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    Old 02-04-2012, 08:45 AM
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    Default British humour is different!

    (In the first place they spell "humour" with a "U"!)

    These are classified ads, which were actually placed in U.K. Newspapers:

    FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER.
    8 years old,
    Hateful little bastard. Bites!

    FREE PUPPIES
    1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog.

    FREE PUPPIES.
    Mother is a Kennel Club registered German Shepherd.
    Father is a Super Dog, able to leap tall fences in a single bound.

    COWS, CALVES: NEVER BRED.
    Also 1 gay bull for sale.

    JOINING NUDIST COLONY!
    Must sell washer and dryer £100.

    WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE .
    Worn once by mistake. Call Stephanie.

    **** And the WINNER is... ****
    FOR SALE BY OWNER.
    Complete set of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 45 volumes.
    Excellent condition, £200 or best offer. No longer needed, got married, wife knows everything.

    Statement of the Century
    Thought from the Greatest Living Scottish Thinker--Billy Connolly.
    "If women are so bloody perfect at multitasking,
    How come they can't have a headache and sex at the same time?"

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Children Are Quick
    ____________________________________
    TEACHER: Why are you late?
    STUDENT: Class started before I got here.
    ____________________________________
    TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
    JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.
    __________________________________________
    TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
    GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
    TEACHER: No, that's wrong
    GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
    (I Love this child)
    ____________________________________________
    TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
    DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
    TEACHER: What are you talking about?
    DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
    __________________________________
    TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
    WINNIE: Me!
    __________________________________________
    TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
    GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
    _______________________________________
    TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ' I. '
    MILLIE: I is..
    TEACHER: No, Millie..... Al ways say, 'I am.'
    MILLIE: Al l right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
    ________________________________
    TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree,
    but also admitted it.
    Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
    LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.....
    ______________________________________
    TEACHER: Now, Simon , tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
    SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
    ______________________________
    TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's..
    Did you copy his?
    CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.
    (I want to adopt this kid!!!)
    ___________________________________
    TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people
    are no longer interested?
    HAROLD: A teacher
    __________________________________
    PASS IT AROUND AND MAKE SOMEONE LAUGH
    Due to current economic conditions the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off
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    Old 02-04-2012, 08:49 AM
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    I really got a good laugh at this! Thank you for sharing.
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    Old 02-04-2012, 09:34 AM
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    Made me smile. Thank you.
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    Old 02-04-2012, 09:49 AM
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    Loved that!
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    Old 02-04-2012, 11:45 AM
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    I loved the H to O one!!
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    Old 02-04-2012, 04:28 PM
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    I enjoyed those! Thanks for the laughs.
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    Old 02-04-2012, 04:49 PM
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    This is just too funny. We all need to laugh and laugh often. Thanks for sharing.
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    Old 02-04-2012, 04:53 PM
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    Very funny!
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    Old 02-04-2012, 05:42 PM
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    Thanks Kitsie!
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    Old 02-05-2012, 06:56 AM
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    Huge belly laugh on these---many thanks for a great start to my day.
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