Overheard: “My husband added some magic to our marriage ... he disappeared.”

An optimist is a parent who lets his teenage kid borrow the new car for a date.

At the bookstore ... the bestseller is cookbooks and second best is diet books ... don’t eat what you are cooking.

And a reminder ... the best reducing exercise is putting your hands on the table edge and pushing away.

What do you call your husband when he shows up with flowers? “Guilty.”

In Springfield, Mass., it’s against the law to ride on the roof of a car.

Overheard: “He’s a great boss. A worker of his worked for 25 years, and he gave him a testimonial coffee break to celebrate.”

Ever wonder why doctors call what they do “practice”?

Or why the man who invests all of your money is called a broker?