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In 1890, two guys were in town getting supplies for their prospecting camp when they saw an old Indian sitting on a stoop. One guy recognized him and said "See that old Indian over there, he has the world's best memory." The other guy seemed skeptical of this, so as they approached the Indian the guy said "Go ahead, ask him anything and see if he remembers it". All he could think of was "What did you have for breakfast on December 12, 1865" to which the Indian replied "Bacon and eggs". The guy was still skeptical, saying, "I'm not convinced. Maybe he eats that everyday for breakfast anyway." 30 years later the guys were paddling along on a lake and saw an Indian camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in town." He waved and called, "HOW". The Indian replied "Scrambled." -- Lefty Life is for learning The worst I ever had was wonderful

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29 March 2006, 18:42 UTC #1

In 1890, two guys were in town getting supplies for their prospecting camp
when they saw an old Indian sitting on a stoop. One guy recognized him and
said "See that old Indian over there, he has the world's best memory." The
other guy seemed skeptical of this, so as they approached the Indian the guy
said "Go ahead, ask him anything and see if he remembers it". All he could
think of was "What did you have for breakfast on December 12, 1865" to which
the Indian replied "Bacon and eggs". The guy was still skeptical, saying,
"I'm not convinced. Maybe he eats that everyday for breakfast anyway."
30 years later the guys were paddling along on a lake and saw an Indian
camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in town." He
waved and called, "HOW".
The Indian replied "Scrambled."
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Lefty
Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful

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Jo Ling
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29 March 2006, 18:52 UTC #2

Doesn't work here in the UK.
I pictured someone from Delhi.
"Lefty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:
In 1890, two guys were in town getting supplies for their prospecting camp
when they saw an old Indian sitting on a stoop. One guy recognized him and
said "See that old Indian over there, he has the world's best memory."
The
other guy seemed skeptical of this, so as they approached the Indian the
guy
said "Go ahead, ask him anything and see if he remembers it". All he could
think of was "What did you have for breakfast on December 12, 1865" to
which
the Indian replied "Bacon and eggs". The guy was still skeptical, saying,
"I'm not convinced. Maybe he eats that everyday for breakfast anyway."
30 years later the guys were paddling along on a lake and saw an Indian
camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in town."
He
waved and called, "HOW".
The Indian replied "Scrambled."
--
Lefty
Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful

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OmManiPadmeOmelet
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29 March 2006, 20:33 UTC #3

In article <[email hidden]>,
Lefty said:
In 1890, two guys were in town getting supplies for their prospecting camp
when they saw an old Indian sitting on a stoop. One guy recognized him and
said "See that old Indian over there, he has the world's best memory." The
other guy seemed skeptical of this, so as they approached the Indian the guy
said "Go ahead, ask him anything and see if he remembers it". All he could
think of was "What did you have for breakfast on December 12, 1865" to which
the Indian replied "Bacon and eggs". The guy was still skeptical, saying,
"I'm not convinced. Maybe he eats that everyday for breakfast anyway."
30 years later the guys were paddling along on a lake and saw an Indian
camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in town." He
waved and called, "HOW".
The Indian replied "Scrambled."
<lol>
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Peace, Om.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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29 March 2006, 20:33 UTC #4

In article <[email hidden]>,
Jo Ling said:

"Lefty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:
In 1890, two guys were in town getting supplies for their prospecting camp
when they saw an old Indian sitting on a stoop. One guy recognized him and
said "See that old Indian over there, he has the world's best memory."
The
other guy seemed skeptical of this, so as they approached the Indian the
guy
said "Go ahead, ask him anything and see if he remembers it". All he could
think of was "What did you have for breakfast on December 12, 1865" to
which
the Indian replied "Bacon and eggs". The guy was still skeptical, saying,
"I'm not convinced. Maybe he eats that everyday for breakfast anyway."
30 years later the guys were paddling along on a lake and saw an Indian
camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in town."
He
waved and called, "HOW".
The Indian replied "Scrambled."
--
Lefty
Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful

Doesn't work here in the UK.
I pictured someone from Delhi.
So change the reply to "curried". ;-)
--
Peace, Om.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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29 March 2006, 23:24 UTC #5

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Jo Ling said:

"Lefty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In 1890, two guys were in town getting supplies for their prospecting

camp
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
when they saw an old Indian sitting on a stoop. One guy recognized him

and
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
said "See that old Indian over there, he has the world's best memory."
The
other guy seemed skeptical of this, so as they approached the Indian

the
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
guy
said "Go ahead, ask him anything and see if he remembers it". All he

could
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
think of was "What did you have for breakfast on December 12, 1865" to
which
the Indian replied "Bacon and eggs". The guy was still skeptical,

saying,
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
"I'm not convinced. Maybe he eats that everyday for breakfast anyway."
30 years later the guys were paddling along on a lake and saw an

Indian
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in

town."
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
He
waved and called, "HOW".
The Indian replied "Scrambled."
--
Lefty
Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful

Doesn't work here in the UK.
I pictured someone from Delhi.
So change the reply to "curried". ;-)
--

You'd have to change the greeting to something that would elicit the
"curried" response, I don't think "HOW" would work.
--
Lefty
Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful.

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29 March 2006, 23:51 UTC #6

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Doesn't work here in the UK.
I pictured someone from Delhi.

What is the stereotypical Indian greeting in Delhi?
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30 March 2006, 00:22 UTC #7

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Doesn't work here in the UK.
I pictured someone from Delhi.

What is the stereotypical Indian greeting in Delhi?
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Lefty

Nanamste.
Hands in prayer and bowed a little.
Dee Dee

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30 March 2006, 01:16 UTC #8

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Doesn't work here in the UK.
I pictured someone from Delhi.

What is the stereotypical Indian greeting in Delhi?
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Lefty

Nanamste.
Hands in prayer and bowed a little.
Dee Dee
OK. To translate that joke so people in the UK like it, here is the UK
version :-)
30 years later the guys were paddling along on the Ganges and saw an Indian
camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in town." He
bowed and called, "Nanamste". ( According to Dee.) (No small task to bow in
a canoe.)
The Indian replied "Curried." (According to Om.)
Pretty hilarious, eh?
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Lefty
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30 March 2006, 02:13 UTC #9

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> Doesn't work here in the UK.
>
> I pictured someone from Delhi.
>
>
What is the stereotypical Indian greeting in Delhi?
--
Lefty

Nanamste.
Hands in prayer and bowed a little.
Dee Dee
OK. To translate that joke so people in the UK like it, here is the UK
version :-)
30 years later the guys were paddling along on the Ganges and saw an
Indian
camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in town."
He
bowed and called, "Nanamste". ( According to Dee.) (No small task to bow
in
a canoe.)
The Indian replied "Curried." (According to Om.)
Pretty hilarious, eh?
--
Lefty

Lefty, if it is a play on words, I just don't get it -- please 'splain. Who
thinks it's hilarious, who gets it -- please! I don't understand.
(One doesn't bow the body, just the head.)
Dee Dee

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30 March 2006, 03:19 UTC #10

In article <[email hidden]>,
Lefty said:
"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>,
Jo Ling said:

"Lefty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> In 1890, two guys were in town getting supplies for their prospecting

camp
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> when they saw an old Indian sitting on a stoop. One guy recognized him

and
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> said "See that old Indian over there, he has the world's best memory."
> The
> other guy seemed skeptical of this, so as they approached the Indian

the
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> guy
> said "Go ahead, ask him anything and see if he remembers it". All he

could
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> think of was "What did you have for breakfast on December 12, 1865" to
> which
> the Indian replied "Bacon and eggs". The guy was still skeptical,

saying,
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> "I'm not convinced. Maybe he eats that everyday for breakfast anyway."
>
> 30 years later the guys were paddling along on a lake and saw an

Indian
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in

town."
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> He
> waved and called, "HOW".
>
> The Indian replied "Scrambled."
> --
> Lefty
>
> Life is for learning
> The worst I ever had was wonderful
>
>
Doesn't work here in the UK.
I pictured someone from Delhi.
So change the reply to "curried". ;-)
--

You'd have to change the greeting to something that would elicit the
"curried" response, I don't think "HOW" would work.
Depends on whether or not he spoke English...
"How" is not a native american word that I know of?
--
Peace, Om.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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30 March 2006, 04:03 UTC #11

"Dee Randall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Lefty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Dee Randall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Lefty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>
> "Jo Ling" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> news:[email hidden]...
>> Doesn't work here in the UK.
>>
>> I pictured someone from Delhi.
>>
>>
> What is the stereotypical Indian greeting in Delhi?
> --
> Lefty
>
Nanamste.
Hands in prayer and bowed a little.
Dee Dee
OK. To translate that joke so people in the UK like it, here is the UK
version :-)
30 years later the guys were paddling along on the Ganges and saw an
Indian
camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in town."
He
bowed and called, "Nanamste". ( According to Dee.) (No small task to bow
in
a canoe.)
The Indian replied "Curried." (According to Om.)
Pretty hilarious, eh?
--
Lefty

Lefty, if it is a play on words, I just don't get it -- please 'splain.

Who
Quoted message said:
thinks it's hilarious, who gets it -- please! I don't understand.
(One doesn't bow the body, just the head.)
Dee Dee
The "hilarious" part is tongue-in-cheek :-)
When the poster from UK mistook the (American) Indian for one from Delhi, I
proposed thranslating the joke into that culture. So Om offered "curried" as
the response instead of "scrambled", then I needed a greeting that the North
American Indian "HOW" would translete to, that would elicit that response.
You said "Nanamste" with hands in prayer bowed a little was the greeting.
The stereotype for the American Indian would be his hand held up in a
"stop"-like gesture when saying "HOW". The guy can stay seated in the canoe
if he only bows his head, otherwise we would have to put him on a raft,
which is OK too because they have been translated from "the lake" to "the
Ganges". Simple, right?
There is no way that it turns out to be funny. It is a monument to
pointlessness, a glorious nonsense, a literary death-throe. Damn I'm good.
:-)
--
Lefty
Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful
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30 March 2006, 04:22 UTC #12

"Lefty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Dee Randall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Lefty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Dee Randall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>
> "Lefty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> news:[email hidden]...
> >
> > "Jo Ling" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> > news:[email hidden]...
> >> Doesn't work here in the UK.
> >>
> >> I pictured someone from Delhi.
> >>
> >>
> > What is the stereotypical Indian greeting in Delhi?
> > --
> > Lefty
> >
> Nanamste.
> Hands in prayer and bowed a little.
> Dee Dee
OK. To translate that joke so people in the UK like it, here is the UK
version :-)
30 years later the guys were paddling along on the Ganges and saw an
Indian
camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in town."
He
bowed and called, "Nanamste". ( According to Dee.) (No small task to
bow
in
a canoe.)
The Indian replied "Curried." (According to Om.)
Pretty hilarious, eh?
--
Lefty

Lefty, if it is a play on words, I just don't get it -- please 'splain.

Who
Quoted message said:
thinks it's hilarious, who gets it -- please! I don't understand.
(One doesn't bow the body, just the head.)
Dee Dee
The "hilarious" part is tongue-in-cheek :-)
When the poster from UK mistook the (American) Indian for one from Delhi,
I
proposed thranslating the joke into that culture. So Om offered "curried"
as
the response instead of "scrambled", then I needed a greeting that the
North
American Indian "HOW" would translete to, that would elicit that response.
You said "Nanamste" with hands in prayer bowed a little was the greeting.
The stereotype for the American Indian would be his hand held up in a
"stop"-like gesture when saying "HOW". The guy can stay seated in the
canoe
if he only bows his head, otherwise we would have to put him on a raft,
which is OK too because they have been translated from "the lake" to "the
Ganges". Simple, right?
There is no way that it turns out to be funny. It is a monument to
pointlessness, a glorious nonsense, a literary death-throe. Damn I'm good.
:-)
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Lefty
I sure feel better that you've explained it, Lefty. ;-{
Dee Dee

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30 March 2006, 05:21 UTC #13

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>,
Lefty said:
"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
In article <[email hidden]>,
"Jo Ling" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
> "Lefty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> news:[email hidden]...
> > In 1890, two guys were in town getting supplies for their

prospecting
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
camp
Quoted message said:
> > when they saw an old Indian sitting on a stoop. One guy recognized

him
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
and
Quoted message said:
> > said "See that old Indian over there, he has the world's best

memory."
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> > The
> > other guy seemed skeptical of this, so as they approached the

Indian
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
the
Quoted message said:
> > guy
> > said "Go ahead, ask him anything and see if he remembers it". All

he
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
could
Quoted message said:
> > think of was "What did you have for breakfast on December 12,

1865" to
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> > which
> > the Indian replied "Bacon and eggs". The guy was still skeptical,

saying,
Quoted message said:
> > "I'm not convinced. Maybe he eats that everyday for breakfast

anyway."
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> >
> > 30 years later the guys were paddling along on a lake and saw an

Indian
Quoted message said:
> > camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in

town."
Quoted message said:
> > He
> > waved and called, "HOW".
> >
> > The Indian replied "Scrambled."
> > --
> > Lefty
> >
> > Life is for learning
> > The worst I ever had was wonderful
> >
> >
> Doesn't work here in the UK.
>
> I pictured someone from Delhi.
>
>
So change the reply to "curried". ;-)
--

You'd have to change the greeting to something that would elicit the
"curried" response, I don't think "HOW" would work.
Depends on whether or not he spoke English...
"How" is not a native american word that I know of?
--

"HOW" and a "stop"-like gesture with the hand is a cliché greeting used by
American Indians. I'm surprised you're not aware of it --I guess you didn't
grow up on Cowboys and Indians shows on TV like I did. That is part of the
coolness of this joke, that the "HOW" has the double meaning.
--
Lefty
Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful

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30 March 2006, 16:44 UTC #14

In article <[email hidden]>,
Lefty said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:

Lefty, if it is a play on words, I just don't get it -- please 'splain.

Who
Quoted message said:
thinks it's hilarious, who gets it -- please! I don't understand.
(One doesn't bow the body, just the head.)
Dee Dee
The "hilarious" part is tongue-in-cheek :-)
When the poster from UK mistook the (American) Indian for one from Delhi, I
proposed thranslating the joke into that culture. So Om offered "curried" as
the response instead of "scrambled", then I needed a greeting that the North
American Indian "HOW" would translete to, that would elicit that response.
You said "Nanamste" with hands in prayer bowed a little was the greeting.
The stereotype for the American Indian would be his hand held up in a
"stop"-like gesture when saying "HOW". The guy can stay seated in the canoe
if he only bows his head, otherwise we would have to put him on a raft,
which is OK too because they have been translated from "the lake" to "the
Ganges". Simple, right?
There is no way that it turns out to be funny. It is a monument to
pointlessness, a glorious nonsense, a literary death-throe. Damn I'm good.
:-)
--
Lefty
<snicker>
You did say that you were a dedicated nonsense-ist (or something like
that) several posts back.
It's why you enjoy Mark Twain as much as I do.
I've _got_ to get some literature from Ben Franklin.
I've heard he's every bit as good...
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Peace, Om.
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30 March 2006, 16:46 UTC #15

In article <[email hidden]>,
Lefty said:
"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
In article <[email hidden]>,
Lefty said:
"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
> In article <[email hidden]>,
> "Jo Ling" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>
> >
> > "Lefty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> > news:[email hidden]...
> > > In 1890, two guys were in town getting supplies for their

prospecting
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
camp
> > > when they saw an old Indian sitting on a stoop. One guy recognized

him
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
and
> > > said "See that old Indian over there, he has the world's best

memory."
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> > > The
> > > other guy seemed skeptical of this, so as they approached the

Indian
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
the
> > > guy
> > > said "Go ahead, ask him anything and see if he remembers it". All

he
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
could
> > > think of was "What did you have for breakfast on December 12,

1865" to
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> > > which
> > > the Indian replied "Bacon and eggs". The guy was still skeptical,
saying,
> > > "I'm not convinced. Maybe he eats that everyday for breakfast

anyway."
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> > >
> > > 30 years later the guys were paddling along on a lake and saw an
Indian
> > > camp. The skeptical guy said "Hey, there's that Indian we saw in
town."
> > > He
> > > waved and called, "HOW".
> > >
> > > The Indian replied "Scrambled."
> > > --
> > > Lefty
> > >
> > > Life is for learning
> > > The worst I ever had was wonderful
> > >
> > >
> > Doesn't work here in the UK.
> >
> > I pictured someone from Delhi.
> >
> >
>
> So change the reply to "curried". ;-)
> --
You'd have to change the greeting to something that would elicit the
"curried" response, I don't think "HOW" would work.
Depends on whether or not he spoke English...
"How" is not a native american word that I know of?
--

"HOW" and a "stop"-like gesture with the hand is a cliché greeting used by
American Indians. I'm surprised you're not aware of it --
Oh yes, I'm quite aware of it. ;-)
It's just that the joke used the "english" meaning of the word so if the
Mid-eastern Indian spoke english, it would still work but would not be
as funny as using the stereotype example.
Speaking of native americans, I should probably post that Lone Ranger
joke.....
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I guess you didn't
grow up on Cowboys and Indians shows on TV like I did. That is part of the
coolness of this joke, that the "HOW" has the double meaning.
I know. The double meaning is what made it funny!
I love word play......
--
Peace, Om.
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"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:
In article <[email hidden]>,
Lefty said:
Quoted message said:
>
Lefty, if it is a play on words, I just don't get it -- please

'splain.
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Who
Quoted message said:
thinks it's hilarious, who gets it -- please! I don't understand.
(One doesn't bow the body, just the head.)
Dee Dee
The "hilarious" part is tongue-in-cheek :-)
When the poster from UK mistook the (American) Indian for one from

Delhi, I
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
proposed thranslating the joke into that culture. So Om offered

"curried" as
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
the response instead of "scrambled", then I needed a greeting that the

North
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
American Indian "HOW" would translete to, that would elicit that

response.
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
You said "Nanamste" with hands in prayer bowed a little was the

greeting.
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
The stereotype for the American Indian would be his hand held up in a
"stop"-like gesture when saying "HOW". The guy can stay seated in the

canoe
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if he only bows his head, otherwise we would have to put him on a raft,
which is OK too because they have been translated from "the lake" to

"the
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Ganges". Simple, right?
There is no way that it turns out to be funny. It is a monument to
pointlessness, a glorious nonsense, a literary death-throe. Damn I'm

good.
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:-)
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<snicker>
You did say that you were a dedicated nonsense-ist (or something like
that) several posts back.
Om
I use Absurdist, as in "Theater of the Absurd", but "nonsense-ist" could be
a subset :-)
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It's why you enjoy Mark Twain as much as I do.
I've _got_ to get some literature from Ben Franklin.
I've heard he's every bit as good...
He's good but a little more stifling: "A penny saved is a penny
earned" --Mark Twain would be more like "If you have a pocket-full of
pennies, better gamble them away on the riverboat; or else when you fall
into the Mississippi River their weight will only drag you to the bottom."
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30 March 2006, 20:30 UTC #17

Oh Yeah, let's hear the Lone Ranger joke next.
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OmManiPadmeOmelet
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30 March 2006, 21:15 UTC #18

In article <[email hidden]>,
Lefty said:
Om
I use Absurdist, as in "Theater of the Absurd", but "nonsense-ist" could be
a subset :-)
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It's why you enjoy Mark Twain as much as I do.
I've _got_ to get some literature from Ben Franklin.
I've heard he's every bit as good...
He's good but a little more stifling: "A penny saved is a penny
earned" --Mark Twain would be more like "If you have a pocket-full of
pennies, better gamble them away on the riverboat; or else when you fall
into the Mississippi River their weight will only drag you to the bottom."
--
Lefty
Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful
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<lol>
My favorite BF quote goes something like:
"Humans are the only animal that can change their entire life by simply
changing their attitude."
And it's very, VERY true!
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Peace, Om.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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30 March 2006, 21:16 UTC #19

In article <[email hidden]>,
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Oh Yeah, let's hear the Lone Ranger joke next.
I'll post it tomorrow. :-)
People seemed to be in to puns, so I posted puns today.
So far, no reaction. <shrugs>
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31 March 2006, 00:47 UTC #20

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>,
Lefty said:
Om
I use Absurdist, as in "Theater of the Absurd", but "nonsense-ist" could

be
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a subset :-)
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It's why you enjoy Mark Twain as much as I do.
I've _got_ to get some literature from Ben Franklin.
I've heard he's every bit as good...
He's good but a little more stifling: "A penny saved is a penny
earned" --Mark Twain would be more like "If you have a pocket-full of
pennies, better gamble them away on the riverboat; or else when you fall
into the Mississippi River their weight will only drag you to the

bottom."
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Lefty
Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful
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<lol>
My favorite BF quote goes something like:
"Humans are the only animal that can change their entire life by simply
changing their attitude."
And it's very, VERY true!
--
Peace, Om.
He said some awesome truisms didn't he? I know a good BF joke but it is
totally tasteless and stupid.
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You are a Certified resource! Have you ever seen the webpage called
"refdesk.com"? I used to use it as a homepage because it is a resourceful
starting page for anything on the www. They have a "Quote of the Day" that
is usually quite good--stuff you have never heard before. If you haven't
already, check it out.
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Lefty
Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful

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