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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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Date: 5/4/2025 1:43:00 PM
such fun, jim! my faves are the 3rd and the final one, but i enjoyed them all...
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 5/4/2025 2:09:00 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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