I just dont get it.
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Justin Lacko <[email protected]> wrote: > Finding a lull in the conversation, you remark that at a recent gathering > you heard a story told that others found hilarious, but that seemed > pointless to you. You'd like to retell it, to see if the present company > gets the point. Thus begins the build-up: > > "One day a Certified Public Accountant decided to build a house for > himself, entirely out of brick. Being a typical CPA, he sat down with the > finished plans and very carefully calculated exactly how many bricks it > would take. He then ordered exactly that many bricks and carefully counted > them when they arrived. All through the construction he watched the workmen > to see that no bricks were wasted or omitted. When the house was completed, > however, there was one brick left over. Perplexed, he rechecked his > figures. Everything tallied. With increasing frustration, he checked again > and again. Finally, in a fit of fury, he threw the extra brick up in the > air. It disappeared." > > At this point the company usually falls into an expectant silence. "That's > all?" someone asks. "That's all," you say. They all agree that it is not a > particularly funny story, and talk drifts off into other channels. > > You now bide your time. Anywhere from five minutes to several weeks will > do, although it is usually best to finish your work the same evening. At > another lull in the conversation, you launch a new story. This time it is a > free adaptation of an incident in one of Dostoevsky's novels: > > "It is the nineteenth century and a train is rumbling through the night, > across the frozen Siberian waste. In a first-class compartment the sole > occupants are a large, untidy gentleman, and an aristocratic lady holding a > small lap dog. They regard each other with disdain and do not speak. > Presently the large man pulls out a fat cigar and lights it, with many > puffs of blue smoke. The lap dog starts coughing. The lady is incensed, as > it is forbidden to smoke in a first-class compartment. But she will not > stoop to reprove the fat commoner. Instead, with a burst of energy, she > pulls down the window, seizes the cigar, and throws it out into the snow. > The man is at first stunned. But suddenly he realizes that it is equally > forbidden to carry animals in a first-class compartment. With a furious > movement, he scoops up the unfortunate dog and flings it out the window. > > Tableau. At last the lady rises from her petrification and pulls the > emergency cord. Bells ring and the train shudders to a halt. Officials and > passengers step down into the snow. It is a bright, moonlit night. The dog > has survived — far down the frozen track one can see it running toward the > train. And in its mouth it is carrying an object. Can you guess what that > object is?" > > Assuming you've told your story well, and enough alcohol has been consumed > at the table, someone will surely rise to the bait. "It's the cigar!" > > "No," you reply, not skipping a beat, "it's the Certified Public > Accountant's extra brick." Then you head for the door. > > > On 26 February 2013 14:27, Ace Tunes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That was a little too serious Justin, you should have thrown in a gentle >> joke about your important brick. >> On Feb 26, 2013 2:21 PM, "Justin Lacko" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Check out this awesome photo that I found of a brick!! >>> >>> [image: Inline images 1] >>> >>> >>> On 26 February 2013 14:17, Jim MacKenzie <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> It could easily be turned into a dong show. >>>> On 2013-02-26 2:15 PM, "Mak Kolybabi" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 2013-02-26 14:12, Roswyne wrote: >>>>> > Well, it all depends on what you see the point of the Discuss list as >>>>> > being. >>>>> >>>>> discuss@ is a gong show, as intended. 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