Archive for July, 2009

… from Baz in Dronfield (UK)

So I just bought a new boat and decided to take her for the maiden voyage last weekend.

Being new to this boating lark, I wasn’t quite sure of the exact Standard Operating Procedures for launching it off a ramp, but I figured it couldn’t be too hard.

I consulted my local boat dealer for advice, but he just said “Don’t let the trailer get too deep when you are trying to launch the boat”.

Well, I don’t know what he meant by that as I could barely get the trailer in the water at all!

Anyhow, here’s a picture below. See for yourself. Yep, that’s me on the right.

What was I doing wrong?

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…from David, hovering somewhere above Thorpe Willoughby (UK)

Here are six reasons why you should think before you speak – the last one is great!

Have you ever spoken and wished that you could immediately take the words back…
Here are the Testimonials of a few people who did….

FIRST TESTIMONY:
I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in tow and asked loudly, ‘How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blow job?’
I turned around and walked back out and never went back My husband didn’t say a word..
..he knew better.

SECOND TESTIMONY:
I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women’s type I had been using.
After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who works at the store.
He asked if he could help me.
Without thinking, I looked at him and said, ‘I think I like playing with men’s balls’

THIRD TESTIMONY:
My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety of candy and nuts.
As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help.
I replied, ‘No, I’m just looking at your nuts.’
My sister started to laugh hysterically.
The boy grinned, and I turned beet-red and walked away.
To this day, my sister has never let me forget.

FOURTH TESTIMONY :
While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and ran amok.
I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons.
I told her that if she did not start behaving ‘right now’ she would be punished.
To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice just as threatening, ‘If you don’t let me go right now, I will tell Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy’s pee-pee last night!’
The silence was deafening after this enlightening exchange.
Even the tellers stopped what they were doing.
I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow.
The last thing I heard when the door closed behind me, were screams of laughter.

FIFTH TESTIMONY:
Have you ever asked your child a question too many times?
My three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training and I was on him constantly.
One day we stopped at Pizza Hut for a quick lunch, in between errands It was very busy, with a full dining room.
While enjoying my pizza, I smelled something funny, so of course I checked my seven-month-old daughter. She was clean.
Then I realized that Danny had not asked to go potty in a while.
I asked him if he needed to go, and he said ‘No’ .
I kept thinking, ‘Oh Lord, that child has had an accident, and I don’t have any clothes with me.’
Then I said, ‘Danny, are you SURE you didn’t have an accident?’
‘No,’ he replied.
I just KNEW that he must have had an accident, because the smell was getting worse.
Soooooo, I asked one more time, ‘Danny did you have an accident ? This time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over, spread his cheeks and yelled ‘SEE MOM, IT’S JUST FARTS!!’
While 30 people nearly choked to death on their pizzas laughing, he calmly pulled up his pants and sat down.
An old couple made me feel better, thanking me for the best laugh they’d ever had!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST TESTIMONY:
This had most of the state of Michigan laughing for 2 days and a very embarrassed female news anchor who will, in the future, likely think before she speaks.
What happens when you predict snow but don’t get any!
We had a female news anchor that, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn’t, turned to the weatherman and asked: ‘So Bob, where’s that 8 inches you promised me last night?’
Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too they were laughing so hard!

…from Bob in Florida (US)

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..from Peter in Ruby Bay (NZ)

An elderly gent was invited to an old friend’s home for dinner one evening.

He was impressed by the way his friend preceded every request to his wife with endearing terms such as: Pretty Girl, Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, Pumpkin, Baby etc.

The couple had been married almost 60 years and clearly they were still very much in love.

While the wife was in the kitchen, the man leaned over and said to hishost: “I think it’s wonderful that, after all these years, you still call your wife those loving pet names.”

The old man hung his head. “I have to tell you the truth,” he said, “Her name slipped my mind about 10 years ago and I’m scared to death to ask her what it is!”

..from David in Thorpe Willoughby – (UK)

The first testicular guard (called a box) was used in cricket in 1874 and the first cricket helmet was used in 1974.

It took 100 years for men to realize that their brain could also be important.

For our overseas fans, see ‘Cricket’ in Wikopedia

Judge Judy to prostitute, ‘So when did you realize you were raped?’

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Prostitute, wiping away tears: ‘When the cheque bounced!’

…From Baz in Dronfield

At last Gordon Brown decided to throw the towel in and resign.

His cabinet colleagues decided it would be a worthy gesture to name a railway locomotive after him. So a senior ‘Sir Humphrey’ went from Whitehall to the National Railway Museum at York, to investigate the possibilities.

“We have a number of locomotives here at the Museum without names,” a specially-sought consultant told the top civil servant. “Mostly freight locomotive though.”

“Oh dear, that’s not very fitting for a prime minister,” said Sir Humphrey. “How about that big green one, over there?” he said, pointing to 4472.

“That’s already got a name” said the consultant. “It’s called ‘Flying Scotsman’.”

“Oh. Couldn’t it be renamed?” asked Sir Humphrey. “This is a national museum after all, funded by the taxpayer.”

“I suppose it might be considered,” said the consultant. “After all the LNER renamed a number of their locomotives after directors of the company and even renamed one of them Dwight D. Eisenhower.”

“That’s excellent”, said Sir Humphrey, “So that’s settled then .. let’s look at renaming 4472. But how much will it cost? We can’t spend too much, given the expenses scandal!”

Well, said the consultant, “We could always just paint out the ‘F’.”

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from Baz in Dronfield

A father walks into a restaurant with his young son. He gives the young boy 3 pennies to play with to keep him occupied.

Suddenly, the boy starts choking, going blue in the face. The father realizes the boy has swallowed the coins and starts slapping him on the back. The boy coughs up 2 of the pennies, but keeps choking.

Looking at his son, the father is panicking, shouting for help. A well dressed, attractive, and serious looking woman, in a blue business suit is sitting reading a newspaper and sipping a cup of coffee. At the sound of the commotion, she looks up, puts her coffee
cup down, neatly folds the newspaper places it on the counter, gets up from her seat and makes her way, unhurriedly across the restaurant.

Reaching the boy, the woman carefully drops his pants; takes hold of the boy’s testicles and starts to squeeze and twist, gently at first and then ever so firmly.

After a few seconds the boy convulses violently and coughs up the last penny, which the woman deftly catches in her free hand.

Releasing the boy’s testicles, the woman hands the penny to the father and walks back to her seat at the coffee bar without saying a word.

As soon as he is sure that his son has suffered no ill effects, the father rushes over to the woman and starts thanking her saying, “I’ve never seen anybody do anything like that before, it was fantastic. Are you a doctor?”

‘No,’ the woman replied. ‘I’m with the Inland Revenue.’

…from Peter in Ruby Bay (NZ)

For those of you unfamiliar with Australia, YASS is a country town on the Hume Highway, north west of Canberra and Goulburn.

I wonder if Macdonalds put much thought into the production of this…

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