Humor
Skeleton
A very large, old, building was being torn down in Chicago to make room for a new skyscraper. Due to its proximity to other buildings it could not be imploded and had to be dismantled floor by floor. While working on the 49th floor, two construction workers found a skeleton in a small closet behind […]
Does God Have a Sense of Humour?
Yes – penguins walking, echidna, platypus… ~~~ Of course he does. For 40 years he marched the Jews all over the Middle East then settled them on the bit that didn’t have oil under it. ~~~ The total absence of humour from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature. — […]
Post Office
There was a man who worked for the Post Office whose job it was to process all the mail that had illegible addresses. One day, a letter came addressed in a shaky handwriting to “God” with no actual address. He thought he should open it to see what it was about. The letter read: “Dear […]
Humour (Karl Barth)
There is an interesting look at humour in the theology of Karl Barth at http://theologytoday.ptsem.edu/oct1986/v43-3-editorial.htm Note particularly section III (page 311-12). It makes three good points; 1. That humour should be self-directed because “Humor is the opposite of all self-admiration and self-praise” (CD III/4, p. 665) 2. That humour is “laughter amid tears” because it […]
Jewish Humour
From a friend: As a devotee of Jewish humour I recommend Robin Williams’ movie “Jakob the Liar,” which is set in the Warsaw Ghetto in World War Two. It begins with a story voiced over the opening credits… The war was not going well for Hitler, so he went to see a fortune teller and […]
Flattery will get you anywhere!
This is what a computer should do first thing in the morning! Copy the address below into your browser window. When the message comes up, type in your name. I recommend you do this every day! http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/%7Egeoffo/humour/flattery.html
Insults
Insults: http://www.ckdog.co.uk/insult/ ~~~ A dog does not care about the previous dogs in your life.
Quips
TODAYS RIDDLE : Construction of a stronger and more massive bell tower for the monastery to replace the one destroyed during the last civil strife with a neighboring lord was well underway when the old Monk visited the site. The Abbot showed the Monk the drawings and model for the three-bell tower. The Monk was […]
Puns
A GOOD PUN IS ITS OWN RE-WORD 1 Energizer Bunny arrested – charged with battery. 2 A pessimist’s blood type is always b-negative. 3 Practice safe eating – always use condiments. 4 A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother 5 Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death. 6 […]
Surgery
Things You Don’t Want to Hear During Surgery ~~~ “Better save that. We’ll need it for the autopsy.” “Bo! Bo! Come back with that! Bad Dog!” “Wait a minute, if this is his spleen, then what’s that?” “Hand me that …. uh … that uh….. thingie” “Oh no! I just lost my Rolex.” “Oops! Hey, […]
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