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26. Thanks for the laugh. That scene is prescient for Dems nowadays. John Cleese was hysterical.

Mon Aug 7, 2017, 03:23 PM

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Some of the posts on DU lately brought an old Emo Phillips joke to mind... [View all] Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2017 OP

OMG! WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2017 #1

I was thinking something similar yesterday. mwooldri Aug 2017 #2

Or this: tblue37 Aug 2017 #9

perfect analogy. paleotn Aug 2017 #14

Yep. I thought of that one, too. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2017 #18

Ha! Reminds me of the old joke in the South about Heaven. sandensea Aug 2017 #3

That one might apply here these days, too. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2017 #5

Right. sandensea Aug 2017 #6

We had a schism in the Armenian church about 100 years ago LeftInTX Aug 2017 #4

One of my favourite jokes. SwissTony Aug 2017 #7

KNR Thank you! Lucinda Aug 2017 #8

Emo was one of the greats! WinkyDink Aug 2017 #11

I'm sure he'd be the first to tell you, he's not dead! Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #19

Oh, I didn't think Emo was deceased; just kind of, not so popular. WinkyDink Aug 2017 #20

That is one of my favorite jokes of all time. Caliman73 Aug 2017 #12

That routine starts at 2:00, but the lead-up is good too... JHB Aug 2017 #13

Wow...blast from my past! Moostache Aug 2017 #15

Once again... paleotn Aug 2017 #16

It reminds me a very similar joke... syringis Aug 2017 #17

A similar joke (Scottish/English) SwissTony Aug 2017 #25

I must be the only here who never heard this one.. whathehell Aug 2017 #21

Excellent. murielm99 Aug 2017 #22

Original TimeToGo Aug 2017 #23

This version quotes Emo (got it from same link Warren had in post 10 above) Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2017 #24

I could easily be wrong TimeToGo Aug 2017 #27