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GeneralRe: Tiger 1 Trainer 0memberwizardzz6 Feb '13 - 4:53 
Somehow that made me hungry.
GeneralRe: Tiger 1 Trainer 0memberClifford Nelson6 Feb '13 - 5:30 
A love bit from such a beast will kill a human. I don't blame the tiger.
JokeBritish humour is different.member GeekBond 5 Feb '13 - 9:04 
These are classified ads, which were actually placed in U.K. Newspapers:
 
FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER.
8 years old, Hateful little bastard. Bites!
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FREE PUPPIES
1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog.
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FREE PUPPIES. Mother is a Kennel Club registered German Shepherd.
Father is a Super Dog, able to leap tall fences in a single bound.
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COWS, CALVES: NEVER BRED. Also 1 gay bull for sale.
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JOINING NUDIST COLONY!
Must sell washer and dryer £100.
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WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE.
Worn once by mistake.
Call Stephanie.
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And the WINNER is...
 
FOR SALE BY OWNER. Complete set of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 45 volumes.
Excellent condition, £200 or best offer.
No longer needed, got married, wife knows everything.
 
(Statement of the Century)
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Thought from the Greatest Living Scottish Thinker--Billy Connolly.
 
"If women are so bloody perfect at multitasking,
How come they can't have a headache and sex at the same time?"
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Children Are Quick
TEACHER: Why are you late?
STUDENT: Class started before I got here.
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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.
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TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?' GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
(I Love this child)
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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
WINNIE: Me!
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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ' I. '
MILLIE: I is..
TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.....
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TEACHER: Now, Simon , tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
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TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's.. Did you copy his?
CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.
 
(I want to adopt this kid!!!)
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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher
The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is SILENCE, the second is LISTENING, the third MEMORY, the forth, PRACTICE and the fifth is TEACHING others!

GeneralRe: British humour is different.memberwizardzz5 Feb '13 - 9:12 
And then there is the famous 6 word story:
 

 

For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.
GeneralRe: British humour is different.memberMaximilien5 Feb '13 - 9:26 
For sale : Parachute, used, never opened.
Nihil obstat

GeneralRe: British humour is different.memberClifford Nelson5 Feb '13 - 10:49 
Of course the quesiton is: was there an attempt to open it?
GeneralRe: British humour is different.member_Damian S_5 Feb '13 - 12:50 
Maximilien wrote:
For sale : Parachute, used, never opened. Small stain.

 
FTFY.

GeneralRe: British humour is different.memberPaulowniaK5 Feb '13 - 13:59 
Are you sure they are British humour?
 

GeekBond wrote:
1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog

GeekBond wrote:
TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?

Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...

GeneralRe: British humour is different.member Michael Martin 5 Feb '13 - 15:01 
PaulowniaK wrote:
Are you sure they are British humour?

I should have checked other replies before I jumped in with almost exactly the same reply an hour later.

Michael Martin
Australia
 
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

GeneralRe: British humour is different.member Michael Martin 5 Feb '13 - 14:59 
GeekBond wrote:
TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.

It ain't British humour, if it was it would use the correct Maths.

Michael Martin
Australia
 
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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