{"id":22272,"date":"2026-04-13T17:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=22272"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:08:06","slug":"a-new-army-recruit-was-on-the-rifle-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=22272","title":{"rendered":"A new Army recruit was on the rifle range."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new Army recruit was on the rifle range.<\/p>\n<p>He fired 50 shots and completely missed the target with every shot!<\/p>\n<p>His Drill Instructor called him to attention and got in his face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s the matter with you?\u201d shouted the DI. \u201cWhy can\u2019t you hit the target? What were you in civilian life?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was a Cable TV repair man,\u201d replied the recruit, \u201cand I don\u2019t know why I can\u2019t hit the target. Let me see\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The man checked his rifle, checked his rifle again and then checked his rifle a third time. He then put his finger in front of the muzzle, pulled the trigger and blew the end of his finger off!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell,\u201d the phone man said, writhing in pain, \u201cthe bullets are leaving this end here fine. The trouble must be on the other end!\u201d<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2881-1-300x233.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2881-1-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2881-1.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nA kindergarten class had a homework assignment to find out something exciting and relate it to the class the next day.<\/p>\n<p>When the time came to present what they\u2019d found, the first little boy the teacher called on walked up to the front of the class, and with a piece of chalk, made a small white dot on the blackboard and sat back down.<\/p>\n<p>Puzzled, the teacher asked him what it was. \u2018It\u2019s a period,\u2019 he replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I can see that,\u2019 said the teacher, \u2018but what is so exciting about a period?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Darned if I know,\u2019 chirped the little boy, \u2018but this morning my sister was missing one, my mother fainted, my dad had a heart attack, and the boy next door joined the Navy!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A man goes to the doctor and says, \u201cDoctor, wherever I touch, it hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The doctor asks, \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The man says, \u201cWhen I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my knee \u2013<\/p>\n<p>OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The doctor says, \u201cI know what\u2019s wrong with you \u2013 you\u2019ve broken your finger!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One day an old woman walked into a shop and got some dog food,<\/p>\n<p>she went to pay for it and the cashier said you can\u2019t buy that dog food we need evidence that you have a dog, so she bought in her dog and she got the dog food.<\/p>\n<p>The next day the same old lady went to get some cat food and the cashier said you can\u2019t have that cat food we need evidence that you have a cat, so she went home and got her cat and she got the cat food.<\/p>\n<p>Next day the same old lady went in again and she had a box, she told the cashier to put her finger in it, so she did.<\/p>\n<p>She said it felt warm and soft, the little old lady then said now you\u2019re satisfied can I have some toilet paper please!<\/p>\n<p>Comment your answer below<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Army recruit was on the rifle range. He fired 50 shots and completely missed the target with every shot! 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