Who’s The Daddy

Teacher asked the class, “Who wrote ‘My kingdom for a horse’?”
Timothy jumped up and shouted, “That’s John Wayne, of course.”
The teacher said, “That’s wrong; it’s from the sixteenth century,
It was written by Will Shakespeare around fifteen ninety-three.”

Teacher asked, “Who said ‘You’re gonna need a bigger boat’?”
Timothy jumped up again, “Lord Nelson gets my vote.”
Teacher shook her head, “The line was one of Robert Shaw’s
It’s from the nineteen seventies and it was said in ‘Jaws’.”

But teacher felt frustrated and said, “Answer this one, Laddy,
Who was it that started the expression ‘Who’s the Daddy’?”
Timothy jumped up again, his face was full of glee
That’s Joseph of Nazareth… in about One B.C.”
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Date: 12/20/2023 7:39:00 PM
Surprised me big-time with the ending, Terry. Thanks, gw
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Date: 12/20/2023 10:14:00 AM
oh so funny, my friend. loved the ending.
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Date: 12/19/2023 6:48:00 AM
Way tooooo funny/creative of a write. Love It... Still laughing. Thanks, I need that. Have a Very Blessed Christmas & New Year 2023.......................
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Terry Flood
Date: 12/19/2023 2:57:00 PM
That final gag literally just occurred to me out of the blue (I think I was washing up… cos I’m not too old to be a new man). So glad it gave you a laugh. A very happy Yuletide to you too. Terry
Date: 12/18/2023 1:08:00 PM
Another beauty Terry…..made me smile as per funny friend! Debx
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Date: 12/19/2023 2:15:00 AM
I need to see evidence of you in one please Mr Flood!!
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Terry Flood
Date: 12/18/2023 4:18:00 PM
Oops.., ‘Merry’ not ‘Happy’…. Blimey… I’d never have found one!
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Terry Flood
Date: 12/18/2023 3:25:00 PM
I’m actually convinced I’ve never seen one of those jumpers…. But I so want one! I’d bet tomorrow, I’ll see 18 people in such jumpers! ;-)
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Date: 12/18/2023 2:59:00 PM
I thought you of all people would have known it….thats why l chose you to say it too! Didn't want to offend anyone!! Merry Christmas ya filthy animal!! Hehe…..lm surprised you haven't seen chrissy jumpers with it on…..they are everywhere in the UK!!
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Terry Flood
Date: 12/18/2023 2:43:00 PM
Thanks, Deb. Once I had the gag, I couldn't not use it. As I told Ilene, I’d hoped to make a monoku out of it but seventeen syllables wasn’t gonna cut it. Strangely while tinkering with different quotes and sayings I stumbled across ’Happy Christmas ya filthy animal’…. Can’t believe it’s from one of my favorite movies and one that inspired ‘Rum n Raisin 4 - Homer Lone’. Some folk reading this will now be SO intrigued… bless em
Date: 12/18/2023 1:00:00 PM
If you could hear my laughter, Terry, you'd know how much I appreciated the humor in this one. Your humor would even find the Grinch's funny bone.
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Date: 12/18/2023 2:36:00 PM
The punchline gag just occurred to me out of nowhere and gave me a giggle. Glad it hit home, Lin. Thanks
Date: 12/18/2023 12:23:00 PM
ha! hilarious, terry! i think my smile will be plastered on my face for quite a while from this one...
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Date: 12/18/2023 2:35:00 PM
Once this gag occurred to me, I really wanted to make it a monoku or, at worst, a couplet. Just couldn’t do it so had to construct this scenario around it. Glad you enjoyed, Ilene.
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