Date: Mon, 22 Jul 96 13:57:39 CET From: "Tim Holliefield" Subject: HUMOR Digest - 3 May 1995 to 4 May 1995 There are 19 messages totalling 625 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Dyslexic drug addicts (off. to dyslexics) 2. Orbs of Oppenheimre 3. marriage 4. Unabridged Medical Dictionary (may be offensive to govt people, and contains some explicit human body part names) 5. Life 7.T 6. Punny joke. 7. pet humor 8. Poor planning 9. Humor: Chicken and Egg 10. 11. Scottish Kilt Joke - not too off. 12. The Rules (off. to women) 13. Food for thought 14. Racist...Punny 15. 16. there were two ships... 17. Outlawed Fertilizers? (dark, sad sarchasm) 18. The Canonical List of Taglines 19. Chicken and egg: who really came first ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 09:14:01 +0100 From: Glenda Young Subject: Dyslexic drug addicts (off. to dyslexics) Heard about the dyslexic drug addict? He tried to inject a heron, turns out he was a smock addict. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 06:53:51 -0400 From: Larry Scott Subject: Orbs of Oppenheimre I don't understand all of this, so don't ask me to explain any of it. And some of what I do understand I don't agree with. But it does have its moments anyway... The Orbs of Oppenheimre ======================= by Geoffrey "ZAPHOD" Heller <96994999@WSUVM1> Ronalled had been climbing for days now, yet the peak of Mt. Saltan was not even in sight. His food was getting low, he was thoroughly tired, and the insects had not ceased to bite at his every limb since he left Amacrion. He fondled the small orb in his purse. Little did anyone know he carried such a powerful weapon, he thought. Climbing still, he con- sidered his meeting with Gorbacon of Sobied. He couldn't stand Gorbacon, but his desire for a peaceful relationship with the Sobieds was more pressing than his dislikes. This was finally a plan for a greater peace. The destruction of the Orbs of Oppenheimre. He paused momentarily at the thought of the great Orb and profoundly said, "Gee". Years ago, when war was still raging between the Amacrions and the Sobieds, the Lord Ronalled had requested the creation of a superior weapon. The great Mage, Oppenheimre, replied with the creation of two orbs. They were so named the Orbs of Oppenheimre. When thrown, the Orbs could destroy the land for miles around. They also had be used simulta- neously. Because if one were used, the other would explode too. (For the same reason that people always seem to find a mutant corn flake in their cereal on thursdays.) Strangely, no one ever considered the fact that nobody could throw over a mile. If was foretold by Seers that upon the coming of the great harmonic divergence they would both spontaneously explode. (For the same reason that you can't ever find those mutant corn flakes after you put the milk in.) The harmonic divergence now crept closer with every waking moment. Ronalled considered the history of the Orbs while he walked. He gnashed his teeth knowing that Gorbacon only had the other Orb because he had stolen it. Overlooking the wrongdoings of Gorbacon, Ronalled focused on his goal: To get plastered at the beer garden on Mt. Saltan. At the summit of Mt. Saltan the two Lords were to meet and cast the Orbs into the endless pit if INFandor. Then the party would really begin. As Ronalled walked on, he noticed something strange. An odd whistling accompanied by a noise that sounded like, "uber dere". Faintly he heard the bushes rustle behind him. He whirled around only to be smashed on the back of the head from behind. The Orb was thrown from his purse. Ronalled lay now unconscious. His face was warped into a bizarre and unnatural fashion. He had a half frown with terrible hound dog eyes. For one fleeting moment he looked like a grotesque cross between Ollie North and Benji. Immediately out of the forest came Kadalferi and his band of thieves. Well, not thieves. Worse. Golfers. One of Kadalferi's subordinates came to him with the rather dull looking orb. Kadalferi briefly looked at it and said, "Ah ha! My golf Ball! I knew it was uber dere some- where! ... Fore!" With that he proceeded to make the greatest swing of his golfing career... Gorbacon looked up and saw the flash. He wanted to say something pro- found about Ronalled upon his death. He and Ronalled had been to a lot of really wild parties together. Like the time they were both drunk on the floor singing Toccata & Fugue in D minor to the beat of "Velcro Fly." But all he managed to work out was, "Golly" by the time he was blown to McNuggets. With the leaders gone the two kingdoms began a war of hideous accusa- tions. "You killed our lord!", "Did not!", "Did too!" and so forth. Soon these appalling accusations led into a terrible war which raged for decades. It all finally ended when the great philosopher ZAPHOD discov- ered the one phrase which truly was analogous to life: "I want to love life, but life only wants meaningless sex." The moral of the story is that there are no morals. If truth is stranger than fiction then a half-truth perforated with fiction and sprinkled with periodic madness is the oddest thing around. Originally From: DAVE COBLE ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 09:43:32 EDT From: Alex Lubman Subject: marriage An elderly fellow is visiting his doctor and friend of many years for a physical. "Tell me I'm healthy doc...tomorrow I'm marrying Sara Birnbaum, the woman of my dreams!" The doctor has recently examined Ms Birnbaum and knows she is gravely ill. Despite doctor/patient confidentiality he decides to inform his old friend of his fiancee's condition. "Sam," he says, "I just gave Sara a thorough exam and I have to tell you she has acute angina." "You're telling me!" says Sam with a wink. "And a nice pair of knockers too!" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 11:46:38 EDT From: "1 Crazy Guy..." Subject: Unabridged Medical Dictionary (may be offensive to govt people, and contains some explicit human body part names) The FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S NEW, UNABRIDGED MEDICAL DICTIONARY Barium - What you do when the patient dies Urine - The opposite of "you're out" Cauterize - Made eye contact D&C - Where Washington is Ova - Finished; done with Sperm - To reject; look away from Dilate - To live a long time Enema - Opposite of a friend Node - Was aware of White count - The number of caucasians Hernia - Pertaining to a female's knee Fibrillate - To tell a small lie Bunion - Paul's surname Genital - Non-Jew Sacrum - Holy Paradox - Two doctors Constipation - Endangered feces Penis - Someone who plays the piano Humerus - To tell us what we wnat to hear Intestine - Currently taking an exam Coronary - Domesticated Yellow Bird Outpatient - A person who has fainted Pap smear - To slander your father Rectum - Dang near killed him Seizure - Roman Emperor Cat Scan - When the Secret Service looks for Socks ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 08:53:37 -0700 From: Henry Cate Subject: Life 7.T Date: 5 Mar 92 20:17:23 PST (Thursday) ---------------------------------------------------- From: prasad@cc.utah.edu (PRASAD B. GHARPURE) You know you live in a small town when : Even a 4 year old can tear the phone book. >From rec.humor.funny: From: nweaver@ocf.berkeley.edu (Nicholas Weaver) Wanted poster in post office in physics land: Wanted $10,000 reward. Scrodinger's Cat. Dead or Alive Subject: Something from Thomas Lapp An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last. -- Winston Churchill A man who was late paying bills was sent a note saying, "Your account is long overdue -- It has been on our books over a year. Must remind you, we have now carried you longer than your mother did." ---------------------------------------------------- The following are various selections from SCHWARTZ_VICTOR@tandem Consumer Reports magazine, in the October issue, has a report on "Mail-Order" Companies (Sears, J.C. Penney, L.L. Bean, Eddie Bauer, C.O.M.B., Land's End, Swiss Colony, Carol Wright, Sharper Image, ...), companies that do a large amount of retail sales "by mail." In the article they remark: "When you look at how the orders were placed, it's obvious that "mail order" is an archaic term. Relatively few people order by mail (most order by phone, via toll-free 800 numbers), and few products are delivered by the U.S. Postal Service (90 percent of catalog orders are delivered by United Parcel Service)." In a touching holiday gesture (people always talk about how cruel corporate America can be), Pan Am said that even though they officially went out of business last week -- they will continue to lose luggage through January 1st..... (From a recent NewsWeek magazine:) "Please provide your date of death." A letter from the Internal Revenue Service, addressed to a dead man whose widow filed a return for him in 1991. (Contributed to the Tandem Humor DL by Jerry Dunham:) Fellow goes to a furniture store to apply for work. When he arrives he sees several others in line ahead of him. So instead of just sitting around waiting his turn, he starts selling furniture. By the time his interview turn came around, he'd sold over $2600 of furniture. He was hired on the spot. Nancy Davis gleaned this item last month in the ComputerGram newsletter which is distributed within Tandem, and shared it with the Tandem Humor DL. (Thanx, Nancy!) Technology is finally proving itself.... "With the cost of the equipment tumbling, use of videoconferencing is set to soar, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. has discovered another benefit in addition to the saving of time and travel costs: because of the built-in delay on the sound, the company told the New York Times, it's difficult for people to interrupt, so they actually have to listen to what the other is saying." -- Henry Cate III The Life collection maintainer, selections of humor from the internet Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 10:26:51 -0600 From: "M. Zaiem Beg" Subject: Punny joke. There was a tribe in Africa which was very fierce and warring...they would battle all the tribes in the area, and they always won. As a victory trophy, they would take the throne of the chief of the defeated tribe and carry it home, chanting victory chants and singing the whole way. When they got home, they would put the throne in the attic of the grass hut. This went on for quite some time, and soon the throne collection grew, adding to the prestige of the tribe. One day, they battled a tribe of farily large people, some might call them giants. They won, and they struggled to get the throne home...but the chanting and joyesness prevailed as usual. When they got home, they had the ritual of putting the throne in the attic of the grass hut, but the weight was too much. The ceiling collapsed, killing everyone on the tribe. The moral: People who live in grass houses shouldn't stow thrones. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 11:37:54 EST From: Vickie Arwginski Subject: pet humor All I Need to Know About Life I Learned from My Cat (author unknown) o When in doubt, cop an attitude. o Climb your way to the top; that's why the drapes are there. o Life is hard, then you nap. o Always give generously--a small bird or rodent left on the bed tells them, "I care." o When you go out into the world, remember: being placed on a pedestal is a right, not a privilege. And from Ann Landers Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 12:18:22 -0400 From: "If this makes sense to you, you have a big problem." Subject: Poor planning This came to me from Professor Pelletier at CCSU. Enjoy. -Dennis the Demented To: The Bureau of "Waddamagonnadonow?:" I'm writing in response to your request for additional information for Block Number 3 of the Accident Reporting Form. I put "poor planning" as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter I should explain more fully, and I trust the following details will be sufficient. I am an amateur radio operator and on the day of the accident I was working alone on the top section of my new 80 foot tower. When I had completed my work, I discovered that I had, over the course of several trips up the tower, brought up about 300 lbs of tools and hardware. Rather than carry the now unneeded tools and material down by hand, I decided to lower the items down in a small barrel by using a pulley, which fortunately was attached to the gin pole at the top of the tower. Securing the rope at ground level, I went to the top of the tower and loaded the tools and materials into the barrel; I went back to the ground and untied the rope holding it tightly to insure a slow descent of the 300 lbs of tools. You will note in Block Number 11 of the Accident Reporting Form, I weigh only 155 lbs. Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rather rapid rate of speed up the side of the tower. In the vicinity of the 40 foot level, I met the barrel comming down; this explains my fractured skull and broken collarbone. Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately, by this time, I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold on to the rope in spite of the pain. At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of tools hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Devoid of the weight of the tools, the barrel weighed approximately 20 lbs. I refer you again to Block Number 11. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the tower. In the vicinity of the 40 foot level, I met the barrel coming up; this accounts for the two fractured ankles and the lacerations on my legs and lower body. The encounter with the barrel slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell on to the pile of tools, and fortunately only three vertebrae were cracked. I'm sorry to report, however, that as I lay there on the tools, in pain, unable to stand, and watching the barrel 80 feet above me, I again lost my presence of mind. I let go of the rope. Sincerely and shaken, Dunlego Megone ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 13:38:00 -0400 From: Matthew Grob Subject: Humor: Chicken and Egg Seen on a t-shirt: Picture: A chicken and an egg, lying in bed side-by-side, each smoking a cigarette. Caption: "Who came first?" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 14:26:00 -0400 From: Jack Tanner Subject: Three Frenchmen were arguing about the definition of savoirfaire. The first said " Savoirfaire is when a man comes home from work early and fins his wife in bed with another man and says 'Oh, pardone', and leaves, that is savoirfaire." The second says " No Pierre, savoirfaire is when a man comes home from work early and finds his wife in bed with another man and says ' Oh, pardone, please continue', that is savoirfaire." The third says " Armond, I don't think you've quite got the connotation yet. When a man comes home from work and finds his wife in bed with another man and says 'Oh pardone, please continue' and he CAN continue, THAT IS SAVOIRFAIRE!. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 13:18:42 PDT From: Bill Dotson Subject: Scottish Kilt Joke - not too off. A Scotsman was walking home drunk one night. Eventually, he passed out on the sidewalk, and in the process his kilt flew up, exposing his privates. Two nuns walked up to the Scotsman and one remarked, "Oh, no, what will we do?" The other nun pondered the situation and finally pulled a blue ribbon out of her hair and tied it on the man's penis. "Well," she said, "At least it looks proper, now." The next morning the Scotsman woke up and looked around. When he spotted the ribbon on his penis, he shook his head and said, "Well, I don't know where you've been or what you've done, but at least you won first prize!" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 14:40:20 -0400 From: Phil Glowatz Subject: The Rules (off. to women) THE RULES 1. The Female always makes THE RULES. 2. THE RULES are subject to change without notice. 3. No Male can possible know all THE RULES. 4. If the Female suspects the Male knows all THE RULES, she must immediately change some of THE RULES. 5. The Female is never wrong. 6. If it appears the Female is wrong, it is because of a flagrant misunderstanding caused by something the Male did or said wrong. 7. If Rule #6 applies, the Male must apologize immediately for causing the misunderstanding. 8. The Female can change her mind at any time. 9. The Male must never change his mind without the express, written consent of The Female. 10. The Female has every right to be angry or upset at any time. 11. The Male must remain calm at all times, unless the Female wants him to be angry or upset. 12. The Female must, under no circumstances, let the Male know whether she wants him to be angry or upset. 13. The Male is expected to read the mind of the Female at all times. 14. At all times, what is important is what the Female meant, not what she sa id. 15. If the Male doesn't abide by THE RULES, it is because he can't take the heat, lacks backbone, and is a wimp. 16. If the Female has PMS, all THE RULES are null and void and the Male must cater to her every whim. 17. Any attempt to document THE RULES could result in bodily harm. 18. If the Male, at any time, believes he is right, he must refer to Rule #5. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 15:10:17 EDT From: MR LYLE J KINNAMAN Subject: Food for thought A teacher stands in front of her fifth grade class with her hand behind her back. She says she has something round, hard, and red in her hand. She asks the class to guess what it is. One little girl guesses it's a ball. The teacher says, "No, it's an apple, but I like the way you think." A little while later, the teacher again stands with her hand behind her back and indicates she has something long, hard and stiff in her hand. When a little boy guesses it's a stick she says, "No, it's a ruler, but I like the way you think." Just then the class bad-boy jumps up with an evil grin on his face. He thrusts his hand deep into his pocket and says, "Teacher, I've got my hand on something that is round, hard and has a head on it!" The teacher blushes with embarrassment and starts to protest about obscene remarks being made in her class. The boy interrupts her and says, "No, no teacher...it's only a quarter, but I sure do like the way you think!" Lyle's Joke Boutique. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 15:23:13 EST From: Swifty Subject: Racist...Punny Salutations All and Sundry: Q Why are Black people, on the average, 4" taller than White people? A Because their Negro's (Knee Grows.......Ouch!) Swifty John K Swift SWIFTY@medisense.com ********************************************************************** "Few things are more dangerous than a hobbit with low blood sugar." Unknown ********************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 14:44:10 -0700 From: Pete Akre Subject: Q. Why do they use powdered soap in the Army? A. It takes longer to pick-up. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 21:38:01 -0400 From: "Russell Klein (LIVE_FREE_OR_DIE)" Subject: there were two ships... There were two ships...one had red paint, one had blue paint. they collided. At last report, the survivors were marooned! Russ "Cool's eternal but it's always dated" (Fugazi) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 May 1995 09:38:36 JST From: Maurizio MORABITO Subject: Outlawed Fertilizers? (dark, sad sarchasm) Cliff Johnson forwarded: > After all, fertilizer doesn't kill people, people kill people. Perhaps we should have to outlaw people ciao maurizio ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 21:07:53 -0400 From: Jascha Franklin-Hodge Subject: The Canonical List of Taglines Below is a very small sampling of The Canonical List of Taglines. Follow the instructions to receive the full list. 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"Freedom defined is freedom denied." -The Illuminatus "Have you ever dated somebody because you were too lazy to commit suicide?" "Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty". . . Matt Dillon "Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's hand grenades I throw..." "Hmm... How *did* they finally kill Frosty?" -- Hobbes "Human equality is a contingent fact of history." -Steven Jay Gould "I believe OS/2...to be the most important OS...of all time" Gates '87 "I didn't do it! You didn't see me! You can't prove it!" Calvin "I tried to think but nothing happened!" - Curly "I wanna put my log in your fireplace." -Gene Simmons "I'm looking for Mr. Dover, first name Ben.." "I'm looking nice, my shadow's looking nice...What a team!": Cat "I'm not an actor, but I play one on TV" "I'm not smart enough to lie" - Ronald Reagan "If I knew what I was doing...I'd be dangerous..." "If the shoe fits, buy it." Imelda Marcos "Instant gratification takes too long." - Carrie Fisher "Is" is the verb for when you don't want a verb. "It hurt real bad." -John Bobbit "It is not the fall that kills you. it's the sudden stop at the end."-D. Adams "It's sad how whole families are torn apart by simple things, like wild dogs" "Keyboard? How quaint!" - Scotty "Luke... Luke... Use the MOUSE, Luke" - Obi Wan Gates "MEOW"... "WOOF"... It's a two-litter engine! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 22:35:06 -0400 From: "CURT BRAMBLETT " Subject: Chicken and egg: who really came first All this discussion about the chicken and egg reminds me of the explanation my ninth grade biology teacher gave: The rooster came first. ------------------------------ End of HUMOR Digest - 3 May 1995 to 4 May 1995 **********************************************