From wendell@ihlpa.on.ca Thu Jun 1 02:20:06 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!ssbn!looking!funny-request From: wendell@ihlpa.on.ca (Wendell J Wilcox +1 312 979 2073) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Life in Hell Keywords: topical, chuckle Message-ID: <3414@looking.on.ca> Date: 1 Jun 89 07:20:06 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 49 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: att!ihlpa!wendell This is a paradoy ad that appeared in the Chicago Reader. The Reader is Chicago's underground paper. AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PUBLIC Hi there, On March 24, in the wee hours of the morning, mistakes were made in the waters of Prince Willaim Sound, way up someplace in Alaska. By now you all know that our tanker, the Hexxon Valdez, was hit by a treacherous submerged reef that made us lose 240,00 barrles of vaulable oil into the uncooperative waters of the Sound. We could sue that reef if we wanted to, but that's not Hexxon's style. Instead we are keeping our fingers crossed that this whole thing will blow over in a matter of weeks. Sure, there will be disgusting pictures of filthy birds, fish and other unsavory wildlife. But I hope that you know Hexxon has already commited several hundred people to hose off those stubbord otters that still happen to be alive. Finally, and most importantly, I want you to believe how sorry I am that this incindent has occured. We cannot, of course, undo what has been done. Only God can do that, and He caused the whole damn thing in the first place. But I can assure you that since March 24, this little "in in the drink" problem has been receiving our full attention, and and will continue to do so until youu forget about the whole thing. Thanks for your continued support. We couldn't do it without you. Keep on pumpin' L.G. Crawl Chairman P.S. To those of you who suggested that we Hexxon executives should be forced to go to Alaska and scrub those oily rocks ourselves, not returning until the job is done, no matter how long it takes, we simpply say this: YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. WE ARE RICH AND POWERFUL BEYOND YOUR WILDEST DREAMS. -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Topical (current events) jokes should be sent to topical@looking.ON.CA From griffith%con.Berkeley.EDU@berkeley.edu Thu Jun 1 05:30:04 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!looking!funny-request From: griffith%con.Berkeley.EDU@berkeley.edu (JimThe Big Dweeb Griffith) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Talk about a tough union... Keywords: original, smirk Message-ID: <3415@looking.on.ca> Date: 1 Jun 89 10:30:04 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 12 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: uunet!BERKELEY.EDU!griffith%con.Berkeley.EDU I hear that the guards at Los Alamos National Laboratory have gone on strike. I would imagine that this means that the facility is sitting there unguarded. Of course, crossing the picket line is a real bitch... Jim -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Topical (current events) jokes should be sent to topical@looking.ON.CA From ajk@mace.cc.purdue.edu Thu Jun 1 18:30:04 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!looking!funny-request From: ajk@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Jeff Boerio) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Front Page News Keywords: chuckle, true Message-ID: <3417@looking.on.ca> Date: 1 Jun 89 23:30:04 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Organization: Tg Programming Lines: 30 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: rutgers!mace.cc.purdue.edu!ajk "Soviet lotto jackpot features toilet paper" (various sources) MOSCOW - A lottery in the Ukranian city of Stakhanov didn't top the $115 million jackpot offered last week in Pennsylvania, but the winners seemed happy with their prizes: rolls of toilet paper. The newspaper "Literary Gazette told the story of Ira, a girl who bought three tickets and walked awat with several rolls of toilet paper, a towel and a small bowl. The lottery tickets cost 50 kopeks - about 81 cents - more than the actual price of mant of the prizes. "But don't forget that there are great shortages," Wednesday's article read. "In the city of Stakhanov, except for the lottery, one cannot get these goods." Other lucky ticket holders in Stakhanov won hens, pigs, goats, detergent, and bath soap. --- Jeff Boerio -- Tg Programming Purdue University Computer Science Dept. -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Topical (current events) jokes should be sent to topical@looking.ON.CA From wolsheim@prls.on.ca Fri Jun 2 02:20:04 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!ssbn!looking!funny-request From: wolsheim@prls.on.ca (Evert Wolsheimer) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Fusing along Keywords: topical, original, chuckle, gross Message-ID: <3419@looking.on.ca> Date: 2 Jun 89 07:20:04 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 28 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: neat.ai.toronto.edu!pyramid!prls!wolsheim Clearest evidence yet of cold fusion ------------------------------------ Yesterday in our labs we found the most convincing evidence of cold fusion thus far. The experiment went like this.... Our laboratory rat Freddy was tied down in a container similar to the one used by Pons & Fleischman. We then proceeded to insert a straw down his throat, and connected the other end of the straw to a jar of heavy water. At exactly 3 PM we opened the valve, and the heavy water started to flow immediately. After five minutes Freddy showed clear signs of warming up, and at 3:09:47 Freddy EXPLODED...... We immediately performed a control experiment with Jerry, Freddy's twin brother, and this time we used ordinary tap water for the experiment. Our claims of cold fusion were confirmed by the fact that Jerry exploded after 10 minutes and 13 seconds, a full 26 seconds later than Freddy. We are disappointed however in the reaction of our patent department, they claim they don't think there is a commercial application for this invention. We completely disagree with them. The amount of energy released was incredible, based on the appearence of the lab after the explosion. Oh well, we can always get a nice publication out of it... -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: PLEASE spell check and proofread your jokes. From alcmist@well.UUCP Sun Jun 4 05:30:09 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!think!bloom-beacon!watmath!looking!funny-request From: alcmist@well.UUCP (Frederick Wamsley) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Getting along with the natives Keywords: chuckle Message-ID: <3427@looking.on.ca> Date: 4 Jun 89 10:30:09 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 10 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: uunet!hpda!hplabs!well!alcmist A U.S. Army survival manual tells how a stranded serviceman should deal with the inhabitants of wherever he is: "Be respectful of their personal property, especially their women." -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: Only ONE joke per submission. Extra jokes may be rejected. From dyer@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM Mon Jun 5 02:20:04 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!utgpu!watmath!looking!funny-request From: dyer@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM (Steve Dyer) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Elections in Poland Keywords: topical, maybe, sexual Message-ID: <3470@looking.on.ca> Date: 5 Jun 89 07:20:04 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 20 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: ursa-major.SPDCC.COM!dyer This joke, making the rounds in Warsaw, was related in an editorial in the Boston Globe, 6/3/89. {ed Edited} A dejected Communist Party candidate trudges home after the polls close. "So, Marek, how many votes did you get?" asks his wife. "Two," he responds. She slaps him hard across the face. "What was that for?" "You have a mistress, now do you!!?" -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: If you POST your joke instead of mailing it, I will not reply. From eacj@tcgould.TN.CORNELL.EDU Mon Jun 5 05:30:04 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!looking!funny-request From: eacj@tcgould.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Julian Vrieslander) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Blind luck Keywords: chuckle Message-ID: <3471@looking.on.ca> Date: 5 Jun 89 10:30:04 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 14 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: tcgould.TN.CORNELL.EDU!eacj A young woman has just undressed to step into the shower when the doorbell rings. She goes to the door and says, "Who is it?" "Blind man," comes the reply. So instead of going back to the bathroom for her robe, she opens the door. "Hmmm.. nice body, lady. Where do you want the blinds?" -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: If you POST your joke instead of mailing it, I will not reply. From samaddar@demon.siemens.com Mon Jun 5 18:30:06 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!think!bloom-beacon!watmath!looking!funny-request From: samaddar@demon.siemens.com (Sumitro Samaddar) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: The Gods must be Crazy Keywords: smirk Message-ID: <3475@looking.on.ca> Date: 5 Jun 89 23:30:06 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 38 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: demon.siemens.com!samaddar In Hindu mythology, we come across the idea that gods can be pleased by praying to them in difficult conditions such as in harsh weather, etc. Perhaps the idea was that if one can concentrate the mind on God /(a god) inspite of the distractions, God will be pleased. Anyway, I heard the following irreverent joke about this concept a few years back. ... A guy makes up his mind to please one particular god - Yama. (Yama is supposed to be the god of death - the cosmic hit man. Like every god, he too has a vehicle - he rides on a bull.) So this guy prays while standing on one leg, in rain, in snow, ... and so on. But Yama is in no hurry. The guy is getting angry, but since he has already spent so much time on this endeavor, he decides to see it through. Finally, after a long time, Yama appears in front of him and ... YAMA : "Son, I am very pleased with your devotion. You can have 3 boons. You may ask for wealth, women, immortality, anything." Guy : "Gee, let me see... I have always been fascinated by your bull. Let his two horns become one." YAMA : "You are wasting 1 of your boons, but your wish is granted." ( and the bull's horns become one.) Guy : "Lord, I have always wondered what it will be like to have that horn shoved up someone's ass. Can YOU handle it?" YAMA : ("What a weirdo .. but he has my word of honor.") "Well, OK. But you only have 1 more boon/wish left." Guy : "Your bull seems unhappy. Let his horn again become two." -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: If you POST your joke instead of mailing it, I will not reply. From jsl@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu Thu Jun 8 02:20:08 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!ssbn!think!bloom-beacon!watmath!looking!funny-request From: jsl@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (John Lundberg) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: A dignified affair Keywords: topical, chuckle, national stereotypes Message-ID: <3488@looking.on.ca> Date: 8 Jun 89 07:20:08 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 21 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu!jsl Comment on the Ayatollah's funeral in Tehran (wherein the corpse of the dead religious leader was apparently tossed to the ground by frenzied mourners trying to get a piece of his burial shroud to keep as a relic: "It was a dignified affair, by Iranian standards." (from Steve Hanson, DJ on Pittsburgh's WMYG) ======================== Original: Q: What's the differnce between an Iranian funeral and an English soccer match? A: They sell beer at an English soccer match. -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Topical (current events) jokes should be sent to topical@looking.ON.CA From gould@pilot.njin.net Sun Jun 11 05:30:04 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!looking!funny-request From: gould@pilot.njin.net (Brian Jay Gould) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: College rejection letter Keywords: original, chuckle Message-ID: <3502@looking.on.ca> Date: 11 Jun 89 10:30:04 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 32 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: rutgers!pilot.njin.net!gould I wrote this letter many years ago: Pennsylvania State University Admissions Address Dear Sir, I have received your acceptance for admission, and I regret to inform you that I will not be attending your university in coming years. As a senior in high school, I have applied to many other fine institutions to further my education. And, although yours ranks high among them, I'm afraid that you failed to qualify. Elimination under my system doesn't mean that you are not qualified to educate other fine young men and women. It merely reflects the high caliber of colleges and universities competing for my acceptance. My best wishes for your future. Sincerely, Brian Jay Gould -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: Only ONE joke per submission. Extra jokes may be rejected. From jailbird@ihlpm.UUCP Sun Jun 11 18:30:04 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!looking!funny-request From: jailbird@ihlpm.UUCP (Ronald D Harvey +1 312 416 4683) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Beer drinking in the 90's Keywords: original, smirk Message-ID: <3503@looking.on.ca> Date: 11 Jun 89 23:30:04 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 28 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: att!ihlpm!jailbird "Gimme a Cold Filtered Big Joe Coors Dark Dry Lite Extra-Hearty Draft Lager With The Imported Austrailian Taste In The Barrel- Shaped Twist-Off Bottle and a mango, please. Oh, and one of those specially-emblemed, frosted 24-ounce glasses." "We're outta 'em." "Oh. Gimme a can of Bud Lite, then." "Glass?" "Na." "That'll be five bucks." --- Ron D. Harvey jailbird@ihlpm.ATT.COM "A body can work up a mean, mean thirst after a day of doing nothing." -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: Only ONE joke per submission. Extra jokes may be rejected. From msavage@axion.british-telecom.co.uk Tue Jun 13 18:30:04 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!utgpu!watmath!looking!funny-request From: msavage@axion.british-telecom.co.uk Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Parable time Keywords: maybe, swearing Message-ID: <3510@looking.on.ca> Date: 13 Jun 89 23:30:04 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 29 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: axion.british-telecom.co.uk!msavage My brother in Belfast mailed this joke to me. They don't get the net over there (yet), so it falls on me to forward it. ************************************************************************** There's this pheasant standing in a field chatting to a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of yonder tree" sighs our feathered friend, "but I haven't got the energy." (bit of a lazy layabout pheazzy) "Why don't you nibble on some of my droppings" replies the bull sympathetically "they're packed with nutrients". So our hero pecks at a lump of dung and finds he has enough strengh to reach the first branch of the tree. The next day, after some more eating he can reach the second branch, and so it continues. Two weeks later we find our plumed friend perched on the top of the tree proudly surveying the countryside where he is spotted by the local farmer. "What a beautiful creature" says the farmer as he dashes into the farmhouse. It is the work of an instant for him to emerge with a shotgun and blow the f**k out of the pheasant. The moral of this minor tragedy? Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there! -- |Manus Savage |British Telecom Research Laboratories -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. If you MUST reply to a rejection, include a description of your joke because there is 0 chance I will remember which one it was. From psrc@pegasus.UUCP Fri Jun 16 05:30:04 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!bigtex!natinst!tntdev!inebriae!looking!funny-request From: psrc@pegasus.UUCP Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: at a Cambridge checkout counter Keywords: heard it, chuckle Message-ID: <3519@looking.on.ca> Date: 16 Jun 89 10:30:04 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 13 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: att!pegasus!psrc (I heard this from an MIT grad, who says it's a classic). A student pushes a loaded shopping cart up to the express checkout lane at a Cambridge grocery store. The cashier looks at the cart, looks at the student, looks at the "EXPRESS -- EIGHT ITEMS OR LESS" sign, and says to the student, "Are you from Harvard, where they don't know how to count? Or MIT, where they don't know how to read?" -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: PLEASE spell check and proofread your jokes. From howeird@hpwrce.UUCP Sun Jun 18 05:30:04 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!looking!funny-request From: howeird@hpwrce.UUCP (Howard Stateman) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: What will they think of next Keywords: true, smirk Message-ID: <3523@looking.on.ca> Date: 18 Jun 89 10:30:04 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 33 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: inebriae!texbell!cs.utexas.edu!ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU!hplabs!hpwrce!howeird (From hpwrc!hplabs!sun!plato!janos) According to several press reports, the new drug of choice is licking toads. What a great lead!! Yess, Bufo Alvirus (Sonoran desert toad to you simple folk) secretes (a sweating toad?) bufotinine which doesn't do damn for the toad, but makes humans feel very high indeed. Says the Examiner story: "If you tried to lick this toad, it would be a felonious act." No report to date mentions what the toad turns into when you lick it. Why not milk the toads and mix the stuff with something nice? The head of DEA's western regional laboratory is not concerned: "It's too nasty to screw around with," he said. "And you're going to have to come up with a lot of toads to compete with cocaine and marijuana." The Berkeley police chief was suspicious because he knew of no occurence of bufotinine use in Berkeley: "If it happened anywhere, it'd be here," he said. Now you know. -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: Only ONE joke per submission. Extra jokes may be rejected. From f-tsm@ifi.uio.no Tue Jun 20 05:30:07 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!think!bloom-beacon!watmath!looking!funny-request From: f-tsm@ifi.uio.no (Truls Solheim Myklebust) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: The priest. Keywords: heard it, sexual, chuckle Message-ID: <3529@looking.on.ca> Date: 20 Jun 89 10:30:07 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 33 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: ifi.uio.no!f-tsm A young lady had unwantedly become pregnant and wanted an abortion. Unfortunately, a medical examination showed she could not and when told so by her doctor she broke down and cried. "I can't have a baby now...", she said, "There must be something you can do!". The doctor thought about this for a while, and suddenly he came up with an idea: "There is bound to be someone in this hospital in for an appendix operation when you give birth, and we'll just give her the baby and tell her it wasn't the appendix after all." The young lady agreed to his plan, but at the time she was giving birth there were no women in for appendix operation in the hospital, in fact the only person who was was an old priest. The doctor, desperately realizing the gravity or the situation and his promise figured he might as well try anyway. The priest was overwhelmed. Convinced this was an immaculate conception he took his little son home. The years passed and his son grew to become a fine boy. The priest was getting old, and finally he he called his son to his deathbed. "There is sommething I have to tell you", said the priest, "I am not your father". His son looked at him in surprise. The priest went on; "I am your mother, the bishop is your father". -- Truls Solheim Myklebust University of Oslo -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. If you MUST reply to a rejection, include a description of your joke because there is 0 chance I will remember which one it was. From vvanduij@gara.une.oz.au Tue Jun 20 18:30:07 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!think!bloom-beacon!watmath!looking!funny-request From: vvanduij@gara.une.oz.au (Vernon Van Duijnhouen STUG) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: The difference between the nations Keywords: sexual, national stereotypes, chuckle Message-ID: <3532@looking.on.ca> Date: 20 Jun 89 23:30:07 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Organization: University of New England, Armidale, Australia Lines: 14 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: uunet!munnari!acsnet Q. Why does an Englishman close his eyes when he has sex? A. Because he doesn't like to see a woman dissapointed !! Q. Why does an Australian man close his eyes when he has sex ? A. Because he doesn't like to see a woman enjoy herself !!!! -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. If you MUST reply to a rejection, include a description of your joke because there is 0 chance I will remember which one it was. From hirayama@sumax.UUCP Thu Jun 22 05:30:05 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!looking!funny-request From: hirayama@sumax.UUCP (Pat Hirayama) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: G'day Mate Keywords: chuckle, true Message-ID: <3537@looking.on.ca> Date: 22 Jun 89 10:30:05 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 42 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: uunet!nwnexus!sumax!hirayama (One for the True News Digest) (From Paul Zucker, Newsbytes News Service:) SYDNEY, Australia (NB) -- A friend of Newsbytes swears that the following is a true story: After buying a PC from a dealer of shady shady repute, the luckless customer unpacked his new toy and plugged it in to find it Dead On Arrival. Naturally, after checking the usual things, he called the dealer and explained his problem. First question from Deviously Evasive Dealer: "Did you check to see whether the power was on?" "Of course." DED: "Did you open the cover and check whether any of the boards had shaken loose in shipping?" "Of course." DED: Then why are you calling me?" "Well, you sold it to me and there has to be some kind of warranty," pleaded the frustrated purchaser. "Of course there is," replied the DED, "But you voided the warranty when you opened the cover." Like we said, he swears it's a true story. {ed NewsBytes is available via the Source, Genie, PC-Link & ClariNet} -- Pat Hirayama -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Topical (current events) jokes should be sent to topical@looking.ON.CA From genesch@aplvax.jhuapl.edu Sun Jun 25 05:30:04 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!utgpu!attcan!looking!funny-request From: genesch@aplvax.jhuapl.edu (Eugene Schwartzman) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Understanding Your Paycheck Keywords: smirk Message-ID: <3556@looking.on.ca> Date: 25 Jun 89 10:30:04 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Organization: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Lines: 48 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: uunet!aplcen.apl.jhu.edu!news UNDERSTANDING YOUR PAYCHECK: GROSS PAY: $1222.02 INCOME TAX OUTGO TAX STATE TAX INTERSTATE TAX COUNTY TAX 244.40 45.21 61.10 5.89 6.11 CITY TAX RURAL TAX BACK TAX FRONT TAX SIDE TAX 12.22 4.44 1.11 1.16 1.61 UP TAX DOWN TAX KNICKNACK TAX HACKENSAC TAX THUMBTAX 2.22 1.11 1.98 3.93 0.98 CARPET TAX SNACK TAX SURTAX MA'AM TAX PARKING FEE 0.69 8.32 3.46 3.46 5.00 NO PARKING FEE F.I.C.A. T.G.I.F. LIFE INS. HEALTH INS. 10.00 81.88 9.95 5.85 16.23 DISABILITY INS. ABILITY INS. LIABILITY INS. DENTAL INS. MENTAL INS. 2.50 0.25 3.41 4.50 4.33 FUNDAMENTAL INS. COFFEE COFEE CUPS CALENDAR RENTAL FLOOR RENTAL 0.11 6.85 66.51 3.06 16.85 CHAIR RENTAL DESK RENTAL UNION DUES UNION DON'TS CASH ADVANCES 4.32 4.32 5.85 3.77 0.69 CASH RETREATS OVERTIME UNDERTIME EASTERN TIME CENTRAL TIME 121.35 1.26 54.83 9.00 8.00 MOUNTAIN TIME PACIFIC TIME DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME TIME OUT 7.00 6.00 4.44 12.21 OXYGEN WATER ELECTRICITY HEAT AIR CONDITIONING 10.02 16.54 38.23 51.42 46.83 MISC 169.24 TAKE HOME PAY: $0000.02 -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: Only ONE joke per submission. Extra jokes may be rejected. From bleckmd@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU Mon Jun 26 05:30:06 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!looking!funny-request From: bleckmd@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (david bleckmann) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Just off Letterman Keywords: chuckle Message-ID: <3560@looking.on.ca> Date: 26 Jun 89 10:30:06 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 23 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: mailrus!ames!hplabs!hp-pcd!orstcs!jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU!bleckmd (On Late Night on 6/6/89.) Dave has one of his more respectable guests on the show, a Connecticut lady (didn't catch the name) who caters weddings and other social events, and has written books on the subject. She poses a question for Dave, that apparently someone has written her: "Suppose have have set up a huge party in honor of someone. You have set up a band, a large outdoor tent, and a complete spread of hors 'doeuvres, etc. Hundreds of invitations have been sent out. "Then, the night before the event, the guest of honor dies. What would you do?" Dave replied, "Make sure he had adequate ventilation." -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: If you POST your joke instead of mailing it, I will not reply. From dave@stcns3.stc.oz.au Mon Jun 26 18:30:12 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!think!bloom-beacon!watmath!looking!funny-request From: dave@stcns3.stc.oz.au (Dave Horsfall) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Some gross jokes from STC Keywords: sexual, stereotypes, smirk Message-ID: <3562@looking.on.ca> Date: 26 Jun 89 23:30:12 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Organization: Alcatel STC Australia, North Sydney, AUSTRALIA Lines: 17 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: uunet!munnari!news (These are being told by our delightful receptionist:) Q: What's the difference between a whore and a bitch? A: A whore screws everyone, a bitch screws everyone except you. Q: What do lobster thermidor and oral sex have in common? A: You can't get either of them at home. -- Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU), Alcatel STC Australia -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: If you POST your joke instead of mailing it, I will not reply. From mick@tasis.utas.oz.au Tue Jun 27 18:30:04 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!looking!funny-request From: mick@tasis.utas.oz.au (Michael Purvis) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Army Keywords: chuckle Message-ID: <3565@looking.on.ca> Date: 27 Jun 89 23:30:04 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Organization: Elec Eng & Comp Sci, Uni of Tasmania, Australia Lines: 13 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: uunet!munnari!news "Well," snarled the tough old sergeant to the bewildered private. "I suppose after you get discharged from the Army, you'll just be waiting for me to die so you can come and spit on my grave." "Not me, Sarge!" the private replied. "Once I get out of the Army, I ain't never going to stand in line again!" -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. If you MUST reply to a rejection, include a description of your joke because there is 0 chance I will remember which one it was. From steve@cit5.cit.oz.au Wed Jun 28 18:30:03 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!looking!funny-request From: steve@cit5.cit.oz.au (Steve Balogh) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Postponed embarrassment Keywords: true?, sexual, smirk Message-ID: <3567@looking.on.ca> Date: 28 Jun 89 23:30:03 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Organization: Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melb, Australia Lines: 23 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: uunet!munnari!news (Source: Melbourne Herald, In Black & White 14/6/89) A mother due for an appointment with her gynaecologist was running too far behind schedule to fit in a shower, so she opted for a quick cleanse with a face washer. While being examined by the gynaecologist, she was taken aback by his cryptic remark: "You shouldn't have gone to so much trouble!" Well, she never... But all became clear that night, when the woman's teenage daughter arrived home and apologised for the spilt bottle of glitter on the bathroom floor. The sweet thing had mopped up the mess using the mother's face washer! -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. I reply to all submissions, but about 20% of the replies bounce. From wsinrb@eutrc3.UUCP Thu Jun 29 05:30:06 1989 Flags: 000000000000 Path: molokai!milano!cs.utexas.edu!inebriae!looking!funny-request From: wsinrb@eutrc3.UUCP (r.bieling) Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: red-tapism Keywords: chuckle Message-ID: <3568@looking.on.ca> Date: 29 Jun 89 10:30:06 GMT Sender: funny@looking.on.ca Lines: 47 Approved: funny@looking.on.ca Reply-Path: netherlands.eu.net!eutrc3!wsinrb From: "de banaan wordt bespreekbaar", cultuurverandering in ambtelijk en politiek Groningen. door Tom Pauka en Rein Zunderdorp (Nijgh en van Ditmar, 1988) Translated: "the banana becomes open to discussion", cultural changes in administrative and political Groningen (city in Netherlands) by Tom Pauka and Rein Zunderdorp (Nijgh and van Ditmar, 1988)] Red-tapism: Take a cage with apes. In the cage we hang a banana on a string, and put a stairs under it. Before long an ape goes to the stairs towards the banana, but as soon as it even touches the stairs, all apes are sprayed with water. After a while the same ape or another one makes another attempt, with the same result: all apes are sprayed. If later another ape tries to climb the stairs, the others will try to prevent it. Now we take one ape from the cage and put in a new one. The new ape sees the banana, and wants to climb the stairs. To his horror all other apes attack him. After another attempt he knows: if he wants to climb the stairs, he is beaten up. Then we remove a second ape and replace it by another new one. The newcommer goes to the stairs and gets beaten up. The previous new ape takes part in the punishment with enthousiasm. A third old ape is replaced by a third new one. The new one makes it to the stairs and get beaten up as well. Two of the apes who beat him, have no idea why you may not climb the stairs. We replace the fourth old ape, and the fifth, etc until all apes which ones have been sprayed with water have been replaced. Nevertheless, no ape ever tries to climb the stairs. "but Sir, why not?" "Because that's the way we do things here, lad." -- Rob and Huub -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Topical (current events) jokes should be sent to topical@looking.ON.CA