Subj : Ham Radio Traffic & More
To   : Daryl Stout
From : George Pope
Date : Fri Apr 01 2022 08:54:42

> The beauty of puns is in the groan of the recipients.

Yup. I try for the best groans, not the "ho hum, not you again" ones. . .

> That's like the one where the woman who was behind a daydreaming driver.
> The woman ended up missing the traffic light, and had to sit and wait for
> another light cycle. She started cussing, flipping the other driver off,
> and she is immediately told by a cop "Step out of the car, please"...as
> she's arrested.
> A few hours later, she's released, with an apology from the officer.
> He noted "With your behavior toward that other driver, despite having
> bumper stickers on your car saying 'Follow Me To Church', I thought
> you had stolen the car". <G>

A cop member of my old church told that one from up front, tyo the  congregation.  Food for thought, indeed. Be who you're supposed to be, don't  just talk the talk.

> As the late Bobby Bowden noted, "After retirement, there's only one big
> event left".

Yuppers.

My line, when the subject of aging comes up is 'getting old beats the  alternative."

Womeb usually say, "I'd rather stay young."; I say, "That's not the  alternative!" & look at them until they get that "Aha!" moment.


>> A Canadian comedy music group, The Arrogant Worms, wrote a new anthem
>> for  Canada, called "Canada's Really Big" including the lyric: "It's
>> not what you do with it; it's the size that counts"
> They have a point.

Look it up for a laugh. . . :)

Another kind of pun is the shaggy dog story. . .

Erik was getting on in life. Despite his rapidly failing eyesight he wants to  lead one more raid on England and gets his wife's blessing. At the dockside  before he sets sail he asks her if there's anything she wants him to bring  back?

'Yes' she says 'the English houses all have stainles steel sinks, I'd love one 
of those!'

'No problem my love, I'll be back in a month, with your stainless steel sink!'

Off they sail and soon Erik is reliving his youth, pillaging and fighting,  helped by the younger men that have to point him in the right direction every  so often. Finally the day comes when their long ship is full of treasure and  Erik decides its time to go home. One of his men asks Erik

'Did you get what you're wife asked for... stainless steel something or 
other?'... 'sink!' says another viking 'it's made of shiny metal and she'll  want it to put water in to wash the dishes!'

'No I forgot! Thanks for reminding me! There's some houses being built over 
there, I'll be able to grab one from there. I'll only be a few minutes, you lot get ready to cast off!'

Off Erik goes and looks in vain for a sink. Finally he spots something that  might be a sink resting against a pile of bricks. It's made from shiny metal  and looks like it could hold water. He grabs it and gets back on the ship glad  to be going home after his successful raid.

Eventually they reach their home port and there to greet him is his wife...
'well, did you get my sink!?'
'Off course I did my love... here it is!'
'What the he'll are you giving me that for? That's not a sink, that's one of 
those things builders use for carrying bricks you old fool!'

Any way, it just goes to show you the old saying is true, 'A hod's as good as a sink to a blind Norse!'


--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6
 * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)

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