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Tony 1963
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 Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:44 am Post subject: two jokes that i don't understand. Please help! |
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1. �How much money do we have in the bank?� Mr. Lockhorn asks. His wife replies, �I don�t know. I haven�t shaken it lately.�
What does the last sentence mean?
2. Two stuttering golfers, a man and a woman, were invited to introduce themselves. The man responded by saying, �M-my n-name is P-P-Peter, but I�m n-not a s-saint.� The woman came back with, �M-my n-name is M-M-Mary, but I�m not a v-v-very good player.�
What's the laughing point?
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chinateacher
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:54 am Post subject: Re: two jokes that i don't understand. Please help! |
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| Tony 1963 wrote: |
1. �How much money do we have in the bank?� Mr. Lockhorn asks. His wife replies, �I don�t know. I haven�t shaken it lately.�
What does the last sentence mean?
Thanks. |
In the US some people put their spare change into a piggy bank. In the early and mid 20th Century this was an actual ceramic piece of pottery in the shape of a pig, about 30cm long. It is a very common idea seen in cartoons, often being broken into using a hammer.
It is kept on a shelf in the home.
Here is a picture:
http://consumermoneysaverpro.com/Portals/9/Fat%20Piggy%20Bank%20web.jpg
Nowadays it is not always in this shape. Sometimes it is just a clear glass jar that people put their spare coin change into. The idea of a "piggy bank", or a container that people keep at home and put coin change into, is still used to this day.
The last line refers to the fact that these piggy banks cannot be seen into, so if you want to know how much money you have you need to pick up your piggy bank and shake it to hear how much money you have put inside of it.
If all the couple has is the change they have in this piggy bank, they would not have much money. Also the image of a piggy bank is funny just by itself. |
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Tony 1963
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject: Thank you very much, Chinateacher! It sure helped. |
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| Thank you very much, Chinateacher! It sure helped. |
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:54 am Post subject: |
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In Christianity there is a saint named Peter and Mary is the name of the mother of Jesus (who is believed by Christians to be the son of god). She is usually referred to as "The Virgin Mary", because Christians believe she was a virgin (although she was married to a mortal man). 
So, the joke is that after Peter has announced, "My name is Peter, but I'm not a saint" when she starts to stutter ..".My name is Mary, but I'm not a v-v-v..." everyone is expecting "virgin". |
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Tony 1963
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| Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject: Thank you, pugachevV. Now I understand. |
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Thank you, pugachevV. Now I understand.
have a nice day! |
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