Comments on: Funny Bones, 1914

By: Maurine Ward

Maurine Ward — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:28:26 +0000

Thank you for the Hottentot Tot. My father-in-law used to quote that poem all the time. None of the children ever learned it. Just last week, my husband and I were wishing that we had written it down while dad was still alive. I’m going to see that my sisters-in-law have a copy now.

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:03:13 +0000

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:13:57 +0000

From “The Early Bird” – A missing comma can mess with a reader’s mind. I was wondering who Christmas Willie was (a horse the person had ridden?) and how he played into the joke. Then I read the second line and realized it should have been “Christmas, Willie”. (Call it a brain freeze, but it was funny inside my own head.)

“Maybe” cracked me up – then I cringed at the implications of the time.

“Not His Bunch” – Nice reply! The other one you’ve heard, I’m sure. With all standing: “All who want to go to Heaven, sit down.” The one remaining standing replied to the standing teacher: “I don’t want you to be alone.”

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:40:08 +0000

I had a comment ready to type, then I read #3, about passed out laughing and completely forgot what I was going to say. I have to re-read the post now.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:44:10 +0000

'Cause it's 1914, and Johnnie's mother hasn't had the "Our Sacred Secret" talk with him yet.

By: Jami

Jami — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:27:18 +0000

Somebody needs to have a little talk with Johnnie. Why doesn’t Johnnie know when his mommy is pregnant?

The Mary Ann one smarts a little.

By: Researcher

Researcher — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:10:46 +0000

We had to get some moth balls recently to place in the engine compartment of our cars to keep a psychotic squirrel out. Funny we didn’t think of actually lobbing them at the rodent.