I can make no sense of this...

jonwallace · Post by **jonwallace** » 12 Sep 2010, 16:49

OK, all you transatlantic buddies. Can somebody explain http://comics.com/zoom/335412/ this strip to me? It appears to have lost something in transit...

Post by **HansV** » 12 Sep 2010, 17:11

It doesn't mean anything to me across the North Sea either...

Post by **StuartR** » 12 Sep 2010, 17:33

I'm ignorant too.

PaulB · Post by **PaulB** » 12 Sep 2010, 18:06

This is a very lame attempt at humo(u)r. The jug on the left appears to be filled with Kool-Aid, a flavo(u)red sugar and water drink. The carafe on the right appears to be full of coffee all wired up with caffeine. I don't see why anyone would think this is funny.

Goshute · Post by **Goshute** » 12 Sep 2010, 18:12

PaulB wrote:This is a very lame attempt at humo(u)r. The jug on the left appears to be filled with Kool-Aid, a flavo(u)red sugar and water drink. The carafe on the right appears to be full of coffee all wired up with caffeine. I don't see why anyone would think this is funny.

I think there are some Loungers who would prefer caffeine over sugar.

Bigaldoc · Post by **Bigaldoc** » 12 Sep 2010, 18:14

Not at all funny to me either, but Off The Mark is drawn by someone with a very strange sense of what's funny. I've seen a few of his and they're so strange I don't even look any longer. I'll stick to Garfield, Pickles and a few others for the simple-minded ol' guy I am.

PaulB · Post by **PaulB** » 12 Sep 2010, 18:18

Goshute, wouldn't you rather drink the Koo... Oh! Wait!

Post by **Leif** » 13 Sep 2010, 10:22

jonwallace wrote:Can somebody explain...

Is this one any easier to understand?

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Two Scots, Archie and Jock, are sitting in the pub discussing Jock's forthcoming wedding.

Och, it's all going to be grand", says Jock. "I've everything organised already, the flowers, the church, the cards, the reception, the rings, the minister, even ma stag neet".

Archie nods approvingly.

"Havens, I've even bought a kilt to be married in", continued Jock.

"A kilt?" exclaims Archie, "That's braw, you'll look pure deed smart in that!"

A pause.

"And what's the tartan?" Archie then enquires.

"Och," says Jock, "I'd imagine she'll be in white ..."

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Post by **HansV** » 13 Sep 2010, 10:34

Bigaldoc · Post by **Bigaldoc** » 13 Sep 2010, 11:43

You're on a roll this morning, Leif! Keep it up...

jonwallace · Post by **jonwallace** » 13 Sep 2010, 20:32

Bigaldoc wrote:You're on a roll this morning, Leif! Keep it up...

What, like bacon?

Spoiler

http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/food/breakfa ... -roll.mcdj

jonwallace · Post by **jonwallace** » 13 Sep 2010, 20:35

PaulB wrote:This is a very lame attempt at humo(u)r. The jug on the left appears to be filled with Kool-Aid, a flavo(u)red sugar and water drink. The carafe on the right appears to be full of coffee all wired up with caffeine. I don't see why anyone would think this is funny.

Thanks Paul. You're right, it's not funny.

Al, I follow off-the-mark every day, and usually it gels for me, the times it doesn't are usually down to lost-in-translation events.

jonwallace · Post by **jonwallace** » 13 Sep 2010, 21:06

Leif wrote: Is this one any easier to understand?

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Two Scots, Archie and Jock, are sitting in the pub discussing Jock's forthcoming wedding.

No wi that accent! Hiv you been waatchin Taggart?

rettingr · Post by **rettingr** » 14 Sep 2010, 00:54

jonwallace wrote:OK, all you transatlantic buddies. Can somebody explain http://comics.com/zoom/335412/ this strip to me? It appears to have lost something in transit...

I grew up watching the likes of this:

http://vodpod.com/watch/1427052-kool-aid-commercial

So it would seem that he is saying the coffee (perhaps a good Starbucks) is more powerful than the good old Kool-Aid man...

steveh · Post by **steveh** » 14 Sep 2010, 05:01

jonwallace wrote:
Leif wrote: Is this one any easier to understand?

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Two Scots, Archie and Jock, are sitting in the pub discussing Jock's forthcoming wedding.

No wi that accent! Hiv you been waatchin Taggart?

Groan Alert!!

Prince Charles is visiting Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and is taken to intensive care, He says Hello to the man in the first bed who responds

"When chapman billies leave the street,
And drouthy neebors, neebors meet;
As market-days are wearing late,
An folk begin to tak the gate; "

A bit put out Charles goes to the next bed, and says "You my man, how are you" and the man replies

"As fair art thou, my bonie lass,
So deep in luve am I,
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry"

Startled Charles goes to the third bed and asks the same question and the reply is

"Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!
Aboon them a' ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm: "

Charles turns to the professor that is showing him around and says "Good God man, are they all mad?"

"No sir", says the professor, "this is the serious burns unit"

John Gray · Post by **John Gray** » 14 Sep 2010, 05:28

One star says to another, "You cannot be Sirius!"

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