Originally posted by dottewellThat's bad, but not even a joke or remotely funny. 🙁
My friend Edward shortened his name without bothering to let me know.
He's Ted to me now.
How did you know when it was midnight in Michael Jackson's home?
When the big hand touched the little hand!
-m.
That's bad, and a joke, of course. 😉
Originally posted by dottewellI apologize for asking, but as non-native speaker I think that the homonymous nature of dead and Ted was the joke?
My friend Edward shortened his name without bothering to let me know.
He's Ted to me now.
Allen steht das Wasser bis zum Hals,
nur nicht Heiner, der ist kleiner 😉
I run one of the biggest banks in the world. I am part of a banking system that brought the world's economies to the point of collapse, requiring trillions of pounds of taxpayer support and triggering the worst recession in living memory, and possibly the collapse of democracy in some European countries affected.
My bank has now been convicted of systematically lying about the interest rates which influence what countries, companies and mortgage holders can borrow at for 5 years or more, and allowing its traders to profit from those lies.
Punchline : In 2011, when the bank was under investigation, and was aware that these offences had been committed, the remuneration committee thought it right to pay me £20.9m. And I have no intention of resigning.
Not thats a bad joke.
Originally posted by PonderableYes it was, and that made it even less funny..... I got that bit! 😉
I apologize for asking, but as non-native speaker I think that the homonymous nature of dead and Ted was the joke?
Allen steht das Wasser bis zum Hals,
nur nicht Heiner, der ist kleiner 😉
But very well spotted, as it was almost an idiomatic game.
-m.