Then Hannibal introduced the Romans to the largest living land animal.
Did they name it for being the largest?
Of course not, too easy.
Did they name it for its big flappy ears? No. …
Category: Joke-a-day
Experimental Joke-a-day
Animal Names. Episode 2, Pot Belly.
It started with the Greeks.
They went to north Africa & were shown this huge beast on the riverbanks.
Did they name it for its pot belly? Too easy.
How about its fat legs? Peg like teeth? No, no!
They called it hippopótamos: Water horse.
Love to see you saddle that buster!
Animal Names. Episode 1, Introduction.
One of the things that really annoys me is giving stupid pseudo Latin or Greek names to animals.
Read on for examples …
Thinking Trees
My joke about thinking trees flopped.
It was too cerebral for most and too arboreal for others.
Open Mic
Julia says “At an open mic, some comedians will kill and others will die.”
DEATH replies “All good. Either way suits me.”
Diet Blood
Does the bar serve diet blood or just that crappy blood zero?
Asking for a friend.
Et in Arcadia Ego
Et in Arcadia Ego.
(“Even in Arcadia, there am I”, Mission Bay not Arcadia, but who’s counting?)
Birthdays
Birthdays are funny things.
We’re basically celebrating that we haven’t died during the previous 365 days.
Why not celebrate the last day of every month we haven’t died in?
More parties.
Salads
Add extra colour to your salads with these pretty red mushrooms.
Virgins
Stop sending me virgins …
Do I look like a chaperone?