A Joke From England UK - Page 2

jodes · 10-11-2005, 09:17 PM

lol... that's not helping!!

mikeskuse999 · 10-21-2005, 02:36 AM

I like this joke but dont get mad:

A teacher asks her class, "If there are five birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?" She calls on little Tony.

He replies, "None, they will all fly away with the first gunshot."

The teacher replies, "The correct answer is four, but I like your thinking."

Then little Tony says, "I have a question for you.

There are 3 women sitting on a bench having ice cream:

One is delicately licking the sides of the triple scoop of ice cream. The second is gobbling down the top and sucking the cone. The third is biting off the top of the ice cream. Which one is married?"

The teacher, blushing a great deal, replied, "Well, I suppose the one that's gobbled down the top and sucked the cone."

To which little Tony replied, "The correct answer is 'the one with the wedding ring on,' but I like your thinking."

IamTheKing9 · 10-21-2005, 02:39 AM

Well, mikeskuse999, your joke is pretty good! And yeah, Ryan (or rlineker), I did not get the joke. Can't you just explain what it is?

mondine · 10-21-2005, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IamTheKing9

And yeah, Ryan (or rlineker), I did not get the joke. Can't you just explain what it is?

If I may:

The first is an example of just silly, or absurdist humour, of which hundreds of these 'elephant jokes' exist. For example:

Q. How can you tell an elephant's been in your refrigerator?
A. Footprints in the butter.

The second one is a 'sound-alike' play on this theme, which doesn't work in the printed form, as you can see that the question is actually "How do you get to Wales (not two whales) in a mini?". The 'joke' is that it is not a joke, and the answer is simple geographical direction.

Even a good joke can be crippled by telling it badly. These poor specimens never had a chance.

Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks · 10-21-2005, 08:55 AM

lol Mike's joke is nice.

cvrk3 · 10-22-2005, 11:23 AM

well said mike!!
eric,
good signature you have! ( when you turn into a church goer?)

IamTheKing9 · 10-23-2005, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mondine

Quote:

Originally Posted by IamTheKing9

And yeah, Ryan (or rlineker), I did not get the joke. Can't you just explain what it is?

If I may:

The first is an example of just silly, or absurdist humour, of which hundreds of these 'elephant jokes' exist. For example:

Q. How can you tell an elephant's been in your refrigerator?
A. Footprints in the butter.

The second one is a 'sound-alike' play on this theme, which doesn't work in the printed form, as you can see that the question is actually "How do you get to Wales (not two whales) in a mini?". The 'joke' is that it is not a joke, and the answer is simple geographical direction.

Even a good joke can be crippled by telling it badly. These poor specimens never had a chance.

Well, I got the second one. But I can't seem to understand the first one. Can you explain "One In The Front one in the Back!"?

mondine · 10-23-2005, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IamTheKing9

Well, I got the second one. But I can't seem to understand the first one. Can you explain "One In The Front one in the Back!"?

The structure of that joke is that a complicated, or 'trick' answer is expected, for an impossible question,
such as how to fit two large animals into a small car.

The 'joke' is that no real solution is offered.
(I don't write 'em. I just explain them.)

IamTheKing9 · 10-23-2005, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mondine

Quote:

Originally Posted by IamTheKing9

Well, I got the second one. But I can't seem to understand the first one. Can you explain "One In The Front one in the Back!"?

The structure of that joke is that a complicated, or 'trick' answer is expected, for an impossible question,
such as how to fit two large animals into a small car.

The 'joke' is that no real solution is offered.
(I don't write 'em. I just explain them.)

Some joke (

). But anyway, did you get it, mondine?

mondine · 10-23-2005, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IamTheKing9

Some joke (

). But anyway, did you get it, mondine?

Yeah, but I sent it back.

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10-21-2005, 02:36 AM	#12 (permalink)
mikeskuse999 Googler Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: England Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	think abut it before thinking I like this joke but dont get mad: A teacher asks her class, "If there are five birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?" She calls on little Tony. He replies, "None, they will all fly away with the first gunshot." The teacher replies, "The correct answer is four, but I like your thinking." Then little Tony says, "I have a question for you. There are 3 women sitting on a bench having ice cream: One is delicately licking the sides of the triple scoop of ice cream. The second is gobbling down the top and sucking the cone. The third is biting off the top of the ice cream. Which one is married?" The teacher, blushing a great deal, replied, "Well, I suppose the one that's gobbled down the top and sucked the cone." To which little Tony replied, "The correct answer is 'the one with the wedding ring on,' but I like your thinking."

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10-11-2005, 09:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
jodes Noogle Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol... that's not helping!!

10-21-2005, 02:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
IamTheKing9 Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 3,000 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Well, mikeskuse999, your joke is pretty good! And yeah, Ryan (or rlineker), I did not get the joke. Can't you just explain what it is?

10-21-2005, 08:55 AM	#15 (permalink)
Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks Elite Googler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Posts: 1,279 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	lol Mike's joke is nice.

10-22-2005, 11:23 AM	#16 (permalink)
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