tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post2499264020632072311..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Pirates' earringsMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-46470620452947784822018-02-08T12:25:43.619-06:002018-02-08T12:25:43.619-06:00Pirates wore eye patches to have good "night ...Pirates wore eye patches to have good "night vision". When they boarded a vessel and made their way below decks, it was dark there. The uncovered eye, having been exposed to sunlight, would not see much in the darkness. They would take off the eye patch, and with that eye, accustomed to darkness, they could see well enough to make their way around. Supposedly so...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-81700650606033624012018-02-08T11:35:39.699-06:002018-02-08T11:35:39.699-06:00Prairie Home Companion used to have an annual sill...Prairie Home Companion used to have an annual silly-joke-telling session full of knock-knocks etc. I was recurrently frustrated because I heard them in the car while driving and couldn't write them down (in the era before smart phones with recording capability). But I did find these from the program (shorthand versions) on my computer:<br /><br />Fly goes into cow's ear, out with milk "in one ear, out the udder"<br /><br />Mrs. Erickson sees Leif not listed on community roster asks "Have you taken Leif off your census?"<br /><br />Asked if he wants super sex, man says "I'll have the soup."<br /><br />Otters come from otter space<br /><br />Ant confused about family lineage because all its uncles were aunts/ants<br /><br />Difference between joist and girder - joist wrote Ulysses, girder wrote Faust<br /><br />A Norwegian car is a fjord<br /><br />What does a fish say when it bumps into a concrete wall? "Dam!"<br /><br />Why shouldn't you fly with Peter Pan - you'll never never landMinnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44223523573280135162018-02-08T11:07:11.069-06:002018-02-08T11:07:11.069-06:00reminds me of my favorite joke
'what do pirate...reminds me of my favorite joke<br />'what do pirates pay for earings?"<br />"About a buck an ear!"<br />Ha, thats a killer! Courtesy of Garrison Keillor I think.Bulletholeshttp://srevestories.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-83367420107289407802018-02-08T06:10:11.171-06:002018-02-08T06:10:11.171-06:00These days the doughnut might be worth more than t...These days the doughnut might be worth more than the dollar. :(<br /><br />Lurker111<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com