Grins and Groaners: Folio 2

Q: What would Roy Rogers have been called if he had been a singing farmer?
A: King of the Plowboys.

Q: In the Beowulf saga, who was a male child of the hag Grendel?
A: A real sonofawitch.

Q: What's the slogan for an ad campaign for a certain fabric in Copenhagen?
A: "Something is cotton in the state of Denmark".

Q: What is fear of joining a fitness club?
A: Gymtimidation.

Q: When she worked onstage in a comedy, what could actress Elaine do for an audience?
A: Keep it in Stritches.

Q: What might you call the LGBT version of the glass slipper story?
A: "Transgenderella".

Q: Also for theatre and film buffs--What would you call public transportation in a ghost town?
A: A streetcar named Bizarre.

Q: Why did the man tell the 911 operator to please send help quickly when his spouse appeared to be choking?
A: It was a matter of wife or death.

Q: What is someone who hitchhikes across the country studying different dialects?
A: A roads scholar.

Q: How did the Glasgow "Evening Times" reporter headline the story of the party boat that sank after hitting an iceberg?
A: Scots on the rocks!
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May 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
You never fail to bring a smile to my face my friend..
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May 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Thank you, S O. Comments like this certainly put a smile on mine.
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May 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
such fun, jim! my faves are the 3rd and the final one, but i enjoyed them all...
Slaughter Avatar
May 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Ilene, thank you. I have great fun with these. They usually come to me when my poetry muse of off doing other things.
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