Mostly harmless
In the seventies and eighties the communist leaders of Hungary, when talking about the realities of the time introduced some terms to explain the difference of the real world from the ideals.
“Socialism that exists”
“Socialism that works”
The jokes immediately started coming, pointing out that the socialism that exists does not work, while the socialism that works does not exist.
Flour is a common ingredient for thickening stews etc. Not OP, but if I had to guess I’d wager that the flour soaked up all the moisture in the pan, then dried out and started to burn.
If you ever feel useless just remember somebody designed and implemented the share-to-facebook feature on porn sites.
Not related, but I was reminded of this old joke: what’s the difference between God and a doctor? God doesn’t think he’s a doctor.
Not this one, thanks for the recommendation, but I’ve heard White Wine In The Sun, and that’s touched me even though I’ve spent all my Christmases in the Northern hemisphere. 🙂
This question reminds me of Tim Minchin’s observations of alternative medicine. By definition, alternative medicine has either not been proved to work, or has been proved not to work.
You know what we call alternative medicine that has been proved to work?
Medicine.
Thanks!
What’s P! and LM?
Smudge The Cat shot first!
Pete was Heard, but was he Listened To?
Nicely corrected, thanks.
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At least you didn’t make the mistake in the bottom right, not before taking the picture.
I was chatting to my dentist about having a mild fear of pain during the procedure, mainly thanks to Laurence Olivier, and his next question was, ‘Is it safe?’
They are typing, but slower.
Arguably this is non-heatcliff content.
I don’t have anything to add other than an anecdote:
I got permabanned from /r/askhistorians for having a “vulgar” username. Yeah, this one that I’m using now. I had been lurking for years, one time I commented a thank you to someone’s reply, and bam! I was gone.