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Hassin Bin Sober

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18. You've obviously never been to Blue Island Illinois

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Fri Sep 29, 2017, 11:54 PM

Sep 2017

My dad's old joke:

I'm taking the family on vacation to the islands. Blue Island, Stony Island and Rock Island.

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I have racked my brain all day and I still can't think of an island [View all] Atticus Sep 2017 OP

But we are talking "big water." Sneederbunk Sep 2017 #1

Here's one: Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #2

Even the US is an Island... HipChick Sep 2017 #3

And stolen leftofcool Sep 2017 #11

Grand Island, Nebraska? world wide wally Sep 2017 #4

Isle of Langerhans dweller Sep 2017 #5

Usually called islets, but still a good answer ;) unblock Sep 2017 #16

beat me too it grantcart Sep 2017 #21

I learned it from Firesign Theatre! csziggy Sep 2017 #32

General Mattis lostnfound Sep 2017 #6

Then you are obviously waaaay too Turbineguy Sep 2017 #7

Avery Island, LA ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #8

Islands on Jupiter might be surrounded by liquid methane or ammonia. nt Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #9

rhode island? Blues Heron Sep 2017 #10

Isle of Lucy Leith Sep 2017 #12

Spinal Tap! SergeStorms Sep 2017 #24

Well, I Got It from the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show Leith Sep 2017 #31

Well... SergeStorms Oct 2017 #33

:-) WinkyDink Sep 2017 #26

You got some 'splaining to do dis time underpants Sep 2017 #30

We should send drumpf and family to Rikers island Takket Sep 2017 #13

Alcatraz. nocalflea Sep 2017 #28

Your moron and thief had to learn what an island is. arthritisR_US Sep 2017 #14

Australia matt819 Sep 2017 #15

Perhaps that could be a catalyst. Maynar Sep 2017 #23

But the difference, Atticus... Cracklin Charlie Sep 2017 #17

You've obviously never been to Blue Island Illinois Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #18

has Orange Ocean Man thoroughly confused us all? 0rganism Sep 2017 #19

No man is an world wide wally Sep 2017 #20

I somehow flashed to a scene in Jaws. edbermac Sep 2017 #22

There's always Rhode Island..... n/t DFW Sep 2017 #25

People are misunderstanding the OP! Puerto Rico isn't called "Puerto Rico Island." The OP asks what WinkyDink Sep 2017 #27

Islands that are not surrounded by water are everywhere. democratisphere Sep 2017 #29