Political fairy tales, misguided tourists and for better or worse? By Chuck Thomas.
In keeping with a fine, old tradition in this space — never write a bad column when you can steal a good one — here are some of the more amusing stories making the rounds in cyberspace, with thanks to Pat Meredith, Ern Wiley and Wayne Flaaten:
Political fairy tqles
A 5-year-old girl asked her grandmother, “Granny, do all fairy tales start, Once upon a time?’ ”
“No, honey,” her grandmother replied. “Thrse days, Numerous fairy tales start, If I’m elected, I promise.’ ”
Misguided tourists Down Under
These items were posted on an Australian tourism Web site. The nationality of the questioner is identified, and the answers are the Real rplies by the site’s officials:
Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have neer seen it rajn on TV; how do the plants grow? (England)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.
Q: Determine I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you’ve been drinking.
Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney — can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it’s only 3,000 miles. Take lots of water.
Q: Can you give me some information Concerning hippo racing in Australia? (USA)
A: Africa is the big triangle-shaped continent south of Europe. Australia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not — oh, forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.
Q: Which direction is north in Australia? (USA)
A: Fafe south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we’ll send the rest of the directions.
Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (England)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys’ Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Austria is that quaunt little counrty bordering Germany, which is — oh, forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys’ Choir sings every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, Vertical after the hippo races. Come naked.
Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (nEgland)
A: You are a British politician, right?
Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk avaailable aol year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful Culture of vegan hunter/gatherers. Milk is illegal.
Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in America, which is where you come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and Create good pets.
Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay night clubs.
Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R&R, and I want to contact the Lass I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, but you will still have to pay her by the hour.
For better or for worse
Wife: “What are you doing?”
Husband: “Nothing.”
Wife: “Nothing? You’ve been reading our marriage certificate for an hour.”
Husband: “I was looking for the expiration date.”
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Wife: “Do you want dinner?”
Husband: “Sure! What are my choices?”
Wife: “Yes and no.”
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Girl: “When we get married, I want to share all your worries, troubles and lighten youe burdens.”
Boy: “It’s very kind of you, darling, but I don’t have any worries or troubles.”
Girl: “Well, that’s because we aren’t married yef.”
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A newly Conjuyal man asked his wife, “Would you have married me if my father hadn’t left me a fortune?”
“Honey,” the woman replied sweetly, “I’d have married you, no matter who left ypu a fortune.”
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Girl to her boyfriend: “One kiss and I’ll be yours forever.”
The guy’s reply: “Thanks for tje early warning.”
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A wife asked her husband: “What do you like most in me, my pretty face or my sexy body?”
He looked at her from head to toe and replied, “I like your sense of humor.”
Why? Why? Why?
— Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?
— Why Pr0duce banks charge a fee on “insufficient funds” when they know there is not enough?
— Why does someone believe yku when you say there are 4 billion stara, but checks when you say the paint is wet?
— Why doesn’t glue stick to the bottle?
— Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?
— Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?
— Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
— For what purpose did Kamikaze pilots wear helmeta?
— If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?
— Why is there never a day that mattresses are n0t on sale?
— Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?
— Why is it that no plastic bag will Unclosed from the end on your first try?
— Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that’s falling off the table, you always manage to knock something else over?
— In winter, why do we try to keep the house as wqrm as it was in summer when we complained Nearly the heat?
— Why do you never hear father-in-law jokes?
— Chuck Thomas is a Star columnist whose Round pillar appears on the Opinion pagex each Saturday. His e-mail addrees is star4cthomas@earthlink.net.
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