red750 Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 Did you hear about the tiger that went on a vegan diet? Ate three vegans a day and felt great. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Remember when a certain brand of Petrol put a "Tiger in your Tank"? Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 My aunt had a huge sign on her loungeroom wall which said Mit den tigre e tanken. I don’t even know what language that is, but it had the big tiger picture and must have come from a service station. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 2, 2023 Author Share Posted November 2, 2023 It's German, and translates as "Refuelling with the Tigre E" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Halloween joke a trifle late ... Q. Why don't Monsters eat Ghosts on Halloween? A. Because they taste like sheet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I think there's something missing in the German wording. I think it should be "Mit den tigre en tanken" - "Refuelling with the Tigers". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, onetrack said: I think there's something missing in the German wording. I think it should be "Mit den tigre en tanken" - "Refuelling with the Tigers". It was a long time ago, could well be. As a child I stared at the sign trying to understand it. Edited November 2, 2023 by pmccarthy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Surely it's simply "With a tiger in the tank". This is the typical ad but the tiger fought back 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 "Grandad, what's a gas station attendant?" BTW, that second ad looks odd. I can't read the sponsors across the bottom of the page. Was there some complaint against Esso? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Sorry, I couldn't enlarge the image to make the text readable. The "attendant in my tank" is a bit of wit. https://onlykutts.com/index.php/2021/12/20/iconic-ads-esso-put-a-tiger-in-your-tank/ Here's a German ad. Pause at the end as the car is driving away to see the window sticker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 1 hour ago, old man emu said: Sorry, I couldn't enlarge the image to make the text readable. The "attendant in my tank" is a bit of wit. And my granddads comment was a failed bit of wit. Only folks over 60 would remember seeing a service station attendant. Or seeing tiger tails hanging from fuel caps. The second ad shows comments across the bottom of the page, by Kellogs, U.S. Royals and top Brass. Unlikely support groups for petroleum. Hence my suspicion of their motives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 2 hours ago, nomadpete said: Unlikely support groups for petroleum. The reference to those four companies had nothing to do with petroleum. It was the Tiger taking a shot at them for using his image in their advertising - "got sick and tired of being exploited". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 They used to fill the tank wash the windscreen check the oil for you. My eldest did this job briefly and many a time the Oil was way down. MOST cars didn't have that much in to start with Jaguars excepted. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 In Tasmania, there are still a couple of fuel stations that employ a person to attend to refuelling your vehicle. No. This is not a joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Here's one I heard on the radio. Q. How can you tell the weight of a Red Hot Chilli Pepper? A. Give it a weigh Give it a weigh Give it a weigh Give it a weigh now... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 4, 2023 Author Share Posted November 4, 2023 'Involuntary Muscle Contraction' Professor Higgins at the University of Sydney was giving a lecture on 'Involuntary Muscle Contraction' to the first-year medical students. This was not an exciting subject and the Professor decided to lighten up the mood. He pointed to a young woman in the front row and asked: 'Do you know what your arsehole is doing while you're having an orgasm?' She replied: 'Probably golfing with his mates.' 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 Never truer words were said . . . We hang petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. Aesop, Greek slave & fable author Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. Plato, ancient Greek Philosopher Politicians are the same all over: they promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. Nikita Khrushchev, Russian Soviet politician When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. Quoted in 'Clarence Darrow for the Defence' by Irving Stone. Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. John Quinton, American actor/writer Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. I offered my opponents a deal: "if they stop telling lies about me, I will stop telling the truth about them". Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952. A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. Texas Guinan, 19th century American businessman I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. Charles de Gaulle, French general & president Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. Doug Larson, English middle-distance runner who won gold medals at the 1924 Olympic Games What happens if a politician drowns in a river? That is pollution. What happens if all of them drown? That is solution !! I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two are lawyers and three or more are the government. John Adams (1735 - 1826) Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Government. But then I repeat myself. Mark Twain (1835- 1910) I don't make jokes. I just watch the Government and report the facts! Will Rogers (1879- 1935) I contend that for a nation to try and tax itself into prosperity, is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) A government which robs Peter to pay Paul, can always depend on the support of Paul! Will Rogers (1879- 1935) The problem we face today is that the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living. George Bernard Shaw (1856- 1950) I don't like political jokes, but a lot of them get elected! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Be careful WHO you vote for. It's your greatest strength aside from rebellion. IF they have vast recently acquired wealth look no further for a crime scene. Nev 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 A hillbilly went hunting one day in West Virginia and bagged three ducks. He put them in the bed of his pickup truck and was about to drive home where he was confronted by an ornery game warden who didn't like hillbillies. The game warden ordered to the hillbilly to show his hunting license, and the hillbilly pulled out a valid West Virginia hunting license. The game warden looked at the license, then reached over and picked up one of the ducks, sniffed it's butt, and said, "This duck ain't from West Virginia. This is a Kentucky duck. You got a Kentucky hunting license, boy?" The hillbilly reached into his wallet and produced a Kentucky hunting license. The game warden looked at it, then reached over and grabbed the second duck, sniffed it's butt, and said, "This ain't no Kentucky duck. This duck's from Tennessee. You got an Tennessee licence?" The hillbilly reached into his wallet and produced an Tennessee license. The warden then reached over and picked up the third duck. "This duck's from Virginia. You got a Virginia hunting license?" Again the hillbilly reached into his wallet and brought out a Virginia hunting license. The game warden was extremely frustrated at this point, and he yelled at the hillbilly, "Just where the hell are you from?" The hillbilly turned around, bent over, dropped his pants, and said, "You tell me, you're the expert!" 😂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 9, 2023 Author Share Posted November 9, 2023 A blonde went to the doctor for an ultrasound. He said, "You're having a daughter. What will you call her?" "Helen. I've got five daughters and they are all named Helen." "isn't that confusing?" said the doctor. "What if they are all upstairs and you only want one to come down?" "Then I call her by her last name." said the blonde. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 9, 2023 Author Share Posted November 9, 2023 A skydive instructor is answering questions from his students. A first timer asks, "If our main chute fails, and our reserve chute fails, how long till we hit the ground?" With a deadpan straight face, the instructor says, "The rest of your life." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 9, 2023 Author Share Posted November 9, 2023 I was in a cab the other day. The driver said, "I love my job. I'm my own boss. Nobody tells me what to do." I said, "Turn left." 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 9, 2023 Author Share Posted November 9, 2023 A wife was in bed with her lover when she heard her husband’s key in the door. “Stay where you are,” she said. “He’s so drunk he won’t even notice you’re in bed with me.” The husband lurched into bed, but a few minutes later, through a drunken haze, he saw six feet sticking out at the end of the bed. He turned to his wife: “Hey, there are six feet in this bed. There should only be four. What’s going on?” “You’re so drunk you miscounted,” said the wife. Get out of bed and try again. You can see better from over there. The husband climbed out of bed and counted. One, two, three, four, you’re right. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 Today is 11/11/2023. Tomorrow is 12/11/2023. In America, it is 11/11/2023. Tomorrow will be 11/12/2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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