On 2013-09-12 11:29, Al Angello wrote:
I am an off beat comedian who does clumsy magic, and you seem to be a serious magician who tells funny jokes. They are two different animals, and I wish you the best.

On 2013-09-11 20:04, General_Magician wrote:

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It might be funnier if you added a pause and the end and then a final line;

"Last time that happened my wife foreclosed on my shirt."

Totally absurd, but absurdity often gets a laugh.

That seems like a good tagline. What was your technique for coming up with this finish? I like it, but that is your finish. I want to develop a good finish like you did and that would probably help me if I knew the technique. Or did you come up with that right off the top of your head?

There is no technique per se. It's just a matter of tightening the lines and seeing if something can be switched around or added.

On 2013-09-12 13:06, Dannydoyle wrote:
When my child was born I was like a kid at Christmas. (Pause.) All I wanted to play with was the box it came in.

I think the look at the end of the line is very important.

On 2013-09-12 12:45, Michael Baker wrote:
OK, Bob, you seem to have a knack for this... Here's one of mine. Mind you, I am very deadpan.

"When I first became a father, someone told me that it's a lot like being a kid at Christmas... you wait and wait, and all of a sudden, it's here. I thought, YES IT IS... I have this wonderful gift, but I want to play with the box it came in."

On 2013-09-12 13:22, MobilityBundle wrote:

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On 2013-09-12 12:45, Michael Baker wrote:
OK, Bob, you seem to have a knack for this... Here's one of mine. Mind you, I am very deadpan.

"When I first became a father, someone told me that it's a lot like being a kid at Christmas... you wait and wait, and all of a sudden, it's here. I thought, YES IT IS... I have this wonderful gift, but I want to play with the box it came in."

Kind of an oldie though, Michael. It dates (at least) back to a pick-up line I heard yon many years ago. Along the lines of "If I can't have your virginity, can I at least have the box it came in?"

On 2013-09-12 13:23, Dannydoyle wrote:
To be fair there are about 7 jokes in the world.

There was once a young mathematics graduate student preparing to take his comprehensive exam. In his department, comprehensives consisted of appearing before his PhD panel, who ask him questions on the "basics" of the fundamental areas like algebra, topology, and analysis.

This young student wasn't so good under pressure, and his advisor knew it. Being a kindly old man, the advisor reassured the student that if he (the student) seemed to get into trouble, then he (the advisor) would ask him a softball question to help recover his confidence. The student still felt nervous about the exam, but was grateful to have a sympathetic advisor.

The day of the exam comes, and one of the committee members (not the advisor) asks the first question: "Can you give an example of a compact topological space?"

The student stammered for a sec, and said, "Uhhh... the real line?"

There was a moment of awkward silence, until the advisor asked: "In what topology?"

On 2013-09-12 14:37, MobilityBundle wrote:

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On 2013-09-12 13:23, Dannydoyle wrote:
To be fair there are about 7 jokes in the world.

Here's one:

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There was once a young mathematics graduate student preparing to take his comprehensive exam. In his department, comprehensives consisted of appearing before his PhD panel, who ask him questions on the "basics" of the fundamental areas like algebra, topology, and analysis.

This young student wasn't so good under pressure, and his advisor knew it. Being a kindly old man, the advisor reassured the student that if he (the student) seemed to get into trouble, then he (the advisor) would ask him a softball question to help recover his confidence. The student still felt nervous about the exam, but was grateful to have a sympathetic advisor.

The day of the exam comes, and one of the committee members (not the advisor) asks the first question: "Can you give an example of a compact topological space?"

The student stammered for a sec, and said, "Uhhh... the real line?"

There was a moment of awkward silence, until the advisor asked: "In what topology?"

That leaves six more.

On 2013-09-12 13:23, Dannydoyle wrote:
To be fair there are about 7 jokes in the world.

On 2013-09-12 14:42, scody wrote:

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On 2013-09-12 13:23, Dannydoyle wrote:
To be fair there are about 7 jokes in the world.

And Leno only knows the first one.