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I pretty much suck at telling jokes but had these tucked away...

In honor of all my friends at Sig -- Navy Etiquette

Officer: Sailor, do you have change for a dollar?

Sailor: Sure, buddy.

Officer: That's no way to address an officer! Now let's try it again. Do you have change for a dollar?

Sailor: No, SIR!


And my years in law -- Ask your question

One day at a trial, an eminent psychologist was called to testify. A severe, no-nonsense professional, she sat down in the witness chair, unaware that its rear legs were set precariously on the back of the raised platform.

"Will you state your name?" asked the district attorney. Tilting back in her chair she opened her mouth to answer, but instead catapulted head-over-heels backward and landed in a stack of exhibits and recording equipment.

Everyone watched in stunned silence as she extricated herself, rearranged her disheveled dress and hair and was reseated on the witness stand. The glare she directed at onlookers dared anyone to so much as smirk.

"Well, doctor," continued the district attorney without changing expression, "we could start with an easier question".


And a couple giggles -- Things You Wouldn't Know Without The TV

If staying in a haunted house, women should investigate any strange noises wearing their most revealing underwear.

If being chased through town, you can usually take cover in a passing St Patrick's Day parade - at any time of the year.

All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French bread.

It's easy for anyone to land a plane, providing there is someone in the control tower to talk you down.

Once applied, lipstick will never rub off - even while scuba diving.

The ventilation system of any building is a perfect hiding place. No one will ever think of looking for you in there and you can travel to any other part of the building without difficulty.

You're likely to survive any battle in any war unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home.

Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German officer, it will not be necessary to speak the language. A German accent will do.

The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window of any building in Paris.

People on TV never finish their drinks.

A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.

When paying for a taxi, never look at your wallet as you take out a note - just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.

During all police investigations, it will be necessary to visit a strip club at least once.

Mothers routinely cook eggs, bacon and waffles for their family every morning, even though the husband and children never have time to eat them.

A single match will be sufficient to light up a room the size of a football stadium.

If a killer is lurking in your house, it's easy to find him. Just relax and run a bath - even if it's the middle of the afternoon.

Medieval peasants had perfect teeth.

Any person waking from a nightmare will sit bolt upright and pant.

Even when driving down a perfectly straight road, it is necessary to turn the steering wheel vigorously from left to right every few moments.

One man shooting at 20 men has a better chance of killing them all than 20 men firing at one.

Creepy music coming from a graveyard should always be closely investigated.

If a phone line is broken, communication can be restored by frantically beating the cradle and saying, "Hello?, Hello?"

Most people keep a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings - especially if any of their family or friends has died in a strange boating accident.

It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involved martial arts - your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessor.

During a very emotional confrontation, instead of facing the person you are speaking to, it is customary to stand behind them and talk to their back.

When you turn out the light to go to bed, everything in your room will still be clearly visible, just slightly bluish.

When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other.

Action heroes never face charges for manslaughter or criminal damage despite laying entire cities to waste.

If there is a deranged killer on the loose, this will coincide with a thunderstorm that has brought down all the power and phone lines in the vicinity.

You can always find a chain saw whenever you're likely to need one.

Rather than wasting bullets, megalomaniacs prefer to kill their arch-enemies using complicated machinery involving fuses, pulley systems, deadly gases, lasers and man eating sharks that will allow their captives at least 20 minutes to escape.

All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they're going to go off.

It is always possible to park directly outside the building you are visiting.

Guns are like disposable razors - if you run out of bullets, just throw the gun away. You can always buy a new one.

Make-up can safely be worn to bed without smudging.

A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.

If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone you bump into will know all the steps.


Maria
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Maria -

Congrats on 500, and let me assure you, these are hysterical! I loved reading all of them, and how true!

While reading Things You Wouldn't Know Without the TV, it reminded me of all the bar brawls and fist fights I've watched in old Westerns, and never once does anyone sustain a broken jaw or cheekbone, broken teeth, or bleeding! They just get right back up and go at it some more! Amazing! In the hospital where I work, people come in everyday needing maxillo-facial surgery after being involved in fist fights, and 6-8 weeks recovery, too!
 
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Maria, you definitely did good for your 1,000th post! Those were hilarious. I especially liked the one about the psychologist. Somehow, I immediately mentally pictured Lilith Crane. Perfect!

I like the observations on Things You Wouldn't Know Without the TV. I got lots of out-loud giggles from those. Rex (the cat) was trying to snuggle in my lap and I kept disturbing him!
 
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Originally posted by Earline:
Maria, you definitely did good for your 1,000th post!


Happy HA! it took me 5 years to get to 500, much less 1,000! If it were 1,000, I'd have TWO stars under my name! But, if you notice, I have one Wink Grin a wonderful cute little new star Big Grin Joanna's Dancing Man


Maria
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Ooops! My bad!

But does this mean that I don't have to congratulate you on your real 1,000th? It's hard to pay attention to everything with a big, fluffy, affectionate cat in your lap (as BGE says, "that's my story and I'm sticking with it").

Big Grin
 
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