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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, November 16, 2006 10:11 AM

From a site (http://laughlab.co.uk/) that did actual joke research (why certain cultures found certain types of humor funny):

Just for fun, they had the LaughLab computer count the number of words in every joke that people submitted. According to the data, jokes containing one hundred and three words are the funniest. Interestingly, the winning ‘hunters’ joke is 102 words long – almost the perfect length for a joke!

Many of the jokes submitted contained reference to animals. We found that jokes mentioning ducks were seen as funnier than other jokes. And so it’s official – ducks are the funniest comedy animals. Perhaps it’s because of their beaks, or webbed feet, or odd shape. Regardless, the implication is clear – if you are going to tell a joke involving an animal, make it a duck.

Our computers recorded the date and time that each person from the UK rated the jokes in LaughLab. Careful analysis of the data revealed that people found the jokes funniest on the 7th October at 6.03 in the evening. Perhaps we have scientifically discovered the funniest moment of the year.

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Top joke in UK

A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: “That's the ugliest baby that I've ever seen. Ugh!” The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: “The driver just insulted me!” The man says: “You go right up there and tell him off – go ahead, I'll hold your monkey for you.”
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Top joke in USA

The American data proved to be somewhat strange. Dave Barry is a well known humourist whose columns are syndicated in many American newspapers. In January 2002 he kindly devoted an entire column to LaughLab. At the end of the column he urged readers to submit jokes that simply ended with the punch line:
‘There's a weasel chomping on my privates.’

Within just a few days we had received over 1500 ‘weasel chomping’ jokes.

One weasel joke scored very highly in the USA and almost became the funniest joke in America. Here it is:

At the parade, the Colonel noticed something unusual going on and asked the Major: “Major Barry, what the devil's wrong with Sergeant Jones’ platoon? They seem to be all twitching and jumping about.”
“Well sir,” says Major Barry after a moment of observation. “There seems to be a weasel chomping on his privates.”

However, ignoring the weasels, the top American joke was…

A man and a friend are playing golf one day at their local golf course. One of the guys is about to chip onto the green when he sees a long funeral procession on the road next to the course. He stops in mid-swing, takes off his golf cap, closes his eyes, and bows down in prayer. His friend says: “Wow, that is the most thoughtful and touching thing I have ever seen. You truly are a kind man.” The man then replies: “Yeah, well we were married 35 years.”
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Top joke in Canada

When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300 C. The Russians used a pencil.
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Top joke in Australia

This woman rushed to see her doctor, looking very much worried and all strung out. She rattles off: “Doctor, take a look at me. When I woke up this morning, I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my hair all wiry and frazzled up, my skin was all wrinkled and pasty, my eyes were bloodshot and bugging out, and I had this corpse-like look on my face! What's WRONG with me, Doctor!?”
The doctor looks her over for a couple of minutes, then calmly says: “Well, I can tell you that there ain't nothing wrong with your eyesight....”
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Top joke in Belgium

Why do ducks have webbed feet?
To stamp out fires.
Why do elephants have flat feet?
To stamp out burning ducks.
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Top joke in Germany

A general noticed one of his soldiers behaving oddly. The soldier would pick up any piece of paper he found, frown and say: “That's not it” and put it down again. This went on for some time, until the general arranged to have the soldier psychologically tested. The psychologist concluded that the soldier was deranged, and wrote out his discharge from the army. The soldier picked it up, smiled and said: “That's it.”

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We also asked participants from the UK to tell us whether they were from Wales, Scotland, -England or Northern Ireland. Our data has revealed that the Welsh found the jokes funniest, followed by the English, then people from Northern Ireland and then the Scots.

Here are the top jokes from the regions.

Top Joke in England

Two weasels are sitting on a bar stool. One starts to insult the other one. He screams, "I slept with your mother!" The bar gets quiet as everyone listens to see what the other weasel will do. The first again yells, "I SLEPT WITH YOUR MOTHER!" The other says, "Go home dad you’re drunk."
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Top Joke in Wales

A turtle was walking down an alley in New York when he was mugged by a gang of snails. A police detective came to investigate and asked the turtle if he could explain what happened. The turtle looked at the detective with a confused look on his face and replied "I don't know, it all happened so fast."
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Top Joke in Scotland

I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror like his passengers.
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Top Joke in Northern Ireland

A doctor says to his patient, 'I have bad news and worse news'.
'Oh dear, what's the bad news?' asks the patient.
The doctor replies, 'You only have 24 hours to live'.
'That's terrible', said the patient. 'How can the news possibly be worse?'
The doctor replies, 'I've been trying to contact you since yesterday'.

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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:24 AM
I am trying to get my 7 year old a monkey suit...
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Trunk Monkeys

Check out these ads for a car dealer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8avOiTUcD4Y

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Posted by Datafever on Thursday, November 16, 2006 1:08 AM
Two elderly Wal-Mart greeters were sitting on a bench during break time and one turns to the other asking, "Slim, I'm 73 years old and I'm just full of aches and pains.  I know you are about my age. How do you feel?"

Slim says,
"I feel just like a new born babe."

Rather amazed, his coworker repeats his statement in the form of a question,
"Really? A new born babe?"

"Yup", grins Slim, "No teeth, no hair, and I think I just wet my pants!!!"
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Posted by dmoore74 on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:20 AM

Trunk Monkeys

Check out these ads for a car dealer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8avOiTUcD4Y

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Posted by Datafever on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:25 AM
Why, Why, Why

 Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?

Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, "It's all right?" Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, "That hurt, you stupid idiot"?

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?
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Posted by Datafever on Monday, November 13, 2006 1:13 AM
I want to thank you who have taken the time and trouble to send me your e-mails over the past 12 months.

First I must send my thanks to whoever sent me the one about rat crap in the glue on envelopes cause I now have to get a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing.
    a.. Also, I scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.
    b.. Thank you for making me feel safe, secure, blessed, and wealthy.
    c.. Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.
    d.. I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr Pepper since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put "Under God" on their cans.
    e.. I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.
    f.. I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.
    g.. I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day
    h.. I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.
    i.. I no longer receive packages from UPS or FedEx since they are actually Al Qaeda in disguise.
    j.. I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops or the Salvation Army.
    k.. I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore, and Uzbekistan.
    l.. I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.
    m.. I no longer have any sneakers -- but that will change once I receive my free replacement pair from Nike.
    n.. I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have their recipe.
    o.. I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl who is about to die in the hospital (for the 1,387,258th time).
    p.. I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the$15,000 that Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program.
    q.. I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me and St. Theresa's novena has granted my every wish.
    r.. I no longer own a car, I sold it when I found that there will always someone leaving notes on it or waiting in the back seat to kill me.
    s.. Oil Companies will lower their prices if we all boycott gasoline for a day.

Thanks to you, I have learned that God only answers my prayers if I forward an email to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.
Yes, I want to thank you so much for looking out for me that I will now return the favor!
If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next  70  minutes, your phone will ring at exactly 11:00 PM (EDT), informing you of a large dove with diarrhea that will land on your head tomorrow afternoon and the fleas from 12 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump.
I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's beautician who is a Lawyer working at a Police Station somewhere.

Once again, Thank You
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Posted by JSGreen on Sunday, November 12, 2006 10:24 AM
Classic Hits, revisited...

Some of those great artists of the '60s are revising their hits with new
lyrics to so that in the coming years the baby boomers will still be able to
"sing along": 
 
1. Herman's Hermits--- Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker.
   
2. The Bee Gees--- How Can You Mend a Broken Hip.
   
3. Bobby Darin--- Splish, Splash, She Was Havin' a Flash.
   
4. Ringo Starr--- I Get By With a Little Help From Depends.
   
5. Roberta Flack--- The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face.
   
6. Johnny Nash--- I Can't See Clearly Now.
   
7. Paul Simon--- Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver
 
8. The Commodores--- Once, Twice, Three Times - the Bathroom.
   
9 Marvin Gaye--- Heard It Through the Grape Nuts.
   
10. Procol Harem--- A Whiter Shade Of Hair.
   
11. Leo Sayer--- You Make Me Feel Like Napping.
   
12. The Temptations --- Papa's Got a Kidney Stone.
   
13. Abba--- Denture Queen.
   
14. Tony Orlando---Knock 3 Times On the Ceiling If You Hear Me... Fall
   
15. Helen Reddy--- I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore, Cuz Its Too Much To Ignore
   
16. Leslie Gore--- It's My Procedure, and I'll Cry If I Want To, Cry If I
Want To
   
17. Willie Nelson--- On the Commode Again
 
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Posted by Datafever on Sunday, November 12, 2006 1:18 AM
Real Life Tech Support Calls
 

Customer:  Hi, this is Celine. I can't get my diskette out.
Tech support:  Have you tried pushing the button?
Customer:  Yes, sure, it's really stuck.
Tech support:  That doesn't sound good; I'll make a note.
Customer:  No .. wait a minute... I hadn't inserted it yet... it's still on my desk... sorry....
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Tech support:  Click on the 'my computer' icon on to the left of the screen.
Customer:  Your left or my left?
===============
Tech support:  Good day. How may I help you?
Male customer:  Hello... I can't print.
Tech support:  Would you click on "start" for me and...
Customer:  Listen pal, don't start getting technical on me! I'm not Bill Gates!
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Customer:  Hi, good afternoon, this is Martha, I can't print. Every time I try, it says 'Can't find printer'.  I've even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can't find it...
===============
Customer:  I have problems printing in red...
Tech support:  Do you have a color printer?
Customer:  Aaaah....................thank you.
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Tech support:  What's on your monitor now, ma'am?
Customer:  A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me at the 7-11.
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Customer:  My keyboard is not working anymore.
Tech support:  Are you sure it's plugged into the computer?
Customer:  No. I can't get behind the computer.
Tech support:  Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back.
Customer:  OK
Tech support:  Did the keyboard come with you?
Customer:  Yes
Tech support:  That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there another keyboard?
Customer:  Yes, there's another one here. Ah...that one does work...
===============
Tech support:  Your password is the small letter a as in apple, a capital letter V as in Victor, the number 7.
Customer:  Is that 7 in capital letters?
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Customer:  I can't get on the Internet.
Tech support:  Are you sure you used the right password?
Customer:  Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it.
Tech support:  Can you tell me what the password was?
Customer:  Five stars.
===============
Tech support:  What anti-virus program do you use?
Customer:  Netscape.
Tech support:  That's not an anti-virus program.
Customer:  Oh, sorry...Internet Explorer.
===============
Customer:   I have a huge problem. A friend has placed a screen saver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears.
===============
Tech support:  How may I help you?
Customer:  I'm writing my first e-mail.
Tech support:  OK, and what seems to be the problem?
Customer:  Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address, but how do I get the circle around it?
===============
A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer.
Tech support:  Are you running it under windows?
Customer:  "No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine."
===============
Tech support: "Okay Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen. Now type the letter "P" to bring up the Program Manager."
Customer:  I don't have a P.
Tech support:  On your keyboard, Bob.
Customer:  What do you mean?
Tech support:  "P".....on your keyboard, Bob.
Customer:  I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT!
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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, November 9, 2006 2:27 PM

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Thursday, November 9, 2006 1:58 PM

In 1905 there was a revolution of sorts taking place down in Mexico, and the leader of this so-called revolution was a Mexican bandit who's name was Pancho Villa. He was wanted by both the U.S. authorities and the Mexican Federalies.

One morning a detatchment of U.S. soldiers were out searching for Pancho Villa along the U.S./Mexican border when they came upon an old farmer who was riding his donkey to the nearby markets. They stopped the old man and they asked him if he had seen Pancho Villa. And this is what the old farmer had said to them;

"Si, Senores. Yesterday I was riding my donkey to the markets when I was confronted by this fierce looking hombre who was riding a white stallion. He pulled his gun out and he ordered me to get off my donkey. What could I do, Senores? He had a gun on me. So I got off my donkey. He then ordered me to get down and eat donkey poop. What could I do, Senores? He had a gun on me. So I got down and and I ate it. By this time he was laughing so hard that he dropped his gun, I grabbed it and I ordered him to get off his horse. What could he do, Senores? I had his gun on him. So he got off his horse. I then ordered him to get down and eat horse ockey. What could he do, Senores? I had his gun on him. So he got down and he ate it."

"And you are asking me if I had seen Pancho Villa?! Well hell, yesterday we had lunch together!!!"

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, November 9, 2006 1:09 PM

One afternoon a wealthy lawyer was riding in his limousine when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. Disturbed, he ordered his driver to stop and he got out to investigate.

He asked one man "Why are you eating grass?" "We don't have any money for food," the poor man replied. "We have to eat grass."

"Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I'll feed you" the lawyer said. But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree." "Bring them along," the lawyer replied. Turning to the other poor man he stated, "You come with us also."

The second man, in a pitiful voice then said, "But sir, I also have a wife and SIX children with me!" "Bring them all, as well," the lawyer answered.

They all entered the car, which was no easy task, even for a car as large as the limousine was. Once underway, one of the poor fellows turned to the lawyer and said, "Sir, you are too kind. Thank you for taking all of us with you." The lawyer replied, "Glad to do it. You'll really love my place - the grass is almost a foot high!"

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, November 9, 2006 12:59 PM

It was George the mailman's last day on the job after 35 years of carrying the mail through all kinds of weather to the same neighborhood. When he arrived at the first house on his route, he was greeted by the whole family who roundly and soundly congratulated him and sent him on his way with a tidy gift envelope. At the second house, they presented him with a box of fine cigars. The folks at the third house handed him a selection of terrific fishing lures.

At the fourth house he was met at the door by a strikingly beautiful woman in a revealing negligee. She took him by the hand, gently led him through the door and up the stairs to the bedroom where she blew his mind with the most passionate love he had ever experienced! When he had enough, they went downstairs where she fixed him a giant breakfast; eggs, potatoes, ham, sausage, blueberry waffles, and fresh-squeezed orange juice. When he was truly satisfied she poured him a cup of steaming coffee.

As she was pouring, he noticed a dollar bill sticking out from under the cup's bottom edge. "All of this was just too wonderful for words", he said; "But what's the dollar for"? "Well", she said, "last night, I told my husband that today would be your last day, and that we should do something special for you. I asked him what to give you, and he said; "Screw him. Give him a dollar".  "The breakfast was my idea!!"

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, November 9, 2006 12:57 PM

A local United Way office realized that the organization had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute.

"Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?"

The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?"

Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, "Um ... no."

The lawyer interrupts, "or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?"

The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology, but was interrupted again.

"Or that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident," the lawyer's voice rising in indignation, "leaving her penniless with three children?!"

The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea..."

On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again, "So if I don't give any money to them, why should I give any to you?"

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, November 9, 2006 12:54 PM

A woman goes into a dentist's office, and after her examination, the dentist says, “I'm sorry to tell you this, but I am going to have to drill that tooth.”

Horrified, the woman replies, “Oh, no! I'd rather have a baby.”

To which the dentist replies, “Make up your mind, I have to adjust the chair.”

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, November 9, 2006 11:58 AM

College Entrance Exam For Football Players


You Must Answer Two (2) or More Questions Correctly to Qualify.

1. What language is spoken in France?

2. Give a dissertation on the ancient Babylonian Empire with particular reference to architecture, literature, law and social conditions. OR Give the first name of PIERRE Trudeau.

3. Would you ask William Shakespeare to: (a) build a bridge (b) sail the ocean (c) lead an army (d) WRITE A PLAY

4. What religion is the Pope? (Check only one) (a) Jewish (b) CATHOLIC (c) Hindu (d)Swedish (e) Agnostic

5. Metric conversion. How many feet in 0.0 meters?

6. What time is it when the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand is on the 1?

7. How many commandments was Moses given? (Approximate)

8. What are people in America's far north called? (a) Westerners (b) Southerners (C) NORTHERNERS

9. Spell -- CAT, DOG, PIG

10. Six kings of England have been called George, the last one being George the Sixth. Name the previous five.

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, November 9, 2006 8:16 AM
When You Live In The DEEP South :

* You take your dog for a walk and you both use the same tree.

* You can entertain yourself for more than an hour with a flyswatter.

* Your property has been mistaken for a recycling center.

* Your boat has not left the driveway in 15 years.

* You burn your yard rather than mow it.

* The Salvation Army declines your mattress.

* Your entire family sat around waiting for a call from the governor to spare a loved one.

* You offer to give someone the shirt off your back and they don't want it.

* You have the local taxidermist on speed dial.

* You come back from the dump with more than you took.

* You keep a can of Raid on the kitchen table.

* You've ever bathed with flea and tick soap.

* You've been involved in a custody fight over a hunting dog.

* You know how many bales of hay your car will hold.

* You have a rag for a gas cap.

* You've hit on somebody in a VD clinic.

* Your house doesn't have curtains but your truck does.

* Your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.

* Your richest relative buys a new house and calls you up to help him take the wheels off.

* Your working TV sits on top of your non-working TV.

* A tornado hits your neighborhood and does $100,000 worth of home improvements.
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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, November 9, 2006 6:55 AM

A professor was wrapping up class and started talking about tomorrow's final exam. He said there would be no excuses for not showing up, barring a dire medical condition or an immediate family member's death.

One smart-mouth student asked, "What about extreme sexual exhaustion?" and the whole classroom burst into laughter. After the laughter subsided, the prof glared at the student and said, "Not an excuse -- you can use your other hand to write".

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, November 9, 2006 6:14 AM
A seven year old boy goes to the hospital with his grandmother to visit his grandfather.

When they arrive there he runs ahead of his granny and bursts into his grandpa's room.

"Grandpa, as soon as Grandma comes into the room, make a noise like a frog," he shouted.

"What for?" asked his grandpa.

"Grandma said that as soon as you croaked, we're going to Disneyland"
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Posted by JSGreen on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 2:33 PM

A woman was walking down the street when she was accosted by a particularly
dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked her for a couple of
dollars for dinner.

The woman took out her bill fold, extracted ten dollars, and asked, If I
give you this money, will you buy some wine with it instead of dinner?"
"No," I had to stop drinking years ago, the homeless woman replied.
"Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying food?" the woman asked.
"No," I don't waste time shopping, the homeless woman said. "I need to spend
all my time trying to stay alive."
"Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?" the woman asked.
"Are you NUTS?" replied the homeless woman. "I haven't had my hair done in
20 years!"
"Well," said the woman, "I'm not going to give you the money.
Instead, I'm going to take you out for dinner with my hubby and myself
tonight."
The homeless woman was astounded. "Won't your husband be furious with you
for doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting."
The woman replied, "That's okay. It's important for him to see what a woman
looks like after she has given up shopping, hair appointments, and wine."

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 2:16 PM
 zardoz wrote:
Top 20 Things You Don't Want To Hear During Surgery

1. Better save that. We'll need it for the autopsy.

2. "Accept this sacrifice, O Great Lord of Darkness"

3. Hand me that...uh...that uh...thingie.

4. Oh no! I just lost my Rolex.

5. Oops! Hey, has anyone ever survived 500ml of this stuff before?

6. There go the lights again...

7. "Ya know, there's big money in kidneys...and this guy's got two of 'em."

8. Everybody stand back! I lost my contact lens!

9. Could you stop that thing from beating, it's throwing my concentration off.

10. Sterile, schmerile. The floor's clean, right?

11. What do you mean he wasn't in for a sex change?

12. This patient has already had some kids, am I correct?

13. Nurse, did this patient sign the organ donation card?

14. What do you mean "You want a divorce!"

15. Fire! Fire! Everyone get out.

16. Damn! Page 47 of the manual is missing.

17. Oh, look everyone. It's lunch time.

18. The foot bone's connected to the, leg bone...

19. That's cool! Now can you make his leg twitch?!

20. Hey, if you pull on this it makes a funny noise.

     In the operating room, at the start of the C-section for our youngest son, the doctor turns to the nurse and says:  "Can you get me another scalpel?  This one is really dull!"Smile [:)]

Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.

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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 2:04 PM

You Know You're a Mother When ...

You count the sprinkles on each kid's cupcake to make sure they're equal.

You have time to shave only one leg at a time.

You hide in the bathroom to be alone.

Your kid throws-up and you catch it.

Someone else's kid throws up at a party. You keep eating.

As you cling to the high moral ground on toy weapons; your child chews his toast into the shape of a gun.

You hope ketchup is a vegetable, since it's the only one your child eats.

You find yourself cutting your husband's sandwiches into cute shapes.

You hear your mother's voice coming out of your mouth when you say, "NOT in your good clothes!"

You stop criticizing the way your mother raised you.You hire a sitter because you haven't been out with your husband in ages, then spend half the night checking on the kids.

You use your own saliva to clean your child's face.

You say at least once a day, "I'm not cut out for this job", but you know you wouldn't trade it for anything".

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 12:18 PM
You Know You're From Canada When...

1. You only know three spices: salt, pepper and ketchup.

2. You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

3. The mosquitoes have landing lights.

4. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.

5. You have 10 favorite recipes for moose meat.

6. Canadian Tire on any Saturday is busier than the toy stores at Christmas.

7. You live in a house that has no front step, yet the door is one meter above the ground.

8. You've taken your kids trick-or-treating in a blizzard.

9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled in with snow.

10. You think sexy lingerie is tube-socks and a flannel nightie with only 8 buttons.

11. You owe more money on your snowmobile than your car.

12. The local paper covers national and international headlines on 2 pages but requires 6 pages for hockey.

13. At least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant.

14. The most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun.

15. Your snow blower gets stuck on the roof.

16. You think the start of deer season is a national holiday.

17. You head south to go to your cottage.

18. You frequently clean grease off your barbecue so the bears won't prowl on your deck.

19. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

20. The major parish fund-raiser isn't bingo it's sausage making.

21. You find -40C a little chilly.

22. The trunk of your car doubles as a deep freeze.

23. You attend a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry and your Sorels.

24. You can play road hockey on skates.

25. You know 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, almost Winter and Construction.

26. The municipality buys a Zamboni before a bus.

27. You understand the Labatt Blue commercials.

28. You perk up when you hear the theme from "Hockey Night in Canada

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 12:06 PM

You Know You're Getting Old When:

Everything hurts and what doesn't hurt, doesn't work.

The gleam in your eyes is from the sun hitting your bifocals.

You feel like the night after, and you haven't been anywhere.

Your little black book contains only names ending in M.D.

You get winded playing chess.

Your children begin to look middle aged.

You're still chasing women but can't remember why.

A dripping faucet causes an uncontrollable bladder urge.

You know all the answers, but nobody asks you the questions.

You look forward to a dull evening.

You walk with your head high trying to get used to your bifocals.

Your favorite part of the newspaper is "25 Years Ago Today..."

You turn out the light for economic reasons rather than romantic ones.

You sit in a rocking chair and can't get it going.

Your knees buckle and your belt won't.

You regret all those mistakes resisting temptation.

After painting the town red, you have to take a long rest before applying a second coat.

Dialing long distance wears you out.

You're startled the first time you are addressed as an old timer.

You just can't stand people who are intolerant.

The best part of your day is over when your alarm clock goes off.

You burn the midnight oil until 9 pm.

Your back goes out more often than you do.

A fortune teller offers to read your face.

Your pacemaker makes the garage door go up when you watch a pretty girl go by.

The little grey haired lady you help across the street is your wife.

You have too much room in the house and not enough room in the medicine cabinet.

You sink your teeth into a steak and they stay there.

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 11:55 AM
Best Excuses If You Get Caught Sleeping In Your Cubicle

* It's okay... I'm still billing the client.

* They told me at the blood bank this might happen.

* This is just a 15-minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time management course you sent me to.

* I was working smarter, not harder.

* Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper.

* I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!

* This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!

* I was testing the keyboard for drool resistance.

* I'm in the management-training program.

* This is in exchange for the six hours last night when I dreamed about work!

* Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem.

* The coffee machine is broken....

* Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot.

* Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off!

* It worked well for Reagan, didn't it?

* I was cross-training for telecommuting.

* Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 11:42 AM
What's Your Business Sign?

Instead of Astrological Signs, how about these .. What's Your Business Sign?

1) MARKETING
You are ambitious yet stupid. You chose a marketing degree to avoid having to study in college, concentrating instead on drinking and socializing which is pretty much what your job responsibilities are now.  Least compatible with Sales.

2) SALES
Laziest of all signs, often referred to as "marketing without a degree." You are also self centered and paranoid.  Unless someone calls you and begs you to take their money, you like to avoid contact with customers so you can "concentrate on the big picture."  You seek admiration for your golf game throughout your life.

3)TECHNOLOGY
Unable to control anything in your personal life, you are instead content to completely control everything that happens at your workplace. Often even YOU don't understand what you are saying but who the hell can tell. It is written that Geeks shall inherit the Earth.

4) ENGINEERING
One of only two signs that actually studied in school.  It is said that ninety percent of all Personal Ads are placed by engineers. You can be happy with yourself; your office is full of all the latest "ergodynamic" gadgets.  However, we all know what is really causing your "carpal tunnel syndrome."

5) ACCOUNTING
The only other sign that studied in school.  You are mostly immune from office politics.  You are the most feared person in the organization; combined with your extreme organizational traits, the majority of rumours concerning you say that you are completely insane.

6) HUMAN RESOURCES
Ironically, given your access to confidential information, you tend to be the biggest gossip within the organization. Possibly the only other person that does less work than marketing, you are unable to return any calls today because you have to get a haircut, have lunch AND then mail a letter.

7) MANAGEMENT/MIDDLE MANAGEMENT
Catty, cut-throat, yet completely spineless, you are destined to remain at your current job for the rest of your life. Unable to make a single decision you tend to measure your worth by the number of meetings you can schedule for yourself. Best suited to marry other "Middle Managers" as everyone in your social circle is a "Middle Manager."

8) SENIOR MANAGEMENT

(See above - Same sign, different title)

9) CUSTOMER SERVICE
Bright, cheery, positive, you are a fifty-cent cab ride from taking your own life.  As children very few of you asked your parents for a little cubicle for your room and a headset so you could pretend to play "Customer Service."  Continually passed over for promotions, your best bet is to sleep with your manager.

10) CONSULTANT
Lacking any specific knowledge, you use acronyms to avoid revealing your utter lack of experience.  You have convinced yourself that your "skills" are in demand and that you could get a higher paying job with any other organization in a heartbeat.  You will spend an eternity contemplating these career opportunities without ever taking direct action.

11)RECRUITER, "HEADHUNTER"
As a "person" that profits from the success of others, you are disdained by most people who actually work for a living.  Paid on commission and susceptible to alcoholism, your ulcers and frequent heart attacks correspond directly with fluctuations in the stock market.

12)PARTNER, PRESIDENT, CEO
You are brilliant or lucky.  Your inability to figure out complex systems such as the fax machine suggest the latter.

13) GOVERNMENT WORKER
Paid to take days off.  Government workers are genius inventors, like the invention of new Holidays.  They usually suffer from deep depression or anxiety and usually commit serious crimes while on the job...Thus the term  "GO POSTAL"

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 11:39 AM
Advice From Men To Women

 1) The floor is considered an acceptable clothing storage location.

2) Never ask me to purchase feminine products. Assume that I will come home with the wrong thing.

3) When watching TV hugging is always fine because I can still see the screen. Kissing should only be done during timeouts and commercials. Questions should also be limited to this period as you stand a much better chance of getting an immediate response.

4) When we are watching your show and I change the channels during a commercial do not hassle me that they are over to change the channel back. I always know when the timing is right. Also, when we are channel surfing do not ask me to go back, there was a good reason why I skipped it.

5) If you need help with the laundry, I am more than willing to carry it from the bedroom to the washer. In my mind this is half the chore and I am now free to return to the couch.

6) If I mention that a male friend of mine is allowed to do something it is not necessary for you to call his wife/girlfriend to discuss it.

7) If you don't like the way I am driving close your eyes. And I would appreciate it if you would refrain from making that reverse inhaling alarmed noise. I haven't hit anything yet and if I do it will be your fault.

8) I go clothes shopping to buy, never to look.

9) Just tell me what you want me to wear before I get dressed. And remember that this takes me less than ten minutes no matter what the occasion is. After all I am getting dressed, not getting ready.

10) Don't ask me if I prefer one outfit over another or if a certain accessory should be worn or not. I consider this a no win situation and would rather just wait for you to get dressed while watching TV.

11) If you want me to put the seat down when I am finished then you should leave the seat up when you are finished. It's only fair. And stop giving me a hard time about missing the bowl. What do you expect from an organ that has a brain of its own.

12) I will cook anything as long as it is on the BBQ.

13) Yelling to me across the house sounds exactly like stadium crowd background noise to me. I am not ignoring you.

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 11:22 AM
Top Ten Signs You're Suffering from Burnout

10. You're so tired, you now answer the phone, "Hell."

9. Your friends call to ask you how you've been, and you immediately scream, "Get off my back!"

8. Your garbage can IS your "in" box.

7. You wake up to discover your bed is on fire, but go back to sleep because you just don't give a damn.

6. You have so much on your mind, you've forgotten how to pee.

5. Visions of the upcoming weekend help you make it through Monday.

4. You sleep more at work than at home.

3. You leave for a party and instinctively bring your briefcase.

2. Your Day-Timer exploded a week ago.

1. You think about how relaxing it would be if you were in jail right now.

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 11:14 AM
Viagra Spinoffs

With Viagra such a hit, drug companies are bringing forth a whole line of drugs oriented toward improving the performance of men in today's society.

Here's a list of what's on the drawing board:

DIRECTRA: A dose of this drug given to men before leaving on car trips caused 72 percent of them to stop to ask directions when they got lost, compared to 0.2 percent of a control group.

PROJECTRA: Men given this experimental new drug were far more likely to actually finish a household repair project before starting a new one.

CHILDAGRA: Men taking this drug reported a sudden, overwhelming urge to perform more child care tasks - especially cleaning up spills and "little accidents."

COMPLIMENTRA: In clinical trials, 82 percent of middle-aged men who were given this drug noticed that their wives had a new hairstyle. It is currently being tested to see if its effects extend to noticing new clothing.

BUYAGRA: Married and otherwise attached men reported a sudden urge to buy their sweethearts expensive jewelry and gifts after taking this drug for only two days. Still to be seen: Whether the drug can be continued for a period longer than your favorite store's return period.

NEGASPORTAGRA: This drug had the strange effect of making men want to turn off televised sports and actually converse with other family members.

FLATULAGRA: This complex drug converts men's noxious intestinal gases back into food solids. Special bonus: Dosage can be doubled for long car rides.

FLYAGRA: This drug has been showing great promise in treating men with O.F.D. (Open Fly disorder). Especially useful for men on Viagra.

PRYAGRA: About to fail its clinical trial, this drug gave men in the test group an irresistible urge to dig into the personal affairs of other people. Note: Apparent overdose turned three test subjects into "special prosecutors."

LIAGRA: This drug causes men to be less than truthful.  Available in Regular, Grand Jury, and Presidential Strength versions.

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 11:06 AM
Things Not To Say To A Cop

1. I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer.

2. Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in.

3. Aren't you the guy from the Village People?

4. Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep up with me!  Good job!

5. Excuse me. Is "stick up" hyphenated?

6. Sorry Officer, I was day dreaming.

7. Are we going to be on that TV show "COPS"?

8. Oh good, it just you. I thought it was that bounty hunter after me!

9. You're not gonna check the trunk, are you?

10. Do you know how stupid you look in that costume?

11. Look, I'm really in a hurry. I need to make it to the FBI building with this fertilizer and chemicals before it closes today.

12. Lets play "Cops & Robbers". I'm the Cop and your the Robber.  Ok?

13. I pay your salary!

14. So, uh, you on the take, or what?

15. Gee, Officer! That's terrific. The last officer only gave me a warning, too!

16. Do you know why you pulled me over? Okay, just so one of us does.

17. I was trying to keep up with traffic. Yes, I know there is no other car around-that's how far ahead of me they are.

18. What do you mean, "Have I been drinking?" You're the trained specialist.

19. Well, when I reached down to pick up my bag of crack, my gun fell off my lap and got lodged between the brake pedal and the gas pedal, forcing me to speed out of control.

20. Hey, is that a 9 mm? That's nothing compared to this .44 magnum.

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 11:04 AM
Top 10 Reasons Computers Are Male

10. They have a lot of data but are still clueless.

9. A better model is always just around the corner.

8. They look nice and shiny until you bring them home.

7. It is always necessary to have a backup.

6. They'll do whatever you say if you push the right buttons.

5. The best part of having either one is the games you can play.

4. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

3. The lights are on but nobody's home.

2. Big power surges knock them out for the night.

1. Size does matter.

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