Nick S
docnick.bsky.social
Nick S
@docnick.bsky.social
Inside of the box - blew the punchline!
May 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
18th/19th century jokes about viol players:

What’s the diff between a chicken and a viol?
You can feed a family of four with a chicken.

What’s the diff between a viol and a coffin?
With a coffin the corpse is on the inside.
May 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Mine usually involve a language class, for the extra stress of not being able to bluff it.
April 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
April 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I don’t understand the journalistic value in broadcast media ‘taking a look at the newspaper headlines’ these days. It seems as relevant as taking a look at the CD charts.
January 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This reminds me of the Greek ‘stade’ - the distance Hurcules could run while holding his breath, which set the size of a ‘stadium’.
December 18, 2024 at 11:17 PM
I have actually used these.
December 16, 2024 at 2:50 AM
He also had to leave a social event early because he turned up wearing a powdered wig and a beauty spot and nobody told him they’d gone out of fashion.
November 29, 2024 at 2:00 AM
In Sanskrit the term is ‘mudita’. In a Buddhist sense it’s even meant to extend to feeling happy for e.g. someone who gets a job that you also applied for.
November 14, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Me too - feels great
November 8, 2024 at 10:26 PM
You’re a piece of sh- . Nah, actually probs not.
November 8, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Brave! There’re usually chant gatekeepers in a football crowd.
November 8, 2024 at 9:06 PM