Democrats vs. Republicans:
It all really just boils down to this:
ISSUE | DEMOCRATS | REPUBLICANS
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criminals | Give them a second | Give them the swift
| chance | sword of death
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the poor | Give them some food | Give them the swift
| sword of death
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endangered | give them protection | Give them the swift
species | | sword of death
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dictators | give them a way out | Give them the swift
| sword of death
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the uninsured | Give them some | Given them the swift
| health care | sword of death
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the cost | $9,000,000,000, | $29.95
000,000,000 | (cost of one sword)
l
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From: Ramesh Gaonkar <gaonkarr@GOLIATH.SUNYOCC.EDU>
Subject: Weekend Joke Before Grading Begins
> > Three engineers were discussing the nature of God. The first said, "When
> > you consider the complex structure of the skeleton and the muscles, it's
> > obvious that God must be a mechanical engineer." Said the 2nd: "No. The
thing that makes
> > that makes a human being human is the brain and nervous system. When you
> > consider all the electrical signals that must be transmitted and processed,
> > it's clear that God is an electrical engineer" 3rd guy: "You're both wrong
.
> > Only a civil engineer would put a waste disposal pipeline right through a
> > recreational area."
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> The president of a large managed health care facility also served
>on the board of his community's symphony orchestra. Finding that he could
>not go to one of the concerts, he gave his tickets to the company's
>director of health care cost containment. The next morning, he asked the
>director how he enjoyed the performance. Instead of the usual polite
>remarks, the director handed him a memo which read as follows:
>
> The undersigned submits the following comments and recommendations
>relative to the performance of Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony" by this
>city's symphony orchestra as observed under actual working conditions:
> A. The attendance of the conductor is unnecessary for the public
>performances. The orchestra has obviously practiced and has the prior
>authorization from the conductor to play the symphony at a predetermined
>level of quality. Considerable money could be saved merely by having the
>conductor critique the orchestra's performance during a retrospective peer
>review meeting.
> B. For considerable periods, the four oboe players had nothing to
>do. Their numbers should be reduced and their work spread over the whole
>orchestra, thus eliminating peaks and valleys of activity.
> C. All 12 violins were playing identical notes with identical
>motions. This is unnecessary duplication: the staff of this section should
>be cut drastically with consequent savings.If a large volume of sound is
>required, this could be obtained through electronic amplification, which
>has reached high levels of reproductive quality.
> D. Much effort was expanded playing 16th notes or semi-quavers.
>This seems an excessive refinement, as most listeners are unable to
>distinguish such rapid playing. It is recomended that all notes be rounded
>up to eighth. If this is done, it would also be possible to use trainees
>and lower grade musicians with no loss of quality.
> E. No useful purpose would be appear to be served by repeating with
>horns the same passage that has already been handled by the strings. If all
>such redundant passages were eliminated, as a determined by the utilization
>review committee, the concert would have been reduced from two hours to
>about 20 minutes, resulting in substantial savings in salaries and
>overhead. In fact, if Schubert had addressed these concerns on a cost
>containment basis, he probably would have been able to finish this symphony!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>College Seniors vs. Freshmen
>>>
>>>Freshmen: Are never in bed past noon.
>>>Seniors: Are never out of bed before noon.
>>>
>>>Freshmen: Read the syllabus to find out what classes they can cut.
>>>Seniors: Read the syllabus to find out what classes they need to attend.
>>>
>>>Freshmen: Brings a can of soda into a lecture hall.
>>>Seniors: Brings a jumbo hoagie and six-pack of Mtn. Dew into a
>>> recitation class.
>>>
>>>Freshmen: Calls the professor "Professor."
>>>Seniors: Calls the professor "Bob."
>>>
>>>Freshmen: Would walk ten miles to get to class.
>>>Seniors: Drives to class if it's further than three blocks away.
>>>
>>>Freshmen: Memorizes the course material to get a good grade.
>>>Seniors: Memorizes the professor's habits to get a good grade.
>>>
>>>Freshmen: Knows a book-full of useless trivia about the university.
>>>Seniors: Knows where the next class is. Maybe...
>>>
>>>Freshmen: Shows up at a morning exam clean, perky, and fed.
>>>Seniors: Shows up at a morning exam in sweats with a cap on and a box
>>> of pop tarts in hand.
>>>
>>>Freshmen: Have to ask where the computer labs are.
>>>Seniors: Has 'own' personal workstation.
>>>
>>>Freshmen: Use the campus buses to go everywhere.
>>>Seniors: Use the campus buses to run block while crossing the street.
>>>
>>>Freshmen: Worry about the last freshman composition essay.
>>>Seniors: Worry about the last GRE essay.
>>>
>>>Freshman: Lines up for an hour to buy his textbooks in the first week.
>>>Senior: Starts to think about buying textbooks in October... maybe.
>>>
>>>Freshman: Looks forward to first classes of the year
>>>Senior: Looks forward to first beer garden of the year
>>>
>>>Freshman: Is proud of his A+ on Calculus I midterm
>>>Senior: Is proud of not _quite_ failing his Complex Analysis midterm
>>>
>>>Freshman: Calls his girlfriend back home every other night
>>>Senior: Calls Domino's every other night
>>
>>>Senior: Is appalled that the campus 'Subway' burned down over the summer
>>>
>>>Freshman: Conscienciously completes all homework, including optional
>>> questions
>>>Senior: Offers to 'tutor' conscientious frosh of opposite sex...
>>>
>>>Freshman: Goes on grocery shopping trip with Mom before moving onto campus
>>>Senior: Has a beer with Mom before moving onto campus
>>>
>>>Freshman: Is excited about the world of possibilities that awaits him,
>>> the unlimited vista of educational opportunities, the chance to
>>> expand one's horizons and really make a contribution to society
>>>Senior: Is excited about new dryers in laundry room
>>>
>>>Freshman: Takes meticulous four-color notes in class
>>>Senior: Occasionally stays awake for all of class
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: Hugh Brown <EB6479@CNSVAX.ALBANY.EDU>
Subject: Humor: You Just Might Be a Grad Student If...
You just might be a grad student if:
...you can identify universities by their internet domains.
...you are constantly looking for a thesis in novels.
...you have difficulty reading anything that doesn't have footnotes.
...you understand jokes about Foucoult.
...the concept of free time scares you.
...you consider caffeine to be a major food group.
...you've ever brought books with you on vacation and actually
studied.
...Saturday nights spent studying no longer seem weird.
...the professor doesn't show up to class and you discuss the
readings anyway.
...you've ever travelled across two state lines specifically to
go to a library.
...you appreciate the fact that you get to choose *which* twenty
hours out of the day you have to work.
...you still feel guilty about giving students low grades (you'll
get over it).
...you can read course books and cook at the same time.
...you schedule events for academic vacations so your friends can
come.
...you hope it snows during spring break so you can get more
studying in.
...you've ever worn out a library card.
...you find taking notes in a park relaxing.
...you find yourself citing sources in conversation.
...you've ever sent a personal letter with footnotes.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
RE: Actual Newspaper Headlines: Say what you mean ?
Teacher strike idle kids
Squad helps dog bit victim
Miners refuse to work after death
Juvenile court to try shooting defendant
Stolen painting found by tree
Killer sentenced to die for second time in 10 years
Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
Prostitutes appeal to Pope
Stud tires out
Enraged cow injures farmer with ax
2 sisters reunited after 18 years in checkout counter
Shot off woman's leg helps Nicklaus to 66
Iraqi head seaks arms
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Subject: Mid-week humor: You may be an engineer if ....
>From: Michael Vignogna <VIGNOGNA.MICHAEL@SMA1.MCCLELLAN.AF.MIL>
YOU MAY BE AN ENGINEER
If you stare at an orange juice container because it says CONCENTRATE
If your wrist watch has more computing power than a 486DX-50
If you introduce your wife as "mylady@home.wife"
If you can quote scenes from any Monty Python movie
If you want an 8X CDROM for Christmas
If Dilbert is your hero
If you can name 6 Star Trek episodes
If your spouse sends you an e-mail instead of calling you to dinner
If your idea of good interpersonal communication means getting the
decimal point in the right place
If you look forward to Christmas only to put together the kids' toys
If you use a CAD package to design your son's Pine Wood Derby car
If you have used coat hangers and duct tape for something other than
hanging coats and taping ducts
If, at Christmas, it goes without saying that you will be the one to
find the burnt-out bulb in the string
If you window shop at Radio Shack
If your ideal evening consists of fast-forwarding through the latest
sci-fi movie looking for technical inaccuracies
If you have "Dilbert" comics displayed anywhere in your work area
If you carry on a one-hour debate over the expected results of a test
that actually takes five minutes to run
If you are convinced you can build a phazer out of your garage door
opener and your camera's flash attachment
If you don't even know where the cover to your personal computer is
If you have modified your can-opener to be microprocessor driven
If you know the direction the water swirls when you flush
If you own "Official Star Trek" anything
If you have ever taken the back off your TV just to see what's inside
If a team of you and your co-workers have set out to modify the
antenna on the radio in your work area for better reception
If you ever burned down the gymnasium with your Science Fair project
If you are currently gathering the components to build your own
nuclear reactor
If you own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts
If you have never backed-up your hard drive
If you are aware that computers are actually only good for playing
games, but are afraid to say it out loud
If you truly believe aliens are living among us
If you have ever saved the power cord from a broken appliance
If you have ever purchased an electronic appliance "as-is"
If you see a good design and still have to change it
If the salespeople at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions
If you still own a slide rule and you know how to work it
If the thought that a CD could refer to finance or music never enters
your mind
If you own a set of itty-bitty screw drivers, but you don't remember
where they are
If you rotate your screen savers more frequently than your automobile
tires
If you have a functioning home copier machine, but every toaster you
own turns bread into charcoal
If you have more toys than your kids
If you need a checklist to turn on the TV
If you have introduced your kids by the wrong name
If you have a habit of destroying things in order to see how they
work
If your I.Q. number is bigger than your weight
If the microphone or visual aids at a meeting don't work and you rush
up to the front to fix it
If you can remember 7 computer passwords but not your anniversary
If you have memorized the program schedule for the Discovery channel
and have seen most of the shows already
If you have ever owned a calculator with no equal key and know what
RPN stands for
If your father sat 2 inches in front of your family's first color TV
with a magnifying lens to see how they made the colors, and you grew
up thinking that was normal
If you know how to take the cover off of your computer, and what size
screw driver to use
If you can type 70 words a minute but can't read your own handwriting
If people groan at the party when you pick out the music
If you can't remember where you parked your car for the 3rd time this
week
If you did the sound system for your senior prom
If your checkbook always balances
If your wristwatch has more buttons than a telephone
If you have more friends on the Internet than in real life
If you thought the real heroes of "Apollo 13" were the mission
controllers
If you think that when people around you yawn, it's because they
didn't get enough sleep
If you spend more on your home computer than your car
If you know what http:/ stands for
If you've ever tried to repair a $5.00 radio
If you have a neatly sorted collection of old bolts and nuts in your
garage
If your three year old son asks why the sky is blue and you try to
explain atmospheric absorption theory
If your lap-top computer costs more than your car
If your 4 basic food groups are: 1. Caffeine 2. Fat 3. Sugar 4.
Chocolate (or Chinese, pizza, beer, salt substrates - jg)
If the only jokes you receive are through e-mail
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> How to Tell If You're a REAL Teacher
>
>Real teachers grade papers in the car, during commercials, in faculty
>meetings, in the bathroom, and (at the end of the six weeks) have been
>seen grading in church.
>
>Real teachers cheer when they hear April 1 does not fall on a school
>day.
>
>Real teachers drive older cars owned by credit unions.
>
>Real teachers always carry red pens and strong opinions.
>
>Real teachers cluch a pencil while thinking and make notes in the
>margins of books.
>
>Real teachers can't walk past a crowd of kids without straightening up
>the line.
>
>Real teachers never sit down without first checking the seat of the
>chair.
>
>Real teachers have disjointed necks from writing on boards without
>turning their backs on the class.
>
>Real teachers are written up in medical journals for size and
>elasticity of kidneys and bladders.
>
>Real teachers have been timed gulping down a full lunch in 2 minutes,
>18 seconds. Master teachers can eat faster than that.
>
>Real teachers can predict exactly which parents will show up at Open
>House.
>
>Real teachers volunteer for hall duty on days faculty meetings are
>scheduled.
>
>Real teachers never teach the conjugations of lie and lay to eighth
>graders.
>
>Real teachers know it is better to seek forgiveness than to ask
>permission.
>
>Real teachers know the best end of semester lesson plans can come from
>Blockbuster.
>
>Real teachers never take grades after Wednesday of the last week of the
>six weeks.
>
>Real teachers never assign research papers on the last six weeks or
>essays on final exams.
>
>Real teachers know the shortest distance and the length of travel time
>from their classroom to the office.
>
>Real teachers can "sense" gum.
>
>Real teachers know the difference among what must be graded, what ought
>to be graded, and what probably should never again see the light of day.
>
>Real teachers are solely responsible for the destruction of the rain
>forest.
>
>Real teachers have their best conferences in the parking lot.
>
>Real teachers have never heard an original excuse.
>
>Real teachers buy Excedrin and Advil at Sam's.
>
>Real teachers will eat anything that is put in the workroom/teachers'
>lounge.
>
>Real teachers never plan discussions for first period or cooperative
>groups for seventh period during an evaluation.
>
>Real teachers have the assistant principals' and counselors' home phone
>numbers.
>
>Real teachers know secretaries and custodians run the school.
>
>Real teachers know the rules don't really apply to them.
>
>Real teachers hear the heartbeats of crisis; always have time to
>listen; know they teach students, not subjects; and they are absolutely
>non-expendable.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
News Release: New Element Discovered
The heaviest element known to science was recently discovered by
physicists. The element, tentatively named Administratum, has no protons
or electrons and thus has an atomic number of 0. However it does have:
1 neutron.
125 assistant neutrons
75 vice-neutrons
111 assistant vice-neutrons
This gives it an atomic mass of 312. The 312 particles are held together
by a force that involves the continuous exchange of meson-like particles
called morons.
Since it has no electrons, Administratum is inert. However, it can be
detected chemically as it impedes every action with which it comes in
contact. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of Administratum
causes one reaction to take four days to complete when it would have
normally occured in less than one second.
Administratum has a normal half-life of approximately three years, at
which time it does not actually decay but instead undergoes a
reorganization in which assistant neutrons, vice neutrons, and assistant
vice-neutrons exchange places. Some studies have shown that atomic mass
actually increases after each reorganization.
Research at other laboratories indicates that Administratum occurs
naturally in the atmosphere. It tends to concentrate at certain points
such as government agencies, large corporations, and universities and
can usually be found in the newest, best appointed, and best maintained
buildings.
Scientists point out that Administratum is known to be toxic at any level
of concentration and can easily destroy any productive reaction where it
is allowed to accumulate. Attempts are being made to determine how
Administratum can be controlled to prevent irreversible damage, but results
to date are not promising.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Subject: Tips for Proper English
1. Avoid alliteration. Always.
2. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
4. Employ the vernacular.
5. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
6. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.
7. Remember to never split an infinitive.
8. Contractions aren't necessary.
9. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
10. One should never generalize.
11. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate
quotations. Tell me what you know."
12. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
13. Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's
highly superfluous.
14. Be more or less specific.
15. Understatement is always best.
16. One-word sentences? Eliminate.
17. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
18. The passive voice is to be avoided.
19. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
20. Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
21. Who needs rhetorical questions?
22. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
23. Don't never use a double negation.
24. capitalize every sentence and remember always end it with point
25. Do not put statements in the negative form.
26. Verbs have to agree with their subjects.
27. Proofread carefully to see if you words out.
28. If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal
of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
29. A writer must not shift your point of view.
30. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.
(Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word
to end a sentence with.)
31. Don't overuse exclamation marks!!
32. Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences,
as of 10 or more words, to their antecedents.
33. Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
34. If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
35. Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.
36. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
37. Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun
with singular nouns in their writing.
38. Always pick on the correct idiom.
39. The adverb always follows the verb.
40. Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague;
They're old hat; seek viable alternatives.
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Michael J. Davey
English Department
Ohio State University
davey.10@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 12:56:20 -0600
From: Bob Woodward <rsw@wubios.wustl.edu>
Subject: From the mouths of ... insurance forms [HEALTHRE]
The following are actual statements found on insurance forms where car
drivers attempted to summarize the details of an accident in the fewest
possible words:
I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.
A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's face.
A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.
The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I
hit him.
I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and
headed over the embankment.
In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.
I had been shopping for plant all day and was on my way home. As I
reached an intersection, a hedge sprang up, obscuring my vision and I did
not see the other car.
I was on my way to the doctor with rear-end trouble when my universal
joint gave way causing me to have an accident.
As I approached the intersection, a sign suddenly appeared in a place
where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time
to avoid the accident.
To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian.
My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle.
An invisible car came our of nowhere, struck my car and vanished.
I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the
road when I struck him.
The pedestrian had no idea which direction to run, so I ran over him.
I saw a slow moving, sad faced old gentleman as he bounced off the hood
of my car.
I was thrown from my car as it left the road. I was later found in a
ditch by some stray cows.
I had been driving for 40 years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had
an accident.
I thought my window was down but I found out it was up when I put my head
through it.
Coming home I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't
have."
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
HUNTING AN ELEPHANT IN THE 90s
>
> MATHEMATICIANS hunt elephants by going to Africa, throwing out everything
> that is not an elephant, and catching one of whatever is left.
>
> EXPERIENCED MATHEMATICIANS will attempt to prove the existence of at least
>one unique elephant before proceeding to step 1 as a subordinate exercise.
>
> PROFESSORS OF MATHEMATICS will prove the existence of at least one unique
>elephant and then leave the detection and capture of an actual elephant as
>an exercise for their graduate students.
> COMPUTER SCIENTISTS hunt elephants by exercising Algorithm A:
> 1. Go to Africa.
> 2. Start at the Cape of Good Hope.
> 3. Work northward in an orderly manner, traversing the continent
> alternately east and west.
> 4. During each traverse pass, a. Catch each animal seen. b. Compare each
> animal caught to a known elephant. c. Stop when a match is detected.
>
> EXPERIENCED COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS modify Algorithm A by placing a known
>elephant in Cairo to ensure that the algorithm will terminate.
>
> ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMERS prefer to execute Algorithm A on their hands
>and knees.
>
> DATABASE ADMINISTRATORS do not need to go out and capture elephants when
>they can retrieve them simply with an ad hoc query:
>
> SELECT * FROM AFRICAN_CRITTERS
> 2 WHERE CRITTER_TYPE = 'TERRESTRIAL'
> 3 AND SIZE = 'LARGE'
> 4 AND COLOR = 'GRAY'
> 5 AND TRUNK = 'YES'
> 6 AND ODOR IS NOT NULL;
>
> ENGINEERS hunt elephants by going to Africa, catching gray animals at
>random, and stopping when any one of them weighs within plus or minus 15
>percent of any previously observed elephant.
>
> SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ENGINEERS are not so concerned with hunting elephants
>as with creating a seamless interface between the elephants and their
>environment.
>
> ECONOMISTS don't hunt elephants, but they believe that if elephants are
>paid enough, they will hunt themselves.
>
> STATISTICIANS hunt the first animal they see N times and call it an
>elephant.
> CONSULTANTS don't hunt elephants, and many have never hunted anything at
>all, but they can be hired by the hour to advise those people who do.
>
> OPERATIONS RESEARCH CONSULTANTS can also measure the correlation of hat
>size and bullet color to the efficiency of elephant-hunting strategies, if
>someone else will only identify the elephants.
>
> POLITICIANS don't hunt elephants, but they will share the elephants you
>catch with the people who voted for them.
>
> LAWYERS don't hunt elephants, but they do follow the herds around arguing
>about who owns the droppings.
>
> SOFTWARE LAWYERS will claim that they own an entire herd based on the look
>and feel of one dropping.
>
> VICE PRESIDENTS OF ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT try hard to hunt
>elephants, but their staffs are designed to prevent it. When the vice
>president does get to hunt elephants, the staff will try to ensure that all
>possible elephants are completely prehunted before the vice president sees
>them. If the vice president does see a non-pre-hunted elephant, (in other
>words, a live one) the staff will (1) compliment the vice president's keen
>eyesight and (2) enlarge itself to prevent any recurrence.
>
> SENIOR MANAGERS set broad elephant-hunting policy based on the assumption
>that elephants are just like field mice, but with deeper voices.
>
> QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTORS ignore the elephants and look for mistakes the
>other hunters made when they were packing the jeep.
>
> SALES PEOPLE don't hunt elephants but spend their time selling elephants
>they haven't caught, for delivery two days before the season opens.
>
> SOFTWARE SALES PEOPLE ship the first thing they catch and write up an
>invoice for an elephant.
>
> HARDWARE SALES PEOPLE catch rabbits, paint them gray, and sell them as
>desktop elephant
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 10:34:02 -0500
From: Joe Codde <coddejos@PILOT.MSU.EDU>
Subject: Enjoyable quotes and their source
I am forwarding this list of quotes that I received on another list from
---------------QUOTES FORWARDED ------------------------
>>From: Small Farm Animal <twilliam@crl.com>
>>Subject: A Great Collection of Quotes
>>
>>>I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous
>>>and give the wrong answers.
>>> -- A Bit of Fry and Laurie
>>>
>>>A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.
>>>
>>>The hypothalamus is one of the most important parts of the brain,
>>>involved in many kinds of motivation, among other functions. The
>>>hypothalamus controls the "Four F's": 1. fighting; 2. fleeing;
>>>3. feeding; and 4. mating.
>>> -- Psychology professor in
>>> neuropsychology intro course
>>>
>>>What is a committee? A group of the unwilling, picked from the
>>>unfit, to do the unnecessary.
>>> -- Richard Harkness,
>>> The New York Times, 1960
>>>
>>>Slogan of 105.9, the classic rock radio station in Chicago: "Of
>>>all the radio stations in Chicago ... we're one of them."
>>>
>>>With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three
>>>thousand miles closer to globular cluster 13 in the
>>>constellation Hercules, and still there are some misfits who
>>>continue to insist that there is no such thing as progress.
>>> -- Ransom K. Ferm
>>>
>>>Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.
>>>
>>>Applying computer technology is simply finding the right wrench
>>>to pound in the correct screw.
>>>
>>>The graduate with a Science degree asks, "Why does it work?"
>>>The graduate with an Engineering degree asks, "How does it work?"
>>>The graduate with an Accounting degree asks, "How much will it
>>> cost?"
>>>The graduate with a Liberal Arts degree asks, "Do you want fries
>>> with that?"
>>>
>>>Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had
>>>years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet,
>>>make some of the worst movies in the history of the world.
>>> -- Dave Barry
>>>
>>>I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian
>>>because I hate plants.
>>> -- A. Whitney Brown
>>>
>>>A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely
>>>rearranging their prejudices.
>>> -- William James
>>>
>>>Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of
>>>tapes hurtling down the highway.
>>> -- Andrew Tannenbaum
>>>
>>>We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom
>>>that is in it - and stop there; lest we be like the cat that
>>>sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot
>>>stove-lid again, and that is well; but also she will never sit
>>>down on a cold one anymore.
>>> -- Mark Twain
>>>
>>>There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in
>>>the streets?
>>> -- Dick Cavett,
>>> mocking the TV-violence debate
>>>
>>>If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving
>>>an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life
>>>without even considering if there are men on base.
>>> -- Dave Barry
>>>
>>>I am sick unto death of obscure English towns that exist
>>>seemingly for the sole accommodation of these so-called limerick
>>>writers and even sicker of their residents, all of whom suffer
>>>from physical deformities and spend their time dismembering
>>>relatives at fancy dress balls.
>>> -- Editor of the Limerick Times
>>> (Limerick, Ireland)
>>>
>>>When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl.
>>>
>>>Lazlo's Chinese Relativity Axiom: No matter how great your
>>>triumphs or how tragic your defeats, approximately one billion
>>>Chinese couldn't care less.
>>>
>>>668: The Neighbor of the Beast
>>>
>>>Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather
>>>straps.
>>> -- Emo Phillips
>>>
>>>Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.
>>>
>>>Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you recognize a
>>>mistake when you make it again.
>>> -- F. P. Jones
>>>
>>>Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to
>>>learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for
>>>their apparent disinclination to do so.
>>> -- Douglas Adams,
>>> Last Chance to See
>>>
>>>As your attorney, it is my duty to inform you that it is not
>>>important that you understand what I'm doing or why you're paying
>>>me so much money. What's important is that you continue to do so.
>>> -- Hunter S. Thompson's
>>> Samoan Attorney
>>>
>>>When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist,
>>>a woman in the audience stood up and said, "Yes, but is it the
>>>God the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't
>>>believe?"
>>> -- Quentin Crisp
>>>
>>>Boundary, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between
>>>two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the
>>>imaginary rights of another.
>>> -- Ambrose Bierce,
>>> The Devil's Dictionary
>>>
>>>I think that all right-thinking people in this country are sick
>>>and tired of being told that ordinary, decent people are fed up
>>>in this country with being sick and tired. I'm certainly not!
>>>But I'm sick and tired of being told that I am!
>>> -- Monty Python
>>>
>>>May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.
>>> -- George Carlin
>>>
>>>Sorry, but my karma just ran over your dogma.
>>>
>>>Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent
>>>revolution inevitable.
>>> -- John F. Kennedy
>>>
>>>Life may have no meaning. Or even worse, it may have a meaning
>>>of which I disapprove.
>>> -- Ashleigh Brilliant
>>>
>>>My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.
>>> -- Ashleigh Brilliant
>>>
>>>
>>>Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.
>>>
>>>Always try to do things in chronological order; it's less
>>>confusing that way.
>>>
>>>Based on what you know about him in history books, what do you
>>>think Abraham Lincoln would be doing if he were alive today? 1.
>>>Writing his memoirs of the Civil War. 2. Advising the President.
>>>3. Desperately clawing at the inside of his coffin.
>>> -- David Letterman
>>>
>>>Once at a social gathering, Gladstone said to Disraeli, "I
>>>predict, Sir, that you will die either by hanging or of some vile
>>>disease". Disraeli replied, "That all depends, sir, upon whether
>>>I embrace your principles or your mistress."
>>>
>>>For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow
>>>but phone calls taper off.
>>> -- Johnny Carson
>>>
>>>The most important thing in the programming language is the name.
>>>A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently
>>>invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable
>>>language.
>>> -- D. E. Knuth, 1967
>>>
>>>A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when
>>>you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in
>>>what's left of your unit.
>>> -- In the August 1993 issue, page
>>>9, of PS magazine, the Army's magazine of preventive maintenance
>>>
>>>Calvin: People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but
>>>they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots
>>>in the world. Hobbes: Isn't your pants' zipper supposed to be in
>>>the front?
>>>
>>>On one occasion a student burst into his office. "Professor
>>>Stigler, I don't believe I deserve this F you've given me." To
>>>which Stigler replied, "I agree, but unfortunately it is the
>>>lowest grade the University will allow me to award."
>>>
>>>Don't worry about temptation--as you grow older, it starts
>>>avoiding you.
>>> -- Old Farmer's Almanac
>>>
>>>G: "If we do happen to step on a mine, Sir, what do we do?"
>>>EB: "Normal procedure, Lieutenant, is to jump 200 feet in the air
>>>and scatter oneself over a wide area."
>>> -- Somewhere in No Man's Land, BA4
>>>
>>>The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
>>> -- Plutarch
>>>
>>>The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad.
>>> -- Salvador Dali
>>>
>>>I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to
>>>anyone, but they've always worked for me.
>>> -- Hunter S. Thompson
>>>
>>>Sacred cows make the best hamburger.
>>> -- Mark Twain
>>>
>>>Masturbation is nothing to be ashamed of. It's nothing to be particularly proud of, either.
>>> -- From "Basic Sex Facts For
>>>Today's Youngfolk" in _Life In Hell_ by Matt Groening
>>>
>>>"Time's fun when you're having flies."
>>> -- Kermit the Frog
>>>
>>>Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone
>>>wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than
>>>one night."
>>> -- Charlie Brown,
>>> _Peanuts_ [Charles Schulz]
>>> Thanks to: Bryan Simmons for this contribution
>>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>> "The Internet FunnyBone" is not a "LISTSERVE" but a large mailing
>>> alias that I maintain. To be added or dropped from this list,
>>> please send a message to the e-mail
>>> address on the right that includes - Greg -
>>> YOUR FULL NAME. If you have any
>>> material you'd like to see here, gunn56@inslab.uky.edu
>>> please forward it to me." NeXT Mail accepted
>>> Thanks - Enjoy!
>>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.
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Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 12:53:57 -0500
From: Joyce Gordon <joyceg@CAPACCESS.ORG>
Subject: Funnies (humorous writing tips)
okay you literate types, this forwarded list is for you!
> following is a collection of writing tips that I saw in a magazine:
> ____________________________________________________________________
>
> Like the virgin prairie for the explorer, metaphors are pregnant with
> possibility, but don't mix them.
>
> It behooves the writer to avoid archaic expressions.
>
>Never a proposition use to end a sentence with
>
> One should not shift from the third person to the second person when you
> write.
>
> I once read that splitting modifiers was wrong in the library.
>
> It is generally recommended that the use of the passive be minimized.
>
> Write assertively, I think.
>
> The party of the first part (hereinafter known as "the writer") hereby
> advises the party of the second part (hereinafter known as "the reader")
> that it is consummately an excellent idea to be concise.
>
> A sentence containing a parenthetical phrase (must be a complete sentence)
> without that phrase.
>
> Avoid the use of vulgarisms that might piss off the reader.
>
> Don't abbr. unnecessarily.
>
> Avoid rephrasing, which is, in other words, paraphrasing or rewording of a
> statement, sort of like repeating it.
>
> I've told you a million times not to exaggerate.
>
> Ambiguity is more or less undesirable.
>
> Vary your style. Vary your style. Vary your style.
>
> Hyperbole is the worst mistake you can possibly make.
>
> You will die horribly if you are overdramatic!
>
> Boise, Idaho's 7327 English teachers agree that all statistics should be
> verified.
>
> Don't verbify nouns.
>
> I have traveled all over the world, known many important people, received
> many degrees, and have learned that it is in bad taste to use yourself as an
> expert example even though I am one.
>
> djust the margins before print
> opy of the completed docume
>
> When choosing among two, make the best choice. Between three or more, pick
> the better one.
>
> Avoid overuse of rhetorical questions. Know what I mean?
>
> I could care less about expressions that mean the opposite of what they say.
>
> Vary sentence length. Conformity is boring.
>
> Be sure to use the correct word accept in certain cases.
>
> Don't use no double negatives.
>
> Alwaes chek you're speeling.
>
> Avoid cliches like the plague.
>
> Alway-s hyp-henate appr-opriately.
>
> Each pronoun should match their subject.
>
> Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.
>
> Try to not split infinitives.
>
> Don't be repetitively redundant or repetitious.
>
> Never use too many exclamation points!!!!!!!
> Barbara Camwell Ness
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Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 09:21:35 -0800
From: Jack Baker <jdbaker@UCDAVIS.EDU>
Subject: Bosnia news (Ffunnies)
>>>CLINTON DEPLOYS VOWELS TO BOSNIA
>>>
>>>Cities of Sjlbvdnzv, Grzny to Be First Recipients
>>>
>>>Before an emergency joint session of Congress yesterday, President
>>>Clinton announced US plans to deploy over 75,000 vowels to the war-torn
>>>region of Bosnia. The deployment, the largest of its kind in American
>>>history, will provide the region with the critically needed letters
>>>A,E,I,O and U, and is hoped to render countless Bosnian names more
>>>pronounceable.
>>>
>>>"For six years, we have stood by while names like Ygrjvslhv and Tzlynhr
>>>and Glrm have been horribly butchered by millions around the world,"
>>>Clinton said. "Today, the United States must finally stand up and say
>>>'Enough.' It is time the people of Bosnia finally had some vowels in
>>>their incomprehensible words. The US is proud to lead the crusade in
>>>this noble endeavour."
>>>
>>>The deployment, dubbed "Operation Vowel Storm" by the State Department,
>>>is set for early next week, with the Adriatic port cities of Sjlbvdnzv
>>>and Grzny slated to be the first recipients. Two C-130 transport
>>>planes, each carrying over 500 24-count boxes of "E's," will fly from
>>>Andrews Air Force Base across the Atlantic and airdrop the letters over
>>>the cities.
>>>
>>>Citizens of Grzny and Sjlbvdnzv eagerly await the arrival of the
>>>vowels. "My God, I do not think we can last another day," Trszg
>>>Grzdnjkln, 44, said. "I have six children and none of them has a name
>>>that is understandable to me or to anyone else. Mr. Clinton, please
>>>send my poor family just one 'E.' Please."
>>>Said Sjlbvdnzv resident Grg Hmphrs, 67: "With just a few key letters, I
>>>could be George Humphries. This is my dream."
>>>
>>>.. <portions euthanized>
>>>
>>>The airdrop represents the largest deployment of any letter to a
>>>foreign country since 1984. During the summer of that year, the US
>>>shipped 92,000 consonants to Ethiopia, providing cities like Ouaouoaua,
>>>Eaoiiuae, and Aao with vital, life-giving supplies of L's, S's and T's.
>>>The consonant-relief effort failed, however, when vast quantities of
>>>the letters were intercepted and hoarded by violent, gun-toting
>>>warlords
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Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 02:16:22 -0800
From: Richard Cummins <chinook@TELEVAR.COM>
Subject: friday funnies
#A student who changes the course of history is probably taking an exam.
#Abstainer: A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a
pleasure.
#Goldenstern's Rules:
1. Always hire a rich attorney
2. Never buy from a rich salesman.
#First Rule of History:
History doesn't repeat itself -- historians merely repeat each other.
#Pohl's law: Nothing is so good that somebody, somewhere, will not hate it.
#Finagle's third Law: In any collection of data, the figure most obviously
correct, beyond all need of checking, is the mistake.
#Chicken Little was right.
# Humpty Dumpty was pushed.
#POLITICIAN: From the Greek 'poly' ("many") and the French 'tete' ("head" or
"face," as in 'tete-a-tete': head to head or face to face). Hence
'polytetien', a person of two or more faces.
#It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper.
--Errol Flynn
#Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.
--Don Marquis
#Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
--George Ball
#Anybody can win, unless there happens to be a second entry.
--George Ade
#An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be
devoured.
--Konrad Adenauer
#A house is not a home.
--Polly Adler, American madam.
#Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?
--Lily Tomlin
From: Piotr Plebaniak <PLEBAN@PLEARN.EDU.PL>
Subject: Quotes part 7
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Virus Outbreak! (This IS a joke!) 16.11.95
>>
>> Federal Bureaucrat Virus -- Divides your hard disk
>> into hundreds of little units, each of which do
>> practically nothing, but all of which claim to be
>> the most important part of the computer.
>>
>> Dan Quayle Virus -- Their is sumthing rong with
>> your compueter, ewe just can't figyour out watt.
>>
>> Gallup Poll Virus -- Sixty percent of the PC's
>> infected will lose 38% of their data 14 percent of
>> the time (plus or minus a 3.5% margin of error)
>>
>> Paul Revere Virus -- revolutionary virus doesn't
>> horse around. It warns you of impending hard disk
>> attack once if by LAN, twice if by C:
>>
>> Politically Correct Virus -- never calls itself a
>> "virus," but instead refers to itself as an
>> "electronic micro-organism."
>>
>> Right to Life Virus -- Won't allow you to delete a
>> file regardless of how old it is. If you attempt to
>> erase a file, it requires you first see a counselor
>> about possible alternatives.
>>
>> Ross Perot Virus -- Activates every component in
>> your system just before the whole thing quits.
>>
>> Mario Cuomo Virus -- It would be a great virus, but
>> it refuses to run.
>>
>> Oprah Winfrey Virus -- Your 200 MB hard drive
>> suddenly shrinks to 80 MB, then slowly expands back
>> to 200 MB
>>
>> ATT Virus -- Every three minutes it tells you what
>> great service your getting
>>
>> MCI Virus -- Every three minutes it reminds you
>> that you are paying too much for the ATT Virus
>>
>> Ted Turner Virus -- Colorizes your monochrome
>> monitor
>>
>> Arnold Schwarzennegger Virus -- Terminates and
>> stays resident. It'll be back!
>>
>> Government Economist Virus -- Nothing works, but
>> all your diagnostic software says everything is
>> fine.
>>
>> New World Order Virus -- Probably harmless, but it
>> makes a lot of people really mad just thinking
>> about it.
>>
>> Terry Randle Virus -- Yells "Oh no you don't"
>> whenever you choose "Abort" from the "Abort, Retry,
>> Fail" message.
>>
>> Texas Virus -- Makes sure that it's bigger than any
>> other file.
>>
>> Adam and Eve Virus -- Takes a couple of bytes out
>> of your Apple.
>>
>> Michael Jackson Virus -- Hard to identify because
>> it is constantly altering its appearance. This
>> virus won't harm your PC, but it will trash your
>> car.
>>
>> Congressional Virus -- The computer locks up,
>> screen splits erratically with a message appearing
>> on each half blaming the other side for the
>> problem.
>>
>> Airline Virus -- You're in Dallas, but your data is
>> in Singapore.
>>
>> Freudian Virus -- Your computer becomes obsessed
>> with marrying its own motherboard.
>>
>> PBS Virus -- Your PC stops every few minutes to ask
>> for money.
>>
>> Elvis Virus -- Your computer gets fat, slow and
>> lazy and then self destructs, only to resurface at
>> shopping malls and service stations across rural
>> America.
>>
>> Ollie North Virus -- Turns your printer into a
>> document shredder.
>>
>> Nike Virus -- Just Does It!
>>
>> Sears Virus -- Your data won't appear unless you
>> buy new cables, power supply, and a set of shocks.
>>
>> Jimmy Hoffa Virus -- Nobody can find it.
>>
>> Congressional Virus -- Runs every program on the
>> hard drive simultaneously, but doesn't allow the
>> user to accomplish anything.
>>
>> Kevorkian Virus -- Helps your computer shut down
>> whenever it wants to.
>>
>> Imelda Marcos Virus -- Sings you a song (slightly
>> off key) on boot up then subtracts money from your
>> Quicken account and spends it all on expensive
>> shoes it purchases through Prodigy.
>>
>> Star Trek Virus -- Invades your system in places
>> where no virus has gone before.
>>
>> Health Care Virus -- Test your system for a day,
>> finds nothing wrong, and sends you a bill for
>> $4,500.
>>
>> George Bush Virus -- It starts by boldly stating,
>> "Read my test....no new files!" on the screen,
>> proceeds to fill up all the free space on your hard
>> drive with new files, then blames it on the
>> Congress Virus.
>>
>> Cleveland Indians Virus -- Makes your 486/50
>> machine perform like a 286/AT.
>>
>> LAPD Virus -- It claims it feels threatened by the
>> other files on your PC and erases them in
>> "self-defense."
>>
>> Chicago Cubs Virus -- Your PC makes frequent
>> mistakes and comes in last in the reviews, but you
>> still love it.
>>
>> Educational Restructuring Virus - Renames all your
>> *.com and *.exe files (or system files, if it's a
>> MAC) and puts them into new subdirectories, but has
>> no effect on the day-to-day operation of your
>> computer.
>>
>> (Courtesy of Michael Power, Everettmp@aol.com)
>> Christian Coalition Stealth Virus - Keep telling
>> you it's harmless while it secretly destroys your
>> files, your hard drive, and any attached
>> peripherals. Only known removal program is called
>> CritThink Plus, which deconstructs the virus.
>>
>> (Courtesy of Brent Yaciw, AthAlFLB@aol.com)
>> Windows 95 Virus - Makes your 486/50 machine
>> perform like a 286/AT
>>
>> (Courtesy of Cassady Kent, Mlck@cnct.com)
>> Affirmative Action Virus - The computer is very
>> capable of doing the job, but no one believes you
>> because they "know" that you only purchased it
>> because it was off-white.
>>
>> Liberal Virus - The computer runs like a dream with
>> you at the keyboard and has for years, but, now,
>> every 5 seconds a message demands, "this machine
>> would operate much better if you'd let the
>> government operate the keyboard for you...of course
>> it's going to cost you...we all must make some
>> sacrifices."
>>
>> Socialist Virus - You worked hard and purchased a
>> computer, but now all your neighbors have to have
>> one before yours will operate (and you must
>> purchase theirs as well).
>>
>> Bill Clinton Virus - Men fought and died for the
>> machine but it refuses to run except to protest the
>> men who fought and died...then years later it
>> claims to be "the best machine that ever ran." (I
>> feel its pain)
>>
>> (Courtesy of Paula, paulap@efn.org)
>> Ronald Reagan Virus - Files look great on the
>> outside. Open up the files and they are blank.
>>
>> (Courtesy of Joanna Pankoke,
>> Jpankoke@esu6.esu6.k12.ne.us)
>> Michael Jordan Virus - was a phenomenal PC virus,
>> but became an ineffective MAC virus and ... oops,
>> it changed back to a PC virus, still quite good but
>> too late to make much difference.
>>
>> Newt Gingrich Virus - scans the internal revenue
>> files to check your annual income and, if under
>> $30,000, deletes all your programs.
>
>> (Courtesy of George Matthew Houtman,
>> georgeh@tenet.edu)
>> The Historical Revisionist Virus - claims that the
>> computer was never there
>>
>> (Courtesy of T. Vargas, TVarga@aol.com)
>> The Mainstream Media Virus - Takes over your
>> machines at random intervals to bring you a
>> "special report" on all the "dangerous" viruses to
>> watch out for (especially Heartless Repub-virus,
>> Radical Rush-Limbo virus, Dangerous Christian
>> Coalition Virus, etc.) and urges you to do
>> something quick! Then it breaks for five minutes of
>> commercials. It's harmless but annoying.
>>
>> (Courtesy of Ted Drude,
>> tbdrude@hsv23.pcmail.ingr.com)
>> Anna Nicole Virus - Will attach itself only to
>> older, memory and hard drive rich computers. Will
>> sing off key at the death of the computer only to
>> resurface later with another older, memory hard
>> drive rich computer
>>
>> OJ Virus - Will slash and delete files, run off,
>> leave little evidence it was there and the
>> anti-virus program will not be able to prove it was
>> really there.
>>
>> Televangelist Virus - God will call your computer
>> home unless you buy more memory with hard cache.
>> Cries about being caught in some remote spot of
>> your computer when your internet downloads.
>>
>> Orkin Virus - kills only those computers with mice.
>>
>> If you have any interesting jokes/comments send
>> them to jokes@icomm.co.uk
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 14:41:33 -0600
From: John Malone <jmalone@AIX1.UCOK.EDU>
Subject: a little humor
This is meant to be funny. Hope nobody finds it offensive and that
everyone gets a little chuckle...
Psychiatric Hot Line: Ring...Ring...Click
You have reached the Psychiatric Hot Line.
In order to serve you better, please choose from the following menu with
your touch tone phone.
"If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press one repeatedly."
"If you are co-dependent, please ask someone else to press two."
"If you have multiple personalities, please press 3, 4, 5, and 6."
"If you are paronoid delusional, we know who you are and where you live.
Stay on the line until we knock on the door."
"If you are schizophrenic, please wait until the little voice tells you
what number to press."
"If you are depressed, it doesn't matter what number you press. No one
will answer because they don't care!"
"If you are delusional with hallucinations, please be aware that the
thing you are holding to the side of your head is alive and is about to
bite your ear off."
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 10:26:53 MST
From: "IRENE SNYDER SCHWARTING" <IRENE@freud.sbs.utah.edu>
Subject: a humerous note
Skinner took a squirrel
And put it in a box.
And if it ever misbehaved,
He gave it lots of shocks.
He made it run through mazes
To get a little food
And only Skinner was surprised
When the squirrel came unglued.
People aren't squirrels
No matter how it seems
Old Skinner just could not explain
Langage, jokes, and dreams.
Our minds are simply too complex
To fit his schema well.
But when that squirrel salivates
Skinner always rings a bell.
Freud sat in his study
And listened all day long
To wealthy German women
Saying this or that was wrong.
"I cannot move my arm" one said,
Or "I'm scared of train wrecks."
Freud said "My opinion is
It has to do with SEX!"
"Now come and see me every day
For ten or twenty years
And when we're done I'll have your cash
But you'll have lost your fears".
Rogers said "Just be yourself
That's all you need to do
To be an undergraduate
At good old OSU."
Like any other therapy
His results were assured
There was just one little problem:
His clients came in cured!
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>You're trapped in a room with a tiger, a rattlesnake and a lawyer. You have a
>gun with two bullets. What should you do?
>
>Shoot the lawyer. Twice.
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>A lawyer charged a man $500 for legal services. The man paid him with crisp
>new $100 bills. After the client left, the lawyer discovered that two bills
>had stuck together -- he'd been overpaid by $100.
>
>The ethical dilemma for the lawyer: Should he tell his partner?
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>A man walked into a lawyer's office and inquired about the lawyer's rates.
>"$50.00 for three questions", replied the lawyer. "Isn't that awfully steep?"
>asked the man. "Yes," the lawyer replied, "and what was your third question?"
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>A gang of robbers broke into a lawyer's club by mistake. The old legal lions
>gave them a fight for their lives. The gang was very happy to escape.
>
>"It ain't so bad," one crook noted. "We got out with $25 between us."
>
>"I warned you to stay clear of lawyers!", the boss screamed. "We had over
>$100 when we broke in!"
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>A law firm receptionist answered the phone the morning after the firm's
>senior partner had passed away unexpectedly.
>
>"Is Mr. Smith there?" asked the client on the phone.
>
>"I'm very sorry, but Mr. Smith passed away last night," the receptionist
>answered.
>
>"Is Mr. Smith there?" repeated the client.
>
>The receptionist was perplexed. "Perhaps you didn't understand me I'm afraid
>Mr. Smith passed away last night."
>
>"Is Mr. Smith there?" asked the client again.
>
>"Madam, do you understand what I'm saying?" said the exasperated
>receptionist. "Mr. Smith is dead."
>
>"I understand you perfectly," the client sighed. "I just can't hear it often
>enough."
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>A Mexican bandit made a specialty of crossing the Rio Grande from time to
>time and robbing banks in Texas. Finally, a reward was offered for his
>capture, and an enterprising Texas ranger decided to track him down.
>
>After a lengthy search, he traced the bandit to his favorite cantina, snuck
>up behind him, put his trusty six-shooter to the bandit's head, and said,
>"You're under arrest. Tell me where you hid the loot or I'll blow your brains
>out."
>
>But the bandit didn't speak English, and the Ranger didn't speak Spanish.
>Fortunately, a bilingual lawyer was in the saloon and translated the Ranger's
>message. The terrified bandit blurted out, in Spanish, that the loot was
>buried under the oak tree in back of the cantina.
>
>"What did he say?" asked the Ranger.
>
>The lawyer answered, "He said 'Get lost, you turkey. You wouldn't dare shoot
>me.'"
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>A lawyer had a jury trial in a very difficult business case. The client who
>had attended the trial was out of town when the jury came back with its
>decision, which was for the lawyer and his client. The lawyer immediately
>sent a telegram to his client, reading "Justice has triumphed!" The client
>wired back, "Appeal at once!"
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Diogenes went to look for an honest lawyer. "How's it going?", someone asked.
>"Oh, not too bad", said Diogenes. "I still have my lantern."
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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 16:16:00 EST
From: DSB <jjh91231@PEGASUS.CC.UCF.EDU>
Subject: An Item of Humor...
UNIVERSAL GRADE CHANGE FORM
____________________University
To: Professor____________________ From:___________________________
I think my grade in your course,___________________, should be
changed from ______ to _______ for the following reasons:
______1. The persons who copied my paper made a higher grade than I did.
______2. The person whose paper I copied made a higher grade than I did.
______3. This course will lower my Grade Point Average and I won't get
into:
______Medical School ______Graduate School
______Dental School ______My Fraternity/Sorority
______The Mickey Mouse Club ______Tri County Tech
______4. I have to get an A in this course to balance the F in
_______________.
______5. I'll lose my scholarship.
______6. I'm on a varsity sports team and my tutor couldn't find a
copy of your exam.
______7. I didn't come to class and the person whose notes I used
did not cover the materisal asked for on the exam.
______8. I studied the basic principles and the exam wanted every
little fact.
______9. I learned all the facts and definitions but your exams
asked about general principles.
_____10. You are prejudiced against:
______Males ______Jews ______Blacks
______Females ______Catholics ______Whites
______Protestants ______Moslems ______Minorities
______Chicanos ______People ______Students
_____11. If I flunk out of school my father will disinherit me or
at least cut my allowance.
_____12. I was unable to do well in this course because of the
following illness:
______mono ______broken baby finger
______acute alcoholism ______pregnancy
______VD ______fatherhood
_____13. You told us to be creative but you didn't tell us exactly
how you wanted that done.
_____14. I was creative and you said I was just shooting the bull.
_____15. I don't have a reason; I just want a higher grade.
_____16. The lectures were:
______too detailed to pick out important points
______not explained in sufficient detail
______too boring
______all jokes and not enough material
______all of the above
_____17. This course was:
______too early, I was not awake.
______at lunchtime, I was hungry
______too late, I was tired
_____18. My (dog, cat, gerbil) (ate, wet on, threw up on) my
(book, notes, paper) for this course.
_____19. Other___________________________________________________
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>>>> College News
>>>>
>>>>Dear Parent(s), Date: ______________
>>>>
>>>>I am too busy to write, but this checklist covers most of the topics of
>>>>interest to both of us.
>>>>
>>>>Please send:
>>>> __ Money (Cash)! Amount: _________________________
>>>> __ Food (Cookies)! Dozens: ___________
>>>> __ Clean clothes!
>>>>
>>>>Relationships:
>>>> __ What?
>>>> __ I am in love with myself
>>>> __ I am in love!
>>>> __ I am engaged
>>>> __ I got married last weekend
>>>>
>>>>My Roommate:
>>>> __ Worships the ground I walk on
>>>> __ Gave me a black eye
>>>> __ Committed suicide and left a note saying I was the reason
>>>> __ Is afraid of the dark and wants to sleep with me in my bed ???
>>>> __ Has fleas
>>>>
>>>>My Professors are:
>>>> __ Sadistic water walkers
>>>> __ Mental institution escapees
>>>> __ Brain dead nerds
>>>> __ Super oxygen thieves
>>>>
>>>>Latest News:
>>>> __ I wrecked the car
>>>> __ I can't use your credit card because I have exceeded the credit limit
>>>> __ You are going to have a grandchild
>>>> __ False alarm - you are NOT going to have a grandchild
>>>>
>>>>Food:
>>>> __ Is great!
>>>> __ Even makes me appreciate your cooking
>>>> __ I have had pizzas for the last eleven meals
>>>>
>>>>Health:
>>>> __ I have gained _____ pounds
>>>> __ My roommate is in the hospital with meningitis
>>>> __ My HIV test was: _____ positive _____ negative (check only one)
>>>> __ I died yesterday!
>>>>
>>>>Grades:
>>>> __ I am making all A's
>>>> __ I am not being properly challenged
>>>> __ I will be home after this semester
>>>>
>>>>I study:
>>>> __ Night and day
>>>> __ All the time
>>>> __ 80 hours a week
>>>> __ Only on Sunday afternoon
>>>> __ None of the above
>>>>
>>>>Daily Devotions:
>>>> __ I read my Bible everyday
>>>> __ I can't read
>>>> __ Someone stole my Bible while I was at one of the local bars
>>>>
>>>>On my last visit home, I left:
>>>> __ My glasses
>>>> __ My paper that was due yesterday
>>>> __ The clothes you washed for me
>>>> __ My (girlfriend's) birth control pills
>>>> __ The check to cover my delinquent tuition payment
>>>> __ Other _____________________________________________
>>>> Please send above items by Federal Express (Priority One) or UPS (Blue)
>>>>
>>>>Laundry:
>>>> __ My white underwear is now _________________
>>>> __ I am saving money by not using detergent
>>>> __ Don't worry, I washed my clothes last semester
>>>> __ I hang my clothes out the window when it rains
>>>>
>>>>My room:
>>>> __ Can pass your "white glove" test
>>>> __ Is only _____% full
>>>> __ Could not be located last Saturday night
>>>> __ Was rented by the ROTC for hazardous terrain training
>>>>
>>>>Parties:
>>>> __ I don't inhale
>>>> __ I only go to meet people
>>>> __ Haven't been to one since this morning
>>>>
>>>>Hope you:
>>>> __ Miss me
>>>> __ Can live without me
>>>> __ Are not overdoing the celebration of my absence
>>>>
>>>>Salutation:
>>>> __ Your Daughter,
>>>> __ Your Son,
>>>> __ Yours,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> __________________________________________________
>>>> Signature (Scribble if Pre-Med or Pre-Law)
>>>> Note: Witnesses are not required for your mark ("X").
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From: Richard Cummins <rcummins@ctc.ctc.edu>
>Subject: FW: Headlines you probably missed (fwd)
From a buddy of mine at UCSB
==========================
>>Subject: FW: Headlines you probably missed (fwd)
>>----------
>>ACTUAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINES:
>>
>>Grandmother of Eight Makes Makes Hole in One
>>Deaf Mute gets New Hearing in Killing
>>Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
>>House Passes Gas Tax onto Senate
>>Stiff Opposition Expected to Casketless Funeral Plan
>>Two Convicts Evade Noose, Jury Hung
>>Wiliam Kelly was Fed Secretary
>>Milk Drinkers are Turning to Powder
>>Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should be Belted
>>Quarter of a Million Chinese Live on Water
>>Farmer Bill Dies in House
>>Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
>>
>>SOME BECOME UNINTENTIONALLY SUGGESTIVE:
>>Queen Mary Having Bottom Scraped
>>Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus?
>>Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
>>Panda Mating Fails--Veterinarian Takes Over
>>NJ Judge to Rule on Nude Beach
>>Child's Stool Great for Use in Garden
>>Dr Ruth to Talk About Sex with Newspaper Editors
>>Soviet Virgin Lands Short of Goal Again
>>
>>GRAMMAR OFTEN BOTCHES OTHER HEADLINES:
>>Eye Drops Off Shelf
>>Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim
>>Dealers Will Hear Car Talk at Noon
>>Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax
>>Lawmen from Mexico Barbecue Guests
>>Miners Refuse to Work after Death
>>Two Soviet Ships Collide-One Dies
>>Two Sisters Reunite after Eighteen Years at Checkout Counter
>>
>>ONCE IN A WHILE, A BOTCHED HEADLINE TAKES ON A MEANING OPPOSITE FROM THE ONE
>>INTENDED:
>>Never Withhold Herpes from Loved One
>>Nicaragua Sets Goal to Wipe Out Literacy
>>Drunk Drivers Paid $1000 in 1984
>>Autos Killing 110 a Day, Let's Resolve to Do Better
>>
>>SOMETIMES NEWSPAPER EDITORS STATE THE OBVIOUS:
>>If Strike isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While
>>War Dims Hope for Peace
>>Smokers are Productive, but Death Cuts Efficiency
>>Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
>>Child's Death Ruins Couples Holiday
>>Blind Woman Gets New Kidney From Dad She Hasn't Seen in Years
>>Man is Fatally Slain
>>Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say
>>Death Causes Loneliness, Feeling of Isolation
>>
Thanks to Richard Cummins for an excellent contribution to our effort
to lighten up on Fridays.
A few of my favorites in this vein come from student papers:
(Imponderable:) "A persons atmosphere tends to shape a persons speaking
ability."
(The intense inane:)"A house is a shelter from all kinds of weather, as
well as a place to live!"
(and/or:) "An ambulance is an emergency vehicle for transporting sick or
injured people to the hospital."
"Americans take their automobiles for granite." (Want a piece of the
rock?)
"Are animals in zoos unhappy? Unfortunately, they can't speak to tell us
so the point is mute."
"The future of our nation has so many question marks that want to be
answered!" (Didn't know they were ringing!)
(And my all-time favorite:) "For all intense porpoises, the matter is
settled."
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IN A WHILE, A BOTCHED HEADLINE TAKES ON A MEANING OPPOSITE FROM THE ONE>>INTENDED:>>Never Withhold Herpes from Loved One>>Nicaragua Sets Goal to Wipe Out Literacy>>Drunk Drivers Paid $1000 in 1984>>Autos Killing 110 a Day, Let's Resolve to Do Better>>>>SOMETIMES NEWSPAPER EDITORS STATE THE OBVIOUS:>>If Strike isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While>>War Dims Ho> I could care less about expressions that mean the opposite of what they say.>> Vary sentence length. Conformity is boring.>> Be sure to use the correct word accept in certain cases.>> Don't use no double negatives.>> Alwaes chek you're speeling.>> Avoid cliches like the plague.>> Alway-s hyp-henate appr-opriately.>> Each pronoun should match their subject.>> Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.>> Try to not split infinitives.>> Don't be repetitively redundant or repetitious.>> Never use too many exclamation points!!!!!!!> Barbara Camwell Ness++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 09:21:35 -0800From: Jack Baker <jdbaker@UCDAVIS.EDU>Subject: Bosnia news (Ffunnies)>>>CLINTON DEPLOYS VOWELS TO BOSNIA>>>>>>Cities of Sjlbvdnzv, Grzny to Be First Recipients>>>>>>Before an emergency joint session of Congress yesterday, President>>>Clinton announced US plans to deploy over 75,000 vowels to the war-torn>>>region of Bosnia. The deployment, the largest of its kind in American>>>history, will provide the region with the critically needed letters>>>A,E,I,O and U, and is hope
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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 12:33:01 -0700
From: Richard Cummins <cummins3@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Humor
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." --Popular
Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 19491999I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.1999 --Thomas Watson,chairman of IBM, 19431999I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with thebest people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that wonTuesday, December 14, 1999tlast out the year.1999 --The editor in charge of business books for PrenticeHall, 19571999But what ... is it good for?1999 --Engineer at the Advanced Computing SystemsDivision of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip.1999There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.1999 --Ken Olson,president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a
means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us."
--Western Union internal memo, 1876.
"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for
a message sent to nobody in particular?" --David Sarnoff's associates in
response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920s.
"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than
a 'C,' the idea must be feasible." --A Yale University management professor
in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery
service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" --H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers,
1927.
"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary
Cooper." --Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in "Gone
With The Wind."
"A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say
America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make."
--Response to Debbi Fields' idea of starting Mrs. Fields' Cookies.
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out." --Decca
Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.
"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." --Lord Kelvin, president,
Royal Society, 1895.
"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The
literature was full of examples that said you can't do this." --Spencer
Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M "Post-It"
Notepads.
"So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've got this amazing thing, even built
with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Or we' ll
give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we'll come work for
you.' And they said, 'No.' So then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said,
'Hey, we don't need you. You haven't got through college yet.'" --Apple
Computer Inc. founder Steve Jobs on attempts to get Atari and H-P interested
in his and Steve Wozniak's personal computer.
"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and
the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He
seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools." --1921
New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.
"You want to have consistent and uniform muscle development across all of
your muscles? It can't be done. It's just a fact of life. You just have to
accept inconsistent muscle development as an unalterable condition of weight
training." --Response to Arthur Jones, who solved the "unsolvable" problem by
inventing Nautilus.
"Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're
crazy." --Drillers who Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his project to drill
for oil in 1859.
"Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." --Irving
Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University, 1929.
"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value." --Marechal
Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented." --Charles H. Duell,
Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899.
"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction". --Pierre Pachet,
Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872
"The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the
intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon". --Sir John Eric Ericksen, British
surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873.
"640K ought to be enough for anybody." -- Bill Gates, 1981
Richard Cummins Faculty of Humanities Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA 99301 (509) 547-051
---- The Canonical Collection of Light Bulb Jokes -----
Q: How many Californians does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Six. One to turn the bulb, one for support, and four to relate
to the experience.
Q: How many Oregonians does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Five. One to change the bulb and four more to chase off the
Californians who have come up to relate to the experience.
Q: How many New Yorkers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: None a ya damn business!
A': 50. 50? Yeah 50; its in the contract.
Q: How many WASPs does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Two. One to call the electrician and one to mix the martinis.
Q: How many Psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Only one, but the bulb has got to really WANT to change.
A': None; the bulb will change itself when it is ready.
Q: How many programmers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. Thats a hardware problem.
A': Two. One always leaves in the middle of the project.
Q: How many hardware folks/FSE's does it take to change a light bulb? A: None.
That's a software problem.
A': None. They always work in the dark!!!!
Q: How many Unix hacks does it take to change a light bulb?
A: As many as you want; they're all virtual, anyway.
Q: How many Bell Labs Vice Presidents does it take to change a light bulb? A:
That's proprietary information. Answer available from AT&T on payment
of license fee (binary only).
Q: How many graduate students does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: Only one,
but it may take upwards of five years for him to
get it done.
Q: How many `Real Men' does it take to change a light bulb?
A:: None: `Real Men' aren't afraid of the dark.
A:: None of your damn business!
Q: How many `Real Women' does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None: A 'Real Woman' would have plenty of real men around to
do it.
Q: How many Jewish mothers does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: None.
("Thats all right...I'll just sit here in the dark...")
Q: How many Polacks does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Just one, but you need 6000 Russian troops in case he goes
on strike!
Q: How many marxists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: None: The lightbulb contains the seeds of its own revolution.
Q: How many (Generals/Politicians) does it take to change a lightbulb? A:
1,000,001: One to change the bulb and 1,000,000 to rebuild
civilization to the point where they need lightbulbs again.
Q: How many survivors of a nuclear war does it take to screw in a light bulb? A:
None, because people who glow in the dark don't need light bulbs.
Q: How many nuclear engineers does it take to change a light bulb? A: Seven. One
to install the new bulb and six to figure out what to do
with the old one for the next 10,000 years.
Q: How many pre-med students does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Five: One to
change the bulb and four to pull the ladder
out from under him.
Q: How many Christians does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Three, but they're really only one.
Q: How many Christian Scientists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: None,
but it takes at least one to sit and pray for the old one to
go back on.
Q: How many Roman Catholics does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Two, one to
screw it in, and another to repent.
Q: How many jugglers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: One, but it takes at least three light bulbs.
Q: How many Feminists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Thats not funny!!!
Q': How many Radcliffe girls does it take to change a light bulb? A': It's "Women"
and it's not funny!
Q: How many supply-siders does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. The darkness will cause the light bulb to change by itself.
Q: How many supply-side economists does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: None.
If the government would just leave it alone, it would screw
itself in.
Q: How many valley girls does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Oooh, like, manual labor? Gag me with a spoon! For sure.
Q: How many data base people does it take to change a light bulb? A: Three:
One to write the light bulb removal program,
one to write the light bulb insertion program, and
one to act as a light bulb administrator to make sure
nobody else tries to change the light bulb at the same time.
Q: How many straight San Franciscans does it take to screw in a light bulb? A:
Both of them.
Q: How many Zen masters does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: A tree in a golden forest.
A': Two: one to change the bulb and one not to change it.
A": One to change and one not to change is fake Zen. The true Zen
answer is Four. One to change the bulb.
A'":Zen Masters don't need to screw in light bulbs because they
carry their own light with them.
Q: How many Carl Sagans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Billions and billions.
Q: How many folk singers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Two. One to change the bulb, and one to write a song about
how good the old light bulb was.
Notes: This has also been said of Virginians.
Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Two, one to hold the giraffe, and the other to fill the
bathtub with brightly colored machine tools.
Q: How many gorrilas does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Only one, but it sure takes a lot of light bulbs!
Q: How many doctors does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Three. One to find a bulb specialist, one to find a bulb
installation specialist, and one to bill it all to Medicare.
Q: How many managers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Three. One to get the bulb and two to get the phone number
to dial one of their subornidates to actually change it.
Q: How many IBM types does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 100. Ten to do it, and 90 to write document number GC7500439-0001,
Multitasking Incandescent Source System Facility, of which 10%
of the pages state only "This page intentionally left blank",
and 20% of the definitions are of the form "A:...... consists
of sequences of non-blank characters separated by blanks".
Q: How many Bratzlaver Chassidim does it take to change a light bulb? A: None.
They will never find one that burned as brightly as the first one.
Q: How many gays does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: Two. One to screw it in and the other to say "Fabulous."
Q: How many professors does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Only one, but they get three tech. reports out of it.
Q: How many people from New Jersey does it take to change a light bulb? A: Three.
One to change the light bulb, one to be a witness, and the
third to shoot the witness.
Q: How many <ethnics> does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: 10. One to hold the bulb and nine to rotate the ladder.
Q: How many strong <ethnics> does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: 115. One
to hold the bulb and 114 to rotate the house.
Q: How many <ethnic> gods does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Two. One to
hold the bulb and the other to rotate the planet.
Q: How many people does it take to throw away a one WATT bulb??
A: Five. A Black, a Jew, two women, and a cripple...
Notes: topical to the resignation of Interior secretary James Watt in 1983
Q: How many cops does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. It turned itself in.
Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: How many can you afford?
Q: How many football players does it take to change a lightbulb? A: The entire
team! And they all get a semester's credit for it!
Q: How many thought police does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: None. There
never *was* any lightbulb.
Notes: Probably the only really good light bulb joke of 1984.
Q: how many cabbage patch dolls does it take to change a lightbulb? A: the
question is irrelevant since you couldn't find the dolls even if
you knew how many.
Notes: Topical to 1983 and the difficulty of obtaining cabbage patch dolls
Q: How many Federal employees does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: Sorry, that
item has been cut from the budget!
Q: How many psychics does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: ---- You should have hit "n"!
Q: How many "pro-lifers" does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 6: 2 to screw in the bulb and 4 to testify that it was
lit from the moment they began screwing.
Q: How many sorority sisters does it take to change a light bulb? A: 51. One to
change the bulb, and fifty to sing about the bulb
being changed.
Q: How many frat guys does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Three: One to screw it in, and the other two to help him
down off the keg.
A': Five: One to hold the bulb, and four to guzzle beer until the
room spins.
Q: How many Harvard students does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: Just one. He
holds the lightbulb and the universe revolves around him.
Q: How many bureaucrats does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Two. One to assure the everything possible is being done while the other
screws the bulb into the water faucet.
Q: How many board meetings does it take to get a light bulb changed? A: This topic
was resumed from last week's discussion, but is incomplete
pending resolution of some action items. It will be continued next week.
Meanwhile...
Q: How many necrophiliacs does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" A: None,
Necrophiliacs prefer dead bulbs.
A': Only one. Oh, excuse me could you please test the socket with
your finger while I go get a new bulb?"
Q: How many brewers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: About one third less than for a regular bulb.
Q: How many Jewish-American Princesses does it take to screw in a light bulb? A:
Two. One to get a Tab and one to call Daddy.
Q: How many accountants does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: What kind of answer did you have in mind?
Q: How many economists does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Two. One to assume the ladder, and one to change the lightbulb.
Q: How many civil servants does it take to change the lightbulb? A: 45. One to
change the bulb, and 44 to do the paperwork.
Q: How many junkies does it take?
A: Oh wow, is it like dark, man?
Q: How many consultants does it take to change a light bulb?
A: I'll have an estimate for you a week from Monday.
Q: How many U.S marines does it take to screw in a lightbulb ?
A: 50. One to screw in the lightbulb and the remaining 49 to guard him .
Q: How many technical writers does it take to screw in a light-bulb? A: Just one,
provided there's a programmer around to explain how to do it.
Q: "How many Romulans does it take to screw in a light bulb?"
A: "151, one to screw the light-bulb in, and 150 to self-destruct
the ship out of disgrace."
(Warning: do not tell this to Romulans or be ready for a fight. They
consider this joke to be a discrace, though it is not bad for a LBJ.)
Q: How many editors of Poor Richard's Almanac does it take to replace
a light bulb?
A: Many hands make light work.
Q: How many Vulcans does it take to change a light bulb?
A: "Approximately 1.00000000000000000000000"
Q: How many members of the U.S.S. Enterprise does it take to change a
light bulb?
A: 7. Scotty will report to Captain Kirk that the light bulb in the
Engineering Section is burnt out, to which Kirk will send Bones
to pronounce the bulb dead. Scotty, after checking around, notices
that they have no more new light bulbs, and complains that he can't
see in the dark to tend to his engines. Kirk must make an emergency
stop at the next uncharted planet, Alpha Regula IV, to procure a
light bulb from the natives. Kirk, Spock, Bones, Sulu, and 3 red
shirt security officers beam down. The 3 security officers are
promply killed by the natives, and the rest of the landing party
is captured. Meanwhile, back in orbit, Scotty notices a Klingon ship
approaching and must warp out of orbit to escape detection.
Bones cures the native king who is suffering from the flu, and as
a reward the landing party is set free and given all of the light bulbs
they can carry. Scotty cripples the Klingon ship and warps back to the
planet just in time to beam up Kirk et. al. The new bulb is inserted,
and the Enterprise continues with its five year mission.
Q: How many efficiency experts does it take to replace a light bulb? A: None.
Efficiency experts replace only dark bulbs.
Q: How many Pygmies does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: At least three. (Notes: think height!)
Q: How many actors does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Only one. They don't like to share the spotlight.
Q: How many Chinese Red Guards does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: 10,0000
- to give the bulb a cultural revolution.
Q: How many astronomers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. Astronomers prefer the dark.
Q: How many anarchists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: All of them.
Q: How many TV comedians does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Two, one to screw it in, and another to say "Sock it to Me."
(Notes: Sock it = Socket. Also, the phrase was from "Laugh In.")
Q: Do you know how many musicians it takes to change a lightbulb? A: No, big
daddy, but hum a few bars and I'll fake it.
Q: How many Ergonomicists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Five. Four to decide which way the bulb OUGHT to turn, and...
Q: How many mystery writers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: Two, one to
screw it almost all the way in and the other to
give it a surprising twist at the end.
Q: How many bikers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: It takes two. One to change the bulb, and the other to kick the switch.
Q: How many Field Service Engineers does it take to change a light bulb? A: That
depends on how many defective bulbs they brought.
Q: How many referral agents does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: Two: One to
screw you out of a fee, and the other to send you
to a store where they ran out of bulbs weeks ago.
Q: How many existentialists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: Two: One to
screw it in and one to observe how the lightbulb
itself symbolizes a single incandescent beacon of subjective
reality in a netherworld of endless absurdity reaching out
toward a maudlin cosmos of nothingness.
Q: How many dull people does it take to change a light bulb?
A: one.
Q: How many big black monoliths does it take to change a light bulb? A: Sorry,
light bulbs are an evolutionary dead end.
Q: How many lightbulbs does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: One, if it knows its own Goedel number.
Q: How many lightbulb jokes does it take to change a lightbulb joke? A: The
probability that a given lightbulb joke will be submitted to
the net in any given week is .4, and the probability that it
will have changed detectably since the last transmission is .2 .
Hence (assuming independence, which is reasonable since no
submitter of a lightbulb joke ever seems to know it has been
submitted before, within the last 2 or 3 weeks), the probability
that it will change in a given week is .08 . So it takes about
12.5 lightbulb jokes to change a lightbulb joke.
Q: How many net.jokers does it take to tell yet-another LBJ?
A: 1,622. One to tell the orginal joke, and the rest to give some
minor variation of it!
Q: How many netters does it take to submit a lightbulb joke?
A: 1000: One to submit the joke and 999 to submit "How many programmers does
it take to screw in a lightbulb? None, thats a hardware problem"
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DUMB MEN JOKES
* What is the thinnest book in the world?
What Men Know About Women
* How many men does it take to screw in a light bulb?
One ..... men will screw anything.
* Why do women rub their eyes when they wake up?
Because they don't have balls to scratch.
* What is a man's idea of foreplay?
A half hour of begging.
* How can you tell if a man is sexually excited?
He's breathing.
* What do men and beer bottles have in common?
They're both empty from the neck up.
* How do you save a man from drowning?
Take your foot off his head.
* How can you tell if a man is happy?
Who cares!
* What is the difference between men and government bonds?
Bonds mature.
* How many men does it take to change a roll of toilet paper?
We don't know. It's never happened.
* How are men and parking spots alike?
The good ones are always taken, and the ones that are left are
handicapped.
* What's a man's idea of helping with the housework?
Lifting his legs so you can vacuum.
* What's the difference between a man and E.T.?
E.T. phones home.
* What does a man consider a seven-course meal?
A hot dog and a six-pack of beer.
* Do you know why there is a hole in a man's penis?
So he can get air to his brain.
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9/27/93
The Complete Set Of Blonde Jokes
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Q: How do blonde braincells die ?
A: Alone.
Q: How do you brainwash a blonde?
A: Give her a douche and shake her upside down.
Q: How do you change a blonde's mind?
A1: Blow in her ear.
A2: Buy her another beer.
Q: How do you measure a blonde's intelligence?
A: Stick a tire pressure gauge in her ear!
Q: HOW DO YOU KEEP A BLONDE BUSY ALL DAY?
A: Put her in a round room and tell her to sit in the corner.
Q: HOW DID THE BLONDE DIE ICE FISHING?
A: She was run over by the zambonis machine.
Q: How do you get a blonde pregnant?
A: Come in her shoes and let the flies do the rest
Q: How do you get a blonde to marry you?
A: Tell her she's pregnant.
Q: What will she ask you?
A: "Is it mine?"
Q: How do you get a blonde off of your knees?
A: Come.
Q: How does a blonde kill a fish?
A: She drowns it.
Q: A blond going to London on a plane, how can you steal
her window seat?
A: Tell her the seats that are going to London are
all in the middle row.
Q: How does a blonde hold her liquor?
A: By the ears.
Q: How do you know a blond likes you?
A: She screws you two nights in a row.
Q: How do you know a blonde has just lost her virginity?
A: Her crayons are still sticky.
Q: How does a blonde moonwalk?
A: She pulls down her panties and slides her ass along the floor!
Q: WHY IS A BLONDE LIKE AUSTRALIA?
A: They're both down under, and no one cares.
Q: WHY DOES A BLONDE LIKE THE NUMBER 77?
A: She likes to be 8 (ate) more.
Q: WHY DON`T BLONDES LIKE ANAL SEX?
A: They don`t like their brains being screwed with.
Q: WHY CAN`T BLONDES WATER-SKI?
A: When they get their crotch wet they think they have to lay down.
Q: WHY ARE BLONDES LIKE PIANOS?
A: When they aren't upright, they're grand.
Q: WHY ARE BLONDES SO EASY TO GET INTO BED?
A: Who cares?
Q: Why can't blondes count to 70?
A: Because 69 is a bit of a mouthful.
Q: Why are only 2% of blondes touch-typists?
A: The rest are hunt'n peckers.
Q: How is a blonde like peanut-butter?
A: They spread for the bread.
Q: What do you call a blonde on a waterbed?
A: Cherry Float
Q: WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN A BLONDE THROWS A PIN AT YOU?
A: Run like Hell....she's got a hand grenade in her mouth.
Q: WHAT DO YOU CALL A BLONDE GOLFER WITH AN IQ OF 125?
A: a foursome.
Q: WHAT DO YOU GIVE THE BLONDE WHO HAS EVERYTHING?
A: Penicillin.
Q: What do you call a blond mother-in-law?
A: An air bag.
Q: What nickname is most used by blondes in order to boost
their popularity?
A: B.J.
Q: Why are blonde's coffins Y-shaped?
A: Because as soon as they are on their backs, their legs open.
Q: Why do Blondes wear earmuffs?
A: To avoid the draft.
Q: Why do blondes get confused in the ladies room?
A: They have to pull their own pants down.
Q: Why do blondes wear panties?
A: To keep their ankles warm.
Q: Why should you never take a blonde out for coffee?
A: It's too hard to re-train them.
Q: What do blondes do for foreplay?
A: Remove their underwear.
Q: What do blonde virgins eat?
A: Baby food.
Q: What's the mating call of the blonde?
A: "I'm *sooo* drunk!"
Q: What is the mating call of the ugly blonde?
A: (Screaming) "I said: I'm drunk!"
Q: What's the mating call of the brunette?
A1: "All the blondes have gone home!"
A2: Has that blonde gone yet?
A3: When is that blond bitch going to leave!?
Q: What's the mating call of the redhead?
A: "Next!"
Q: How do you make a blonde laugh on
Saturday?
A: Tell her a joke on Wednesday.
Q: WHAT IS BLONDE AND GREEN AND JUMPS FROM BED TO BED?
A: A prostitoad.
Q: WHAT IS 68 TO A BLONDE?
A: Where she goes down on you and you owe her one.
Q: What is the blonde doing when she holds
her hands tightly over her ears?
A: Trying to hold on to a thought.
Q: Why did the blonde stare at frozen orange
juice can for 2 hours?
A: Because it said 'concentrate'.
Q: WHY DID THE BLONDE BAKE A CHICKEN FOR 3 AND A HALF DAYS?
A: It said cook it for half an hour per pound, and she weighed 125.
Q: WHY DID THE BLONDE PUT HER FINGER OVER THE NAIL WHEN SHE WAS HAMMERING?
A: The noise gave her a headache.
Q: WHY DID THE BLONDE HAVE BLISTERS ON HER LIPS?
A: From trying to blow out lightbulbs.
Q: Why did the blonde climb up to the roof of the bar?
A: She heard that the drinks were on the house.
Q: Why don't blondes have elevator jobs?
A: They don't know the route.
Q: Why do blondes work seven days a week?
A: So you don't have to retrain them on Monday.
Q: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ELVIS AND SMART BLONDES?
A: Elvis has been sighted.
Q: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BLONDES AND TRAFFIC SIGNS?
A: Some traffic signs say stop.
Q: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BLONDE AND A LIGHTBULB?
A: The lightbulb is smarter, but the blonde is easier to turn on.
Q: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BLONDE AND A BITCH?
A: A blonde will fuck anyone, a bitch will fuck anyone but you.
Q: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BLONDE AND A SHOPPING CART?
A: The shopping cart has a mind of its own.
Q: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CORN FARMER WITH EPILEPSY AND A BLONDE WITH
DIARRHEA?
A: One shucks between fits.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and an ironing board?
A: It's difficult to open the legs of an ironing board.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and a walrus?
A: One has whiskers and fishy flaps, and the other is a walrus.
Q: What's the difference betweena blonde and a brick?
A: When you lay a brick it doesn't follow you around
for two weeks whining.
Q: What is foreplay for a blonde?
A: Thirty minutes of begging.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and a broom closet?
A: Only two men fit inside a broom closet at once.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and a phone booth?
A1: You need a quarter to use the phone.
A2: Only one person can use the phone at once.
Q: What does the Bermuda Triangle and blondes have in common?
A: They've both swallowed a lot of semen.
Q: What did the blonde say when she knocked over the priceless
Ming vase?
A "It's OK Daddy, I'm not hurt."
Q: How does a blonde commit suicide?
A: She gathers her clothes into a pile and jumps off.
Q: How do you plant dope?
A: Bury a blonde.
Q: Why did god give blonds 2% more brains than horses?
A: Because he didn't want them shitting in the streets during parades.
Q: How do you get a one-armed blonde out of a tree?
A: Wave to her.
Q: How does a blonde measure his/her IQ?
A: With a tire gauge! (da da dum)
Q: How does the blond turn on the light after she
has had sex?
A: She opens the car door.
Q: How does a blonde get pregnant?
A: And I thought blondes were dumb!
Q: How does a blonde part their hair?
A1: (Action of scissoring legs apart)
A2: By doing the splits.
Q: How do you get a blondes eyes to twinkle?
A: Shine a torch in her ears.
Q: How do you tell when a blonde reaches orgasm?
A1: She drops her nail-file!
A2: Who cares?
A3: She says, "Next".
A4: The next person in the queue taps you on the shoulder.
A5: He's had his clothes for about 2 minutes.
A6: I mean, who really cares?
A7: The batteries have run out.
Q: How do you make a blonde's eyes light up?
A: Shine a flashlight in their ear.
Q: Why do blondes wear shoulder pads?
A: (With a rocking of the head from side to side) I dunno!
Q: How do you kill a blonde?
A: Put spikes in their shoulder pads.
Q: How do blondes pierce their ears?
A: They put tacks in their shoulder pads.
Q: How does a blonde like her eggs?
A: Unfertilized.
Q: How do you drown a blond?
A1: Put a mirror at the bottom of the pool.
A2: Don't tell her to swallow.
A3: Leave a scratch and sniff at the bottom of the pool.
Q: How do you tell if a blonde did your landscaping?
A: The bushes are darker than the rest of the yard.
Q: How does a blonde high-5?
A: She smacks herself in the forehead.
Q: How do you describe a blonde, surrounded by drooling
idiots?
A: Flattered.
Q: What do you call a blonde with ESP and PMS?
A: A know-it-all bitch.
Q: What's the difference between a counterfeit dollar and a
skinny blonde?
A: One's a phony buck.
Q: What's the difference between a chorus line of blondes and
a magician?
A: A magician has a cunning array of stunts.
Q: What is the best blonde secretary in the world to have?
A: One that never misses a period.
Q: What does a blonde think an innuendo is?
A: An Italian suppository.
Q: What is every blonde's ambition in life?
A: To be like Vanna White and learn the alphabet.
Q: WHAT CAN SAVE A DYING BLONDE?
A: Hair transplants.
Q: WHAT DID THE BLOND SAY WHEN SHE WOKE UP UNDER THE COW?
A: What are you guys still doing here?
Q: WHAT ARE THE WORST SIX YEARS IN A BLONDE'S LIFE?
A: Third Grade.
Q: WHAT DID THE BLONDE SAY ABOUT BLONDE JOKES?
A: She said they were pretty good, but they might offend some Puerto Ricans.
Q: WHAT DID THE BLONDE THINK OF THE NEW COMPUTER?
A: She didn't like it because she couldn't get MTV.
Q: What did the blonde do when she heard the British were
coming?
A: She stopped sucking.
Q: What did the blonde say when she was showed her newborn baby in the
delivery room?
A: I'm not going to suck anything *that* small.
Q: What do UFO's and smart blondes have in common?
A: You keep hearing about them, but never see any.
Q: What does a blond say during a porno?
A: There I am!!
Q: Why doesn't a blond's guts fall out of her twat when she stands?
A: Because the vaccum in her head keeps them in place.
Q: What's the difference between having sex with a blonde and
eating Jell-o?
A: Jell-o wiggles when you eat it.
Q: What do you get when you cross a blonde and a lawyer?
A1: I don't know, there are some things even a blonde won't do.
A2: Something that when it gives you a blow job, it won't
stop until it gets blood.
Q: Why was the blonde wearing her sunglasses?
A: She was having sunny periods.
Q: What two things in the air can get a blonde pregnant?
A: Her feet!
Q: How can you tell when a blonde is wearing pantyhose?
A: When she farts, her knees bag.
Q: What's the disease that paralyzes blondes below the waist?
A: Marriage.
Q: How is a blonde like a frying pan?
A: You have to get them hot before you put in the meat.
Q: How does a blonde interpret 6.9?
A: A 69 interrupted by a period.
Q: How do you make a blond laugh on Monday mornings ?
A: Tell them a joke on Friday night !
Q: How do you describe the perfect blonde?
A: 3 feet tall, no teeth, and a flat head to rest your beer on.
Q: How do you confuse a blonde?
A: You don't. They're born that way.
Q: Why do blondes hate M&Ms?
A: They're too hard to peel.
Q: How do you know when a blonde has been making chocolate
chip cookies?
A: You find M&M shells all over the kitchen floor.
Q: What job function does a blonde have in an M&M factory?
A: Proofreading.
Q: Do you know why the blonde got fired from the M&M factory?
A: For throwing out the W's.
Q: Why don't blondes like making KOOL-AID?
A: Because they can't fit 8 cups of water in the little
packet.
Q: Why does a blonde have fur on the hem of her dress?
A: To keep her ankles warm.
Q: How can you tell a blonde had a bad day?
A: Her tampon is behind her ear and she doesn't know what
she did with her cigarette.
Q: What does a blonde say after multiple orgasms?
A: Way to go team!
Q: How can you tell if a blonde has a vibrator?
A: By the chipped tooth.
Q: How do you keep a blonde in suspense?
A: (I'll tell you tomorrow.)
Q: How do you keep a blonde busy?
A: Write 'Please turn over' on both sides of a piece of paper.
Q: Why do blondes wear shoulder pads?
A: To keep from bruising their ears.
Q: Why do blondes have vaginas?
A: So guys will talk to them at parties.
Q: Why does the blonde stand in front of a window during a
thunder storm?
A: She loves taking pictures (flashes, got it?).
Q: What do you call a blonde with a runny nose?
A: Full.
Q: What does a blonde answer to the question "Are you sexually active?"
A: "No, I just lie there."
Q: What's the first thing a blonde says in the morning?
A: "Thanks, guys..."
Q: What do you call 10 blondes at the bottom of the pool?
A: Air pockets.
Q: What does "Bones" McCoy say before he performs brain
surgery on a blonde?
A: "Space. The final frontier......"
Q: How many blondes does it take to screw the entire Bengals
team?
A: Just One... Boomer Esiason.
Q: What's brown and red and black and blue?
A: A brunette who's told one too many blonde jokes.
Q: What do you call a brunette and three blondes on a corner?
A: You don't, you see if you've got 3 condoms.
Q: How does the blonde car pool work?
A: They all meet at work at 7:45.
Q: What happens when a blonde gets Alzheimers disease?
A: Her IQ goes up!
Q: Why was the blonde disappointed with her trip to England?
A: She found out Big Ben is only a clock.
Q: Why can't blondes make ice cubes?
A: They always forget the recipe.
Q: Why do blonde's find it difficult to marry?
A: Because you don't have to marry them to have sex with them!
Q: Did you hear about the blonde that said she would do
anything for a fur coat?
A: Well, now she can't button it.(prego)
Q: Did you hear about the blonde who had an apendix operation?
A: Well, now she is making money on the side.
Q: Did you hear about the scared blonde nurse down by the water?
A: She won't go DOWN ON THE DOC.
Q: Did you hear about the blond that was treated at the emergency
room for a concussion and severe head wounds?
A: She tried to commit suicide by hanging herself with a bungie cord.
Q: DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE BLONDE THAT ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK?
A: The spare tire in her trunk blew out.
Q: DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE BLONDE DOCTOR?
A: She shaved her patients, then took off their clothes.
Q: DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE BLONDE THAT ATE MOUNTAIN OYSTERS?
A: She was dragged 200 yards.
Q: DID YOU HEAR BOUT THE BLONDE WHO COULN'T WAIT TO SEE "20,000 LEAGUES UNDER
THE SEA"?
A: She said that she loved baseball, and was surprised that there were so many
teams.
Q: DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE BLONDE WHO STOOD IN FRONT OF A MIRROR WITH HER EYES
CLOSED?
A: She wanted to see what she looked like asleep.
Q: DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE NEW FORM OF BIRTH CONTROL FOR BLONDES?
A: They take off their makeup.
Q: Why won't a blonde drink beer at the beach?
A: She's afraid to get sand in her Busch.
Q: Why do blondes wear tight skirts?
A: To keep their legs together.
Q: Why did the blonde keep ice cubes in the freezer?
A: So she could keep the refrigerator cold.
Q: How did the blonde break her leg playing hockey with the Toronto
Maple Leafs?
A: She fell out of the tree.
Q: HOW MANY BLONDES DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHTBULB?
A: Blondes screw in back seats, not in lightbulbs, silly.
Q: How many blondes does it take to play Hide and Seek?
A: One.
Q: Why couldn't the blonde write the number ELEVEN ?
A: She didn't know what ONE came first...
Q: Why don't blondes talk when having sex?
A1: Their mothers told them not to talk to strangers.
A2: Their mothers told them not with their mouths full.
Q: What do you call a blonde with 90% of her intelligence gone?
A: Divorced.
Q: What do you call a blonde without an asshole?
A: Divorced.
Q: How many blondes does it take to make a circuit?
A: Two, One to stand in the bathtub, and another to pass her the
blow dryer!
Q: How is a blonde like a postage stamp?
A: You lick'm, stick'em, and send'em on their way.
Q: How do you describe 3 prostitutes and a blonde?
A: Ho, Ho, Ho, and to all a good night.
Q: How did the blonde try to kill the bird?
A: She threw it off a cliff.
Q: How did the blonde break her leg raking leaves?
A: She fell out of the tree.
Q: How did the blonde die drinking milk?
A: The cow fell on her.
Q: How did the blonde burn her nose?
A: Bobbing for french fries.
Q: How can you tell which blonde is the waitress?
A: She is the one with the tampon behind her ear, wondering
what she did with her pencil.
Q1: How can you tell if a blonde's been using the computer?
A: There's white-out on the screen.
Q2: How can you tell if another blonde's been using the computer?
A: There's writing on the white-out.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and a computer?
A: You only have to punch information into a computer once.
Q: What did the blonde think of the new computer?
A: She didn't like it 'cos she couldn't get channel 9....
Q: How can you tell if a blonde has been in your refrigerator?
A: By the lipstick on your cucumbers.
Q: How can you tell if a blonde works in an office?
A: A bed in the stockroom and huge smiles on all the
bosses' faces.
Q: How can you tell when a blonde is dating?
A: By the buckle print on her forehead.
Q: How can you tell who is a blonde's boyfriend?
A: He's the one with the belt buckle the matches the impression
in her forehead!
Q: How can you tell if a blonde writes mysteries?
A: She has a checkbook.
Q: How can you tell when a FAX had been sent from a blonde?
A: There is a stamp on it.
Q: How can you tell if a blonde is a good cook?
A: She gets the pop tarts out of the toaster in one piece.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and a guy?
A: The blonde has the higher sperm count.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and the Panama Canal?
A: The Panama Canal is a busy ditch.
Q: What's the difference between a tribe of pygmies and a
blonde track team?
A: The pygmies are a bunch of cunning runts.
Q: What is the difference between a crazy fighting hockey player
and a blonde?
A: He is fussy by nature and would go to any length to get a puck.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and a trampoline?
A: You take off your shoes before using a trampoline.
Q: What's the difference between a prostitute, a nymphomaniac,
and a blonde?
A: The prostitute says "Aren't you done yet?"
The nympho says "Are you done already?"
The blonde says "Beige...I think I'll paint the
ceiling beige."
Q: What's the difference between Indiana and a blonde?
A: A blonde has larger hills and deeper valleys.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and a toothbrush?
A: You don't let your best friend borrow your toothbrush.
Q: What is the difference between a blonde and a shower?
A: A shower has to be turned on to get wet.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and your job?
A: Your job still sucks after 6 months.
Q: What's the difference between a blond having her period and
a terrorist?
A: You can negotiate with a terrorist.
Q: What is the difference between a blond and a toilet?
A: A toilet won't follow you around after you use it.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and a rooster?
A: In the morning a rooster says, "Cock'll-doodl-doooo", while a
blonde says, "Any-cock'll-doooo."
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and a limousine?
A: Not everybody has been in a limo.
Q: What is the difference between a blonde and a bowling ball?
A1: You can only get three fingers in a bowling ball.
A2: You can't fit the blonde in the bowling ball.
A3: There is no difference. They're both round and have
three holes to poke.
A4: You don't eat your bowling ball
Q: What is the difference between a blonde and the Grand Old Duke of
York?
A: The Grand Old Duke of York only 'had' 10000 men.
Q: What's the difference between a pit bull and a blonde with
PMS?
A: Lipstick.
Q: Why is it good to have a blonde passenger?
A: You can park in the handicap zone.
Q: Why is a blonde like a turtle?
A: They both get fucked up when they're on their back.
Q: Why should blondes not be given coffee breaks?
A: It takes too long to retrain them.
Q: Why does NASA hire peroxide blondes?
A: They're doing research on black holes.
Q: Why does a blonde insist on him wearing a condom?
A: So she can have a doggie bag for later.
Q: Why does a blonde only change her baby's diapers every
month?
A: Because it says right on it "good for up to 20 pounds."
Q: Why do blondes have see-through lunch box lids?
A1: So they know if it is morning or afternoon.
A2: So that when they're on the train they can tell
if they're going to work or coming home.
Q: Why do men like blonde jokes??
A: Because they can understand them.
Q: Why do blondes like lightning?
A: They think someone is taking their picture.
Q: Why do blondes always drink with straws?
A: Practice.
Q: Why do all blondes all have a dimple on their chin and a
flat forehead?
A: Finger on chin-I don't know. Hits forehead-Oh I get it!
Q: Why do blondes have little holes all over their faces?
A: From eating with forks.
Q: Why do blondes have more fun?
A: Because they don't know any better.
*A: They are easier to keep amused.
Q: Why do blonde's find it difficult to marry?
A: Because you don't have to marry them for sex!
Q: Why do blondes have legs?
A1: So they don't get stuck to the ground.
A2: To get between the bedroom and the kitchen.
A3: So they don't leave trails, like little snails.
Q: Why do blondes have two more brain cells than a cow?
A: So that when you pull their tits, they don't moo.
A2: So they don't shit everywhere when you pull their tits.
Q: Why do blondes drive BMWs?
A: Because they can spell it.
Q: Why do blonde girls have trouble achieving orgasm?
A: *Who cares?*
Q: Why do blondes have periods?
A: They deserve them
Q: Why do blondes have big bellybuttons?
A: From dating blonde men.
Q: What does a blonde and a tampon have in common?
A: They're both stuck up c*nts!
Q: Why do blondes wear tampons?
A: Because crabs like Bungie Jumping too.
Q: Why do blondes drive VW's
A: Because they can't spell PORSCHE!!
Q: Why do blondes put their hair in ponytails?
A: To cover up the valve stem.
Q: Why do blonds have square boobs?
A: Because they forgot to take the tissues out of the box.
Q: Why do Blondes take the pill?
A: So they know what day of the week it is.
Q: But why do brunettes take the pill ?
A: Wishful Thinking.
Q: Why do Blondes have TGIF on their shoes?
A: Toes go in first.
Q: Why do Blondes have TGIF on their shirts?
A: Tits go in front.
Q: Why do blondes like tilt steering?
A: More head room.
Q: Why do blondes drive cars with sunroofs?
A: More leg room.
Q: Why do blonds have orgasms ?
A: So they know when to stop having sex !
Q: Why do blondes wear underwear?
A: They make good ankle warmers.
Q: Why do Blondes like the GST? (GST -- Goods and Services Tax
now in effect in Canada)
A: Because they can spell it.
Q: What is 74 to a blonde?
A: 69 plus G.S.T.
Q: Why do blondes wear green lipstick?
A: Because red means stop.
Q: Why do blondes wear red lipstick?
A: Because red means "Stop, wrong hole."
Q: Why do blondes wear hoop earings?
A: They have to have some place to rest their ankles.
Q: Why do blondes wash their hair in the sink?
A: Because, that's where you're supposed to wash vegetables!
Q: Why do blondes wear their hair up?
A: To catch as much as they can that is over their heads.
Q: Why don't blondes double recipes?
A: The oven doesn't go to 700 degrees.
Q: Why don't blondes make good pharmacists?
A: They can't get the bottle into the typewriter.
Q: Why don't blondes call 911 in an emergency?
A1: They can't remember the number.
A2: She can't find the number 11 on the telephone buttons.
Q: Why do blondes always die before help arrives?
A: They always forget the "11" in "9-1-1".
Q: Why don't blondes eat bananas?
A: They can't find the zipper.
Q: Why don't blondes in San Francisco wear short black mini
skirts?
A: Cause their balls show!
Q: Why don't blonds breast feed?
A: Because they always burn their niples.
Q: Why don't blondes use vibrators?
A: They chip their teeth.
Q: Why don't blondes eat Jello?
A: They can't figure out how to get two cups of water into
those little packages.
Q: Why don't blondes eat pickles?
A: Because they can't get their head in the jar.
Q: What's the first thing a blonde does in the morning?
A1: Introduces themself.
A2: Walks home.
Q: What's the first thing a blonde does after sex?
A: Opens the car door.
Q: What is the worst thing about sex with a blond?
A: Bucket seats.
Q: What important question does a blonde ask his/her mate
before having sex?
A: Do you want this by the hour, or the flat rate?
Q: How many blondes does it take to change a lightbulb?
A1: "What's a lightbulb?"
A2: One. She holds the bulb and the world revolves around her.
A3: Two. One to hold the Diet Pepsi, and one to call, "Daaady!"
Q: What's a blonde's favourite wine?
A: "Daaaady, I want to go to Miaaami!"
Q: What is the difference between a blond and a 747?
A: Not everyone has been in a 747
Q: What do you call a blonde touching her toes?
A: A brunette with bad breath.
Q: Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, a dumb blonde, and a smart
blonde are walking down the street when they spot a $10
bill. Who picks it up?
A: The dumb blonde! because, there is no such thing as Santa
Claus, the tooth fairy, or a smart blonde.
A2: None of them, two don't exist and the dumb blonde thought
it was a gum wrapper.
Q: If a blonde and a brunette are tossed off a building, who
hits the ground first?
A: The brunette. The blonde has to stop to ask for directions.
Q: What happens when a blonde gets Alzheimers disease?
A: Her IQ goes up!
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and a Porsche?
A: You don't lend the Porsche out to your friend.
Q: What's the difference between a blond and an ice cream cone?
A: Ice cream cones don't lick back.
Q: What is the difference between butter and a blonde?
A: Butter is difficult to spread.
Q: What is the difference between a blonde and "The Titanic"?
A: They know how many men went down on "The Titanic".
Q: What is the difference between a smart blonde and Bigfoot?
A: Bigfoot has been spotted.
Q: Why is a washing machine better than a blonde?
A: Because you can drop your load in a washing machine, and it
won't follow you around for a week.
Q: What do you say to a blonde with no arms and no legs?
A: "Nice tits!"
Q: What does a blonde make best for dinner?
A: Reservations.
Q: What do Darren Millane (Collingwood footballer killed in a
recent car crash) and a blonde have in common?
A: Put either of 'em in a car and their fucked.
Q: What do blondes do with their arseholes in the morning?
A: Pack their lunch and send them to work.
Q: What does a blonde say when she gives birth?
A: Gee, Are you sure it's mine?
Q: What do blondes and cow-pats have in common?
A: They both get easier to pick-up with age.
Q: What does a blonde say when you ask her if her blinker is on?
A: It's on. It's off. It's on. It's off. It's on. It's off.
Q: What does a peroxide blonde and a 747 have in common?
A1: They both have a black box.
A2: Both have a cockpit.
Q: What do you get when you offer a blonde a penny for her
thoughts?
A: Change.
Q: What does a blonde say if you blow in his/her ear?
A: "Thanks for the refill!"
Q: What do blondes do after they comb their hair?
A: They pull up their pants.
Q: What do you call a skeleton in the closet with blonde hair?
A: Last years hide and go seek winner.
Q: What do you call a basement full of blondes?
A: A whine cellar.
Q: What do you call five blondes at the bottom of the pool?
A: Air bubbles.
Q: What do you call a room full of women, half with PMS, half
with yeast infections?
A: A whine and cheese party!
Q: What do you call 3 blondes, a chimp, and another blonde standing on a
street corner?
A: 4 f*cks, 4 f*cks, 4 f*cks, not for a zillion f*cks, 4 f*cks!
Q: What do you call a blonde lesbian?
A: A waste.
Q: What do you call 4 blondes lying on the ground?
A: An air mattress.
Q: What do you call a dumb blonde behind a steering wheel?
A: An Air Bag.
Q: What do you call a blonde between two brunettes?
A: A mental block.
Q: What do you call 10 blondes standing ear to ear?
A: A wind tunnel.
Q: What do you call 15 blondes in a circle?
A: A dope ring.
Q: What do you call an unmarried blond in a BMW?
A: Divorcee'
Q: What do you call a blonde with 2 brain cells?
A: Pregnant.
Q: What do you call a blonde in an institution of higher
learning?
A: A visitor.
Q: What do you call a blonde with half a brain?
A: Gifted!
Q: What do you call a blonde with a dollar on the top of their
head?
A: All you can eat, under a buck.
Q: What do you call a brunette with a blonde on either side?
A: An interpreter.
Q: What do you call a blond with a bag of sugar on her head ?
A: Sweet Fuck All...
Q: What do you call a swimming pool full of blondes?
A: Bobbing for Bimbos.
Q: What do you call 20 blondes in a freezer?
A: Frosted Flakes.
Q: What do you call a fly buzzing inside a blonde's head?
A: A Space Invader.
Q: What do you call a blonde in a tree with a brief case?
A: Branch Manager.
Q: What do you call a smart blond?
A1: A golden retriever.
A2: An indicator of a really bad hangover.
Q: What do you call two nuns and a blonde?
A: Two tight ends and a wide receiver.
Q: What do you see when you look into a blonde's eyes?
A: The back of her head.
Q: What do you get when you cross a blonde and a gorilla?
A: Who knows, there is only so much a gorilla can be forced to
do...
Q: What do you call a hooker and four blondes?
A: Regular price, four bucks, four bucks, four bucks,
four bucks.
Q: What do you call it when a blonde dies their hair brunette?
A: Artificial intelligence.
Q: What do a blonde and your computer have in common?
A: You don't know how much either of them mean to you until they
go down on you.
Q: What do you do when a blonde throes a hand grenade at you?
A: Pull the pin and throw it back.
Q: What do a bowling ball and a blonde have in common?
A1: Chances are they'll both end up in the gutter.
A2: You can pick them up, stick your fingers in them, and throw them
in the gutter and they'll always come back.
Q: What does a blonde put behind her ears to make her more
attractive?
A: Her ankles.
Q: What do you say to a Blonde that won't give in?
A: "Have another beer."
Q: What do Blondes say after sex?
A1: Thanks Guys.
A2: Are you boys all in the same band?
A3: Do you guys all play for the (..............)? insert team
name here.
Q: What does a screen door and a blonde have in common?
A: The more you bang it the looser it gets.
Q: What does a blond and a beer bottle have in common?
A: They're both empty from the neck up.
Q: What do blonds and spaghetti have in common?
A: They both wriggle when you eat them.
Q: What do peroxide blonds and black men have in common?
A: They both have black roots.
Q: What does a blonde owl say?
A: What, what?
Q: What do you call a zit on a blonde's ass?
A: A brain tumor.
Q: What do you get when you turn 3 blondes upside-down?
A: Two brunettes.
Q: What do a blonde and Presdient Gorbachev have in common?
A: They both got fucked by 10 men whilst on holiday.
Q: What's the difference between a blonde and President Gorbachev?
A: He knows who the ten men were.
Q: How many blondes does it take to make chocolate-chip
cookies?
A1: 10. One to mix the dough and nine to peel the smarties.
A2: Three...one to mix the batter and two to squeeze the rabbit.
Q: What did the blonde's mum say to her before the blonde's date.
A: If you're not in bed by 12, come home.
Q: What's the Blonde's cheer?
A: 1999 ITuesday, December 14, 1999m blonde, ITuesday, December 14, 1999m blonde, ITuesday, December 14, 1999m B.L.O.N....ah, oh well.. ITuesday, December 14, 1999m blonde, ITuesday, December 14, 1999m blonde, yea yea yea...1999
Q: Why did the blonde cross the road?
A: Never mind that! What was she doing out of the bedroom?!?
R: I don't know.
A: Neither did she.
Q: Why did the blonde scale the chain-link fence?
A: To see what was on the other side.
Q: Why did the blonde have a sore navel?
A: Because her boyfriend was also blond!
Q: Why did they stop doing the "WAVE" at BYU?
A: Too many blondes were drowning.
Q: Why did Bush want to send blondes with PMS over to Iraq?
A: They're mad enough to kill and they can retain water.
Q: Why did the blonde fail at being a prostitute?
A: Because she gave blow-jobs literally.
Q: Why did the blonde smile when she walked the marriage aisle?
A: She realized she gave her last blowjob.
Q: Why do blondes give such good blowjobs?
A: Because that's what they train for all their lives.
Q: Why did the blonde tattoo her zip code on her stomach?
A: So her male would get delivered to the right box.
Q: Why did the blonde have tire tread marks on her back?
A: From crawling across the street when the sign said
"DON'T WALK".
Q: Why did the blonde keep a coat hanger in her back seat?
A: In case she locks the keys in her car.
Q: Why did the blonde tip-toe past the medicine cabinet?
A: So she wouldn't wake up the sleeping pills.
Q: Why did the deaf blonde sit on a newspaper?
A: So she could lip read.
Q: Why did God create blondes?
A: Because sheep can't bring beer from the fridge.
Q: Why did God create brunettes?
A: Neither could the blondes.
Q: Why did the blonde wear condoms on her ears?
A: So she wouldn't get Hearing Aides.
Q: Why did the blonde drive into the ditch?
A: To turn the blinker off.
Q: Why did the blonde try and steal a police car?
A: She saw "911" on the back and thought it was a Porsche.
Q: Why did the blonde scale the glass wall?
A: To see what was on the other side.
Q: Why did the blonde want to become a veternarian?
A: Because she loved children.
Q: Why did the blond take her typewriter to the doctor ??
A: She thought it was pregnant becaus missed a period.
Q: Why did they call the blond twinkie?
A: She liked to be filled with cream.
Q: Why did the blonde go half way to Norway and then turn
around and come home?
A: It took her that long to discover that a 14 inch Viking was
a television.
Q: Why didn't the blonde want a window seat on the plane?
A: She'd just dyed her hair.
Q: Why didn't the blonde want a window seat on the plane?
A: She'd just blow dried her hair and she didn't want it
blown around too much.
Q: Why did the blonde stop using the pill?
A: Because it kept falling out.
Q: Why did the blonde get so excited after she finished her
jigsaw puzzle in only 6 months?
A: Because on the box it said From 2-4 years.
Q: Why aren't there many blonde gymnasts?
A: Because when they do the splits, they stick to the floor.
Q: WHATS THE DIFFERANCE BETWEEN A FRIDGE AND A FANNY?
A: A FRIDGE DOSN'T FART WHEN YOU TAKE THE MEAT OUT.
Q: How do you confuse a blonde?
A: Ask her to alphabetize a bag of M&Ms.
Q: Why does it work?
A: "Does 3 come before E, between M and W, or at the end?"
Q: Why did the blonde call the welfare office?
A: She wanted to know how to cook food stamps!
Q: What is the blonde's favorite potato chip?
A: Free-to-lay (Frito-Lay).
Q: What is the blonde's favorite battery?
A: Ever-ready.
Q: What is blond, brunette, blond, brunette, ....?
A: A blond doing cartwheels.
Q: What is the connection between a blonde and a halogen headlamp?
A: They both get screwed on the front of a Ford Escort.
Q: What do you call it when a blonde gets taken over by a demon?
A: A vacant possession.
Q: Why did the blonde fail her drivers license ?
A: She wasn't used to the front seat!
Q: Why did she finally pass her test?
A: She took the examiner with her
Q: Did you hear about the blond skydiver?
A: She missed the Earth!
Q: Did you hear about the blond who had two chances to get pregnant?
A: She blew it both times!
Q: What do a moped and a blond have in common?
A: They're both fun to ride until a friend sees you on one.
Q: How do you know when a blond's been in your frige?
A: Lipstick on the cucumbers!
Q: What do a blonde and an instant lottery ticket have in common?
A: All you have to do is scratch the box to win
Q: Why are blondes so sexually promiscuous?
A: Who cares
Q: What is the difference between a blonde and an inflatable doll?
A: About 2 cans of hair spray
Q: What's the quickest way to get into a blondes pants?
A: Pick them up off the floor
Q: What did the Blonde get on her A.C.T.?
A: Nail polish!
(Appendix: For those of you who are Brits, the A.C.T. is a
College entrance examination. Highest score possible is 36. Average
is about 18-20, I think.)
(Visual Joke)
Q: What did the blonde say when she tried driving stick for the first
time?
A: "How do you shift this thing?" (you make jacking off motions)
Q: Where do blondes go to meet their relatives?
A: The vegetable garden.
Q: How many blondes does it take to play tag?
A: One.
Q: What's the difference between a lesbian finger-fucking a blonde
and a Schwinn at the side of the road?
A: One's a bike in a ditch, and the other's . . . .
Q: What do you call four Blondes in a Volkswagon?
A: Far-from-thinkin
Q: Why don't they let Blondes swim in the ocean?
A: Because they can't get the smell out of the tuna.
Q: What happened to the blonde tap dancer?
A: She slipped off and fell down the drain.
Q: Why do blondes occupy about 90% of the net bandwidth?
A: Because they keep accidentally deleting their copies of the
Blonde Joke List.
Q: What is the irritating part around a blonde's vagina?
A1: The Blonde!
A2: The other guys waiting their turn.
Q: What did the blonde say when asked if she'd ever been
picked up by 'the fuzz'?
A: 'No. But I've been swung around by the tits.'
Q: What did the blonde say when she looked into a box of
Cheerios?
A: "Oh look! Donut seeds!"
Q: What did the blonde name her pet zebra?
A: Spot.
Q: What's a blonds' favourite rock group?
A: Air Supply.
Q: Whats black and fuzzy and hangs from the ceiling ?
A: A blond electrician
Q: Why are dumb blonde jokes so short?
A1: So brunettes can remember them.
A2: Because blonds are so SHALLOW a long joke wouldn't fit.
Q: Why wasn't the Virgin Mary a blonde ????
A: She wouldn't have been old enough to bear children!
Q: Why are blondes hurt by peoples words?
A: Because people keep hitting them with dictionaries.
Q: What did the blonde do when she got her period?
A: Looked around for the bastard that must have shot her?
Q: Why are blondes like cornflakes ?
A: Because they're simple, easy and they taste good.
Q: Why can't blondes put in light bulbs?
A: They keep breaking them with the hammers.
Q: What is a cool refreshing drink for a blonde?
A: Perri-air
Q: Did you hear about the blonde coyote?
A: Got stuck in a trap, chewed off three legs and was
still stuck. Q: When is it legal to shoot a blonde in the head?
A: When you have a tire pump to reinflate it!
Q: What is a blonde's favorite part of a gas station?
A: The Air Pump!
Q: Why was the blonde upset when she got her Driver's License?
A: Because she got an F in sex.
Q: Did you here about the blonde who shot an arrow into the
air?
A: She missed.
Q: Why are there no dumb brunettes?
A: Peroxide.
Q: What did the blonde's right leg say to the left leg.
A: Nothing - they've never met.
Q: What is the blonde's chronic speech impediment?
A: She can't say "No".
Q: What is it called when a blonde blows in another blond's ear?
A: Data transfer.
Q: Whats the difference between a Blonde and a Supermarket
Trolley.
A: A supermarket trolley has a mind of its own.
Q: Why can't blondes be cattle ranchers?
A: They can't keep their calves together!
Q: What was the blond psychic's greatest achievment?
A: An IN-body experience!
Q: When does a brunette have 1/2 of a brain?
A: After a dye job.
Q: What's a blonde's favorite nursery rhyme?
A: Humpme Dumpme.
Q: What did the blonde customer say to the buxom waitress (reading
her nametag) ?
A: "'Debbie'...that's cute. What did you name the other one ?"
Q: What goes VROOM, SCREECH,VROOM, SCREECH,VROOM, SCREECH?
A: A blonde going through a flashing red light.
Q: Why are there lip stick stains on the steering wheel after a
blonde drives a car?
A: Cause she blows the horn!!!!!
Q: Why is a blonde like a door knob?
A: 'Cause everybody gets a turn.
Q: Why is a blonde like railroad tracks?
A: 'Cause she's been laid all over the country.
Q: Did you hear about the blonde lesbian?
A: She kept having affairs with men!
Q: What does a blonde do if she is not in bed by 10?
A: She picks up her purse and goes home.
Q: If an blonde and a brunette jumped off a bridge,
who would die first?
A: The brunette -- because the blonde would have to
stop and ask for directions.
Q: To a blonde, what is long and hard?
A: Grade 4.
Q: What is the definition of gross ignorance?
A: 144 blondes.
Q: Why is 68 the maximum speed for blonds?
A: Because at 69 they blow a rod...
Q: What is the difference between a blonde and
a refrigerator?
A: A refrigerator doesn't fart when you pull your
meat out of it.
Q: Why aren't blondes good cattle herders?
A: Because they can't even keep two calves together!
Q: What did the blonde say to the physicist?
A: "Why, I just _love_ nuclear fission! What do you use for bait?"
Q: Did you hear about the blonde couple that were found frozen to death
in their car at a drive-in movie theater?
A: They went to see "Closed for the Winter".
Q: Why won't they hire a blonde pharmacist?
A: They keep breaking the prescription bottles in the typewriters.
Q: What is the definition of the perfect woman?
A: A deaf and dumb blonde nymphomaniac whose father owns a pub.
Q: Why is a blonde like an old washing machine?
A: They both drip when they're fucked.
Q: How would a blond punctuate the following?:
"Fun fun fun worry worry worry"
A: Fun period fun period fun NO PERIOD worry worry worry!
Q: Why is the blonde's brain the size of a pea in the morning?
A: It swells at night.
Q: A blonde is walking down the street with a pig under her arm.
She passes a person who asks "Where did you get that?"
A: The pig says, "I won her in a raffle!"
Q: A blonde ordered a pizza and the clerk asked if he should
cut it in six or twelve pieces.
A: "Six, please. I could never eat twelve pieces."
Q: HOW DOES A BLONDE PREPARE FOR SAFE SEX?
A: She puts on rubber based lipstick.
Q: What's a blonde's idea of safe sex?
A: Locking the car door.
Q: Why did the blonde keep failing her driver's test?
A: Because every time the door opened, she jumped into the back seat.
Q: What did the blonde do when she heard that 90% of accidents
occur around the home?
A: She moved.
Q: What's five miles long and has an IQ of forty?
A: A blonde parade.
Q: Why is it okay for blondes to catch cold?
A: They don't have to worry about blowing their brains out.
Q: Did you hear about the blonde who tried to blow up her
husband's car?
A: She burned her lips on the tailpipe.
Q: THERE WAS A BLONDE AND A BRUNETTE WHO WERE ABOUT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
THEY BOTH JUMPED OFF A TALL BUILDING, AND A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER,
THE BRUNETTE HIT THE PAVEMENT, BUT NOT THE BLONDE. WHAT HAPPENED
TO HER?
A: She got lost.
Q: A GUY ASKED HIS BLONDE WIFE "HOW DID YOU GET THE CAR IN THE LIVING ROOM"?
A: She said "I drove it through the kitchen and took a left."
Q: SOMEONE ASKED IF A BLONDE BELEIVED IN SMOKING.
A: She said "Yes, I've seen it done."
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I told my blonde girlfriend that I was going skeet shooting.
She told me she didn't know how to cook them.
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This blonde and her boyfriend were sitting in a hot tub when
the blonde said to her boyfriend, "Is it true that if you pull
your finger out, I'll sink?"
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A dumb Blonde died and went to Heaven. When she got to the Pearly
Gates, she met Saint Peter who said, "Before you get to come into
Heaven, you have to pass a test."
"Oh, No!" she said but Saint Peter said not to worry he'd make it easy.
"Who was God's son?" said Saint Peter.
The dumb Blonde thought for a few minutes and said "Andy!"
"That's interesting... What made you say that?" said Saint Peter
Then She started to sing "Andy walks with me! Andy talks with me!
Andy tells me..."
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Did you hear about the blonde that went to library and checked out
a book called "How to Hug"? Got back to the dorm and found out it
was volume seven of the encyclopaedia...
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A blonde's response to the comment, "THINK about it!":
"I don't have to think -- I'm blonde!"
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A government study has shown that blondes do have more fun - they
just don't remember who with.
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... then there was the blonde who started the restaurant with the
slogan "Billions Served - just today"
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What about the blonde who gave birth to twins?
Her husband is out looking for the other man.
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A painting contractor was speaking with a woman about her job. In
the first room she said she would like a pale blue. The contractor
wrote this down and went to the window, opened it, and yelled out
"GREEN SIDE UP!" In the second room she told the painter she would
like it painted in a soft yellow. He wrote this on his pad, walked
to the window, opened it, and yelled "GREEN SIDE UP!" The lady was
somewhat curious but she said nothing. In the third room she said
she would like it painted a warm rose color. The painter wrote this
down, walked to the window, opened it and yelled "GREEN SIDE UP!"
The lady then asked him, "Why do you keep yelling 'green side up'?"
"I'm sorry," came the reply. "But I have a crew of blondes laying
sod across the street.
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Did you hear about the blonde who:
had more on her body than on her mind?
was called "Sanka" because she had no active ingredient in the bean?
took an hour to cook Minute Rice?
got into the taxi, and the driver kept the "Vacant" sign up?
was an M.D. - Mentally Deficient?
had a terrific stairway, but nothing upstairs?
thought nitrates was cheaper than day rates?
was told she was a silly puss, but insisted she didn't have a crazy cat?
after watching the ballerinas, wondered why they didn't get taller girls?
went to a nudist camp for a game of strip poker?
brought her cosmetics with her for a make-up exam?
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Two blondes observed in a parking lot trying to unlock the door of
their Mercedes with a coat hanger:
Blonde#1: I can't seem to get this door unlocked!
Blonde#2: Well, you'd better hurry up and try harder, its starting
to rain and the top is down!
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A blonde, a brunette and a redhead went into a bar and asked the
bartender:
Brunette: "I'll have a B and C."
Bartender:"What is a B and C?".
Brunette: "Bourbon and Coke."
Redhead: "And, I'll have a G and T."
Bartender: "What's a G and T?"
Redhead: "Gin and tonic."
Blonde: "I'll have a 15."
Bartender: "What's a 15?"
Blonde: "7 and 7"
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Two brunettes and a blonde are in the hospital awaiting the
arrival of their first children. The 1st brunette says, "I just
know I'm going to have a girl, 'cuz I conceived while I was
on my back". The 2nd brunette says, "Mine's going to be a
boy, 'cuz I was on top during conception". The blonde says,
"Uh-oh! I'm going to have a puppy!"
There were three women who were at the gynecologist having pre-natal
checkups. The doctor asked the first woman "in what position was the
baby conceived ?"
"He was on top ", she replied.
"You will have a boy !" the doctor exclaimed.
The second woman was asked the same question.
"I was on top ", was the reply.
"you will have a baby girl. " said the doctor.
With this, the third women, a blond, burst into tears.
"Whats the matter ?" asked the doc.
"Am I going to have puppies ?".....
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Blondes...
They take a lickin', and keep on...
Lickin!
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Did you hear the one about the blonde who thought that "love handles"
referred to her ears?
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Over the weekend I(can't remember name - on newsgrazer) heard a
blonde telling this joke:
*Blonde Asks: What do you call a blonde in between two
brunettes?
*Blonde Answers: An interprolater!
*
*We were laughing so hard we thought we were going to die. The
funny
*part was that she thought we were laughing at her joke.
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Did you here about the blonde that stayed up all night to see
where the sun went ? It finally dawned on here.
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A blonde was driving down the highway to Disneyland when she saw
a sign that said "DISNEYLAND LEFT". After thinking for a minute,
she said to herself "oh well !" and turned around an drove home.
On her way home the same blonde drove past another sign that said
"CLEAN RESTROOMS 8 MILES". By the time she drove eight miles,
she had cleaned 43 restrooms.
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How about the suicide blonde,
she dyed by her own hand.
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A brunette and a blonde are walking along in a park. The
brunette says suddenly, "Awww, look at the dead birdie". The
blonde stops, looks up, and says, "Where?"
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A policeman pulled a blonde over after he/she'd been driving the
wrong way on a one-way street.
Cop: Do you know where you were going?
Blonde: No, but wherever it is, it must be bad 'cause all the
people were leaving.
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A cop stops a blonde woman who was driving down a motorway.
"Miss, may I see your driver's licence please?"
"Driver's licence? What's that?..."
"It's a little card with your picture on it."
"Oh, duh! Here it is..."
"May I have your car insurance?"
"What's that?..."
"It's a document that says you are allowed to drive the
car."
"Oh this? Duh! Here you go..."
The cop then takes his dick out of his pants, while the
blonde exclaims:"Oh no, not another breathalyzer test!"
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Hubby: As a start I think you should learn to "iron", then we
could do without the ironing lady.
Blonde Wife: Well, if you would learn to fuck me properly we
could do without the gardener.
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A blonde and a brunette were discussing their boyfriends:
Brunette: Last night I had *three* orgasms in a row!
Blonde: That's nothing; last night I had over a hundred.
Brunette: My god! I had no idea he was that good.
Blonde: ( looking shocked ) Oh, you mean with one guy.
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Three blondes are attempting to change a light bulb. One of
them decides to call 911:
Blonde: We need help. We're three blondes changing
a light bulb.
Operator: Hmmmmm. You put in a fresh bulb?
Blonde: Yes.
Operator: The power in the house in on?
Blonde: Of course.
Operator: And the switch is on?
Blonde: Yes, yes.
Operator: And the bulb still won't light up?
Blonde: No, it's working fine.
Operator: Then what's the problem?
Blonde: We got dizzy spinning the ladder around and
we all fell and hurt ourselves.
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There were three people stranded on an island, a brunette, a
redhead, and a blonde. The brunette looked over the water to the
mainland and estimated about 20 miles to shore. So she announced,
"I'm going to try to swim to shore." So she swam out five miles,
and got really tired. She swam out ten miles from the island, and
she was too tired to go on, so she drowned.
The second one, the redhead, said to herself, "I wonder if
she made it. I guess it's better to try to get to the mainland
than stay here and starve." So she attempts to swim out. The
redhead had a lot more endurance than the brunette, as she swam
out 10 miles before she even got tired. After 15 miles, she was
too tired to go on, so she drowned.
So the blonde thought to herself, "I wonder if they made it!
I think I'd better try to make it, too." So she swam out 5 miles,
ten miles, 15 miles, NINETEEN miles from the island. The shore
was just in sight, but she said, "I'm too tired to go on!" So
she swam back.
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Teller: Why did the blonde move to L.A.?
Blonde: I don't know. Why?
Teller: It was easier to spell.
Blonde: Easier than what?
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Two blondes were walking through the woods when one looked down
and said "Oh, look at the deer tracks." The other blonde looks
and says "Those arn't deer tracks, those are wolf tracks." "No.
Those are deer tracks." They keep arguing, and arguing, and one
half hour later they were both killed by a train.
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The blonde came running downstairs, crying. Her mother asked what
was wrong and the blonde said her boyfriend had just dropped her.
Her mother (a blonde) nodded wisely and proceeded to tell her
about the birds and the bees and the blonde said: "No ma. I can
fuck and suck with the best of them. But he says I can't cook"
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A blonde was telling a priest a Pollock joke, when halfway through the
priest interrupts her, "Don't you know I'm Polish?"
"Oh, I'm sorry," the blonde apologizes, "do you want me to start over
and talk slower?"
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Three blondes were walking through the desert when found a magic genie's lamp
t he said, "I will grant three wishes, one for each of you." The first said,
"I wish I were smarter". So she became a redhead. The second blonde said "I
wish I were smarter than her." She became a brunette. The third blond said
"I wish I were smarter than both of them." So she became a man.
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Confucious say: blonde who fly upside down have crack up.
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At a carwash in Burbank, there were two identical Hondas coming out
at the same time. A beautiful blond woman jumps into one and takes
off, leaving its owner rather perplexed. About three minutes later,
she reappears at the car wash yelling, "who ripped off my car phone!"
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Last night I went home to my blonde girlfriend, and told her I was going
to screw her brains out. Then I realized I was too late.
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A blonde is suffering froma sore throat so she goes to see the doctor.
She explains the problem to the doctor who asks her to sit down. He gets
out his torch and says "Open wide". "I can't," replies the blonde,
"the chair's fitted with arms."
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A blonde friend of mine was looking for some transportation, so I bought
her a Woody. I called her up later and asked how she like it. She told
me it was OK, but that it didn't look so good once she had taken it out
of the crate.
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A blonde goes into the drug store to buy some rubbers (so she can
practice safe sex). She walks up to the pharmicist and asks "How
much for a box of rubbers?"
"They're $1 for a box of 3," he replied, "Plus 6 cents for the tax."
"Oh," said the blonde, "I wondered how they kept them on."
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Another blonde, another store. She goes over to the deodorant display
and tells the clerk "I need to buy some deodorant for my husband."
"Does he use the ball kind?" enquired the clerk.
"No," replied the blonde, "The kind for under his arms."
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This guy just started at his new job, working at a porno shop. His boss
comes out and tells him that he has to leave for a while, and "can you
handle it? "The new employee is somewhat reluctant, but with the boss's
positive comments he finally agrees.
So, the guy is there by himself for a little while and a white woman comes in.
She asks, "How much for the white dildo?"
He answers, "$35."
She: "How much for the black one?"
He: "$35 for the black one, $35 for the white one."
She: "I think I'll take the black one. I've never had a black one before."
She pays him, and off she goes.
A little bit later a black woman comes in and asks "How much for the black
dildo?"
He: "$35."
She: "How much for the white one?"
He: "$35 for the white one, $35 for the black one."
She: "Hmmm...I think I'll take the white one. I've never had a white one
before..."
She pays him, and off she goes.
About an hour later a young blonde woman comes in and asks, "How much are
your dildos?"
He: "$35 for the white, $35 for the black."
She: "Hmmmmm....how much is that plaid one on the shelf?"
He: "Well, that's a very special dildo...it'll cost you $165."
She thinks for a moment and answers, "I'll take the plaid one, I've never
had a plaid one before...."
She pays him, and off she goes.
Finally, the guy's boss returns and asks, "How did you do while I was gone?"
To which the saleman responded, "I did really good, I sold one white dildo,
one black dildo, and I sold your thermos for $165!"
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Imitation of a blonde refuelling..
(Flap hand, blowing air into ears)
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Another blonde sent a post card home:
"Having a wonderful time....Where am I?"
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Did you hear about the blonde that was so stupid that she played third
string at a car wash?
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After many hours of extremely acrobatic and exhausting sex with a blonde he had
just picked up, a man goes into the kitchen for some food to replenish
his just-spent energy. He pours himself a glass of milk and right before
drinking it, he realizes his manhood is still pretty hot, so he sticks
it in the glass to cool it off. Just then the blonde walks in
and says, "Oh, I always wondered how you refilled those."
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A blonde and a brunette were talking one day. The brunette said that
her boyfriend had a slight dandruff problem but she gave him "Head and
Shoulders" and it cleared it up. The blonde asked inquisitively,
"How do you give shoulders?"
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How is a blonde like a.......
Hairdryer? Turn her on and she starts to blow.
Vaccum Cleaner? Turn her on and she starts to suck.
Light Switch? Even a six year old can turn her on.
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Person 1: What's the difference between a blonde and garbage?
Person 2: Garbage gets taken out at least once a week.
Person 1: Wrong. You tie the garbage up before you take it out.
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Did you hear what the blonde who was opening a new bar said when her
lawyer explained to her that she needed a liquor license?
"Oh, it's not gonna be THAT kind of a bar. That's disgusting!"
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There was a blonde driving down the road listening to the radio.
The announcer was telling blonde joke after blonde joke until the blonde
was mad enough she turned her radio off. A mile down the road, she saw
another blonde out in a corn field in a boat rowing. The blonde stopped
her car jumped out and yelled, "You bimbo, it's blondes like you that
give us all a bad name. If I could swim I'd come out there and give you
what's coming to you!"
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A dumb blonde was bragging about her knowledge of the state
capitals (or for Bill Clinton capitols). She proudly said," go ahead,
ask me, I know all of them."
A red head said, "O.K., what's the capital of Wisconsin?"
The blonde replied, "Oh, that's easy, 'W'."
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A blonde was walking along, when she looked up to observe a bird flying
overhead. Suddenly, the bird drops a load when it was directly over
her. The blonde says, "Good thing I had my mouth open, or that would've
hit me right in the face!!!"
Or: "Good thing that cows don't fly.
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Great Pick-Up lines to use on Blondes
1) That dress would look awfully nice on the floor next to my bed.
2) Do you want to see something swell?
3) What do you like for breakfast?
4) Do you want to fuck or should I apologize?
5) Say, didnt we go to different schools together?
6) Why dont you come over here, sit on my lap, and we'll talk about
the first thing that pops up.
7) Sit on my lap and we'll get things straight between us.
8) Can I buy you a drink or do you just want the money?
9) Would you like Gin and platonic, or do you prefer Scotch and sofa?
10) You smell wet. Lets party!
11) If I told you that you have a nice body, would you hold it
against me?
12) Didn't anyone tell you that you wanted to sleep with me? I
thought you knew!
13) You have the ass of a great artist.
___________________________________________________________________ Worst
Pick-Up lines to use, even on a Blonde
1) I just threw up!
2) You look just like a hooker I know in Detroit.
3) Miss, if you've lost your virginity, can I have the package it
came in?
4) Hey baby! You look like you could suck the chrome off a trailer
hitch.
5) I've had quite a bit to drink, and your beginning to look pretty
good.
6) Hello Susie! Your mom couldn't make it this afternoon so she
asked me to pick you up. My what a pretty dress!
7) Your face or mine?
8) Nice dress, could I talk you out of it?
9) I want to floss with your pubic hair.
10) I'd look good on you.
11) Excuse me. Have I fucked you yet?
12) Somebody farted! Lets get out of here.
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A man walks into a bar, with a huge alligator on a leash. He walks over to
the bar, and orders a beer. The bartender says "Sorry sir. You can't
bring that alligator in here! It's a dangerous animal, and you're scaring
all of the patrons! True enough, the man looked around, and noticed that
everyone was standing on the tables, looking very nervous. "But wait!" he
cried, "this alligator is tame! It wouldn't hurt anyone!". However, the
bartender is adamant. "If", the man continues, "I can prove that this
alligator is not vicious, can he stay?". "Well, I guess so", says the
bartender, "however, you're going to have a devil of a time proving to
everyone in here that that alligator is tame!" The man smiles, and leans
over the alligator. "Ralph!", he shouts, "Sit up!" With that, he beats
the alligator on the head with his fist "BANG BANG BANG". And the
alligator rears up on its tail. "Ralph, open your mouth! BANG BANG BANG".
And the alligator opened it's huge mouth wide, revealing row upon row of
gleaming white teeth. The man pulls out his wang, and lays it in the
alligators mouth, as the entire bar crowd gasps. "Ralph! Close your mouth,
but DON'T BITE! BANG BANG BANG". As the man pummels the alligator on the
head, the giant mouth slowley closes, and stops juuuussttt short of biting
the guys dick off. The crowd sighs, and the man says "Ralph, open your
mouth! BANG BANG BANG!" and the alligators mouth opens wide again. "There,"
says the man to the crowd, " now would anyone else like to try this?" A
blonde in the back says "Yeah, I'll try, but only if your promise not to
hit me on the head so hard".
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Blonde Medical Terminology
Anally -- occurring yearly
Artery -- study of paintings
Bacteria -- back door of cafeteria
Barium -- what doctors do when treatment fails
Bowel -- letter like A.E.I.O.U
Caesarian section -- district in Rome
Cat scan -- searching for kitty
Cauterize -- Made eye contact with her
Colic -- sheep dog
Coma -- a punctuation mark
Congenital -- friendly
D&C -- where Washington is
Diarrhea -- journal of daily events
Dilate -- to live long
Enema -- not a friend
Fester -- quicker
Fibula -- a small lie
Genital -- non-Jewish
G.I. Series -- soldiers' ball game
Grippe -- suitcase
Hangnail -- coathook
Impotent -- distinguished, well known
Intense pain -- torture in a teepee
Labour pain -- got hurt at work
Medical staff -- doctor's cane
Morbid -- higher offer
Nitrate -- cheaper than day rate
Node -- was aware of
Outpatient -- person who had fainted
Pap smear -- fatherhood test
Pelvis -- cousin of Elvis
Post operative -- letter carrier
Protein -- favouring young people
Rectum -- damn near killed 'em
Recovery room -- place to do upholstery
Rheumatic -- amorous
Scar -- rolled tobacco leaf
Secretion -- hiding anything
Seizure -- Roman emperor
Serology -- study of knighthood
Tablet -- small tablet
Terminal illness -- sickness at airport
Tibia -- country in North Africa
Tumour -- an extra pair
Urine -- opposite of you're out
Varicose -- located nearby
Vein -- conceited
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30 Signs That Technology Has Taken Over Your Life
-- Joe Mullich, AmericanWay Magazine, 11/15/94.
1 Your stationery is more cluttered than Warren Beatty's address book.
The letterhead lists a fax number, e-mail addresses for two on-line
services, and your Internet address, which spreads across the breadth
of the letterhead and continues to the back. In essence, you have
conceded that the first page of any letter you write *is* letterhead.
2 You can no longer sit through an entire movie without having at least
one device on your body beep or buzz.
3 You need to fill out a form that must be typewritten, but you can't
because there isn't one typewriter in your house -- only computers
with laser printers.
4 You think of the gadgets in your office as "friends," but you forget
to send your father a birthday card.
5 You disdain people who use low Baud rates.
6 When you go into a computer store, you eavesdrop on a salesperson
talking with customers -- and you butt in to correct him and spend
the next twenty minutes answering the customers' questions, while the
salesperson stands by silently, nodding his head.
7 You use the phrase "digital compression" in a conversation without
thinking how strange your mouth feels when you say it.
8 You constantly find yourself in groups of people to whom you say the
phrase "digital compression." Everyone understands what you mean,
and you are not surprised or disappointed that you don't have to
explain it.
9 You know Bill Gates' e-mail address, but you have to look up your own
social security number.
10 You stop saying "phone number" and replace it with "voice number,"
since we all know the majority of phone lines in any house are
plugged into contraptions that talk to other contraptions.
11 You sign Christmas cards by putting :-) next to your signature.
12 Off the top of your head, you can think of nineteen keystroke symbols
that are far more clever than :-).
13 You back up your data every day.
14 Your wife asks you to pick up some minipads for her at the store and
you return with a rest for your mouse.
15 You think jokes about being unable to program a VCR are stupid.
16 On vacation, you are reading a computer manual and turning the pages
faster than everyone else who is reading John Grisham novels.
17 The thought that a CD could refer to finance or music rarely enters
your mind.
18 You are able to argue persuasively that Ross Perot's phrase
"electronic town hall" makes more sense than the term "information
superhighway," but you don't because, after all, the man still uses
hand-drawn pie charts.
19 You go to computer trade shows and map out your path of the exhibit
hall in advance. But you cannot give someone directions to your
house without looking up the street names.
20 You would rather get more dots per inch than miles per gallon.
21 You become upset when a person calls you on the phone to sell you
something, but you think it's okay for a computer to call and demand
that you start pushing buttons on your telephone to receive more
information about the product it is selling.
22 You know without a doubt that disks come in five-and-a-quarter and
three-and-a-half-inch sizes.
23 Al Gore strikes you as an "intriguing" fellow.
24 You own a set of itty-bitty screw-drivers and you actually know where
they are.
25 While contemporaries swap stories about their recent hernia
surgeries, you compare mouse-induced index-finger strain with a
nine-year-old.
26 You are so knowledgeable about technology that you feel secure enough
to say "I don't know" when someone asks you a technology question
instead of feeling compelled to make something up.
27 You rotate your screen savers more frequently than your automobile
tires.
28 You have a functioning home copier machine, but every toaster you own
turns bread into charcoal.
29 You have ended friendships because of irreconcilably different
opinions about which is better -- the track ball or the track *pad*.
30 You understand all the jokes in this message. If so, my friend,
technology has taken over your life. We suggest, for your own good,
that you go lie under a tree and write a haiku. And don't use a laptop.
~
31 You email this message to your friends over the net. You'd never get
around to showing it to them in person or reading it to them on the
phone. In fact, you have probably never met most of these people
face-to-face.
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Sandy Fraser e-mail: fraser@summa4.mv.com
Sun Systems Administrator Voice : 603-695-1221
Summa Four, Inc. FAX: 603-668-4491
25 Sundial Avenue
Manchester, NH 03103
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Are You a Guy?
Take This Scientific Quiz to Determine Your Guyness Quotient
1. Alien beings from a highly advanced society visit the Earth,
and you are the first human they encounter. As a token of
intergalactic friendship, they present you with a small but
incredibly sophisticated device that is capable of curing all
disease, providing an infinite supply of clean energy, wiping out
hunger and poverty, and permanently eliminating oppression and
violence all over the entire Earth. You decide to:
a. Present it to the president of the United States.
b. Present it to the secretary general of the United Nations.
c. Take it apart.
2. As you grow older, what lost quality of your youthful life do
you miss the most?
a. Innocence.
b. Idealism.
c. Cherry bombs.
3. When is it okay to kiss another male?
a. When you wish to display simple and pure affection without
regard for narrow-minded social conventions.
b. When he is the pope. (Not on the lips.)
c. When he is your brother and you are Al Pacino and this is the
only really sportsmanlike way to let him know that, for business
reasons, you have to have him killed.
4. What about hugging another male?
a. If he's your father and at least one of you has a fatal
disease.
b. If you're performing the Heimlich maneuver. (And even in this
case, you should repeatedly shout: "I am just dislodging food
trapped in this male's trachea! I am not in any way aroused!")
c. If you're a professional baseball player and a teammate hits
a home run to win the World Series, you may hug him provided that
(1) He is legally within the basepath, (2) Both of you are wear-
ing protective cups, and (3) You also pound him fraternally with
your fist hard enough to cause fractures.
5. Complete this sentence: A funeral is a good time to...
a. ...remember the deceased and console his loved ones.
b. ...reflect upon the fleeting transience of earthly life.
c. ...tell the joke about the guy who has Alzheimer's disease and
cancer.
6. In your opinion, the ideal pet is:
a. A cat.
b. A dog.
c. A dog that eats cats.
7. You have been seeing a woman for several years. She's
attractive and intelligent, and you always enjoy being with her.
One leisurely Sunday afternoon the two of you are taking it easy--
you're watching a football game; she's reading the papers--when
she suddenly, out of the clear blue sky, tells you that she
thinks she really loves you, but she can no longer bear the
uncertainty of not knowing where your relationship is going. She
says she's not asking whether you want to get married; only
whether you believe that you have some kind of future together.
What do you say?
a. That you sincerely believe the two of you do have a future,
but you don't want to rush it.
b. That although you also have strong feelings for her, you
cannot honestly say that you'll be ready anytime soon to make a
lasting commitment, and you don't want to hurt her by holding out
false hope.
c. That you cannot believe the Jets called a draw play on third
and seventeen.
8. Okay, so you have decided that you truly love a woman and you
want to spend the rest of your life with her-sharing the joys and
the sorrows, the triumphs and the tragedies, and all the
adventures and opportunities that the world has to offer, come
what may. How do you tell her?
a. You take her to a nice restaurant and tell her after dinner.
b. You take her for a walk on a moonlit beach, and you say her
name, and when she turns to you, with the sea breeze blowing her
hair and the stars in her eyes, you tell her.
c. Tell her what?
9. One weekday morning your wife wakes up feeling ill and asks
you to get your three children ready for school. Your first
question to her is:
a. "Do they need to eat or anything?"
b. "They're in school already?"
c. "There are three of them?"
10. When is it okay to throw away a set of veteran underwear?
a. When it has turned the color of a dead whale and developed new
holes so large that you're not sure which ones were originally
intended for your legs.
b. When it is down to eight loosely connected underwear molecules
and has to be handled with tweezers.
c. It is never okay to throw away veteran underwear. A real guy
checks the garbage regularly in case somebody--and we are not
naming names, but this would be his wife--is quietly trying to
discard his underwear, which she is frankly jealous of, because
the guy seems to have a more intimate relationship with it than
with her.
11. What, in your opinion, is the most reasonable explanation for
the fact that Moses led the Israelites all over the place for
forty years before they finally got to the Promised Land?
a. He was being tested.
b. He wanted them to really appreciate the Promised Land when
they finally got there.
c. He refused to ask directions.
12. What is the human race's single greatest achievement?
a. Democracy.
b. Religion.
c. Remote control.
How to Score: Give yourself one point for every time you picked
answer "c." A real guy would score at least 10 on this test. In
fact, a real guy would score at least 15, because he would get
the special five-point bonus for knowing the joke about the guy
who has Alzheimer's disease and cancer.
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Shit Happens
Calvinism Shit happens because you don't work hard enough.
7th Day Adventist Shit doesn't happen on Saturdays.
Hedonism There is nothing like a good shit happening.
Existentialism What is shit anyways?
Shit doesn't happen; shit is.
Zoroastrianism Shit happens half the time.
Moonies Only happy shit really happens.
Mormon This shit is going to happen again.
Jehovah's Witnesses No shit happens until Armaggedon.
Secular Humanism Shit evolves.
Reform Judaism Got any Kaopectate?
Christian Science When shit doesn't happen, don't call a doctor--pray.
Taoism If you can shit, it isn't shit.
Buddhism Shit will happen again to you next time.
Hinduism This shit is not a religion, it is the way of life.
Charismatic Catholicism
Shit is happening because you deserve it,
but we love you anyway.
Creationalism After six days of shit, He rested.
New Age This isn't shit if I really believe it's chocolate.
I create my own shit.
Mormon Hey, there's more shit over here!
Baptist You are shitting all wrong, and you'll be punished for it.
Unitarianism Go ahead, shit anywhere you want
Iraqi Baathist Oh shit!
Televangelism Your tax-deductible donation could make this shit
stop happening
Agnosticism It looks and smells like shit, but I haven't tasted it,
so I'm not sure whether its shit or not.
Atheism It looks and smells like shit, so I'm damned if I'm
going to taste it.
Voodoo Shit doesn't just happen -- somebody dumped it on you.
Yuppism It's my shit! All mine! Isn't it beautiful?
Heisenbergism Shit happened, we just don't know where.
Nixonism Shit didn't happen, and if it did I din't know anything
about it.
McCarthyism Are you now, or have you ever been, shit?
Communism It's everybody's shit.
Capitalism Shit happens, and it'll cost you!
McLeanism This shit has happened to me before.
Green Peace Save this shit.
Environmentalism Recycle this shit.
Fatalism Not this shit AGAIN.
Paranoia Shit happens cuz it's a plot.
Optimism Shit happens only once.
Pessimism Shit happens forever.
Military Shit happens. By the numbers.
Realist I think I need to take a shit.
Daoism If you think it's shit, you missed the point
Episcopalianism Same shit, less stink
Utilitarianism Shit if it creates the most pleasure
Creationist This shit is 6000 years old
How could such neat shit come about by random chance?
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People - please note! The following new computer viruses have been
detected in or around the Colorado Springs area. Please be alert for
them when you scan your computers -- which you _ARE_ doing, I trust.
OPRAH WINFREY VIRUS: Your 200MB hard drive suddenly shrinks to 80MB,
and then slowly expands back to 200MB.
AT&T VIRUS: Every three minutes it tells you what great service you
are getting.
MCI VIRUS: Every three minutes it reminds you that you're paying too
much for the AT&T virus.
PAUL REVERE VIRUS: This revolutionary virus does not horse around. It
warns you of impending hard disk attack---once if by LAN,
twice if by C:>.
POLITICALLY CORRECT VIRUS: Never calls itself a "virus", but instead
refers to itself as an "electronic microorganism."
RIGHT TO LIFE VIRUS: Won't allow you to delete a file, regardless of
how old it is. If you attempt to erase a file, it requires
you to first see a counsellor about possible alternatives.
MARIO CUOMO VIRUS: It would be a great virus, but it refuses to run.
TED TURNER VIRUS: Colorizes your monochrome monitor.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER VIRUS: Terminates and stays resident. It'll
be back.
DAN QUAYLE VIRUS: Prevents your system from spawning any child
process without joining into a binary network.
DAN QUAYLE VIRUS #2: Their is sumthing rong wit your komputer, ewe
jsut cant figyour out watt!
GOVERNMENT ECONOMIST VIRUS: Nothing works, but all your diagnostic
software says everything is fine.
NEW WORLD ORDER VIRUS: Probably harmless, but it makes a lot of
people really mad just thinking about it.
FEDERAL BUREAUCRAT VIRUS: Divides your hard disk into hundreds of
little units, each of which does practically nothing, but all of
which claim to be the most important part of your computer.
GALLUP VIRUS: Sixty percent of the PCs infected will lose 38 percent
of their data 14 percent of the time. (plus or minus a 3.5 percet
margin of error.)
TERRY RANDLE VIRUS: Prints "Oh no you don't" whenever you choose
"Abort" from the "Abort" "Retry" "Fail" message.
TEXAS VIRUS: Makes sure that it's bigger than any other file.
ADAM AND EVE VIRUS: Takes a couple of bytes out of your Apple.
CONGRESSIONAL VIRUS: The computer locks up, screen splits erratically
with a message appearing on each half blaming the other side for the
problem.
AIRLINE VIRUS: You're in Dallas, but your data is in Singapore.
FREUDIAN VIRUS: Your computer becomes obsessed with marrying its own
motherboard.
PBS VIRUS: Your programs stop every few minutes to ask for money.
ELVIS VIRUS: Your computer gets fat, slow and lazy, then self
destructs; only to resurface at shopping malls and service stations
across rural America.
OLLIE NORTH VIRUS: Causes your printer to become a paper shredder.
NIKE VIRUS: Just does it.
SEARS VIRUS: Your data wont appear unless you buy new cables, power
supply and a set of shocks.
JIMMY HOFFA VIRUS: Your programs can never be found again.
CONGRESSIONAL VIRUS #2: Runs every program on the hard drive
simultaneously, but doesnt allow the user to accomplish anything
KEVORKIAN VIRUS: Helps your computer shut down as an act of mercy.
IMELDA MARCOS VIRUS: Sings you a song (slightly off key) on boot up,
then subtracts money from your Quicken account and spends it all
on expensive shoes it purchases through Prodigy.
STAR TREK VIRUS: Invades your system in places where no virus has gone
before.
HEALTH CARE VIRUS: Tests your system for a day, finds nothing wrong, and
sends you a bill for $4,500.
GEORGE BUSH VIRUS: It starts by boldly stating, "Read my docs....No new
files!" on the screen. It proceeds to fill up all the free space on
your hard drive with new files, then blames it on the Congressional
Virus.
CLEVELAND INDIANS VIRUS: Makes your 486/50 machine perform like a
286/AT.
LAPD VIRUS: It claims it feels threatened by the other files on your PC
and erases them in "self defense".
CHICAGO CUBS VIRUS: Your PC makes frequent mistakes and comes in
last in the reviews, but you still love it.
ORAL ROBERTS VIRUS - Claims that if you don't send it a million dollars,
it's programmer will take it back.
Use your virus scan, don't let any of these viruses happen to your PC!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Top 100 things you don't want the
sysadmin to say.
(from alt.folklore.computers)
Ah yes. Can't let this one get by us, can we? As all of us that are just
lowly procters/counselors/whatever you call 'em, and not the actual admins,
I'm sure you'll find these familiar:
(I use 'em all the time, to get away from questions when I'm not on-duty)
Subject: Top 100 things you don't want the sysadmin to say.
100. Uh-oh.....
99. Shit!!
98. What the hell!?
97. Go get your backup tape. (You _do_ have a backup tape?)
96. That's SOOOOO bizarre.
95. Wow!! Look at this.....
94. Hey!! The suns don't do this.
93. Terminated??!
92. What software license?
91. Well, it's doing _something_.....
90. Wow....that seemed _fast_.....
89. I got a better job at Lockheed...
88. Management says...
87. Sorry, the new equipment didn't get budgetted.
86. What do you mean that wasn't a copy?
85. It didn't do that a minute ago...
84. Where's the GUI on this thing?
83. Damn, and I just bought that pop...
82. Where's the DIR command?
81. The drive ate the tape but that's OK, I brought my screwdriver.
80. I cleaned up the root partition and now there's LOTS of free space.
79. What's this "any" key I'm supposed to press?
78. Do you smell something?
77. What's that grinding sound?
76. I have never seen it do *that* before...
75. I think it should not be doing that...
74. I remember the last time I saw it do that...
73. You might as well all go home early today ...
72. My leave starts tomorrow.
71. Ooops.
70. Hmm, maybe if I do this...
69. ``Why is my "rm *.o" taking so long?''
68. Hmmm, curious...
67. Well, _my_ files were backed up.
66. What do you mean you needed that directory?
65. What do you mean /home was on that disk? I umounted it!
64. Do you really need your home directory to do any work?
63. Oracle will be down until 8pm, but you can come back in and finish your
work when it comes up tonight.
62. I didn't think anybody would be doing any work at 2am, so I killed your
job.
61. Yes, I chowned all the files to belong to pvcs. Is that a problem to
you?
60. We're standardizing on AIX.
59. Wonder what *this* command does?
58. What did you say your (l)user name was...? ;-)
57. You did _what_ to the floppy???
56. Sorry, we deleted that package last week...
55. NO! Not _that_ button!
54. Uh huh......"nu -k $USER".. no problem....sure thing...
53. Sorry, we deleted that package last week...
52. NO! Not _that_ button!
51. Uh huh......"nu -k $USER".. no problem....sure thing...
50. [looks at workstation] "Say, what version of Dos is this running?"
49. Oops! (said in a quiet, almost surprised voice)
48. YEEEHA!!! What a CRASH!!!
47. What do you mean that could take down the whole network?
46. What's this switch for anyways...?
45. Tell me again what that '-r' option to rm does
44. Say, What does "Superblock Error" mean, anyhow?
43. If I knew it wasn't going to work, I would have tested it sooner.
42. Was that YOUR directory?
41. System coming down in 0 min....
40. The backup procedure works fine, but the restore is tricky!
39. Hey Fred, did you save that posting about restoring filesystems
with vi and a toothpick? More importantly, did you print it out?
38. OH, SH*T! (as they scrabble at the keyboard for ^c).
37. The sprinkler system isn't supposed to leak is it?
36. It is only a minor upgrade, the system should be back up in
a few hours. ( This is said on a monday afternoon.)
35. I think we can plug just one more thing in to this outlet strip
with out triping the breaker.
34. What is all this I here about static charges destroying computers?
33. I found this rabbit program that is supposed to test system performance
and I have it running now.
32. Ummm... Didn't you say you turned it off?
31. The network's down, but we're working on it. Come back after diner.
(Usually said at 2200 the night before thesis deadline... )
30. Ooops. Save your work, everyone. FAST!
29. Boy, it's a lot easier when you know what you're doing.
28. I hate it when that happens.
27. And what does it mean 'rm: .o: No such file or directory'?
26. Why did it say '/bin/rm: not found'?
25. Nobody was using that file /vmunix, were they?
24. You can do this patch with the system up...
23. What happens to a Hard Disk when you drop it?
22. The only copy of Norton Utilities was on THAT disk???
21. Well, I've got a backup, but the only copy of the restore program was
on THAT disk....
20. What do mean by "fired"?
19. hey, what does mkfs do?
18. where did you say those backup tapes were kept?
17. ...and if we just swap these two disc controllers like _this_...
16. don't do that, it'll crash the sys........ SHIT
15. what's this hash prompt on my terminal mean?
14. dd if=/dev/null of=/vmunix
13. find /usr2 -name nethack -exec rm -f {};
12. now it's funny you should ask that, because I don't know either
11. Any more trouble from you and your account gets moved to the 750
10. Ooohh, lovely, it runs SVR4
9. SMIT makes it all so much easier......
8. Can you get VMS for this Sparc thingy?
5. I don't care what he says, I'm _NOT_ having it on _my_ network
4. We don't support that. We _won't_ support that.
3. ...and after I patched the microcode...
2. You've got TECO. What more do you want?
1. We prefer not to change the root password, it's an nice easy one
0. Just add yourself to the password file and make a directory...
-1. This won't affect what you're doing.
-2. `We are shutting xxx down from 8.30 to 10.30 on Thursday to install a
new tape drive.'
The machine was up at about 2pm sans-tape drive
-3. `I just have to install these three patches. It should not take more
than a few minutes.'
The machine was working again about 3 hours later...
-4. Umm, did anyone have anything important in /usr?
-5. We had to format some tracks, and we seem to have hit an inode track.
Half the files are still there though...
-6. Ooops, I should really have change directory before doing that
chmod -R bin.bin .
-7. I just made an extra 2 meg of space in /, I stripped /vmunix.
Oh, so that's why ps doesn't work.
-8. Ignore the errors. It complains too much.
-9. I got these instructions off the net. I'm going to follow
them exactly. Let's see if they work.
-10. Heard at my workplace when I found emacs wouldn't run :
"Oh I took that thing off, it was huge and nobody uses it. It's
a stupid editor anyway." --Spoken by an MS-DOS programmer
-11. I don't know if this is ethical, but...
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
THE DARK COMPUTER
Archived & Converted to HTML By: Derek Cashman (cashman@infi.net)
The Dark Computer is a technological breakthrough destined to eclipse the recently announced Light
computer. The Dark Computer results from years of study, research and developments in the dark. It is
faster than the light computer because dark travels faster than light. (Proof: Before light bets anywhere
dark is already there!)
The Dark Computer uses the newly discovered subatomic particle, the dark quark. Our research has
determined that two dark quarks combine to form the basic elementary particle of darkness, the offon.
Three dark quarks combine to form the elementary particle of management, the moron.
The Dark Computer requires very little power, so little, in fact that it is completely powered by a single
lunar cell (similar to the solar cell, but more efficient in dark conditions).
A complete bundled software package, developed at the Arizona University of Mimes Night School,
comes with each Dark Computer. The software includes DOS (Dark Operating System), Lunar-C (a
quick & dirty C compiler), Duskbase-V (an irrational database), and NADA (an object oriented
programming language). Some of the special hardware features of the Dark Computer are:
Multiple shift registers for right-shift, left-shift, and night-shift.
One biggabyte of memory composed entirely of shadow RAM with fully dissociative outta
cache.
Music Synthesizers with demonstration tunes such as Moonlight Sonata, Dark Eyes, and In the
still of the Night (which is not a hillbilly song)
Surreal-time Clock with granularity of 28 days (known as 1 lunar tick).
A display composed of one million (1000x1000) DEDs (Dark Emitting Diodes). These are
similar to LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) in the same way that electron-flow theory resembles
hole-flow theory.
The MLB Dark Computer is especially useful for such applications as black hole research, dark side of
the forces commutations, blindfold tests, vampire tracking, and mushroom management. Military
applications include SDI, Stealth Research, and RFP generation. The Dark Computer is powerful
enough to handle computations on matter, anti-matter, and doesn't matter.
Don't be left in the light! Get a Dark Computer for your company and keep all your employees in the
dark!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
What If Dr. Seuss Did Technical Writing?
Here's an easy game to play.
Here's an easy thing to say:
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!
If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
Then your situation's hopeless, and your system's gonna crash!
You can't say this?
What a shame sir!
We'll find you
Another game sir.
If the label on the cable on the table at your house,
Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
But your packets want to tunnel on another protocol,
That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,
And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss
So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!
When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary risc,
Then you have to flash your memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM.
Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your mom!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Top 20 Engineers' Terminologies
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES ARE BEING TRIED - We are still
pissing in the wind.
2. EXTENSIVE REPORT IS BEING PREPARED ON A FRESH APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM
- We just hired three kids fresh out of college.
3. CLOSE PROJECT COORDINATION - We know who to blame.
4. MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH - It works OK, but looks very
hi-tech.
5. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS DELIVERED ASSURED - We are so far behind
schedule the customer is happy to get it delivered.
6. PRELIMINARY OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE - The darn thing blew
up when we threw the switch.
7. TEST RESULTS WERE EXTREMELY GRATIFYING - We are so surprised that the
stupid thing works.
8. THE ENTIRE CONCEPT WILL HAVE TO BE ABANDONED - The only person who
understood the thing quit.
9. IT IS IN THE PROCESS - It is so wrapped up in red tape that the
situation is about hopeless.
10. WE WILL LOOK INTO IT - Forget it! We have enough problems for now.
11. PLEASE NOTE AND INITIAL - Let's spread the responsibility for the
screw up.
12. GIVE US THE BENEFIT OF YOUR THINKING - We'll listen to what you have
to say as long as it doesn't interfere with what we've already done.
13. GIVE US YOUR INTERPRETATION - I can't wait to hear this bull!
14. SEE ME or LET'S DISCUSS - Come into my office, I'm lonely.
15. ALL NEW - Parts not interchangeable with the previous design.
16. RUGGED - Too damn heavy to lift!
17. LIGHTWEIGHT - Lighter than RUGGED.
18. YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT - One finally worked.
19. ENERGY SAVING - Achieved when the power switch is off.
20. LOW MAINTENANCE - Impossible to fix if broken.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HEre's an HTML file that you SHOULD be able to read,if you can get this to
your Mac -- save it to a file, then use Netscape, and choose the
File....Open File option, or Open Local, or something similar. Then pick
this file : ) Might be a bit cryptic, but save it for me for when I get
back
<title>Program: Shoot in foot</title>
<H2>THE PROGRAMMER'S QUICK GUIDE TO THE LANGUAGES</H2>
<hr><p>
The proliferation of modern programming languages (all of which seem to
have stolen countless features from one another) sometimes makes it
difficult to remember what language you're currently using. This handy
reference is offered as a public service to help programmers who find
themselves in such a dilemma.<p>
<hr><p>
<B><I><U>TASK: Shoot yourself in the foot.</U></I></B><p>
<B>C:</B> You shoot yourself in the foot.<p>
<B>C++:</B> You accidentally create a dozen instances of yourself and
shoot
them all in the foot. Providing emergency medical assistance is
impossible since you can't tell which are bitwise copies and which are
just pointing at others and saying, "That's me, over there."<p>
<B>FORTRAN:</B> You shoot yourself in each toe, iteratively, until you run
out
of toes, then you read in the next foot and repeat. If you run out of
bullets, you continue with the attempts to shoot yourself anyways
because you have no exception-handling capability.<p>
<B> Pascal:</B> The compiler won't let you shoot yourself in the foot.<p>
<B>Ada:</B> After correctly packing your foot, you attempt to concurrently
load
the gun, pull the trigger, scream, and shoot yourself in the foot. When
you try, however, you discover you can't because your foot is of the wrong
type.<p>
<B>COBOL:</B> Using a COLT 45 HANDGUN, AIM gun at LEG.FOOT, THEN place
ARM.HAND.FINGER on HANDGUN.TRIGGER and SQUEEZE. THEN return HANDGUN to
HOLSTER. CHECK whether shoelace needs to be re-tied.<p>
<B>LISP:</B> You shoot yourself in the appendage which holds the gun with
which
you shoot yourself in the appendage which holds the gun with which you
shoot yourself in the appendage which holds the gun with which you shoot
yourself in the appendage which holds the gun with which you shoot
yourself in the appendage which holds the gun with which you shoot yourself
in
the appendage which holds...<p>
<B>FORTH: </B>Foot in yourself shoot.<p>
<B>Prolog:</B> You tell your program that you want to be shot in the foot.
The
program figures out how to do it, but the syntax doesn't permit it to
explain it to you.<p>
<B>BASIC:</B> Shoot yourself in the foot with a water pistol. On large
systems,
continue until entire lower body is waterlogged.<p>
<B>Visual Basic:</B> You'll really only <B>appear</B> to have shot
yourself in the
foot, but you'll have had so much fun doing it that you won't care.<p>
<B>HyperTalk:</B> Put the first bullet of gun into foot left of leg of
you.
Answer the result.<p>
<B>Motif:</B> You spend days writing a UIL description of your foot, the
bullet,
its trajectory, and the intricate scrollwork on the ivory handles of the
gun. When you finally get around to pulling the trigger, the gun jams.<p>
<B>APL:</B> You shoot yourself in the foot, then spend all day figuring
out how
to do it in fewer characters.<p>
<B>SNOBOL: </B>If you succeed, shoot yourself in the left foot. If you
fail,
shoot yourself in the right foot.<p>
<B>Unix:</B>
<pre>
% ls
foot.c foot.h foot.o toe.c toe.o
% rm * .o
rm:.o no such file or directory
% ls
%
</pre>
<B>Concurrent Euclid:</B> You shoot yourself in somebody else's foot.<p>
<B>370 JCL:</B> You send your foot down to MIS and include a 400-page
document
explaining exactly how you want it to be shot. Three years later, your
foot comes back deep-fried.<p>
<B>Paradox:</B> Not only can you shoot yourself in the foot, your users
can, too.<p>
<B>Access: </B>You try to point the gun at your foot, but it shoots holes
in all your Borland distribution diskettes instead.<p>
<B>Revelation: </B>You're sure you're going to be able to shoot yourself
in the foot, just as soon as you figure out what all these nifty
little bullet-thingies are for.<p>
<B>Assembler:</B> You try to shoot yourself in the foot, only to discover
you
must first invent the gun, the bullet, the trigger, and your foot.<p>
<B>Modula2: </B>After realizing that you can't actually accomplish
anything in
this language, you shoot yourself in the head.<p>
<hr><p>
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Mike
Michael Panitz
Phone: x17800
Address: 16N, Room 2359
mwp3@cornell.edu (more permanent address)
t-michpa@microsoft.com
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Date: Thu, 06 Jul 1995 13:15:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: t-michpa@microsoft.com
Subject: FW: (Humor) Time to stop anti-male discrimination
----------
From: Mark Aiken
To: Social Intern
Subject: (Humor) Time to stop anti-male discrimination
Date: Wednesday, July 05, 1995 5:46PM
For the record, I believe the time has come for men to raise their
voices against the continued stereotyping and ridicule of their gender.
I do not want an apology. I want understanding and I want action.
The message below perpetuates an outdated, inaccurate and extremely
offensive stereotype that portrays men as dim-witted creatures
incapable of grasping any concepts more complex than their car's repair
schedule. It portrays women as inherently superior and infinitely more
subtle than their male counterparts, and ends with a suggestion that
women employ a subconscious-suggestion method not unlike the
brainwashing techniques investigated by the CIA that could very well be
harmful to the men involved.
It is not easy to be a man in today's society. I am tired of hearing
things like the below message, which are geared solely to WOMEN. Even
here are Microsoft, where the majority of the coding force is male,
there is no rest from the constant messages proclaiming our
--------------------------------------------------------
> CONTRARY to what many women believe, it's fairly easy to develop a long-term,
> stable, intimate, and mutually fulfilling relationship with a guy. Of
> course this guy has to be a Labrador retriever. With human guys, it's
> extremely difficult. This is because guys don't really grasp what women
> mean by the term relationship.
> Let's say a guy named Roger is attracted to a woman named Elaine. He
> asks her out to a movie; she accepts; they have a pretty good time. A few
> nights later he asks her out to dinner, and again they enjoy themselves.
> They continue to see each other regularly, and after a while neither one
> of them is seeing anybody else. And then, one evening when they're
> driving home, a thought occurs to Elaine, and, without really thinking,
> she says it aloud: ''Do you realize that, as of tonight, we've been seeing
> each other for exactly six months?'' And then there is silence in the
> car. To Elaine, it seems like a very loud silence. She thinks to herself:
> Geez, I wonder if it bothers him that I said that. Maybe he's been
> feeling confined by our relationship; maybe he thinks I'm trying to push
> him into some kind of obligation that he doesn't want, or isn't sure of.
>
> And Roger is thinking: Gosh. Six months.
>
> And Elaine is thinking: But, hey, I'm not so sure I want this kind of
> relationship, either. Sometimes I wish I had a little more space, so I'd have
> time to think about whether I really want us to keep going the way we are,
> moving steadily toward . . . I mean, where are we going? Are we just going to
> keep seeing each other at this level of intimacy? Are we heading toward
> marriage? Toward children? Toward a lifetime together? Am I ready for that
> level of commitment? Do I really even know this person?
>
> And Roger is thinking: . . . so that means it was . . . let's see . . .
> February when we started going out, which was right after I had the car at
> the dealer's, which means . . . lemme check the odometer . . . Whoa! I am way
> overdue for an oil change here.
>
> And Elaine is thinking: He's upset. I can see it on his face. Maybe I'm
> reading this completely wrong. Maybe he wants more from our relationship,
> more intimacy, more commitment; maybe he has sensed -- even before I sensed
> it -- that I was feeling some reservations. Yes, I bet that's it. That's why
> he's so reluctant to say anything about his own feelings. He's afraid of
> being rejected.
>
> And Roger is thinking: And I'm gonna have them look at the transmission
> again. I don't care what those morons say, it's still not shifting right. And
> they better not try to blame it on the cold weather this time. What cold
> weather? It's 87 degrees out, and this thing is shifting like a goddamn
> garbage truck, and I paid those incompetent thieves $600.
>
> COMMUNICATIONS GAP
>
> And Elaine is thinking: He's angry. And I don't blame him. I'd be angry, too.
> God, I feel so guilty, putting him through this, but I can't help the way I
> feel. I'm just not sure.
>
> And Roger is thinking: They'll probably say it's only a 90-day warranty.
> That's exactly what they're gonna say, the scumballs.
>
> And Elaine is thinking: Maybe I'm just too idealistic, waiting for a knight
> to come riding up on his white horse, when I'm sitting right next to a
> perfectly good person, a person I enjoy being with, a person I truly do care
> about, a person who seems to truly care about me. A person who is in pain
> because of my self-centered, schoolgirl romantic fantasy.
>
> And Roger is thinking: Warranty? They want a warranty? I'll give them a
> goddamn warranty. I'll take their warranty and stick it right up their . . .
>
> ''Roger,'' Elaine says aloud.
>
> ''What?'' says Roger, startled.
>
> ''Please don't torture yourself like this,'' she says, her eyes beginning to
> brim with tears. ''Maybe I should never have . . . Oh God, I feel so . . . ''
> (She breaks down, sobbing.)
>
> ''What?'' says Roger.
>
> ''I'm such a fool,'' Elaine sobs. ''I mean, I know there's no knight. I
> really know that. It's silly. There's no knight, and there's no horse.''
>
> ''There's no horse?'' says Roger.
>
> ''You think I'm a fool, don't you?'' Elaine says.
>
> ''No!'' says Roger, glad to finally know the correct answer.
> ''It's just that . . . It's that I . . . I need some time,'' Elaine says.
>
> (There is a 15-second pause while Roger, thinking as fast as he can, tries to
> come up with a safe response. Finally he comes up with one that he thinks
> might work.)
>
> ''Yes,'' he says.
>
> A BEFUDDLED BEAU
>
> (Elaine, deeply moved, touches his hand.)
>
> ''Oh, Roger, do you really feel that way?'' she says.
>
> ''What way?'' says Roger.
>
> ''That way about time,'' says Elaine.
>
> ''Oh,'' says Roger. ''Yes.''
>
> (Elaine turns to face him and gazes deeply into his eyes, causing him to
> become very nervous about what she might say next, especially if it involves
> a horse. At last she speaks.)
>
> ''Thank you, Roger,'' she says.
>
> ''Thank you,'' says Roger.
>
> Then he takes her home, and she lies on her bed, a conflicted, tortured soul,
> and weeps until dawn, whereas when Roger gets back to his place, he opens a
> bag of Doritos, turns on the TV, and immediately becomes deeply involved in a
> rerun of a tennis match between two Czechoslovakians he never heard of. A
> tiny voice in the far recesses of his mind tells him that something major was
> going on back there in the car, but he is pretty sure there is no way he
> would ever understand what, and so he figures it's better if he doesn't think
> about it. (This is also Roger's policy regarding world hunger.)
>
> IT'S ANALYSIS TIME
>
> The next day Elaine will call her closest friend, or perhaps two of them, and
> they will talk about this situation for six straight hours. In painstaking
> detail, they will analyze everything she said and everything he said, going
> over it time and time again, exploring every word, expression, and gesture
> for nuances of meaning, considering every possible ramification. They will
> continue to discuss this subject, off and on, for weeks, maybe months, never
> reaching any definite conclusions, but never getting bored with it, either.
>
> Meanwhile, Roger, while playing racquetball one day with a mutual friend of
> his and Elaine's, will pause just before serving, frown, and say: ''Norm, did
> Elaine ever own a horse?''
>
> We're not talking about different wavelengths here. We're talking about
> different planets, in completely different solar systems. Elaine cannot
> communicate meaningfully with Roger about their relationship any more than
> she can meaningfully play chess with a duck. Because the sum total of Roger's
> thinking on this particular topic is as follows:
>
> Huh?
>
> But the point I'm trying to make is that, if you're a woman, and you want to
> have a successful relationship with a guy, the No. 1 tip to remember is:
>
> 1. Never assume that the guy understands that you and he have a relationship.
>
> The guy will not realize this on his own. You have to plant the idea in his brain by constantly making subtle references to it in your everyday conversation, such as:
>
> -- ''Roger, would you mind passing me a Sweet 'n' Low, inasmuch as we have a
> relationship?''
>
> -- ''Wake up, Roger! There's a prowler in the den and we have a relationship!
> You and I do, I mean.''
> -- ''Good News, Roger! The gynecologist says we're going to have our fourth child, which will serve as yet another indication that we have a relationship!''
>
> -- ''Roger, inasmuch as this plane is crashing and we probably have only about a minute to live, I want you to know that we've had a wonderful 53 years of marriage together, which clearly constitutes a relationship.''
>
> Never let up, women. Pound away relentlessly at this concept, and eventually it will start to penetrate the guy's brain. Some day he might even start thinking about it on his own. He'll be talking with some other guys about women, and, out of the blue, he'll say, ''Elaine and I, we have, ummm . . . We have, ahhh . . . We . . . We have this thing.''
>
> And he will sincerely mean it.
>
> The next relationship-enhancement tip is:
>
> 2. Do not expect the guy to make a hasty commitment.
> By ''hasty,'' I mean, ''within your lifetime.'' Guys are extremely reluctant
> to make commitments. This is because they never feel ready.
>
> ''I'm sorry,'' guys are always telling women, ''but I'm just not ready to
> make a commitment.'' Guys are in a permanent state of nonreadiness. If guys
> were turkey breasts, you could put them in a 350-degree oven on July Fourth,
> and they still wouldn't be done in time for Thanksgiving.
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Date: Fri, 07 Jul 1995 20:22:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: t-michpa@microsoft.com
Subject: FW: [Useful Humour] Flaming made easy
From: Grant Goodale
What with a whole crop of people stretching their newfound senses of
superiority, I thought I'd contribute an age old tool, essential to the
modern flame enthusiast. This has been around for ages, so I've taken
the liberty of altering the content slightly to fit in better with our
alias system here. I also have the original usenet news version, if
anyone wants a copy. Enjoy!
**NOTE: send this back and forth to your heart's content - but DON'T
use it on this alias. Let's keep flaming safe and legal. =) **
G
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STANDARDIZED BONEHEAD REPLY FORM
(original by David Parsons)
I took exception to your recent ___ post to _____________________.
(alias)
___ email.
It was (check all that apply):
___ lame.
___ stupid.
___ much longer than any worthwhile thought of which you may be capable.
Your attention is drawn to the fact that:
___ what you posted/said has been done before.
(Mark only if above checked)
___ Not only that, it was also done better the last time.
___ your post/letter was a pathetic imitation of _____________________.
(net.personality)
___ your mail originated on FidoNet.
___ your mail originated on Delphi.
___ your post referred to the alias as a Board, BBoard, BBS, or
Notesfile.
___ your post contained commercial advertising.
___ your post/letter contained numerous spelling errors.
___ your post/letter contained multiple grammatical errors.
___ YOUR POST CONTAINED EXCESSIVE CAPITALIZATION AND/OR PUNCTUATION!!!!!
___ your post/letter was an obvious forgery.
(Mark only if above checked)
___ It was done clumsily.
___ you have a lame login name.
___ your machine has a stupid name.
___ you quoted an article/letter in followup and added no new text.
___ you quoted an article/letter in followup and only added ___ lines
of text.
___ you quoted an article in followup and only added the line "Me, too!!!"
___ you predicted the "Imminent Death of the Net[tm]".
___ you asked for replies via email because you "don't read this alias".
___ you made a flamboyant and totally off-topic personal statment of opinion.
___ you flamed someone who has been around far longer than you.
___ you flamed someone who is far more intelligent and witty than you.
___ your humor post/mail was posted to rec.humor.funny two years ago.
(Mark only if above was checked)
___ and it wasn't funny then, either.
___ your humor post/mail offended me on it's haranguing of:
(Check all applicable)
___ My / Someone else's race.
___ My / Someone else's gender.
___ My / Someone else's sexual orientation.
___ My / Someone else's national origin.
___ My / Someone else's choice of pet ownership.
___ My / Someone else's personal taste.
___ Star Trek.
___ Microsoft.
___ you hit Reply-All to flame someone for wasting bandwidth.
___ you hit Reply-All, posting your inane drivel to ___ off-topic
aliases, including:
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___ you used the word 'apologize' more than four times in your post/mail.
(Mark only if above was checked)
___ and your post/mail was too bland to take exception to.
___ your lines are 80 columns wide or wider.
___ your .sig is longer than four lines.
(Mark only if above checked)
___ And your newsreader truncated it.
___ your .sig is ridiculous because (check all that apply):
___ you listed ___ snail mail address(es).
(Mark only if above checked)
___ you listed a nine-digit ZIP code.
___ you listed ___ phone numbers for people to use in
prank calls.
___ you included a stupid disclaimer.
(Mark only if above also)
___ your pathetic attempt at being witty in the
disclaimer failed.
(Mark only if above also)
___ Miserably.
___ you included:
(Mark all that apply)
___ a stupid self-quote.
___ a stupid quote from a net.nobody.
___ a Rush Limbaugh quote.
___ a Dan Quayle joke.
___ a reference to Beavis & Butthead.
___ lame ASCII graphic(s) (Choose all that apply):
___ USS Enterprise
___ Australia
___ The Amiga logo
___ Company logo
(Mark only if above also)
___ and you stated that you don't speak
for your employer.
___ Bicycle
___ Bart Simpson
Furthermore:
___ You have greatly misunderstood the purpose of ________________________.
(alias)
___ You have greatly misunderstood the purpose of the net.
___ You are a loser.
___ You must have spent your entire life in a cave to be this
clueless.
___ *plonk*
___ *fnord*
___ This has been pointed out to you before.
___ It is recommended that you:
(Mark all that apply)
___ stick to FidoNet and come back when you've grown up.
___ find a volcano and throw yourself in.
___ get a gun and shoot yourself.
___ stop reading Alias mail and get back to work.
___ stop sending email and get back to work..
___ consume excrement.
___ consume excrement and thus expire.
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