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[AstuteShift]

@SOL

Hahaha indeed, I died when he mentioned about being a world class expert lolol.

However, despite his arrogance, he does know his stuff.

His videos on Cathy Woods was pure gold, her whole team of analysts are just kids not apex predators and it’s no wonder her fund will go belly up soon.

I can’t wait to see how all the YouTube frauds, experts and fund managers explode soon. Classic MP in play

[SOL]

Maybe we should open up a thread called Retarded Hour

Please, NO!

Mr. Opporknockity was a world class piano tuner, tuning pianos for symphonies and orchestras. Some enamored Big Tuna tried to enlist his services for years, to tune his daughters Steinway grand. It finally occurred, and the piano sounded better than new, better than ever, to Big Tuna's delight. After awhile he thought it sounded a bit off, so he called the virtuoso's office and tried to enlist Opponockity again. The secretary told him curtly "Opporknockity only tunes once".

That's priceless. Almost choked on my coffee

[harryg]

This is not mine, claimed as a Russian joke, I don't know if that is true.


A Moscow man buys a newspaper, glances at the front page briefly, and then throws it in the bin.
The next day, he does exactly the same thing.
The day after that, he does exactly the same thing again.

Eventually, the newspaper seller asks the chap what he is doing.

He replies: "I'm looking for an obituary."

Newspaper seller: "Obituaries aren’t on the front page."




Man: "This one will be".

[SOL]

A Russian is strolling down the street in Moscow and kicks a bottle laying in the street. Suddenly out of the bottle comes a genie. The Russian is stunned and the Genie says, "Hello Master, I will grant you one wish, anything that you want." The Russian begins thinking, "Well I really like drinking vodka." Finally, the Russian says, "I wish to drink vodka whenever I want, so make me piss vodka."

The Genie grants him his wish. When the Russian gets home he gets a glass out of the cupboard and pisses into it. He looks at the glass and it's clear. Looks like vodka. Then he smells the liquid. Smells like vodka. So he takes a test and it is the best vodka that he has ever tasted. The Russian yells to his wife, "Natasha, Natasha, come quickly." She comes running down the hall and the Russian takes another glass out of the cupboard and pisses into it. He tells her to drink, that it is vodka. Natasha is reluctant but goes ahead and takes a sip.

It is the best vodka that she has ever tasted. The two drink and party all night. The next night the Russian comes home from work and tells his wife to get two glasses out of the cupboard. He proceeds to piss in the two glasses. The result is the same, the vodka is excellent and the couple drinks until the sun comes up. Finally, Friday night comes and the Russian tells his wife to grab one glass from the cupboard and we will drink vodka. She gets the glass but asks him "Boris, why do we only need one glass?" Boris raises the glass and says, "Because tonight my love, you drink from the bottle

[Yodean]

Boris raises the glass and says, "Because tonight my love, you drink from the bottle

I think the previous POTUS Donald T. would like this joke, very much.

[harryg]

Boris raises the glass and says, "Because tonight my love, you drink from the bottle

[bpcw]

Boris raises the glass and says, "Because tonight my love, you drink from the bottle

Only just caught up on all the jokes after a couple of weeks cause I forgot to subscribe to the topic, had a right laugh!

Sol, you're a naughty boy!

[harryg]

This is a satire of a 'high-brow' discussion programme that was on late at night and was open-ended.

I don't want to spoil the ending, but it might be UK-centric so quick explanation hidden below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEUB8NVPX6I




In UK electrical wiring, the live wire is traditionally coloured brown and the neutral is blue

[bpcw]

This is a satire of a 'high-brow' discussion programme that was on late at night and was open-ended.

I don't want to spoil the ending, but it might be UK-centric so quick explanation hidden below.


In UK electrical wiring, the live wire is traditionally coloured brown and the neutral is blue

Wet myself!

[harryg]

Wet myself!

Please be careful - liquid & electricity not a good combo

[harryg]

I particularly like the part where Foster Brooks explains the third part of the brain

One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkW35T1jQB0

Another one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XC3Hc-rAkk

[SOL]

I particularly like the part where Foster Brooks explains the third part of the brain

Its just a darn shame that they don't make comedy like this anymore. Some of today's comedy is fine but a lot of its just pure rubbish. They had talent in the days gone by, today's comedians use curses and crap to trigger a laugh

[bpcw]

I particularly like the part where Foster Brooks explains the third part of the brain

Its just a darn shame that they don't make comedy like this anymore. Some of today's comedy is fine but a lot of its just pure rubbish. They had talent in the days gone by, today's comedians use curses and crap to trigger a laugh

Yes, the best comedy for me is taking something from observation that people can easily identify with and exaggerating it, I'm turned off when swearing or vulgarity is used to be funny of itself!

[harryg]

I agree, and I do despair at some of the (mainly modern) performers who seem to think that saying a crude word is a substitute for the joke. I think many use the swearing as a cover for poor material. Anything ubiquitous quickly loses its power to shock, so a bit like in the film This is Spinal Tap, today's liberally-swearing comedians will soon need a dial that goes up to 11.

That said, comedians need to and should take risks, push boundaries of what is acceptable and so on.

When comedians joke about 'taboo' subjects, people laugh and then the issue becomes something that you can talk about and discuss, leading to better understanding and so on. I remember a UK comedian including a sketch about his prostate exam - it did wonders to raise awareness.

Comedians who have used the subject of racism in their performances have definitely helped to change perceptions. There's an English chap called Tez Ilyas, who is Muslim and does a most excellent skit on being a Muslim. In the full sketch you can literally feel the audience wondering if it's OK to laugh.

Apologies this is only part of it and the picture is cropped for some reason and the subtitles are embedded (it's fine apart from that!) - can't find better at the moment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD8o3eL-Dyo

[harryg]

Dave Allen was an Irish comedian, known for sitting on his chair and sharing his observational comedy.

In his early days he was 'educated' by the Carmelite nuns, who certainly appear to be a particularly unpleasant and nasty group of people.

This clearly affected his opinion of religion, although despite this he always used to end with "Goodnight, and may your God go with you".



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxo81Ok9Urk