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1000th post!
And I guess I’ll need the customary obligatory joke, huh?
Okay, first of all, I can’t tell a joke, but I bet you can’t tell it from this viewpoint!
Anyway – There was this young man than had been convicted of a crime, harsh enough to land him in prison. On his first day he ventured out into the yard and leaned against the fence. Soon, he heard someone yell, “38!” to which many prisoners laughed, gave thumbs-up and carried on. Shortly another man yelled, “105!” to which the others laughed. A while later a man walked by and yelled “42!” to which all prisoners laughed immensely, slapping the yeller on the back, some rolling on the ground, holding their stomachs. His curiosity pricked, the young prisoner walked over to an older inmate and asked, “What’s the big cheese about all those numbers being called out and the laughing, especially that number 42?” The old man wiped his nose and replied, “We have only one joke book in the library and we all memorize the jokes. So instead of telling it, we just call out the number. 42 is the funniest of the bunch.”
The next day the young prisoner went to the library and studied the jokes and by the end of the week had them memorized and was ready to join the crowd. He started out with a couple he thought was funny with no response. Puzzled and frustrated, he figured he would let loose with the best and yelled, “42!”, again, with no response. He went over to the old man and told him that he memorized every joke and was sure he had told the funniest. The old man spit out a string of tobacco juice and replied, “Son, some people just can’t tell a joke.”
There it is - you don't have to laugh, if you don't want to.
And I guess I’ll need the customary obligatory joke, huh?
Okay, first of all, I can’t tell a joke, but I bet you can’t tell it from this viewpoint!
Anyway – There was this young man than had been convicted of a crime, harsh enough to land him in prison. On his first day he ventured out into the yard and leaned against the fence. Soon, he heard someone yell, “38!” to which many prisoners laughed, gave thumbs-up and carried on. Shortly another man yelled, “105!” to which the others laughed. A while later a man walked by and yelled “42!” to which all prisoners laughed immensely, slapping the yeller on the back, some rolling on the ground, holding their stomachs. His curiosity pricked, the young prisoner walked over to an older inmate and asked, “What’s the big cheese about all those numbers being called out and the laughing, especially that number 42?” The old man wiped his nose and replied, “We have only one joke book in the library and we all memorize the jokes. So instead of telling it, we just call out the number. 42 is the funniest of the bunch.”
The next day the young prisoner went to the library and studied the jokes and by the end of the week had them memorized and was ready to join the crowd. He started out with a couple he thought was funny with no response. Puzzled and frustrated, he figured he would let loose with the best and yelled, “42!”, again, with no response. He went over to the old man and told him that he memorized every joke and was sure he had told the funniest. The old man spit out a string of tobacco juice and replied, “Son, some people just can’t tell a joke.”
There it is - you don't have to laugh, if you don't want to.
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Originally posted by Torque1st
This is the announcements forum.
They are supposed to be in here, -not GC...
This is the announcements forum.
They are supposed to be in here, -not GC...
Really, though, I did not know that and I think the Powers-that-Be are taking care of my shortcomings.
Thanks, guys, you learn something new everyday!
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Congrats Big Orn....I've enjoyed having you around and getting to know you....glad to see you are know a GURU keep up the good work and I like the joke...Heard it before, but needed the number called today!
keep up the good work and I like the joke...Heard it before, but needed the number called today!
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