Joke of the Year...?

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BigDaveTheMighty

Original Poster:

153 posts

199 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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Saw this and thought that if this is the best joke of the year, I'm glad I didn't go to the Fringe.

In fact, as I only skimmed the article I missed it first time round.

Do I have no sense of humour? Am I dead inside?

Or is the joke just crap?

The Hypno-Toad

12,632 posts

211 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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Nope its rubbish.

Tim Vines "chuffed to bits" joke is the best this year by miles.

CivicMan

2,211 posts

207 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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I still think that, unwittingly, the best one liner of the year was Stevie Wonder speaking at Michael Jackson's funeral:

"I never thought I'd live to see this day".

Errr, Stevie....

Funk

26,511 posts

215 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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Crap joke. It's not you.

P924

1,272 posts

188 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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Agreed, it`s not funny

robinhood21

30,832 posts

238 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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The headline is funnier than the 'joke'.

unrepentant

21,671 posts

262 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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Very weak joke.

Preferred Frankie Boyle's joke about Bush and Brown;

"George Bush doesn't realise that we have a new Prime Minister. He just thinks that Tony Blair has put on weight and had a mild stroke".

Kermit power

29,431 posts

219 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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It's part of a stand up routine, so is presumably delivered verbally, with all sorts of vocal inflections, and probably other stuff around it all interlinked in context.

It's hardly surprising that it looks crap when written down on a web page, isn't it?

Take a look at his nun and donkey routine. You might or might not find it funny, but you'd have to agree it's a lot funnier like that than it possibly could be written down.

Conian

8,030 posts

207 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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The Hypno-Toad said:
Nope its rubbish.

Tim Vines "chuffed to bits" joke is the best this year by miles.
Tim Vine is superb, tell the joke? Not sure i've heard it.

Horse_Apple

3,795 posts

248 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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So I saw this Scotsman and I asked him if he had spots when he was younger. He replied “Achh-neeee”.

One arm butlers - they can take it but they can’t dish it out…

Beware of Alphabet Grenades… if you throw them, it could spell disaster!

My mate said to me: “Can you tell me what you call someone who comes from Corsica?” I said: “Cors-i-can”!

When it comes to cosmetic surgery… a lot of people turn their noses up.

I used go out with an anesthetist - she was a local girl…

I had a dream last night that I was cutting carrotts with the Grim Reaper… dicing with death!

I was walking down the road the other day and I saw this advert in the window that said “Television for Sale - £1- Volume Stuck On Full”. I thought: “I can’t turn that down”.

A friend of mine always wanted to be run over by a steam train. When it happened, he was chuffed to bits!

So I went to the record shop and I said “What have you got by The Doors?” He said: “A bucket of sand and a fire blanket!”

What do you call a lady with big teeth that sleeps in the afternoon? Siesta Rantzen.

Albinos - you can’t say fairer than that!

(Holding up a notice which says “Future Events”) Tim Vine: “Well, there’s a sign of things to come!”

My mate bet with me that I’d never eat at a barbecque with Matthew Corbett - I said, that’s a Sweep-Stake!

I’ve got a friend who has got a butler whose left arm is missing - serves him right.

I was in the army once and the Sergeant said to me: “What does surrender mean?” I said: “I give up!”

One of my squaddies in my army came up to my bunk bed the other day and had a hairdryer against my duvet, I said: “Don’t blow my cover”

I was looking for the directions for Radio 1 in London, and a guy pointed me in the direction of the building. I said: “That’s not a building, thats a cloud!” He said: “Down a bit…”

I have spent the afternoon re-arranging the furniture in Draculas house… I was doing a bit of Fang-Shui

I want to tell you a bit about myself.. I’m a very quiet and secretive person, and that’s it really.

Jasandjules

70,420 posts

235 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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There's a fellow on Mock the Week who does those sorts of one-liners.......


The Hypno-Toad

12,632 posts

211 months

Tuesday 25th August 2009
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Horse_Apple said:
So I saw this Scotsman and I asked him if he had spots when he was younger. He replied “Achh-neeee”.

One arm butlers - they can take it but they can’t dish it out…

Beware of Alphabet Grenades… if you throw them, it could spell disaster!

My mate said to me: “Can you tell me what you call someone who comes from Corsica?” I said: “Cors-i-can”!

When it comes to cosmetic surgery… a lot of people turn their noses up.

I used go out with an anesthetist - she was a local girl…

I had a dream last night that I was cutting carrotts with the Grim Reaper… dicing with death!

I was walking down the road the other day and I saw this advert in the window that said “Television for Sale - £1- Volume Stuck On Full”. I thought: “I can’t turn that down”.

A friend of mine always wanted to be run over by a steam train. When it happened, he was chuffed to bits!

So I went to the record shop and I said “What have you got by The Doors?” He said: “A bucket of sand and a fire blanket!”

What do you call a lady with big teeth that sleeps in the afternoon? Siesta Rantzen.

Albinos - you can’t say fairer than that!

(Holding up a notice which says “Future Events”) Tim Vine: “Well, there’s a sign of things to come!”

My mate bet with me that I’d never eat at a barbecque with Matthew Corbett - I said, that’s a Sweep-Stake!

I’ve got a friend who has got a butler whose left arm is missing - serves him right.

I was in the army once and the Sergeant said to me: “What does surrender mean?” I said: “I give up!”

One of my squaddies in my army came up to my bunk bed the other day and had a hairdryer against my duvet, I said: “Don’t blow my cover”

I was looking for the directions for Radio 1 in London, and a guy pointed me in the direction of the building. I said: “That’s not a building, thats a cloud!” He said: “Down a bit…”

I have spent the afternoon re-arranging the furniture in Draculas house… I was doing a bit of Fang-Shui

I want to tell you a bit about myself.. I’m a very quiet and secretive person, and that’s it really.
Pen behind the ear, pen behind the ear. Pen behind the ear, pen behind the ear... rofl

Conian

8,030 posts

207 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
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The Hypno-Toad said:
Pen behind the ear, pen behind the ear. Pen behind the ear, pen behind the ear... rofl
now the hockey stick?

OllieWinchester

5,677 posts

198 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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I was looking for the directions for Radio 1 in London, and a guy pointed me in the direction of the building. I said: “That’s not a building, thats a cloud!” He said: “Down a bit…”


confused

Edited by OllieWinchester on Thursday 27th August 01:24

mr_spock

3,365 posts

221 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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Two beggars are sitting side by side on a street in Rome.

One has a cross in front of him; the other one the Star of David. Many people go by and look at both beggars, but only put money into the hat of the beggar sitting behind the cross.

A priest comes by, stops and watches throngs of people giving money to the beggar behind the cross, but none give to the beggar behind the Star of David.

Finally, the priest goes over to the beggar behind the Star of David and says, "My poor fellow, don't you understand? This is a Catholic country; this city is the seat of Catholicism. People aren't going to give you money if you sit there with a Star of David in front of you, especially when you're sitting beside a beggar who has a cross. In fact, they would probably give to him just out of spite."

The beggar behind the Star of David listened to the priest, turned to the other beggar with the cross and said: "Moishe, look who's trying to teach the Goldstein brothers about marketing."

Horse_Apple

3,795 posts

248 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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OllieWinchester said:
I was looking for the directions for Radio 1 in London, and a guy pointed me in the direction of the building. I said: “That’s not a building, thats a cloud!” He said: “Down a bit…”


confused

Edited by OllieWinchester on Thursday 27th August 01:24
It took me ages to get that one. I'm assuming it's a pun on the instructions given by a third party when trying to dial into a radio station old school style.

TheFlyingBanana

16,484 posts

250 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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Best one liner ever?

My vote goes to the very much missed Bob Monkhouse:

"People laughed when I told them I wanted to be a comedian. Well, they're not laughing now."


Sheer genius.

Cpn Jack Spanner

2,632 posts

211 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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I like the one about pirates...

Conian

8,030 posts

207 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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TheFlyingBanana said:
Best one liner ever?

My vote goes to the very much missed Bob Monkhouse:

"People laughed when I told them I wanted to be a comedian. Well, they're not laughing now."


Sheer genius.
+1

Davi

17,153 posts

226 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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Horse_Apple said:
So I posted a load of really second rate one liners...
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