Scots
JOKE OF THE WEEK, 25 Oct 2010
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
A Scottish daughter proudly announced to her father, “Today I saved two dollars, I ran after the street car.” The father said, “You should have run after a taxi instead, you would have saved a lot more money!”
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Why do Scots never buy a refrigerator? Because they are not sure whether the light really turns off when they close the door.
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An Englishman and a Scotsman are removing the wallpaper in their respective apartments. The Englishman is renovating, the Scotsman is moving.
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Someone fell from a train platform. Many people wanted to help pull him back up before the train arrived. They stretched their hand toward the man lying down on the track, shouting, “Give me your hand!” But he refused. Finally one realized that he was a Scotsman and said, “Take my hand,” and he took it.
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Happy Birthday young fellow Johan. (I am past 90
Hello Dietrich. Your amusing comments brighten a dreary world. Feel free to use anything on my web that serves our common cause.Warm greetings. Ben