* So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's ...
@ 2007-05-31 14:08 Dave Korn
2007-05-31 14:29 ` Igor Peshansky
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From: Dave Korn @ 2007-05-31 14:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: '$X walks into a $Y and says $Z'
... and asks the grocer for a pound of potatoes and half-a-dozen neutrons.
"Certainly sir, here you are" says the grocer, wrapping them up and passing
them over.
"How much do I owe you?" asks the bloke.
"For the potatoes, twenty pence".
"And for the neutrons?"
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.
.
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"No charge".
<b-dumfTISSSHHHHHH>
cheers,
DaveK
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Can't think of a witty .sigline today....
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread* Re: So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's ... 2007-05-31 14:08 So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's Dave Korn @ 2007-05-31 14:29 ` Igor Peshansky 2007-05-31 14:42 ` Dave Korn 2007-05-31 14:54 ` Christopher Faylor ` (2 subsequent siblings) 3 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Igor Peshansky @ 2007-05-31 14:29 UTC (permalink / raw) To: '$X walks into a $Y and says $Z' A horse walks into a bar, and the bartender asks "Why the long face?". No punchline, more like a kick-line... Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_ pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu | igor@watson.ibm.com ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ Igor Peshansky, Ph.D. (name changed!) |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' old name: Igor Pechtchanski '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! Freedom is just another word for "nothing left to lose"... -- Janis Joplin ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* RE: So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's ... 2007-05-31 14:29 ` Igor Peshansky @ 2007-05-31 14:42 ` Dave Korn 0 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread From: Dave Korn @ 2007-05-31 14:42 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 'beyond the valley of the bad jokes' On 31 May 2007 15:30, Igor Peshansky wrote: > A horse walks into a bar, and the bartender asks "Why the long face?". > > No punchline, more like a kick-line... > Igor So a bloke walks into a bar, and he goes "Ouch that hurt". cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's ... 2007-05-31 14:08 So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's Dave Korn 2007-05-31 14:29 ` Igor Peshansky @ 2007-05-31 14:54 ` Christopher Faylor 2007-05-31 14:58 ` Dave Korn 2007-05-31 15:17 ` Corinna Vinschen 2007-06-20 11:16 ` zzapper 3 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Christopher Faylor @ 2007-05-31 14:54 UTC (permalink / raw) To: The Cygwin-Talk Maiming List On Thu, May 31, 2007 at 03:07:32PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: > >... and asks the grocer for a pound of potatoes and half-a-dozen neutrons. > > "Certainly sir, here you are" says the grocer, wrapping them up and passing >them over. > > "How much do I owe you?" asks the bloke. > > "For the potatoes, twenty pence". > > "And for the neutrons?" I've been telling a variation of that one for a few weeks, along with this one: Two atoms are walking down the street. Atom A bumps into Atom B. Atom B stops and looks stunned. Atom B: "I think I lost an electron!" Atom A: "Are you sure?" Atom B: "I'm positive!" cgf ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* RE: So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's ... 2007-05-31 14:54 ` Christopher Faylor @ 2007-05-31 14:58 ` Dave Korn 2007-05-31 15:01 ` Igor Peshansky 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Dave Korn @ 2007-05-31 14:58 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 'is it friday already?' On 31 May 2007 15:55, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Thu, May 31, 2007 at 03:07:32PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: >> >> ... and asks the grocer for a pound of potatoes and half-a-dozen neutrons. >> >> "Certainly sir, here you are" says the grocer, wrapping them up and >> passing them over. >> >> "How much do I owe you?" asks the bloke. >> >> "For the potatoes, twenty pence". >> >> "And for the neutrons?" > > I've been telling a variation of that one for a few weeks, along with this > one: > > Two atoms are walking down the street. > > Atom A bumps into Atom B. Atom B stops and looks stunned. > > Atom B: "I think I lost an electron!" > > Atom A: "Are you sure?" > > Atom B: "I'm positive!" > > cgf What's the smallest soft-drink in the world? Ion Brew. Made in Scotland from electrons. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* RE: So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's ... 2007-05-31 14:58 ` Dave Korn @ 2007-05-31 15:01 ` Igor Peshansky 0 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread From: Igor Peshansky @ 2007-05-31 15:01 UTC (permalink / raw) To: The Cygwin-Talk Maiming List On Thu, 31 May 2007, Dave Korn wrote: > On 31 May 2007 15:55, Christopher Faylor wrote: > > > On Thu, May 31, 2007 at 03:07:32PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: > >> > >> ... and asks the grocer for a pound of potatoes and half-a-dozen neutrons. > >> > >> "Certainly sir, here you are" says the grocer, wrapping them up and > >> passing them over. > >> > >> "How much do I owe you?" asks the bloke. > >> > >> "For the potatoes, twenty pence". > >> > >> "And for the neutrons?" > > > > I've been telling a variation of that one for a few weeks, along with this > > one: > > > > Two atoms are walking down the street. > > > > Atom A bumps into Atom B. Atom B stops and looks stunned. > > > > Atom B: "I think I lost an electron!" > > > > Atom A: "Are you sure?" > > > > Atom B: "I'm positive!" > > > > cgf > > What's the smallest soft-drink in the world? > > Ion Brew. Made in Scotland from electrons. Oh, is that what Qualcomm has been up to?.. Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_ pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu | igor@watson.ibm.com ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ Igor Peshansky, Ph.D. (name changed!) |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' old name: Igor Pechtchanski '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! Freedom is just another word for "nothing left to lose"... -- Janis Joplin ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's ... 2007-05-31 14:08 So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's Dave Korn 2007-05-31 14:29 ` Igor Peshansky 2007-05-31 14:54 ` Christopher Faylor @ 2007-05-31 15:17 ` Corinna Vinschen 2007-06-01 4:32 ` morgan gangwere 2007-06-20 11:16 ` zzapper 3 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Corinna Vinschen @ 2007-05-31 15:17 UTC (permalink / raw) To: '$X walks into a $Y and says $Z' On May 31 15:07, Dave Korn wrote: > > > ... and asks the grocer for a pound of potatoes and half-a-dozen neutrons. > > "Certainly sir, here you are" says the grocer, wrapping them up and passing > them over. > > "How much do I owe you?" asks the bloke. > > "For the potatoes, twenty pence". > > "And for the neutrons?" > > [...cliffhanger and advertising removed...] > > "No charge". "This bloke"? Did you mean This Guy(*) by any chance? I just hope it wasn't That Guy(**) because that would spoil the whole joke. OTOH, if it really was This Bloke, you owe us some explanations(***) Corinna (*) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/This_guy (**) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/That_guy (***) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/This_bloke ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's ... 2007-05-31 15:17 ` Corinna Vinschen @ 2007-06-01 4:32 ` morgan gangwere 2007-06-01 4:41 ` Bobby McNulty 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: morgan gangwere @ 2007-06-01 4:32 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin-talk -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On May 31 15:07, Dave Korn wrote: >> >> ... and asks the grocer for a pound of potatoes and half-a-dozen neutrons. >> >> "Certainly sir, here you are" says the grocer, wrapping them up and passing >> them over. >> >> "How much do I owe you?" asks the bloke. >> >> "For the potatoes, twenty pence". >> >> "And for the neutrons?" >> >> [...cliffhanger and advertising removed...] >> >> "No charge". > > "This bloke"? Did you mean This Guy(*) by any chance? I just hope > it wasn't That Guy(**) because that would spoil the whole joke. > OTOH, if it really was This Bloke, you owe us some explanations(***) > > > Corinna > > (*) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/This_guy > (**) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/That_guy > (***) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/This_bloke > so this guy and that guy walk into that bar and this bloke says "dont do that!" sheesh we cover all our bases, or does this guy have to handle it for us? --> http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/b/b5/Exploding-head.gif - -- Just a Thought Morgan Gangwere For those who want my PGP key: http://pengunassasin.kicks-ass.org/pgpKey.html ******* Wisdom for the day ******* * Dont rawquote - it gives * * spammers free bait! * ********************************** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGX6F2CF9T/dUsmAgRApYDAKDGWqWaJlXLYeo7vc9TchmJ7cxRLgCg3QQ9 Kim9j5ARlr5qK0nU7R286gc= =PuSb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's ... 2007-06-01 4:32 ` morgan gangwere @ 2007-06-01 4:41 ` Bobby McNulty 2007-06-01 4:53 ` morgan gangwere 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Bobby McNulty @ 2007-06-01 4:41 UTC (permalink / raw) To: The Cygwin-Talk Maiming List morgan gangwere wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >> On May 31 15:07, Dave Korn wrote: >> >>> ... and asks the grocer for a pound of potatoes and half-a-dozen neutrons. >>> >>> "Certainly sir, here you are" says the grocer, wrapping them up and passing >>> them over. >>> >>> "How much do I owe you?" asks the bloke. >>> >>> "For the potatoes, twenty pence". >>> >>> "And for the neutrons?" >>> >>> [...cliffhanger and advertising removed...] >>> >>> "No charge". >>> >> "This bloke"? Did you mean This Guy(*) by any chance? I just hope >> it wasn't That Guy(**) because that would spoil the whole joke. >> OTOH, if it really was This Bloke, you owe us some explanations(***) >> >> >> Corinna >> >> (*) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/This_guy >> (**) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/That_guy >> (***) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/This_bloke >> >> > > so this guy and that guy walk into that bar and this bloke says "dont do > that!" > > sheesh > > we cover all our bases, or does this guy have to handle it for us? --> > http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/b/b5/Exploding-head.gif > > - -- > Just a Thought > Morgan Gangwere > > For those who want my PGP key: > http://pengunassasin.kicks-ass.org/pgpKey.html > > ******* Wisdom for the day ******* > * Dont rawquote - it gives * > * spammers free bait! * > ********************************** > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFGX6F2CF9T/dUsmAgRApYDAKDGWqWaJlXLYeo7vc9TchmJ7cxRLgCg3QQ9 > Kim9j5ARlr5qK0nU7R286gc= > =PuSb > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Funny. I like that. - ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's ... 2007-06-01 4:41 ` Bobby McNulty @ 2007-06-01 4:53 ` morgan gangwere 0 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread From: morgan gangwere @ 2007-06-01 4:53 UTC (permalink / raw) To: The Cygwin-Talk Maiming List -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bobby McNulty wrote: > morgan gangwere wrote: > Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >>>> On May 31 15:07, Dave Korn wrote: >>>> >>>>> ... and asks the grocer for a pound of potatoes and half-a-dozen >>>>> neutrons. >>>>> >>>>> "Certainly sir, here you are" says the grocer, wrapping them up >>>>> and passing >>>>> them over. >>>>> >>>>> "How much do I owe you?" asks the bloke. >>>>> >>>>> "For the potatoes, twenty pence". >>>>> >>>>> "And for the neutrons?" >>>>> >>>>> [...cliffhanger and advertising removed...] >>>>> >>>>> "No charge". >>>>> >>>> "This bloke"? Did you mean This Guy(*) by any chance? I just hope >>>> it wasn't That Guy(**) because that would spoil the whole joke. >>>> OTOH, if it really was This Bloke, you owe us some explanations(***) >>>> >>>> >>>> Corinna >>>> >>>> (*) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/This_guy >>>> (**) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/That_guy >>>> (***) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/This_bloke >>>> >>>> > > so this guy and that guy walk into that bar and this bloke says "dont do > that!" > > sheesh > > we cover all our bases, or does this guy have to handle it for us? --> > http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/b/b5/Exploding-head.gif > >> > Funny. I like that. > - courtesy of Bennet Hasselton (he runs peacefire - they make the internet free!) > Subject: New CV [https MouseRoad dot com] > x-funnyness-level: 9 > [snip] > So a couple of hunters from New Jersey are out in the woods when suddenly one of them falls over. The second guy checks his friend's pulse, then panics and calls 911 on his cell phone: "Help, I think my friend's dead!" > > The 911 operator says, "OK sir, try and remain calm. First, make sure he's actually dead." > > There is a silence, then a gunshot. Then the guy is back on the phone: "OK, now what?" > > Bennett - -- Just a Thought Morgan Gangwere For those who want my PGP key: http://pengunassasin.kicks-ass.org/pgpKey.html ******* Wisdom for the day ******* * Dont rawquote - it gives * * spammers free bait! * ********************************** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGX6YwCF9T/dUsmAgRAiwXAJ9eTvR05fk4O2DegDexPsGfw3OL6gCeJH1j DvaUZmxFnhg7I3mHe/pud1g= =VME9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's ... 2007-05-31 14:08 So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's Dave Korn ` (2 preceding siblings ...) 2007-05-31 15:17 ` Corinna Vinschen @ 2007-06-20 11:16 ` zzapper 2007-06-20 11:21 ` Dave Korn 3 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: zzapper @ 2007-06-20 11:16 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin-talk "Dave Korn" <dave.korn@artimi.com> wrote in news:00e501c7a38d$07d5b230$2e08a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM: > > > ... and asks the grocer for a pound of potatoes and half-a-dozen > neutrons. > > "Certainly sir, here you are" says the grocer, wrapping them up and > passing > them over. > > "How much do I owe you?" asks the bloke. > > "For the potatoes, twenty pence". > > "And for the neutrons?" > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > "No charge". > > > <b-dumfTISSSHHHHHH> > > cheers, > DaveK hold on; this joke doesn't work on Vista! -- zzapper http://www.rayninfo.co.uk/vimtips.html ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* RE: So, this bloke walks into a greengrocer's ... 2007-06-20 11:16 ` zzapper @ 2007-06-20 11:21 ` Dave Korn 0 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread From: Dave Korn @ 2007-06-20 11:21 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 'how not to write a bug report!' On 20 June 2007 12:16, zzapper wrote: > "Dave Korn" <dave.korn@AARGHTHEHIPPOSARECOMINGTHEHIPPOSARECOMING> wrote in > news:00e501c7a38d$07d5b230$2e08a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM: > >> >> >> ... and asks the grocer for a pound of potatoes and half-a-dozen neutrons. >> >> "Certainly sir, here you are" says the grocer, wrapping them up and >> passing them over. >> >> "How much do I owe you?" asks the bloke. >> >> "For the potatoes, twenty pence". >> >> "And for the neutrons?" >> >> >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "No charge". >> >> >> <b-dumfTISSSHHHHHH> >> >> cheers, >> DaveK > > hold on; this joke doesn't work on Vista! " My calculator is not producing the right answer. Multiplying two doubles resulted in an imprecise product that is missing the last significant digit. Sun should really test their products better! Why should I have to debug your code? And your mother is ugly, too! " cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
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