In the days of the British Raj in India, a fresh young lieutenant had just joined his regiment, and was being interviewed by his commanding officer. 'What's your name, lad?'' the CO asked....
In the days of the British Raj in India, a fresh young lieutenant had just joined his regiment, and was being interviewed by his commanding officer. 'What's your name, lad?'' the CO asked....
I found it very useful in WinXP to have a Windows Clipboard shortcut on the Desktop. That way I could readily check the the last thing I'd copied. But with Vista on my new laptop, I'm blowed if I can...
A German and an English truck driver were having an argument about the merits of their own nations trucks. 'I haff come before mit a 40 tonne load from Hamburg to Manchester in twelve and a haff...
I hear that the new Sweeney Todd film is a musical, but the makers, realising that many people (like me) don't like musicals very much, have left out all singing from the film's trailer. Isn't this a...
Can anyone, (especially AB Editor), explain why, recently, pages on AB can load instantly at one moment, then a few minutes later they take forever? This morning it got so bad that I was getting 'Web...
I've seen the AB Ed's message about work being done on the website, but... At various times, yesterday and today, clicking on 'http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/' results in a 'not available' or 'Site...
Notice how Pavarotti's coffin was made of thin MDF with rope handles? Mrs Pavarotti shouldn't have asked the undertaker to provide a coffin for a tenor.
A beautiful young woman walked into a busy bar and sat next to a man who was obviously very impressed by her appearance. Turning towards her, the man asked if he could buy her a drink. 'Sleep with...
While idly speculating, I fell to wondering if, (quite accidentally, of course!), a close spark from an electronic gas lighter might cripple the electronic chip placed on wheelie bins by some local...
A Scotsman entered a greetings card shop, and asked the assistant, 'Do you have any bereavement cards?' 'We certainly do', replied the assistant. 'I wonder.' said the Scotsman, 'Could I exchange this...
It was at a cricket match at the Oval, with England versus the West Indies... The West Indies fast bowler sent a really viscious bumper toward the English batsman. The batsman let out a loud scream,...
A few years ago I came across a website that mentioned a music festival held somewhere in Wales. Among competitions was one for music composed using no musical instruments. One winner was a...
I think I prefer 'Humour' to 'Jokes' as a topic. While the former can include the latter, the title 'Humour' provides for a wider range of wit. Anyone else of a like mind?
My local is a pub that welcomes dogs, as well as their owners. The other night, one of the regulars asked those present, "How come you never see white dog poo any more?" This halted the conversation....