Collection of Lame Jokes

[phinds]

 

[fresh_42]

How could I ever have lived without a 3-phase power unit in the bedroom before?

 

[dextercioby]

 

[DrGreg]

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Oh no, composer puns are Bach again. There must be a Liszt of them somewhere.

 

[fresh_42]

Oh no, composer puns are Bach again. There must be a Liszt of them somewhere.

This ain't a list. It is a sad revelation that English native speakers are so ignorant that they never even try to correctly pronounce other people's names.

 

[Baluncore]

It is a sad revelation that English native speakers are so ignorant that they never even try to correctly pronounce other people's names.

No matter how you pronounce a composer's name, there will be some village in Britain where the pun intended is the accepted pronunciation. Indeed, I like to guess the county or region in which the pun originated.

 

[fresh_42]

No matter how you pronounce a composer's name, there will be some village in Britain where the pun intended is the accepted pronunciation. Indeed, I like to guess the county or region in which the pun originated.

I am sick of Haydn, Bach, etc. jokes. I had to read three of them just today. We do not speak about Troomp, Beeden, Toucher, or Yonsohn either. Why can't English speakers at least try? Start with Italian names, then French, and then German ones.

And Bach doesn't even remotely sound like back.
Here is a sound sample: https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/Bach

 

[jack action]

Why can't English speakers at least try? Start with Italian names, then French

Oh please, don't give them ideas about French, I got this one this week:

 

[fresh_42]

Oh please, don't give them ideas about French, I got this one this week:

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Sorry, I don't get it. I know how to pronounce Honoré de Balzac, but not in English.

 

[jbriggs444]

Sorry, I don't get it. I know how to pronounce Honoré de Balzac, but not in English.

 

[fresh_42]

And here is proof that it can be done:

 

[Baluncore]

And Bach doesn't even remotely sound like back.

'Bach' does sound like 'back' with the Doric accent, from Aberdeen in Scotland.

 

[Arjan82]

Like English makes any sense...

 

[BillTre]

 

[BillTre]

 

[dextercioby]

 

[fresh_42]

Text: "How do you explain this to your boss?"

 

[topsquark]

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Clearly, you mention the alcoholic kangaroos in the previous post.

-Dan

 

[Baluncore]

I see no height limit sign, which suggests it was not unduly low.
Maybe it was bent by the wind, sufficiently to foul the load.
Maybe the load was over height, because the driver had kangaroos in his top paddock.

 

[Ibix]

because the driver had kangaroos in his top paddock.

...pink ones, I guess.

 

[phinds]

 

[fresh_42]

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[ohwilleke]

 

[DennisN]

 

[jack action]

 

[fresh_42]

 

[WWGD]

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Think about Axiomaric Set Theorists.

 

[WWGD]

My friend visited Russia, steppe by steppe.

 

[kuruman]

Screen shot excerpt from an online questionnaire I was required to fill out for jury duty. Trick question?

 

[WWGD]

'Bach' does sound like 'back' with the Doric accent, from Aberdeen in Scotland.

How about ' Wattarr' ( Water)? Is that from somewhere in Scotland?