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Prospecting Humor
« on: March 16, 2020, 07:41:00 PM »
John and Bill were crossing the Yukon river on horseback when Bill fell from his mount, as the current carried him down river he shouted, John save me, John save me.

John hollered back Awe shut up Bill and die like a man.

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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2020, 04:44:12 PM »
PeeWee Herman:  "So funny I forgot to laugh."
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2020, 11:19:45 PM »
Took me a minute but it did produce a grin.
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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2020, 08:07:43 AM »
I'll be honest.... I don't get it, and I'm usually pretty good at getting humour... must be a US thing?

Plenty of really dark humour here in the uk... for example, there's a one-legged beggar here in Manchester. Mate of mine is a bit of a sissy when it comes to beggars, and got talking to him. Turns out, he's a veteran, and lost his leg in a campaign in Afghanistan. Mate asked him how come he was on the street begging - to which he replied; "I'm trying to raise the air fare so I can go back over there and find me bloody leg!"
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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2020, 09:41:18 AM »
+1 for the lack of comprehension.

Mind you it did take me a while to understand why that when two parrots were sat on a perch one of them wondered if the other could smell fish.....

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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2020, 04:41:24 PM »
Yip, must be a US thing.  I have no clue as to the funny side.  Didn't want to be the first to admit though, so hats off to AdeV for being brave.

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« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2020, 05:14:54 PM »
A few hints for us that remember PeeWee, please.

I know Mr. Hoo is on First.  Mr. Watt is on second but I can't remember whos on third.  There's the fundamentals of US humor but Bill dying like a man - huh?
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« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2020, 05:27:15 PM »
two parrots were sat on a perch one of them wondered if the other could smell fish.....

LOL!
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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2020, 05:38:30 PM »
Strange thing is, some American humour really is both clever AND very funny... e.g. IMHO this little dialogue from Airplane 2:

Witness : Striker was the squadron leader. He brought us in real low. But he couldn't handle it.
Prosecutor : Buddy couldn't handle it? Was Buddy one of your crew?
Witness : Right. Buddy was the bombardier. But it was Striker who couldn't handle it, and he went to pieces.
Prosecutor : Andy went to pieces?
Witness : No. Andy was the navigator. He was all right. Buddy went to pieces. It was awful how he came unglued.
Prosecutor : Howie came unglued?
Witness : Oh, no. Howie was a rock, the best tailgunner in the outfit. Buddy came unglued.
Prosecutor : And he bailed out?
Witness : No. Andy hung tough. Buddy bailed out. How he survived, it was a miracle.
Prosecutor : Then Howie survived?
Witness : No, 'fraid not. We lost Howie the next day.

All delivered pretty much deadpan.
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« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2020, 08:40:50 PM »
How do you tell the difference between a black bear and grizzly.

A black bear will chase you up a tree and the grizzly will shake you outta the tree.

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Re: Prospecting Humor
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2020, 09:32:42 PM »
John and Bill were crossing the Yukon river on horseback when Bill fell from his mount, as the current carried him down river he shouted, John save me, John save me.

John hollered back Awe shut up Bill and die like a man.

This kind of "joke" does nothing for me I find it akin to Ernest Hemingway books, Beatles songs and Van Morrison "singing"