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mac56

(17,565 posts) Fri Jun 5, 2020, 02:56 PM Jun 2020

Humor backfire

I just went to the hardware store to buy a replacement toilet seat. I told the woman at the cash register, "I heard someone stole all the toilet seats from the police station. The detectives have nothing to go on." (Ba-dum-pum!)

Nothing. Blinking.

"Nothing to go on.. toilet seats...?"

Nothing. More blinking.

Can't nail it every time.

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Humor backfire (Original Post) mac56 Jun 2020 OP

Some things are just too obvious, flies right by. Thanks for the much needed laugh tho. nt 42bambi Jun 2020 #1

My favorite one is TlalocW Jun 2020 #2

42bambi

(1,753 posts)

1. Some things are just too obvious, flies right by. Thanks for the much needed laugh tho. nt

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Fri Jun 5, 2020, 03:01 PM

Jun 2020

TlalocW

(15,377 posts)

2. My favorite one is

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2020, 05:15 PM

Jun 2020

When eating with people, and we're telling jokes, I'll say, "Did you hear the one about the cannibal who passed his brother in the woods?" and then I'll just continue eating like I haven't said anything and wait for everyone expecting me to continue to get it.

TlalocW

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