(From a poster in aus.jokes, 3 July 2003): There has been an unfortunate development in aus.jokes over the years in that much discussion now takes place in the actual jokes newsgroup instead of the associated discussion group, aus.jokes.d. (Indeed, to the extent that it seems a.j.d may have died out!) The second point that strikes […]
An old man lived alone in Idaho. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, Bubba, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament. “Dear Bubba, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks […]
a story I was told by a friend of mine at King’s college. He said it happened to him, but I have my doubts. He said the Chief of Services began the year’s rounds by teaching “an important principle of medicine.” On this occasion he asked a nurse to fetch him a sample of urine. […]
Tourist Questions…..from RadicalJokes These questions about Australia were allegedly posted on an Australian Tourism Website — a Melbourne University Tourism Studies Major working in the summer holidays answered…. Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK) A: We import all […]
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The famous female Olympic skier Picabo Street (Peek-A-Boo) is not just an athlete, she is a nurse. She currently works at the Intensive Care Unit of a large metropolitan hospital. She is not permitted to answer the telephone, however, as it caused simply too much confusion when she would answer the phone and say, …. […]
Only in America… can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. Only in America do people order double cheese burgers, a large fries and a diet coke. Only in America are there handicapped parking places in front of a skating rink. Only in America do banks leave both doors open and chain […]
Hey Dad,” one of my grandkids asked the other day, “What was your favourite fast food when you were growing up?” “We didn’t have fast food when I was growing up,” I informed him. “All the food was slow.” “C’mon, seriously. Where did you eat?” “It was a place called ‘at home,” I explained. “my […]
eni-summary list Ecumenical News International News Highlights 25 juin 2003 Edam Protestants plan to repair their church with cheese Amsterdam (ENI). The Dutch town of Edam, famed worldwide for its cheese, is to have a new tourist attraction this summer – a church made entirely of the dairy product. Some 10 000 of the ball-shaped […]
The Price of Stupidity–VVhat a world? (country New South Wales)… On Thursday, 24 January 2002, Derek Guille broadcast this story on his afternoon program on ABC radio. In March, 1999, a man living in Kandos (near Mudgee in NSW) received a bill for his as yet unused gas line stating that he owed $0.00. He […]