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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (10553)7/1/1999 1:44:00 PM
From: MontanaJim  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 62549
 
From The Onion Newsletter

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American Focus



WASHINGTON, DC--With national stupid-shit consumption at an all-time high and federal shit projections indicating sharply rising levels of stupidity over the next decade and a half, a small but vocal group of lobbyists has revived an old debate on Capitol Hill, calling for strict, federally mandated limits on incredibly stupid shit.

Though every previous congressional effort to curb incredibly stupid shit has met with failure, the sheer size of the current U.S. shit industry, combined with the unmitigated stupidity of most of the shit it produces, has once again raised the question: Should the U.S. impose limits on incredibly stupid shit?

"The manufacture, marketing and distribution of stupid, worthless shit is an unfortunate but unavoidable reality of any modern industrialized nation. Nonetheless, the problem has gotten way out of hand here in America," said C. Brian Mattson, a member of the Commerce Department's Advisory Board On Stupid, Really Stupid & Incredibly Stupid Shit, testifying before Congress Monday. "The time has come to face facts: Without some sort of cap on America's unchecked stupid-shit production, we face a crisis of diminished intelligence within the national discourse that threatens to bury our society under a tidal wave of crap the likes of which the world has never seen."

Evidence of the rise in U.S. shit-industry output--musical sun visors, Austin 3:16 foam can coolers, PepsiMan II videogames for the Sony PlayStation, and new toilet-training-postponement diapers for toddlers previously thought to be well over the age at which one should be allowed to continue defecating in one's pants--is everywhere. Yet the prospect of federally legislated shit-stupidity limits remains controversial, raising many questions: In a free society, do citizens have a constitutional right to be as stupid as they wish? How stupid is too stupid? What about the enormous profits generated by incredibly stupid shit? And are limits even realistic given the ever-growing consumer demand for stupider and stupider shit?

Many say regulatory efforts would prove ineffective. "Sure, everybody would like to see smarter shit on the market," U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) told reporters, "but it doesn't sell. We're talking about knee-jerk, 'feel-good' legislation that is unenforceable in practice."

Pausing to suck briefly on the tongue of a Jar Jar-shaped candy item impulse-purchased at a D.C.-area Walgreens, Brownback continued: "If people didn't want to waste their money on all this stupid crap, they wouldn't. In a free-market economy, manufacturers who wish to remain competitive must keep stupider and stupider shit in constant supply."

Standing in opposition to Brownback and others is the San Francisco-based group Citizens For Federal Shit Limits, which is calling for stricter federal regulation of incredibly stupid shit. Formed in May 1998 after the so-called "shocked and amazed lady" from "that one psychic-phone-line commercial" also started appearing in late-night ads touting an exciting new way to save big money on your phone bill--a "crisis moment" that served as "a major wake-up call" to anti-stupid-shit activist groups throughout the nation--Citizens for Federal Shit Limits estimates that U.S. shit is 65 percent stupider than in 1980.

Wishing to remain realistic in its goals, CFSL is not calling for limits on any of the nation's "stupid" or "really stupid" shit, asking the government only to cap the most dangerous, "incredibly stupid" forms of shit currently on the market.

Citing such as examples as garbage-shaped food, pet horoscopes, pseudo-mystical "Win The Lotto" scented aerosol sprays, and "Taco Bell Chihuahua" T-shirts, CFSL director Kurt Bergeron said steps must be taken to curb stupidity now.

"Look at this ridiculous piece of unadulterated plastic junk," said Bergeron, randomly picking up an object from the shelves of a Bay Area Spencer Gifts, where the group staged a press conference and protest. "Just look at it! A magnetized Monica Lewinsky face that says, 'Interns Suck'? What kind of a human being would buy this? And why does it need to glow in the dark? I ask you, does that make sense? Where does it all end? Has the entire planet gone insane?"

Despite the outcry from the CFSL and other groups, many experts contend that any effort to pass shit-limiting legislation is doomed to fail. The U.S., they say, has become so dependent on incredibly stupid shit that sustained, long-term economic growth cannot be ensured without the steady influx of still-stupider shit. Some business owners, such as Bradley Swearingen, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of Backstreet Boys fanny packs, insist they would be driven out of business if incredibly-stupid-shit limits were enacted.

"What am I opposed to tell my customers?" Swearingen said. "'Sorry, Washington says no more fanny packs for you; time to spend your money on great works of literature'? It doesn't work that way."

Invisible-dog-leash manufacturer Ken Gerosa agreed. "If the American people want to spend the largest per capita discretionary income in the history of mankind walking around pretending they've got an invisible dog," Gerosa said, "who am I to tell them no?"



To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (10553)7/3/1999 10:24:00 PM
From: John Messbauer  Respond to of 62549
 
Sex is like a joke. Some get it, and some don't.
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Why do men like women in leather? Because they smell like new cars.
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How do you fix a broken marriage? Melt down your wedding ring and make it into a bullet.
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One day a fag was jogging through the park. There was a wino passed out on the park bench, so the jogger decided, "Ah, what the hell", went over, dropped the wino's pants, gave it to him up the ass, then took $10.00 put it in the wino's pocket.

When the wino awoke he reached in his pocket found the $10.00 and went straight to the liquor store, and asked the clerk for his most expensive bottle of wine.

Next day the fag was jogging through park and again the same old wino is all passed out on the park bench. So the fag decides to drop the wino's pants, does him up the ass again, then puts another $10.00 in the wino's pocket.

The wino wakes up, finds the $10.00. heads straight to the liquor store, and tells the clerk, "I want your best bottle of wine."

Come the 3rd day, the faggot is jogging through the park sees the same old wino passed out. So he drops the wino's pants and gives it to him up the ass, goes to get $10.00 out of his pocket, and finds out he only has a $20.00. So he gives the wino the $20.00.

The wino wakes up, finds the $20.00, goes right to the liquor store, and tells the clerk that he wants the cheapest bottle of wine.

The clerk says, "Wait a minute. Two days in a row you come in here with $10.00, and want my most expensive bottle of wine. Today, you have $20.00 and want the cheapest. So what gives?"

The wino replies to the clerk, "Yeah, well, that expensive stuff is making my ass sore."
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During an international gynecology conference, an English doctor and a French doctor were discussing unusual cases they had treated recently. "Only last week," the Frenchman said, "a woman came to see me with a clitoris like a melon!"

"Don't be absurd, "the Brit exclaimed, "It couldn't have been that big. My God, man, she wouldn't be able to walk if it were."

"Aah, you English, always thinking about size," replied the Frenchman.
"I was talking about the flavor!"
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Q: What do you call a guy from Arkansas who doesn't fuck his sister? A: An only child.
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A man follows a woman out of a movie theatre. She has a dog on a leash. He stops her and says, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I couldn't help but notice that your dog was really
into the movie. He cried at the right spots, he moved nervously in his seat at the boring parts, but most of all, he laughed like crazy at the funny parts. Did you find that unusual??"

"Yes," she replied, "I found it very unusual ...because he hated the book!"
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17 Fatal Things To Say If Your Wife Is Pregnant

17. "I finished the Oreos."

16. "Not to imply anything, but I don't think the kid weighs forty pounds."

15. "Y'know, looking at her, you'd never guess that Pamela Lee had a baby..!!"

14. "I sure hope your thighs aren't gonna stay that flabby forever!"

13. "Well, couldn't they induce labor ? The 25th is the Super Bowl."

12. "Darned if you ain't about five pounds away from a surprise visit from that Richard Simmons fella."

11. "Fred at the office passed a stone the size of a pea. Boy, that's gotta hurt."

10. "Whoa! For a minute there, I thought I woke up next to Willard Scott!"

9. "I'm jealous! Why can't men experience the joy of childbirth?"

8. "Are your ankles supposed to look like that?"

7. "Get your *own* ice cream."

6. "Geez, you're awfully puffy looking today."

5. "Got milk ?"

4. "Maybe we should name the baby after my secretary, Tawney."

3. "Man! That rose tattoo on your hip is the size of Madagascar!"

2. "Retaining water ? Yeah, like the Hoover Dam retains water."

And the Number 1 Fatal Thing To Say If Your Wife Is Pregnant...

1. "You don't have the guts to pull the trigger........."
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Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, and Rachel Hunter are flying to a supermodels conference in Paris, when suddenly the Captain of the plane announces: "We have just lost all power to the engines of the plane and are going to make an emergency crash landing - please assume the brace position immediately!"

Immediately the three models look at each other and start preparing for the worst. Claudia quickly pulls out some lipstick and make-up and starts fixing her face up.

Bewildered, Naomi and Rachel ask: "What in hell are you doing Claudia, fixing up your make-up - we are about to f*cking crash!"

Claudia responds: "Well, I know for a fact that the rescue workers will search for, and save first the people who have the best looking faces - this is why I am putting on my make-up."

Immediately Rachel Hunter rips open her blouse to expose two beautiful mounds of flesh which inexplicably defy the law of gravity.

Totally confused, Naomi and Claudia shout: "Rachel, have you lost your f*cking senses?? Why are you baring your breasts for everyone to see - we are about to die!"

Rachel responds: "I have it on good authority that in plane crashes, therescue workers look to save first the women with big beautiful breasts - this is why I am exposing my tits!"

Not hesitating for a moment, Naomi Campbell pulls down her skirt and panties to expose her female "love triangle."

Freaking out, Claudia and Rachel yell: "Naomi - are your f*cking crazy?? Why are you exposing your snatch for everyone to see??"

Calmly, Naomi responds: "BITCHES, PLEASE !
I know for a fact that the first thing the rescue workers always look for in plane crashes is the black box!!"
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A very large, old, building was being torn down in Chicago to make room for a new skyscraper. Due to its proximity to other buildings it could not be imploded and had to be dismantled floor by floor.

While working on the 49th floor, two construction workers found a skeleton in a small closet behind the elevator shaft. They decided that they should call the police.

When the police arrived they directed them to the closet and showed them the skeleton fully clothed and standing upright. They said "this could be Jimmy Hoffa or somebody really important."

Two days went by and the construction workers couldn't stand it any more, they had to know who they had found. They called the police and said "we are the two guys who found the skeleton in the closet and we want to know if it was Jimmy Hoffa or somebody important."

The police said is not Jimmy Hoffa, but it was somebody kind of important."

"Well, who was it?"

The 1956 Polish National Hide-and-Seek Champion.
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Q: How many born-again Christians does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: One to change the bulb and about 500 to go outside and shout "I've
seen the light!"
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"Democrats announced today that they are changing their emblem from a donkey to a condom because it more clearly reflects their party's political stance. A condom stands up to inflation, halts production, discourages cooperation, protects a bunch of dicks, and gives one a
sense of security while screwing others."
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A lion woke up one morning feeling really rowdy and mean. He went out and cornered a small monkey and roared, "Who is mightiest of all jungle animals?"

The trembling monkey says, "You are, mighty lion!

"Later, the lion confronts a wildebeest and fiercely bellows, "Who is the mightiest of all jungle animals?"

The terrified wildebeest stammers, "Oh great lion, you are by far the mightiest animal in the jungle!"

On a roll now, the lion swaggers up to an elephant and roars, "Who is mightiest of all jungle animals?"

Fast as lightning, the elephant snatches up the lion with his trunk, slams him against a tree half a dozen times, the lion feeling like it'd been run over by a safari wagon. The elephant then stomped on the lion till it looked like a corn tortilla and ambled away.

The lion let out a moan of pain, lifted his head weakly and hollered after the elephant, "Fuck, just because you don't know the answer, you don't have to get so pissed off."