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Time for more jokes - Occhidiangela - 03-24-2003 Robert Heinlein, in his book "Stranger In A Strange Land" offered the idea that laughter was one way to react to pain, or empathatic pain. Well, for many folks right now, pain, be it psychic or real, is probably a reality, including a few folks in Iraq regardless of the side. Le't make this a joke thread, I will offer up a few little quips and ask that you all help me. :) Mary had a little lamb Her father shot it dead. Now it goes to school with her, between two chunks of bread. Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, her clothes all tattered and torn. It wasn't the spider that crept beside her, But Little Boy Blue and his horn. I did not make these up, they were emailed to me months ago. And from Andrew Dice Clay Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet Eating her curds and whey There came a big spider Who sat down beside her And said: "What's in the bowl, baaaaybee?" (This is the cleaner version I tell my children) :) Mary had a little lamb The doctor fainted dead away. That goes back to 4th grade. :o Time for more jokes - TaMeOlta - 03-24-2003 Are we allowed to do the Andrew Dice Clay ones ? :P That one that got me to laugh the most was : Three Blind Mice See how they run Where the Hell do they think they're going ?! (also 'cleaned' up a little ;) ) Time for more jokes - Copadope - 03-24-2003 Here's one of my favorite limmericks that I read in Readers Digest long ago. There once was a man from the sticks Who liked to compose limmericks. But he failed at the sport Cause he wrote them too short. And for all you poetry lovers (also stolen from Readers Digest albeit not word for word) It's easy to write Haiku. Simply stop on the Seventeenth syllab. :D --Copadope Time for more jokes - ShadowHM - 03-24-2003 When I need a chuckle, Terry Pratchett is a font of them. Quote:You did something because it had always been done, and the explanation was "But we've always done it this way." A million dead people can't have been wrong, can they? For the long-married among us: Quote:Sam Vimes could parallel-process. Most husbands could. They learn to follow their own line of thought while at the same time listening to what their wives say. And the listening is important, because at any time they could be challenged and must be ready to quote the last sentence in full. For those who fail to suffer appropriate paranoia: Quote:Carrot: "There has never been an authenticated case of an unprovoked wolf attacking an adult human being." On reality and sexual fantasy: Quote:He'd noticed that sex bore some resembalance to cookery: it fascinated people, they sometimes bought books full of complicated recipes and interesting pictures, and sometimes when they were hungry they created vast banquets in their imagination -- but at the end of the day they'd settle quite happily for egg and chips. If it was well done and maybe had a slice of tomato. On the fundamental flaw of democracy: Quote:Vimes had once discussed the Ephebian idea of 'democracy' with Carrot, and had been rather interested in the idea that everyone had a vote until he found out that while he, Vimes, would have a vote, there was no way in the rules that anyone could prevent Nobby Nobbs from having one as well. Vimes could see the flaw there straight away. Or this gem to live by: Quote:"But you know what they say, lad. 'Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.'" I could go on and on...... But I do owe Mr. Pratchett a great deal of thanks for improving my outlook on the world so many times and in so many ways. edit- checking tags only, per Shadow's request Time for more jokes - TaMeOlta - 03-24-2003 :blink: I just saw Griselda appear then dissappear :blink: she really is magical ! ( :P ) "Test blah blah test2" ;) Time for more jokes - Erthshade - 03-24-2003 Let's see if I can get these... The first quote is from Pyramids. The next four are from The Fifth Elephant. The one about setting someone on fire... argh. Fifth Elephant as well? So many places it could be... Time for more jokes - Jonathon Spectre - 03-24-2003 I was out playing golf one day and doing terrible when this frog jumped over next to my tee. I looked at him a moment, as he was a very bright green. Suddenly, he went, "Ribbit. Nine iron. Ribbit." I could scarcely believe my ears. I knelt down and looked at him and AGAIN he said, plain as day, "Ribbit. Nine iron. Ribbit." I took out my nine iron, hit the ball, and got a perfect hole in one. I looked at the frog and laughed, then gathered up my stuff and headed to the next hole. I was choosing my club when I heard a voice at my feet. "Ribbit. Three wood. Ribbit." Again I chose the frog's club, and again, a perfect hole in one. This happened for the remaining ten holes of golf. The frog picked the club, I made the shot, hole in one, every time. At the end of the day, delirious with happiness, I picked the frog up and said, "What now, frog?" I was not prepared for his answer. "Ribbit. Go to Vegas. Ribbit." I followed my instincts (and the frog's instructions) and headed out to the desert. Once we got to the famous Las Vegas strip, the frog said, "Ribbit. Mirage Hotel and Casino. Ribbit." So we went to the Mirage Hotel and Casino. When we got inside, I looked at the frog. He looked bored, but said, "Ribbit. Roulette. Ribbit." I moseyed over to the roulette table and watched it a minute. The frog said, "Ribbit. Red seven. Ribbit." I put $100 on red seven and what do you know! It hit! That made me a cool $3600. "Ribbit. Let it ride. Ribbit." And so I did. For almost two hours I played roulette with my fortune-telling frog, until I was worth a vast sum of money and two thick-necked men had come 'round to explain that "you ain't playin' no more tonight, got it?" I stood there, exhausted and jubilant, and then looked at my frog. "What now?" "Ribbit. Get us a room. Ribbit." That was a great idea, so I went and rented us the "high roller" suite, and then made my way upstairs. What luxury! Leather couches! Huge bed! Hot tub! "What now, frog?" "Ribbit. Take me to the bathroom. Ribbit." I carried the frog into the bathroom. "Ribbit. Put me in the tub and turn on the warm water. Ribbit." I did so. "Ribbit. Kiss me. Ribbit." I thought about that one a moment, but the frog did change my life hugely for the better, so after just a moment I leaned down and planted one right on the frog's green lips. And lo and behold! An instant later smoke swirled around the frog and it vanished, and in the frog's place was a naked teenage girl! And THAT, your Honor, is how that naked teenage girl came to be in the shower in my hotel room, or my name is not William Jefferson Clinton. JS Time for more jokes - Elric of Grans - 03-25-2003 Hail Occhi, I keep a file on my system of the funniest Unix Fortunes I've seen pop up for me: here's a selection of the best of those :) Dos: N., A small annoying boot virus that causes random spontaneous system crashes, usually just before saving a massive project. Easily cured by UNIX. See also MS-DOS, IBM-DOS, DR-DOS. (from David Vicker's .plan) If an S and an I and an O and a U With an X at the end spell Su; And an E and a Y and an E spell I, Pray what is a speller to do? Then, if also an S and an I and a G And an HED spell side, There's nothing much left for a speller to do But to go commit siouxeyesighed. -- Charles Follen Adams, "An Orthographic Lament" If you throw a New Year's Party, the worst thing that you can do would be to throw the kind of party where your guests wake up today, and call you to say they had a nice time. Now you'll be be expected to throw another party next year. What you should do is throw the kind of party where your guest wake up several days from now and call their lawyers to find out if they've been indicted for anything. You want your guests to be so anxious to avoid a recurrence of your party that they immediately start planning parties of their own, a year in advance, just to prevent you from having another one ... If your party is successful, the police will knock on your door, unless your party is very successful in which case they will lob tear gas through your living room window. As host, your job is to make sure that they don't arrest anybody. Or if they're dead set on arresting someone, your job is to make sure it isn't you ... -- Dave Barry We don't need no indirection We don't need no flow control No data typing or declarations Hey! did you leave the lists alone? Chorus: Oh No. It's just a pure LISP function call. We don't need no compilation We don't need no load control No link edit for external bindings Hey! did you leave that source alone? (Chorus) We don't need no side-effecting We don't need no flow control No global variables for execution Hey! did you leave the args alone? (Chorus) We don't need no allocation We don't need no special-nodes No dark bit-flipping for debugging Hey! did you leave those bits alone? (Chorus) -- "Another Glitch in the Call", a la Pink Floyd Our OS who art in CPU, UNIX be thy name. Thy programs run, thy syscalls done, In kernel as it is in user! "Our attitude with TCP/IP is, `Hey, we'll do it, but don't make a big system, because we can't fix it if it breaks -- nobody can.'" "TCP/IP is OK if you've got a little informal club, and it doesn't make any difference if it takes a while to fix it." -- Ken Olson, in Digital News, 1988 better !pout !cry better watchout lpr why santa claus < north pole > town cat /etc/passwd > list ncheck list ncheck list cat list | grep naughty > nogiftlist cat list | grep nice > giftlist santa claus < north pole > town who | grep sleeping who | grep awake who | grep bad || good for (goodness sake) { be good } Congratulations! You have purchased an extremely fine device that would give you thousands of years of trouble-free service, except that you undoubtably will destroy it via some typical bonehead consumer maneuver. Which is why we ask you to PLEASE FOR GOD'S SAKE READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU UNPACK THE DEVICE. YOU ALREADY UNPACKED IT, DIDN'T YOU? YOU UNPACKED IT AND PLUGGED IT IN AND TURNED IT ON AND FIDDLED WITH THE KNOBS, AND NOW YOUR CHILD, THE SAME CHILD WHO ONCE SHOVED A POLISH SAUSAGE INTO YOUR VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER AND SET IT ON "FAST FORWARD", THIS CHILD ALSO IS FIDDLING WITH THE KNOBS, RIGHT? AND YOU'RE JUST NOW STARTING TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS, RIGHT??? WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST BREAK THESE DEVICES RIGHT AT THE FACTORY BEFORE WE SHIP THEM OUT, YOU KNOW THAT? -- Dave Barry, "Read This First!" The New Testament offers the basis for modern computer coding theory, in the form of an affirmation of the binary number system. But let your communication be Yea, yea; nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. -- Matthew 5:37 It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that have had prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration. -- Edsger W. Dijkstra, SIGPLAN Notices, Volume 17, Number 5 No, I'm not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I'm after is just a mediocre brain, something like the president of American Telephone and Telegraph Company. -- Alan Turing on the possibilities of a thinking machine, 1943. And, for a regular joke, my personal favourite... *Knock Knock* "Who's there?" "A little boy who cannot reach the doorbell" EDIT: Formatting Time for more jokes - yangman - 03-25-2003 Two guys walked into a bar. You'd think the second guy would have known better. - Mr. Andrews I'll get off the stage now... Time for more jokes - WarBlade - 03-25-2003 In my city we have Westies. You people won't know what Westies are, yet you probably have them in a city near you . . . They are frequently characterized by their large cars (often parked in collections on the front lawn with missing wheels, motors etc. ), Large dogs, old stereos blaring little outside of ACDC and Metallica and a tendancy to inhabit West Auckland. First up. A quickie. Quote:Q: What does a Westie girl use for protection during intercourse? And now for an explanation of the future of the Olympic Games. Quote:WAITAKERE CITY - OLYMPICS 2004 Time for more jokes - Sheep - 03-25-2003 1. "Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?" 2. "The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?" 3. "Were you present when your picture was taken?" 4. Q: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?" A: "No." Q: "Did you check for blood pressure?" A: "No." Q: "Did you check for breathing?" A: "No." Q: "So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?" A: "No." Q: "How can you be so sure, Doctor?" A: "Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar." Q: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?" A: "It is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere." 5. "Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?" 6. "Did he kill you?" 7. "How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?" 8. "You were there until the time you left, is that true?" 9. "How many times have you committed suicide?" 10. Q: "So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?" A: "Yes." Q: "And what were you doing at that time?" 11. Q: "She had three children, right?" A: "Yes." Q: "How many were boys?" A: "None." Q: "Were there any girls?" 12. Q: "You say the stairs went down to the basement?" A: "Yes." Q: "And these stairs, did they go up also?" 13. Q: "Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't you?" A: "I went to Europe, Sir." Q: "And you took your new wife?" 14. Q: "How was your first marriage terminated?" A: "By death." Q: "And by who's death was it terminated?" 15. Q: "Can you describe the individual?" A: "He was about medium height and had a beard." Q: "Was this a male, or a female?" 16. Q: "Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?" A: "No, this is how I dress when I go to work." 17. Q: "Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?" A: "All my autopsies are performed on dead people." 18. Q: "All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to?" A: "Oral." 19. Q: "Do you recall the time that you examined the body?" A: "The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m." Q: "And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?" A: "No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy." 20. Q: "Are you qualified to give a urine sample?" A: "I have been since early childhood." SYMPTOM: Feet cold and wet. FAULT: Glass being held at incorrect angle. ACTION: Rotate glass so that open end points toward ceiling. SYMPTOM: Feet warm and wet. FAULT: Improper bladder control. ACTION: Stand next to nearest dog, complain about house training. SYMPTOM: Beer unusually pale and tasteless. FAULT: Glass empty. ACTION: Get someone to buy you another beer. SYMPTOM: Opposite wall covered with fluorescent lights. FAULT: You have fallen over backward. ACTION: Have yourself leashed to bar. SYMPTOM: Mouth contains cigarette butts. FAULT: You have fallen forward. ACTION: See above. SYMPTOM: Beer tasteless, front of your shirt is wet. FAULT: Mouth not open, or glass applied to wrong part of face. ACTION: Retire to restroom, practice in mirror. SYMPTOM: Floor blurred. FAULT: You are looking through bottom of empty glass. ACTION: Get someone to buy you another beer. SYMPTOM: Floor moving. FAULT: You are being carried out. ACTION: Find out if you are being taken to another bar. SYMPTOM: Room seems unusually dark. FAULT: Bar has closed. ACTION: Confirm home address with bartender. SYMPTOM: Taxi suddenly takes on colorful aspect and textures. FAULT: Beer consumption has exceeded personal limitations. ACTION: Cover mouth. SYMPTOM: Everyone looks up to you and smiles. FAULT: You are dancing on the table. ACTION: Fall on somebody cushy-looking. SYMPTOM: Beer is crystal-clear. FAULT: It's water. Somebody is trying to sober you up. ACTION: Punch him. SYMPTOM: Hands hurt, nose hurts, mind unusually clear. FAULT: You have been in a fight. ACTION: Apologize to everyone you see, just in case it was them. SYMPTOM: Don't recognize anyone, don't recognize the room you're in. FAULT: You've wandered into the wrong party. ACTION: See if they have free beer. SYMPTOM: Your singing sounds distorted. FAULT: The beer is too weak. ACTION: Have more beer until your voice improves. SYMPTOM: Don't remember the words to the song. FAULT: Beer is just right. ACTION: Play air guitar. 1) When there's only one other person in the elevator, tap them on the shoulder and then pretend it wasn't you. 2) Push the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more. 3) Ask if you can push the button for other people, but push the wrong ones. 4) Call the Psychic Hotline from your cell phone and ask if they know what floor youâre on. 5) Hold the doors open and say your waiting for a friend. After a while, let the doors close, and say, "Hi Greg. How's your day been?" 6) Drop a pen and wait until someone goes to pick it up, then scream, "That's mine!" 7) Bring a camera and take pictures of everyone in the elevator. 8) Move your desk into the elevator and whenever anyone gets on, ask if they have an appointment. 9) Lay down the twister mat and ask people if they would like to play. 10) Leave a box in the corner, and when someone gets on, ask them if they can hear ticking. 11) Pretend you are a flight attendant and review emergency procedures and exits with the passengers. 12) Ask, "Did you feel that?" 13) Stand really close to someone, sniffing them occasionally. 14) When the doors close, announce to the others, "It's okay, don't panic, they open again!" 15) Swat at flies that don't exist. 16) Tell people that you can see their aura. 17) Call out, "Group Hug!" and then enforce it. 18) Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering, "Shut up, all of you, just shut up!" 19) Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside, ask, "Got enough air in there?" 20) Stand silently and motionless in the corner, facing the wall, without getting off. 21) Stare at another passenger for a while, then announce in horror, "Your one of THEM!" and back away slowly. 22) Wear a puppet on your hand and use it to talk to the other passengers. 23) Listen to the elevator walls with your stethoscope. 24) Make explosion noises when anyone presses a button. 25) Stare, grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce, "I have new socks on". 26) Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers, "This is MY personal space!" "Why did the chicken cross the road?" Pat Buchanan: to steal a job from a decent, hardworking American. Louis Farrakhan: The road, you will see, represents the black man. The chicken crossed the "black man" in order to trample him and keep him down. The Bible: And God came down from the heavens, and He said unto the chicken, "Thou shalt cross the road." And the chicken crossed the road, and there was much rejoicing. Colonel Sanders: "I missed one?" L.A. Police Department: Give us five minutes with the chicken and we'll find out. Bill Clinton: The chicken did not cross the road. I repeat, the chicken did not cross the road. I don't know any chickens. I have never known any chickens. Dr. Seuss: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes!, the chicken crossed the road. But why it crossed, I've not been told! Ernest Hemingway: To die. In the rain. Martin Luther King Jr.: I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question. Grandpa: In my day, we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Someone told us that the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough for us. Aristotle: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road. Karl Marx: It was an historical inevitability. Saddam Hussein: This was an unprovoked act of rebellion and we were quite justified in dropping 50 tons of nerve gas on it. Ronald Reagan: What chicken? Bill Clinton (again): I did not cross the road with THAT chicken. However, I did ask Vernon Jordan to find the chicken a job in New York. Captain James T. Kirk: To boldly go where no chicken has gone before. Fox Mulder: You saw it cross with your own eyes. How many more chickens have to cross before you believe it? Machiavelli: The point is that the chicken crossed the road. Who cares why? The end of crossing the road justifies whatever motive there was. Freud: The fact that you are at all concerned that the chicken crossed the road reveals your underlying sexual insecurity. Bill Gates: I have just released "Chicken Coop 98", which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook and Explorer is an inextricable part of the operating system. Einstein: Did the chicken really cross the road or did the road move beneath the chicken? Bill Clinton (also, again): Define "cross." Courtesy of various chain letters. Quote:"Are you omnipotent?"Terry Pratchet: The Last Hero, Deity talking to Mad Hamish, old man. I have lots more that are going to be on my site, but it's under construction. Time for more jokes - Executor - 03-25-2003 Couple of my favorites: D!ck Cheney, President Bush and his father are flying on Air Force One. D!ck looks at Dubya, chuckles and says, "You know, I could throw a $100.00 bill out the window right now and make one person very happy." Dubya shrugs his shoulders and says, "Well, I could throw ten $10.00 bills out the window and make 10 people very happy." George Bush Senior says, "Of course then, I could throw one-hundred $1.00 bills out the window and make a hundred people very happy." The pilot rolls her eyes, looks at all of them and says, "I could throw all of you out the window and make the whole country happy." And: George Dubya and D!ck Cheney are watching the 6 o'clock news one evening. Cheney bets Dubya $50 that the man in the lead story, who is threatening to jump from a 40 story building, will jump. "I'll take that bet," Dubya replied. A few minutes later, the newscaster breaks in to report that the man had, indeed, jumped from the building. Cheney, feeling sudden guilt for having bet on such an incident, turns to Dubya and tells him that he does not need to pay the $50. "No, a bet's a bet," Dubya replied, "I owe you $50 ." Cheney, feeling even more guilty, replied, "No, you don't understand, I saw the 3:00 edition, so I knew how it was going to turn out." "That's okay," said Dubya, "I saw it earlier too, but I didn't think he'd do it again." Time for more jokes - Rhydderch Hael - 03-25-2003 A man on horseback rides into a bar. The bartender eyes the strange sight for a moment, shrugs, and asks the man, "So, what'll you have?" The horse answers, "Draft beer. And could someone get this guy off my back?!" Time for more jokes - Refrigerator - 03-25-2003 Well, I don't know about little quips, but here is my library of funny jokes. All mailed to me by Jokepost, which is a great site. Anyway, here is the first half...... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Are you considering having children? To determine whether you are truly prepared for the experience, we suggest you take this set of simple tests... MESS TEST: Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Now rub your hands in the wet flower bed and rub on the walls. Cover the stains with crayons. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer. TOY TEST: Obtain a 55-gallon box of Legos. (If Legos are not available, you may substitute roofing tacks or broken bottles.) Have a friend spread them all over the house. Put on a blindfold. Try to walk to the bathroom or kitchen. Do not scream (this could wake a child at night). GROCERY STORE TEST: Borrow one or two small animals (goats are best) and take them with you as you shop at the grocery store. Always keep them in sight and pay for anything they eat or damage. DRESSING TEST: Obtain one large, unhappy, live octopus. Stuff into a small net bag making sure that all arms stay inside. FEEDING TEST: Obtain a large plastic milk jug. Fill halfway with water. Suspend from the ceiling with a stout cord. Start the jug swinging. Try to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal (such as Fruit Loops or Cheerios) into the mouth of the jug while pretending to be an airplane. Now dump the contents of the jug on the floor. NIGHT TEST: Prepare by obtaining a small cloth bag and fill it with 8 to 12 pounds of sand. Soak it thoroughly in water. At 8:00 PM begin to waltz and hum with the bag until 9:00 PM. Lay down your bag and set your alarm for 10:00 PM. Get up, pick up your bag, and sing every song you have ever heard. Make up about a dozen more and sing these too until 4:00 AM. Set alarm for 5:00 AM. Get up and make breakfast. Keep this up for five years. Look cheerful. PHYSICAL TEST (WOMEN) Obtain a large beanbag chair and attach it to the front of your clothes. Leave it there for 9 months. Now remove 10% of the beans. PHYSICAL TEST (MEN): Go to the nearest drug store. Set your wallet on the counter. Ask the clerk to help himself. Now proceed to the nearest food store. Go to the head office and arrange for your paycheck to be directly deposited to the store. Purchase a newspaper. Go home and read it quietly for the last time. FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Find a couple who already have a small child. Lecture them on how they can improve their discipline, patience, tolerance, toilet training, and child's table manners. Suggest many ways they can improve. Emphasize to them that they should never allow their children to run riot. Enjoy this experience. It will be the last time you will have all the answers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December 8: 6:00 PM. It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window, watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow! December 9: We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering ever inch of landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the Whole World? Moving here was the best idea I had. Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snow plow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so i got to shovel again. What a perfect life! December 12: The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man. I'm glad he's our neighbor. December 14: Snow , lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped to *20 . The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! the snow plow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize that I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so. December 15: 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all. December 16: Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I thought was very cruel. December 17: Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room. December 20: Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling. Took all day. Freakin' snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying. December 22: Bob was right about the white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white crap fell today, and its so cold it probably wont melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up and go to out to shovel then I had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the jerk is lying. December 23: Only 2" of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she...... NUTS?!?! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's damn well lying. December 24: 6". Snow packed so hard today by snowplow, I broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the Son of a Bitch who drives the snowplow, I'll drag him though the snow by his balls. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street. Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was busy watching for the freakin' snowplow. December 25: Merry Christmas. 20 more inches of the @#$%^& slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God I hate snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The Wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's an idiot. If I have to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" one more time. I'm going to kill her. December 26: Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves. December 27: Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze. December 28: Warmed up to above -50. Still snowed in. THE BITCH is driving me crazy!!! December 29: 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am? December 30: Roof caved in. The snowplow driver is suing me for a million dollars for the bump on his head. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted. December 31: Set fire to what's left of the house. No more Shoveling!! January 8: I feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ While suturing a laceration on the hand of a 90-year- old man, the doctor asked his patient how he thought George W. Bush was doing as President. The old man said, "Ya know, Bush is a post turtle." Not knowing what the old man meant, the doctor asked him what a "post turtle" was. He said, "Did you ever drive down a country road and come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top? You know he didn't get there by himself, he doesn't belong there, he can't get anything done while he's up there, and you just want to help the poor thing down. That's a post turtle." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Every few months or so I accumulate newspaper headlines that various people send in. Here's that batch for this month. - Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge - Deer Kill 17,000 - Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead - Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge - New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group - Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft - Kids Make Nutritious Snacks - Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Needy - Arson Suspect is Held in Massachusetts Fire - British Union Finds Dwarfs in Short Supply - Lansing Residents Can Drop Off Trees - Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half - New Vaccine May Contain Rabies - Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing - Deaf College Opens Doors to Hearing - Air Head Fired - Steals Clock, Faces Time - Prosecutor Releases Probe into Under Sheriff - Old School Pillars are Replaced by Alumni - Bank Drive-in Window Blocked by Board - Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Famous Quotes "I thought it would make a wicked wave to surf on" -Moses, talking about the real reason he parted the Red sea. "Scattered showers my ass" -Noah "Bigamy is having one wife to many. Monogamy is the same" -Oscar Wilde "I still miss my ex-wife, but my aim is getting better" -any man who has been married "I am not a vegetarian because I love animals, I am a vegetarian because I hate plants" -A. Whitney Brown "I told you I was Sick!" -On a tombstone "What the hell are you trying to say?" -any dog looking at its owner "Time's fun when you're having flies" -Kermit the Frog "You want What on the ceiling?" -Michelangelo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An 80 year old man was having his annual checkup when the doctor asked how he was feeling. "I've never been better!" he boasted. "I've got an 18 year old bride who's pregnant and having my child! What do you think about that?" The doctor considered this for a moment, then said, "Let me tell you a story. I knew a guy who was an avid hunter. He never missed a season. But one day he went out in a bit of a hurry and accidentally grabbed his umbrella instead of his gun." The doctor continued, "So he was in the woods and suddenly a grizzly bear appeared in front of him! He raised up his umbrella, pointed it at the bear and squeezed the handle. And do you know what happened?" the doctor queried. Dumbfounded, the old man replied, "No, what?" The doctor continued, "The bear dropped dead in front of him." "That's impossible!" exclaimed the old man. "Someone else must of shot the bear." "That's kind of what I'm getting at," replied the doctor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John invited his mother over for dinner. During the meal his mother couldn't help noticing how beautiful John's roommate was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between John and his roommate and this only made her more curious. Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between John and the roommate than met the eye. Reading his mom's thoughts, John volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, Julie and I are just roommates." About a week later, Julie came to John and said, "Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the beautiful gravy ladle. You don't suppose she took it, do you?" John said, "Well, I doubt it, but I'll write her a letter just to be sure." So, he sat down and wrote, "Dear Mother, I'm not saying you 'did' take a gravy ladle from my house, and I'm not saying you 'did not' take a gravy ladle. But, the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner." Several days later, John received a letter from his mother which read: "Dear Son, I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with Julie, and I'm not saying that you 'do not' sleep with Julie. But, the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her own bed, she would have found the gravy ladle by now. Love, Mom. Lesson of the day: Don't lie to your mother. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Actual Medical Chart Notes 1. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities. 2. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year. 3. On the second day, the knee was better, and then on the third day it disappeared. 4. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed. 5. The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993. 6. Discharge status: Alive, but without my permission. 7. Healthy-appearing decrepit 69-year old male, mentally alert but forgetful. 8. The patient refused autopsy. 9. The patient has no previous history of suicides. 10. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital. 11. Patient's medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40-pound weight gain in the last three days. 12. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch. 13. Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant. 14. She is numb from her toes down. 15. While in ER, she was examined, x-rated and sent home. 16. The skin was moist and dry. 17. Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches. 18. Patient was alert and unresponsive. 19. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until she got a divorce. 20. Rectal examination revealed a normal-size thyroid. 21. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy. 22. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation. 23. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus- sized. 24. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function. 25. The patient was to have a bowel resection. However, he took a job as a stockbroker instead. 26. Skin: somewhat pale but present. 27. The pelvic exam will be done later on the floor. 28. Patient was seen in consultation by Dr. ____, who felt we should sit on the abdomen and I agree. 29. Large brown stool ambulating in the hall. 30. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was hot in bed last night. 31. Patient was found in bed with her power mower. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Top Ten Signs Santa Doesn't Like Your Kid 10. Kid's letter to north pole comes back stamped, "Dream on, Chester!" 9. Kid asks for new bike, gets pack of smokes 8. Along with presents, Santa leaves hefty bill for shipping and handling 7. By the time he gets to your house, all he has left are Styrofoam peanuts 6. Christmas day, your kid wakes up with a Reindeer head in his bed. 5. Instead of "Naughty" or "Nice", Santa has him on the dork list 4. Sends him off on one of them Carnival Cruises with Kathie Lee 3. First words when kid gets on his lap are, "Touch my beard and I'll put the hurt on you." 2. Labels on all your kid's toys read "Straight from Craptown." 1. Four words: "Off my lap, Tubby!" (Source: Top Ten Lists from LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Angel on the Christmas tree Not long ago and not far away Santa was getting ready for his annual trip...but there were problems every where... four of the elves got sick, and the trainee elves did not produce the toys as fast as the regular ones so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind schedule....then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her mom was coming to visit... This stressed Santa even more...when he went to harness the reindeer he found that three of them were about to give birth and two had jumped the fence and were out heaven knows where...more stress. And then, when he began to load the sleigh one of the boards on the sleigh cracked and the toy bag fell to the ground and scattered all the toys...so, frustrated Santa went into the house for a cup of coffee and a shot of whiskey...but he found that the elves had hit the liquor cupboard and there was nothing there to drink...and in his frustration he dropped the coffee pot and it broke into hundreds of little pieces all over the kitchen floor... he went to get the broom and found that mice had eaten the straw it was made from. Just then the doorbell rang and Santa cussed on his way to the door ..he opened the door and there was a little angel with a great big Christmas tree. And the angel said: Santa, where would you like to put this Christmas tree?? And that, my friend, is how the little angel came to be on top of the Christmas tree... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Pope, having been invited to address the United Nations, arrives in New York and is whisked away in a private limo. Unfortunately, security delays have made the Pope late for his speech and he instructs his driver to make up the delay by driving as fast as he can. Even with the driver's best efforts, the Pope knows they are still going to arrive late and insists that the driver make even better time. The driver fears for the Pope's safety and hesitates to drive any faster. Now totally frustrated, the Pope tells the driver to get in the back and let him drive. The Pontiff takes the limo beyond known limits, making incredible turns and wildly dodges in and out of traffic in an effort to reach the United Nations in time. Six blocks from their destination a New York police officer catches up with the limo and pulls them over. Upon approaching the driver's side window and recognizing the Pope immediately, the police officer informs the Pope he was speeding and driving recklessly. The Pope explains "We are in a very big hurry to address an international audience on the most urgent of worldly matters". The officer begs the Pope's pardon and returns to his squad car to make a call to headquarters. "Get me the chief right away!" the officer demands. "This is the chief, what's the problem?" "Chief, this is Roberts. I've pulled over a big shot, and I'm not so sure what to do" "Who is it, the Mayor?" asks the chief. "Bigger than that" says the officer. "Don't tell me you pulled over the Governor!" asks the chief. "Bigger than the Governor" says the officer. "Bigger than the Governor! A Senator? A Congressman?" "Bigger" say the officer. "Who the hell did you pull over, the President of the United States?!" the chief asks, alarmed. "Chief, I'm not sure who he is, but his driver is the Pope!" Time for more jokes - Refrigerator - 03-25-2003 OK, here is the second part. Sorry about the length, but this is even after I cut out some! I've been subscribed for a while, I guess.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I went to the store the other day, and I was in there for only about 5 minutes. When I came out there was a damn motorcycle cop writing a parking ticket. So I went up to him and said, "Come on, buddy, how about giving a guy a break?" He ignored me and continued writing the ticket. So I called him a pencil-necked Nazi. He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having worn tires! So I called him a piece of horse s**t. He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket! This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I abused him, the more tickets he wrote. I didn't care. My car was parked around the corner. I try to have a little fun each day. It's important. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ X-Files Top Ten Lines Never to Be Heard 10. "The alien is speaking, Agent Mulder....I think it wants to phone home." 9. "Sure we could have these people killed to protect what they know, but wouldn't that be a little harsh?" 8. "I've seen this one before, Scully. His name is Casper and he's what you call a 'friendly' ghost." 7. "Look under the mask, this is no swamp monster, it's Mr. Handy, the owner of the old country store!" 6. "My Lord! This conspiracy involves all 3 of the Babor sisters!" 5. "Well, Agent Mulder, you've caught us. We'll cooperate fully, of course." 4. "You'll be happy to hear, Assistant Director Skinner, that I've switched over to the nicotine patch." 3. "The president wants to see you two immediately. His cheeseburger's possessed." 2. "And it would have worked, too, if it hadn't been for you meddlin' FBI agents!" 1. "Gosh, I guess we were wrong....the government did have our best interests at heart, after all!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math Exam A university Math professor had to compose an exam to give his students at the end of the year. He was a bit lazy, so he set the following exam: ---------- "Compose a math examination suitable for students to sit, and solve all questions giving suitable examples." ---------- That was all. He handed out the exam to his students and gave them three hours to complete it. However, after just a couple of minutes one student stood up, handed in his paper and left the room. That student got an "A". But how? Well, here's what the student wrote: MATHS EXAM Question 1. Compose a math examination suitable for students to sit, and solve all questions giving suitable examples. Correct Answer: Compose a math examination suitable for students to sit, and solve all questions giving suitable examples. End. He figured that if that exam was good enough for a university professor to set his students, it was certainly good enough to use as an example! In the future, the professor banned that specific answer from the exams. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Steve, Bob and Jeff are working on a very high scaffolding. Suddenly, Steve falls off. He is killed instantaneously. After the ambulance leaves with Steve's body, Bob and Jeff realize they'll have to inform his wife. Bob says he's good at this sort of sensitive stuff, so he volunteers to do the job. After two hours he returns, carrying a six-pack of beer. "So did you tell her?" Asks Jeff. "Yep", replies Bob. "Say, where did you get the six-pack?" Bob informs Jeff, "She gave it to me." "WHAT??" Exclaims Jeff, "you just told her her husband died and she gave you a six-pack??" "Sure," Bob says. "WHY?" Asks Jeff. "Well," Bob continues, "when she answered the door, I asked her, 'are you Steve's widow?' 'Widow?', she said, 'no, no, you're mistaken, I'm not a widow!' So I said: 'I'll bet you a six-pack you ARE!'" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS one is FUNNY Monks Made a Mistake One day, two monks were in the vaults of the monastery going through the old scrolls. "You see, there are the originals," said the first monk. "All the new scrolls were copied from these." "Can I see one?" "Sure. This is one outlines the rules for monkdom--" All of a sudden, the monk's face turns white and he falls to his knees. "What? What does it say?" "Celebrate. IT SAYS CELEBRATE!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Van Gogh's Relatives After much research it was discovered that Van Gogh had many relatives. Here are a few: His dizzy aunt: Verti Gogh His prune eating brother: Gotta Gogh His constipated uncle: Can't Gogh His brother that worked in a convenient store: Stopn Gogh His Yugoslavian grandpa: U. Gogh His brother that liked to bleach his clothes: Hue Gogh His cousin from Illinois: Chica Gogh His uncle who was a magician: Wherediddy His Mexican cousin: Amee Gogh His Mexican cousin's American half-brother: Grin Gogh His ballroom dancing aunt: Tang Gogh His sister that liked disco: Go Gogh His stagecoach driving nephew: Wellsfar Gogh His bird loving uncle: Flamin Gogh His nephew that is a psychoanalyst: E. Gogh His fruit loving cousin: Man Gogh His aunt that taught positive thinking: Wayda Gogh His extremely bouncy nephew: Poe Gogh His niece that drives the country in a van: Winnie Bay Gogh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Three guys were out drinking one night when one of them finally passed out. The other two laugh and one peels the label off his beer bottle and sticks it on the guy's forehead. An hour or so later, he awakens, looks at his watch and realizes that he has to drive home. He hadn't even gone a mile, when he sees red lights flashing in his rearview mirror and he's forced to pull over. The officer walks up, looks in and shakes his head. "Sir, have you been drinking?" The guy lies, "well, I had one or two." Disgusted, the cop says, "Why do you have a Budweiser label on your forehead?" The guy looks at himself in the mirror and sees the label. Thinking fast he looks at the cop and says, "Oh this? Well you see, I'm trying to quit drinking and my doctor gave me this patch." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A biker is riding a new motorcycle on the highway. While passing a car, he knocks on the window. The driver of the car opens the window and says, "Yes?" The biker asks, "Ever driven a Honda motorcycle?" "No I haven't," replies the man in the car. The Biker drives on, until he sees the next car. While passing it, he knocks on the window. The driver of the car opens the window, "Yes?" "Ever driven a Honda motorcycle?" the biker asks. "No I haven't," this driver replies. Then suddenly there is a curve, the biker sees it too late. He crashes off the road into a ditch. A car stops and a man runs to the unlucky biker. Covered in blood and surely dying, the biker asks, "Ever driven a Honda motorcycle?" "Yes I have. I had a Honda for 20 years." The biker says, "Tell me, where the heck are the brakes?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Legend of the Maidens A student spent a holiday in New Mexico with Native Americans who told him the Legend of the Maidens. The tale went this way: "There are beautiful maidens who live in the cracks and crevices in this valley. If you hear them call, 'Woo Woo,' take off your clothes quickly and enter the cave. They will show you a fabulous time!" Several days later, the headlines in the local newspaper read: "Body of Naked Student found in Tunnel, Run Over by Train." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Special Remedy One day a guy goes to his doctor and says, "Doc I have these real bad headaches. What should I do?" The doctor replies, "Well, to get rid of my headaches I just have sex with my wife." They both laugh. A week later the patient returns. The doctor asks, "How are you feeling?" The patient smiles and replies" You were right! I feel so much better. And, by the way, Doc, you have a lovely home." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Merry Christmas Time for more jokes - Geladrius - 03-25-2003 Written by me! There once was a dog named yoylet, and he liked to drink from the toilet. One day he caught a desies, Could do nothing but sneeze, and that's when he wished he'd boiled it. Time for more jokes - Roland - 03-25-2003 Occhidiangela,Mar 24 2003, 11:29 AM Wrote:Mary had a little lambOcchi, I almost choked to death on a big swill of Coke as I read that. Damn near spewed it all over my monitor, too! You're killing me. Literally! :D Keep up the good jokes my man. Time for more jokes - NuurAbSaal - 03-25-2003 link to a post by Occhi that r0x0rs Enjoy! I hope you agree that it belongs here Occhi :) Greetings Nuur Time for more jokes - ShadowHM - 03-25-2003 All are from The Fifth Elephant (first book that came to hand when I went looking) except the final one, which is from Jingo. Time for more jokes - ShadowHM - 03-25-2003 Hi Elric, Your post reminded me of these ones. It took a while to find them, but I do hope you enjoy. Serious error. All shortcuts have disappeared. Screen. Mind. Both are blank. ------------------------------------------ Your file was so big. It might be very useful. But now it is gone. ------------------------------------------ The Website you seek Cannot be located, but Countless more exist. ------------------------------------------ Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent, and reboot. Order shall return. ------------------------------------------ Program aborting: Close all that you have worked on. You ask far too much. ------------------------------------------ Windows NT crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams. ------------------------------------------ Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. ------------------------------------------ First snow, then silence. This thousand-dollar screen dies So beautifully. ------------------------------------------ With searching comes loss And the presence of absence: "My Novel" not found. ------------------------------------------ The Tao that is seen Is not the true Tao-until You bring fresh toner. ------------------------------------------ Stay the patient course. Of little worth is your ire. The network is down. ------------------------------------------ A crash reduces Your expensive computer To a simple stone. ------------------------------------------ Three things are certain: Death, taxes and lost data. Guess which has occurred. ------------------------------------------ You step in the stream, But the water has moved on. This page is not here. ------------------------------------------ Out of memory. We wish to hold the whole sky, But we never will. ------------------------------------------ Having been erased, The document you're seeking Must now be retyped. ------------------------------------------ |