Saturday, May 31, 2014

PUNS FOR EDUCATED MINDS (source unknown)

1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference.
     He acquired his size from too much pi.

2.  I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan Island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.

3.  She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.

4.  A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class,
     because it was a weapon of math disruption.

5.  No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll will still be stationery.

6.  A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.

7.  A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.

8.  Two silk worms had a race.  They ended up in a tie.

9.  A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall.  It is being looked into.

10.  Time flies like the wind.  Fruit flies like a banana.

11.  Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

12.  Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway.  One hat said to the other:
       'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'

13.  I was wondering why the baseball kept getting bigger.  Then it hit me.

14.  A sign on the lawn at a marijuana rehab centre said:  'Keep off the Grass.'

15.  The midget fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

16.  A backward poet writes inverse.

17.  In a democracy it's your vote that counts.  In feudalism it's your count that votes.

18.  When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
 

19.  If you jumped off the bridge in Paris, you'd be in Seine.

20.  A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons.  The stewardess looks at him and says, 'I'm sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger.'

21.  Two fish swim into a concrete wall.  One turns to the other and says 'Dam!'

22.  Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft.         Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

23.  Two hydrogen atoms meet.
           One says, 'I've lost my electron.'
           The other says 'Are you sure?'
           The first replies, 'Yes, I'm positive.'

24.  Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused anesthetics during a root canal?
           His goal: transcend dental medication.

25.  There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh.
No pun in ten did.


I think these needed to be added to the list:


A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes
to a family in Egypt and is named "Ahmal." The other goes to a family in
Spain; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself
to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that
she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, 

"They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal."

These friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened
up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers
from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition
was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to "persuade" them to close. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he'd be back if they didn't close up shop. Terrified, they
did so, thereby proving that only Hugh can prevent florist friars.

Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time,
which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very
little, which made him rather frail and with this diet, he suffered from
bad breath. This made him ..........
A super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

Saturday, May 24, 2014

FIVE-MINUTE MANAGEMENT COURSE

Lesson 1 : 

A priest offered a Nun a lift.

She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg.

The priest nearly had an accident.

After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg...

The nun said, 'Father, remember Psalm 129?'

The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again.   The nun once again said, 'Father, remember Psalm 129?'

The priest apologized 'Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.'

Arriving at the convent, the nun sighed heavily and went on her way.

On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129.  It said, 'Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.'


Moral of the story:
 
If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.


Lesson
2 : 

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.

They rub it and a Genie comes out.  The Genie says, 'I'll give each of you just one wish.'
   

'Me first! Me first!' says the admin clerk..  'I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.' Poof! She's gone.

'Me next! Me next!' says the sales rep. 'I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas, and the love of my life.'  Poof! He's gone.

'OK, you're up,' the Genie says to the manager.  The manager says, 'I want those two back in the office after lunch.'


Moral of the story:
 
Always let your boss have the first say.


Lesson
3 

An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing.

A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, 'Can I also sit like you and do nothing?'  The eagle answered: 'Sure, why not.'
 

So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.


Moral of the story:

To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.



Lesson
4 

A turkey was chatting with a bull.  'I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree' sighed the turkey, 'but I haven't got the energy.'
   

'Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?' replied the bull.  It's full of nutrients.'

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.

The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch..

Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.

He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.


Moral of the story:
 
Bull Shit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there...
 

Lesson 5

A little bird was flying south for the winter.  It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.

While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.

As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.

The dung was actually thawing him out!

He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.  A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.
   

Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Moral of the story:
 
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.

(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.

(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!
     


THUS ENDS THE 5-MINUTE MANAGEMENT COURSE.

Saturday, May 17, 2014

THE AGGIE BASKETBALL PLAYER

(Forwarded by Linda Armour)

A student went to Texas A&M on a basketball scholarship. He was a great point guard, but a poor student.

At graduation, he didn't have enough credits. But he was a great basketball star and the students held a rally and demanded the dean give him a diploma anyway. They were so insistent that the dean agreed if Bubba could answer one question correctly he would give him a diploma.

The one question test was held in the auditorium and all the students packed the place. It was standing room only.

The dean was on the stage and told him to come up. The dean had the diploma in his hand and said, "sir, if you can answer this question correctly I'll give you your diploma."

He said he was ready and the dean asked him the question. "Sir," he said, "How much is three times seven?"

He looked up at the ceiling and the down at his shoes, just pondering the question. The Texas A&M students began chanting, "Graduate him anyway! Graduate him anyway!"

Then he held up his hand and the auditorium became silent. he said, "I think I know the answer. Three times seven is twenty-one."

A hush fell over the auditorium and the A&M students began another chant. "Give him another chance! Give him another chance!"

Saturday, May 10, 2014

YOU MIGHT BE A PHYSICIST IF...

This week we go back to TOM GILL PREDICTS-  Volume 15, Number 15- for an item adapted
from an email forwarded by Tracy! Gore, who got it from Noodles Kilchoer.
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 You Might Be A Physicist If...
 
 1. If you know vector calculus but you can't remember how to do long division.
 
 2. If you chuckle whenever anyone says, "centrifugal force."
 
 3. If you've actually used every single function in Matlab.
 3a. If you know what Matlab is.
 
 4. If you'll assume that a "horse" is a "sphere" in order to make the math easier.
 
 5. If it is sunny and 72 degrees outside, and you are working on a computer.
 
 6. If when your professor/boss asks you where your homework/report is, you claim 
 to have accidentally determined its momentum so precisely, that according to
 Heisenberg it could be anywhere in the universe.
 
 7. If you frequently whistle the theme song to "The Big Bang Theory."
 
 8. If you always do homework or work on Friday nights.
 
 9. If you know how to integrate a chicken and can take the derivative of water.
 
 10. If you have no life - and you can prove it mathematically.
 
 11. If you've calculated that the World Series actually diverges.
 
 12. If you hesitate to look at something because you don't want to break
 down its wave function.
 
 13. If you have a pet named after a scientist.
 
 14. If you can't remember what's behind the door in the science building 
 which says "Exit."
 
 15. If you have to bring a jacket with you, in the middle of summer,
 because there's a wind-chill factor in the lab.
 
 16. If you avoid doing anything because you don't want to contribute to
 the eventual heat-death of the universe.
 
 17. If you considered any non-science class in college "easy."
 
 18. If you laugh at jokes about mathematicians.
 
 19. If the Humane Society has you arrested because you actually performed
 the Schrodinger's Cat experiment.
 
 20. If you can translate English into Binary.
 
 21. If the "fun" center of your brain has deteriorated from lack of use.
 
 22. If you understood more than five of these indicators.
 
 23. If you print out this page, and post it on your door.

Saturday, May 3, 2014

WHAT'S YOUR STAR WARS NAME?

This week, in honour of Star Wars Day tomorrow, we go back to TOM GILL PREDICTS
-  Volume Fifteen, Number Four from September 2000, to an item forwarded to me by
many persons including Sarah Milburn. 
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Too much time on your hands????  Here's your chance to figure
out your Star Wars name.  If you feel like it, you can add your
new name to the bottom of the list, then pass it on.

How to determine your Star Wars name:

For your new first name:
 1.  Take the first 3 letters of your first name;
 2.  add the first 2 letters of your last name.

For your new last name:
 3.  Then take the first 2 letters of your Mom's maiden name;
 4.  add the first 3 letters of the city you were born.

How to determine your Star Wars honorific name and title:

 1: Take the last three letters of your last name; reverse them.
 2: add the name of the first car you drove/owned;
 3: insert the word "of";
 4: tack on the name of the last medication you took.

Add your name to the bottom of the list and pass it on......

Yours Truly,
Thogi Vilaf, Lliford of Lipitor
Dengi Osnew, Trehudson of Zyrtec
.... (MANY names omitted here for sanity's sake) ...
Walon Hochi, Ranskylark of Beer
Ziaka Pomad, Miromega of Suphedrine
Jamco Guaur, Xoctalon of Alka Seltzer
Mikha Maosh, Noscelica of Tums
Grepa Frrac, Ittmonza of Cortaid

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