Comments on: Funny Bones, 1936 (2)

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:58:03 +0000

The doubtful compliment has happened to me.

(Not about my homely brother though.)

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:11:08 +0000

Agreed, Clark. (I know regular readers understand, but for the benefit of anyone new who stumbles by, these jokes from the old church magazines are posted in part because they really are often funny, but also because, like many other posts on this history-oriented site, they give us some insight into the lives of our ancestors and, in some cases, what a different world they lived in.)

It’s been a while since we had many remarks on the Funny Bones — it’s nice to see all of these. Thanks.

By: Clark

Clark — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:56:07 +0000

Once again, the racist raises his head. Why are some of these jokes supposed to be funnier if told in dialect? They’d be just as dumb-funny if the writer used regular spelling.

By: Maurine Ward

Maurine Ward — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 02:09:48 +0000

I love “Exciting Story,” poor little brother all by himself. Several years ago Gary and I picked up our son from his mission in Portugal. He and Gary went off on an excursion one day in Lisbon. When the streetcar came, Lyle got on, but Gary got pushed back, not knowing a word of Portuges. Lyle held up two fingers and made Gary understand that he was supposed to get off in two more stops. Amazing that they connected up again.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:33:56 +0000

Potato salad!