www.CostaRicaTicas.com

Welcome to the #1 Source for Information on Costa Rica
It is currently Tue Jul 22, 2025 6:27 am

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]





Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 5 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: check it out
PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:55 am 
PHD From Del Rey University!
User avatar

Joined: Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:57 pm
Posts: 9518
Location: NFM--Geezers, cowpokes and the working poor--yeeha!
(1) The roundest Knight at King Arthur's Roundtable was Sir Cumference. He got that big by eating too much pi
(2) I thought I saw an Alaskan eye doctor on an island but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian
(3) A rubber band pistol was confiscated in an alegbra class. It was a weapon of math disruption
(4) A butcher backed into a meat grinder and got a little behind in his work
(5) No matter how much you push the envelope, it's still stationery
(6) A grenade thrown into a French kitchen results in linoleum blown apart
(7) 2 silk worms had a race, They ended up in a tie
(8) Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana
(9) Atheism is a non-prophet organization
(10) 2 hats were hanging on a hat rack, One said to the other, "You stay here; I'll go on a head,"
(11) I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger, Then it hit me.
(12) When cannibals ate the missionary, they got a taste of religion
(13) A chicken crossing the road is an example of poultry in motion
(14) A short fortune-teller who escaped from jail was a small medium at large
(15) A man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran
(16) A backward poet writes inverse
(17) In democracy, it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your count that votes
<<< and finally >>>
(18) Don't join dangerous cults; practice safe sects

_________________
"A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind"--Dr. Johnson
"Amen, brother"-ED


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:24 am 
PHD From Del Rey University!
User avatar

Joined: Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:11 am
Posts: 2001
Location: The limbo of semi-retirement
These are really cute. But, I also had the thought that if English was not your first language then these snippits would go right over your head.

_________________
Providing humanitarian assistance to self employed chicas, one cash grant at a time.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:35 am 
PHD From Del Rey University!
User avatar

Joined: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:32 pm
Posts: 3399
If every dog has its day,does a dog with no tail have a week end?


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:35 pm 
PHD From Del Rey University!
User avatar

Joined: Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:57 pm
Posts: 9518
Location: NFM--Geezers, cowpokes and the working poor--yeeha!
I agree completely with Brother El Viejo, but that's the other reason I posted them: enjoyment for those who enjoy the wordplay and schooling for those that wish to tune-up their idiomatic English. No offense meant to anyone. It shows what a complex, marvellous and sometimes baffling language English is.

_________________
"A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind"--Dr. Johnson
"Amen, brother"-ED


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: have fun with this
PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:05 pm 
PHD From Del Rey University!
User avatar

Joined: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:32 pm
Posts: 3399
This is for the ones that do not understand ingles
Google chistes de pepito
Also works for learning Spanish


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 5 posts ] 



All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 21 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:



Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group