, she turned to the man next to her and said, "Did you know that every time
I breathe, somebody dies"?
"Really"? he said. "Have you tried mouthwash"?