Any good jokes ... ?

[swee'pea99]

Reminds me of the sign in a music shop door.
Bach in ten minutes.
Offenbach sooner.

...and me of my Dad's delight in taking a passer-by who'd called his dog 'Amadeus' to task: "If you're going to call your dog after a composer you really have only two options: Bach and Offenbach."

 

[theclaud]

Bach, and the world bachs with you.
Offenbach, and you barcarolle.

 

[Profpointy]

Bach, and the world bachs with you.
Offenbach, and you barcarolle.

very good !

I do hope you just made that up as well

 

[theclaud]

very good !

I do hope you just made that up as well

Sadly not, although I can't remember where it comes from. Something to do with Hoffnung, possibly...

 

[Profpointy]

Sadly not, although I can't remember where it comes from. Something to do with Hoffnung, possibly...

That's where the famous barcharole is from, well, Tales of Hoffmann to be pedantic. At the risk of raising the tone I can strongly recommend the Powell and Presburger film version of it. Features Robert Helpman as Hoffmann's enemy - Helpman scared the begeezus out of many of us as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chittu Bang Bang.

 

[theclaud]

That's where the famous barcharole is from, well, Tales of Hoffmann to be pedantic. At the risk of raising the tone I can strongly recommend the Powell and Presburger film version of it. Features Robert Helpman as Hoffmann's enemy - Helpman scared the begeezus out of many of us as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chittu Bang Bang.

Yep that's what the barcarolle is from but I meant Gerard Hoffnung. Although it might be nothing to do with him...

 

[Profpointy]

Yep that's what the barcarolle is from but I meant Gerard Hoffnung. Although it might be nothing to do with him...

Ah I see, originator of the gag. Had to look him up - though the name did chime a chord (sorry!)

 

[Cavalol]

I won a gold medal at the World weather forecasting championship.
I beat the raining champion.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I accidentally ingested some viagra prior to my 100m sprint race. I fell over half way through. I lost the race but was informed later that I'd won the pole vault

 

[screenman]

I accidentally ingested some viagra prior to my 100m sprint race. I fell over half way through. I lost the race but was informed later that I'd won the pole vault

You were lucky I tried some and it got stuck in my throat, had a stiff neck for ages.

 

[monkeytennis]

I, for one, am a huge fan of Roman numeral puns.

What a coincidence, I am II

 

[ozboz]

 

[Dayvo]

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[LCpl Boiled Egg]

My wife says she won't join me at the pub tonight for the Karaoke competition.

I'm going to have duet alone.

 

[Cavalol]