On a serious note

[wheelinround]

was wondering why you were so quiet

Was busy until it happened last week (see blog) a few days rest till swelling and bruising went down then back into it for 2 days . Till it became a problem again.

[damian]

Surely you don't want us to post a followup to every joke we read here ?

If I've nothing to say...well, sometimes I post anyway...

[FenceFurniture]

Well, I put up the start of a cracking good joke 2 days ago (the sort that needs replies to make it funnier, and the answers delivered by drip feed. Over 100 views, no responses. Specifically stated not to answer if you know the gag. So some clot eventually replies, spews out all the answers (has heard it before), no joke delivery skills. An excellent joke completely screwed up. It's the only joke I know that starts and finishes with a punch line.

If the joke is a cracker I always give a response. Even just one word will give the poster some gratification. Imagine being a stand up comic with an audience behind a soundproof screen. They're all pissing themselves laughing, but the comic gets no feedback. After a while he wouldn't be funny anymore. That's why canned laughter doesn't work, and why a live audience does. Don't you just love those almost out-take moments when the players can hardly get the words out?

LIVE-LIVE-LIVE so
FEEDBACK-FEEDBACK-FEEDBACK or FEEBACK

[A Duke]

Did you know you can tell a persons nationality by how many times he laughs at a joke?

A Frenchman laughs once - he catches on straight away.

A German laughs twice - once to be polite when you tell it and again when you explain it but he never catches on.

An English man laughs three times - once to be polite when you tell it and again when you explain it then again in about three weeks when he suddenly catches on.

An American dose not Laugh at all he has heard it before.



I wonder how many feather are going to be ruffled by that, it will probably prove my point.
Regards

[wheelinround]

You'd be beside yourself trying to wheel one handed.... again & again & again.

Its not that hard Cliff biggest problem is reverse different action but going in circles makes me

[wheelinround]

Allan your lucky such as Fenderbelly and myself have put jokes up only to have them moved to the ORANGE ROOM cause they are BLUE no one sees them did you count those in the stats.

[underfoot]

minor thread hijack...
true story...

An Australian professor was invited to Japan to adress a group of scientists interested in his research.
Unable to speak Japanese, he used an interpreter,
Being Australian, he liked to entertain his listeners with the odd joke.
Aware that the Japanese may not get his jokes, he was a bit tentative,
During the presentation he tried a little joke...when translated, the audience giggled...
Encouraged, he tried a few more and the audience again laughed....

...Later ...on his return to Australia he was sent a transcript of his presentation (as translated by the interpreter)...
the translation of every one of his jokes went thus......

"The honourable Australian professor has just made a joke....it would be polite to laugh now".....

[Sawdust Maker]

Now that's funny

[Allan at Wallan]

Allan your lucky such as Fenderbelly and myself have put jokes up only to have them moved to the ORANGE ROOM cause they are BLUE no one sees them did you count those in the stats.

Ahhh, the ORANGE ROOM jokes.
They are the ones you send me by Email and I respond
to them frequently and send others to you in return.

They were not counted in my stats.

However, this has proven to be a lively discussion and certainly
attracted more attention than any recent jokes. Well done everyone.

Allan

[wheelinround]

Only passing them round Allan, enjoying many of them .

Sadly i am deleting more and more these days either not worth the effort or to large an attachment.

The good ones well

[fxst]

Most of those put up are either older than when JC played full back for Jerusalem(sp) or just to childish, ie copied from the kids pages in the Sunday papers
Just my opinion though . Just carry on for those who follow them
Pete

[Ozkaban]

Now that's funny

Awesome story

[rrich]

Unfortunately after reading some of the jokes, it becomes imperative to clean the coffee off of the screen. Then the mood to respond is lost.

[Allan at Wallan]

Unfortunately after reading some of the jokes, it becomes imperative to clean the coffee off of the screen. Then the mood to respond is lost.

My wife made me a cup of coffee this morning and I
said to her, "This coffee tastes like dirt".

She replied, "So it should, it was ground this morning".

Quick ... check your screen.

Allan

[AlexHW]

While I enjoy most of the jokes, I see no reason to reply to them. They're jokes, not political manifestos.

I agree, what can you really respond with besides "haha"?