October 17, 2003
Scalzi, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in brushing back nitwits, responded by posting a handy set of links to all of his posts on this subject over the years. The link titles alone will leave you breathless. The posts are pretty good, too. [01:35 PM]
In a completely off topic reply, all I can add is "No, no, it's just ice cream."
"I want another of those crunchy pies, like you gave me before!"
"I lost the first, broke the second, and I swear to God you never gave me a third one."
"They had so much fun I took 'em to the circus too."
"I don't know where you've been, but it looks like you won First Prize."
"Okay, but you have to promise not to hit me so hard."
That punchline actually appeared in a Comics Code-approved issue of Cary Bates and Pat Broderick's Captain Atom in the late 1980s. However, the setup did not.
OK, I know a couple of those jokes, but not all of them. Somebody wanna clue me in (email or here, don't care)?
I ask only because they sound funny, especially the "...lost the first..." one.
I'm with Xopher. Though I might claim the Fifth on exactly which I *do* know, and how old I was when I learned them. :->
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