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Post by bobcochran on Apr 8, 2007 17:38:49 GMT
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Post by jons on Apr 11, 2007 15:53:41 GMT
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Post by Richard on Apr 15, 2007 14:29:35 GMT
This post has been moved from the 'Walk For Skin' thread. Hi Steve Very many thanks for your support, it really is appreciated. Being Mr forgetful is definitely and age thing, I get it too, I have to write everything down these days i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifThanks again, best regards Mark. This is a conundrum. Do I post here, as it is in response to an 'on subject' post or under humour as my reason for responding is the humour of the post? I'll leave it to the Mods to move if necessary!
For reasons I need not weary people I have been in and out of consulting rooms for some while and finally we may at last be getting down to the bottom of my medical problems--nothing too serious mercifully but very irritating.
On one occasion i said to my doctor that I was increasingly concerned over my forgetfulness and occasionally confused thinking.
'Oh don't worry about that,' he said, 'I'm always doing stupid things like that!' On the one hand this was reassuring. On the other hand, I thought, 'Can I rely on his diagnosis and the appropriateness of his prescription?' I could not help think of the old adage that the best training for a psychiatrist is that he himself should have spent some time in a psychiatric institution! Peter S.
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Post by jons on Apr 16, 2007 14:06:17 GMT
Prison vs. WorkIN PRISON: You spend the majority of your time in a 10X10 cell. AT WORK: You spend the majority of your time in an 8X8 cubicle. IN PRISON: You get three meals a day. AT WORK: You get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it. IN PRISON: You get time off for good behavior. AT WORK: You get more work for good behavior. IN PRISON: The guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you. AT WORK: You must often carry a security card and open all the doors for yourself. IN PRISON: You can watch TV and play games. AT WORK: You could get fired for watching TV and playing games. IN PRISON: You get your own toilet. AT WORK: You have to share the toilet with some people who pee on the seat. IN PRISON: They allow your family and friends to visit. AT WORK: You aren’t even supposed to speak to your family. IN PRISON: All expenses are paid by the taxpayers with no work required. AT WORK: you get to pay all your expenses to go to work, and they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners. IN PRISON: You spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out. AT WORK: You spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars. IN PRISON: You must deal with sadistic wardens. AT WORK: They are called managers. www.singlegrain.com/blog/prison-vs-work/
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Post by Raymond on Apr 16, 2007 15:35:24 GMT
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Post by Ed on Apr 16, 2007 15:40:37 GMT
Among my favorites (note the US spelling) of my collection of Murphy's Laws and Other Truths is: Lucy's Law "No good deed goes unpunished." Ed
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Post by jons on Apr 18, 2007 13:27:52 GMT
This is a conundrum. Do I post here, as it is in response to an 'on subject' post or under humour as my reason for responding is the humour of the post? I'll leave it to the Mods to move if necessary!
For reasons I need not weary people I have been in and out of consulting rooms for some while and finally we may at last be getting down to the bottom of my medical problems--nothing too serious mercifully but very irritating.
On one occasion i said to my doctor that I was increasingly concerned over my forgetfulness and occasionally confused thinking.
'Oh don't worry about that,' he said, 'I'm always doing stupid things like that!' On the one hand this was reassuring. On the other hand, I thought, 'Can I rely on his diagnosis and the appropriateness of his prescription?' I could not help think of the old adage that the best training for a psychiatrist is that he himself should have spent some time in a psychiatric institution! Peter S. Hi Peter, I sympathise with you concerning doctors, they can be useless. My confusion doesn't stem from old age but I do have some advice for everyone: Keep exercising the mind! I write and play videogames, but doing the crossword or reading a good book works just as well. Writing on this forum works for me too, and I'm sure its does for you Peter, I enjoy reading your posts. But God gave us a great gift - humour! I write that to keep this post on topic! But its true, it can help a lot.
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Post by postscript on May 2, 2007 15:15:32 GMT
I thought I would put this under 'Music jokes' then thought, why not the thread I started? In Hayley: diva tendencies thread there was the following exchange. But of course, Peter. Athough it should be mentioned that I didn't edit your original post and what I did to the quote, you or any other member could do too! Cheers, Dave That's an interesting point. I hadn't picked that up, of course. How foolish of me but then, out of my foolishness came a reasonable laugh. Put it down to my increasing gaga state! Peter S. So, why repeat under another thread--because I'm a good boy and am trying to keep on topic! Which is funnier, or is likely to be most funny: a joke made intentionally or a joke made by mistake or not even noticed by the giver until it is pointed out after the event? Peter S.
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Post by jons on May 2, 2007 15:28:08 GMT
Which is funnier, or is likely to be most funny: a joke made intentionally or a joke made by mistake or not even noticed by the giver until it is pointed out after the event? Peter S. I always worry that any joke I make might be taken the other way. Thats the problem with the different mind-sets of humor.
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Post by jons on May 12, 2007 15:48:13 GMT
I hope its ok to quote you Gerrit, but you brought up an interesting argument. Hmm, Jon S, I'm sorry, but I don't see what's funny in Jeff's post. It is the sort of comment that's based on nothing, but can start leading its own life. There is a problem with Internet communication - you can't really put your proper emotions across. Something said face-to-face may be experienced as a light-hearted tongue-in-cheek comment because of the intonation and facial expressions by the speaker. Put the same text on a message board with exactly the same words - and it comes across as a dead serious remark. To address this problem a little, emoticons have been invented - but they remain an artificial and superficial way of getting emotions across. I speak from experience. I have posted messages on forums a few times with what I thought was a light-hearted undertone - and was surprised and appalled at being taken seriously - despite the use of emoticons to smile, grin and wink .... So, if Jeff tried to do something similar, it didn't work - certainly not with me. And honestly, trying to convince me that Jeff was speaking in jest, that is the same as trying to explain a joke to someone who hasn't got the faintest idea what the joke is about. Maybe that's my shortcoming .... maybe though, there are more people who take the comment serious .... (for those of you who don't realise it, I am now trying to speak in jest - at least to a degree ....) Cheers, Gerrit It makes you think, how do people see you on forums like this through your use of humor? Different ages and mind-sets, intelligence factors etc all play a part. I think about this all the time because I believe there could be at least one person on here who may have taken some affectionate jokes the wrong way. I could be wrong. But it makes ya think, is it worth it? If you have a style of humor, you should be able to show it without worrying about the way people see you. I'm ranting again!
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Post by petertong on May 21, 2007 4:05:13 GMT
What makes me laugh? Funny unexpected things that happen in the course of life The other day i was getting into my car with a friend and her son and just as she got into the car I decided the windshield was too dirty and decided to hit the wiper washers. I didn't know why she was making all this noise as she got into the car. Evidently the washer nozzle caught her full bore in the face. I felt pretty bad (and she was graceful) but it was pretty funny too! I guess VW needs to engineer their cars properly so this doesn't happen in the future have fun, Peter T.
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Post by comet on May 21, 2007 8:08:56 GMT
Hi Peter T VW are one of the few who will recall cars up to twenty years old to correct faults that may cause a danger to people. ie. faults caused by wear or decay over long periods of use. Unlike other manufacturers whom I will not mention as I would rather not spend the rest of my life in court comet
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Post by jons on May 24, 2007 13:13:11 GMT
Arrrrrrr, landlubbers, tis I, Captain Blackbeard here to tell you about a new film showing at your local fleapit: ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End’. You may have to have a gander at the previous two films first to know what’s going on, arrrrrrr! To celebrate this magical piece of celluloid, I had five copies of the soundtrack to give away, but I’m keeping them to myself, ahh-arrrr! (Parrot: Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!) Shut yer cakehole! The only reason I keep yer perched on my shoulder is to keep me balance, this wooden leg o’ mine keeps veering to the left! The real reason I’m here tis to show a connection between the siren o’ the sea, Hayley Westenra (whose voice haunts many a cabin-boy’s dreams) and pirates. Here’s goes, me hearties: She likes Johnny Depp Arrrr, every pirate loves Johnny Depp, it gets lonely on the seven seas and we tend to go a bit funny. (Parrot: Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!) You’ll be in pieces of eight in a minute if yer don’t shut yer trap! She sings about water a lot We spend a lot of time on the water do us pirates. We sail the sea, drink the sea - when the rum is low - and give back to the sea, everywhere around the ship is one big toilet. Arrrrr, sorry, that was pretty disgusting! Her family has a parrot Tis true? Is it used for balancing purposes? Her latest album is called ‘Treasure’ Aye, we pirates love our treasure. But I have yet to come across a map for treasure buried deep at the bottom of the Celtic sea, rumoured to be the eighth sea! There are lots of pirate copies of Treasure floating around. Aye, and we pirates wan’ em back! So, there yer go! If Hayley’s not related to a pirate, I’ll eat my parrot! (Parrot:Aaarrrrrr!) ( Disclaimer: No parrots where eaten during the making of this.)
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Post by Stephany on May 24, 2007 13:34:20 GMT
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Post by roger on May 24, 2007 14:47:24 GMT
This was heard on Classic FM a few minutes ago. A listener phoned in to a request programme and asked for "something uplifting because it will go down well"! Eh? Roger
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