Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Age: 52 Gender: Male Posts: 12,003 Location: australia
26 Sep 2009, 10:23 am
i have often wondered what makes "jokes" funny.
the things i find funny are not "jokes".
anyway, i sometimes try to make up "jokes" along the general rules that i perceive are common to "jokes". tonight i tried one of my "jokes" out and it slid off the runway and all souls aboard perished (i went to the tavern to eat and was approached by some people).
so...
Q: what is the similarity between a flock of migrating geese, and a police officer "throwing the book" at you?
A: they are both examples of "flying information (flying in formation)"
Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Age: 52 Gender: Male Posts: 12,003 Location: australia
26 Sep 2009, 10:38 am
a small while ago, i heard from the back of my head someone on the TV saying "i am an expert in all aspects of my shallots" (shallots are spring onions).
i wondered why someone would have such a narrow interest and i swivelled around my chair and paid attention.
i became more and more bamboozled and i started to feel dizzy as i watched because there was no direct reference to shallots.
he was just doing some sort of "kung fu" exercise, and then i realized he must have said "marshall arts" rather than "my shallots".
what a waste of time and effort it was for me to try to tie in what the man was saying in reference to spring onions.
i think i spent about 115 calories on that misapprehension.
Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Age: 40 Gender: Female Posts: 12,632 Location: Australia
27 Sep 2009, 12:44 am
Sleeping until 3pm was a great idea.
_________________ Music Theory 101: Cadences.
Authentic cadence: V-I
Plagal cadence: IV-I
Deceptive cadence: V- ANYTHING BUT I ! !! !
Beethoven cadence: V-I-V-I-V-V-V-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
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Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Age: 40 Gender: Female Posts: 12,632 Location: Australia
27 Sep 2009, 5:18 am
My brother is cooking pasta with a pesto sauce. The basil smells delicious.
_________________ Music Theory 101: Cadences.
Authentic cadence: V-I
Plagal cadence: IV-I
Deceptive cadence: V- ANYTHING BUT I ! !! !
Beethoven cadence: V-I-V-I-V-V-V-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I! I! I! I I I