Tag Archives: humorous paradox

Grade ‘A’ Bickering

Posted on January 27, 2024 by odeboyz

Jim: For the last 30 years, all you’ve done is point out my mistakes. Margaret: 31 years.

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A Phil Silvers* quip

Posted on January 24, 2024 by odeboyz

All I’ve ever wanted is an honest week’s pay for an honest days work. Phil Silvers starred in the American TV army series Bilko

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A rewarding encounter

Posted on December 30, 2023 by odeboyz

Jim, a social worker, asked Fred: “What time is it?”“I’m sorry, I don’t have a watch.”“No worries! The main thing is we talked about it.”

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Saturday Night Special

Posted on November 4, 2023 by odeboyz
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Fawlty Towers: Top, top sarcasm

Posted on October 5, 2023 by odeboyz

Mr. Johnson: “Anywhere they do French food?” Basil Fawlty: “Yes, France I believe. They seem to like it there, and the swim would certainly sharpen your appetite. You’d better hurry, the tide leaves in six minutes.”

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A Comprehensive Analysis

Posted on August 31, 2023 by odeboyz

A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget’s Thesaurus crashed yesterday losing its entire load. Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, stupefied, confused, shocked, rattled, paralyzed, dazed, bewildered, mixed up, surprised, awed, dumbfounded, nonplussed, flabbergasted, astounded, amazed, confounded, … Continue reading →

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The perfect gift for an IKEA manager

Posted on August 21, 2023 by odeboyz
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It was tough in my day

Posted on August 10, 2023 by odeboyz
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How New Zealanders amuse themselves

Posted on August 10, 2023 by odeboyz

“The first sausage arrived in my letterbox in the summer of 2022,” Jacob Coetzee told reporters in Surfdale, on Auckland’s Waiheke Island, “wrapped in white buttered bread, coated in tomato sauce, and looking as if it had been barbecued. I … Continue reading →

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A Drinking Ritual

Posted on July 24, 2023 by odeboyz

A cowboy walked into a bar and ordered three bottles of Bud. He sipped each one in turn. After finishing, he ordered three more.The bartender said, “They’d taste better if you got one at a time.”The cowboy sniffed tearily, “Well, … Continue reading →

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