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| November 14, 2008
Posted on 11/13/2008 8:25:45 AM PST by JoeProBono
A DIRECT ancestor of Monty Python's renowned "Dead Parrot" sketch has been found in a book of jokes dating back to Greece in the fourth century AD. A new English translation of Philogelos: The Laugh Addict contains a joke in which a man complains that a slave he has just bought has died.
"By the gods," answers the slave's seller, "when he was with me, he never did any such thing."
In the Python sketch, written 16 centuries later, the shopkeeper claims the parrot, a "Norwegian Blue," is not dead, but just "pining for the fjords."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
TOPICS: History; Humor
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; jokes
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"Other jokes in the book show that sex, nagging wives and passing wind have formed the basis of humour for centuries.
One example is: "A misogynist is attending to the burial of his wife, who has just died. When someone asks, 'Who is it who rests in peace here?', he answers, 'Me, now that I'm rid of her!'."
To: JoeProBono
A good indication that Human Nature is immutable. We are who we are, and political philosophies based on the supposed perfectability of man are not going to be successful.
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
11/13/2008 8:35:56 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
11/13/2008 8:37:48 AM PST
by
To Hell With Poverty
(The War on Poverty is over. Poverty won. - Howie Carr)
To: JoeProBono
My two favorite Python skits are the parrot and cheese shop.
People are people and some stuff is just plain funny no matter the century.
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11/13/2008 8:38:45 AM PST
by
svcw
(Great selection of gift baskets: http://baskettastic.com/)
To: JoeProBono
Dole Office Clerk: Occupation?
Comicus: Stand-up philosopher.
Dole Office Clerk: What?
Comicus: Stand-up philosopher. I coalesce the vapors of human existence into a viable and meaningful comprehension.
Dole Office Clerk: Oh, a *bull$hit* artist!
Comicus: Hmmmmmm...
Dole Office Clerk: Did you bull$hit last week?
Comicus: No.
Dole Office Clerk: Did you try to bull$hit last week?
Comicus: Yes!
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posted on
11/13/2008 8:41:47 AM PST
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: mass55th
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posted on
11/13/2008 8:49:53 AM PST
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JoeProBono
( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
To: To Hell With Poverty
Deserves a caption
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11/13/2008 8:55:29 AM PST
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Behind all the pomp and circumstance .... they really don't know when to quit...
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11/13/2008 9:04:32 AM PST
by
Daffynition
("A gov't big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.)
To: JoeProBono
Also found: ancient goatskin whoopee cushion.
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posted on
11/13/2008 9:09:37 AM PST
by
CrazyIvan
(If you read only one book this year, read "Stolen Valor".)
To: CrazyIvan
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11/13/2008 9:19:22 AM PST
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JoeProBono
( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
To: JoeProBono
Why? Why not.
To: JoeProBono
To: Gitche Gumee
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11/13/2008 10:08:05 AM PST
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JoeProBono
( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
To: windcliff; raven92876
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posted on
11/13/2008 11:32:04 AM PST
by
stylecouncilor
(I'm a loner Dottie; a rebel.)
To: Minnehaha
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11/13/2008 2:12:10 PM PST
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JoeProBono
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To: To Hell With Poverty; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
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11/13/2008 2:57:11 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, October 11, 2008 !!!)
To: SunkenCiv
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11/13/2008 3:00:59 PM PST
by
null and void
(Hypothetically speaking, how do you make Molotov Cocktails when everything comes in plastic bottles?)
To: JoeProBono
One example is: "A misogynist is attending to the burial of his wife, who has just died. When someone asks, 'Who is it who rests in peace here?', he answers, 'Me, now that I'm rid of her!'." Why would that make him a misogynist?
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posted on
11/13/2008 3:04:04 PM PST
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: SunkenCiv
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11/13/2008 3:06:25 PM PST
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JoeProBono
( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
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