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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
Sun Jul 15, 2012, 06:21 AM Jul 2012

Joke: The new upward mobility in America



My boss pulled up in his brand new BMW today and I couldn't help but admire it.

"Nice car," I said as he got out.

"Well," he said, noticing my admiring looks, "Work hard, put the hours in, and I'll have an even better one next year.
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Joke: The new upward mobility in America (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 OP
I Like It SoDesuKa Jul 2012 #1
Bad news, you've got cancer. Good news, I'm banging the receptionist. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Jul 2012 #3
Good news, there's baseball in heaven; bad news, you're playing shortstop on Saturday pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #6
Reminds me of the jokes that used marybourg Jul 2012 #2
A guy walks into a butchershop Turbineguy Jul 2012 #7
That's pretty accurate - and the boss couldn't care less. polichick Jul 2012 #4
Ain't that the truth? nt raccoon Jul 2012 #5
Trickle down in action. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #8
This isn't a lame joke but Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 #11
Years ago a dermatologist friend of mine told me this one SoCalDem Jul 2012 #9
"Pimple-popper MD" (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #10

SoDesuKa

(3,173 posts)
1. I Like It
Sun Jul 15, 2012, 06:27 AM
Jul 2012

it reminds me of a doctor joke with the set-up, "I have good news and bad news . . . " The punch line is that there's nothing but bad news for the patient. When he asks what the good news is, the doctor brightens and reports some good event in his (the doctor's) personal life.

Turbineguy

(37,293 posts)
7. A guy walks into a butchershop
Sun Jul 15, 2012, 08:19 AM
Jul 2012

"Do you have any fish today?"

"We don't have meat here, they don't have fish across the street!"

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
9. Years ago a dermatologist friend of mine told me this one
Sun Jul 15, 2012, 09:25 AM
Jul 2012

Two doctors talking:

When asked why he became a dermatologist instead of a heart surgeon or some other "exciting" specialty..

the answer:

you never really cure your patients, and they rarely ever die.

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