|
Tablet full of crude jokes and riddles about beer is found - dating from the time of the biblical Exodus Riddles and a hearty disregard for politicians were part of life in ancient Mesopotamia - 3,500 years ago. A newly translated tablet from Iraq shows that even in 1500BC, people liked a puzzle. www.dailymail.co.uk
Joke of the year: dwarf gag is Telegraph readers' favourite one-liner A pun about a dwarf has been voted the best joke submitted by Telegraph readers. telegraph.feedsportal.com
Cook up Rohypnol to get laid, student paper jokes A university newspaper has caused consternation by publishing a spoof article telling students how they can can "get laid" on Valentines' Day by cooking up the date rape drug Rohypnol. telegraph.feedsportal.com
Judgment reserved in Twitter joke appeal High court judges consider whether Paul Chambers' tweet about blowing up Robin Hood airport was a joke or a real threat Two senior judges have retired to consider whether a Twitter message threatening to blow up a snowbound Doncaster airport was a joke or a menace to society. In a landmark high court appeal, Sir Peter Gross and Mr Justice Irwin heard it would take "a halfwit" to treat as a real ... www.guardian.co.uk
Sandra Day O'Connor Jokes About Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor made a joke about the GOP candidates Saturday that reportedly drew much laughter. At the black-tie steak-and-lobster Alfalfa Club dinner Saturday among political and business elites in Washington, she said that of two GOP presidential candidates, "one is a practicing polygamist, and he's not even the Mormon," according to an Associated Press ... www.huffingtonpost.com
Royals call on fans for Joke of Day promotion Royals call on fans for Joke of Day promotion mlb.mlb.com
Al Lewis: Mobster joke book leaves ‘em dying laughing Malcolm Kushner, author of a new mob joke book, says the difference between the mob and Wall Street is that the mob has morals, Al Lewis reports. www.marketwatch.com
9Teacher Who Cares, but can he tell a joke? GREELEY - This month's 9Teacher Who Cares winner, according to his students, is exceptional, dedicated and inspirational. And they say he's also kind or funny, or at least thinks he is. www.9news.com
'¡Rob!' and the Attack of the Crappy Sitcom Another day, another horrifying multicamera sitcom that makes us scratch our heads in confusion. Last night we were given ¡Rob! , a CBS program starring Rob Schneider as a plain ol' regular guy who has a quickie marriage to a Mexican-American woman and has culture clash with her family. There is exactly one joke in ¡Rob!. The single source of humor on the show is that this family is Mexican and ... www.theatlanticwire.com
Michele Bachmann Cracks Jokes At CPAC 2012 Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), free from the constraints of running for president, opened her speech at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference with a joke. www.huffingtonpost.com
|