Do I need to mention that I LOVE telling this one?
Why did the Three Wise Men drive red trucks?
They were coming from afar.
=) Polly
Do I need to mention that I LOVE telling this one?
Why did the Three Wise Men drive red trucks?
They were coming from afar.
=) Polly
Oops! Re-posting here to keep it in the thread...
Posted on behalf of Jo in Scotland...
In Russia there lived a man named Rudolf. He and his wife had several children and, one day while getting everyone dressed and out to school, Rudolf mentioned to his wife that it was raining and the kids needed their coats and boots. His wife said to him that he was wrong and it was actually snowing. Rudolf insisted it was raining and his wife insisted it was snowing. This went on for several minutes until Rudolf settled it by looking out the window again, and saying to his wife....
"Rudolf the Red knows rain, dear."
-- Jo in Scotland
. I never knew the Wise Men were from Oklahoma.
Sherry
Thank you so much, Rita. Those terrible funnies just have to appear together. Polly
"Sherry"
Ahhhhhhhh! *Now* it's the holiday season! Those two jokes absolutely
*must* appear together and in full.Yes! It's that time of the year!
Nann
And I just finished my last Christmas letter this morning! Now it's the cake and mince pies (I don't do puddings!!). . In message , Nann writes
Awesome!
amy in CNY
Pudding? Can we talk about pudding? Why not? My pudding bowls are disgraceful. Look like they were unearthed in a dig somewhere. Worse. They don't leak and are just fine ordinarily - but I was a little ashamed of serving banana pudding to the grands last night in those pitiful old bowls. I've shopped around for 'sherbets' but those are usually stemmed and rather pretentious for the Swamp. And while I'm asking, what the heck is a 'nappy'? Polly
"Patti" And I just finished my last Christmas letter this morning!
On Dec 11, 7:14=A0pm, "Polly Esther" wrote: . =A0And while I'm asking, what the heck is a
Brit-speak for a diaper :-)
Or else a way to describe a sweater in really bad condition :-)
Thank you for the jokes, though I think the Wise Men might have been coming from the Shenandoah Valley in VA :-)
Larisa, getting more and more twangy the longer I live here (Shen. Vall.)
Aw, Larissa. I know some folks call a diaper a nappy - but when I was rootling around on ebay looking for something nice for serving pudding - over in Fostoria Americana if you have time to investigate - besides all manner of lovely serving pieces there are the ones called 'nappy'. I also saw a cut glass bowl with a lid that's called a hair box. Can't figure that one out either. Polly
"off kilter wrote>
Brit-speak for a diaper :-)
Or else a way to describe a sweater in really bad condition :-)
Thank you for the jokes, though I think the Wise Men might have been coming from the Shenandoah Valley in VA :-)
Larisa, getting more and more twangy the longer I live here (Shen. Vall.)
GROAN! ;-)
Michelle in Nevada
Polly: You need to treat yourself to a collection of Fiesta Ware Fruit Dishes. Those are a nice size to serve Banana Pudding. Plus, the assorted colors are delightful. When Pat mentions Pudding, I don't think she is talking about the same soft custardy stuff that we serve on this side of the Pond. I think she is talking about those big Plum Puddings that remind me of Fruit Cake. Good old English ... the common language that divides people. Speaking of that .... A Nappy is what British Babies wear. American Babies wear Diapers. PAT in VA/USA
Hair box is what the proper young Victorian women kept on their dressers to collect the hair that they cleaned out of their combs and brushes. They were part of a set which included hand mirrors also. You might find a silver vanity set at an estate sale. I do not know WHY they collected their hair, I just know about the small containers. Pat in Virginia
Howdy!
I'd heard of (read) this, years ago; here's an explanation:
low=short -Napoleon ?
Bowl quilt & blocks:
Yippee!! PAT
The Victorians (an older folk) who had long tresses, ket the brushings from their hair in a hair box. Longs hairs were used to darn the fnest tulle evening gowns and silk stockings.
Yes, I know some VERY odd things! I have a mind like a kleptomaniac jackdaw!
They are called hair receivers. The collected hair was used to make rats--that is, forms to wrap hair around and over. Here is more info:
InspirePoint website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.