Just for fun...

[kevinmccune]

heres an old semi humorous bit of doggerel[I give you now Professor Twist .a conscientious scientist,his wife accompanied on a trip,after awhile he missed her later,his guide informed him she had been eaten by an Alligator,Professor Twist couldn't not help but to smile,he said you mean a crocodile"]

 

[ChezCheese:)]

This doggie really loves his bath!

 

[Roamers]

 

[kevinmccune]

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Bizzaro,universe.

 

[Chargeride]

bunny hoppers only

 

[DaveMatthews]

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

This doggie really loves his bath!

Putting up with all that fuss for just one treat?? That dog needs to raise his rates! My dog would charge 10 treats just for the pink headband.

 

[ChezCheese:)]

I think he was getting treats all the way through. Hence the burp during teethbrushing.

 

[Roamers]

 

[kevinmccune]

if it was true "deja moo" there would be less hamburger.

 

[Roamers]

 

[ChezCheese:)]

In case you are in need of Dad jokes:

What did the mother turkey say to her disobedient children?....
If your father could see you now, he'd turn over in his gravy!


Which side of the turkey has the most feathers?
The outside...

Why did the police arrest the turkey?
They suspected it of fowl play...


If the Pilgrims were alive today, what would they be most famous for?
Their AGE!


Why did the Indian chief wear so many feathers?
To keep his wigwam...


Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building?
Yes - a building can't jump at all...


Why can't you take a turkey to church?
Because it uses such FOWL language...

PadumPAH!

 

[ChezCheese:)]

Had gone is the correct past participle, she said tensely.

In Britain, they call rentals flats, he aptly pointed out.

Currently, the power is out.

The actor was introduced curtly as "Mr. Jurgens."

The corgi puppies will be born shortly.

 

[ChezCheese:)]

Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils?

A bladder infection means urine trouble.

Broken pencils are pointless.

What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.

I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx.

All the toilets in New York's police stations have been stolen. The police have nothing to go on.

I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.

Velcro - what a rip off!

 

[Chargeride]

Had gone is the correct past participle, she said tensely.

In Britain, they call rentals flats, he aptly pointed out.

Currently, the power is out.

The actor was introduced curtly as "Mr. Jurgens."

The corgi puppies will be born shortly.

I dont understand the curtly one and Im surprised Americans dont say 'he has gonned'.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Im surprised Americans dont say 'he has gonned'.

I'm surprised that so many of our non-American members think they know what Americans are like.

We're no more alike than Brits or Poles. Is that so hard to grasp?

 

[ChezCheese:)]

I dont understand the curtly one and Im surprised Americans dont say 'he has gonned'.

Unfortunately, uneducated ones say "has went". Makes me want to scream!

 

[ChezCheese:)]

You never heard of the actor Curt Jurgens? Played lots of German officers, also leading man roles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curd_Jürgens?wprov=sfla1

 

[Stefan Mikes]

You never heard of the actor Curt Jurgens? Played lots of German officers, also leading man roles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curd_Jürgens?wprov=sfla1

Never.
I hadn't understood that either.
Now, Curd is not Curt I thought English speakers were sensitive to even tiny deviation from the proper pronunciation!

What's the thing with the corgi puppies?

 

[DaveMatthews]

I'm surprised that so many of our non-American members think they know what Americans are like.

We're no more alike than Brits or Poles. Is that so hard to grasp?

As I am both American and Canadian, I hope I have at least a tenuous grasp mate.