Kitabı oku: «Английские анекдоты / English Jokes», sayfa 4
Spotting an old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted:
“Are there any gators17 around here?!”
“No,” the man hollered back, “they ain’t18 been around for years!”
Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming leisurely toward the shore.
About halfway there he asked the guy:
“How did you get rid of the gators?”
“We didn’t do nothin’,19” the beachcomber said. “The sharks got ’em.20”
* * *
– What would you do if you won one million pounds?
– Why? Of course I’d pay off my debts.
– And what would you do with the remaining?
– The remaining would have to wait till next time.
* * *
A drummer, sick of all the drummer jokes, decides to change his instrument. After some thought, he decides on the accordion.
So he goes to the music store and says to the owner, “I’d like to look at the accordions, please.”
The owner gestures to a shelf in the corner and says, “All our accordions are over there.”
After browsing, the drummer says, “I think I’d like the big red one in the corner.”
The store owner looks at him and says, “You’re a drummer, aren’t you?”
The drummer, crestfallen, says, “How did you know?”
The store owner says, “That ‘big red accordion’ is the radiator.”
* * *
The boss returned from lunch in a good mood and called the whole staff in to listen to a couple of jokes he had picked up.
Everybody but one girl laughed uproariously.
“What’s the matter?” grumbled the boss. “Haven’t you got a sense of humor?”
“I don’t have to laugh,” she replied. “I’m leaving Friday.”
* * *
A doctor and a lawyer were attending a cocktail party when the doctor was approached by a man who asked advice on how to handle his ulcer.
The doctor mumbled some medical advice, then turned to the lawyer and asked:
“How do you handle the situation when you are asked for advice during a social function?”
“Just send a bill for such advice”, replied the lawyer.
On the next morning the doctor arrived at his surgery and issued the ulcer-stricken man a ₤50 bill.
That afternoon he received a ₤100 bill from the lawyer.
* * *
The doctor explained to Jenkins that he had a serious ailment for which an operation was absolutely imperative.
The patient turned pale and asked, “Isn’t it very dangerous?”
“Yes,” the doctor replied. “Five out of six who undergo this operation die, but as for you, you have nothing to worry about.”
“Why not?” eagerly inquired the patient.
“Well, you’re sure to recover because my last five patients died,” the doctor reassured him.
* * *
A vampire bat came flapping in from the night covered in fresh blood and parked himself on the roof of the cave to get some sleep.
Pretty soon all the other bats smelt the blood and began hassling him about where he got it. He told them to go away and let him get some sleep. However, the bats persisted until finally he gave in.
“OK, follow me,” he said and flew out of the cave with hundreds of bats behind him. Down through a valley they went, across a river and into a forest full of trees. Finally he slowed down and all the other bats excitedly gathered around him.
“Now, do you see that tree over there?” he asked.
“Yes, yes, yes!” the bats all screamed.
“Good,” said the first bat tiredly, “Because I didn’t!”
* * *
A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, but his performance simply didn’t improve.
