Well, I am definitely evil where dragging other people's minds down into the gutter with mine is concerned, and first encountered the Messiah in the sixth form where that chorus led to multitidinous adolescent sniggering, so there's a good chance it was me. Though not 100%, as I tend to spray punctuation round like a muckspreader rather than be picky about it.
I remember once after a rehearsal where we sort of mangled a beautiful 8-part motet by the composer Mouton, I posted on Facebook something like “All we like Mouton, even though we went astray” (Mouton being French for sheep).
I can't remember which evil shipmate once pointed out the importance of the comma in "...and we, like sheep... in Messiah. It came back to me while we were watching and listening to it last night. Judging by the look on the face of one of the second violins, she'd had the same thought.
prefferably with a little mint sauce!
Apropos commas in the wrong place, there's this from Shakespeare's Henry V:
"But when the blast of war blows in, our ears then imitate the action of the tiger."
Really bad one from the Glasgow Herald Diary column, pointing out there's also Bruno the brown nosed reindeer. He follows Rudolph, but doesn't have very good brakes.
Santa was going to develop a sea base in one of the protected inlets of Denmark but when he ran the figures past his accountant he abandoned the project because he couldn't affjord it.
Viz has a running joke about blokes getting their Other Halves a road atlas and a can of oil for Christmas because when they got to the all night garage at 11.59pm on Christmas Eve the last box of Forrero Rochet had already been bought...
It's been reported that, whilst he's feeling a bit poorly, Bono has nothing worse than a chesty cough. He been quoted as saying "tonight thank god it's phlegm instead of flu".
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prefferably with a little mint sauce!
Apropos commas in the wrong place, there's this from Shakespeare's Henry V:
"But when the blast of war blows in, our ears then imitate the action of the tiger."
I really must get out more.
Boo! Ssss!
I'll take that as a sign of approval. Sometimes it's better to tell a real groaner!
Oh quite - this is the Bad Jokes thread. Posts should invite derision.
Because their horns don’t work
That’s right.
Yul never wore cologne….
Clever!
(From a friend on f/b)
Every time I see an innuendo I have to whip it out.
What happened to the protestors who threw apple crumble at the Crown Jewels?
They were taken in custardy!
Norse code.
Yes we're Elvers impersonators.
A lorry carrying snooker equipment overturned on the motorway. The driver is under arrest and there were queues for miles...
Arrgh! I can't remember how to cancel a post I started and do not wish to complete. Mea culpa, hosts!
please make it stop!
Santa was going to develop a sea base in one of the protected inlets of Denmark but when he ran the figures past his accountant he abandoned the project because he couldn't affjord it.
What are you on about? Two days to go yet!
Yep. Ive just started cooking the sprouts.
For next year?
Viz has a running joke about blokes getting their Other Halves a road atlas and a can of oil for Christmas because when they got to the all night garage at 11.59pm on Christmas Eve the last box of Forrero Rochet had already been bought...
All this this thread is doing is raising my anxiety level. I can do it without anyone's advice, you know. And I will.
Oh dear!
NaH.