One trick is to tell ’em stories that don’t go anywhere – like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on ’em. “Give me five bees for a quarter”, you’d say…
Sadface
+ 1 or is it 5?
Del McG
… and then there was the time in Nineteen Dickity Two. We had to say “dickity” as the Kaiser had stolen our word for “twenty”
figleaf
Shudder, I just felt like I was in the middle of a Flann O’Brien novel
‘Thank you for your contirbution, now can I ask for a volunteer to bring Senator Brennan to the Dail suicide booth to be euthanised please before the next order of business?’
Look at the bill they are debating. If the mutual assistance bill is passed then they would have been able to have the Scottish police alerted and arrest the thieves of the jeep as it debarked.
Admittedly the BOING! as he hit the microphone was fun. Brought me back to days of rulers on desks in class :)
Slightly Bemused
Darn, wrong code to cancel italics :)
Capt_mr_POC
He’s the head clean off of Cotton Hill, Hank Hill’s father. Can’t get it out of my mind.
Papi
And, one time, I was going to wear my hat, but then I realised I didn’t have a hat, so I didn’t wear it. True story.
He knows his sh1t !!
More of this!
One trick is to tell ’em stories that don’t go anywhere – like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on ’em. “Give me five bees for a quarter”, you’d say…
+ 1 or is it 5?
… and then there was the time in Nineteen Dickity Two. We had to say “dickity” as the Kaiser had stolen our word for “twenty”
Shudder, I just felt like I was in the middle of a Flann O’Brien novel
There’s Myles more where that came from…
Awesome.
Brilliant :)
‘Thank you for your contirbution, now can I ask for a volunteer to bring Senator Brennan to the Dail suicide booth to be euthanised please before the next order of business?’
Jaysus :)
He is most probably suffering the effects of old age. I am not sure I would be comfortable making jokes about him.
True.
Keep throwing money at him
Yes, it may be time for retirement, but it still doesn’t make the jokes funny.
The Seanad is full of unfunny jokes.
Ah, your a gas (man?).
Putting the “sean” in “seanad”
He’s not old. We have to assume he’s been a stutterin’ fupp all his life.
This isn’t even that funny, but I can’t stop laughing.
+1
Grampa Simpson
Are we sure he’s not some kind of prophet?
Great story, compelling and rich.
Ha ha ha older people.
FFS.
Actually makes sense to me.
Look at the bill they are debating. If the mutual assistance bill is passed then they would have been able to have the Scottish police alerted and arrest the thieves of the jeep as it debarked.
Admittedly the BOING! as he hit the microphone was fun. Brought me back to days of rulers on desks in class :)
Darn, wrong code to cancel italics :)
He’s the head clean off of Cotton Hill, Hank Hill’s father. Can’t get it out of my mind.
And, one time, I was going to wear my hat, but then I realised I didn’t have a hat, so I didn’t wear it. True story.