Motives

Men Wanted for Hazardous Journey (illustration)

The following advertisement once appeared in a London newspaper; “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful.” This advertisement was signed by Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic expl …

The “Bikerbank” Robber (illustration)

Israel’s favorite detective story took a strange twist Sunday when police identified a suspect in 22 bank robberies as an heir to millions who allegedly turned to crime to pay off his debts. News reports had given the suspect, nicknamed “Bikerbank” because he rode a mot …

An elderly man on the beach with a magic lamp. (illustration)

An elderly man on the beach found a magic lamp. He picked it up and a genie appeared. “Because you have freed me,” the genie said, “I will grant you a wish.” The man thought for a moment and then responded, “My brother and I had a fight 30 years ago and h …

Remedy for patient who was always late (illustration)

At the busy dental office where I work, one patient was always late. Once when I called to confirm an appointment, he said, “I’ll be about 15 minutes late. That won’t be a problem, will it?” “No,” I told him. “We just won’t have time to give you an anesth …